Madonnathon, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Warper Party – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (8/19–8/25)

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WEDNESDAY 8/19
♫ Warper Party @ Tender Trap (66 Greenpoint Ave) 8pm, FREE, Huge music & arts showcase, featuring 18 DJs, VJs, and bands, RSVP
♫ The Hunger @ Bar Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave) 8pm, $10, With Funkrust Brass Band / Hungry March Band / New York Fowl Harmonic, RSVP

THURSDAY 8/20
* BBG in Blankland @ Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer St) 8pm, $16, Join Boom Bat Gesture Performance Group in Blankland, a fantastical world inhabited by strange and deranged creatures, Buy tix
* The MUFF Society Presents Death Proof @ Videology (308 Bedford Ave) 9pm, $7, Join the MUFFians as they flip some film conventions and plenty of cars along the way, Buy tix

FRIDAY 8/21
♦ The Yellow Snake Is Waiting @ Flux Factory (39-31 29th St) 6pm, FREE, A video installation exploring the fog of memories, created during Tzu-Huan Lin’s NYC residency, More info
* God Hates You: A Love Story @ Annoyance Theater (367 Bedford Ave) 8pm, $8, Two anti-gay funeral protesters spread their message of hate—only to discover they may have feelings for each other, More info
♫ The Meaning of Life @ Pet Rescue (346 Morgan Ave) 8:30pm, $5, With Pixels / Melt / MPHO / RSVP

SATURDAY 8/22
* LIC Block Party @ Purves St & Jackson Ave, 12pm, FREE, With art activities, live music and performances, an artists’ market, and food from local restaurants, More info
♦ 13th Annual Open Studios @ Morgan Fine Arts Building (649 Morgan Ave) 2pm, FREE, Over 20 studios on five floors will be open to the public, displaying fine art in a multitude of mediums, RSVP
♫ 12th Annual Madonnathon @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 6pm, $15, Celebrate Madonna’s birthday with a tribute show & dance party, Buy tix
♫ Pancakes & Whiskey Birthday Bash @ Rough Trade (64 North 9th St) 8pm, $12, With Emily Wells / Psychic Twin / The Meaning of Life, RSVP

SUNDAY 8/23
* Pop-Up Market @ Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave) 12pm, FREE, Featuring local vendors and their fine works & wares, More info
* Shibori Dyeing Intensive @ Brooklyn Craft Co (61 Greenpoint Ave) 2pm, $75, Learn several different shibori techniques and dye a whole bunch of things, from clothing to accessories to home decor, More info
☺ Brooklyn Comedy Festival Kick-Off @ Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave) 9pm, $5, With Michelle Buteau / Yamaneika Saunders / Jon Laster / John Early / Rebecca Vigil, Buy tix

MONDAY 8/24
☺ Filthy Stinking Rich Comedy @ Over the Eight (594 Union Ave) 7:30pm, FREE, With Blair Socci / Langston Kerman / Dan Licata / Nat Towsen, and more, More info
♫ The Chairman Dances @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 9pm, FREE, With Amanda K., RSVP

TUESDAY 8/25
^ Book Launch: Placid Girl @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, Brenna Ehrlich, founder of the small press/record label All Ages, presents her debut novel, RSVP
♫ Washa @ Cameo Gallery (93 North 6th St) 8pm, $8, With Lung Cycles / Ex-Fiancée, Buy tix

* Greenpointers Pick
♫ Music
^ Literary Event
♦ Art Event
☺ Comedy Event
# Foodie Event
♥ Pheremones Likely