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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
May 10
Mod men
More than 50 years
ago last year;
when Sgt. Pepper’s
album first appeared;
it’s been going in and
out of style,
but it’s guaranteed to
raise a smile.
So let me introduce
to you, a performance
based on the
band —
Mark Morris’s dance
show “Pepperland!”
7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn
Academy of Music 30
Lafayette Ave. at Ashland
Place in Fort Greene, (718)
636–4100, bam.org. $30–
$100.
SATURDAY
May 11
Ninja
please!
Tour the world of
dance without
leaving Kings
County at “Dance
Brooklyn: A
World Celebration.”
The show
features performances
from six
Brooklyn dance
companies, presenting
contemporary,
African,
Irish, and Latin
dance, along with
belly dancing, and a
genre-defying
fusion of ballet
and martial
art from the
Ninja Ballet
company.
7 p.m. at City
Tech Theater (285
Jay St. between
Tillary and
Johnson streets
Downtown,
SUNDAY
May 12
Mother’s
Day
Call your mom.
MONDAY
May 13
Double
trouble
Legendary comedians
Bobcat Goldthwait
and Dana
Gould will trade off
headlining each
night of their two
“The Show with Two
Heads” stops a the
Bell House. Goldthwait,
(pictured)
whose last Showtime
special was
titled “You Don’t
Look the Same
Either,” will discuss
his long career since
performing in
those classic
“Police Academy”
movies.
8 p.m. at the Bell
House 149
Seventh St.
between Second
and Third avenues
in Gowanus, (718)
643–6510, www.
thebellhouseny.
com. Free.
WEDNESDAY
May 15
Kitty factory
Music duo Black
Pumas, recently
named Austin’s “Best
New Band,” makes it
New York City debut
tonight at the Knitting
Factory. Show
up and get the first
taste of its excellent
blend of hiphop,
throwback
soul, and folk rock,
and tell people you
knew them when.
Singer-songwriter
Fiona Silver opens.
8 p.m. at Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave.
between Havemeyer and
N. Fourth streets in
Williamsburg, (347) 529–
6696, bk.knittingfactory.
com. $15.
EDITORS’ PICKS
NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
FRI, MAY 10
DANCE, “ORACLE”: Periapsis Music
and Dance present four innovative
dance/music collaborations. $27. 3
pm and 8 pm. Kumble Theater at
Long Island University DeKalb and
Flatbush avenues in Downtown, (718)
488–1624, www.kumbletheater.org.
ART, “FROM THE CITY TO THE COSMOS”
ARTIST RECEPTION: Artist
Angelica Bergamini displays her
artwork made from discarded paper.
Free. 6–9 pm. Ground Floor Gallery
(343 Fifth St. at Fifth Avenue in Park
Slope), www.groundfl oorbk.com.
ART, “COURTESY OF” OPENING RECEPTION:
An exhibition of works
selected from the private collections
of Transmitter’s members. Free. 6–9
pm. Transmitter (1329 Willoughby
Ave. between Wyckoff and St. Nicholas
Avenues in Bushwick), www.
transmitter.nyc.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON”:
Theater of War Productions
fuses a dramatic reading of
the Greek tragedy by Sophocles
with live choral music performed by
activists, police offi cers, youth, and
concerned citizens from Ferguson
and New York City. Followed by a
discussion of racialized violence,
structural oppression, misogyny, and
social justice. Free. 7 pm. St. Ann’s
Church 157 Montague St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
875–6960.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN CHAMBER
MUSIC SOCIETY: The string group
performs work by Byrd, Mozart, and
Mendelssohn. $35 ($20 students). 8
pm. First Unitarian Congregational
Society 119 Pierrepont Street at
Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 624–5466, www.fuub.org.
THEATER, “CRAZY FOR YOU”: A zany
rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic
comedy musical, fi lled with
mistaken identities and Gershwin
tunes. $25. 8 pm. Heights Players 26
Willow Pl. between Joralemon and
State streets in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 237–2752, www.heightsplayers.
org.
NIGHTLIFE, ¡VIVA FRIDA KAHLO!:
A dance party to celebrate the
closing of the Frida Kahlo exhibit.
With live music by Radio Jarocho;
art-making with Colectiva Cósmica;
and a makeup station. $15. 8–11
Find lots more listings online at
BrooklynPaper.com/Events
enue and 72nd Street in Bay Ridge),
www.narrowsbg.org.
MUSIC, GLIMPSE: Dutch company
Oorkaan presents a visual concert
that playfully imagines what
music might look like if we could
see it. Presented by BamKids. $16.
10:30 am and 3:30 pm. BAM Fisher
(321 Ashland Pl. between Hansen
Place and Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene), www.bam.org.
MARKET, FAD MARKET: A curated
fashion, art and design pop-up marketplace.
