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NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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Baroque and fierce: Opera Feroce performs a collection of arias
and antics in “The Beast Returns,” in the tiny confines of the Vertical
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FRIDAY
May 17
Screening
dead
Rooftop Films kicks
off its summer outdoor
film season with
a screening in Brooklyn’s
quietest spot —
Green-Wood Cemetery!
First up is “This
is What We Call Short
Films,” a collection of
seven international
shorts, including “The
Magnitudinous Illuminous,”
a short doc
about a Brooklyn bartender
and philosopher
(pictured).
7:45 p.m. at Green-Wood
Cemetery 500 25th St. at
Fifth Avenue in
Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.rooftopfilms.
com. $16.
SATURDAY
May 18
Go Walt!
Celebrate the Bard of
Brooklyn’s 200th
birthday with the
Brooklyn Public
Library! Today’s
events include a discussion
of Walt Whitman’s
meeting with
Oscar Wilde, a keynote
speech from
poet Mark Doty, and
a musical adaptation
of “Song of Myself.”
10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. at
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. Free.
SUNDAY
May 19
Moving play
Scoot down to Red
Hook this afternoon
to catch “I, Migration,”
a musical, multilingual
play that
explores the idea that
almost everyone in
American is an immigrant.
The show is
performed on board
the floating Waterfront
Museum and
Showboat Barge, in
sight of the Statue of
Liberty.
3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the
Waterfront Museum
Barge 290 Conover St.
near Reed Street in Red
Hook, (718) 624–4719, ww.
falconworkstheater.org.
$25.
TUESDAY
May 21
Dark humor
The Arts Gowanus
fund-raising comedy
show “Black Mayo”
— named for the viscous
sludge recovered
from the bottom
of the Gowanus
Canal — will get a
boost from recently
announced performer
Janeane
Garofalo, who will
take the stage alongside
comedians Sal
Vulcano, Shane Torres,
Dina Hashem,
and more.
8 p.m. at Littlefield (635
Sackett St. between Third
and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus, www.littlefieldnyc.
com). $10 ($8 in
advance).
THURSDAY
May 23
Rising
sonnet
Get another dose of
poetry this week!
Drew Pisarra, one half
of the team that
places haikus on Nitehawk
Prospect Park’s
marquee, tackles
another strict poetic
form in his book
“Infinity Standing
Up” — the sonnet.
Tonight, he and a
team of performers
will read his complete
collection of clever,
queer verses.
7 p.m. at Berl’s Poetry
Shop 141 Front St.
between Pearl and Jay
streets in Dumbo, (347)
687–2375, www.berlspoetry.
com. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, MAY 17
NIGHTLIFE, RALLY FOR APEROL:
Strike back against nay-sayers at the
New York Times who have dared to
disparage the perfect day-drinking
beverage: the Aperol Spritz. Sip the
cocktail for just $10 — or $8 if you
are wearing orange. Free. 4 pm–2
am. The Springs (224 Franklin St. at
Greene Street in Greenpoint), www.
thesprings-bk.com.
MUSIC, SWAMP IN THE CITY: A threeday
Cajun-Creole music festival
with dancehall bands, Cajun and
Zydeco music, musical instrument
workshops, and more! $25–$115. 6
pm. Jalopy Theatre 315 Columbia
St. between Hamilton Avenue and
Woodhull Street in Red Hook, (718)
395–3214, www.jalopy.biz.
NIGHTLIFE, THE WHISKYX: A whiskey
festival with music, food, and a
cigar lounge. $75 ($125 VIP). 6–10
pm. Agger Fish Transfer (Second
Street at Front Street, Building 269
in Brooklyn Navy Yard), TheWhiskyx.
com.
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, and youth from
Ferguson and New York City. Free. 7
pm. St. Ann’s Church 157 Montague
St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 875–6960.
ART, “WOODEN BLOOD” OPENING
RECEPTION: A solo show of surreal
oil paintings by Dylan Walsh. $10. 7
pm. Tornadothings Art Gallery (35
Meadow St. at Bogart Street in Williamsburg),
www.tornadothings.com.
FILM, “PARIS TO PITTSBURGH”: A
documentary fi lm about the effects
of climate change. Free. 7:30 pm.
