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Field of streams: Brooklyn country artist playing weekly digital concerts
Country roads/ stay at home/ in the place/ you belong/ Windsor Terrace! A country musician from Windsor Terrace has taken his act from the road to the Web. The frontman of the queer cowboy act Paisley Fields says that playing to the camera is a great way to reach out, but it’s not the same … → Read More
The best things to do in Brooklyn, March 13-20
Saturday, March 14 Brain candy This is the official opening night for “Bloody Brains in a Juke Box,” a satirical sci-fi rock opera that pits mid-century celebrities against a flying, brain-eating jukebox — possibly the greatest sentence ever written. The latest bloody masterpiece from Coney Island’s unofficial mayor, Dick Zigun, continues through the end of … → Read More
Movies & monsters: Nitehawk hosts monthly D&D games
Let’s all go to the lobby to get ourselves a game! A Park Slope movie theater gives visitors a chance to slay monsters and gather treasure while waiting for their films. On the second Wednesday of each month, the second-floor lobby and bar of Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park hosts “Runner Quests” — short, free sessions … → Read More
Second serving: Brooklyn's famous Gage & Tollner restaurant returns on March 15
It’s finally back! Brooklyn’s most beloved 19th century chophouse will return next week! Gage & Tollner, which closed in 2004 after 125 years serving oysters and steaks to Kings County’s ritziest residents, will open again as a restaurant on March 15. At a preview event on Sunday for friends and investors, one co-owner said that … → Read More
Weekend Reads: Brooklyn booksellers offer their picks for Feb. 29
Community Bookstore’s pick: “Tyll,” by Daniel Kehlmann In this rich retelling of the German folktale of Tyll Ulenspiegel, Kehlmann infuses his 17th-century hero with a modernist bent and a dash of existential angst: like a trickster god meets Paul Newman from “Cool Hand Luke.” On the run from Jesuits and soldiers alike, Tyll does a … → Read More
The best things to do in Brooklyn, Feb. 28–March 5
Friday, Feb. 28 Out and about Sneak over to Industry City for a free screening of Rian Johnson’s delightful, Oscar-snubbed “Knives Out,” featuring a murdered patriarch, a house full of suspects, and Chris Evans’s sweater. If you’ve seen it before, you can download the director’s commentary from www.knivesout.movie/#commentary and catch it with an whole new … → Read More
Five things to do this week, Feb. 21–27
Friday, Feb. 21 Epic scales! You know what Brooklyn needs more of? Dinosaurs! Fortunately, “Jurassic World Live Tour” is here all weekend, with puppeteers sending more than 20 thunder lizards stomping all over the Barclays Center stage. There is some sort of plot about evil scientists exploiting a super-smart dino, but we just want to hear … → Read More
The new brews: Four fresh breweries to sample during Beer Week
It’s Brooklyn’s largest lager event! The annual New York City Beer Week, which officially kicks off on Saturday with the Opening Bash in Greenpoint, will have Brooklyn overflowing with craft beer events for the next 10 days. For those looking for something new, we have found four brand new breweries based in the borough that … → Read More
Five things to do in Brooklyn, Feb. 15-21
Saturday, Feb. 15 String theory Get juggy with it at the second night of Mid-Winter Jug and String Band Rendezvous, a festival of Americana music from the 1920s and ’30s. The evening starts off with a short film featuring the Ever Lovin’ Jug Band (pictured), followed by Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts and four more acts. 8 … → Read More
App-y together: Tinder Live! has an extra vibe on V-Day
V-Day is her big day! The host of the comedic dating show “Tinder Live! with Lane Moore” says that this Friday’s show — which takes place on Valentine’s Day — will have an exciting extra energy because of the holiday. “There’s going to be a specific vibe — it’s either the horniest day or the … → Read More
Good gravy! Seafood spot serving Italian Sunday suppers
It’s a red sauce renaissance! A waterfront seafood brasserie has added a retro family-style Italian meal to its menu for this month. Sunday Suppers at Estuary, a restaurant at the base of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier Five, feature a giant plate of pasta, just like Mama used to make, according to the chef. “I wanted … → Read More
Bitter and better: Wormwood distillery opens tasting room in Industry City
They’re setting the standard! A distillery and tasting room now open in Industry City produces spirits made with an exotic, once-forbidden bitter plant. Standard Wormwood Distillery creates whiskey, gin, and other kinds of booze out of wormwood, a key ingredient in absinthe that was banned in the early 20th century because of suspicions that it … → Read More
Five things to do in Brooklyn, Feb. 7-14
Saturday, Feb. 8 This bites! The drag collective Switch ‘n’ Play takes over avant-garde venue National Sawdust tonight to celebrate the children of the night, at its annual “Vamp” show. Seats have already sold out for this evening of high-glam bloodsucker burlesque, but true fans of fangs can still get standing room-only spots. 9 pm … → Read More
Weekend Reads! Brooklyn booksellers offer their picks for Feb. 1
Community Bookstore’s pick: “Fra Keeler,” by Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi A man buys the home of the recently deceased Fra Keeler, and upon moving in becomes consumed with the question of what caused her mysterious death. His inquest soon turns inward, and what follows is the magisterial narration of a mind unspun. Oloomi’s debut … → Read More
Hello, Dolly's! Dolly Parton cover band reviews new Dolly Parton-themed bar
They’re laughing and drinking and having a party! A new bar with a Dolly Parton theme opened in Williamsburg last month. Is Dolly’s Swing and Dive any good? To find out, we turned to the experts — the women behind Brooklyn’s own Dolly Parton cover band Doll Parts: Maggie Robinson Katz and Julia Sirna-Frest. These … → Read More
Five things to do in Brooklyn, Jan. 31–Feb. 6
Saturday, Feb. 1 Brews, bros! Take a tour of Brooklyn’s best breweries while staying in one room, at the Dime Best of Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival 2020. You can enjoy unlimited samples from seven Kings County beer makers, free cocktails from Bulleit and Johnnie Walker whiskey, and fill up on delicious dishes from Dinosaur … → Read More
Five things to do in Brooklyn this week!
This week, we've got lion dancers, musical mobsters, a flashback to the early ’90s, and much more! Brooklyn is the place to be! → Read More
Late-night comics: Crown Heights shop hosts 24-hour comic book marathon
Anyone Comics in Crown Heights will host an all-night comic-making marathon, starting at noon on Feb. 2 and ending at noon the next day. → Read More
The best things to do in Brooklyn this week
Your guide to the best things happening in Brooklyn over the next week, including Balkan bands, Dungeons & Dragons on stage, opera actors, and much more! → Read More
Power play: Obscure Shakespeare show confronts greed and gender
She’s got a heart of gold. One of Shakespeare’s least-known plays will get a vital new staging this weekend, a revival that deals with gender, greed, and loyalty. The star of “Timon of Athens,” which opens at Fort Greene’s Polonsky Shakespeare Center on Jan. 19, says that diving deep into the canon offers a chance … → Read More