MON, APRIL 15
TALK, GAY NEW YORK:
George Chauncey talks
about the upcoming sequel
to his book “Gay
New York: Gender, Urban
Culture, and the Making of
the Gay Male World, 1890-
1940.” 6 pm. Brooklyn
Historical Society 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street
in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.
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THEATER, “MARJANA AND
THE FORTY THIEVES”: 8
pm. See Friday, April 12.
COMEDY, SAVAGE: A free
comedy show happening
every Monday night, with
a guest lecturer each week
teaching audience members
how to do something
stupid and utterly useless.
Free. 8 pm. Fawkner 191
Smith St. between Warren
and Baltic streets in Cobble
Hill, (718) 522–3172,
www.fawknerny.com.
TUES, APRIL 16
TALK, DIALOGUE WITH A
SURVIVOR: Lisa Brandwein
leads a discussion on
her personal experiences
growing up as a Jewish refugee
in Shanghai 80 years
ago. Free. 5 pm. Brooklyn
Public Library’s Central
branch 10 Grand Army
Plaza between Eastern
Parkway and Flatbush Avenue
in Prospect Heights,
(718) 230–2100,
www.bklynlibrary.org.
THEATER, “THE TRAGEDY
OF JULIUS CAESAR”: 7:30
pm. See Friday, April 12.
WED, APRIL 17
TALK, “RED SAUCE AMERICA”:
Live recording of
Bon Appétit’s podcast,
featuring readings, food,
and drinks. $25. 7 pm. Bell
House 149 Seventh St. at
Third Avenue in Gowanus,
(718) 643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com.
FILM, KATRA FILM SERIES:
A festival of 12 short fi lms,
eight of them shot entirely
in Brooklyn. Ticket holders
can also visit a free cocktail
hour at the HiO City Point
store at 5:30 pm. $20. 7
pm. Alamo Drafthouse
445 Albee Square West
between Willoughby and
Fulton streets in Downtown,
(718) 513–2547,
www.katrafi lmseries.com.
DANCE, “EZ PASS”: Longtime
dance partners and
improvisers Laurie Berg
and Bessie McDonough-
Thayer loop around each
other. $25 ($18 in advance).
8 pm. Roulette 509 Atlantic
Ave. at Third Avenue
in Boerum Hill, (917) 267–
0363, www.roulette.org.
THURS, APRIL 18
MARKET, DOWNTOWN
BROOKLYN STOP ‘N’
SWAP: Bring clean, reusable,
portable items such
as clothing, housewares,
games, and books that you
no longer need, and take
home something new-toyou.
Free. 11 am. Brooklyn
Borough Hall Plaza 209
Joralemon St. at Court
Street in Downtown, (212)
788–7900,
www.grownyc.org/swap.
NIGHTLIFE, SALSA PARTY
AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM:
Start the evening
with a class led by professional
dancers at 6 pm,
followed by live music,
social dancing, and performances
by Brooklyn’s best
Latin dance teams. Free.
6–9:30 pm. Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy.
at Washington Avenue in
Prospect Heights, (718)
638–5000, www.brooklynmuseum.
org.
TALK, HOW THE PENTAGON
ROBS OUR CITY: Bill
Hartung discuses the war
economy, how it drains our
city’s resources, and what
the public can do to turn it
around. Free. 7 pm. Brooklyn
Friends Meeting House
110 Schermerhorn St. at
Boerum Place in Boerum
Hill, (718) 624–5921,
brooklynpeace.org.
DANCE, SYMBIOSIS: A new
concert series celebrating
the complicated relationship
between live music
and dance, featuring an
improvised work each
night. $15 ($10 students
and seniors). 7:30 pm.
Spectrum (70 Flushing
Ave., at Cumberland Street
in Fort Greene), www.
spectrumnyc.com.
THEATER, “THE TRAGEDY
OF JULIUS CAESAR”: 7:30
pm. See Friday, April 12.
THEATER, “STEEL MAGNOLIAS”:
8 pm. See Saturday,
April 13.
THEATER, “MARJANA AND
THE FORTY THIEVES”: 8
pm. See Friday, April 12.
COMEDY, “PENIS C.K.
