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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
March 15
Brain trust
Get a sneak peek at
the rock musical
“Bloody Brains in a
Jukebox,” coming to
Coney Island in
November. The trio
Pink Velvet Witch will
play 17 songs from
the rock epic about
aliens, murder, and
brain transplants,
including “Atom
Bombs in the Backyard”
and “When We
Took that LSD.” The
show will repeat on
Saturday night.
8 pm at a Secret
Speakeasy in Coney Island
(exact location revealed
when you buy a ticket
online, www.coneyisland.
com). $5.
SATURDAY
March 16
Sweet stuff
Slurp down the
sweetest of stouts at
Pastrytown! This beer
festival sponsored by
Other Half will feature
35 beer makers
pouring black beers
flavored with chocolate,
coffee, macadamia
nuts, vanilla, and
other dessert-derived
flavors. Meanwhile,
professional wrestlers
will smack each other
around a ring at the
center of the fest.
Noon–4 pm at Industry
City (220 36th St. Suite
2A, between Second and
Third Avenue in Sunset
Park, pastrytown.otherhalfbrewing.
com). $100.
SUNDAY
March 17
Irish ayes!
Celebrate the saint
who chased the serpents
from the Emerald
Isle, at the 44thannual
Brooklyn St.
Patrick’s Day Parade.
This year’s Grand
Marshal is Bernadette
Buckley Kash,
founder of the Buckley
School of Irish
Dance, so expect to
see plenty of quickstepping
dancers
along with the usual
bagpipers and kiltclad
revelers!
1 pm at Bartel Pritchard
Square (Prospect Park
West and 15th Street in
Park Slope, www.brooklynstpatricksparade.
com).
Free.
MONDAY
March 18
Game on
Prospect Heights
nerd bar the Way
Station launches its
monthly Game Night,
a team-up with the
20-Sided Store that
promises to be “a
perfect storm of
gaming, drinking,
and geeking out.”
Meet new people as
you crush your enemies
in party games
like Codenames and
Werewolf, taught by
a 20-Sided Game
Master.
8:30 pm at the Way
Station 683 Washington
Ave. between Prospect
and St. Marks places in
Prospect Heights, (347)
627–4949, www.thewaystationbk.
com. Free.
WEDNESDAY
March 20
Opening
Nite
The recently renovated
Nitehawk Cinema
Prospect Park
will showcase a
dozen local artists
tonight, at the opening
reception for its
new exhibit on the
second-floor mezzanine.
Paintings from
Tom Keough (pictured)
and 11 other
members of the Park
Slope Windsor Terrace
Artists group
will be on display
through April 16.
6–8 pm at Nitehawk
Prospect Park (188
Prospect Park West at
14th Street in Park Slope,
nitehawkcinema.com/
prospectpark). Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, MARCH 15
ART, “STEAMROLLER COLLABORATIONS”
OPENING RECEPTION: A
two-person exhibition of 15 works
created with the assistance of a
steamroller. Free. 6–8 pm. A.I.R.
Gallery 155 Plymouth St. between
Pearl and Jay streets in Dumbo, (212)
255–6651, www.airgallery.org.
TALK, FROM STREET KID TO ‘BURGERPRENEUR:
Burger and bagel chef
Andrew Zurica, of Andrew’s Classic
Roadside Hamburgers, tells his life’s
story, from being an international
drug traffi cker to a highly successful
restauranteur. With comedian Alexis
Guerreros. $45. 6:30 pm. DeKalb
Stage 445 Albee Square W., at Fleet
Street in Downtown Brooklyn, (929)
359–6555, dekalbmarkethall.com.
MUSIC, “PLACES WE KNOW”: A collection
of pieces for digital piano trio
written by Shawn Jaeger. $15. 7 pm.
Areté Venue and Gallery (67 West
Street #103, between Noble and Milton
Streets in Williamsburg), www.
aretevenue.com.
READING, BROOKLYN WRITERS
SPACE READING SERIES: Works
and works-in-progress from memoirist
Priya Jain, writer and editor Molly
Tolsky, and reporter Henry Stewart.
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, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS:
A fairy tale comedy musical
about the brave and strong Princess
Winnifred, who comes to the rescue
of a kingdom in need. $25. 7:30 pm.
Gallery Players 199 14th St. between
Fourth and Fifth avenues in Park
Slope, (212) 352–3101, www.galleryplayers.
com.
DANCE, SPLIT BILL: Performances by
two different dance companies each
night. $22 ($18 in advance). 7:30 pm.
