South Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: November 19-22
Welcome to the weekend! If you’re hanging around the Slope and looking for adventure, we’ve got everything from dirty talk and pie competitions, to street art and pop up markets. Don’t miss our top events picks from around the area:
“Unintended,” a photographic exhibition by David Stock
When: Thursdays and Fridays 4-7pm; Saturdays and Sundays 11am-7pm through November 22
Where: 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets.
What: It’s your last chance to see an exhibition of photographs by David Stock at 440 Gallery. In this series, the city’s chaotic visual layers resolve into moments of unexpected narrative and unplanned beauty. Stock brings his images to life with meticulous printmaking. Formerly a long-time darkroom artisan, he now prints from carefully processed digital files onto fine art papers, using permanent pigment inks. Foto/Text Magazine has described him as a “digital master printer.”
How much: Free.
Mira Gáberová Presents Statue of Everything
When: Through November 30
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue
What: All the world is a stage – especially this month at Open Source Gallery – where artist Mira Gáberová presents her new multimedia installation, Statue of Everything.
How much: Free.
Use Your Words: Dirty Talk
When: Thursday, November 19, 7:30-9pm
Where: Please, 557 5th Avenue at 15th Street
What: Writer/educator/interdisciplinary media-maker/queer punk Tina Horn leads “Use Your Words: Dirty Talk” – a workshop focusing on your ability to use erogenous language – this Thursday at Please.
How much: $20. Purchase tickets online.
Art IS Not The Crime by AINAC
Opening Night: Thursday, November 19, 7-10pm
Other Hours: Friday, November 20, 11am-6pm, Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 12-5pm
Where: 210 Gallery (210 24th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues)
What: Newly renovated 210 Gallery returns on Thursday with the opening night of Art IS Not The Crime, an exhibition by controversial street artist, AINAC.
Admission: Free, but you can RSVP to the event. You must be 21 or older.
Innov Gnawa
When: Friday, November 20, 8pm
Where: Barbes, 376 9th Street and 6th Avenue
What: Find your zen spot at Barbes this Thursday, when Innov Gnawa hits the stage with Moroccan trance music.
How much: $10 strongly suggested donation
Smorgasburg, All-American Pop-Up Market, and The Brooklyn Flea at Industry City
When: Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 10am-6pm
Where: Industry City, 241 37th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
What: Smorgasburg heads down to the booming Industry City, which may be new territory for you. While the move was announced some time ago, Industry City will house both Smorgasburg and The Brooklyn Flea every Saturday and Sunday until March 27, 2016. Also, don’t miss the All-American Pop-Up Market, featuring “the best of American-made goods and the people who make them” this weekend. Keep in mind that Industry City is big — the entrance address is 241 37th Street. This is just two blocks from the 36th Street D/N/R subway station—only two stops from Manhattan on the D train!—and a short walk from the B35, B38 and B70 bus stops. The 39th Street exit off the Gowanus Expressway/BQE also takes you pretty much to their doorstep (and to the second-busiest Costco in America next door).
Free Family Art Day
When: Saturday, November 21, 10-11:30am
Where: Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue at 9th Street
What: Spellbound Theatre brings their creative magic to the Park Slope Library on Saturday. Families are invited to share in a morning of songs, puppetry, creative play, and art-based literacy activities to do at home.
How much: Free.
Celebration: Annual Quilt Show
When: Saturdays and Sundays in November, 1-4pm
Where: Prospect Park, Lefferts Historic House
What: Looking for a relaxing weekend activity? Lefferts House currently has quilts on loan from The Quilters’ Guild of Brooklyn that range from “traditional to contemporary to mixed media fiber art.” The impressive and original creations were inspired by this year’s theme of ‘celebration.’
How much: $3 suggested donation.
Excelsior’s Pie Bake Off
When: Sunday, November 22, 4pm
Where: Excelsior, 563 5th Avenue, between 15th and 16th Streets
What: Bake a killer pie? Excelsior hosts their annual pie competition this Sunday, with proceeds benefiting Brooklyn Community Pride Center. Toss together two pies (one for the judges and one for auction). The top three pies walk away with fabulous prizes.
How much: No cover.
The Walking Dead
When: Sunday, November 22, 9pm
Where: The Monro Pub, 481 5th Avenue (between 11th and 12th Streets)
What: It’s all about zombies at The Monro on Sunday nights, where the local pub is showing The Walking Dead every weekend (with sound, of course). Don’t worry, though. When the apocalypse happens, South Slope is ready.
How much: Free.