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NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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Kun you belive it? Kun, a 20-year-old Chinese electro-pop singer
and “youth idol” will perform at Avant Gardner in Bushwick on
April 7, while on his first United States tour.
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FRIDAY
April 5
Stoop to
conquer
The Brooklyn Academy
of Music will replicate
the stoop of a
Brooklyn brownstone
on stage for its 15th
annual spoken-word
festival “Word.
Sound. Power. 2019.”
The night will feature
high school performers
dropping rhymes
alongside professional
dancers, musicians,
and the poet
Mumu Fresh (pictured).
The show
repeats on Saturday.
7:30 pm at BAM Fisher
(321 Ashland Pl. between
Hanson Place and
Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene, www.bam.org).
$20.
SATURDAY
April 6
Free ride
After a winter in
hibernation, the
Cyclone will rumble
to life today! And just
for today, you can
get a pass to ride on
the 92-year-old
wooden rollercoaster
— and on any other
ride in Luna Park,
including the Thunderbolt,
Steeplechase,
and Astro
Tower — if you make
a $10 donation to the
Brooklyn charity Children
of Promise.
11 a.m. at Luna Park (1000
Surf Ave. at W. 10th Street
in Coney Island, www.
lunaparknyc.com). $10.
SUNDAY
April 7
Folk it
The three-day Brooklyn
Folk Festival will
wrap up today with
some great events,
including the annual
Banjo Toss into the
Gowanus Canal at 1
p.m. (at Second Street
and the Canal); a performance
by the
Down Hill Strugglers
at 4:15 pm; and Bedford
Stuyvesant’s
Anna Rg (pictured)
plucking out Appalachian
tunes at 7:45
p.m.
2–10 p.m. at St. Ann’s
Church 157 Montague St.
at Clinton Street in
Brooklyn Heights, (718)
395–3214, www.brooklynfolkfest.
com. $25 per session
($40 all day).
MONDAY
April 8
Show it ale
Here’s a beer pairing
for you: “Brooklyn
Beerlesque” will combine
beer, ballet, and
burlesque into a
heady brew. Beer
expert David Slone
will walk you through
a collection of lagers,
ales, and stouts, while
the Love Show dancers
offer a provocative
performance tailored
to each of those
brews. With special,
magical guest the
Great Dubini.
7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn
Brewery 79 N. 11th St.
between Wythe Avenue
and Berry Street in
Williams burg, (718) 486–
7422, www.brooklynbrewery.
com. $35 ($30 in
advance).
THURSDAY
April 11
Running
wild
Forget about electability
and cast your
vote for the Unlikely
Candidates — a
catchy alt-pop fivepiece
from Texas,
stopping in Williamsburg
tonight. The
group will play tunes
from its upcoming
album, including retro
banger “Strange
Love,” and the skittering,
clever anthem
“Oh My Dear Lord.”
8:30 pm at Rough Trade
64 N. Ninth St. between
Kent and Wythe avenues
in Williamsburg, (718)
388–4111, www.roughtrad
enyc.com. $14 ($12 in
advance).
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, APRIL 5
READING, “A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW”:
Author Amor Towles celebrates
the paperback release of his
best-selling novel about a 1922 aristocrat
sentenced to spend the rest
of his life inside a luxury hotel. $14
($21 with book). 7 pm. First Unitarian
Church (119 Pierrepont St. between
Clinton Street and Monroe Place in
Brooklyn Heights), www.booksaremagic.
net.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN FOLK FESTIVAL:
The 11th annual festival presents
more than 40 acts over three days,
with blues, folk, jug band, and
Americana music. $25–$85. 7 pm. St.
Ann’s Church 157 Montague St. at
Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 875–6960.
MUSIC, IN CONTEXT, DANIEL
FELSENFELD: The Brooklyn Art
Song Society pairs the work of the
Brooklyn composer with the songs
that inspired him. $25 ($15 students,
seniors). 7 pm. Brooklyn Historical
Society 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.org.
THEATER, “THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS
CAESAR”: Shakespeare’s tragedy
about the assassination of Julius
Caesar, staged by director Shana
Cooper and set in the modern era.
$90–$115 ($20 students and those
under 30). 7:30 pm. Theatre for a
New Audience, Polonsky Shakespeare
Center 262 Ashland Pl.
between Fulton Street and Lafayette
Avenue in Fort Greene, (212)
229–2819, www.tfana.org.
