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WEDNESDAY 7/23
* SummerScreen @ McCarren Park (North 12th & Bedford Ave) 6pm, FREE, John Waters’ cult classic Cry-Baby, with music before the film from Man Forever and White Suns, More info
* International Film Fest @ Socrates Sculpture Park (32-01 Vernon Blvd) 7pm, FREE, Screening of Umberto D., a neorealist masterpiece from De Sica, More info
* Poker Philanthropy @ TBD Brooklyn (224 Franklin St) 7:30, FREE, Twenty-seat Texas Hold ‘Em tournament to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project, More info
THURSDAY 7/24
# Wine & Cheese Tasting @ Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave) 6pm, $16, Join Eastern District for a pairing of three wines with three cheeses, RSVP
* Friendship Book Release @ The Diamond (43 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, Word Bookstore hosts the release party for Emily Gould’s debut novel, RSVP
* What Should Be the Fear? @ Cloud City (85 North 1st St) 8pm, $5, A one-man show where the Speare Bearer will perform his unique and bizarre Shakespeare repertoire, RSVP
FRIDAY 7/25
♦ Defying Gravity @ Java Studios Gallery (252 Java St, #308) 6pm, FREE, Opening reception for Debra Drexler, More info
* If You’re Reading This, There’s Still Time @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, Morley, a Los Angeles-based street artist that specializes in bold, typographic wheatpaste posters, launches his new book, RSVP
* Films on the Green @ Transmitter Park (Greenpoint Ave) 7:30, FREE, Cultural Services of the French Embassy presents the action-comedy Le Magnifique, More info
♫ Crystal Jukebox Hymn @ Glasshouse (246 Union Ave) 8pm, Ten characters are woven together in a poetry-and-prose-driven performance, More info
SATURDAY 7/26
# Summer Luau, Pig Roast, and Dance Party @ Fitzcarraldo (195 Morgan Ave) $40, live surf rock and indie bands, hula dancers, a limbo contest, and more, Buy tix
* Mini-Zine Fest @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 2pm, FREE, The longest running zine fest in Brooklyn, RSVP
# Bushwick Beverages @ Troutman Street (449 Troutman St) 2pm, $20 adv / $30 day of, Mugs of beer, glasses of wine, plates of food, and tons of good music, Buy tix
* International Festival & Fashion Show @ Bushwick City Farm (354 Stockton St) 3pm, FREE, A day of international fashion and fun, food and drinks, RSVP
♫ Founders Luau @ City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Ave) 6pm, $30, Featuring authentic Hawaiian cuisine, Hula by Kaina Quenga and Hoaaloha, Mele (songs) by Dewi Maile Lim, and more surprises, Buy tix
SUNDAY 7/27
* Glittering Realms: A Walking Tour of Greenpoint @ St. Anthony’s Church (Manhattan Ave & Milton St) 10am, $25, Join Newtown Creek Alliance Historian Mitch Waxman for an exploration of Newtown Creek, More info
♫ Out in the Streets Festival @ Onderdonk House (18-20 Flushing Ave) 1pm, $15, With Body Language / Not Blood Paint / Psychic Twin / Starlight Girls, More info
* Guernica Mag Summer Benefit @ The Diamond (43 Franklin St) 2pm, $20, Help Guernica celebrate their 10th anniversary, RSVP
* Invasion Ecology @ Silent Barn (603 Bushwick Ave) 3:30, $10, Join artist Ellie Irons of Genspace for a tour of the wild world of Brooklyn weeds, Buy tix
♦ Because the Guilt Is So Great @ Lutheran Church of the Messiah (129 Russell St) 6pm, $3–$10 suggested, individual chapels will be created inside the century-old church with themes ranging from Americana via Texas trick-riding, second hand memories of Cuba, identity construction/disappearance through technology, and more,
MONDAY 7/28
♫ Silent Rider @ Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway) 8pm, $8, With Wolvves / Young Heel, Buy tix
♫ Pop-Gun Presents @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) 8:30, $10, With Behaviors / My Body / Decent Lovers / Jesse Cooper Levy, Buy tix
TUESDAY 7/29
* Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, Anya Ulinich presents her darkly comic graphic novel, RSVP
♫ JMC Aggregate Presents @ Palisades (906 Broadway) 8pm, $7, With The Gradients / The Doozies / Palm / Washer, RSVP
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