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The Boys are back in town: Fresh from the United Kingdom, the
Barricade Boys — each a veteran of “Les Misérables” and many
other musicals — will belt out Broadway tunes and pop songs at
On Stage at Kingsborough on April 12.
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SATURDAY
April 13
Wine time
This festival for fermented
grape fans
will give you a chance
to learn from sommeliers,
join a scavenger
hunt, and show off
your wine knowledge
in a trivia contest.
You can also sip
unlimited samples of
hundreds of wines
varieties, and visit a
special lounge
devoted to vino’s
bubbly variations.
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at
The Weylin (175 Broadway
at Driggs Avenue in
Williamsburg, www.wineriot.
com). $65 ($95 VIP).
SUNDAY
April 14
Big Wheel
Coney Island’s iconic
Wonder Wheel will
open for the summer
season this morning!
Show up early to
catch the “blessing of
the rides,” and a ceremony
to honor the
late Lula Vourderis,
who owned and operated
the ride for more
than three decades.
The first 99 people
will get a free ride to
celebrate the Wheel’s
99th birthday.
10:30 a.m. at Deno’s
Wonder Wheel Park (1025
Boardwalk at W. 12th
Street in Coney Island,
www.denoswonderwheel.
com). $10 (free for first 99).
TUESDAY
April 16
Love & hate
Early 20th century
horror writer H.P.
Lovecraft created a
rich mythology of
cosmic terrors — but
what really scared
him was anyone nonwhite!
Tonight’s
panel discussion
“The Shadow over
Lovecraft,” features
authors Matt Ruff,
Victor LaValle (pictured),
and Ruthanna
Emrys, who address
the writer’s racism
through their work.
7 p.m. at Film Noir
Cinema 122 Meserole
Ave. at Leonard Street in
Greenpoint, (718) 389–
5773, www.miskatonicinstitute.
com. $17 ($15 in
advance).
WEDNESDAY
April 17
Funk rock
Rising Afro-Cuban
soul singer, composer,
and producer
Cimafunk, will bring
his blend of funk and
Cuban rhythms to
National Sawdust
tonight. The artist
draws massive
crowds in his native
Cuba, so this is your
chance to see in him
in an intimate environment,
before he
breaks big in the
United States.
7:30 p.m. at National
Sawdust 80 N. Sixth St. at
Wythe Avenue in
Williamsburg, (646) 779–
8455, www.nationalsawdust.
org. $10.
THURSDAY
April 18
Sharp teeth
Wander down to
Dumbo, where three
new exhibits will
open at the A.I.R.
gallery tonight,
including “Swim
Faster,” a striking
show of murals about
female anxieties,
depicting women
and girls swimming
alongside grinning
sharks, from local artist
Cynthia Karasek.
6–8 pm at A.I.R. Gallery
155 Plymouth St. in
Dumbo, (212) 255–66511,
www.airgallery.org. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, APRIL 12
THEATER, BETTY’S SUMMER VACATION:
The Troupers perform Christopher
Durang’s comedy about a
beach-house weekend that takes
unexpected and nightmarish turns.
$10 ($5 students). 7 pm. St. Francis
College 180 Remsen St. between
Court and Clinton streets in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 489–5200, www.
sfc.edu.
ART, “THE CARIBBEAN ARTIST”
OPENING RECEPTION: Caribbean
artists explore their identity, both on
and off the canvas. Free. 7 pm. St.
Francis College 180 Remsen St. between
Court and Clinton streets in
Brooklyn Heights, (718) 489–5200,
hwww.sfc.edu.
THEATER, THE WEIRD: An anthology
collection of creepy, pulpy short
plays with both spooky and funny
delights by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa.
$20. 7 pm. The Brick 575 Metropolitan
Ave. between Union Avenue and
Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, (718)
907–6189, www.bricktheater.com.
THEATER, “THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS
CAESAR”: William Shakespeare’s
tragedy about the assassination of
the Roman general gets a bloody,
brutal staging by director Shana
Cooper. $90–$115. 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, OF MONTREAL: The glampop
band returns to Brooklyn, with
Yip Deceiver opening. $30 ($25
in advance). 8 pm. Elsewhere (599
Johnson Ave. at Varick Avenue in
Bushwick), elsewherebrooklyn.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.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN CHAMBER
MUSIC SOCIETY: The group plays
work by Mozart, Boccherini, and
Schubert. $35 ($20 students). 8 pm.
