What’s Happening? (6/13-6/19)

WEDNESDAY 6/13
Star Lab Summer Benefit @ School Settlement Association (120 Jackson St) 6-8pm, a fun filled evening of live music, prizes and surprises from the Star Lab young artists, RSVP
• A Sweet Evening with Victoria Belanger and Fany Gerson @ WORD (126 Franklin St) 7-8pm, Join dessert aficionados Victoria Belanger (Hello Jell-O) and Fany Gerson for a look at the art of satisfying your sweet tooth. Treats will be served, RSVP
• Greenpoint Business Alliance Meeting @ Seven Hills Cafe (849 Manhattan Ave) 7pm
• VCR Party @ Nitehawk Cinemas (136 Metropolitan Ave.) 9:30pm, $10, the Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind comedy event showcasing videos discovered at garage sales and thrift stores throughout North America, more info
♫ Habibi (DJ set) / Bosco Del Ray / Wild Yaks / Beast Make Bomb / Indian Rebound @ Public Assembly (70 North 6th St) 8pm, $8

* 6/14-6/21: Northside Festival – Greenpointers’ Guide *

THURSDAY 6/14
• PS 34 Annual Flag Day Ceremony @ PS 34(Eckford & Norman) 9am
• Grand Opening Party @ Brooklyn Industries (658 Manhattan Ave) 6-8pm, Grand Opening of “98% Recycled” store. Crabbies, Bee’s Knees, bai5, Tito’s Vodka will be served
Crimes of the Future @ Medical Office (1002 Manhattan Ave) 6-9pm, art exhibition at Medical Office
• Norman St Community Book Launch @ 110 Kent Ave, 7pm, a fun evening of celebration of community activism, RSVP

FRIDAY 6/15
♫ Children’s Concert @ Cooper Park, 11am, TreesNYC concert & puppet show, rain location: School Settlement Association, (120 Jackson St), More Info
Many Conversations @ Present Company (101 N 13th St) 6pm-Midnight, Showcasing a diverse selection of 26 North Brooklyn artists, RSVP
Space Half Empty @ Fowler Arts Collective (67 West St) 7-10pm, features the work of 14 Fowler artists and highlights the unique influence the collective has had on these artists and their work, RSVP
• Greenpoint Soup Kitchen Supper Club Fundraiser @ Greenpoint Reformed Church (136 Milton St ) 7:30pm, cocktails, four-course vegetarian meal, live music, RSVP
Dangling Modifier – After The Comma @ Center for Performance Research (361 Manhattan Ave, #1) 8-10pm, Panoply Performance Lab examines complex systems and traces epistemic, emotional, and socio-political viewpoints/theories using music, text, analog electronics, video, etc, More info
♫ Many Arms / Father Murphy / August Wells @ Secret Project Robot (389 Melrose St, Bushwick) 9pm, RSVP

SATURDAY 6/16
• Newtown Creek Walking Tour @ Albert E. Short Triangle Park (Jackson Ave & 23rd St, LIC) 11am-1pm, $10, Join Newtown Creek Alliance Historian Mitch Waxman for an intense exploration of Newtown Creek’s Dutch Kills tributary, More info
McGolrick Park Art Show @ Center of McGolrick Park, 11:30am-1pm, Rain location: Messiah Church (129 Russell St) Support McGolrick Park and our local students as they exhibit McGolrick Park-inspired art for prizes and recognition, More info
• Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival @ CitiStorage (5 North 11th St) 12:30pm-9:30pm, craft and specialty beer, food, live music, More Info
Patterns of Behavior Exhibition & Zine Release @ Booklyn (37 Greenpoint Ave, 4th Fl) 6-10pm, a group exhibition exploring the artists’ use and redefinition of pattern and repetition, More info
♫ An Evening of Untold Stories and Unheard Reggae Gems @ 17 Frost Theatre of the Arts (17 Frost St) 8pm, $25, internationally known reggae producer Clive Chin will unveil his rare archive of previously unknown and unreleased recordings by many of Reggae’s greatest stars during the heyday of Ska and Early Reggae, virtually unheard by anyone for nearly 40 years, afterparty @ Loreley (64 Frost St), RSVP, BUY TIX

SUNDAY 6/17
Chromatic Hi-Five @ Reverse Space (28 Frost St) 9am-12pm, Public art fabric installation by Amanda Browder, RSVP
• NYC Urchin Bike & Shoe Drive @ Brooklyn Flea (Waterfront @ No. 6th & 7th) 10am-4pm, a used bike and shoe drive in support of Pedals for Progress and Soles 4 Souls, More info

TUESDAY 6/19
• Financial Planning For New Parents @ Caribou Baby (272 Driggs Ave) 6-8pm, FREE, seminar specifically designed for new and upcoming parents to learn how they can provide a secure financial future for their families, More info
Dissecting the Greenpoint Art Community @ Newtown Creek Visitor Center (329 Greenpoint Ave) 6:30pm, talk will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Juliana Cope of The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), Layman Lee of GrowNYC and Katie Denny of North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (nbART).
• The One Well Presents: Electric Gourmet @ Ran Tea House (269 Kent Ave) 7-10pm, $35 a NEW Brooklyn based supper club featuring the decadent yet nutritious creations of Personal Chef Kerry Jones, the inaugural evening will feature exclusively vegan dishes inspired by New American, Latin, and Asian cuisines.RSVP BUY TIX

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