Free. 11 am–6 pm. The
Invisible Dog Art Center 51 Bergen
St. between Boerum Place and Dean
Street in Boerum Hill, (347) 560–
3641, www.theinvisibledog.org.
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, “ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON”:
2 pm and 7 pm. See Friday,
May 10.
MUSIC, “IL TROVATORE”: Regina
Opera presents the timeless story
of passion and revenge, sung in
Italian with English supertitles. $25
($20 seniors and students, $5 teens).
3 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Help
School Auditorium 5902 Sixth Ave.
at 60th Street in Sunset Park, (718)
259–2772, www.reginaopera.org.
FUND-RAISER, TRIVIA AND RAFFLE
AT RECLAMATION BAR: Team Rose
Tattoo invites you to a trivia and
raffl e fundraising event for the 2019
AIDSWalk! $20. 5 pm. Reclamation
Bar (817 Metropolitan Ave. between
Bushwick and Orient avenues in Williamsburg).
ART, “BLURRED PERCEPTIONS”
See 9 DAYS on page 12
pm. Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern
Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect
Heights, (718) 638–5000, www.
brooklynmuseum.org.
DANCE, GREENER GRASSES: Jamal
Jackson Dance Company performs
a work about fl ight, hope, and the
value placed on land. $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.
COMEDY, BUTT DREAM: A comedy
show in a lingerie store! With Rob
Haze, Lorelei Ramirez, George Civeris,
and more. Free. 8 pm. The Rack
Shack (155 Central Ave. between
Willoughby Avenue and Suydam
Street in Bushwick).
COMEDY, HOUSE OF BRICKS ONE
YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW: The
comedy show hosted by Hannah
Boone, Brandon Ream and Gideon
Hambright celebrates its fi rst anniversary!
Free. 8:30 pm. Precious
Metal 143 Troutman St. between
Central and Evergreen avenues in
Bushwick, (917) 386–3230.
SAT, MAY 11
ART, WORLD COLLAGE DAY: Visual
Ronald Knapp
artist Morgan Lappin shows his
collage, which blending vintage
materials from his 1980s childhood.
Free. 6–10 p.m. Brooklyn Collage
Collective 37 Troutman St., between
Bushwick and Evergreen avenues
in Bushwick, (845) 258–7320, www.
brooklyncollagecollective.com.
TALK, ASCEND ASCEND: Janaka
Stucky presents his book-length
poem “Ascend Ascend” in an immersive
performance inspired by
Jewish mystical tradition of Hekhalot
literature, hosted by Atlas Obscura.
Tickets include a copy of the book.
$38. 9–11 p.m. San Damiano Church
(85 N. 15th St. at Nassau Avenue in
Greenpoint).
OUTDOORS, SPRING PLANT EVENT:
Check out greenhouse specialties,
and seasonal selections just in time
for Spring planting. Including herbs,
fl owering plants, native plants, and
art displays. Free. 10 am–3 pm. Narrows
Botanical Gardens (Enter on
Shore Road between Bay Ridge Av-
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NARROWS BOTANICAL GARDENS
2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
– Visit NBG website or Facebook page for news & updates
and EXTRA EVENTS AS THEY OCCUR!!
SATURDAY, MAY 11 – ANNUAL SPRING PLANT EVENT
– (rain or shine)
Time: 10am-3pm – NBG greenhouse specialties and seasonal selections
just in time for spring & Mother’s Day – herbs, fl owering plants & native species
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FREE OUTDOOR CINEMA SERIES AT NBG - SUPER HERO SUMMER!
PLEASE NOTE: no RAIN DATES UNLESS specifi cally ANNOUNCED – also no restroom facilities at this location
June 21 – BLACK PANTHER
July 12 – WRECK IT RALPH
July 26 – VERTIGO
(a Hitchcock favorite)
August 16 – WONDER WOMAN
August 23 – SPIDERMAN
SUNDAY, MAY 19 –
STUDENTS POETRY READING & ART SHOW:
Free & fun poetry - for youngsters, children and young at heart
Readings start 12:00 – 2:00 (rain or shine) hosted by Jessica to help welcome
summer to the garden! This is poetry’s 8Th anniversary year and growing…
pre-registration REQUIRED for all readers & registration starts May 1 –
contact Jessica at following email address: botanicalpoetry@gmail.com –
BUT please wait until May 1 for any email questions & registration
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 – NBG HARVEST FESTIVAL
Featuring our annual CANINE COSTUME CONTEST and our talented
crafters, artists and artisans, the great pumpkin patch sponsored by
Three Guys from Brooklyn and more….fun for all ages -
sound system support compliments of Ahltone Communications
Visit Narrows Botanical Gardens facebook page and website
for more info as fall approaches!
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The City Parks Foundation, SRPC and City Councilman JUSTIN BRANNAN -
we thank them all for their support.
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Win aesthetics: Dutch company Oorkaan turns music into visuals
in its jazzy show “Glimpse,” playing at the Brooklyn Academy of
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