/’rev-el/ (verb)
to enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
to enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
was never a verb so pleased my mind as this one; revel. revelers. reveling. enjoying ourselves in a way that permeates out upon the dance floor and spills onto the streets as we slosh our glasses, drinking and hooting and hollering until our noise and laughter is contagious and our joy pervasive.
revel.
and while our mindless joy and mischievous desires is still necessary, it feels almost that we were blind or ignorant before, just months ago. blind by the mad desires of our own lives and opportunities then everything slammed shut. let’s use our energy for good and not just for mischief. so let’s revel with a cause. the heart of our dear city is beating with ways to keep it and ourselves and our country alive and believing. and i’m here too, to help show you how to navigate, everything.
THURSDAY
International Pop-Up Dinners at The Diamond, Greenpoint.
ah, the diamond. among the most charming and unique watering holes in greenpoint, the land of charming and unique watering holes. thursday night bring another rendition of their international pop-up dinners, this week featuring jackson indian food! that’s right, we mean warm and pillowy samosas, . you don’t want to miss it. 6-10pm, pop-in anytime. all other info here. 43 franklin st. oh and of course, don’t leave without paying attention to the makeout den/hotbox machine/ solo laboratory of introspection/ im too high and got some shit to get off my chest gondola, out back!
Rubblebucket at the Warsaw, Greenpoint.
my mission to see every single show every at the warsaw is made so, so much easier when bands like rubblebucket grace us all with their palpably-prolific presence and purely neo-psychadelic sound. it’s their record release show, and it’s right in the heart of greenpoint. as always i invite you to pregame with me and my cat at my house. we have wine, and tricks. (that is open to interpretation.) tickets $20 available here. doors at 7, show’s at 8pm. 261 driggs ave.
There’s Always Room for Poetry at Five Myles, Prospect Heights.
to break through all the noise we need the beauty of language, in the form of pure poetry. this showcase of poems by the sweet action poetry collective, and encourages visitors to share their own work. the event is free, from 6-8 pm, 558 st johns place.
FRIDAY
Love is a Fists plays at the Delancey, LES.
what is the point of living in this city and having a space where people read your words if you aren’t going to rep your boy from richmond who also happens to be one of the most on-point and contagiously energizing drummers you’ve ever heard? ah. well, there’s no point of course. so let’s get to it then. my dear friend luke gefell makes his debut with Love is a Fist, a shameless, high-energy rock band, at the delancey friday night. check them out here then go. listen. dance. and believe in rock and roll. all info here, 168 delancey st.
The Mr(s) Brooklyn Pageant at Macri Park, Williamsburg.
because every friday deserve some risky business. and this, in the form of audacious and sexually explicit drag queens who bring it all to the stage at macri park, featuring HaraJuku Queen, Defacto Obsolete, Zalika Parsons, Hayden Harker, and some friends of theirs too. it all goes down at 10pm at macri park, 462 union ave.
Fulton Ale House open in Bed Stuy.
we’ve come so far in the themed-bar-fusion land that we now have this. in bed stuy. a “sports bar themed pub” because simply being a sports bar, of course, is unacceptable. so what is it then, exactly? fake tvs showing games that the underdog always wins at the last second? bufalo wings that are simply chicken skin crisped up and surrounding a plethora of vitamins and minerals our bodies can’t naturally absorb without poultry fat? skee ball that is finally and relentlessly fair? mmm. well let’s all find out what’s going on, softly, at the soft opening at this semi-sports bar. (im not kidding i think this spot sounds dope.) 5pm-2am, all other info here, 1446 fulton st.
Not Quite Midnight Talk Show at Pine Box Rock Shop, Bushwick
you know, the whole “city that never sleeps” thing becomes quite poisonous to those of us who void bedtime like it’s the plague, still. fuck going to bed. don’t make me, not doing it. and then new york is there with arms outstretched, with events like this – the late-night talk show at pine box rock shop, which, ironically, isn’t late at all. but is followed swiftly by the after-party and after-after-after party of your fucking dreams. all info here, starts at 8pm and never ends. 12 grattan st.
SATURDAY
Neon Workshop at Brooklyn Glass, Gowanus.
come see what all the buzz is about. don’t get too bent out of shape, just come. hang. realize how absolutely unapologetic i am about every one of these puns. for real though, this is a weekend-long course on basic bending techniques. and neon is so so dope. tickets and all other info here, it all happens at 142 13th st at brooklyn glass – get your (gl)ass there!
CraftJam Leather Clutch Class, Flat Iron, Manhattan.
get a fucking grip. or clutch. or whatever and whatever, it’s another leather thing, all together. learn basic leather crafting skills and make your own clutch! yep. dope. customize that ish with your initials or other 3-letter word of your choosing so no other bitches claim that it if it ever gets out of hand. it’s all happening at craft jam, 33 w 17th st, 5th floor. all other info here. 1-3pm
Mario Kart Tournament at the Diamond, Greenpoint.
have i told you my feelings about this bar? ok sick that saves me a bit of time at least. it’s a mario kart tourney, k? so sign up and go if that’s your jam. and if charming neighborhood haunts in greenpoint with vintage ski gondolas in the back yard are your thing instead, then go for that. all info here, 3-6pm, 43 franklin st.
i’m going to vandal. in manhattan.
yeah, i am. i’m going. i’m going to vandal. so put on our fancy outfit and your dancin’ shoes and your lack of inhibition attitude, baby and lets go out and dance not in a found space. in an established spot with permissions and shit, come one, for real. it’ll be fun to make fun of everyone and not give two flying fucks what anyone else is thinking. (this isn’t a reason to cross the river this weekend, but it also isn’t not a reason to cross the river this weekend) (dig.) 199 bowery st.
SUNDAY
Celebrate the Super Bowl in North Brooklyn!
or as i like to think of it, celebrate the end of NFL season this weekend by watching the puppy bowl! it’s happening this sunday, and some people that i trust a whole hell of a lot pulled together the ultimate north brooklyn super bowl guide just right here, for your consumption. drink up, huddle up, eat ’em up, etc. and now let’s all concentrate on the motherfucking champions league, ¿vale?
The Jam ACLU Benefit at Black Flamingo, Williamsburg.
revel with a cause. fight, yell, march, move, groove. it is unbelievable what is happening to our country. show your support and let’s believe that we will change things. or, that this is just a really bad fucking nightmare. come shake things up by getting down at black flamingo. 6pm-midnight, super bowl, be damned! $20 suggested donation, all info here, 168 borinquen place.
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