Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: July 15-17

Weekend events are varied and intriguing. Check out a cemetery performance, a summer stroll, unforgettable fire, and more!

Summer Event Series at Aviator Sports and Events — Unforgettable Fire (Sponsored)
When: Friday, July 15, 8pm-11pm
Where: Aviator Sports and Events Center, 3159 Flatbush Avenue
What: It will be a “Beautiful Day” on Friday, July 15 when Unforgettable Fire, the premiere U2 cover band takes the stage for the Summer Music Series at Aces Outdoor Patio. Get here early as the show will go on “With Or Without You.”
How much: $15, tickets available online.

Psycho Beach Party by Charles Busch presented by Piper Theatre at The Old Stone House
When: Friday, July 15 – Saturday, July 16 (and then July 21-23), 8pm
Where: The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues)
What: Psycho Beach Party is a wild mishmash of subversive summer fun with hot beach bunnies and surfer dudes ready to ride the waves!  Meet Chicklet as she tries to be one of the cool kids, while battling her dangerous multiple personalities.  Charles Busch’s classic comedy parodies the 1960’s beach blanket movies of Annette Funicello and Sandra Dee and spoofs the psychological, suspense films of the 1950’s.  Join us for Psycho Beach Party this July as Piper brings the beach to the park this summer.  
How much: Free, however donations are encouraged.

Summer Stroll: Doggy Fashion Show & Empanada Eating Contest, and more
When: Saturday, July 16, 5pm-9pm
Where: 5th Avenue, between 12th-18th Streets
What: The Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District is sponsoring the annual Summer Strolls series throughout the heat of the summer. Details for this event — 6pm: 3rd Freddy’s 3rd Annual 5th Avenue Doggy Fashion Show in front of Freddy’s Bar between 17th and 18th Streets. Sign up here to enter your pup. 7:30pm: Empanada Eating Contest in front of Empanada Loca between Prospect Avenue and 17th Street. Sign up here to be a contestant. Win an Empanada Loca gift card. View our article which provides information on all four summer strolls.
How much: Free.

A Night At Niblo’s Garden
When: Saturday, July 16, 7pm-10pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery. Meet inside the main gate (25th Street at 5th Avenue)
What: This popular event is back for 2016 and better than ever! Imagine an outdoor pleasure dome, strung with lights, adorned with fountains and featuring the top musicians, dancers and entertainers of the time. That was the scene at Niblo’s Garden – the premier entertainment house of the 19th century. Niblo himself had a habit of turning his Green-Wood mausoleum – built years before his death – into a pleasure garden of its own, with friends, picnics, and entertainment. Rumor has it he even stocked the nearby Crescent Water with goldfish. Now we’re transforming Niblo’s final resting place into a Victorian extravaganza of performing arts, with help from Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, a vaudeville and arts powerhouse since 1995. Your night will begin with a picnic (bring your own) around the beautiful pond Crescent Water, and will unfold into an evening of showmanship in front of Niblo’s grand mausoleum. As always, author and Niblo expert Ben Feldman will hold court as Niblo himself. Bring a blanket, snacks, and drinks, and prepare to be dazzled by 19th-century games, fire eaters, contortionists, and much more – all lit by candles and a starry sky.
How much: $32 for members, $37 for non-members. Tickets available online.

Richard III by William Shakespeare
When: Through Sunday, July 31, schedule varies.
Where: The Gallery Players, 199 14th Street, between 4th and 5th Avenues)
What: Richard III is the final play in Shakespeare’s first attempt at history plays, the four part story of the Wars of the Roses. Its title character, Richard Duke of Gloucester, emerged grinning and bragging from the chaos of those wars in the third part of Henry VI where he announced “I can smile and murder whiles I smile.” Shakespeare gave Richard, Duke of Gloucester, his own play Richard III: a one-man show, presided over by one of Shakespeare’s unforgettable characters, the ‘poisonous bunch-backed toad”, Richard. The play was Shakespeare’s first blockbuster combining in Richard the ruthlessness of the Godfather with the charm of Dracula. Four centuries later the play continues to be one of Shakespeare’s most popular.
How much: $18, $15 for children and seniors. Purchase tickets here.