Triskelion Arts’ Muriel Schulman
Theater 106 Calyer St. between
Banker Street and Clifford Place in
Greenpoint, (718) 389–3473, www.
triskelionarts.org.
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.
Flushing Ave., at Cumberland Street
in Fort Greene), www.spectrumnyc.
com.
NIGHTLIFE, SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
FOR SINNERS: An all-redheads
burlesque show to celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day. $15 standing room ($20
seating, $30 VIP seating). 7 – 10 pm.
Littlefi eld (635 Sackett St. between
Third and Fourth avenues in Gowanus),
www.littlefi eldnyc.com.
NIGHTLIFE, BE CUTE BROOKLYN:
Monthly dance party featuring drag
queen Matty Horrorchata. $10. 11
pm. Littlefi eld (635 Sackett St. between
Third and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus), www.littlefi eldnyc.com.
SUN, MARCH 17
THEATER, ROSENCRANTZ AND
GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD: 2 pm.
See Friday, March 15.
THEATER, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS:
3 pm. See Friday, March 15.
MUSIC, LARSEN-CHOI DUO: The cellist
and pianist perform the world
premiere of Robert Sirota’s Sonata
No. 2. $20 suggested donation. 3
pm. St. John’s Episcopal Church
139 St. John’s Pl. between Sixth and
Seventh avenues in Park Slope, (718)
783–3928.
THEATER, INTO THE WOODS: 4 pm.
See Friday, March 15.
TOUR, “IRISH TOWN” WHISKEY
TOUR: A tour and tasting that explores
the 19th-century Irish neighborhood
that was often raided for
its illegal distilleries, followed by a
tasting at Kings County Distillery.
$20. 4:30 pm. Brooklyn Navy Yard
Center, BLDG 92 63 Flushing Ave. at
Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, (718)
907–5932, www.kingscountydistillery.
com.
MUSIC, “ME, MYSELF, AND EYE”: Accordion
player Will Holshouser performs
as part of the concert series
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Francis College (180 Remsen St.
between Court and Clinton streets
in Brooklyn Heights), www.theater2020.
com.
MUSIC, I GET WILD: The music of the
Talking Heads, played live by cover
band I Get Wild and Michael Shannon’s
Corporal and Dirty Cosmos.
$12 ($10 in advance). 8 pm. Littlefi eld
(635 Sackett St. between Third and
Fourth avenues in Gowanus), www.
littlefi eldnyc.com.
THEATER, ROSENCRANTZ AND
GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD: An
existential take on Shakespeare’s
“Hamlet,” as told from the perspective
of two minor characters. $20. 8
pm. John Bourne Theater 26 Willow
Pl., between Joralemon and State
streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
237–2752, www.heightsplayers.org.
DANCE, “RHYTHM OF THE DANCE”:
The National Dance Company of
Ireland rolls out a two-hour extravaganza
of music and step-dancing.
$32–$34. 8 pm. On Stage at Kingsborough
2001 Oriental Blvd. at
Oxford Street in Manhattan Beach,
(718) 368–5596, www.onstageatkingsborough.
org.
MUSIC, ANTIBALAS: $20. 8 pm. Brooklyn
Bowl 61 Wythe Ave. between N.
11th and N. 12th streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 963–3369, www.brooklynbowl.
com.
SAT, MARCH 16
TOUR, PROSPECT PARK FORAGING
TOUR: Join Wildman Steve
Brill as he searches for edible plants
in Brooklyn’s Backyard. Suggested
donation $20 ($10 kids). 11:45 am.
Grand Army Plaza (Union Street
between Flatbush Avenue and Prospect
Park West in Park Slope, www.
wildmanstevebrill.com).
MARKET, WILLIAMSBURG STOP AND
SWAP: Bring clean, reusable, portable
items such as clothing, housewares,
games, books, and take home
something new-to-you. Free. Noon.
Williamsburg Community Center
195 Graham Ave. at Stagg Street
in Williamsburg, (212) 788–7900,
https://www.grownyc.org/swap.
THEATER, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS:
2 pm. See Friday, March 15.
MUSIC, COOP KIDS VARIETY SHOW:
The kids of Park Slope Food Coop
members show off their music talents.
$12 ($7 teens, kids free). 5 pm.
Old First Reformed Church 729 Carroll
St. between Sixth and Seventh
avenues in Park Slope, (718) 638–
8300, oldfi rstbrooklyn.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). 7:00 pm. Spectrum (70
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