High Holi day: Families at the Brooklyn Children’s museum on May 3 will celebrate Holi, the Hindu
festival of colors, with an afternoon of dancing, food, and throwing colored powder in the air and
on each other (clothing-safe powders for sale at the Museum). Erica Miriam
roll Street at Smith Street
in Carroll Gardens), www.
smithstreetstage.org.
THEATER, “CRAZY FOR
YOU”: 2 pm. See Friday,
May 3.
FILM, CHILD WELFARE FILM
FESTIVAL: Three blocks of
short narrative and documentary
fi lms, each followed
by a discussion with
fi lmmakers, former foster
youth, and social workers.
$15 each ($25 all day). 2:30,
5:30, and 8 pm. Halyards
(406 Third Ave. at Sixth
Street in Gowanus), www.
barhalyards.com.
SUNDAY SLOWDOWN: A
relaxed outdoor event with
rotating disc jockeys and
food and drink specials.
Free. 3–7 pm. Parklife (636
Degraw St. between Third
and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus), www.parklifebk.
com.
MUSIC, MARTIN MCQUADE:
The crooner performs
songs by Irving Berlin,
with accompaniment by
pianist Dan Furman. Free.
3–6 pm. Circles Cafe 6931
Third Ave. at Ovington
Avenue in Bay Ridge, (718)
748–4611, www.circlescafe.
com.
MON, MAY 6
READING, “THE PROBLEM
OF DEMOCRACY”: Authors
Nancy Isenberg and
Andrew Burstein discuss
their dual-biography of
John Adams and his son,
John Quincy Adams, both
presidents of the United
States. $10. 6:30 pm.
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St. at
Clinton Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
MUSIC, A FREE SNEAK
PEEK OF “IL TROVATORE”:
Catch an advance
glimpse at the Italian
opera of passion and
revenge. Free. 7:30 pm.
Our Lady of Perpetual
Help School Auditorium
5902 Sixth Ave. at 60th
Street in Sunset Park, (718)
259–2772, www.reginaopera.
org.
COMEDY, SAVAGE COMEDY
SHOW: Every Monday
night at Fawkner, stand-up
comedians perform and
a guest lecturer teaches
the audience how to do
something stupid and utterly
useless. Free. 8 pm.
Fawkner (191 Smith St.
between Warren and Baltic
streets in Cobble Hill),
www.fawknerny.com.
DANCE, THREE SHARED
EVENINGS OF WORK:
Choreographers Molly
Lieber and Eleanor Smith
curate three evenings of
movement-based performances,
with two performances
each night. $25
($18 in advance). 8 pm.
Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave.
at Third Avenue in Boerum
Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
TUES, MAY 7
OUTDOORS, SENIORS FITNESS
IN CONEY: City
Parks Foundation hosts
offers free, twice-weekly
tennis lessons, yoga, and
fi tness walking for those
60 or older. Free. 10 am–
noon. Kaiser Park 2529
Neptune Ave. at Bayview
Ave. in Coney Island, (718)
266–3001, cityparksfoundation.
org/play.
FUND-RAISER, SPRING
FLING: An evening of
music, food, drinks, and
fl owers, to benefi t Bloom
Again Brooklyn. $125. 6
pm. Plymouth Church 75
Hicks St. at Orange Street
in Cobble Hill, (718) 624–
9385, www.bloomagainbklyn.
org.
WED, MAY 8
TALK, SURVEILLANCE
CAPITALISM, HUMAN
AUTONOMY, AND YOU:
A discussion of privacy,
security, and the industrial
forces that monitor our
shopping and internet habits.
$15. 6:30 pm. Brooklyn
Historical Society 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street
in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.
org.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN
FERGUSON”: Theater of
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FRI, MAY 3
THEATER, THE UNIVERSOUL
CIRCUS: The touring circus
act features a collection of
international acts, including
contortionists from
Guinea, a high-wire act
from Colombia, trampoline
acrobats from Cuba,
a Cossack horse act from
Kazakhstan, and Fresh the
Clownsss from the United
States. $16–$45. 4 pm and
7:30 pm. Aviator Sports
and Events Center 3159
Flatbush Ave. in Floyd Bennett
Field in Marine Park,
(718) 758–7500, www.universoulcircus.
com.
ART, “BIODESIGN LAB”
OPENING RECEPTION:
Yoko Shimizu blurs the
lines between art and science.
Free. 6–8 pm. NARS
Foundation 201 46th St.
at Second Avenue, fourth
fl oor in Sunset Park, (718)
768–2765, www.narsfoundation.
org.
ART, FIRST FRIDAY AT
PRINTSPACE: Choose a
collagraph plate from the
Home Project collection
to make your own variable
prints. All materials
and light snacks provided.
$10. 6–9 pm. PrintSpace
509 Senator St. at Fifth
Avenue in Bay Ridge, (917)
696–5470, www.ellencolemanizzo.
com.
THEATER, “CRAZY FOR
YOU”: A zany rich-boymeets
hometown-girl
romantic comedy musical,
fi lled with mistaken identities
and Gershwin tunes.
$25. 8 pm. Heights Players
26 Willow Pl. between Joralemon
and State streets
in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
237–2752, www.heightsplayers.
org.
