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# Weekend Art Events: August 24-26 (Outdoor Movies, Public Art, Back To School Bash & More)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-art-events-august-24-26-2/
- Published: 2018-08-23T14:45:43.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-23T13:26:00.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Eastern Brooklyn, Events, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, Adorn Me, AfroPunk After Dark, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Music School, Canal To Coast: 15 Miles On The Erie Canal, Concerts On The Slope, Coney Island Creek and the Natural World, Downtown Brooklyn Back to School Bash, Fleur Elise Bkln, For Which It Stands, #wp

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](/242nd-anniversary-battle-of-brooklyn/).

And have you checked out any of the restaurants participating in the inaugural [Dine In Park Slope](https://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/event/dine-in-park-slope/?ref=bklyner.com) 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**](/calendar/) for more events happening around town or to list one of your own.

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Courtesy of The Old Stone House

[***For Which It Stands—*A Contemporary Art Exhibit**](http://theoldstonehouse.org/event/for-which-it-stands-a-contemporary-art-exhibit/2018-08-23/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**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.”

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Courtesy of Torn Out Theater

[**Torn Out Theater Presents *The Rover* by Aphra Behn**](http://www.tornouttheater.org/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** August 16 through August 26, Thu. & Fri. at 5:30pm, Sat. & Sun. at 2pm  
**Where:** [Prospect Park Music Pagoda](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Music+Pagoda/@40.6616093,-73.9732879,15.09z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x494a38ed341ea923!8m2!3d40.6619593!4d-73.9670988?ref=bklyner.com), 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](http://www.tornouttheater.org/chairrental/?ref=bklyner.com) available for $7

[**Ice Cream And Flowers Pop-Up**](https://www.facebook.com/fleurelisebkln/photos/a.819641118218321/957419924440439/?type=3&theater)  
**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](https://www.fleurelisebkln.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and [Malai](/malais-brooklyn-made-globally-inspired-ice-cream-pop-gotham-market/) 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**](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canal-to-coast-15-miles-on-the-erie-canal-tickets-47558028343?aff=ebapi&utm%5Fsource=Eblast+8.22.2018&utm%5Fcampaign=E+blast+7%5F31%5F2018&utm%5Fmedium=email)  
**When:** Friday, August 24, 7pm to 8pm  
**Where:** The Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street, Red Hook  
**What:** [Bells and Motley](http://www.bellsandmotley.com/index.html?ref=bklyner.com) 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](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canal-to-coast-15-miles-on-the-erie-canal-tickets-47558028343?aff=ebapi&utm%5Fsource=Eblast+8.22.2018&utm%5Fcampaign=E+blast+7%5F31%5F2018&utm%5Fmedium=email#tickets) $2

[**Brooklyn Opera Works at the Brooklyn Music School Presents: *Venus & Adonis* | *All Wounds Bleed***](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sva-presents-venus-adonis-all-wounds-bleed-tickets-47121750424?ref=bklyner.com)  
**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](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sva-presents-venus-adonis-all-wounds-bleed-tickets-47121750424?ref=bklyner.com#tickets) $25, $10 BMS Students

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The Devil We Know

**[*The Devil We Know*](https://61franklinstreetgarden.com/events/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**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*](https://www.thedevilweknow.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 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](https://61franklinstreetgarden.com/events/?ref=bklyner.com).  
**How Much:** Free, bring a blanket and snacks. Note the garden does not have a public restroom.

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Sip. Shop. EAT!

**[Sip. Shop. EAT!](https://www.sipshopeat.com/?ref=bklyner.com) (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](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sip-shop-eat-tickets-44521981445?ref=bklyner.com#tickets) $5-$25

[**Downtown Brooklyn Back To School Bash**](http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/brooklyn-back-to-school-bash?ref=bklyner.com)  
**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.

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MyrtleAveBrooklyn/photos/a.204400030280/10156438908975281/?type=3&theater)

[***Adorn Me* Unveiling**](https://www.facebook.com/MyrtleAveBrooklyn/photos/a.204400030280/10156438908975281/?type=3&theater)  
**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](http://myrtleavenue.org/arttour/?utm%5Fsource=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm%5Fcampaign=2ca9c61478-EMAIL%5FCAMPAIGN%5F2018%5F08%5F10%5F12%5F54&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F942e880905-2ca9c61478-74753449&mc%5Fcid=2ca9c61478&mc%5Feid=ba860c356f) 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.

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[**FDC Presents Summer on Cortelyou**](http://www.fdconline.org/weekend-walks/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**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*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108037/?ref=bklyner.com), 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**](http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/line-up/after-dark/?utm%5Fsource=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm%5Fcampaign=2ca9c61478-EMAIL%5FCAMPAIGN%5F2018%5F08%5F10%5F12%5F54&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F942e880905-2ca9c61478-74753449&mc%5Fcid=2ca9c61478&mc%5Feid=ba860c356f)  
**When:** Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26  
**Where:** Various locations  
**What:** With a [lineup](http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com) 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](http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com). 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](http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/line-up/after-dark/?utm%5Fsource=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm%5Fcampaign=2ca9c61478-EMAIL%5FCAMPAIGN%5F2018%5F08%5F10%5F12%5F54&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F942e880905-2ca9c61478-74753449&mc%5Fcid=2ca9c61478&mc%5Feid=ba860c356f).

[**Concerts On The Slope Presents: *Songs For Our Children***](https://www.facebook.com/events/2165355680372994/)  
**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

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1107367052765454&set=a.368600459975454&type=3&theater)

[**Movie In The Park: The Lion King**](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1107367052765454&set=a.368600459975454&type=3&theater)  
**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*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/?ref=bklyner.com).  
**How Much:** Free

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Erwin Wurm: Hot Dog Bus (Photo: courtesy of Public Art Fund)

[**Erwin Wurm: Hot Dog Bus**](https://www.publicartfund.org/view/exhibitions/6641%5Ferwin%5Fwurm%5Fhot%5Fdog%5Fbus?ref=bklyner.com)  
**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.

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[**Coney Island Creek and the Natural World**](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**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

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Wes Modes Presents A Secret History Of American River People (via [The Waterfront Museum](http://www.waterfrontmuseum.org/events/exhibit/wes-modes-secret-history-american-river-people?utm%5Fsource=Eblast+7.24.2018&utm%5Fcampaign=E+blast+7%5F24%5F2018&utm%5Fmedium=email))

[**Wes Modes Presents A Secret History Of American River People**](http://www.waterfrontmuseum.org/events/exhibit/wes-modes-secret-history-american-river-people?utm%5Fsource=Eblast+7.24.2018&utm%5Fcampaign=E+blast+7%5F24%5F2018&utm%5Fmedium=email)  
**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.

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Pearly Whites by Mie Yim via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groundfloorbk/photos/a.308952409234341.1073741828.299723050157277/1697380270391541/?type=3&theater)

**[Mie Yim | Sfumato](http://groundfloorbk.com/act-5-mie-yim-sfumato/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**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.