MUSIC, THE LITTLE MERMEN: The
party band plays Disney songs for
adults while dressed in elaborate
costumes. $15. 8 pm. Brooklyn Bazaar
(150 Greenpoint Ave. between
Manhattan Avenue and Franklin
Street in Greenpoint), www.bkbazaar.
com.
THEATER, STOP KISS: The Heights
Players presents the story of two
women who unexpectedly fall in
love, and whose fi rst kiss has tragic
consequences that transform their
lives. $20. 8 pm. Heights Players 26
Willow Pl. between Joralemon and
State streets in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 237–2752, www.heightsplayers.
org.
COMEDY, THE SQUARED CIRCLE:
SUN, APRIL 7
THEATER, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.:
The Brooklyn Theatre Club,
which drafts some audience members
for minor parts, presents the
musical sci-fi smash about a murderous
plant. $20 ($15 in advance). 3
pm. Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan
Ave. at Havemeyer Street
in Williamsburg, (347) 529–6696,
bk.knittingfactory.com.
MUSIC, REGINA OPERA’S 49TH ANNIVERSARY
GALA CONCERT: An
evening of opera arias, Spanish,
Korean, Russian, and Italian songs
and Broadway tunes; plus two
world premieres by composer Paula
Kimper. $15 ($5 teens; kids free).
3 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Help
School Auditorium 5902 Sixth Ave.
at 60th Street in Sunset Park, (718)
259–2772, www.reginaopera.org.
ART, BLUE MOUNTAIN GALLERY
AND FRIENDS, OPENING RECEPTION:
A group show of mid-career
artists to benefi t the New Sanctuary
Coalition. free. 4 pm. First Unitarian
Congregational Society - McKinney
Chapel 115 Pierrepont St. between
Clinton and Monroe in Brooklyn
Heights, 646-486 4730, to be
added later.
MUSIC, KUN: The Chinese singer, rapper,
and “youth idol” rocks Brooklyn.
$55. 8 pm. Avant Gardner (140
Stewart Ave. at Meserole Street in
Bushwick), www.avant-gardner.com.
ART, THE SCHANZER-SPEACH DUO:
Fuitarist Jeffrey Schanzer and pianist
Bernadette Speach team up with
percussionist Warren Smith, with
surreal video art by Anney Bonney.
$20 ($18 in advance). 8 pm. Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave. at Third Avenue in
Boerum Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
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After pro wrestling is over, check out
this wrestling-themed comedy competition,
featuring Casey Jost, LeMar
McClean, Comedyweight Champion
Aaron Kaplan, and more. $10. 11:05
pm. The Brick 575 Metropolitan
Ave. between Union Avenue and
Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, (718)
907–6189, www.bricktheater.com.
SAT, APRIL 6
ART, SPRINGTIME PARK SLOPE ART
EXHIBIT AND SALE: Come check
out oil paintings, watercolors, prints,
illustrations, collages, ceramics,
sculptures, and more art from 21
members of the Park Slope Windsor
Terrace Artist Group. Free. 1–6
pm. Ossam Gallery 302 Seventh St.
between Fourth and Fifth avenues in
Park Slope, (646) 522–2364, www.
artspswt.com.
ART, LIL’ RADICALS OPENING RECEPTION:
An exhibit of multicultural and
social justice publications for kids.
With readings and coloring activities.
Free. 4–7 pm. Brooklyn Army Terminal
(140 58th St. at First Avenue in
Sunset Park), www.booklyn.org.
FILM, SHORTS IN THE SLOPE: Four
screenings of short fi lms from
around the world, including many
from Brooklyn, and a youth segment
on April 7 at 2 pm. $10 each ($25 all
shows; students, kids free). 5:30 pm.
Berkeley Carroll School 701 Carroll
St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues
in Park Slope, (718) 534–6601,
www.artslope.nyc.
COMEDY, BUTT DREAM: A comedy
show in a lingerie store. With guests
Julia Shiplett, Sam Evans, Shari Diaz,
and more. Free. 7:30 pm. The Rack
Shack 155 Central Ave. between
Willoughby Avenue and Suydam
Street in Bushwick, (718) 517–3681.
DANCE, THE BIPEDS: The dance company
performs the surreal musical
show “54 Strange Words.”” $22
($18 in advance). 8 pm. Triskelion
Arts 106 Calyer St. between Banker
Street and Clifford Place in Greenpoint,
(718) 389–3473, www.triskelionarts.
org.
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