The Weekend Guide | 14-17 March 2019

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THURSDAY

Pi Day at Pies and Thighs in Williamsburg

Don’t think you’ll be the only one to have this clever idea. You won’t be. But that won’t make it any less satisfying or not worth the wait. The best fried chicken and the very best pies in the borough needs no additional calculations or second thoughts. Go. Eat. Make observations about the radius of the biscuits, or don’t. You’ll still be celebrating properly.

Timballo Dinner at Archestratus in Greenpoint

What is timballo? Imagine if lasagna, pot pie, spanakopita, and probably some mushrooms and potatoes all got together for a party. That is timballo, and such a lovely party is happening tonight at Archestratus in Greenpoint. Owner and chef Paige Lipari will be cooking up her Nonna’s Sicialian recipe along with a bright winter salad and a little something sweet to finish. Beer and wine for purchase, and also the world’s best selection of cookbooks as well. Tickets $30 are available here. Two seatings, 6:30 and 8:30pm. 160 Huron St.

Urban Agriculture with Village Vines and Rooftop Reds in Bushwick

It’s Thursday and slightly springtime outside and the likelihood of those two things making you want to have a glass of wine this evening is very high. Use that desire to #revelwithacause at tonight’s Urban Agriculture benefit featuring Village Vines and Rooftop Reds wines. You should already know about Rooftop Reds, the city’s only urban vineyard in the navy yard; they’re working with Village Vines, a new non-profit seeking to make wines from truly local, heritage vines right here in the city, then use the profits from the sale of the wine to put money back into the community that grew it. Which means this is something you want to be a part of, support, and sip, often. Learn more and be able to try wines from both of these profound agricultural movements tonight at Jill Lindsey. Tickets, $20 available here. 7-9pm, 370 Myrtle Ave.

FRIDAY

Carmen, to Havana and Back in the Lower East Side

No one can deny that Sleep No More is a fucking amazing experience. But what if instead of immersing yourself into a dark, macabre, Shakespearean scene you were instead transported to a hot, seductive, and sweaty night in Havana? Well, you might just get lost for a very long time. Carmen, to Havana and Back is a one-weekend-only experience that will have you experiencing all of the magic of Cuba in one sensual salsa-dancing adventure. It’s also your best reason to cross the river this weekend. Tickets include a spirited glass upon arrival and your journey begins promptly at 8pm. Get yours here now. It’s happening this weekend at Public Arts, 250 Chrystie St.

Ides of March Party by Orchestrating Dreams in Bushwick

If you’ve spent at least one St. Patrick’s Day in the city (or worse, in Hoboken) then you know that it’s mostly a post-college drunk fest and a really not fun thing to get swept up in. Celebrate better with this dance party and just-festive-enough event that offers little more than this description- “they are caesar. we are brutus. extraterrestrial jams are the knife.” Cool, works for me. Three live bands, two djs, live visuals, artwork, and an address that you have to message to get. And I’m not going to ruin that layer of mystique for them. Party starts at 8pm, proceeds go back to the artists and musicians. Info here. Don’t expect green beer. You’re better than that.

SATURDAY

Rollerdisco and Discotechnique at House of Yes in Bushwick

It’s Saturday, you little disco queen you. Time to bust out the roller skates, the dance moves, the glitter, and release all of your inhibitions at disco night at House of Yes. Rollerwave kicks off the evening at 6pm and turns the dancefloor into a 1970s wonderland of flare jeans, fluffed hair, and sexy, slippery swirling, on skates. Then discotechnique brings you Soul Train, a night of disco funk flashbacks with three djs spinning tunes until 4am. Free before 11pm with RSVP, so just roll up to rollerwave and then coast into the rest of the night. Info here and here, 2 Wyckoff Ave.

Night Wave at St. Vitus in Greenpoint

If you ‘ve been somehow missing out on the amazing monthly Night Wave dance parties at St. Vitus, then you’ve probably been spending too many nights not losing yourself on a dingy dancefloor filled with dark synthwave, throbbing basslines, wailing guitars, and gated drum sample. Yeah I took that from their description. Yes you think it sounds like a good time. Don’t miss it again this Saturday. Catch the night wave, dance all night, go home with a stranger. Free before midnight with RSVP here. 1120 Manhattan Ave.

Pastrytown: An Other Half Experience in Industry City

What happens when a bunch of highly-skilled beer nerds decide to create strange, sweet and savory adjunct brews and bring them together, all under one roof? This quirky little festival created by Other Half Brewing. Pastrytown takes over Industry City this Saturday for what promises to be the weirdest and wildest beer tasting adventure you’ve ever been on. Plus, there will be wrestling. Just because. Tickets, $50 include all of your tastings and pile drivers. Get yours here now. 11am-4pm, 269 37th St.

Whiskey Stories at the Love Shack in Bushwick

Only good things can come from drinking whiskey in the dark with strangers. Trust me, but please don’t inquire. Get all of this magic plus food pairings at Whiskey Stories, an immersive whiskey-paired dinner at Little Palace in Brooklyn. You’ll be blindfolded and led through the event by whiskey specialist and comic storyteller Rachna Hukmani. Get friskey this Saturday. Tickets, only $69, available here. 161 Stockholm St.

SUNDAY

Exclusive Tour of the House of Collection in Williamsburg

I’m a little sick of hearing about Marie Condo’s “if it doesn’t bring you joy…” and the subsequent overcrowding of our second-hand shops and my own discomfort in the amount of things in my house that may not exactly bring me pure joy but used to not bother me at all. Come celebrate one Brooklyn resident who has boldly been ignoring this mentality for over 20 years and has made a very curiously curated collection of it all. The NY Adventure Club takes us through the House of Collection, a 2,000 square foot apartment inside a refurbished book bindery in Williamsburg that contains a sprawling collection of lost and found, passed down, left behind, and gifted items to the house. Tickets are only $25, available here. The tour is from 3-4:30pm, and starts at 315 Berry St.

Whiskey Wars presents “Irish Town” in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

New York City’s oldest distillery and the first opened since prohibition hosts the whiskey wars craft tours, not a war at all but a tour highlighting the battles and scandals that occurred in our fledgling city during prohibition, and the drinkers and fights who persevered. This Sunday they bring us a very festive “Irish Town” that focuses on Vinegar Hill, the neighborhood directly west of the Yard known throughout the nineteenth century as “Irish Town.” Learn about how this neighborhood full of countless illegal distilleries was the regular site of raids by Marine’s stationed at the Yard. Tour is from 4:30-6:30pm, $20 tickets here. Don’t forget to stop by their amazing tasting room in the towers guarding the navy yard.