See Crooklyn, for free next week.
When I was just a wee brokester, the only free Christmas week entertainment available involved taking another tour through the Babbage’s at Ye Olde Ocean County Mall, test driving the new Super Nintendo game you didn’t get for Christmas. You kids in Brooklyn have it a lot better: next Thursday, BAM is treating you to free movies for the holidays. You can chose from two movies, complete with free popcorn and soda: Spike Lee’s Crooklyn or Gina Prince-Blythwood’s Love and Basketball. Both beat being forced to see New Year’s Eve with your parents. Teens can pick up tickets starting at 10am Dec. 29.
FRIDAY
8pm: ‘be there and be square’ @ the 4rd annual nerd nite nerdtacular: three presentations, a performance by palomar and science acrobats, more. galapagos, $15. Read the rest of this entry »
New York, we love you
Here’s an alternative thing to do on Sunday that’s slightly sunnier than weeping gently into your tattered sense of American security: BAM has free screenings of Manhattan, Woody Allen’s timeless love letter to the Big Apple, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Showtimes are 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30pm. The towers get a brief cameo in the film. But try not to strengthen your resolve in this city’s durability once the voice of Woody Allen starts waxing: “Chapter one: he was as tough and romantic as the city he loved …”
FRIDAY
5:30pm doors: comedian eugene mirman brings his ‘pretty good friends‘ show to the williamsburg waterfront with they might be giants, todd barry, patton oswalt, kristen schaal, more. free. Read the rest of this entry »
BAM's Lepercq Hall
We’ve been keeping track of the gay marriage deals rolling in as New York prepares for the celebratory boom of weddings later this month, but here’s the biggest we’ve heard so far especially if you’re eager to get hitched: Patch reports that BAM, they of beautiful buildings and bountiful culture, will give $500 discounts to couples who want to get married in July, August and September. That shaves off a bit of the $6,500-$9,000 price tag to rent the standard event package that includes its lobby and second-floor banquet hall (aka the BAM Cafe) for your ceremony and reception. Hell, if BAM’s good enough for the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, it’s probably good enough for your last-minute same-sex wedding too. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7pm: try on and examine 500 handmade garments at the opening recption for artist stacy scibelli’s new exibition made with love at textile arts center, free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
thru 2/20: sample sale at greenpoint’s in god we trust.
thru 3/28: village voice chief film critic j. hoberman curates a series of films made during the red scare (invasion of the body snatchers, invaders from mars, the fountainhead, kiss me deadly, more). bam, $12. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7:30pm: the skint’s ooey gooey valentine’s comedy party! host kurt braunholer guides you through a comic tunnel of love with hannibal buress, claudia cogan, jessica delfino, the found footage festival and the little top circus and medicine show. enjoy cheap sweets and savories from robicelli’s and oaxaca, and follow it all up with an 80s and 90s after party dance! bell house, $8. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
thru 1/17: bam’s 25th annual brooklyn tribute to dr. martin luther king, jr. features exhibitions, music, more. free.
8pm: indie pop rockers the american darlings grace bar matchless with their infectious hooks and good looks. $8. Read the rest of this entry »
The year is only two weeks young, but if you’re at all like me then your New Year’s resolutions are probably starting to fall apart faster than an episode of Two Broke Girls. But never fear, brokesters! Today is a great day to follow through on your goal of being more involved in the community with this huge free event at BAM. Starting at 10:30am, Borough President Marty Markowitz presents BAM’s 26th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to MLK, Jr. with “Come Share the Dream,” the largest public celebration of the great leader in New York City. It includes musical performances by Toshi Reagon, BIGLovely and The Institutional Radio Choir C.O.G.I.C., plus a free screening of The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975, a documentary featuring rare footage and interviews of Black Power leaders. First come, first seated. One ticket per person (show starts at 1). Read the rest of this entry »
See Crooklyn, for free next week.
When I was just a wee brokester, the only free Christmas week entertainment available involved taking another tour through the Babbage’s at Ye Olde Ocean County Mall, test driving the new Super Nintendo game you didn’t get for Christmas. You kids in Brooklyn have it a lot better: next Thursday, BAM is treating you to free movies for the holidays. You can chose from two movies, complete with free popcorn and soda: Spike Lee’s Crooklyn or Gina Prince-Blythwood’s Love and Basketball. Both beat being forced to see New Year’s Eve with your parents. Teens can pick up tickets starting at 10am Dec. 29.
FRIDAY
8pm: ‘be there and be square’ @ the 4rd annual nerd nite nerdtacular: three presentations, a performance by palomar and science acrobats, more. galapagos, $15. Read the rest of this entry »
New York, we love you
Here’s an alternative thing to do on Sunday that’s slightly sunnier than weeping gently into your tattered sense of American security: BAM has free screenings of Manhattan, Woody Allen’s timeless love letter to the Big Apple, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Showtimes are 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30pm. The towers get a brief cameo in the film. But try not to strengthen your resolve in this city’s durability once the voice of Woody Allen starts waxing: “Chapter one: he was as tough and romantic as the city he loved …”
FRIDAY
5:30pm doors: comedian eugene mirman brings his ‘pretty good friends‘ show to the williamsburg waterfront with they might be giants, todd barry, patton oswalt, kristen schaal, more. free. Read the rest of this entry »
BAM's Lepercq Hall
We’ve been keeping track of the gay marriage deals rolling in as New York prepares for the celebratory boom of weddings later this month, but here’s the biggest we’ve heard so far especially if you’re eager to get hitched: Patch reports that BAM, they of beautiful buildings and bountiful culture, will give $500 discounts to couples who want to get married in July, August and September. That shaves off a bit of the $6,500-$9,000 price tag to rent the standard event package that includes its lobby and second-floor banquet hall (aka the BAM Cafe) for your ceremony and reception. Hell, if BAM’s good enough for the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, it’s probably good enough for your last-minute same-sex wedding too. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7pm: try on and examine 500 handmade garments at the opening recption for artist stacy scibelli’s new exibition made with love at textile arts center, free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
thru 2/20: sample sale at greenpoint’s in god we trust.
thru 3/28: village voice chief film critic j. hoberman curates a series of films made during the red scare (invasion of the body snatchers, invaders from mars, the fountainhead, kiss me deadly, more). bam, $12. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7:30pm: the skint’s ooey gooey valentine’s comedy party! host kurt braunholer guides you through a comic tunnel of love with hannibal buress, claudia cogan, jessica delfino, the found footage festival and the little top circus and medicine show. enjoy cheap sweets and savories from robicelli’s and oaxaca, and follow it all up with an 80s and 90s after party dance! bell house, $8. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
thru 1/17: bam’s 25th annual brooklyn tribute to dr. martin luther king, jr. features exhibitions, music, more. free.
8pm: indie pop rockers the american darlings grace bar matchless with their infectious hooks and good looks. $8. Read the rest of this entry »
