Heliotropes,Film Festival,Marathon Reading, Amy Fisher,Comedy and Ice Sculptures: What’s Happening Greenpoint?

Stop being grey and miserable! Here are some reasons for you to get out of the apartment for the next 7 days:

WEDNESDAY 1/16
•Manuel Gonzales and the 1000 Words Project @Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, Debut of the short story collection, The Miniature Wife plus the 1000 Words project, photo Emily Raw and musician Ellia Bisker, for a multimedia event and reading, RSVP
♫Wild International/Jamaican Queens/Ludwig Persik/ Steel Phantoms @Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) 8:30pm, $8 RSVP
*Heliotropes/Gang Signs/Blackout @Union Pool (248 Union Ave) 9pm RSVP
♦Nick Zedd & The Cinema of Transgression@Glasshouse (246 Union Ave) 9pm FREE, Leading figure in the avant-garde cinema and NYC underground scene of the 1980’s and 1990’s, icon Nick Zedd returns to New York City for a festival dedicated to his work. (1/15-1/19). More Info

THURSDAY 1/17
*Kickstart CRUSHED: Comedy Fundraiser @Greenpoint Heights (278 Nassau Ave) 9pm, $10. Kerryn Feehan/Francoise Gordon/Katie Compa/Craig Hillelson/Ashley Brooke Roberts/Sean Donnelly/The Lucas Brothers. RSVP
♫The Chris Gethard Show Presents: Come Take A Ride With The Weirdest Bands We Know, Vol. 2 @Death by Audio (49 S. 2nd St) 9pm, $7 ALL AGES RSVP

FRIDAY 1/18 
♦BRURAL: Peripheral Vision @The Active Space (566 Johnson Ave) Opening 7-10pm, Group show curated by Daria Kostina and featuring JBukashkin,Alberto Bursztyn, Eric Pesso, Iris Berman and Vladimir Danilov. More Info
*Triple Fisher: Lethal Lolitas of Long Island @Videology (308 Bedford Ave) 8pm, $8. East Coast Premiere! “Triple Fisher” melds 3 made-for-TV versions of the Amy Fisher story into one ultimate meta-drama—a scathing critique yet celebration of early-’90s tabloid culture. RSVP
•The Making of Americans @Triple Canopy (155 Freeman St) 1/18 7pm – 1/20, 11 pm Free, The Second annual marathon reading of Gertrude Stein’s classic novel More Info
♫United Nations/Primitive Weapons/Descender/Black Clouds at Saint Vitus @Saint Vitus (1120 Manhattan Ave) 8pm, $10 RSVP 

SATURDAY 1/19
♫Erin McKeown/Jenn Grant @Littlefield (622 Degraw St, Gowanus) 7pm, $17
♫Little Big Show @Cameo Gallery (93 N.6th St) 8pm $10, 3 Brooklyn pop bands playing their bums off for you to dance to. RSVP

SUNDAY 1/20
♦Talking in Circles @Soloway (348 S.4th St) 7pm, Artist Aki Sasamoto’s installation of ice sculptures, capturing their drip sound in corresponding mixing bowls. The installation will be activated through scheduled (1/20) and impromptu performances when layers of scribbles will be added to the gallery walls. More Info 

MONDAY 1/21
♫Leroy Justice/The Tangiers Blues Band @Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 8pm $8.  Tix

TUESDAY 1/22
♦Drink-N-Draw @This-n-That Bar (108 N.6th) Artists of all skill levels gather to draw weekly fascinating subjects models, bring your pads of paper, non smelly dry medium (ink is okay! More Info