10 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 February 15–21, 2019
NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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FRIDAY
Feb. 15
Behold her
Get in on the ground
floor of “The Eye of
the Beholder,” an
interactive work-inprogress
that uses
music, projections,
and a workshop to
examine the life of
19th-century Mexican
opera singer Julia
Pastrana, who was
billed as “The Ugliest
Woman in the World”
and displayed in
freak shows because
of her rare genetic
condition.
7 pm at Bric House 647
Fulton St. at Rockwell
Place in Fort Greene, (718)
683–5621, www.bricartsmedia.
org. $12.
SATURDAY
Feb.16
Short stuff
The small categories
can make a real difference
on your
Oscar ballot, so get a
leg up by checking
out all of the Oscarnominated
animated
short films. The theater
and-eatery Nitehawk
Prospect Park
will screen the five
nominees, including
“Animal Behavior”
(pictured), and two
runners-up, three
times today.
12:20, 5, and 6:50 pm at
Nitehawk Prospect Park
(188 Prospect Park West
at 14th Street in Park
Slope, nitehawkcinema.
com/prospectpark). $13
($10 seniors and students).
SUNDAY
Feb. 17
V can do it
Valentine’s is over,
but you can still celebrate
V-Day! The allvolunteer
women’s
group VDay Bay
Ridge will perform a
staged reading of
Eve Ensler’s “The
Vagina Monologues,”
to raise money for
Steps to End Family
Violence. The thirdannual
reading will
be followed by a talk
with reps from local
anti-violence groups.
5 pm at Bay Ridge United
Methodist Church (7420
Fourth Ave. at 74th Street
in Bay Ridge). $10.
TUESDAY
Feb. 19
Ben gone
Indie rocker Ben
Kweller, formerly the
wunderkind head of
the band Radish, and
then a Brooklyn solo
musician, recently
took five years off
after a near-death
brush with carbonmonoxide
poisoning.
But now he is back
with a new album,
“Circuit Boredom”
and will play Brooklyn
Steel in support of
headlining blues
band Houndmouth.
8 pm at Brooklyn Steel
(319 Frost St. at
Debevoise Avenue in
Williamsburg, www.bowerypresents.
com/brooklyn
steel). $40.
THURSDAY
Feb. 21
Face to fish
The New York Aquarium
in Coney Island is
open year-round, and
it recently got some
new visitors — five
Atlantic sturgeons,
five-foot-long fishes
that were once ubiquitous
along the Hudson
River, but are now
almost extinct. Take a
day and visit the
boney-plated fellows
while they still exist —
and drop in on the
adorable sea otters
while you’re there!
10 am–3:30 pm at New
York Aquarium 602 Surf
Ave. at W. 8 Street in
Coney Island, (718) 265–
3474, www.nyaquarium.
com. $25 ($20 kids).
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, FEB. 15
NIGHTLIFE, PASSPORT TO IRON
CITY: Production designers from the
cyberpunk fi lm “Alita: Battle Angle”
recreate the fi lm’s urban setting in an
immersive environment where you
play with a team to complete puzzles
and challenges, and uncover hidden
clues. $55. 2–9 pm. Iron City Taqueria
470 Driggs Ave. between N. 10th
and N. 11th streets in Williamsburg,
(323) 658–1200, www.alitaexperience.
com.
READING, BROOKLYN WRITERS
SPACE READING SERIES: Sip some
wine and hear works and works-inprogress
from Icelandic author Bjorn
Halldorsson, playwright Stephen
Aubrey, and short story writer Lena
Valencia. Free. 7 pm. Community
Bookstore 143 Seventh Ave. between
Carroll Street and Garfi eld
Place in Park Slope, (718) 783–3075,
www.communitybookstore.net.
MARKET, PETITE POP UP: Shop local
fashion labels while models demonstrate
the looks. Free. 7 pm. Freehold
45 S. Third St. between Kent
and Wythe avenues in Williamsburg,
(718) 388–7591, www.freeholdbrooklyn.
com.
DANCE, “NON SOLUS”: A unique
blend of circus and dance, from
a pair of Budapest performers.
$28–$65. 7:30 pm. BAM Howard
Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette
Ave. between Ashland Place and St.
Felix Street in Fort Greene), www.
bam.org.
DANCE, SPLIT BILL: A four-day dance
festival with two groups performing
each night. $22 ($18 in advance).
7:30 pm. Triskelion Arts 106 Calyer
St. between Banker Street and Clifford
Place in Greenpoint, (718) 389–
3473, www.triskelionarts.org.
MUSIC, MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT, MIND,
AND HEART: Presented by the
Downtown Brooklyn Chamber Music
Festival. 7:30 pm. Saints Constantine
and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral
(64 Schermerhorn St. between
Court Street and Boerum Place in
Downtown), stconstantinecathedral.
org.