Great 108 Yoga Event and Fundraiser
When: Saturday, July 16, 2:30pm-4pm
Where: Park Slope Armory Y, 361 15th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
What: Drawing on the philosophical significance of the number “108”, the Great 108 yoga event grew out of a desire to reconcile the painful division wrought by the tragic events of September 11. Devoting our daily practice to promoting peace and unity offers a chance to send healing energy to everyone divided by violence and conflict. Join Jason Amis as he leads us through 108 Sun Salutations and helps raise funds for the Annual Campaign.
How much: $23, purchase tickets online.

Personal Is Political Is Personal
When: Through August 6. Thursdays and Fridays, 4:00-7:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00am-7:00pm.
Where: 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets
What: A national juried exhibition about the personal effects of politics, curated by celebrated artist and animal-rights activist Sue Coe. In this intensely political year we hear sound bites and promises that can seem abstract unless it affects us personally. Black Lives Matter. Gender Equality. Gun Control. It’s all just words until we see a child’s body washed ashore, a routine traffic stop becomes deadly, or a family home is destroyed at high tide. 440 Gallery’s theme show this year is centered on the personal effects of politics. Artists selected for the exhibition: Max Alper, Hannah Barnhardt, Lynn Benson, Eva M. Capobianco, Gordon Carlisle, Patricia Denys, Elise Dodeles, Richard Ferrari, Igor Gnedo, Mary Hood, Ibn Kendall, Katrina Majkut, Spencer Moore, Harry Newman, Steve Savitz, Nancy Siesel, Nomi Silverman, Stephen Spiller, Ann Stoddard, Bethany Taylor, Doug Turetsky, Divine Williams, Dale Williams.
How much: Free.

Site:Lab: Nothing Is Destroyed
When: Opening Reception on Saturday, July 9, 7pm-9pm. Exhibit runs through July 30. Regular hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, 2pm-6pm.
Where: Open Source Gallery, (306 17th Street at 6th Avenue)
What: Nothing is Destroyed is part of a larger conversation that began in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This exhibit contains objects extracted from and related to previous projects surrounding the church that trace the trajectory of interventions at and with the desanctified Rumsey Street Church. Nothing is Destroyed includes architectural artifacts and work by Paul Amenta, Lora Robertson and Nick Kline. The title of the exhibition, taken from Lorenzo Fusi’s essay on the work of Gordon Matta-Clark nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything is transformed, references Matta-Clark’s idea of “anarchitecture,” which described his interest in voids, gaps and leftover spaces related to architecture. Nothing is Destroyed focuses on these concepts, creating, like Matta-Clark, an expanded vision of space and its representation over time. Each recontextualization of the Rumsey Street Church adds a new history, creating new collaborations and connections which contribute to the project through both additions and subtractions.
How Much: Free

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival: The Wood Brothers, Aoife O’Donovan, Hiss Golden Messenger
When: Saturday, July 16, 7:00pm, Gates open at 6pm
Where: Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park (Enter at 9th Street and Prospect Park West)
What: A triad of astonishing musical talent, this group of musicians intends to amaze with their intricate harmonies and impressive skill.
How much: Free. Rain or shine.

PS 321 Flea Market
When: Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-5pm
Where: 180 7th Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets – in front of PS 321
What: This market is considered a Park Slope institution by many, and plans to be open year round. The flea is under new management this year.

House of Wax: Anatomical, Pathological, and Ethnographic Waxworks from Castan’s Panopticum, Berlin, 1869-1922
When:  Through August 5. Thursdays-Sundays 12-6pm (open everyday except Tuesdays)
Where: Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424 3rd Avenue at 7th Street
What: House of Wax will exhibit a selection of waxworks once shown as part of Castan’s Berlin-based Panopticum (1869-1922). The full collection, never before exhibited in the US, will later be installed at the forthcoming Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn. Read our exhibition preview here.
How much: Regular admission fees: Admission to the exhibition & library is $5. Seniors and students are $3, and children 12 and under are free.

Smorgasburg at Prospect Park
When: Sundays, 11am-6pm
Where: Prospect Park, Breeze Hill (Located near Lakeside and the Lincoln Road entrance)
What: Smorgasburg begins its warm weather months in our beautiful backyard. Find 100 vendors and food from all over the world every Sunday at Breeze Hill, located near Lakeside and the park’s Lincoln Road entrance.  Find the market on Google Maps here. Presented in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance. Dog friendly.