Weekend Events Recap: What’s Happening Around South Slope

Don’t let this dreary (and chilly…WTF Mother Nature) Saturday rain on your Memorial Day Weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s happing around the neighborhood over the next few days.

Cumbiagra Dance Party
When: Saturday May 25, 10 p.m.
Where: Barbes, 376 Ninth Street at Sixth Avenue
What: Since their creation in the summer of 2008, Cumbiagra has been hosting legendary dance parties throughout New York, Mexico, and beyond. Though Cumbiagra is largely inspired by the Colombian dance style known as cumbia, their music has developed into a synthesis of styles, drawing on the diversity of its members and the rich musical environment of the New York Metro area.
How much: $10 very strongly suggested donation

Celebrate Arrested Development With Skylark
When: Sunday May 26, 7pm
Where: Skylark, 477 5th Avenue at 11th Street
What: It’s here, it’s finally here! Get ready for the premiere of season 4 with trivia at 7pm, and a screening of episode 1 at 9pm.
How much: Free!

Memorial Day At Greenwood Park
When: Monday May 27
Where: Greenwood Park, 555 7th Avenue at 19th Street
What: Celebrate Memorial Day with Greenwood Park. The weather should be beautiful (sunny and 69), so stop by for the beer garden’s pig roast. Tasty food, bocce & Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale $4 all day
How much: Free!

And don’t forget about the Memorial Day BBQ at Freddy’s, or the outdoor concerts over at Green-Wood on Monday! Make it fabulous, South Slope.

Image via Skylark