Forever alone? Not this year. Photo via one of the MOST DEPRESSING STORIES OF ALL TIME in The Daily Mail.
Being a single on Valentine’s Day I imagine is a lot like being a Jew on Christmas: people around you are caught up in the hoopla of corporation-fueled gifting while the rest of us slog along, pretending we’re perfectly happy not celebrating. And then you have to upload post after post about it on the blog you work for, because allegedly everyone is looking for things to do on V Day, because, even though you’re a happy couple, I STILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH DATE IDEAS FOR YOU. Well, nuts to that: maybe V Day is hard to ignore, but this is still Brooklyn after all, and Brooklyn is nothing if not a seething pit of hormones looking for an outlet. I hereby declare all is not lost for you this year! Get thee to one of these events — they’re cool enough that they don’t reek of desperation (or Axe) but close enough to V Day that, let’s face it, everyone knows what you’re there for. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
8pm (+ 2/4): poets, puppeteers, musicians and other artists join forces for an evening of puppets + poetry at brooklyn arts exchange, including alphabet arts, dolly parton cover band doll parts, and the occupy wall street puppetry guild. $10.
8pm (thru 2/5): multiple playwrights collaborate on one work without knowing what others are doing at piper mckenzie’s dainty cadaver. the brick, $10. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
8pm (+ 1/21, 26-28): airborne mutant serpents attack earth in everywhere theatre group’s flying snakes in 3d. what did you think it was about? the brick, $18.
8:30pm: former off-broadway show the marijuana-logues lets tony camin, rob cantrell, and bruce cherry perform monologues about their favorite herb. bell house, $10 adv, $13 dos. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
8pm: ‘nerd nite’ launches their new magazine with a party featuring presentations, djs, dancing, more. galapagos, $11.11.
8pm: bonjour! sing along to your favorite tunes from beauty and the beast and compete against other fans in the trivia, costume, and egg-eating contests. bell house, $10 adv, $12 dos. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
5pm-1am (thru 12/17): the brooklyn night bazaar returns with independent merchants and food vendors, plus performances by the hold steady, fucked up, midnight magic, titus andronicus, lcd soundsystem’s james murphy (dj set), more. 149 kent ave (williamsburg), free, $10-22 for bands. Read the rest of this entry »
Gunpowder, treason and mushy peas
Revolution is in the air these days (as well as some pheromones. And a hint of tear gas). So it seems like this year’s Guy Fawkes Day party at the Bell House Nov. 5 celebrating the infamous British conspirator might be a particularly rowdy one, especially since some occupiers got hassled for wearing those V for Vendetta masks. Not only is the second annual Fawkes party free, but it also includes free British snacks from Chip Shop and gift bags from Penguin including classic Brit lit for the first 60 guests. You don’t even have to threaten a government building and put yourself on a terrorist watch list to get in! Read the rest of this entry »
Yup, this is science. SECRET science.
If there’s anything that celebrates the ascendant victory of the Nerd Class — those who weren’t invited to the parties where you Actually Might Have Tried Alcohol Before Age 19, or otherwise shunned for trying to make the most of your education — it’s Brooklyn’s own Secret Science Club. The Club at The Bell House is like having a black hole hover over your high school, suck out all the droning teachers and thickheaded jocks and then spew out kooky, slightly tipsy teachers and a fascinating curriculum from the Learning is Fun Dimension. And now, it needs your help! The Club is usually FREE so it started a Kickstarter to expand its fifth season with more scientists (like Neil deGrasse Tyson), new projects and bigger audiences. Seeing a huge room packed for a science lecture on a random Wednesday night means we must be doing something right in Brooklyn. Read the rest of this entry »
Practice your moves; the talent show is soon!
Our budget blogging buddies at the skint are hosting a big ass talent show next month, and they are giving $150 in cash to the winner! On Sept. 8 at the Bell House, the skint presents So-You-Think-You’ve-Got-Talent Idol with the Stars to show off some of the most magnificent talent this side of Manhattan. Says the skint: ”Have people other than your mom praised your singing voice? Are you a bendy contortionist with a knack for celebrity impressions? Can you juggle bagpipes and train puppies to dance while riding a unicycle that has been set on fire? (Don’t worry, no one can do that last one!)” Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
4, 6:30, 9pm: $9.99 gets you an all-you-can-eat crayfish buffet at red hook’s ikea
8pm: teen witch sing-along! freestyle rap-off, condom rolling contest, trivia, more. bell house, $8. Read the rest of this entry »
Just because you’re feeling dragged down by these dog day doldrums doesn’t mean you can’t still get yourself some free education — it’s almost like being in school, except there’s a ton of booze involved! Tonight, 61 Local kicks off its new event series with a free discussion on “Food Justice and Why It’s Important to Choose Local” to discuss the hows and whys of a locavore diet. On Wednesday, Secret Science Club (shh!) returns to the Bell House with a viewing of the documentary “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” plus all the associated science-freaky music, drink specials and surprises the club brings along. Get schooled in the music/famous child industry by Roseanne Cash, who celebrates her new book release at Powerhouse Books on Thursday. And also on Thursday, you can learn what constitutes absurd books about women at Veronica People’s Club’s Bad Feminist Reading. Plus, much more!