AND FRIENDS”: A night
of mocking sex offenders
for a good cause. With
Clare O’Kan, Glo Butler,
Reformed Whores, and
more. $8. 9:30 pm. Union
Hall 702 Union St. at Fifth
Avenue in Park Slope, (718)
638–4400,
www.unionhallny.com.
FRI, APRIL 19
FILM, “RAFIKI”: First US theatrical
release of “Rafi ki,”
a Kenyan coming-of-age
drama directed by Wanuri
Kahiu. $15. BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave.
between Lafayatte Avenue
and Hanson Place in Fort
Greene, (718) 636–4100,
www.bam.org.
READING, BROOKLYN
WRITERS SPACE READING
SERIES: Hear new
and upcoming work from
professor Mark Lilla, poet
Sophie Grimes, veteran
army offi cer Powell Pittman,
and children’s writer
Kimberly Torne. Free. 7
pm. Community Bookstore
143 Seventh Ave. between
Carroll Street and Garfi eld
Place in Park Slope, (718)
783–3075, www.communitybookstore.
net.
THEATER, THE GREEN
ROOM: An evening of
short, intersectional plays
that focus on weed, man!
$15 ($12 in advance). 8 pm.
Cooler Gallery (22 Waverly
Ave. between Flushing
and Park avenues in Fort
Greene), thegreenroom.
brownpapertickets.com.
SAT, APRIL 20
FILM, “FROZEN”: The Disney
musical screens as part of
the Sunset Park Kids’ Cinema
Club. With craft activities
after the fi lm. Free
with RSVP. 11 am. Industry
City (274 36th Street between
Second and Third
Avenues in Sunset Park),
www.rooftopfi lms.com.
TALK, MACRAME WALL
HANGING WORKSHOP:
Learn to make your own
boho chic wall hangings
in this beginner macramé
class! $65. 2 pm. Brooklyn
Collective 212 Columbia
St. between Sackett and
Union streets in Columbia
Street Waterfront District,
(214) 585–1416, www.
brooklyncollective.com
FRI, APRIL 12
THEATER, “THE TRAGEDY
OF JULIUS CAESAR”: William
Shakespeare’s tragedy
about the assassination of
the Roman general gets a
bloody, brutal staging by
director Shana Cooper.
$90–$115. 7:30 pm. Theatre
for a New Audience,
Polonsky Shakespeare
Center 262 Ashland Pl.
between Fulton Street and
Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene, (212) 229–2819,
www.tfana.org.
THEATER, STOP KISS: The
Heights Players presents
the story of two women
who unexpectedly fall in
love, and whose fi rst kiss
has tragic consequences
that transform their lives.
$20. 8 pm. Heights Players
26 Willow Pl. between Joralemon
and State streets
in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
237–2752, www.heightsplayers.
org.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN CHAMBER
MUSIC SOCIETY: The
group plays work by Mozart,
Boccherini, and Schubert.
$35 ($20 students). 8
pm. First Unitarian Church
(119 Pierrepont St. between
Clinton Street and
Monroe Place in Brooklyn
Heights), www.brooklynchambermusicsociety.
org.
MUSIC, THE BARRICADE
BOYS: Performing the
greatest show tunes, and
celebrating the best of
pop, rock, and swing, the
Barricade Boys are an exciting
male vocal group
from London. $34. 8 pm.
On Stage at Kingsborough
2001 Oriental Blvd. at Oxford
Street in Manhattan
Beach, (718) 368–5596,
www.onstageatkingsborough.
org.
NIGHTLIFE, NERDLESQUE
FESTIVAL: A two-night
celebration of nerdy burlesque,
with performers
dressed (and undressed) as
sci-fi characters. $50 ($40
in advance, $65 VIP). 8 pm.
Coney Island USA 1208
Surf Ave. at W. 12th Street
in Coney Island, (718)
372–5159, www.coneyisland.
com.
THEATER, “MARJANA AND
THE FORTY THIEVES”: A
new take on the Ali Baba
story from “The Thousand
and One Nights.” $25–
$35. 8 pm. Target Margin
Theater 232 52nd St. between
Second and Third
avenues in Sunset Park,
(718) 398–3095.
