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# What To Do This Week: June 8-11
- URL: https://bklyner.com/what-to-do-this-week-june-8-11-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2015-06-08T18:34:27.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-08T18:34:27.000Z
- Author: Shannon Geis
- Tags: Bell House, community bookstore, poetry, punderdome 3000, trivia, Union Hall, weekday, Whole Foods Market, #API-Imported

![Punderdome 3000](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/punderdome-702x468.jpg)

[Punderdome 3000](http://www.punderdome.com/?ref=bklyner.com)

Looking for something fun to do this week? Look no further. Hear about Edwin Frank’s new poetry collection, play some trivia, mingle with neighbors, or find out if you have what it takes to become a “Pun-master.” Check out the details on those events, and more, below!

For even more things to do around Brooklyn, and to add your own upcoming event (some of which we’ll feature in this roundup in the future!), [check out our calendar](/calendar).

**[The Shift](http://www.unionhallny.com/event/862921-shift-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Monday, June 8, 8:30pm  
**Where:** [Union Hall](http://unionhallny.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 702 Union Street near 5th Avenue  
**What:** The tables are turned and bartender, [Therese Plaehn](http://www.thereseplaehn.com/?ref=bklyner.com), becomes the host tonight, with a bevy of special guests behind the bar, including [Maeve Higgins](http://www.maevehiggins.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and [Annie Worden](http://www.annieworden.com/?ref=bklyner.com). The evening will also feature a special house band made up of fellow Union Hall staffers.  
**How much:** $5, available [here](https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/862921?ref=bklyner.com).

**[Edwin Frank in conversation with Michael Ruby](http://communitybookstore.net/events/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, June 9, 7pm  
**Where:** [Community Bookstore](http://communitybookstore.net/?ref=bklyner.com), 143 7th Avenue between Carroll Street and Garfield Place  
**What:** In his new poetry collection, *Snake Train*, NYRB Classics editor Edwin Frank lashes together images from the contemporary moment’s fleeting beauty and vast destruction. In conversation with poet Michael Ruby.  
**How much:** Free.

**[Punderdome 3000](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/763255-punderdome-3000-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, June 9, 7:30pm  
**Where:** [Littlefield](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 622 Degraw Street, between 3rd and 4th avenues  
**What:** This wild and crazy monthly pun competition is hosted by Fred and Jo Firestone, a self-proclaimed Rodney Dangerfield impersonator and his comedian daughter. The first 18 people to sign up at the door will have a chance to participate in competitive spontaneous pun-making. Pun-masters are determined by the “human clap-o-meter.”  
**How much:** $6 in [advance](https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/763255?ref=bklyner.com), $7 at the door.

**[The Mingle](http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/858785-mingle-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Wednesday, June 10, 6pm  
**Where:** [The Bell House](http://www.thebellhouseny.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 149 7th Street at 2nd Avenue  
**What:** Also known as the Party for No Reason, The Mingle is back! So come on out to Gowanus, bring your friends, and let’s pretend we don’t have to go to work the next day. There will be drink specials. There will be flirting. There will be music.  
**How much:** Free.

**[Trivia Night](http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/events?store=1994956&ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Wednesday, June 10, 7:30-9:30pm  
**Where:** [The Roof at Whole Foods Market](http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/events?store=1994956&ref=bklyner.com), 214 3rd Street at 3rd Avenue  
**What:** Spend the evening outside for a mid-week pick me up at The Roof with Trivia Night hosted by Trivia NYC! You’ll not only get bragging rights if you win, but some awesome prizes.  
**How much:** Free.