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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
May 24
Get sprung!
The supply of tickets
to the rock musical
“Spring Awakening,”
about a group of
randy 19th century
German teens rebelling
against their
uptight parents, is
dropping quicker
than the main characters’
inhibitions! See
the rock concert-style
production at Gallery
Players while you still
can!
8 p.m. at Gallery Players
(199 14th St. between
Fourth and Fifth avenues
in Park Slope, www.galleryplayers.
com).$30 ($20
seniors and kids).
SATURDAY
May 25
Water colors
Head down to the
pier in Red Hook,
take in the amazing
views of Statue of
Liberty, and then
step inside to see the
amazing views of the
Brooklyn Waterfront
Artists Coalition’s
three spring shows:
“Spring! Coiled and
Ready,” the “Recycle”
exhibit of upcycled
artwork, and
“Wide Open 10,” a
national, juried exhibition.
1–6 p.m. at Brooklyn
Waterfront Artists
Coalition 499 Van Brunt
St., near Reed Street in
Red Hook, (718) 596–
2506, www.bwac.org.
Free.
MONDAY
May 27
Music in
memory
The annual Memorial
Day concert at
Green-Wood Cemetery
will feature the
New York City Symphonic
Band performing
the work of
some of the graveyard’s
permanent residents,
including Fred
Ebb and Leonard
Bernstein.
2:30 p.m. at Green-Wood
Cemetery (25th Street at
Fifth Avenue in
Greenwood Heights,
www.green-wood.com).
Free.
TUESDAY
May 28
Go to helles
In recognition of the
newly unpredictable
L train schedule, Blue
Point will launch its
“What the L?” hellesstyle
beer at Brooklyn
Bowl, with a live
recording of the
“Subway Creatures”
podcast, a performance
from L Train
Brass, and two beers
for each visitor.
8 p.m. at Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave. between
N. 11th and N. 12th
streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 963–3369, www.
brooklynbowl.com. $5.
THURSDAY
May 30
Sweet life
Experience a whole
new take on the 1971
action flick “Sweet
Sweetback’s Baadasssss
Song,” at this
outdoor, silent
screening, with the
soundtrack replaced
by a live score performed
by Burnt
Sugar the Arkestra
Chamber, and actors
reading aloud from
the original script.
8 p.m. at the Fort Greene
Park Lawn (Myrtle Avenue
at N. Portland Avenue in
Fort Greene, www.rooftopfilms.
org. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
FRI, MAY 24
THEATER, “CABIN”: Dance, theater,
and fi lm performance focusing on
the relationship between three
queer men. $25. 8 pm. The Bushwick
Starr (207 Starr St. between Wyckoff
and Irving avenues in Bushwick),
www.thebushwickstarr.org.
READING, REVENGE OF THE SHEPUNKS:
Pioneering music journalist
and 1980s post-punk musician Vivien
Goldman launches her book, with
music from afro-punk bassist Felice
Rosser. Free. 6:30 p.m. Rough Trade
NYC 64 N. Ninth St. between Kent
and Wythe avenues in Williamsburg,
(718) 388–4111, www.roughtradenyc.
com.
ART, SILK PAINTING EXHIBITION:
View original silk art created by
Brooklyn Public Library’s Creative
Aging 2019 silk painting class. Free.
9 am–4 pm. Apple Bank (418 Myrtle
Ave. at Clinton Avenue in Clinton
Hill), www.bklynlibrary.org.
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.
Free. 7 pm. St. Ann’s Church 157
Montague St. at Clinton Street in
Brooklyn Heights, (718) 875–6960.
THEATER, “I, MIGRATION”: An original
play about immigration, its surrounding
opinions, and what it truly
means to be an American. $25. 7
pm. Waterfront Museum Barge 290
Conover St. near Reed Street in Red
Hook, (718) 624–4719, www.waterfrontmuseum.
org.
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.
FUND-RAISER, COMEDY AND
QUEENS: A 90-minute drag and
comedy show benefi ting the Trevor
Project. Free. 10 pm. Gold Sounds
Bar 44 Wilson Ave. between George
and Melrose streets in Bushwick,
(240) 994–3053, www.goldsoundsbar.
com.
