The Weekend Guide | 25-28 January 2018

Hey Brooklyn. Let me warm you up a bit. We’re stuck in the doldrums of winter but let’s bring that chill into our lives. Let’s heat up the dance floor. Let’s paint the town red. Let’s live until we die.

Sure it’s cold out there, but all I see are blue skies and a sign that your weekend is going to be oh-so-good. How do I know? Well because I planned it, of course. It’s all happening. Now. GO.

THURSDAY

Burns Night at the MoFaD in Williamsburg

Oy, lads! Tonight at the Museum of Food and Drink, an event for only the brave at heart. Celebrate Scotland with haggis (don’t know what a haggi is? come onnn.) and other Scottish delicacies, bagpipes, a Scottish whiskey tasting, Robert Burns poetry recitations, men in quilts, both con and sans skivvies (it’s like a grabby guessing game. my favorite kind). Go drink whiskey, get frisky, try to imitate a Scottish accent (it’s impossible.) It’s all happening 6:30-8:30pm. Tickets here. 62 Bayard St.

Barba Italian Pop-Up Dinner at the Diamond in Greenpoint.

Let’s face it. We’re in the doldrums of winter and we could all use something warm, something comforting, something that makes us feel like we’re gonna make it through. And then maybe something cool to wash it all down… head to the Diamond for their the weekly international-pop up dinner, and this week they welcome BarBa, bringing their down-home italian cooking right into your favorite neighborhood bar. You know what pairs best with meatballs and arancini? Diamond Dave’s perfectly-curated menu of draft beers. Dinner starts at 7pm, info here, now get there, have a ball, then #meetmeinthegondola. 43 franklin st.

The National at Irving Plaza in Manhattan

Yep, it’s happening tonight. And it’s sold out but, try to snag tickets anyway. Because the national is one of the best rock bands of our generation. If you go just please don’t tell me. Thank you.

FRIDAY

Wish my sister a Happy Birthday. Because she’s fucking awesome.

The Roller Wave Roller Disco Party at House of Yes in Bushwick

Let’s face it, roller skating is fucking fun. And disco isn’t dead, it’s alive in all of us. Especially when we put on spandex and glitter and a little bit of liquor and four wheels on our feet. Friday night House of Yes tranforms into a roller rink disco party so boogie on down in your retro-fab looks and Farrah Fawcett hair and then stay for the disco kitty after-party, which goes until 4. Tickets $20 include skate rental and are available right here. 2 Wyckoff Ave at House of Yes, where they put the sensual in consensual.™

FREE Dance Party at Good Room in Greenpoint.

Sound too good to be true? Then let it be bad. Friday night Eli Escobar plays Good Room along with Danny Krivit and Rissa Garcia. Free before 1am (you can make it by then) with RSVP right here. 98 Meserole Ave at the Good Room, my favorite place to do bad things.™

$JAYY and friends at Sunnyvale in Bushwick

Haven’t been to Sunnyvale yet? Let me let you in on a little secret. They’re throwing the best dance parties in Brooklyn and putting a little sunshine in your life all winter long and reminding us that feeling young and wild and free is seasonless and reasonless, baby. Go this Friday to party with $JAYY, Kush Jones, and friends. Tickets are just $5 and are available here. midnight-4am, 1031 Grand St.

SATURDAY

Aquarius Arctic Chic Cocktail and Seafood Festival by Secret Summer NYC at the Foundry, LIC

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

I love getting lost in that beautiful little quote by Albert Camus, knowing that despite the bitter cold, we still can find within us a bit of the joy of summertime. And you know where else you can find it? At the Foundry. This Saturday, Yep, Secret Summer NYC is bringing us a very Aquarian cocktail party featuring sustainable seafood and cocktails from the city’s best restaurants, chefs, and mixologists, plus live music, djs, aerialists, burlesque, and a snowglobe room. Tickets, $125 are available here. 8pm-1am. 8-03 43rd Ave.

Greenpoint Cat Club at Archestratus in Greenpoint

Because we should embrace our community cats like they do in Istanbul. And besides, we’re all just a little too close to being homeless month to month, so we kind of have a lot in common with these frisky felines. Help them help us and keep Greenpoint cat-friendly and, rat-free. Or at least visually rat-free. Oh AND, Saturday’s at Archestratus you get a free homemade arancini ball with every drink purchase. RSVP here. Noon-1pm. 160 Huron St.

House of Love at House of Yes in Bushwick

Because I couldn’t have said it better myself, their words: On this night we come together to explore dark and light in the spectrum of sensuality, through shades of seduction. Gradients of grace and dark shadows of deviance will guide your palette of pleasure and curiosity. This is our House of Love. Enjoy every saturation and style of love and lust with us, from the purest white to the darkest black. Arrive with your heart, body, and soul… and a loved one to share it all with. Dress to impress yourself. Dance, sweat, breathe and feel how hard we love you. Tickets, $20 available here. 10pm-4am. 2 Wyckoff Ave at House of Yes, where they put the sensual in consensual.™

SUNDAY

Push away those Sunday blues and have no regrets by reveling with a cause. Because that hangover will feel better Monday when you know it was for a good cause. Trust me.

Generous Laughs at Littlefield in Gowanus

Comedy for a cause. Come see 13 comedians and a quirky little dance team perform at Littlefield to help end gun violence. Laugh in the face of all the cowards in Congree who can’t seem to figure out how to prevent mass shootings. Fucking idiots. ANYWAY, go to this event. Your $10 donation goes towards the Pride Fund to end gun violence. Tickets here. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. 635 Sackett St.

Sole Therapy: One Year Anniversary Party to Benefit Covenant House, at Black Flamingo in Williamsburg.

Come dance and revel with a cause Sunday with Disgonuts upstairs, Maestro Carlos Sanchez downstairs, and resident DJs in all of the in-between places. Proceeds to to benefit Covenant House, who have helped transform and save the lives of more than a million homeless, runaway and trafficked young people for over 4 decades. Come feel good about being a little bad. Suggested donation $20. Info here. 6pm-midnight, 168 Borinquen Place.