Weekend Art Events: August 24-26 (Outdoor Movies, Public Art, Back To School Bash & More)
There are lots of free outdoor moving screenings scheduled for the weekend, including a documentary, a coming-of-age baseball comedy, and an animated Disney classic. In the mood for shopping and snacks? Then head to Greenpoint to check out Fleur Elise Bkln and Malai’s joint pop-up or the latest Sip. Shop. Eat! market.
The 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn is Monday, August 27. Check out our list of events commemorating the historic battle here.
And have you checked out any of the restaurants participating in the inaugural Dine In Park Slope yet? If not, what are you waiting for? You have until next Thursday, August 30 to take advantage of special offers at 40-plus eateries.
Check the BKLYNER Calendar for more events happening around town or to list one of your own.
For Which It Stands—A Contemporary Art Exhibit
When: Exhibition on view Thursday, August 23 through Sunday, October 14, Fridays 3pm to 6pm or by appointment (opening reception Thursday, August 23 from 7pm to 9pm)
Where: The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street (between 4th & 5th Avenues), Park Slope
What: The Old Stone House presents this contemporary art exhibition that connects Brooklyn’s revolutionary history to some of today’s most pressing issues. Artists reinterpret and offer their “fresh take on the flags of the American Revolution and today, including the contradictions inherent in their symbolism.”
Torn Out Theater Presents The Rover by Aphra Behn
When: August 16 through August 26, Thu. & Fri. at 5:30pm, Sat. & Sun. at 2pm
Where: Prospect Park Music Pagoda, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
What: Torn Out Theater’s naked actors return for eight performances of The Rover by Aphra Behn, England’s first professional female playwright. This “gender-bending production” uses nudity selectively “to explore the play’s themes of personal agency, true love, and the roles we play to get what we desire.”
How Much: Free, chair rentals available for $7
Ice Cream And Flowers Pop-Up
When: Pop-up debuts Friday, August 24 (Hours: Friday through Sunday, 12pm to 6pm)
Where: Greenpoint Landing, 7 Bell Slip (at Commercial & Clay Streets), Greenpoint
What: Floral design shop Fleur Elise Bkln and Malai ice cream launch a joint pop-up shop at the waterfront development, Greenpoint Landing. Shoppers can pick up floral arrangements and artisanal ice cream at the location through mid-October.
Canal To Coast: 15 Miles On The Erie Canal
When: Friday, August 24, 7pm to 8pm
Where: The Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street, Red Hook
What: Bells and Motley present a family-friendly folk operetta about the history of the Erie Canal, performed with banjo, fiddle, squeezebox, hammered dulcimer, and hurdy-gurdy.
How Much: Tickets $2
Brooklyn Opera Works at the Brooklyn Music School Presents: Venus & Adonis | All Wounds Bleed
When: Friday, August 24, 7:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Music School, 126 Saint Felix Street, Fort Greene
What: John Blow’s reinterpretation of the erotic myth of Venus and Adonis depicts power play, manipulation, and yearning through English baroque music. The one-act chamber opera, All Wounds Bleed, a contemporary take on Echo and Narcissus, depicts timely themes of isolation and emotional neglect.
How Much: Tickets $25, $10 BMS Students
The Devil We Know
When: Friday, August 24 at 8pm (screening begins at sunset)
Where: Java Street Community Garden, 59 Java Street, Greenpoint
What: The Java Street Community Garden is collaborating with the 61 Franklin Street Community Garden to present a “mini-festival of sustainability films” this summer. Next in the series is the Sundance Award-winning documentary, The Devil We Know, an exposé of DuPont’s efforts to deny the harmful effects of the chemicals used to produce Teflon, which the company had been dumping into a West Virginia community’s water supply for years. Greenpoint resident and chemical activist Mike Schade will introduce the film which will also be screened on Thursday, August 23 at the 61 Franklin Street Community Garden.
How Much: Free, bring a blanket and snacks. Note the garden does not have a public restroom.
Sip. Shop. EAT! (SPONSORED)
When: Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26, 12pm to 6pm
Where: 272 Siegel Street (between White & Bogart Streets), Bushwick
What: Food, Style, and Drinks collide at the Sip. Shop. Eat! pop-up market. Shop NYC-based indie brands, drink custom drinks, and eat free bites! There will also be snacks by My/Mo Mochi ice cream, manicures by @cynvixiousnails ($15), tarot readings ($10) and custom jewelry by Mariya Kelly, DIY cotton candy, DIY popcorn, and more.
