12 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 February 22–28, 2019
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SATURDAY
Feb. 23
Tragi-comics
Cartoonist Carta
Monir (pictured) has
organized a series of
comic-book workshops
at the Brooklyn
library over the next
few months. Today
she will discuss how
her comics and zines
relate to activism in
her talk “Screaming
on Paper: Activism
and Community
Engagement
Through Comics.”
1 pm at Brooklyn Public
Library’s Central branch
Info Commons Lab 10
Grand Army Plaza,
between Eastern Parkway
and Flatbush Avenue in
Prospect Heights, (718)
230–2100, www.brooklynpubliclibrary.
org. Free.
SUNDAY
Feb. 24
Purr-fection
The Academy Awards
are tonight, but the
only movie that we
care about is Cat-
VideoFest! This
anthology took 115 of
the cutest kitty clips
on the Internet and
spliced them together
into a single 70-minute
film. A portion of
the proceeds from
today’s screening will
go to Animal Care of
New York.
5:45 pm at Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema 445
Albee Square West,
fourth floor, between
Willoughby and Fulton
streets Downtown, (718)
513–2547, www.catvideofest.
com. $15.
MONDAY
Feb. 26
Whale
watching
Bushwick electroindie
pop trio Modern
Whale has not
recorded many songs,
but we liked the postbreakup
single “Dead
Wrong.” Frontman
Robbie Guariglia (pictured)
describes the
sound as “between
Postal Service and
Vampire Weekend.”
See for yourself at
tonight’s show.
8 pm at Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave. at
Havemeyer Street in
Williamsburg, (347) 529–
6696, bk.knittingfactory.
com. $10.
WEDNESDAY
Feb. 27
Night mother
Much of the run of
“Suicide Forest” has
already sold out, so
catch the previews
while you can! The
play, by Japanese-
American playwright
Kristine Haruna Lee,
follows a teenage girl
and a salaryman
trapped in a nightmare
world, who
encounter a spirit of
death (played by
Lee’s mother) in the
woods near Mt. Fuji.
8 pm at the Bushwick
Starr (207 Starr St.
between Irving and
Wyckoff avenues in
Bushwick, www.thebushwickstarr.
org). $20.
THURSDAY
Feb. 28
Soul man
DJ Spooky performs
an original live score
that he created for
the 1925 silent film
“Body and Soul,”
starring Paul Robeson
in his film debut, playing
both an escaped
convict and his identical
twin, a model citizen.
After the film,
Spooky will discuss
his collection of films
from black directors,
few of which have survived
from that era.
7 pm at Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy. at
Washington Avenue in
Prospect Heights, (718)
638–5000, www.brooklynmuseum.
org. $16
(includes Museum admission).
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, FEB. 22
ART, “ESCHER” THE EXHIBITION
AND EXPERIENCE: The exhibition
portrays the life and work of the
famous 1960s graphic artist MC Escher.
$20 ($15 students and seniors).
10 am–7 pm. Industry City (274 36th
Street between Second and Third
Avenues in Sunset Park), www.
bestofbrooklynfestival.com.
DINING, ASIAN INFLUENCE IN CARIBBEAN
CUISINE: Yardy and Ming
River Baijiu explore how Asian immigrants
infl uenced Caribbean foods.
$55. 6:30–9 pm. Museum of Food
and Drink 62 Bayard St. between
Lorimer and Leonard streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 387–2845.
TALK, THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER:
An interactive work-in-progress
show that examines the life of
19th-century indigenous Mexican
performer Julia Pastrana, who was
billed as “The Ugliest Woman in the
World.” $12. 7 pm. BRIC Arts Media
House 647 Fulton St. at Rockwell
Place in Fort Greene, (718) 683–
5621, www.bricartsmedia.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), spectrumnyc.com.
MUSIC, TCHAIKOVSKY VS. DRAKE:
Stereo Hideout, a 60-person orchestra,
combines Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Symphony with 15 songs by megapopular
rapper Drake. $55–$150. 8
pm. Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush
Ave. between Beverly Road and
Tilden Avenue in Flatbush), www.
kingstheatre.com.
THEATER, INTO THE WOODS: A
production of the Sondheim musical
about fairy tales characters who
meet up while trying to improve
their lives. $40 ($30 students and
seniors). 8 pm. Founders Hall at St.
