Baroque and fierce: Opera Feroce performs a collection of arias and antics in “The Beast Returns,”
in the tiny confines of the Vertical Player Repertory in Boerum Hill on May 23.
Brooklyn artist Michela
Muserra in painting a
mural celebrating Sunset
Park and Brooklyn! Free. 11
am–3 pm. Beyond at Liberty
View (850 Third Ave.
at 30th Street in Sunset
Park), www.bedbathandbeyond.
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TOUR, GENTRIFICATION
TOUR IN DOWNTOWN
BROOKLYN: A tour that
highlight the development
that has recreated downtown
Brooklyn as a result
of the Downtown Brooklyn
Rezoning of 2004. $12.
Noon. (Jay Street at Myrtle
Avenue in Downtown), socialjusticetours.
com.
THEATER, MAKE YOUR
OWN THEATER: Target
Margin Theater hosts a
workshop for Brooklynites
to create theater pieces, to
be performed at 7 pm that
night. Free. 2 pm. Target
Margin Theater 232 52nd
St. between Second and
Third avenues in Sunset
Park, (718) 398–3095.
OUTDOORS, 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, “IL TROVATORE”: 3
pm. See Saturday, May 18.
THEATER, “I, MIGRATION”:
3 pm and 7 pm. See Friday,
May 17.
MUSIC, CONCERTS ON THE
SLOPE: A gala concert
to benefi t Concerts on
the Slope, with a performance,
wine, and hors
d’oeuvre reception. $50
(students $25). 3 pm. St.
John’s Episcopal Church
139 St. John’s Pl. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues
in Park Slope, (718)
783–3928.
MUSIC, SLEEP WITH OPEN
EYES: Park Slope Singers
perform the 2019 Spring
Concert, featuring music
from the 12th, 20th, and
21st centuries. $15 ($10
students and seniors). 3
pm. St. Pauls Episcopal
Church (423 Clinton St. at
Carroll Street in Carroll
Gardens), www.parkslopesingers.
org.
MUSIC, KINGSBOROUGH
MUSICAL SOCIETY CHORUS:
The chorus presents
its free spring concert,
featuring a medley from
“Oklahoma,” folk songs,
spirituals, and other favorites.
Free. 4 pm. King’s
Chapel Church 2702
Quentin Rd., at E. 27th
Street. in Sheepshead Bay,
(718) 415–8015, www.
kingschapelnyc.org.
MUSIC, KEGELSTATT TRIO
AND TROUT QUINTET: An
afternoon of masterworks
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart and Franz Schubert.
$10-$30. 4 pm. Union
Temple of Brooklyn 17
Eastern Parkway in Prospect
Heights, (917) 740–
9694, bit.ly/AdM-fi nale.
MON, MAY 20
ART, CRAFT IN FOCUS FESTIVAL:
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. See
Saturday, May 18.
GREETING CARD EXPO: 10
am. See Sunday, May 19.
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.
MUSIC, KELLY MORAN: The
artist performs two sets;
one with older work, and
the second from her latest
album “Ultraviolet,” with
new video collaborations.
$25 ($18 in advance). 8 pm.
Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave.
at Third Avenue in Boerum
Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
TUES, MAY 21
TALK, THE PSEUDOSCIENCE
OF XENOPHOBIA: Daniel
Okrent shares his new
book “The Guarded Gate,”
about eugenics and the
beliefs that form the backbone
of restrictive immigration
policies in America.
$10. 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn
Historical Society 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street
in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.
org.
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, https://cityparksfoundation.
org/play.
MUSIC, INNER GARDEN:
A three-movement work
composed for a two piano
and two percussion ensemble,
plus saxophone.
$25 ($18 in advance). 8 pm.
Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave.
at Third Avenue in Boerum
Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
NIGHTLIFE, KARAOKE
TUESDAYS: Free karaoke
every other Tuesday! Free.
8:30 pm. The Hop Shop
121 Columbia St. between
Kane and Degraw steets
in Columbia Street Waterfront,
(646) 266–0024.
WED, MAY 22
TALK, FINANCIAL EDUCATION
ON THE PLAZA: An
interactive discussion on
the steps of Borough Hall
about personal fi nance.
The discussion will focus
on steps to home ownership,
negotiation rent, and
renters insurance. Free.
1 p.m. Brooklyn Borough
Hall 209 Joralemon St. at
Court Street in Downtown,
(718) 802–3700, www.
brooklyn-usa.org.
DENTISTRY FROM THE
HEART: LuxDen Dental
Center offers free professional
cleanings, extractions,
or fi llings for one
day. Free. 10 am–5 pm.
LuxDen Dental Center
2579 E. 17th St., Suite 11,
between avenues Y and Z
in Sheepshead Bay, (718)
382–3444, www.luxden.
com.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN
FERGUSON”: 7 pm. See
Friday, May 17.
MUSIC, JOEL ROSS: A collection
of composed and
improvised music inspired
by a refl ection of self. $25
($18 in advance). 8 pm.
Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave.
at Third Avenue in Boerum
Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
NIGHTLIFE, BROADLY ENFRI,
MAY 17
MUSIC, SWAMP IN THE
CITY: A three-day Cajun-
Creole music festival with
dancehall bands, Cajun
and Zydeco music, musical
instrument workshops,
and more! $25–$115. 6 pm.
Jalopy Theatre 315 Columbia
St. between Hamilton
Avenue and Woodhull
Street in Red Hook, (718)
395–3214, www.jalopy.biz.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN
FERGUSON”: Theater of
War Productions fuses a
dramatic reading of the
Greek tragedy by Sophocles
with live choral music
performed by activists,
police offi cers, youth, and
concerned citizens from
Ferguson and New York
City. Free. 7 pm. St. Ann’s
Church 157 Montague
St. at Clinton Street in
Brooklyn Heights, (718)
875–6960.