First Unitarian Church (119 Pierrepont
St. between Clinton Street and
TOUR, HISTORY OF WHISKEY IN
BROOKLYN: Take a trolley tour
through Green-Wood Cemetery to
meet some of the buried whiskey
barons, then visit Kings County
Distillery and sample some local
product. $40. 2 pm. Green-Wood
Cemetery Fifth Avenue and 25th
Street in Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.green-wood.com.
THEATER, UGLY IS A HARD PILL: A
comedy about “on the down-low”
lovers Keef and Lena. Strong language
and adult content. $25. 2 pm
and 6 pm. Camba Cultural Center
1958 Fulton St., between Ralph
and Howard avenues in Bedford-
Stuyvesant, (718) 287–0857, www.
camba.org.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL
FUNDRAISING CONCERT: The
school’s string students will hold a
concert to show their repertoire and
raise money to cover some of the
costs of their upcoming trip to perform
in Paris. $20 suggested donation.
5–6 pm. Brooklyn Music School
Playhouse 126 St. Felix St. between
Lafayette Avenue and Hanson Place
in Fort Greene, (718) 638–5660,
brooklynmusicschool.org.
MUSIC, “MANY MOONS”: Spring
concert for the BVS Women’s Choir,
honoring the departure of the
choir’s founder and artistic director
Jessica Corbin. $20 ($15 for seniors
and students). 7 pm. First Unitarian
Congregational Society 119 Pierrepont
Street at Monroe Place in
Brooklyn Heights, (718) 624–5466,
www.fuub.org.
THEATER, “STEEL MAGNOLIAS”: The
Park Slope Gallery Players celebrate
the 30th anniversary of the release
of “Steel Magnolias” by staging
the show about a group of southern
women in a small-town beauty
parlor. $25 ($20 for seniors over 65
and kids under 12). 8 pm (plus 2
pm shows on April 20 and 27). Gal-
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Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights),
brooklynchambermusicsociety.org.
MUSIC, THE BARRICADE BOYS: Performing
the greatest show tunes,
and celebrating the best of pop,
rock, and swing, the Barricade Boys
are an exciting new male vocal
group. $34. 8 pm. On Stage at
Kingsborough 2001 Oriental Blvd. at
Oxford Street in Manhattan Beach,
(718) 368–5596, www.onstageatkingsborough.
org.
NIGHTLIFE, NERDLESQUE FESTIVAL:
A two-night celebration of nerdy
burlesque, with performers dressed
(and undressed) as sci-fi characters.
$50 ($40 in advance, $65 VIP). 8 pm.
Coney Island USA 1208 Surf Ave. at
W. 12th Street in Coney Island, (718)
372–5159, www.coneyisland.com.
COMEDY, NOT QUITE MIDNIGHT: A
comedy blowout featuring several
standup acts. Free. 8 pm. Friends
and Lovers (641 Classon Ave. between
Dean and Pacifi c streets in
Crown Heights), www.fnlbk.com.
THEATER, “MARJANA AND THE
FORTY THIEVES”: A new take on
the Ali Baba story from “The Thousand
and One Nights.” $25–$35.
8 pm. Target Margin Theater 232
52nd St. between Second and
Third avenues in Sunset Park, (718)
398–3095.
SAT, APRIL 13
FILM, “DIARY OF A LOST GIRL”: This
silent German drama from 1929
shows how sexual hypocrisy can ruin
a young woman. With live piano accompaniment.
Free. Noon. 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.
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.
TASTES OF GOWANUS: A food and
drink crawl for Earth Day, with more
than 20 local eateries and bars offering
samples. $20. 2–6 pm. Gowanus
Third Avenue between 10th and
Sackett streets in Gowanus, (917)
697–3745, bit.ly/tastesofbk-spring.
THEATER, BETTY’S SUMMER VACATION:
2 pm and 7 pm. See Friday,
April 12.
RJ Productions
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