Weekend Events: Karaoke, Gallery Tours, And Juvenile Justice Talk
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday to see what’s scheduled next week!
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
Teen Night: “Judith Scott — Bound and Unbound”
When: Friday, March 13 from 4:30-7pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Planned by teens for teens, this free evening at the Museum is filled with art, friends, food, and fun. One Friday of the month, we’ll highlight a special exhibition or collection, and feature related live music, dance performances, art-making, workshops, and refreshments.
How much: Free with museum admission
Line Dancing
When: Friday, March 13 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free class. No registration or experience necessary.
Comedy Show
When: Friday, March 13 at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night. Hosted by Pee Wee Dee.
How much: No cover
Karaoke Night
When: Friday, March 13 from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: Free
BAMcafé Live: Alex Kelly
When: Friday, March 13 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: NYC native Alex Kelly has been making hard-edged electro-rock for nearly a decade, collaborating with artists like Robby Takac (The Goo Goo Dolls) and pILLOW tHEORY’s Kelsey Warren. For this performance, Kelly unveils her new sound—rooted in classic soul, blues, and jazz stylings—with an all-new backing band.
How much: Free
Live Music: Mikey Post
When: Friday, March 13 from 9pm-2am
Where: The Great Georgiana at 248 DeKalb Avenue
What: Music all night long.
How much: Free for guests
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
When: Saturday, March 14 from 8am-4pm
Where: Washington Park between DeKalb and Willoughby Avenues
What: Weekly farmers market with live music and family-friendly activities.
Fundamentals of Tai Chi
When: Saturday, March 14 from 10-11am
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free class. No registration or experience necessary.
Story Time: Ame Dyckman and Zach Ohora
When: Saturday, March 14 at 11am
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: The riotiously funny Ame Dyckman returns with her new picture book Wolfie the Bunny, along with the book’s illustrator Zachariah OHora. The Bunny family has adopted a wolf son, and daughter Dot is the only one who realizes Wolfie can — and might — eat them all up! Join us for an interactive reading and drawing with Zach and Ame, who will then lead kids in creating their own bunny mask with stickers! Ages 3 to 8.
How much: Free; $17 for the book
Shape Up! NYC Aerobics Class
When: Saturday, March 14 from 12-1pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Free aerobics class taught by Parks volunteers.
Cilla Owens: Motown and Beyond
When: Saturday, March 14 from 2-4pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Brooklyn-born jazz singer, Cilla Owens presents a rousing musical celebration of the great live shows at two of Brooklyn’s premier stages: The Fox and The Paramount. Hear the music of Motown’s top groups and the funky rhythms from the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. This family friendly event will feature a special surprise for kids of all ages.
How much: Free
House Party: MAPPING BROOKLYN feat. The Rub and The Commons Choir
When: Saturday, March 14 from 2pm-12am
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: BRIC continues its series of House Parties, with special daytime activities, including family dance classes, film screenings, art making, and other participatory activities; and a nighttime musical main event, with a live band, DJ, and dance party.
How much: Free from 2-8pm | $10/$15 from 8pm-12am
Gallery Tour: “Gender, Race, and Identity”
When: Saturday, March 14 at 3pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour exploring gender and race in the installation Egypt Reborn.
How much: Free with museum admission
BAMcafé Live: Nasimiyu
When: Saturday, March 14 at 9pm
Where: BAMcafe at Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: World beat meets indie folk in the exuberant sounds of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Nasimiyu. “Picture the soulful ringleader of a circus-folk orchestra” is how Okayplayer aptly describes Nasimiyu’s style, in which the orchestral indie rock of Dirty Projects and TV on the Radio collides with tribal rhythms and beatboxing breakdowns.
How much: Free
Live Music: DJ Troy Hahn
When: Saturday, March 14 from 9pm-2am
Where: The Great Georgiana at 248 DeKalb Avenue
What: Music all night long.
How much: Free for guests
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
Jazz Vespers: Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra
When: Sunday, March 14 from 4-5pm
Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Listen to the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra perform.
How much: Free; donations recommended
Panel Discussion: “Burning Down The House: Rebuilding Juvenile Justice Together”
When: Sunday, March 15 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
What: Nell Bernstein, author of Burning Down the House, a heartbreaking and meticulously reported indictment of America’s failed juvenile justice policy, leads a conversation bringing together those who are entangled in, and those committed to fixing, New York City’s juvenile justice system. Part of the ongoing Sackler Center series “States of Denial: The Illegal Incarceration of Women, Children, and People of Color.”
How much: Free with museum admission
ONGOING
“Comfort Dogs: Live From the Pink House”
When: February 25 through March 14
Where: JACK at 505 1/2 Waverly Avenue
What: Set in the skeleton of a pink hurricane-torn house a band of dogs walk around inside and try to make sense of humankind’s need for comfort as they read letters from the audience asking for solace. An ensemble of musicians and live dogs will howl, scratch and poop their way through an evening as they inadvertently ask the question: Who nurtures the nurturer? — Written and directed by Brooklyn-resident William Burke with beautiful music by Brooklyn composer Shane Chapman.
How much: $15/$16.52 online
Conversations: Replicas of Masterwork Paintings
When: Through Friday, March 27
Where: Pratt Institute, President’s Office Gallery, Main Building via Willoughby Avenue
What: Professor of Fine Arts Frank Lind presents a body of work created over the course of the last 15 years, employing old master techniques in the re-creation, re-imagining, and “updating” of well-known masterwork paintings.
How much: Free
Stations of the Cross Exhibit
When: Through April 16
Where: Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew at 520 Clinton Avenue
What: The 14 stations of the cross are presented by 14 Brooklyn-based artists, each working with only one restriction: uniform size. This project resurrects a connection between the church as patron of the arts and the artists as instruments of bringing the litany to the lay population. These works are created by artists of broad ethnic and religious backgrounds including Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, and even Agnostics. As “ambassadors,” this diverse collective presents an open dialogue, with respectful interpretations of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection.
How much: Free
Mapping Brooklyn
When: Through May 3 from 10am-8pm daily, except Mondays
Where: BRIC House Gallery at 647 Fulton Street
What: The exhibition Mapping Brooklyn will juxtapose the work of contemporary artists working with maps and cartography, alongside actual historic maps. The historic maps in the exhibition will all be drawn from the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection; there are demographic maps, fire insurance maps and more.
How much: Free