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♦ People and Places @ Evil and Love Tattoo (211 Franklin St) 7-10pm, Friday 2/7 FREE, Check out this photo exhibit featuring works by Czech skateboard photographer, Hona Zima, a 25-year-old born in a small city near Prague, see his images here, RSVP
* Picture Farm Film Fest @ Picture Farm (338 Wythe Ave) 2-7pm, FREE, First ever PF Film Fest running Saturday 2/8 through Sunday 2/9, opening & closing receptions, Q&As w/directors and writers, a Sat. afternoon shorts, Sat. night documentaries, & Sunday Brunch. All Screenings FREE! Check the website for the full schedule & film details, RSVP
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WEDNESDAY 2/5
• 94th Precinct Community Council Meeting @ Church of the Ascension (122 Java St) 7-8pm, FREE, ask questions & chat with local police officers & community members
♥ Save Room For Dessert! @ Brooklyn Brewery (8-10pm) $5, Join an expert panel curated by Edible Brooklyn for demos, tips, samples, and a Q&A covering everything you need to know about sweets just in time for V-Day, More Info
♫ Young Yeller (LP Release Party) / Moon Bounce / Kazimier / AIMES (DJ Set) @ Glasslands (289 Kent) 8:30pm, $10, RSVP
THURSDAY 2/6
* Happy Makeup Hour @ Brooklyn Groove (102B Nassau Ave) 4-8pm (every Thursday and Saturday!), FREE, grab a glass of red wine and treat yo-self to a 30-min makeover from makeup artist Tara Schwartz, who is an expert on natural beauty, call the store to book a free appt at 718-349-2515, More Info
♫ Missing Words DJ Set @ CoCo66 (66 Greenpoint Ave) 9pm-1am, FREE, groove out to this monthly vinyl soiree, with drink specials all night
♥ Funky Warsaw @ Warsaw (261 Driggs) 10pm, FREE, DJ Bobby J will be spinning vinyl, dance the night away with $1 well drinks for the ladies and $2 beers for the dudes (because beers are manly and well drinks are girly?), More Info
FRIDAY 2/7
♦ Greenpoint Gallery Night @ Galleries across the hood!, 6-9pm, FREE, The 3rd installment of the great tour of local galleries continues, organized by Scott Chase of Calico Brooklyn and Lia Post of Fowler Arts Collective, with openings and extended hours at 16 spots, RSVP, And there are tons of new places to check out this year.
♦ Jen G’s Drawings @ Dandelion Wine (153 Franklin St) 6-9pm, FREE, Jen G, aside from running this very blog, is also a artista extraordinaire, come check out her awesome drawings and drink some wine as part of Greenpoint Gallery Night, RSVP
♦ OFFLINE @ Radiator Gallery (10-61 Jackson Ave, LIC) 6-9pm, FREE, this group show deals with the vacuum that technology creates in our lives, an issue rarely addressed by the art world in the wake of the digital revolution, RSVP
♦ Wash Self / Flesh Saw @ Heliopolis (154 Huron St) 6-9pm, FREE, enjoy complimentary hot toddies while enjoying the work of January artist-in-residence, Matt Gliva, More Info
♦ Nick Kuszyk/ Paintings Opening Reception @ Picture Farm (338 Wythe Ave) 6-9pm, FREE, revel in the large scale works by street artists and children’s novelist, Nick Kuszyk, a.k.a. R Robots, With drinks from BK Brewery & Coconut Water, RSVP
♦ Concrete Canvas Art & Photography Show @ Beloved (674 Manhattan Ave) 7pm, FREE, art & photography show featuring original pieces by street artists Rubin415 and Skewville alongside photos from street art photographers, opening will feature drinks specials, limited edition prints, and music by Paper Tiger, More Info
♫ Speedy Ortiz / Krill / Odonis Odonis / Heeney / Infinity Girl / Young Oprah Winfrey (DJ) @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar (165 Banker St), 7pm-1am, FREE, More Info
SATURDAY 2/8
• Donut Story-Time and Sing-Along @ The City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Ave) 10:30am-12pm, head on down for a family-friendly morning of stories, songs, crafts, and of course, DONUTS, with free donuts, milk, and coffee, bring the kids! RSVP
♫ Crystal Stilts / Weekend / Yvette / Elsa / DJ Sean MF’n Roberts @ BK Night Bazaar(165 Banker St) 7pm-1am, FREE, More Info, RSVP
♦ See-Through @ Projekt722 (722 Metropolitan, 2nd Fl) 6-9pm, the artists in this group show create ambient spaces with transparent layers of pattern and color, More Info, RSVP
♫ Celestial Shore / Cloud Becomes Your Hand / Aye Aye Rabbit @ Silent Barn(603 Bushwick Ave) 8pm, $8, RSVP
♫ The Silly Revolution with Supersillyus / Kilowatts / Radioactive Sandwich / Esseks / Matthew Silver @ The Paper Box (17 Meadow St) 9m, $15 adv/ $20 dos
SUNDAY 2/9
# Vibrant Living Cooking Demo @ McGolrick Park Winter Farmers Market (Church of the Messiah) 11:30-1pm, FREE, Chef and author, Molly Shattuck, will demo and sample fresh seasonal recipes created from the market for the launch of her book that takes readers through an action plan to springboard living a better life, More Info
♥ Greenpointers Valentine’s Market @ Greenpoint Loft (67 West St, 5th Fl) 1-7pm, Aside from a ton of awesome vendors selling everything from air plants to chocolate, we’ll have free nail art, love letter writing, couples astrology readings, a photo booth, and massages, PLUS hot mulled wine, Grumpy coffee, and basically a day of magical winter fun, RSVP
• Book Launch for Genesis Breyer P. Orridge @ PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC) 3-6pm, $10 addv/ $12 dos, Genesis was born Neil Andrew Megson in 1950 and went through extensive surgeries to become a pandrogyne with her other half, Lady Jaye, come for the book release and stay for a performance from Genesis’ legendary band, Psychic TV, More Info
♫ School Night @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 7pm, FREE, with Fascinator / Sons of An Illustrious Father / Cabana Kids / Austin Millz (DJ Set) / Jason Eldredge of KCRW (resident DJ), RSVP
MONDAY 2/10
• Architecture & Film: Memory @ Brooklyn Brainery (190 Underhill Ave, Prospect Heights) 6:30-8pm, $10, explore the concept of memory in movies like Memento and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as well as the architecture of historical memorials, More Info
♫ Youngman Grand / Adios Ghost / Eastern Midwestern / Silver Ripples @ Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway) 7pm, $8, More Info
TUESDAY 2/11
♥ Third Annual Sexy SASS @ The Bedford (110 Bedford Ave) 7pm, FREE, Get your sensual side going with lectures on the historic peep shows of NYC, old-fashioned boobs (!), and (for the cynics) the history of dying alone, RSVP, More Info
• Mieka Pauley at the 13th Floor Writing Workshop @ Evil and Love Tattoo (211 Franklin St) 7-10pm, $30, join singer/songwriter Mieka Pauley for an intimate performance and shared insight about her creative process, More Info
* The Rise of the Super Brain: An evening of beer, electric shock therapy, and sex-enhanced IQ @ Over the Eight (594 Union Ave) 7:30pm, FREE, Learn how to scientifically make your brain smarter by training your mind…or shocking it, Presented by the Empiricist League, RSVP
* Greenpointers’ Pick
♫ Music
♥ Pheremones likely
♦ Art Event
☺Comedy Event
# Foodie Event
The community council meeting on Wednesday is canceled.