MUSIC, BOTH SIDES NOW:
Hannah Reimann presents
a new staging of Joni
Mitchell’s classic album.
$25. 9 pm. The Irondale
Center 85 S Oxford Street
in Clinton Hill, (718) 488–
9233, www.irondale.org.
SAT, MAY 4
ART, PAINT FEST: Help to
paint a mural in Sunset
Park! With music, mental
health resources, free
food, and more. Free. 10
am–3 pm. PS 24 (427 38th
St. between Fourth and
Fifth avenues in Sunset
Park).
FILM, “THE BOOK OF LIFE”:
See Mariachi band Estrella
Juvenil, followed by the
animated fi lm about the
afterlife. $18. 10:15 am.
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect
Park (188 Prospect Park
West at 14th Street in Park
Slope), www.nitehawkcinema.
com/prospectpark.
MUSIC, GLIMPSE: Dutch
company Oorkaan presents
a visual concert that
playfully imagines what
music might look like if we
could see it. Presented
by BamKids. $16. 10:30
am and 3:30 pm. BAM
Fisher (321 Ashland Pl.
between Hansen Place and
Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene), www.bam.org.
TOUR, ART 360 FORT
GREENE: A free, selfguided
exploration of
Fort Greene, featuring live
window painting by local
artists; art installations,
and iconic street murals.
Free. 11 am–5 pm. Fowler
Square (Fulton St. at Lafayette
Ave. in Fort Greene),
www.fabfulton.org/events.
FAMILY, HOLI HOORAY!:
The Brooklyn Children’s
Museum celebrates Holi,
the Hindu holiday of color
and spring, with Bollywood
dancing, storytelling, food,
and outdoor color powder
play. $11. 11 am–4 pm.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave. at
St. Marks Avenue in Crown
Heights, (718) 735–4400,
www.brooklynkids.org.
THEATER, THE UNIVERSOUL
CIRCUS: Noon, 4 pm, and
7:30 pm. See Friday, May 3.
ART, THE OTHER ART FAIR:
Noon–9 pm. See Friday,
May 3.
DERBY DAY AT PARKLIFE:
Watch the Kentucky Derby
on three screens while sipping
mint juleps. With a
prize for the best-dressed
visitor. Free with RSVP. 2–7
pm. Parklife (636 Degraw
St. between Third and
Fourth avenues in Gowanus),
www.parklifebk.
com.
DINING, TASTES OF CARROLL
GARDENS AND
COBBLE HILL CRAWL:
Sample the fi ne food and
drink of establishments
in Carroll Gardens and
Cobble Hill. $20 for four
tastes ($50 for 11). 2–6 pm.
Carroll Park (Carroll Street
at Smith Street in Carroll
Gardens), www.tastesofbrooklyn.
com.
MUSIC, THE LORDS OF
52ND STREET: Billy Joel’s
legendary band, who
toured the world for over
a decade with the Piano
Man himself, play the
hits. $34. 8 pm. On Stage
at Kingsborough 2001
Oriental Blvd. at Oxford
Street in Manhattan Beach,
(718) 368–5596, www.onstageatkingsborough.
org.
MUSIC, THE LEMONHEADS:
Rock band the Lemonheads
bring their North
American tour to Brooklyn.
8 pm. Brooklyn Bowl 61
Wythe Ave. between N.
11th and N. 12th streets
in Williamsburg, (718)
963–3369, www.brooklynbowl.
com.
THEATER, “CRAZY FOR
YOU”: 8 pm. See Friday,
May 3.
SUN, MAY 5
MARKET, FLEA MARKET:
More than 50 vendors with
new and used items, collectibles,
crafts, and gifts.
Free. 9 am–4 pm. Bay
Ridge Jewish Center 8025
Fourth Ave. between 80th
and 81st streets in Bay
Ridge, (718) 836–3103,
www.brjc.org.
MUSIC, GLIMPSE: 10:30 am
and 3:30 pm. See Saturday,
May 4.
FLIPNYC: Kids animate and
collaborate on building the
world’s largest mechanical,
solar-powered fl ipbook, at
Beam Center’s Inventgenuity
Festival. Free. 11 am–4
pm. Dock Street School 19
Dock St. at Water Street in
Dumbo, (718) 855–7600,
www.beamcenter.org/
festival.
FILM, “SHOW PEOPLE”:
Marion Davies stars in this
silent fl ick as a slapstick
star trying to get into
dramas. Shown with the
legendary Laurel & Hardy
short “The Battle of the
Century.” 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.
THEATER, THE UNIVERSOUL
CIRCUS: 12:30 pm, 3:30
pm, and 6:30 pm. See Friday,
May 3.
BARK AVENUE ADOPT-ATHON:
A fun free event to
fi nd loving homes for shelter
animals, with Dancing
Dogs, a red carpet walk,
and a photo booth. Free.
1–5 pm. Carroll Park (Car-
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The life of pie: The Laurel and Hardy short “Battle of Century,”
screening at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch on
May 5 before “Show People,” features the world’s biggest,
messiest pie-throwing scene, involving 3,000 pies from the
Los Angeles Pie Company.
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