(sponsored) Grand Comics Festival 2014 @ Bird River Studios (343 Grand St) 11am–7pm, FREE,
Meet local illustrators and designers who are both established and emerging in the field. Browse a range of comic book styles and subjects—lots to see, lots to buy! The festival is open and free to the public, More info
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WEDNESDAY 6/04
* Makeshift Society Launch Party @ Makeshift Society (55 Hope St) 9am, FREE, Visit Brooklyn’s newest shared workspace for creative entrepreneurs and small business owners, More info
* Bar Soap Brooklyn @ Northside Pharmacy (559 Driggs Ave) 5pm, FREE, Showcasing the new “Equilateral and All Natural” collection, RSVP
THURSDAY 6/05
* Moss Madness Terrarium Closeout @ Brooklyn Craft Co. (61 Greenpoint Ave) 7pm, $40, Everything you need to know to build a beautiful terrarium and keep it happy in your home, More info
* Floral Design: Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Unusual Elements @ Red Rose & Lavender (653 Metropolitan Ave) 6:30, $95, Learn the basics of floral care, what to look for when choosing flowers, and how to process flowers to maximize their shelf life, More info
FRIDAY 6/06
♫ Traysh Benefit @ Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave) 5pm, $12, With R Stevie Moore / Xenia Rubinos / DONCHRISTIAN / Little Band of Sailors / Alta Vida / and more, Buy tix
♦ Former Islands @ Heliopolis (154 Huron St) 6pm, FREE, Collaborative art show curated by Rachael Rakes & Leo Goldsmith, RSVP
♫ Candy Apple Red’s Punk Island Pre-Party @ The Trash Bar (256 Grand St) 7pm, $10, With The Nightmare Police / Hopeless Otis / The Old Edison / HABITS / InRod, RSVP
* Stories You Can’t Tell on the Radio @ UnionDocs (322 Union Ave) 7:30, $9, Professional radio journalists tell tales—some too silly, some too dark or personal—to make their way out to audiences of millions, More info
SATURDAY 6/07
* Obscura Society’s 13 Steps Around Dutch Kills @ Jackson Ave & 12rd St, LIC, 11am, $20, An intense exploration of one of Newtown Creek’s least-known tributaries, More info
♫ Other Music Presents Summer Thunder 2014 @ Union Pool (484 Union Ave) 2pm, FREE, With Pissed Jeans and Cold Fronts, RSVP
* First Annual Word Basketball League Reading @ Word (126 Franklin St) 6pm, FREE, Poets, journalists, and fiction writers who play in the Word Basketball League
will share their work, More info
* Living Los Sures Preview & Party @ Sternberg Park (Lorimer St. btw Montrose Ave. & Boerum St.) 7pm, FREE, Living Los Sures is a documentary about Southside Williamsburg; music & installations to follow at UnionDocs (322 Union Ave) at 10pm, RSVP
* Pegacorn Press Release Party @ Booklyn (37 Greenpoint Ave, Suite E4G) 7pm, FREE, The unveiling of the new Pegacorn Press box-set & a zine release of new editions from Caroline Paquita, Aimee Lusty & Mike Taylor, RSVP
SUNDAY 6/08
* PS 132 Kite Festival @ CitiStorage (5 North 11th St) 12pm, A family-friendly event filled with arts and crafts, entertainment, food, amusement rides, and, of course, kites! More info
♫ Sunday DJ Brunch @ Verboten Cabaret Bar (60 North 11th St) 12pm, FREE, With Yousef / Cause:Effect / Down Deep / Perry, RSVP
* Rye Coalition: The Story of the Hard Luck 5 Premier @ Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave) 2pm, $5, Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of emo band Rye Coalition, Buy tix
☺ No, YOU Tell It! @ The Brick Theatre (579 Metropolitan Ave) 7pm, $18, A storytelling series where performers write their true-life tales and then trade with a partner to present each other’s story, More info
MONDAY 6/09
☺ Side Ponytail Comedy Show @ Over the Eight (594 Union Ave) 7:30, FREE, Comedy from a half-dozen local comedians, RSVP
♫ Garage Candy Showcase @ Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway) 8pm, FREE, With Turnip King / Kissing Is a Crime / Idiot Son / Broko Lelich, More info
TUESDAY 6/10
* Society for the Advancement of Social Studies @ The Bedford (110 Bedford) 7pm, FREE, SASS celebrates the history of the Wild Wild West, RSVP
♫ Grim Reaper @ St. Vitus (1120 Manhattan Ave) 8pm, $20, See the legendary 80s new wave metal band, Buy tix
* Greenpointers’ Pick
♫ Music
♥ Pheremones Likely
♦ Art Event
☺ Comedy Event
# Foodie Event