The Weekend Guide | 23-26 August 2018

The shadows are getting imperceptibly longer and all this golden sunlight won’t be with us forever. Stretch out your summer by filling this weekend with all of the magic and wonder and possibility I’ve set you up for here in your weekend guide.

Let’s do this.

WHAT NOT TO MISS THIS WEEKEND

Atlas Obscura Presents See/Saw in Greenpoint

Do you believe in magic? Of course you do, why else would you have been drawn to this shining, shimmering city? Hone it all in this weekend at Atlas Obscura’s See/Saw event. It’s a magic show that immerses you in the mind, the mystery, and the mania of the magician. Where you won’t believe what you’re seeing or have seen or did saw. And such. Tickets are $75 and cocktail attire is required, so get fancy and forget your panties. Because everyone should have their secrets. Get your ticket here and plan to go to Brooklyn Safehouse afterwards, because it’s Greenpoint’s dodgiest bar and everyone loves a good juxtaposition. 122 Franklin St.

THURSDAY

Bring Your Pet to watch Pick of the Litter in Fort Greene Park

Do you feel bad leaving your pet at home when you go do all of these fabulous and fun summer activities? Well, you should. You’re an asshole. Make up for it tonight at this FREE screening of a Sundance select documentary that follows puppies from birth until their hopeful quest of becoming guide dogs for the blind. Yeah, not emotional therapy pups. The real deal. Bring your own poochy with you to Fort Greene park and enjoy live music, semi-pro pet photos, a post-film Q&A and the chance for once to not feel bad when you come home again to your lonely, loyal companion. Photos and music begin at 7:30, film is at 8:30, in Fort Greene Park. Register here.

Natural Deodorant Workshop at Earth Speaks in Downtown Brooklyn

I really hate smelling bad and filling my skin with aluminum. How do I compensate those two unpleasant outcomes, especially in August in New York? By heading to this natural deodorant workshop at Earth Speaks in Downtown Brooklyn this Thursday night. There are so many natural options that will keep us smelling fresh without causing us cancer. The class is $20 and you’ll take home your new deo and much fresher pits. Tickets and info here, 5-8pm, 139 Atlantic Ave.

Peruvian Psychadelia Dance Class at the Mayday Space in Bushwick

Broaden your horizons and the range of your hips and rhythm of your hesitant toe-taps this Thursday night at the Mayday space. Dance Culture by Aranivah returns to present Peruvian Psychadelia, a dance class devoted to the rhythm and irrepressible energy of this unique Peruvian dance (which just to give you a little taste, was very heavily influenced by 70s rock) Listen here for some inspiration then get there tonight by 7pm. The event is free, info here. 176 St. Nicholas Ave.

FRIDAY

Days Like Nights Boat Party with Guy Mantzur and Eelke Kleijn in the East River

Stop not going to boat parties. Seriously, stop. Because the invites are going to stop coming your way pretty damn soon. Take advantage of our urban tropical climate and sail the high seas of the East River this Friday night with Eelke Kleijn and Guy Mantzur. Shape up, ship out. Tickets, $40 available here. Boat leaves at 7pm. Be on the boat. 78 South St.

Geanpoint Pop-Up at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg

The end of Summer sucks but I can’t deny that there’s something nice about trading in your cutoff’s for fresh pair of full-length denim. Come feel better abotu this seasonal transition at the Wythe Hotel this weekend with the Geanpoint Pop-Up. Talk to Brooklyn-based creatives Merica Lee of Merica Lee Jeans and Loren Cronk of BLKSMTH Denim Company, plus an assemblage of other amazing Brooklyn-made goods and designs. It’s only happening this weekend, so be there for the opening reception Friday night and feel good about supporting local artists and looking good this Fall. It’s happening 10am-6pm Friday through Sunday. Info here. 80 Wythe Ave.

Young Adult Friction’s LAST Dance Party of the season at the Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint

There’s no doubt in my mind that heavy-hitting underground house music will keep you going all night and into the next afternoon at a good Brooklyn warehouse party, but some nights we want a change. We want to dance up on each other, create a little friction, dance ourselves clean, then dirty, then really fucking grimy and then clean again. It’s the Adult Friction dance party at the Knitting Factory, a night of indie dance music that will feel (almost!) like you’re at Brooklyn Steel for LCD’s last show of this 10-night holiday residency and that Daft Punk is playing at your house, your house. Entry is oh so free. all info here. 10pm to 2am, 150 Greenpoint ave.

SATURDAY

Afropunk Fest at Commodore Barry Park on Flushing Ave in Brooklyn.