How Much: Tickets $5-$25
Downtown Brooklyn Back To School Bash
When: Saturday, August 25, 1pm
Where: Albee Square (corner of Fulton and Bond), Downtown Brooklyn
What: Jump rope, hop-scotch, hula hoop, Hacky Sack, play chess, and dance at an all-ages dance party featuring DJ Mike-Doelo and the all-women, Afro-Brazilian percussion band, Batalá New York. There will also be a back-to-school workout with At Your Beat and a chance to win new school supplies.
Adorn Me Unveiling
When: Saturday, August 25, 3pm to 6pm
Where: Fort Greene Park (Myrtle Avenue & Washington Park entrance), Fort Greene
What: Join the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership for the official unveiling of Tanda Francis’ new public artwork, Adorn Me. The 8ft x 15ft x 8ft concrete and steel sculpture “seeks to bring an African presence to a public space in order to highlight the under-representation of African artworks in public spaces.” The artist will speak at the unveiling event and there will be a musical performance.
FDC Presents Summer on Cortelyou
When: Saturday, August 25, 5pm to 10pm (rain or shine)
Where: Cortelyou Road from East 17th Street to Coney Island Avenue, Ditmas Park
What: Flatbush Development Corporation presents this outdoor event featuring a screening of the 1993 film The Sandlot, as well as Assembly Member Bichotte’s Back-To-School drive, a raffle, a pop-up museum, music, and activities.
How Much: Free
AfroPunk After Dark
When: Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26
Where: Various locations
What: With a lineup including Erykah Badu, Tyler, the Creator, Janelle Monae, Pusha T, Twin Shadow and many more, it’s easy to see why tickets to the AfroPunk Brooklyn 2018 Festival are sold out. But you can still join the fun at a series of afterparties happening in nearby venues where there will be comedy, dancing, a film screening, performances, and more. See the AfroPunk After Dark schedule and purchase tickets here.
Concerts On The Slope Presents: Songs For Our Children
When: Sunday, August 26, 3pm
Where: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. John’s Place (at 7th Ave.), Park Slope
What: Soprano Jin-Xiang Yu and pianist Lucas Barkley perform nursery rhyme settings by Bernstein, Poulenc, and Schumann; lullabies by R. Strauss, Kodály, Schubert, Wolf, Grieg, Reger, and Brahms; and Messiaen’s Chants de Terre et de Ciel.
How Much: $20 suggested donation
Movie In The Park: The Lion King
When: Sunday, August 26, 8:30pm
Where: Kelly Park Playground (Avenue S & East 15th Street), Sheepshead Bay
What: Council Member Chaim Deutsch hosts a free outdoor screening of the 1994 Disney animated classic, The Lion King.
How Much: Free
Erwin Wurm: Hot Dog Bus
When: On view from Saturday, June 9 through Sunday, August 26, 12pm to 6pm (weekends)
Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 and Pier 5
What: The Austrian artist will be passing out free hot dogs to park visitors all summer from a bright yellow, overstuffed Volkswagen Microbus. The bloated-looking bus will force audiences to consider the relationship between capitalism and consumption in society. The Hot Dog Bus will be on view and serving free hot dogs at BBP’s Pier 1 on Saturdays and Pier 5 on Sundays.
Coney Island Creek and the Natural World
When: Exhibition on view Saturday, May 26 through Monday, September 3 (open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
Where: The Coney Island History Project, 3059 West 12th Street (at the entrance to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park), Coney Island
What: Organized around a timeline of Coney Island Creek from 1645 to 2018, the exhibition illustrates Coney Island’s original attraction with maps, photographs, posters, art, artifacts, oral history, and video. The exhibition describes the Creek’s environment through history, art, and ecology.
How Much: Free
Wes Modes Presents A Secret History Of American River People
When: Exhibition on view Saturday, July 28 through Sunday, September 16
Where: The Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street, Red Hook
What: California artist Wes Modes traveled down the Hudson River in a recreation of a 1940s-era shantyboat, collecting stories from the people who live and work along the waterway. The artwork on view in this exhibition is part of a larger project spanning several years and covering multiple river communities.
Mie Yim | Sfumato
When: Exhibition on view Thursday, August 16 through Sunday, September 16
Where: Ground Floor Gallery, 343 5th Street, Park Slope
What: The Sunset Park-based artist presents this series of abstract works, “larger-scale, sumptuous paintings created between 2017 – 2018.” The name of the exhibit, “Sfumato,” refers to a technique of “blending colors and shapes” which Yim credits Leonardo DaVinci for creating.