Park Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: August 27-30
Ready to enjoy the open air of the summer? Or would you prefer to be inside listening to live music? If you’re hanging around the Slope and searching for adventure, you can check out a “morbid” flea market, a roller disco, a food truck rally, and more.
For even more things to do around Brooklyn, and to add your own upcoming events (some of which we’ll feature in this roundup in the future!), check out our calendar.
Music by Tom Csatari Band, Garden Party, and Micah Gaugh
When: Thursday, August 27 and Friday August 28, 8:00pm
Where: Threes Brewing, 333 Douglass Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues
What: These three bands have an array of styles, from continental span of Micah Gaugh, the indie rock of Garden Party, and the “Duke Ellington’s chamber orchestra meets Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks'” of the Tom Csatari Band.
How much: No cover.
Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco
When: Friday, August 28, 7:30pm
Where: LeFrak Center, Lakeside, Prospect Park
What: Bust out your Aqua Net, because it’s all about hair metal and air guitars at this week’s Dreamland Roller Disco. Note that admission is restricted to guests ages 21 and older. For more information, or to buy tickets in advance, visit the Dreamland visit the Dreamland website.
How much: $18 (includes admission and skate rental).
Industrial Percussive Alchemy with Glank and Line C3
When: Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29, 7:30pm; Sunday, August 30, 2pm
Where: ShapeShifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Pl, between 1st and Carroll Streets
What: Multi-media percussion ensemble GLANK features a variety of magnetic grooves and a large battery of found objects and tuned “metallophones,” struck by some of the finest percussionists in NYC (Alarm Will Sound, ACME, AXIOM, Juilliard Percussion Ensemble). GLANK audiences will join the anonymous performers in identical lab coats and masks, and participate in clapping patterns, plus found-object instrument and psychedelic LED shaker lessons. By the end of the performance the line between audience and performer is delightfully blurred into the feel of a 1950s atomic lounge.
How much: $18 at door / $15 advance.
Hoppy Hour: Sex Tips and DIY Brewing with Bitter & Esters
When: Saturday, August 29, 4pm
Where: Babeland Brooklyn, 462 Bergen Street, between Flatbush and 5th Avenues
What: Babeland has teamed up with Bitter & Esters to help you learn to brew up excitement in the kitchen and the bedroom! Stop by for an equal dose of ice-cold beer and red, hot sex tips, and say cheers to a sexy weekend!
How much: Free.
Smorgasburg
When: Sunday, August 30, 11am-4pm
Where: Breeze Hill, Prospect Park
What: Even if you’re hitting up the food trucks, be sure to leave room for the gastronomical delights waiting for you at the first Prospect Park Smorgasburg. With 100 vendors featuring prepared and packaged cuisines from all over the world, you’ll definitely want to check it out.
Elicit Your Creativity Workshop with Vincent Downing
When: Sunday, August 30, 11am
Where: Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, between 1st and 2nd Streets
What: Everyone gets to make their own “philosopher’s post it note” using materials Vincent will provide. Run through some mental exercises and meditation for creativity. Questions and answers about living your ordinary life in an extraordinary way along with some practical suggestions for eliciting the best in others by eliciting the best in yourself.
How much: Free.
Food Truck Rally
When: Sunday, August 30, 11am-5pm
Where: Grand Army Plaza
What: Have the munchies? Stop by Prospect Park on Sunday, and nosh on goodies from some of the city’s best food trucks.
Morbid Anatomy Flea Market at the Bell House
When: Sunday, August 30, 12-6pm
Where: The Bell House, 149 7th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
What: Nothing is better than a lazy Sunday spent at a great flea market; at this one, you’ll find all of your favorite artists, makers and antique peddlers, including Ryan Matthew Cohn (of Science Channel’s “Oddities”) with two tables of osteology and antiquities festival. Keep in mind that the flea market is being held at the Bell House and not the museum because it was so well-attended last time.
How much: $1; add $4 to go to see the Museum Exhibition.
