Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: March 21-24
Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Choose from brilliant photos of Gowanus waters, a surreal comedy, a passion play, 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.
Keep It Surreal with Rob Cantrell and Special Guests
When: Monday, March 21, Doors: 8:00pm, Show: 8:30pm
Where: Union Hall, 702 Union Street and 5th Avenue
What: Rob Cantrell will be doing a long set of Stand-Up of his most out-there new material at the end of the show, he will also be hosting as well, and bringing up special guest comedians through out the show. With Rob Cantrell, Aparna Nancherla, Kevin Barnett, and Shakir Standley.
How Much: $5, tickets available in advance. $8 at the door. 21 and over. This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.
Slavic Soul Party
When: Tuesday, March 22, 9:00pm
Where: Barbes, 376 9th Street near 6th Avenue.
What: If you’re looking for “fiery Balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops,” don’t miss Slavic Soul Party, hitting the Barbes stage on Tuesday night. 8pm show by the Yale Slavic Chorus.
How much: $10 (strongly) suggested donation.
Tyler Luppi Group, Pravin Thompson Quartet, and Mr. Wonderful
When: Tuesday, March 22, 7pm-10:30pm
Where: ShapeShifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place (between 1st and Carroll Streets)
What: A fantastic triple bill featuring the Tyler Luppi Group, Pravin Thompson Quartet, and Mr. Wonderful.
How much: $15.
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer in conversation with Danniel Schoonebeek
When: Tuesday, March 22, 7:00pm
Where: Community Bookstore, 143 7th Avenue, between Garfield Place and Carroll Street
What: Migration and immigration–legal and illegal–are the focus of La Superba, the first novel by acclaimed Dutch author Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer to find its way into English. A writer discovers a woman’s leg and sets off on a Rabelaisian quest through back alleys, brothels, seaports, and bars searching for “the most beautiful girl in Genoa.” Bizarre, yes, but La Superba is also a profound meditation on labor, poverty, suffering, and grace in postmodern Europe. Winner of the Libris Literatuurprijs, the Netherlands’ most prestigious literary award, Pfeijffer’s masterpiece is, in the words of the Dutch Foundation for Literature, “a pocket guide to Dante’s Inferno.” In conversation with poet Danniel Schoonebeek.
Where There’s a Will…There’s A Way! Estate Planning Workshop with Park Slope Lawyer William Cahill
When: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30pm
Where: Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue at 9th Street
What: Bill will give an overview of basic estate planning concepts and tools including a discussion of wills; power of attorney; health care proxies and living wills; New York and Federal Estate Tax; Guardianship designations for minor children; Living Trusts as a planning concept.
How Much: Free.
Invoking the Femme Fatale: Katherine Bauer’s Fatal, Feline Rites and Rituals: Screening with 16mm film and Live Music
When: Wednesday, March 23, 7pm
Where: Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424 3rd Avenue (at 7th Street)
What: Katherine Bauer in an artist working with incantation-like performances captured in 16mm film and video, dead remains of roadkill preserved through crystallization in various chemical brews, and large, arcane paper photograms. An evening of her moving image works will be presented at the Morbid Anatomy Museum, with musical scores performed live by the artist, and concluding with the film-portrait by MM Serra “Breathe Deep,” documenting Bauer’s sculptural work with crystallized and mummified animal remains.
How much: $10, tickets available here.
Tainted Love: 80s Dance Pary
When: Thursday, March 24, Doors: 9:00pm, Show: 10pm
Where: The Bell House, 149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
What: Soft Cell’s pioneering 1981 cover of the Northern Soul classic, “Tainted Love,” is the inspiration for this awesome 80s dance party. Building on a solid foundation of New Wave, we’ll dig deeper into the catalog of massive hits and overlooked misses from the late 70s through the early 90s – pivotal years in musical history that blurred the lines between Analog and Digital, Disco and Synthpop, Funk and Hip-Hop. A time when Alternative was called Post-Punk, Indie actually meant independent, and Throbbing Gristle’s “Hot on the Heels of Love” surely could have been alongside Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” on the charts…with today’s perspective. Other passions include CBGB-era New York, Batcave-era London – Punk Rock, Glam Rock, Kraut Rock, Girl Rock, Dad Rock, Rockabilly, Ska, Machine Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul, Darkwave, Coldwave – plus some guilty pleasures in the (strictly) Old-School Rap department.
How much: Free.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
When: Through March 27. (Check ticket calendar for specific dates and times.)
Where: The Gallery Players, 199 14th Street, between 4th and 5th Avenues)
What: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is based on the novel by Ken Kesey, and adapted for the stage by Dale Wasserman. Cuckoo’s Nest continues Gallery’s 49th Season. Directed by Mark Harborth.
How much: $18, $15 for children and seniors.
A Drinking Game NYC Presents: Clue
When: Wednesday, March 23, Doors: 7:30pm, Show: 8:00pm
Where: Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues)
What: Talented actors perform cult classics for a live audience. One night only. A new show every month–classics like The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, and Ghostbusters. Each movie comes with a list of buzz words and phrases–when you hear one, a bell rings and everybody drinks! The actors are in on the fun, too. Plus, when someone says a name, the actor playing that character has to drink. So as the evening progresses, the show’s bound to get a little wacky!
How much: $8-10, tickets available in advance.
Dzieci Theatre: A Passion According to Matthew
When: Thursday, March 24, Doors: 7:00pm
Where: Old First Reformed Church, 729 Carroll Street at 7th Avenue
What: In seeking the essence of the Passion According to Matthew, Dzieci began with the earliest versions of the text, relying heavily on the Aramaic Peshitta. From there, the group integrated Hebrew song and chant and ritual elements of Judaism, and set their revision in the shadow of the Warsaw Ghetto.
How much: $10 donation at the door.
Gowanus Waters: An Exhibition by Steven Hirsch
When: Through April 3. Regular hours Thursdays and Fridays, 3pm-7pm, Saturdays and Sundays, 11am-7pm..
Where: Gowanus Souvenir Shop, 543 Union Street (the entrance is on Nevins Street, and down the alley, and on the left)
What: Gowanus Waters is the result of Hirsch’s multi-year effort to capture the Gowanus Canal’s toxic water surfaces and render them as abstract compositions. His painterly images swirl in a frenzy of elusive shapes and bright explosive colors. The result is a meditation on the sublime beauty and remarkable abstractions on the surface of the canal that remains fully aware of the noxious origin.
How much: Free
Videokaffe presents Para-sites & Proto-types, A Participatory Installation
When: Thursdays-Saturdays, 2pm-6pm. Through March 26.
Where: Open Source Gallery, (306 17th Street at 6th Avenue)
What: Videokaffe is an art collective known for occupying spaces for intensive work periods and throughout March will harness their members’ skills and the surrounding’s materials to create artworks acutely engaged with their place at Open Source. Para-sites & Proto-types will transform the gallery into a ‘science-garage-arcade’ using the space as a combination exhibition venue, cafeteria, and workshop open to the public. Videokaffe will work on-site at the gallery, scouring and collecting from the local environment to create work by integrating found and recycled materials with ready-made components. They will exhibit their methods of working, encouraging conversation with the public–and inviting interested viewers to participate in various aspects of the project. Para-sites & Proto-types aims to build artwork uniquely formed from and with their environment by recycling objects and testing environmental possibilities. Instead of installing finished work within the gallery, Para-sites & Proto-types will integrate art into the urban architecture surrounding Open Source, celebrating how art nurtures the environment and how the environment nurtures art.
How much: Free.