FRIDAY
4pm: rogue taxidermist takeshi yamada presents a show-and-tell of creatures from his museum of world wonders. nypl coney island, free.
7pm: cover band bonanza! hole, smashing pumpkins, prince, ac/dc, stp, sunny day real estate, fleetwood mac. bar matchless, free.
7pm-midnight (thru 10/31): meet ghastly ticket sellers, ride inspectors, and victims of an unfortunate roller coaster crash at ‘the ride inspector’s nightmare‘, a 45-minute ‘tour’ through the coney island sideshow back rooms. bonus: luna park rides will be open weekends during the run. coney island usa, $10. Read the rest of this entry »
Be prepared. Saturday night at the Masonic Temple
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, spooky scary; boys becoming men; men becoming wolves… Ok, even if you don’t get the 30 Rock reference, you know what’s coming up. Halloween in Brooklyn is about zombies, scary drinks and, of course, Halloween event roundups! So, don the costumes, act out your frighteningly-realistic alter-ego and check out these free and mostly cheap parties heading into the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey perform their acrobatics Friday at Galapagos.
For those of you who thought Halloween was just candy, costumes and jack-o-lanterns, holy Zombie Prom do we have some news for you. The Skint’s All Halloween Edition is one frighteningly long list of everything cheap, free and Halloween in the city all week long. There’s no shortage of Brooklyn goings-on, from tomorrow’s all-female accordion orchestra to Friday’s Cherylween dance party at the Bellhouse, to the Flavorpill Gods and Heroes party Saturday night with Shiva, Batman and Moses. Just check the ratings before you bring the kids, or your little princess could end up at “an ominous Edward Gorey themed Victorian Halloween fete with a murder mystery undertone.” See the whole skint-approved Halloween schedule here.
