Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: May 27-30

Welcome to the weekend, which features a longer addition to include Memorial Day. So go out for the closing exhibitions, the many fleas, don’t forget Monday’s parade in Bay Ridge, and a lot more.

Nikhil P. Yerawadekar & Low Mentality
When: Thursday, May 27, 10:00pm
Where: Barbes, 376 9th Street near 6th Avenue.
What: Multi-instrumentalist and producer Nikhil P. Yerawadekar works with Antibalas and The Sway Machinery. His group Low Mentality merges aspects of Afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, calypso, hip-hop and folk music – a reflection of Nikhil’s upbringing in the already melted pot that is the borough Queens. “Nikhil P. Yerawadekar and Low Mentality make some of the best music coming out of NYC. Not the best Afrobeat, not the best post-highlife, not the best South African psychedelic disco. Some of the best music, period.” -Saxon Baird, Afropop Worldwide.
How much: $10 (strongly) suggested donation.

Fear Not To Appear — Paintings, Drawings, and Books, 1980-1997 by Dale Williams [Closing this weekend]
When: Through Saturday, May 28. By appointment only.
Where: Gowanus Loft, 61 9th Street #C8 (between 2nd Avenue and the Gowanus Canal.)
How much: Free — contact colby@vanderbiltrepublic.com for an appointment. View our exhibition review here.

PS 321 Flea Market
When: Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, 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.

‘The Farewell Reunion’ with Brother Hamm & Friends
When: Sunday, May 29, Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7pm
Where: Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues)
What: Celebrating 9 years of musical collaborations. With heavy hearts the Hamm family says goodbye to Brooklyn. Help send them off with one last epic party. Barefoot & Bankside, Gypsy George & the Open Road Love Affair, Chris Q. Murphy, Ryan Lamm, Justin Kilburn, Rabbi Darkside, Dylan Sneed, Your Friend, Kimi, Todd Bogin, Bryan Nebel, and Kohli Calhoun.
How much: Free

Karen Gibbons: Pachamama [Closing this weekend]
When: Through May 29. 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: 440 Gallery is pleased to present new sculptures, drawings and collage by Karen Gibbons. This exhibit is a continuation of Gibbons’s idiosyncratic sensibility, where collaged elements create a dream-like near-narrative. Her new work introduces the use of plaster substrates, a material that gives each piece a substantial, weighty dimension. Gibbons’s work entwines feminine imagery and references to the earth.  In the large scale piece, “Pachamama”, Gibbons creates a mountainous structure out of plaster, painting the form in earthy greens and yellows.  Through collage elements, the face of the Virgin Mary peers from the top of the mountain; her hands surround her mountain/body in a comforting embrace.
How much: Free.

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.

Rawiya: In Her Absence I Created Her Image [Closing this weekend]
When: Exhibit through May 28. Regular hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, 2pm-6pm. On Saturday, May 21, The Creators Collective will host an evening of dance and theater collaborations inspired by Rawiya’s In Her Absence I Created Her Image
Where: Open Source Gallery, (306 17th Street at 6th Avenue)
What: Rawiya presents In Her Absence I Created Her Image, an exhibit of documentary photography. The exhibit will explore the lives of communities and individuals in the Middle East through documentary photography, focusing on social, political, and human rights issues across Arab countries. At a time when Islamophobia in the U.S. runs rampant and many view the Middle East with suspicion, efforts to create understanding are of the utmost importance. This exhibit, the title of which is inspired by a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, includes work by photographers Laura Boushnak, Tanya Habjouqa, Myriam Abdelaziz, and Tamara Abdul Hadi, members of the Rawiya photography collective. Rawiya aims to dispel stereotypes about this often misunderstood and underrepresented region by shining a light on the everyday hardships and shared experiences of its inhabitants, thereby encouraging a more compassionate and empathetic worldview. Within In Her Absence I Created Her Image, individual projects and varied themes contribute to an overarching theme of humanity, dignity, and empowerment.
How Much: Free

Brooklyn Flea at Grand Army Plaza
When: Every Sunday beginning May 8 through October 23, 11am-6pm.
Where: Grand Army Plaza
What: Care for a few summer orbs for gardening? Fancy some occult jewelry? Feel like biting into a lavender cake donut? You won’t have to travel far at all to do any of these things, as the Brooklyn Flea has set up Sunday shop at Grand Army Plaza.

Smorgasburg at Prospect Park
When: Sunday, May 29, 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.

Green-Wood Cemetery 18th Annual Memorial Day Concert
When: Monday, May 30, 2:30pm-5pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery, Inside the main gate, 25th Street at 5th Avenue
What: Bring a blanket and enjoy this free early summer performance – a NYC favorite! The concert features the ISO Symphonic Band, founded in 1995 to sponsor talented students throughout New York City and led by the band’s inimitable founder and conductor Brian P. Worsdale. Each year we feature the works of Green-Wood’s permanent residents Fred Ebb, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Leonard Bernstein, and many others. Enjoy the beautiful landscape with your fellow New Yorkers, as well local vendors selling food and drink throughout the day.
How Much: Free

149th Kings County Memorial Day Parade
When: Monday, May 30, 11am
Parade Route: From 78th St. and Third Ave., along Third Ave. to Marine Ave., up to Fourth Ave. and over to John Paul Jones Park on 101st St. and Fourth Ave. for the memorial service. All marchers will enter the park in formation to pass in review by the grandstand. Marchers will then be directed to a location on the field for the ceremony. NOTE: There will be no band performances in front of the grandstand.