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♦ Revisions Opening Party @ Picture Farm Gallery (338 Wythe Ave) Friday 5/2, 6-10pm, FREE, Join Picture Farm for the debut solo show of surf photographer, Zak Bush, whose photographic journey starts in the cold, clear north of Nova Scotia and the reaches of coastal Canada, More Info
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WEDNESDAY 4/30
* Free Craft Night @ Brooklyn Craft Co (61 Greenpoint Ave) 6:30pm, FREE, Learn to make dip-dyed sailor knot bracelets, More info
☺Twillerama @ Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, $5, Films screened include shorts by Bill Plympton, Leah Shore, George Griffin, Richard O’Connor, and Signe Baumane, More info
* Three Kinds of Wildness @ Standard Toykraft (722 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, $12, The newest play from Der Vorführeffekt Theatre features exquisitely crafted puppets, intricately layered soundscapes, and unconventional theatrical lighting, Buy tickets
THURSDAY 5/01
* “Pirate Nightmare Vice Explosion” Release Party @ Desert Island (540 Metropolitan Ave) 7pm, FREE, Michael Kupperman’s outsider-art collection of adult magazines annotated and defaced by persons unknown to form something entirely new, RSVP
♫ Red Bull Music Academy’s Bounce Ballroom @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar (165 Banker St) 8pm, $10, Four dance styles, four dance crews, four DJs: Bruk Up/Flexing with Bobby Konders, Voguing/Ballroom with MikeQ, Housing/Waacking with Todd Terry, Jersey Club with DJ Sliink, More info
♫ Funky Warsaw @ Warsaw (261 Driggs St) 10pm, FREE, DJ Bobby J plays all vinyl: sassy-ass 60’s soul, funky funk, power-pop, post-apocalyptic punk, and pre-historic hip-hop, More info
FRIDAY 5/02
* Risky Talking @ Streb (51 North 1st) 7pm, $10–$20, Join Elizabeth Streb & Laura Flanders for a no-holds-barred public discussion about risk and change, More info
♦ Seven / Video @ Pierogi (177 North 9th St) 6pm, FREE, Part of a collaborative exhibition that includes seven galleries, each presenting video work by one artist, RSVP
* Part II by Jackie Moynahan @ Triskelion Arts (118 North 11th St, 3rd fl) 8pm, $15, Performers travel through an obstacle course where intimacy is exposed and matters of the heart are pulled apart, More info
♫ Beats from the East @ Silent Barn (603 Bushwick Ave) 8pm, $5, Buendia presents a hip-hop community-building event for MCs and producers, RSVP
SATURDAY 5/03
* Jane’s Walk DUPBO: Down Under the Pulaski Bridge Overpass with Mitch Waxman @ Greenpoint Ave & Milton Ave, 11am, FREE, The tour will cross Newtown Creek via the Pulaski Bridge and head into Long Island City’s Hunters Point, More info
* Kickstarter Block Party @ Kickstarter HQ (58 Kent St) 12pm, FREE, With food, games, art, demos, tours, and musical performances, More info
♦ Stamp & Stencil Workshop with Greenpoint Hand Skills @ Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave) 12pm, FREE, Ed Roth, founder of Stencil1, will share stamps and stencils from his new line and lead a workshop on using them to make notecards, RSVP
* Kentucky Derby Day Party @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 3pm, FREE, Featuring the Ladies Millinery Competition, Bluegrass Blue-Plate Special, The Idiot Stakes, in which even a loser becomes a winner, and much more, More info
* 3rd Annual Booze & Schmooze @ Brooklyn Kitchen (100 Frost St) 7pm, $60, A benefit for the City Reliquary with a sampling of potables, noshes, nibbles, and storytelling, More info
SUNDAY 5/04
* Bust Craftacular’s Primped @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar (165 Banker St) 11am, $3, An all-day fashion and beauty event with 90 vendors, primping services, free goodies, live bands, and fun DIY activities for all ages, More info
# Cinco de Mayo Community Potluck @ 61 Franklin St Garden, 1pm, FREE, Bring something to share and a blanket to sit on
* Women’s Self-Defense Class @ Traditional Okinawan Karate (248 McKibben St) 4pm, FREE, Learn practical, effective techniques to get out of a violent altercation, as well as how to reduce your chances of being in that position in the first place, RSVP
♫ BBQ & Show @ Trans-Pecos (915 Wyckoff Ave) 6pm, $8, With TONSTARTSSBANDHT / LODRO / AJ Davila y Terror Amor / Cassie Ramone / Plastic Pinks, RSVP
MONDAY 5/05
* A Saucy Caribbean Cinco de Mayo @ La Gringa (800 Grand Ave) all day, FREE, A day filled with music, a backyard to hang out in, and a free margarita with any menu item, More info
♫ Chop & Quench, “The Fela! Band” @ Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave) 8:30pm, $8, Known for their straightforward performances of classic Fela Kuti compositions, they also bring their own original music to the stage, More info
TUESDAY 5/06
* Here Comes Everybody: The Story of the Pogues @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, James Fearnley, co-founder and accordion player of the Pogues, has some stories to tell you, More info
♫ Tune In Tuesday @ Bembé (81 South 6th St) 10pm, FREE, Two of Brooklyn’s best reggae DJs mix a night of lovers rock, roots, and conscious dance hall, More info
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♦ Art Event
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