Greenpoint Gallery Night, Ende Tymes Fest, Cardboard Robot Battle – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/07–5/13)

(sponsored) Brush Free New Look @ Brooklyn Groove (102B Nassau Ave) Saturday  5/10- Sunday 5/11, 4pm, Take hold of your beauty routine and be brush free! Bring your mom to celebrate together and learn quick tips on how you can get a fresh look by using your best makeup tools… YOUR HANDS! Makeup artist Patrycja Korzeniak will give a lesson using your new favorite lines, Vapour and RMS Beauty. There will be free wine, music from DJ DLP, and a raffle with great prizes, More Info

 

(sponsored) Mother’s Day Bazaar @ Little Poland Gallery (240 Kent Ave, first hallway entrance, last store on the right) Saturday 5/10, 11am-7pm, Check out this curated selection of goods from European designers including organic clothing, handmade jewelry, accessories and select pieces of art and home decor– great gifts for mothers of all ages!

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

WEDNESDAY 5/07
* Vestige: A Folk Opera @ Cloud City (85 North 1st St) 8pm, $15, A story about choices: once we make them, what (and who) gets left behind?, More info
* NY AIDS Walk Benefit @ Big Sky Works (29 Wythe Ave) 7:30, $20, A night of celebration, remembrance, and support featuring music, ventriloquism, aerial performances and more, More info
* Streetsblog & Streetfilms Happy Hour @ Dutch Kills Centraal (38-40 29th St) 6pm, FREE, Stop by and talk about your ideas for improving Northern Boulevard, 21st St., or the Pulaski Bridge, RSVP

THURSDAY 5/08
* The Art of Spiritual Melodicism @ Golden Drum (97 Green St #G1) 7pm, $20, a special evening of hovering overtone magic and singing along with divine melodies, Indian ragas, mantras, and beyond, More info
♫ Ende Tymes Fest IV @ Silent Barn (603 Bushwick Ave) 8pm, $15 day/$50 weekend, A four-day festival of noise and experimental liberation, More info
* The Good Mother Myth @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, Abby Sher, Anne-Marie Lindsey, and Heather Hewett look at what it means to be a mother, RSVP
♫ M.I.A. with A$ap Ferg @ Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave) 7pm, $38, M.I.A. is known for her killer live shows, and this is bound to be one to remember, Buy tix

FRIDAY 5/09
 Greenpoint Gallery Night, Spring Edition, 6pm, FREE, Openings and extended hours at more than a dozen Greenpoint galleries, brought to you by Greenpointers and Hyperallergic, RSVP
“Game Show” Opens @ Fowler Project Space (67 West St #216) 6pm, FREE, An exhibition of seven artists who engage with the idea of “game” in very different ways, More info
* Self-Portrait Camouflage @ Center for Performance Research (361 Manhattan Ave) 7:30pm, $12 advance / $15 door, Chez Bushwick presents French choreographer Latifa Laâbissi’s latest work, Buy tix
♫ I=U Festival @ Brooklyn Fire Proof (119 Ingraham St) 7pm, $15, The two-day event highlights collaborations between internationally-renowned comedians, musicians, dancers and live film-makers, More info

SATURDAY 5/10
* 2014 Riverkeeper Sweep @ Java & India Streets, 10:30am, FREE, Join other Riverkeeper volunteers for a shoreline cleanup of the park, RSVP
 Locally Brewed III @ Tar Pit (135 Woodpoint Rd) 11am, FREE, A neighborhood celebration with six artists making live street art, RSVP
* Cardboard Robot Battle III @ Standard Toykraft (722 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, $12, Nine contestants build robots out of cardboard and packing tape—and then they fight, Buy tix
♫ Black Bottom Revue @ Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, $10, Featuring Tamar-kali / The Dust Rays / Belle Savage / Dame CuchiFrita, Buy tix
“Desiderata” Opens @ Gristle Tattoo & Art Gallery (26 Bushwick Ave) 6pm, Help celebrate Gristle’s new space with this incredible group art show, More info

SUNDAY 5/11
 Cross-Cut Sculpture Exhibit @ Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave) 2pm, FREE, An exhibition of large scale sculpture works by Joel Shapiro and Richard Nonas, curated by Clocktower Gallery, RSVP
Cella + Messiah Bazaar @ Lutheran Church of the Messiah (129 Russell St) 12pm, $10 suggested, A day of interactivity with a collection of cultural, educational, and recreational resources, More info

MONDAY 5/12
 The Prince Musical: A Hastily Written Masterpiece Starring the Audience @ Cameo Gallery (93 North 6th St) 8pm, $10, If you’ve ever dreamed of starring in a musical entirely made up of Prince songs, this will be the best night of your life, More info
 Side Ponytail Comedy Show @ Over the Eight (594 Union Ave) 8pm, FREE, Featuring six comedians and even a Filipino comedy duo, RSVP

TUESDAY 5/13
* Society for the Advancement of Social Studies Presents Conspirators & Confusion
@ The Bedford (110 Bedford Ave) 7pm, FREE, This month’s lectures: US government assassination conspiracies, intrigue and explosions in NYC, and odd cases of mistaken identity, RSVP
♫ The Wailers @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 8pm, $15, The 30th Anniversary of “Legend” Tour, Buy tix

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