Chili Cook-Off, Fondue Party, Dance Parties, Idiotarod and Bushwick Open Studios:What’s Happening Greenpoint (1/23-1/30)

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

We know it is cold out there but layer up and embrace winter, you will be complaining about how hot it is before you know it!

There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too!

WEDNESDAY 1/23
• Heavy Metal Laser Plane Comedy Show @ Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Ave.) 7-9pm, “Th
is lineup must have the flu (not really) because it’s totes fuckin SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” More info
♫Wands/ZenaRd./SpanishWaves/BrickFactory @The Grand Victory (245 Grand St) 8pm $8 RSVP

THURSDAY 1/24
• Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce Mixer @ Citi Storage (5 No. 11th St) 6:30-8:30pm
• Wild Yaks / Unstoppable Death Machines / Habibi / Violent Bullshit / Ken Southrock / DJ Dirtyfinger @ 285 Kent, 8pm, $10
♫Snowmine/Faye/Dalton @Glasslands (289 Kent) 8:30pm $10 RSVP

FRIDAY 1/25
• The Shivers / The Sparrow / Scott Rudd / Paloma Gil @ Greenpoint Reformed Church (136 Milton St) 7:30-11pm, A night of beautiful, heartfelt, spiritually inspired music to celebrated Keith Zarriello’s (The Shiver’s) new solo project, Moon Casale
Brooklyn Art Show @NoBar BKNY (608 Nostrand Ave) 7-11pm, An all-star night of Art, Booze & Live Painting, featured artists: Jaded Vandeusen, Aric Calfee, Billy Roids and Trice.  
♫Pluto Party: N.Y. Edition @Present Company (29 Wythe Ave) 9pm FREE, The Pluto party is a roving dance party emphasizing on the best vintage and contemporary dance music and a hand crafted, mind-expanding visual environment. RSVP
♫AWKWAFINA hosts the best dance party EVER @ The Flat (308 Hooper St) 11pm, A night of a pure madness by DJ KDS of East Village Radio, feat. Christian Coleman and special appearance by LYONS. RSVP and Video

SATURDAY 1/26
• Idiotarod @ All Over Brooklyn, Noon, The IDIOTAROD is the urban version of the Alaskan Iditarod dogsled race – but instead of dogs, it’s people, instead of sleds, it’s shopping carts, and instead of the frozen Alaskan tundra, it’s frozen NYC, More info
• Après Ski Fondue Party @ Diamond Bar (43 Franklin St) 7pm, Duck Buddies / Plate Tectonics (Brew n’ Chew & Chili Cook-off Winners / Sunday Supper #1) serving up their best fondue.
• The G’it Down @ Huckleberry Bar (588 Grand St) 10pm, DJs AKAAP! & Young Rios, cheap drinks, Disco, Funk, Boogie, Hip-Hop, Rap, RSVP

SUNDAY 1/27
• P.F.C John P Czachor VFW Post 5806 Junior Girls Unit Bake Sale @ 181 Grand St, 10am-3pm, Raising Money to go on their “big trip”
• Chili Cook-Off @ The Habitat (988 Manhattan Ave) 5:30-11:30pm, $5, Judge 10 Chili Competitors plus raffle prizes

MONDAY 1/28
• Open General Public Meeting Bushwick Open Studios @ Bat Haus Coworking Space (279 Starr St) 7-9pm, RSVP
•Dicks Open Mic @ The Creek and The Cave (10-93 Jackson Ave, LIC), Lottery of 10 comics doing 5 mins a piece.  Interested in performing email dicksmondaymic (at)gmail.com

TUESDAY 1/29
• Waterproof Towel Comedy Show @ Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave) 8:30-10pm, a new stand-up comedy show in Greenpoint hosted by Charlie Kasov and Susumu Kamijo, headliner will be the Reformed Whores, a two-woman musical comedy act.