South Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: April 17-20
From music with a “Melbournian soul” to drunken bar napkin art, you don’t have to go far for fun this weekend. Check out some of our favorite events from around the neighborhood:
Music With Ben R. Mackie
When: Thursday, April 17, 8pm
Where: The Fifth Estate, 506 5th Avenue, between 12th and 13th Streets
What: Australian songwriter Ben R. Mackie brings his “folk and country inspired sounds with a distinctively Melbournian soul” to 5th Avenue’s Barbes Thursday night.
How much: Free
Movies And Crafts At Park Slope Library
When: Friday, April 18, 1pm and 4pm
Where: 431 6th Avenue at 9th Street
What: If your young Frozen fanatics are still not ready to ‘let it go,’ head to the Park Slope Library Friday afternoon, where the popular Disney film will play at 1pm. Later that day, all ages are invited to take part in an Earth Day art project, starting at 4pm.
How much: Free
Art Opening And Reception For The Museum Of Drunken Art
When: Saturday, April 19, 6pm
Where: Freddy’s, 627 5th Avenue, between 17th and 18th Street
What: Sometimes a few drinks will really help those creative juices start flowing, a concept witnessed in Freddy’s upcoming exhibition that features art on bar napkins “that nobody remembers doing.” Afterward, stick around for music beginning at 9pm.
How much: Free
History In Your Hands: Spring Sprouts
When: Saturday and Sundays through April 26, 2pm to 4pm
Where: Prospect Park Lefferts Historic House
What: Bring the kids out to Lefferts Historic House on weekends in April to help prepare their potato plot for planting. Participants will also have an opportunity to bring their own planted seedling home.
How much: $3 suggested donation
Cine Barbes Presents Let The Fire Burn
When: Sunday, April 2o, 4pm
Where: Barbes, 376 9th Street at 6th Avenue
What: Barbes monthly film series returns this weekend with director Jason Osder’s debut film, Let The Fire Burn, that uses archival footage to document the deadly conflict between Philadelphia police and the controversial group MOVE in 1985.
How much: $10 (strongly) suggested donation
Image via Ben R. Mackie