Things To Do This Weekend, Through August 9: Soul Summit Music Festival, Purple Rain, And Salome
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday for next week’s events!
For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through August 11) Kid Calendar. Also, here is the 2015 Music In The Grove schedule.
Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Lunchtime Yoga and Music
When: Friday, August 7 from 1-2pm
Where: BRIC Gallery at 647 Fulton Street
What: The FINAL FREE lunchtime yoga and music session of the summer! Co-presented by Bend + Bloom Yoga and featuring a different instructor and musical accompaniment each week! These are mixed-level classes for beginners to advanced practitioners, but some basic experience with yoga is suggested. Class is for adults and teens only – no children or babies please. **Bring your own yoga mat.**
Wine Tasting
When: Friday, August 7 from 5-8pm
Where: Leon and Son Wine and Spirits at 995 Fulton Street
What: Free tasting at the new Clinton Hill shop!
Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco
When: Friday, August 7 from 7:30-10pm
Where: LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park at 171 East Drive
What: Tonight’s theme is “Groove is in the Heart.” For a full list of themes, visit http://lakesidebrooklyn.com/dreamland/.
“Salome”
When: Friday, August 7 at 8pm
Where: JACK at 505 1/2 Waverly Avenue
What: Red-hot theater-maker Lileana Blain-Cruz creates an immersive theatrical experience around the story of Salome, inspired loosely by the Oscar Wilde play, the Strauss opera, The Rite of Spring, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus,Paris is Burning, and The Bible. SALOME explores the gladiator sport of watching a young girl transform into sex symbol and mad woman in the midst of an imminent apocalypse. Eating! Dancing! Sweating! Prophesies! Confetti! A beheading! It’s a birthday party!
How much: $15
Comedy Show
When: Friday, August 7 at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night.
Karaoke Night
When: Friday, August 7 from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: Free
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
When: Every Saturday from 8am-4pm
Where: Washington Park between DeKalb and Willoughby Avenues
What: Weekly farmers market with live music and family-friendly activities.
Shape Up!: Stretching (Essentrics)
When: Saturday, August 8 at 10am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Our popular NYC Parks Department “Shape Up! program returns with a new local volunteer instructor and an emphasis on stretching (Essentrics). Class begins at 10 AM and ends at 11 AM. No registration is needed.
Brooklyn Flea Fort Greene
When: From 10am-5pm (every Saturday through November)
Where: Bishop Laughlin Memorial HS schoolyard at 176 Lafayette Avenue (between Clermont and Vanderbilt)
What: 150 shopping and food vendors every Saturday from April through November.
Shape Up NYC Aerobics
When: Saturday, August 8 at 12pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class. Class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteer.
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
When: Saturdays through December 23 from 12-6pm
Where: Trilok Fusion Arts at 143 Waverly Avenue
What: Find details about each week at: https://www.facebook.com/brooklynpopupmarket2014.
Gallery Tours
When: Saturday, August 8 at 12, 1 and 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights, the American Identities exhibit, and “Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks” exhibit.
How much: Free with admission
Jazz In The Garden
When: Saturday, August 8 from 3-7pm
Where: 327-329 Greene Avenue (between Classon and Franklin Avenues)
What: Dr. Mambo’s Jazz
“Salome”
When: Saturday, August 8 at 8pm
Where: JACK at 505 1/2 Waverly Avenue
What: Red-hot theater-maker Lileana Blain-Cruz creates an immersive theatrical experience around the story of Salome, inspired loosely by the Oscar Wilde play, the Strauss opera, The Rite of Spring, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus,Paris is Burning, and The Bible. SALOME explores the gladiator sport of watching a young girl transform into sex symbol and mad woman in the midst of an imminent apocalypse. Eating! Dancing! Sweating! Prophesies! Confetti! A beheading! It’s a birthday party!
How much: $15
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
Gallery Tours
When: Sunday, August 9 at 1, 2, 3, and 4pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights, the American Identities exhibit, and The Rise of Sneaker Culture exhibit.
How much: Free with admission
Soul Summit Music Festival
When: Sunday, August 9 from 3-8pm
Where: Fort Greene Park along Myrtle Avenue
What: Always free and open to the public, the festival showcases artists of various backgrounds, including DJs, bands, dance companies, fashion designers, filmmakers and photographers, just to name a few. The festival provides the backdrop for access to music, networking and other activities.
Bethel Sports Clubs Free Exercise Class
When: Every Sunday from 3-4pm
Where: Bethel SDA Health Ministry at 457 Grand Avenue
What: Weekly exercise class with dumbbells, tension ropes, exercise ball, treadmill and the guidance of a certified fitness instructor.
Habana Outpost Movie Sundays
When: Sunday, August 9 at 8pm
Where: Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street
What: “Purple Rain” will be screened as part of the weekly movie series.
Free Movie
When: Sunday, August 9 at 8pm
Where: The Joint on Myrtle at 471 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free movie for the family, every weekend. Free popcorn and kitchen open until 11pm. Suggest your favorite movie for a future screening!
“Salome”
When: Sunday, August 9 at 8pm
Where: JACK at 505 1/2 Waverly Avenue
What: Red-hot theater-maker Lileana Blain-Cruz creates an immersive theatrical experience around the story of Salome, inspired loosely by the Oscar Wilde play, the Strauss opera, The Rite of Spring, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus,Paris is Burning, and The Bible. SALOME explores the gladiator sport of watching a young girl transform into sex symbol and mad woman in the midst of an imminent apocalypse. Eating! Dancing! Sweating! Prophesies! Confetti! A beheading! It’s a birthday party!
How much: $15
ONGOING
“TOBIN EASON – Passion in Motion” Exhibit
When: Through August 13
Where: Gallery Three at South Oxford Space, at 138 South Oxford Street, 3rd Floor
What: The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is pleased to present an exhibit of nine works on canvas by Tobin Eason. Eason’s paintings are influenced by the dance performing arts scene in NYC. They depict the wide and varied emotions performing artists must portray when performing for an audience. Each work is a reflection of not only the dancer’s beauty aesthetically, but even more importantly, the required expression and passion to achieve artistic excellence. Many of the dancers featured in each painting are established professionals in premier ballet companies in the city, such as American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet.
How much: FREE; Monday through Friday from 10am to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday from10am to 4pm. Additional viewing hours are easily arranged by calling 718-398-3078.
Show and Tell Photos Of Your Clinton Hill Neighborhood
When: Through August 31 from 10am-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Bring a picture and your written short caption/short story that tells the story of your Clinton Hill neighborhood. It can be a picture of a person or persons, a place, a thing, a picturesque memory. All photographic short stories/captions & pictures will be displayed in the Clinton Hill Library for you and your neighbors to see for the month of September 2015. You can bring in your picture and story into the branch or mail it to 380 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 or email it to cclark@bklynlibrary.org.