THEATER, “I, MIGRATION”:
An original play about immigration,
its surrounding
opinions, and what it truly
means to be an American.
$25. 7 pm. Waterfront Museum
Barge 290 Conover
St. near Reed Street in Red
Hook, (718) 624–4719,
www.waterfrontmuseum.
org.
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.
COMEDY, HOLY HAND
GRENADE: A monthly
stand up show featuring
Jill Weiner, Raj Belani, Alex
Koltchak, and more. Free.
8 pm. Barrow’s Intense
Tasting Room 86 34th St.
between Second and Third
avenues in Sunset Park,
(917) 597–1084, barrowsintense.
com.
FILM, “THIS IS WHAT WE
MEAN BY SHORT FILM”:
Rooftop Films kicks off its
summer season with a collection
of seven international
shorts. Followed by
a dance party in the graveyard.
$16. 8:30 pm. Green-
Wood Cemetery Fifth
Avenue and 25th Street in
Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.greenwood.
com.
SAT, MAY 18
ART, CRAFT IN FOCUS
FESTIVAL: Workshops
focused on craftsmanship,
including calligraffi ti,
airbrush, eco-dyeing, basketry,
spoon-making, and
more. Free. 11 am– 6 p.m.
Industry City (274 36th St.
between Second and Third
Avenues in Sunset Park),
craftinfocusnewyork.com.
MARKET, BROOKLYN BIKE
JUMBLE: New York’s only
bicycle fl ea market returns.
Free. 10 am–4 pm. Old
Stone House 336 Third St.
between Fourth and Fifth
avenues in Park Slope,
(718) 768–3195, www.theoldstonehouse.
org.
FREE COMMUNITY WELLNESS
EVENT: Amida
Care presents healthy
cooking demonstrations,
yoga, massage, along with
face painting and balloon
animals for kids. Free. 10
am–4 pm. Community
Room 378 Throop Ave.
at Lafayette Avenue in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, (646)
757–7000, www.amidacareny.
org.
ART, “SPRING! COILED AND
READY!” OPENING RECEPTION:
The Brooklyn
Waterfront Artist Coalition
opens an exhibit themed
around the concept of
Spring — along with three
other exhibits, including
“Wide Open 10,” “Recycle,”
and an exhibit of
work by Bushwick fourth-
and fi fth-graders. Free. 11
am–6 pm. Brooklyn Waterfront
Artists Coalition 499
Van Brunt St., near Reed
Street in Red Hook, (718)
596–2506, www.bwac.org.
MUSIC, SWAMP IN THE
CITY: Noon. See Friday,
May 17.
ART, BARKING CAT STUDIO’S
10TH BIRTHDAY
PARTY!: Make an art
project, check out the student
art show, and have
cake and ice cream! Free.
Noon. Barking Cat Studio
219 Greenwood Ave. at
E. Third Street in Windsor
Terrace, (718) 686–1132,
www.barkingcatstudio.net.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN
FERGUSON”: 2 pm and 7
pm. See Friday, May 17.
DANCE, COMMUNITY
DANCE WORKSHOP: Artichoke
Dance Company
leads a fun and interactive
movement workshop. Free.
2 pm. Thomas Greene Park
225 Nevins St. at Degraw
Street, (917) 627–8770,
www.artichokedance.org.
MUSIC, “MORE OR LESS I
AM”: A musical, multilingual
adaptation of “Song
of Myself,” to celebrate
Walt Whitman’s 200th
Birthday. Free. 2:30 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.
MUSIC, “IL TROVATORE”:
Regina Opera presents
the timeless story of passion
and revenge, sung
in Italian with English supertitles.
$25 ($20 seniors
and students, $5 teens). 3
pm. Our Lady of Perpetual
Help School Auditorium
5902 Sixth Ave. at 60th
Street in Sunset Park, (718)
259–2772, www.reginaopera.
org.
MUSIC, PARK SLOPE SINGERS:
The chorus performs
its 2019 Spring Concert
“Sleep with Open Eyes.”
$15 ($10 for students and
seniors). 3 pm. Lutheran
Church of the Good Shepherd
(7420 Fourth Ave. at
74th Street in Bay Ridge),
parkslopesingers.org.
SUN, MAY 19
ART, CRAFT IN FOCUS FESTIVAL:
11 am– 6 pm. See
Saturday, May 18.
MARKET, THE FABULOUS
FIFTH AVENUE FAIR: An
afternoon of music, food,
and shopping along the
Avenue. Free. 11 am–6
pm. (Fifth Avenue between
Sterling and 12th streets in
Park Slope).
MARKET, PROSPECT
HEIGHTS STOP ‘N’ SWAP:
Bring clean, reusable, portable
items such as clothing,
housewares, games,
and books you no longer
need, and take home
something new-to-you.
Free. 11 am. PS 9 Schoolyard
80 Underhill Ave. at
Bergen Street in Prospect
Heights, (212) 788–7900,
www.grownyc.org/swap.
COMMUNITY SHRED FAIR:
Shred your personal documents
and learn how to
fi ght identity theft. Free.
11 am–2 pm. PS 130 713
Caton Ave. at E. Seventh
Street in Kensington, (888)
687–2277, aarp.cvent.
com.
ART, KIDS COMMUNITY
MURAL PROJECT: Join Continued on page 91
Watertower in watercolor: The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists
Coalition show “Spring! Coiled and Ready!” which includes
this painting and many others, will have its artists reception
on May 18 at the group’s Red Hook gallery. Janice Weiss
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