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The Weekend Guide | 3-6 May 2018

Hey there, dreamer. No need to keep wishing for the best weekend ever. I’ll make sure it happens, this weekend and every weekend, forever.

 

Your weekend guide is filled with magic and wonder and delight and just the right amount of mischief. All that’s missing is you, baby.

 

Get in here.

 

 

 

THURSDAY

Moniker International Art Fair in Greenpoint

An art fair dedicated to contemporary and urban art, highly curated and making its debut in the US right here in Greenpoint. Yep. So, you should go. See work by 27 exhibitors including immersive installations and that piece you’ve been searching for since you moved into your new apartment 4 years ago. It’s happening 4 days but go on opening night, tonight. Tickets, $15 available here. 5pm. 73 West St.

 

 

 

the language of honey

Speak the Language of Honey at the MoFaD in Williamsburg

Get hot and sticky sweet from your head to your feet, yeah, at this very seasonal celebration of honey. Learn how to pair honey with different foods, which basically sounds like a little bit of dessert in every meal and that’s cool with me. Learn to speak the language of honey and other sweet little nothings you can use later at the bar. Tickets, $30 available here. 6:30-8:30pm at the Museum of Food and Drink, 62 Bayard St.

 

 

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She Spends Anniversary Party at the New Women Space in Bushwick

Getting men to buy you drinks is easy. However, it still doesn’t even come close to balancing out the vicious wage gap we can’t seem to overcome. Here’s a better way to do it – come to this event celebrating one year of She Spends, a group dedicated to empowering and educating women on how we can close the wage gap. Drink free wine and La Croix (oh hell yeah) and find out how we can all move up, together. Tickets, $10 available here. It’s happening 6-10pm at the New Women Space, 188 Woodpoint Rd.

 

 

 

FRIDAY

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Studio54 Dance Party at Our Wicked Lady in Bushwick

Come wear all the glitter and disco your way back to the 70s in Bushwick Friday night at Our Wicked Lady. GO BANG selectors Jordan Jenner and Max Dowd will be spinnin’ all the funky freshest grooves to keep your hips shakin’ and your hearts breakin’ all night. There is no cover to enter, which means the only lines you’ll need to be worried about are the ones inside the bathroom stall. Info here, the party starts at 9pm and also whenever you arrive. So do us all a favor and arrive at 9pm. 153 Morgan Ave. 

 

 

may the 4th at coney island brewery

May the 4th Party at Coney Island Brewery

Ok dorks, today is your day. The one day it’s kind of cool to be in to Star Wars. So go. drink some beers, dweeb out with your peers, have chewbacca-sounds competitions. I don’t know what you people do, but at least I know the best place to do it. At Coney Island Brewery. They’ll have some limited edition brews from a galaxy far far away. It’s all happening from 5-9pm. Info here, 1904 Surf Ave.

 

 

house of love at house of yes

House of Love: Spring Fever at House of Yes in Bushwick

This warm weather has brought you out of your cocoon and now little butterfly, you must go forth and dance. Attract a mate, or a few! You’ve been behaving so good in hibernation so it’s ok to be a little bad, get a little wild, feel a little free. Do it at the House of Love this weekend. Catch the Spring fever baby. Costumes are mandatory, and their dress code is described as floral fierceness, garden couture, fetish chic, nearly nude, femme domme daddy, latex. So just use your imagination. Tickets, $20-50 available here. 2 Wyckoff Ave.

 

 

SATURDAY

It’s Derby Day, baby, my second favorite holiday (after Beaujolais Day) and I want to help you celebrat.e Read my guide HERE to find all the best Brooklyn Derby parties, how to make a Mint Julep, and all the words to My Old Kentucky Home. Grab your hat, let’s GO.

 

 

momaPS1 springtober fest

Spring Fest at MoMa PS1 in Long Island City

It’s not quite time for Summer warm-ups at PS1 but they’re giving us a little taste this weekend with Night At The Museum: Springtober Fest. They open the doors and the garden to celebrate the season’s new exhibitions, plus a one-night-only beer garden. Djs Black Helmet and SHRAF will be spinning all night. Tickets, $15 available here. 8pm-midnight, 22-25 Jackson Ave.

 

 

Lady-Bird at videology

Ladybird at Videology in Williamsburg

THIS FILM IS SO GOOD. For an example, please read this excerpt from a recent conversation I had with a friend. “How are things with your mom?” She asked me, expecting me to snowball slowly into a painfully relatable monologue that would inevitably make each of our glasses of wine sour almost imperceptibly. Almost. “Things are good, actually!” I told her. “Wait, what? How? What happened?” “I saw Ladybird.” “Oh, you guys saw it together?” “No, no. I just saw it. And it changed everything.” Go see it this Saturday night. Tickets, $12 available here. 308 Bedford Ave.

 

 

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International Fiasco: Cinco de Mayo at House of Yes in Bushwick

Dude, you’re not Mexican. And you’re not even totally sure what Cinco de Mayo is all about. You just like tequila and tacos and oversized sombreros and honestly, there’s nothing wrong with that. Let’s just admit that no matter what culture you hail from or celebrate, Saturday is a really good day to do it, especially at House of Yes. Their International Fiasco Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of all cultures, colors, creeds, countries, callings and tequilas. Come dressed in your culture’s garb or just be you. Tickets, $30 available here. 10pm-4am, 2 Wyckoff Ave.

 

 

 

SUNDAY

mcgolrick park farmers market

McGolrick Park Farmers Market Opening Day in Greenpoint

The McGolrick Park farmers market opens this weekend so go, stock up on freshy-fresh fruits and veggies to help keep that diet you’re on going strong. You’re on one too, right? I can’t be the only one sitting here, trying not to take a bite out of my laptop. Go get fresh. 10am-4pm. Info here.

 

 

gilded masquerade

Gilded Masquerade at Sort Of Wine Bar in Williamsburg

When you name a place “Sort Of” you know you’ll have to bait people a little bit to pull them in, to make them feel certain of where they are and what they’re doing and why there here. Case in point, Sort Of Wine Bar in Williamsburg is having a dope Gilded Masquerade party this Sunday. Come and celebrate the new show Gilded with an open bar and live Jazz band from 7 to 9 PM, plus some secret surprises all night. Cocktail attire and masks encouraged. Tickets, $25 available at the door. More info here. 639 Driggs Ave.

 

 

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Star Wars Trivia at Videology in Williamsburg

I get it. You waited all year for May the 4th so you could show your love Star Wars shamelessly and you just didn’t get enough, did you? Luckily Videology is going to help keep the force with you through the weekend and into Sunday with Star Wars trivia. Impress your friends with your dorkiness, for once. Doors at 7, trivia at 8. 308 Bedford Ave.

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