MUSIC, JAYANTHI KUMARESH:
One of India’s
foremost veena (lute) players
evokes Saraswati, the
Hindu goddess of music
and learning. $30 ($25 in
advance). 8 pm. Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave. at Third
Avenue in Boerum Hill,
(917) 267–0363,
www.roulette.org.
FILM, “HER SMELL”: Elisabeth
Moss plays a former
punk superstar trying to
get sober. The screening
will be followed by a conversation
with Moss and
the director. $13. 8:30 pm.
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect
Park (188 Prospect Park
West at 14th Street in Park
Slope), www.nitehawkcinema.
com/prospectpark.
SAT, APRIL 13
FILM, “DIARY OF A LOST
GIRL”: This silent German
drama from 1929 shows
how sexual hypocrisy can
ruin a young woman. With
live piano accompaniment.
Free. Noon. Brooklyn Public
Library’s Central branch
10 Grand Army Plaza
between Eastern Parkway
and Flatbush Avenue in
Prospect Heights, (718)
230–2100,
www.bklynlibrary.org.
ART, SPRINGTIME PARK
SLOPE ART EXHIBIT AND
SALE: Come check out
oil paintings, watercolors,
prints, illustrations, collages,
ceramics, sculptures,
and more art from
21 members of the Park
Slope Windsor Terrace Artist
Group. Free. 1–6 pm.
Ossam Gallery 302 Seventh
St. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues in Park
Slope, (646) 522–2364,
www.artspswt.com.
TASTES OF GOWANUS: A
food and drink crawl for
Earth Day, with more than
20 local eateries and bars
offering samples. $20.
2–6 pm. Gowanus Third
Avenue between 10th and
Sackett streets in Gowanus,
(917) 697–3745, bit.
ly/tastesofbk-spring.
TOUR, HISTORY OF WHISKEY
IN BROOKLYN: Take
a trolley tour through
Green-Wood Cemetery to
meet some buried whiskey
barons, then visit Kings
County Distillery and sample
a local product. $40.
2 pm. Green-Wood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue and
25th Street in Greenwood
Heights, (718) 210–3080,
www.green-wood.com.
NIGHTLIFE, NERDLESQUE
FESTIVAL: 8 pm. See Friday,
April 12.
THEATER, “STEEL MAGNOLIAS”:
A show about a
group of Southern women
in a small-town beauty
parlor. $25 ($20 for seniors
over 65 and kids under
12). 8 pm (plus 2 pm shows
on April 20 and 27). Gallery
Players 199 14th St.
between Fourth and Fifth
avenues in Park Slope,
(212) 352–3101, www.galleryplayers.
com.
THEATER, “MARJANA AND
THE FORTY THIEVES”: 8
pm. See Friday, April 12.
SUN, APRIL 14
ART, SPRINGTIME PARK
SLOPE ART EXHIBIT AND
SALE: 1–6 pm. See Saturday,
April 13.
TALK, HOW TO RECYCLE IN
NYC: Come learn how to
recycle and reduce waste
in New York City. Bring
home a free reusable bag.
Free. 1:15 pm. First Unitarian
Congregational Society
119 Pierrepont Street at
Monroe Place in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 624–5466,
www.fuub.org.
THEATER, “STEEL MAGNOLIAS”:
3 pm. See Saturday,
April 13.
THEATER, “MARJANA AND
THE FORTY THIEVES”: 3
pm. See Friday, April 12.
COMEDY, “SIBLING RIVALRY
LIVE”: Live show
with Bob the Drag Queen
and drag queen and comedienne
Miz Cracker. $30
($50 VIP). 7:30 pm. Bell
House 149 Seventh St. at
Third Avenue in Gowanus,
(718) 643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com.
The Boys are back in town: Fresh from the United Kingdom, the Barricade Boys — each a veteran
of “Les Misérables” and many other musicals — will belt out Broadway tunes and pop songs at On
Stage at Kingsborough on April 12. RJ Productions
New kids on the block: The short film “Brooklyino,” screening as part of the Katra Film Series at
the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown on April 17, follows two brothers and a cousin who discover that
a lot has changed in the borough since their grandfather’s day. Johnny Vinetimigla
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