Francis College (180 Remsen St.
between Court and Clinton streets
in Brooklyn Heights), www.theater2020.
com.
MUSIC, MICHELE MERCURE, 51717:
The experimental composer debuts
her fi rst live performance in
New York City. With Lili Schulder,
performing under the alias 51717.
Park Slope, (718) 638–4400, www.
unionhallny.com.
MUSIC, LES DÉLICES: Fusing 17th Century
songs with 20th Century jazz
standards, Les Délices will perform
arrangements and improvisations
inspired by Baroque composers
alongside popular tunes by Nina Simone,
Aretha Franklin, and Stephen
Sondheim. $25 ($15 seniors and students)
7:30 pm. Old First Reformed
Church 729 Carroll St. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 638–8300, oldfi rstbrooklyn.
org.
THEATER, INTO THE WOODS: 8 pm.
See Friday, Feb. 22.
SUN, FEB. 24
FILM, “RAILROAD TIES”: A documentary
about six descendants of
fugitive slaves and abolitionists who
come together at Plymouth Church
to discover more about their lineage.
Free. 12:30 pm. Plymouth Church
75 Hicks St. at Orange Street in
Cobble Hill, (718) 624–9385, plymouthchurch.
org.
MUSIC, FRIENDS OF FRIDA: The
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra performs
a tribute to the composers
Frida Kahlo knew and loved, including
Carlos Chávez, Aaron Copland,
and George Gershwin. $25 ($20 in
advance, kids free). 2 pm. Brooklyn
Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy. at
Washington Avenue in Prospect
Heights, (718) 638–5000, www.
brooklynmuseum.org.
TOUR, WHISKEY WARS TOUR AND
TASTING: Explore whiskey scandals
of the past and the resurgence of
the industry today in this 90-minute
tour. $20. 4:30 pm. Brooklyn Navy
Yard Center Building 92 63 Flushing
Ave. at Carlton Avenue in Fort
Greene, (718) 907–5932, www.kingscountydistillery.
com.
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$25 ($18 in advance). 8 pm. Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave. at Third Avenue in
Boerum Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
MUSIC, JULIA HOLTER: $20. 9 pm.
Warsaw 261 Driggs Ave. at Eckford
Street in Greenpoint, (718) 387–
0505, www.warsawconcerts.com.
SAT, FEB. 23
ART, TEKNOPOLIS: The interactive
digital showcase returns to offer the
latest in tech-fueled art, including
virtual and augmented reality. $21
($16 for kids) VR tickets $45 ($35 for
kids). All day. BAM Fisher (321 Ashland
Pl. between Hansen Place and
Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene),
www.bam.org.
TALK, THE BUSINESS OF CANNABIS:
A mini-conference for aspiring
entrepreneurs in the legal marijuana
and hemp industry. Free. 9:30 am.
Emmanuel Baptist Church 279
Lafayette Ave. at St. James Place in
Clinton Hill, (718) 622–1107, www.
thebusinessofcannabisbrooklyn.
eventbrite.com.
KINGS THEATRE HISTORIC TOUR: A
75 minute guided tour of Flatbush’s
Kings Theatre on its history, architecture,
and restoration. $20. 2 pm.
Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush Ave.
between Beverly Road and Tilden
Avenue in Flatbush), www.kingstheatre.
com.
COMEDY, COMEDY OUTLIERS: A
stand-up show featuring Dan Soder,
Emma Willmann, Rojo Perez, Ricky
Velez, and more! $25 ($20 in advance).
7 pm. Bell House 149 Seventh
St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus,
(718) 643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com.
FILM, “CONSCIOUS LIGHT”: A documentary
about the life and teachings
of Avatar Adi Da Samraj. $10. 7 pm.
UnionDocs 322 Union Ave. between
Maujer and Ten Eyck streets in Williamsburg,
(917) 769–8010, www.
consciouslightfi lm.com.
COMEDY, BOOK CLUB: A comedy
show inspired by Lindy West’s memoir
“Shrill,” with Brett Davis, Fran
Hoepfner, Karen Chee, and more.
$10 ($8 in advance). 7:30 pm. Union
Hall 702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue in
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Incognitus,” a family-friendly show at On Stage at Kingsborough
on March 2.
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