The Weekend Guide 7-10 February 2019

It seems that the small rodent meteorological savant has graced us with a promising prediction this year, giving some hope to the grey skies and meager lives. Thanks to whoever remembered to send him a fruit basket this year. Let’s all now embrace what will hopefully only be two more weeks of winter, and let’s start this weekend. Love is in the air, and on the ground, and between the sheets, and in all of the dark corners of every bar just waiting for you. Get out there and get some.

THURSDAY

Moon Void Tarot Reading at Line & Label in Greenpoint

See what’s on the cards for you this Thursday at Line and Label. Maybe it’s love and lust. Maybe it’s a rad new outfit and a little future-facing confidence so then you can go out in search of love and lust, and find more than you asked for. It all starts on Manhattan Ave at Line + Label, the most charming and cosmic little shop in town. Tarot readings are complimentary and also perhaps highlight your good qualities, and your new duds are a la carte. Info here, 4-8pm, 568 Manhattan Ave.

Korean Cooking Class and Family Style Dinner at Archestratus in Greenpoint

What happens when you combine a charming cookbook store with a perfect cafe hidden in the back? The cookbooks open up and the authors/chefs jump out and teach you how to cook, right from the pages of their books, and then they feed you the food around a big familial table. So in other words, magic happens. See it and taste it happening this Thursday at Archestratus books, this week conjuring up Sohui Kim of the Korean Home Cooking. Tickets are still available for $55 right here. The event goes from 7-10pm at 160 Huron St.

FRIDAY

It’s Friday, I’m (not) In Love Party at Littlefield, Gowanus.

Valentine’s Day is annoying. There’s nothing worse than receiving a dozen red roses and a Rossell Stover’s sampler from your “person” on February 14th and wondering if he’s ever listened to a fucking word you’re saying. Valentine’s Day is not real. Heartbreak is real. Ghosting is real (and effective!) Making love in the bathroom is real. Celebrate real love or the lack there of this Friday night at Littlefield. Wear all black, prizes for creativity. $6-10. all info here. 635 Sackett St.

Shorts Festival at Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn

Oscar’s Sunday is coming up, and while I do recommend at least seeing all of the films nominated for Best Picture this year, that will take a while. Friday night come see all of the shorts, animated and live (taped!) action at Alamo Drafthouse. They’ll be showing the animated shorts at 7:20 and the regular shorts at 9pm. Wear jorts, get a free beer. Tickets and info here. 445 Albee Square West. #jortsforshorts

Mysteries of the Deep Sound Bath at Magic City in Greenpoint

What the hell is a sound bath? Don’t ask, dive into the Mysteries of the Deep Sound and be immersed by this multi-sensory experience on one of the best and most invasive sound systems in this city. They’ll partner up with Mysteries of the Deep and fill the space and the hearts within it Friday night. Leave feeling refreshed, revived, displaced and exactly where you should be. Tickets available here. 37 Box St.

SATURDAY

Brooklyn Wine Fest at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint

Don’t let Tuesday’s balmy winter fool you. It’s the dead of Winter, folks. Let’s drink accordingly. It’s time we all say no way to rose and hola to rioja and kick our day drinking into high fucking gear. Come practice this Saturday at the Expo Center’s Winter Wine Fest. 2 sessions, 80 wineries, 11 countries, and 7 food vendors (come on, you know what you’re there for…) buy tickets here and go get your pretty little day drunk on. $70, or those of us not going, this place is basically a giant glass box. Spectator tickets are free. Sneak a peek on your way to the Diamond, a much better place to drink all you want!. 72 Noble st. 

True Romance Living Installation by Michael Alan and Jadda Cat in Bushwick

Experience True Romance in Bushwick. No, for real. The film. The only thing wilder than the love story that unfolds onscreen between Alabama and Clarence is how it will unfold on stage between visionaries Michael Alan and Jadda Cat. I have no idea how they will pull this off but I know you don’t want to miss it. Be there, feel the romance. Or at least feel alive. Tickets, $20 available here. 8pm-midnight, address provided with confirmation of ticket purchase. 