Find lots more listings online at
BrooklynPaper.com/Events
COMEDY, TJ AND FRIENDS: Haitianborn
Brooklyn comedian TJ performs
with Kerry Coddett, Jonas
Jeannot, and David Finklestein. $10.
8 pm. The Gutter 200 N. 14th St.
between Wythe Avenue and Berry
Street in Williamsburg, (718) 387–
3585, www.thegutterbrooklyn.com.
MUSIC, CHAOS CHAOS: The art-pop
group sister duo performs. $15. 8
pm. Market Hotel (1142 Myrtle Ave.
at Broadway in Bushwick), www.markethotel.
org.
THEATER, OSCAR AT THE CROWN: 8
pm. See Friday, May 24.
SUN, MAY 26
FILM, SPOONS, TOONS, AND
BOOZE: 10:45 am. See Saturday,
May 25.
TRASHION WORKSHOP: Artichoke
Dance Company teaches a class
in making costumes from recycled
plastics. Free. 2–5 pm. Artichoke
Dance 121 Sterling Pl. #2B between
Sixth and Seventh avenues in Park
Slope, (917) 627–8770, www.artichokedance.
org.
READING, “MORE OR LESS I AM”: A
musical, multi-lingual performance
of “Song Of Myself,” presented
in celebration of Walt Whitman’s
200th birthday. Free. 7:30 pm. Fort
Greene Park Lawn (Myrtle Avenue at
N. Portland Avenue in Fort Greene),
www.fortgreenepark.org.
THEATER, OSCAR AT THE CROWN: 8
pm. See Friday, May 24.
MON, MAY 27
THEATER, “CABIN”: 8 p.m. See Friday,
May 24.
BROOKLYN’S 152ND MEMORIAL
DAY PARADE: Former State Sen.
Marty Golden is the Grand Marshal
of the annual parade honoring those
who have died in their nation’s ser-
See 9 DAYS on page 10
SAT, MAY 25
ART, SILK PAINTING EXHIBITION: 9
am–1 pm. See Friday, May 24.
TOUR, HIDDEN HISTORY STROLL:
A walking tour of the Evergreens
Cemetery, including a trip inside the
normally off-limits Receiving Vault.
$10. 10 am. The Evergreens Cemetery
1629 Bushwick Ave. at Conway
Street in Bushwick, (718) 455–5300,
www.theevergreenscemetery.org.
FILM, SPOONS, TOONS, AND
BOOZE: Celebrate the holiday
weekend by gorging on sugary cereals,
sipping on cereal-infused cocktails,
and binge watching cartoons
on the big screen! $18. 10:45 am.
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188
Prospect Park West at 14th Street in
Park Slope), www.nitehawkcinema.
com/prospectpark.
OUTDOORS, NORTH BROOKLYN
BOAT CLUB PUBLIC PADDLE: On
Memorial Day Weekend, the boat
club offers its boats so the public can
cruise along Newtown Creek. Free.
Noon–4 pm. Manhattan Park (Manhattan
Avenue between Ash Street
and the water in Greenpoint), www.
northbrooklynboatclub.org.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON”:
2 pm and 7 pm. See Friday,
May 24.
MUSIC, JOSEPH JARMAN MEMORIAL
CELEBRATION: In honor of
avant-garde jazz pioneer and icon
Joseph Jarman, Roulette will host a
memorial to celebrate his life after
his passing earlier this year at the
age of 81. The evening will include
invocations, music, poetry and more.
Free. 2 pm. Roulette 509 Atlantic
Ave. at Third Avenue in Boerum Hill,
(917) 267–0363, www.roulette.org.
READING, HAITIAN CREOLE STORY
TIME: Jaden Timoun tells original
short stories in Haitian Creole, with
song, movement, and English translations.
Free. 2 pm. Wyckoff House
Museum (5816 Clarendon Rd. at Ditmas
Avenue in East Flatbush).
THEATER, “I, MIGRATION”: 7 pm. See
Friday, May 24.
COMEDY, PICTURE THIS!: Cartoonists
draw the stories of stand-up comics
live on stage, with Noah Gardenswartz,
Ayanna Dookie, Mike Abrusci,
and more. $10 ($8 in advance).
7:30 pm. Union Hall 702 Union St.
at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718)
638–4400, www.unionhallny.com.
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