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The Weekend Guide | 28-1 July 2018

Hey Brooklyn. Your weekend is stacking up to be oh so fresh. I’ve picked out all the best and brightest ways for you to embrace summertime and fall in love with this city all over again. Come now; the shelf life of this Weekend Guide is just a few days. No time to waste.

THIS WEEKEND’S BEST EVENT

Bonobo at Brooklyn Mirage in Bushwick

It’s hard to fight through the noise of the summertime party scene. But after all, that’s why you’re here. To hear one voice break through the rubble and say, “Trust me. THIS is the party. THIS is the scene. THIS is the music, the life, the night to remember.” It all happens this Sunday at Brooklyn Mirage, a setting so amazing you’ll think you’re seeing things. Bonobo will bring his ethereal beats into the breathtaking space at the Mirage joined by Machinedrum, Matthew Dear, and Daktyl for an all-night performance you don’t want to miss. So, don’t. Tickets, $50, are still available here. And don’t act like you care about Monday. Time is relative, life is short. See you there. 6:30-2am 140 Stewart Ave.

THURSDAY

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Dirty Thursday New Wave Party at House of Yes in Bushwick

Let that wave of stress that’s been chasing you all week wash right over you tonight and let a new wave set in and crash into you at House of Yes. It’s New Wave night for Dirty Thursday, so get dirty then dance yrself clean to tracks from Joy Division, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, and everyone else who was making music back when it was good. (haha jk it’s still good man. If you disagree, listen better.) Free all night, plus free drinks for really good costumes. Yeah. Get-up to get down. (get it?) Info here, 10pm-4am. At 2 Wyckoff Ave where the magic happens.

El Jefe’s Nachoria Pop-Up at the Diamond, Greenpoint. 

It’s Thursday and that means everyone’s favorite bar in Greenpoint (so not biased) will be hosting another international pop-up dinner. This week they welcome back the boss, El Jefe’s Nachoria who will be making those naughty little flame-torched nachos right before your eyes. Why flame-scorched nachos? No more sog, baby. And because blow torches are so much cooler than ovens. Everyone knows that. An expanded selection means even more chances to find a perfect pairing with Diamond Dave’s carefully curated drafts AND liquors. Info here, dinner starts at 7pm, beers flow until 2. Makeout sessions in the gondola go on all night. 43 franklin st. 

Salo Series No Fucks Given Dinner at Space98 in Williamsburg

There are things you do because they feel right & they may make no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other & to eat each other’s cooking & say it was good.

Come embrace this spirit and share in the soul shattering simplicity of sharing food together with Salo’s No Forks Given tour. Chef Yana will share a bit of her Filipino heritage along with all the freshness of summertime on the rooftop of Space98. Come, imbibe and embrace and feel alive, Filipino style. Tickets, $67 available here. 7pm, 98 N 6th st.

Beer Freak Show at Coney Island Brewery

A few uncertainties always bubble up when you experiment with alcohol but one constant we can all hold true is that slipping into a pleasant and familiar tipsy state along the historically colorful boardwalk in Coney Island can’t go wrong. Thursday night they blasted through two chambers of whole cone Mosaic hops, or perhaps Mermaid Pilsner infused with lemon starburst. Come sip on some science. Starts at 4pm. Info here. 1904 Surf Ave.

FRIDAY

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Films on the Green presents Garçon! at Transmitter Park in Greenpoint

I can’t deny that the World Cup has flared up my love for France, as has my upcoming trip to the ciy of light and my ongoing love of Antoine Griesman, foi gras, and beaujolais, but let’s be honest. No one needs an excuse to embrace their inner Francophile. Head to Transmitter Park this Friday night wearing your raspberry beret (and it will be warm, no need to wear much more) for the FACE foundation’s summer movie series. This week they’ll be showing Garcon! Bring wine and cheese and all the baguettes. It’s free. 830pm. Info here. 2 Greenpoint Ave.
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Beyond the Bagel | Jewish Eating in the US at the Museum of Food and Drink

