Arts & Entertainment
Brooklyn Events Happening This Weekend
Party with space dolphins. Run in an ugly sweater. See a hip-hop ballet. Do something Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Start day-dreaming about the good, interesting things you will do this weekend that do not involve 17 hours of Netflix, popcorn fingers and a you-shaped dip in the sofa. Here's what's going on in Brooklyn, beyond the couch.
Brooklyn Writers Space Reading Series
What: The Smith Street bookstore hosts a reading series that celebrates emerging writers from Brooklyn. This month it's Heidi Diehl, Molly Tolsky, Mesh Flinders and Beth Lisick.
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Where: Books Are Magic at 225 Smith St.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
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Hounds Of Love Midnight Screening
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
What: This week's midnight screening at Nighthawk Cinema tells the tail of a serial killing couple on the rampage in Perth.
Where: Nighthawk Cinema at 136 Metropolitan Ave.
When: 11:45 p.m. Friday
Holiday Art Run - Ugly Sweaters Encouraged
What: Take a five-kilometer run in an ugly sweater and tour the neighborhood's quirkiest murals.
Where: Meet at McCarren Hotel & Pool at 160 North 12th St.
When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Bed-Stuy Style Holiday Art, Shop & Dine Crawl
Neighborhood: East New York
What: Come check out live performances, art shows, tastings and holiday pop-ups, all courtesy of Bed-Stuy purveyors.
Where: First pick-up at Tilly's at 1223 Bedford Ave
When: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday
The Brooklyn Nutcracker 2017
What: Check out this re-imagined holiday favorite that fuses ballet, hip-hop and world dance genres to create a new classic ballet.
Where: Irondale Center at 85 South Oxford St.
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Harry Potter's Yule Ball
Neighborhood: Gowanus
What: For those of us who are (like these guys) still a little bit too enthusiastic about Harry Potter, a ball.
Where: The Bell House at 149 7th St.
When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday
Housequake: Prince Party
What: Celebrate "Lonely Princemas" with music from the master. Said venue organizers, "Shock-a-lock-a boom."
Where: The Bell House at 149 7th St.
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra presents Concerto for Double Bass
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
What: The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will present Concerto for Double Bass by Giovanni Bottesini and Symphony #4 in D minor, Op. 120 by Robert Schumann.
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
When: 2 p.m. Sunday
House of Yes Xmas Spectacular
What: The 7th Annual House of Yes Xmas Spectacular is back, with reindeer, dancing gifts, Christmas trees, and, in classic holiday season tradition, Space Dolphins....
Where: House of Yes at 2 Wyckoff Ave.
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
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