THEATER, “HARVEY”: The Heights
Players perform the gentle comedy
about a drunkard and his best friend,
a giant invisible rabbit. $20 ($18 seniors
and students). 8 pm. Heights
Avenue and Prospect Place in Prospect
Heights, (718) 627–4949, www.
waystationbk.com.
MUSIC, RAYCEE JONES: The Brooklyn
singer-songwriter plays songs from
her debut EP “Decisions.” Free. 9
pm. BAM Cafe (30 Lafayette Ave.
between Ashland Place and St. Felix
Street in Fort Greene), www.bam.
org/programs/bamcafe-live.
NIGHTLIFE, CITYFOX LIVE: A new
nightlife series featuring live house
and techno acts, audiovisual extravaganzas,
and live music spread
across three giant rooms. $50–$60.
10 pm–4:30 pm. Avant Gardner (140
Stewart Ave. at Meserole Street in
Bushwick), www.avant-gardner.com.
SUN, FEB. 17
DANCE, NEW YORK SWORD DANCE
FESTIVAL GRAND FINALE: See 10
troupes perform the ancient English
folk tradition of sword dancing, all to
live music. Free. 2:30 p.m. Brooklyn
Waldorf School 126 Saint Felix St.
between Lafayette Avenue and Hanson
Place in Fort Greene, (718) 783–
3270, www.halfmoonsword.org.
TALK, DATING, MATING, AND COUPLE
CREATING: Staged theatrical
scenes, fi lm clips, and interactive
activities, explore diverse cultural
rituals celebrating love. Wear festive
wedding attire. $10 suggested
donation. 5 pm. Brooklyn Society
for Ethical Culture 53 Prospect Park
West, between 20th Street in Prospect
Park, (718) 768–2972, www.
bsec.org.
ART, “VIEL FEIND, VIEL EHR” OPENING
RECEPTION: A group exhibit
of New York and Berlin artists. Free.
6–9 pm. Peninsula Gallery 352 Van
Brunt St. at Sullivan Street in Red
Hook, (917) 399–5221, www.peninsulaartspace.
com.
DANCE, “UNQUANTIFIABLE”: 10
See 9 DAYS on page 10
Players 26 Willow Pl. between Joralemon
and State streets in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 237–2752, www.
heightsplayers.org.
THEATER, “MEDUSA VOLUTION”:
An all-women dance-theater performance
about Medusa and other
female mythological fi gures. $20. 8
pm. happylucky no.1 734 Nostrand
Ave. between Prospect and Park
places in Crown Heights, (646) 623–
0414, www.happyluckyno1.com.
SAT, FEB. 16
OUTDOORS, RUNSTREET BROOKLYN
LOVE ART RUN: This 5K run will
pass some of Brooklyn’s best street
art, along with a photo contest,
prizes, and love-laced art. $30. 10
am. OrangeTheory Fitness Williamsburg
157 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg,
(347) 785–3256, www.runstreet.
com.
SPORTS, BLOCBUSTER AT BROOKLYN
BOULDERS: An epic bouldering
competition open to climbers of all
levels, with a $1900 prize. Spectator
tickets available for the fi nals at 5:30
pm. $30 ($5 to watch fi nals). 10 am–7
pm. Brooklyn Boulders 575 Degraw
St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus,
(347) 834–9066, events.brooklynboulders.
com/blocbuster2019.
MARKET, PARK SLOPE POP-UP ARTISTS’
MARKET: Find unique gifts at
the market, and get a free gift if you
purchase your ticket from Eventbrite.
$10. 1–6 pm. La Bodega art gallery
695 Fifth Ave. between 21st and
22nd streets in Park Slope, (347)
422–4056, www.fb.me/createdforyouartistsmkt.
MUSIC, LADY SINGS THE BLUES: A
special Valentine’s Day event inspired
by Billie Holiday. $8. 5 pm.
Brooklyn Music School Playhouse
126 St. Felix St. between Lafayette
Avenue and Hanson Place in Fort
Greene, (718) 638–5660, brooklynmusicschool.
org.
ART, INCEPTION: Exhibition featuring
Dionis Ortiz’s new cyanotypes prints
and vinyl tile inlays, through which he
explores the values, history, and culture
that he wishes to pass on to his
son. Free. 6 pm. FiveMyles 558 St.
John’s Place between Classon and
Franklin avenues in Crown Heights,
(718) 783–4438, www.fi vemyles.org.
NIGHTLIFE, SWING: A screening of
“Swingers,” followed by free swing
dance lessons and a live performance
by the band Double Down.
Free. 6–11 pm. The Way Station 683
Washington Ave. between St. Marks
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