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SUN KULCHA
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Fifth Avenue, Park Slope. Contact: (718)
638–4400; www.unionhallny.com
THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL: 3
pm and 7 pm. Kraine Theater. See Friday,
Feb. 1.
BLACK HISTORY AT TARGET FIRST:
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy.
at Washington Avenue, Brooklyn; (718)
638–5000; www.brooklynmuseum.org;
5–10 pm; Free.
Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday
will start Black History Month
with a celebration of the closing weekend
of the exhibition, “Soul of a Nation:
Art in the Age of Black Power.” The
free event will have music, art-making,
poetry, discussions, and films.
SUN, FEB. 3
FAMILY ART PROJECT: Hibernation
Station. Turtles and groundhogs and
bats, oh my! Get to know your local
hibernators through sleepy tales of the
season, and fashion your own dreamy
hibernator mask to parade around in. PJs
are welcome! today, 10am–1pm; Sunday,
Feb. 3, 10am–1pm. For all ages. Free with
admission. $10 adults, $4 children 6-18,
children under 6 FREE. Admission is free
until noon on Saturday. Reservations not
required.
Wave Hill, W. 249th St. and Independence
Ave., Riverdale. 718–549–
3200. wavehill.org.
THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL: 3
pm. Kraine Theater. See Friday, Feb. 1.
WED, FEB. 6
ESTELLE ON TOUR: Baby’s All Right,
146 Broadway between Bedford and Driggs
avenues, Brooklyn; (718) 599–5800; www.
babysallright.com; 8 pm; $25.
The singer kicks off her East Coast
tour “Estelle Experience” in Brooklyn.
THURS, FEB. 7
CARIBOAKE: Milk River, 960 Atlantic
Ave. between Grand and Washington
avenues, Brooklyn; (718) 636–8600; info@
cariboake.com; www.milkriverbrooklyn.
com; 7 pm; $25–$30.
A Caribbean Karaoke Event launches
in Brooklyn.
FRI, FEB. 8
PAINT AND SIP FOR HAITI: Holy
Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 14-51
143rd St. at 15th Avenue, Queens; (718)
746–7730; fromheretohaiti@gmail.com;
www.holytrinityrcparish.org; 7–9 pm; $50.
Join others to drinks at painting
workshop “From Here to Haiti,” to benefit
the Caribbean country. Supplies
and tools will be provided.
LOVE AND COMEDY: Knitting Factory,
361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer
Street, Brooklyn; (347) 529–6696; Promo-
GLH@gmail.com; bk.knittingfactory.com;
8 pm; $30.
Two male and two female comedians
give their take on love in the Haitian
community, with a short discussion
with the host between each set.
ing the diverse works and stories from
playwrights of African descent.
SAT, FEB. 2
GROUNDHOG DAY: That’s right,
woodchuck chuckers, it’s “Groundhog
Day!” Get up and check out the classic
Bill Murray comedy, in which he plays a
weatherman forced to relive the same day
over and over. Daily, 10:30 am; Sat, Feb.
2 – Sun, Feb. 3. $13 ($10 kids and seniors).
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, 188
Prospect Park West at 14th Street, Park
Slope. nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark.
NIGHT OF PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS:
Third annual all-night-long event featuring
more than 60 lectures and performances
by philosophers, musicians, artists,
and authors, with a keynote address from
the New York Times Magazine’s “The
Ethicist” columnist, Dr. Kwame Anthony
Appiah. 7 pm – 7 am. FREE. RSVP online:
https://nightofphilosophyandideas.com.
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central
branch, 10 Grand Army Plaza between
Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue,
Prospect Heights. 718–230–2100.
bklynlibrary.org.
PROSTATE SCREENING: Urology
Associates of NY, 2101 Avenue X at E. 21st
Street, Brooklyn; (212) 709–8335; www.
brownbyrdfoundation.com; 10 am–2 pm;
Free.
The Brown Byrd Foundation is hosting
its 11th annual Prostate Cancer
Awareness Observance day and offering
free screenings.
THEATER FOR KIDS: The Old Stone
House, 336 Third St. between Fourth and
Fifth avenues, Brooklyn; (718) 768–3195;
theoldstonehouse.org; 10–11:15 am; $15
(kids under 6 months free).
“The Naughty Penguin” is an interactive
show about penguin adventures for
kids 2-5 years old.
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION: Black
Spectrum Theatre, 119 Ave. at Merrick
Boulevard, Queens; (718) 723–1800; www.
blackspectrum.com; 3–5 pm; Free.
State Sen. James Sanders (D–Far
Rockaway) hosts a debate on how the
legalization of marijuana will affect his
district communities.
PICTURE THIS!: Standup comics perform
their routine while cartoonists draw
it live. With Jo Firestone, Myq Kaplan, Ike
Ufomadu, and more.
When: Saturday, February 2, 7:30
pm
Where: Union Hall, 702 Union St. at
Riva Nyri Precil is a Brooklyn-born, Haitian-raised singer. Francesca Andre
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