Brooklyn Spaces book launch party @ Gowanus Ballroom (55 9th St), Saturday 5/30, 7pm, $10 suggested. RSVP on Eventbrite or Facebook
Hi there! This is your events editor, Oriana. After more than a year of sharing everyone else’s wonderful events, this week I bring you my own: the launch party for my book Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture & Creativity. It’s going to be a wild night, with a punk/folk banjo player, a 50-woman AfroBrazillian drumming troupe, a renegade brass band, a flaming saxophone, aerialists, a photo show, food trucks, and more. Come!
(sponsored) Tuesday Night Recession Special @ No. 7 North (931 Manhattan Ave)
We are officially open on Tuesday evenings now! Tuesdays are going to be very special as we’ve decided to do a separate, special, unbelievably affordable dinner menu including Tyler’s FAMOUS fried chicken, broccoli tacos, and a new favorite Elote Siete. Come out and DRINK with us because we will be stirring and shaking up delectable cocktails as always in addition to this stirring meal. More info
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WEDNESDAY 5/27
* Can Small Businesses Survive in North Brooklyn? @ Sunview Luncheonette (221 Nassau Ave) 7pm, FREE, A policy roundtable to discuss how neighbors, small businesses, and artist-run spaces can work together, stand up for themselves, and fight for our communities, RSVP
* Voices of Brooklyn: Workers in the Vineyard of NYC @ St. Paul’s Theater (334 South 5th St) 7pm, FREE, Guitar and piano-driven music paired with stories of immigrant mothers taking care of their families and each other on the streets of Williamsburg, RSVP
THURSDAY 5/28
♦ Do You Know the Kids Down the Block? @ Living Gallery (1094 Broadway) 5pm, FREE, A group showcase of art by 6th-grade Scholars at Achievement First Brownsville Middle School, RSVP
☺ After Hours: A 1960 Comedy Soirée @ Muchmore’s (2 Havemeyer St) 7pm, FREE, Comedy and music from Kyle Raiche / Mystery Cruise / Judith / Henry Koperski / Nicole Adsit / Michelle Pastor / Ashley Medeiros, RSVP
☺ Unisex, Lies, and VHS @ Standard Toykraft (722 Metropolitan Ave) 7:30pm, $5, Masculine/feminine sketch comedy that is titillating as well as terrifying, More info
FRIDAY 5/29
* Unveiling of NOAA’s USS Monitor Trail Marker & History Fair @ Greenpoint Monitor Museum (56 Quay St) 10:30am, FREE, Ceremonial unveiling followed by a History Fair with displays, music, and presentations at the Brooklyn Expo Center, More info
# Menu for Mars Kitchen Opening @ The Boiler (191 North 14th St) 7pm, FREE, Visitors are invited to prototype meals using dried and thermostabilized ingredients; in July, the prototype dishes and a summary of findings will be sent to NASA to augment their preparations for colonizing Mars, More info
* EveryHere Logistics Fundraiser @ Flux Factory (39-31 29th St) 7pm, $10, An auction of various destructifying experiences, including the Smash Truck, to help fund the Everyhere Logistics box truck art convoy, RSVP
* Asylum: Performance Art @ Big Irv’s (381 Hooper St) 7:30pm, FREE, Featuring Zavé Martohardjono / Jaime Wright / Eric Allan Schwartau / Salome Asega, RSVP
SATURDAY 5/30
* Obscura Day 2015 @ Worldwide, 12pm, varies, A chance to celebrate the world’s most curious and awe-inspiring places, with two in Greenpoint: free pinball at Sunshine Laundromat and the “Islands of the Undesirables” cruise on the Water Table, More info
* DIY Collage Workshop @ Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave) 12pm, FREE, Spend the afternoon making woven paper collages accompanied by a music and snacks, More info
* May Market @ Liloveve (457 Grand St) 1pm, FREE, Featuring fine & studio jewelry, clothing, drawings, ceramics, flower crowns, organic skincare, and more, More info
* Meditation and the Creative Process @ Cinders Gallery (700 Lorimer St) 4pm, Join Ethan Nichtern for a talk about the link between meditation and the creative process, and a signing of his new book, RSVP
SUNDAY 5/31
# Taco / Ceviche Pop-Up and Guac-Off @ The Diamond (43 Franklin St) 2pm, FREE, Each taco plate comes with four different guacs—vote for your favorite, More info
♫ Gene Ween Does Billy Joel @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 6pm, $15, Backed by a 7-piece band of fellow Joelophiles, Gene tears through the hits from the man from Oyster Bay, Buy tix
MONDAY 6/01
♫ Sky Captains of Industry @ Cameo Gallery (93 North 6th St) 8pm, $8, With Civil Youth / Sadek / Stabwounds, Buy tix
* Trivia Night @ Greenpoint Heights (278 Nassau Ave) 8pm, FREE, Win shots, bar tabs, and the satisfaction of crushing your foes, More info
TUESDAY 6/02
# Momos for Nepal: Himalayan Dumpling Relief @ Brooklyn Brewery (79 North 11th St) 8pm, $100 for all-you-can-eat momos, Eat, drink beer, and show your support for Nepal—all proceeds go to Direct Relief, providing emergency medical supplies to the Himalayas, More info
^ Bushwick Notebook Issue #1 Launch Party @ Secret Bushwick roof (address with RSVP), 8pm, FREE, Pick a copy of the magazine, and enjoy free beer, pizza, and bands, More info
* Greenpointers Pick
♫ Music
^ Literary Event
♦ Art Event
☺ Comedy Event
# Foodie Event
♥ Pheremones Likely