Kingsland Wildfl ower at Broadway
Stages (520 Kingsland Ave. between
N. Henry Street and Greenpoint
Avenue in Greenpoint), www.kingslandwildfl
owers.com.
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.
Stuyvesant), www.thecoopschool.
org.
DANCE, COMMUNITY DANCE
WORKSHOP: Artichoke Dance
Company leads a fun and interactive
movement workshop. Free. 2 pm.
Thomas Greene Park 225 Nevins St.
at Degraw Street, (917) 627–8770,
www.artichokedance.org.
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.
TALK, FINDING JOY THROUGH PLAY:
Grace Harry will change the way
you look at your “adult” life. $40. 3
pm. The William Vale (111 N 12th St.
between Wythe Ave. and Berry St.
in Williamsburg), www.thewilliamvale.
com.
MUSIC, PARK SLOPE SINGERS: The
chorus performs its 2019 Spring
Concert “Sleep with Open Eyes.”
$15 ($10 for students and seniors). 3
pm. Lutheran Church of the Good
Shepherd (7420 Fourth Ave. at 74th
Street in Bay Ridge), www.parkslopesingers.
org.
ART, “TWIN FLAMES” OPENING RECEPTION:
Justin Aversano displays
his photos of 100 pairs of twins.
Free. 7–11 pm. Superchief Gallery
1628 Jefferson Ave. between Cypress
and Wyckoff in Ridgewood,
(646) 281–3189, www.superchiefgallery.
com.
TALK, CAMPFIRE: A series of live outdoor
storytelling shows around a
fi re. With Michelle Buteau, Guitler
Raphael, Friends Who Folk, and
more. $10 ($5 in advance). 8 pm.
North Brooklyn Farms (320 Kent
Ave. at S. Fourth Street in Williamsburg),
www.northbrooklynfarms.
com.
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COMEDY, HOLY HAND GRENADE:
A monthly stand up show featuring
Jill Weiner, Raj Belani, Alex Koltchak,
and more. Free. 8 pm. Barrow’s
Intense Tasting Room 86 34th St.
between Second and Third avenues
in Sunset Park, (917) 597–1084, barrowsintense.
com.
THEATER, OSCAR AT THE CROWN:
An immersive nightclub musical
about the rise and fall of Oscar
Wilde, the Real Housewives, and
social media. $45 ($79 premium). 8
pm. 3 Dollar Bill 260 Meserole St.
between Bushwick Place and Waterbury
Street in Bushwick, (718) 366–
3031, www.3dollarbillbk.com.
DANCE, NACIREMA: Seymour Dancecollective
presents a dance-theater
piece that attempts to tackle where
we are and where we are going. $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.
MUSIC, JUNIUS MEYVANT: The soulful
singer comes to Brooklyn. $18
($15 in advance). 8:30 pm. Baby’s
All Right 146 Broadway between
Bedford and Driggs avenues in Williamsburg,
(718) 599–5800, www.
babysallright.com.
SAT, MAY 18
ART, CRAFT IN FOCUS FESTIVAL:
Workshops focused on craftsmanship,
including calligraffi ti, airbrush,
eco-dyeing, basketry, spoon-making,
and more. Free. 11 am– 6 p.m.
Industry City (274 36th St. between
Second and Third Avenues in Sunset
Park), craftinfocusnewyork.com.
MARKET, BROOKLYN BIKE JUMBLE:
New York’s only bicycle fl ea market
returns. Free. 10 am–4 pm. Old
Stone House 336 Third St. between
Fourth and Fifth avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 768–3195, www.theoldstonehouse.
org.
ART, “SPRING! COILED AND READY!”
OPENING RECEPTION: The Brooklyn
Waterfront Artist Coalition opens
an exhibit themed around the concept
of Spring. Free. 11 am–6 pm.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
499 Van Brunt St., near Reed
Street in Red Hook, (718) 596–2506,
www.bwac.org.
CO-OP MUSIC FESTIVAL AND BLOCK
PARTY: A one-day family music
soundscape, with live music, DJs,
arts and crafts, food, and fun. $5
suggested donation. 11 am–5 pm.
(Brevoort Street between Franklin
and Bedford Avenues in Bedford-
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