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WEDNESDAY 6/11
* Making Spaces: Urban Interventionism & the Commons @ freespace nyc (340 Boerum St. #2) 7pm, FREE, This panel explores art and social projects that occupy, repurpose, and investigate urban spaces, (re)claiming the commons for dialogue and action, RSVP
* The Newtown Creek “Magic Lantern” Show @ Brooklyn Brainery (190 Underhill Ave) 8pm, $11, A photo slideshow and lecture presented by Newtown Creek Alliance historian Mitch Waxman, More info
* Constance and the Perpetual Motion Machine @ Cloud City (85 North 1st St) 8pm, $10, Rough House presents a darkly humorous puppet play of catastrophe, grief, and mechanical engineering, RSVP
THURSDAY 6/12
♦ B.E.A.T. Fundraiser & Art Event @ Verboten (54 North 11th St) 7pm, FREE, Art raffle, DJs, and a special guest, More info
♫ House Party @ House of Vans (25 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, With Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires / Mac Demarco / Benjamin Booker, More info
* VideoTALE: Storytelling with Video @ Videology (308 Bedford Ave) 9:30pm, FREE, With Frank Conniff /Adam Wade / Harmon Leon / David Lawson / Angel Yau, More info
FRIDAY 6/13
* Women & Trans* Self-Defense Class @ Traditional Okinawan Karate (248 McKibben St) 7pm, FREE, Learn effective self-defense techniques to escape a violent altercation, and discuss how to reduce your chances of being in one in the first place, RSVP
♦ My God, It’s Full of Stars @ Pierogi (177 North 9th St) 7pm, FREE, Kevin Cooley and Phillip Andrew Lewis expand the production of a vinyl record into a metaphor for the cosmos, More info
♫ Northside Showcase @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 8pm, FREE, With Beat Radio / Mount Sharp / Sorcha Richardson / Monica Lionheart, RSVP
♫ PopGun Northside Party @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) 8pm, $16, With Omar Soleyman / Dutch E Germ / Prince Rama, Buy tix
SATURDAY 6/14
* Strawberry Festival & Classic Car Display @ Onderdonk House (1820 Flushing Ave) 10am, $3, Family-friendly entertainment, including face-painting and children’s crafts, RSVP
♫ Shorewave Records & Greenpointers Present Northside 2014 @ Muchmore’s (2 Havemeyer St) 1pm, FREE, With Cosmonaut / Honey Wild / Such Hounds / What Model Citizens / Haybaby/ David Pollack / The Meaning Of Life / Half Moon, RSVP
♥ 2nd Annual Smallest Penis in Brooklyn Pageant @ Kings County (266 Siegel St) 2pm, $5, Celebrate less-endowed men with extraordinary heart, talent, and chutzpa, RSVP
# Red Jacket Orchards Signature Cocktails @ Reclamation Bar (817 Metropolitan Ave) 4pm, FREE, A seasoned mixologist serves up signature complimentary Red Jacket cocktails.
* The Return of the Cunning Stunts @ Big Sky Works (29 Wythe Ave) 9pm, $20, With the Wau Wau Sisters / Glitta Supernova / Mark Winmill / Fez Faaanana, More info
♫ Pitchfork & Northside Present @ St. Vitus (1120 Manhattan Ave) 7:30, $12, With Marissa Nadler / Pharmakon / Youth Code / Pyrrhon / Couch Slut , RSVP
SUNDAY 6/15
* It’s Father’s Day—Call your dad!
* DUPBO Walking Tour with Green Shores NYC @ St. Anthony’s RC Church (Greenpoint Ave & Milton St) 10am, FREE, Join Newtown Creek Alliance Historian Mitch Waxman for an exploration of Newtown Creek’s Greenpoint and Hunters Point neighborhoods, RSVP
♫ Exploding in Sound Northside Party @ Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway) 2pm, $10, With Washer / Flesh Wounds / Ovlov / Mattress Financial / Celestial Shore / Heliotropes / Krill and more, RSVP
# Bk Swappers‘ Food Swap @ City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Ave) 3pm, $5 suggested, Bring your homemade, edible goods to swap, More info
♫ Candy Apple Red Northside Showcase @ The Trash Bar (256 Grand St) 8pm, $10, With Vampirates / Bound & Buried / Riot Fox / Gameday Regulars, More info
MONDAY 6/16
# 1st Annual Taste of Bushwick @ Bushwick Starr (207 Starr St) 6:30, $35, A food party celebrating the eats, drinks, and merriments of Bushwick, Brooklyn, to benefit The Bushwick Starr, Buy tix
* Basics of Wine: Rosé vs. Red @ Brooklyn Winery (213 North 8th St) 7pm, $35, Discuss the different ways rosé is made and how it differs from red winemaking, and discover through tasting their similarities and differences, More info
TUESDAY 6/17
* Summertime Knitting Circle @ Havemeyer Park (329 Kent Ave) 7pm, $40, A night of knitting and connecting with other knitters while sharing ideas and techniques, More info
* The Syrian Refugee Crisis Book Launch & Discussion @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, In Seven Syrians: War Accounts from Syrian Refugees, Diego Cupolo chronicles the lives of survivors in a series of portraits and interviews, RSVP
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