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WEDNESDAY 8/21
• Battle of the Stephens @ The Polish & Slavic Center (176 Java St) 7pm, This epic showdown for the 33rd Council District is sure to be intense as incumbent, Stephen Pierson fights Councilman Stephen Levin in a pit of savage lions (ok, there will be no lions, but we can dream, right?), RSVP
♦ Hyperallergic ArtTalk @ The Bedford (110 Bedford Ave) 7pm, $10, Conversation with artists, AA Bronson and Carlos Motta, on “The Body, Spirit, Sex, Community, Magic, and the Other,” RSVP
♫ Canon Logic / Monogold / Tashaki MIyaki / Modern Rivals @ Pianos(158 Ludlow St.) 7:30pm, $8, RSVP
♫ Paper Lions / Bonzie @ Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan) 8pm, $8, BUY TIX
☺ HEAVY METAL LASER PLANE Comedy Show @ Legion (790 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, FREE, Hosts Tom Cowell and John Anderson bring you stand-up from Chris Destanfano (MTV’s GUY CODE) / Rob Cantrell( Colbert) / Emily Fleming (College Humor) and others, RSVP
♫ Russ Liquid / AIMES (DJ Set) / Night Shining / No Glow @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave.) 8pm, $10 BUY TIX
♫ Selebrities / Psychic Twin / Softspot / Celeste @ 285 Kent, 8:30pm, $10 BUY TIX
♫ Gingerlys / Spirit People / Slothbear @ Muchmore’s (2 Havemeyer St.) 9pm, Free beer from 7-8pm, RSVP
THURSDAY 8/22
♥ Vertigo @ Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 1, Harbor Lawn, DUMBO) 6pm, FREE, Summerscreen has retired for the season, but you can still catch outdoor flicks downtown. Plus, who doesn’t love a great Hitchcock thriller on a balmy summer night?
• TRUE Giving Donation Based Yoga @ Human at Ease (31 Nassau Ave.) 6:45-7:45pm, A percentage of donations will go to a charity (every Thursday through November)
• Drinks and Amélie @ Brooklyn Winery (2113 N8th St.) 7pm, FREE, screening and raffle hosted by Fluent City, RSVP
• Kiss & Tell: La Dolce Vita, Italo all night! @ Battery Harris (64 Frost St.) 7pm, FREE, Sport your polyester parma pricess look at this Italian disco dance party, featuring frozen drink specials and DJs, RSVP
• Sound and Vision presents: Krush Groove @ Videology (308 Bedford Ave) 8-10pm, FREE, watch the story of Def Jam records as a hip hop musical with drink specials, trivia and giveaways (in the meantime, check out this super 80’s trailer, which we can only describe as funky fresh)
♫ A Place to Bury Strangers / Bleeding Rainbow / Potty Mouth / Shark? @ Death By Audio (49 S. 2nd St.) 8:30pm, $10
FRIDAY 8/23
• Back to School with Freaks and Geeks @ Videology (308 Bedford Ave.) 7:30pm, $5, Re-live those back to school jitters with one of the best teen shows ever made (featuring a young James Franco as the cool kid from the wrong side of the tracks), More Info
♦ EXPLICIT Group Show + Opening Party @ Morgan Avenue Underground (55 Morgan Ave., Bushwick) 8pm, FREE, art show exploring the boundaries of pornography and voyeruism, featuring an erotic shorts film screening and a pants-optional afterparty, RSVP
♫ Blackout Summer ’13 @ The Paper Box (17 Meadow St, Bushwick) 6pm, $15 pm, with Bear Hands / The Coathangers / The Death Set / Pity Sex / EULA / DEAD BEAT, BUY TIX
SATURDAY 8/24
♦ Pete’s Mini Zine Fest @ Pete’s Candy Store (700 Lorimer St.) 2-7pm, FREE, Shop for zines and meet artists and cartoonists, with live bands and beer, RSVP
♫ Warm Up @ P.S. 1 (22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC) 3pm, $18 (includes museum admission), with Caribou (DJ set) / Museum of Love / Stellar Om / Source / Pional / Empress Of / Terrke, with drinks, food, and awesome water-filled outdoor architecture you can sit on, More Info
• A Game of Words: You Spell or You Die @ WORD (126 Franklin St.), 5pm, FREE, A multi-fandom spelling bee with the option to enter the Harry Potter OR Game of Thrones preliminary round (geeking out is clearly encouraged), RSVP
♦ Return Me to the Sea @ Gristle Tattoo (178 N 8th St.) 7-10pm, FREE, Group art show featuring original works from Brooklyn based tattoo artists and illustrators ( plus free wine, beer & snacks)
♫ Hunx & His Punx / Hunters / Las Rosas / 2 Pretty @ Death By Audio (49 S. 2nd St.), 8:30pm, $10
• Screening Party @ St. Vitus (1120 Manhatttan Ave) 8pm, FREE, Enjoy two short films by local directors– Chamomile (by Chris Kent) and Downtown (by Jaclyn Gramingna), with music by Sad & French, RSVP
• Madonnathon @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 8:30pm, $12, Celebrate Madonna’s 54th birthday with performances from Material Boys (an all-male bluegrass Madonna cover band) and professional Madonna impersonator, Chris America, MORE INFO
SUNDAY 8/25
• Bored, Stroked, Ported: 10th Annual NYC Vintage Motorcycle Show @ Works Engineering (168 N14th St.) 11am, FREE, a day of vintage bikes & bands, RSVP
• Gotham Writers Workshop: Humor Writing @ WORD (126 Franklin St.) 2pm, FREE, Join Ryan Britt (The Rumpus, Nerve) for a writing sesh and group feedback
☺ Greenpointers Comedy Night @ Over the Eight (594 Union Ave.) 8pm, $5, We might be biased, but this is hands-down the best way to spend your Sunday evening, featuring Anthony Devito (Montreal) / Michelle Wolf (MTV’s Girl Code) / George Gordon (Mirth) / Jeremy Parker (NY Mag), RSVP
MONDAY 8/26
♫ Braids / Headaches @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave.) $12 pm, BUY TIX
TUESDAY 8/27
♦ Salon @ ISCP (1040 Metropolitan Ave.) 6:30pm, FREE, Special salon with ISCP’s summer residents Jaffar Al Oraibi (paintings) / Waheeda Malullah (photo + video) / Mohamed Sharkawy (paintings), More Info
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