When I first moved to the city and was working as a sample closet slave for Bloomingdale’s, at our holiday party, a month into my servitude, there was a knish station. I said, a bit too loudly, “What’s a knish?” and the music stopped and every head turned to look at the new girl from Virginia. Who knew nothing of Jewish food, let alone their iteration of the dumpling. This exhibit would have been very helpful for 22-year-old me, but will still be fascinating and downright tasty now. The MoFaD explores Jewish food beyond the bagel so go. Learn. Eat. Knish. Or whatever. Tickets, $30 available here. 6:30-8:30pm, 62 Bayard St.

Americana Music Festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Music festivals have gotten lost amid the bleary-eyed models who treat the dirt as runways to see and be seen and end up hearing nothing. (ok, that was a bit of an exaggeration but you get what I’m saying) Get back to the roots of the festival this Friday with the annual Americana Music Festival. Sit in the grass along the East River, overlooking our iconic skyline and listening to the songs and artists who make up what this country was made up of, and still can be. Celebrate summer with some good tunes and brews. Best of all, it’s free to attend. Info here, 6-8pm, Brooklyn Bridge Park (and the piers below it)

SATURDAY

FRANCE vs ARGENTINA

Do french things. Start at 10am. Here, use my crepe recipe. Make crepes. Make love. Wear a raspberry beret and because it will be warm, don’t wear much more. Then watch my World Cup pick (sorry espana) kick some ass at 10am. At home, or put pants on and go to one of these very fine establishments. Allez Le Bleu!
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PS1 Summer Warm-Up at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City

You may feel warmed up, but summer can’t enter your heart until you enter into the gates to the garden of Eden behind PS1 in Queens. Their summer warm-up series is the dance event you can’t miss, a few times, this summer. Kicking is off this weekend is Cashmere Cat, Burna Boy, and Valee plus 6 others to keep you moving and grooving all day and into the night. Tickets, available here. Noon-9pm, 22-25 Jackson Ave.
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Full Moon Festival at the Knockdown Center in Flushing, Queens

Full moon festival, a day of worldly cultural sensibility with a New York swagger, brings all of the magic of up-and-coming artists and the pinnacle phase of the lunar calendar to Queens for one full day and night of music and revelry, under the bright beautiful full moon. So let’s all pretend we’re in Bali and dance barefoot and make love to each other. which is obviously how it all happens in Bali. prove me wrong, go ahead. (you don’t want to). Come see 12 established (JAMES MURPHY and METRONOMY) and emerging artists all playing on a huge open space with plenty of other attractions and activities, plus, $1 of each ticket’s sale goes to reduce your carbon footprint so #revelwithacause and dance on carbon-light feet under the moonlight, All night. All right? 2pm-4am. Tickets are selling fast so get yours now here. it all happens at the Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave.

SUNDAY

Bonobo at Brooklyn Mirage in Bushwick

Scroll all the way up. It’s this weekend’s best event and you don’t want to miss it.

Hosh Yoga in the Park at the new Bushwick Inlet Park Pop-Up in Williamsburg

Brooklyn feels like the land of pop-ups which kind of makes sense. The sky-high demand for a presence and painfully low attention spans of its residents and visitors lends itself to an effervescent atmosphere of expensive, short-lived commitments. Pop-up markets, pop-up concerts, pop-up shops, pop-up dinners… permanent establishments almost seem rigid at this point. Hence the arrival of the massive Bushwick Inlet pop-up park, just down the street from what will be our Bushwick Inlet Park. It’s only open on weekends and aims to get you excited for the planning and eventual opening of Bushwick Inlet Park. Bring all of your energy into the space with Hosh Yoga this Sunday. It’s Pop-Up Yoga in the Park, happening from 10-11am for free. Info here. 50 Kent Ave.

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