The Lot Radio Three Year Anniversary Party at Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint

I remember it like it was yesterday, biking past that triangle-shaped plot of land on Berry St, wondering who lived in that trailer, trying to catch a glimpse of this audacious urban squatter. While I never got any answers, what I did get was something completely unexpected. An industrial container running within it a coffee stand and bar and radio station, and a hammock, a smattering of pink flamingos and the best use of micro urban islands I’ve ever experienced. This magical wonderland turns three this weekend, so let’s celebrate. They take over all 5 rooms of the Brooklyn Bazaar and fill them with their regular djs and friends. Come dance all night. Tickets, $20-30 are going fast. Get yours here now. 7pm-6am, 150 Greenpoint ave.

Miami Vice Party at House of Yes in Bushwick

Boogie it back to the 80s in intrepid style Saturday night at the Miami Vice party at House of Yes. Forget all about the cold outside and come in for a night embracing seedy motels and fierce spandex, hot nights and white powder beaches and bitches. Dress for the theme, which means that tacky stripper getup you wore for a regular night out in August can come back out of your underwear drawer. Free before 11pm with RSVP or $30, right here. 10pm-4am, 2 Wyckoff Ave.

Secrets of Outer Space at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint

Space out this Saturday night and get really, really dark at Film Noir Cinema. They’ll be showing the top ten short films about the secrets of outer space from an international competition of over 200 submissions. Tickets are only $15. Get yours here now, space is limited. 9-11:30pm, 122 Meserole St.

Enthusiastic Dad’s Winter Formal at the Springs in Greenpoint

Relive prom but have a better date and no braces and selectively better taste in fashion and a higher tolerance for alcohol but that same damn desire for mischief that you can’t seem to shake. Do it all at the Enthusiastic Dad’s Winter Formal at the Springs. $65 open bar all night, with Zima and wine coolers and Four Loco (somehow? I thought those were outlawed?) and other drinks too. Plus an awkward photo booth and all those songs you didn’t like dancing too back then. Throwback attire encouraged. Tickets available here, 10pm-2am, 22 Franklin St.

SUNDAY

Greenpointers Vintage Rose Market at the Greenpoint Loft

Oh you know what this is. It’s the amazing, lovable Valentine’s market that Greenpointers throws every year. Amazing artisans, food, drinks, tunes, free poetry, massages, a hell of a great view and a big silly guy dressed in a cupid diaper doing some of the best freestyling I’ve ever heard. Come with the intention to buy gifts, stay for everything I’ve just mentioned. Get a little tipsy (two free drinks sponsored by Cinch when you download their app!) then buy something you’ll have a fun time explaining to your lover on Friday. all info here, get on it. get it on. 67 West St.

The Hustle Disco Brunch at the Hoxton in Williamsburg

If you haven’t heard, people who work in the restaurant industry absolutely hate brunch. Why? Read more here. It seems to be a difficult enough task for people to put on pants and walk out of the house and figure out how to verbalize “um, over medium?” followed by,”is the bacon… good?” and “oh wait, there’s avocado toast! wow! um, ok wait i’m not ready, you go.” These people need a fucking challenge. Enter disco balls and disco djs, disco fries and disco tunes. Try deciding between potatoes and a side salad with all of THAT. Make brunch an event, not an accident. Info here, noon-4pm at the Hoxton, 97 Wythe Ave.

Tie Dye Workshop at Strong Rope Brewery in Red Hook

Don’t dingey whites just make you want to dye? And drink beer? Cool Bring those dirty duds and breathe new life into them and new beers into your body at this Sunday’s tie-dye event at Strong Rope Brewery. Turn those laundry-day undies into date-night undies and let the sins of lovers’ past dye into fresh start sheets. And have some brewed-on-site beers to help you wash everything down and away. $30 gets you all the materials you need, plus a beer! 2pm at 574 President St.

All my love,

<3L.