OR

The Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor’s Island

Ah isn’t every weekend in Brooklyn kind of a choose-your-own-adventure experience? Well never it been more apparent than this Saturday and Sunday, where you can choose your own adventure, destination, experience and surroundings. Both Afropunk Fest and the Jazz Age Lawn Party at Commodore Barry Park and Governors Island, respectably. Get down with dope beats and a funky fresh Brooklyn music fest that has been called he most multicultural festival in the world, or a 1920s-inspired, costumes (basically) required, flashy and flappery lawn party complete with finger sandwiches and muted trumpets and trumpled mutants (that part was a joke. but paints a funny picture, doesn’t it?) and class class class. Choose your own adventure here for Afropunk Fest and here for jazzy agey and lawny things. both are happening Saturday and Sunday. See you, you funky fancy son of a bitch. at one place or the other.

Goldroom High Seas Boat Tour with Great Good Fine Ok

Spend your day Saturday sailing the high seas of the Hudson and East Rivers with music from Great Good Fine Ok plus special guests of Goldroom caliber and all of your best friends and future lovers. This is the party you don’t want to miss this weekend and best of all, it starts at 1pm. So you won’t have to miss anything else. Tickets are going FAST, get yours here now. Boat boards at 11:30am and sets sail at 1pm. Don’t be late. 353 West St.

Paella Cooking Class with Chef Eliott in Manhattan

This is your only #reasontocrosstheriverthisweekend… I’ve already written out very detailed directions on how to approach, prepare, consume, and share this amazing epicurean delight for you, but I understand if you’re still intimidated, or worse; you threw a pealla party and the dish didn’t turn out right. Trust me, I’ve felt that pain. It hurts. Go discover this dish with the help of Chef Eliott as he teaches you how to make a paella. Regain your confidence and learn the intricacies of this famous dish with a little wine to make everything go smoother. Tickets are only $49, get yours here now. Class is from 1-3pm at the Garden Grill and Bar in the Hilton at 206 East 52nd St.

Music for the Masses Post-Punk New Wave Dance Party at St. Vitus in Greenpoint

I don’t know if you’ve heard but St. Vitus, everyone’s favorite metal bar that somehow you just can’t really find a reason to go to (other than you don’t like metal) has been throwing these Music for the Masses nights the last Saturday of every month, and really fucking killing it. It’s an 80s party that isn’t cheesy and will have you moving and grooving all night. Free with RSVP here and come to Le Fanfare before you go, let me make you a cocktail. Party starts at 11pm. 1120 Manhattan Ave.

PS1 Summer Warm-Up, Long Island City

This LIC summertime party institution also has a permanent residency on my weekend guide, from now through labor day. So I recommend checking the schedule and either choosing based on the tunes or your own availability (this is not a “oh I have a few hours, I’ll check it out” kind of affair. it will take all of your saturday and at least 3/4 of the mental space of your Sunday. And it will all be worth it.) tickets here. I’m already heatin’ up.

Gliteratti: GOLD at House of Yes in Bushwick

Stay golden, pony boy, and bring all of your sparkle, shine, and shimmer to the dance floor at House of Yes Saturday night. Their Glitterati party invites you to wear your brightest and sparkliest of getups and catch every single eye on the dancefloor. DJs Sabine Blaizin, Abraham Othwell, Matty Glitterati, Dropkat and David Kiss will keep you going all night. Get there before 11pm for free entry with RSVP or get your tickets here. Stay until 4am, leave with a new lover. Costumes required; show your magic baby. 10pm-4am. 2 Wyckoff Ave.

SUNDAY

Mouthfeel Magazine’s 2nd Annual LGBTBBQ at Archestratus in Greenpoint

There’s tasty, there’s delicious, and then there’s “mouth-feel” – it’s the way grown-up palates describe what insolent eaters refer to as “a texture thing”. Velvety, sumptuous, tantalizing, effervescent; and there’s a whole magazine dedicated to this concept. They’re throwing an LGBTBBQ this Sunday at Archestratus so go and celebrate all of the beauty and complexities that make up our taste, and the subsequent freedom to explore it. Free to attend, 3-6pm. Info here, 160 Huron St.

Bae Watch Pool Party at House of Yes in Bushwick

If you haven’t taken my NYC public pool guide seriously, there is still time. Still intimidated? Then go get in an unregulated inflateable pool of sweaty, horny Brooklynites at House of Yes this Sunday. I’m serious, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this and yes there will be chlorine. They’re filling the courtyard with a huge inflateable pool so blow up your end of summer party scene Sunday afternoon. DJs, dancing, select nudity. Free with RSVP, $5 without. Reserve a spot here NOW. This party will fill up, just like the pool and your overflowing heart, you sexy dreamer you. 2-8pm, 2 Wyckoff Ave.