Hey Brooklyn. That Summer breeze is pulling you toward all of the magic of the weekend.
THURSDAY
Ramen Railroad at the Diamond in Greenpoint
There have been a lot of soupy spots trying to noodle their way in to the Greenpoint food scene recently (Diandi, that new spot near Torst, and whatever the fuck is going on with both Ramen Mafia and Ramen Spot) and only one who has made a very noticeable disappearance. Ramen Railroad has left it’s station at Budin and is now popping up effervescently at Greenpoint’s favorite beer bar. Come have a bowl at the Diamond tonight from 7 until they run out of stock. Meet me there, let’s have a beer and share noodles and secrets in the gondola. Info here, 43 Franklin St.
Bean Cookery at the Museum of Food and Drink in Williamsburg
Hey guys. Toot on into your weekend with this pootylicious event at the MoFaD. It’s a bold bean expose celebrating legumes, those magical fruits that have been the cause of much nutrition and humiliation. Learn about how they make “the superior burger” and also the best way to pick the vegan out of the crowd. It starts at 7:30 and includes free beer, so you’ll be pumping it out of both ends. I’m disgusting. Also, Mr. Bean will be there! Also, you can’t tell if I’m lying! Tickets and info here. Come on, don’t act like you’re not interested in this event. Whoever denied it, supplied it. 6:30-8:30pm, 62 Bayard St.
Lobster Rumble at the Expo Center, now renamed BKX, still in Greenpoint
Don’t worry guys, it’s still the Expo Center. And while I never liked that name to begin with, I still don’t like folding tables with shabby polyester tablecloths and little signs representing some product that actually has a soul but instead of being appreciated, it’s consumed in small portions as quickly as possible in repetition before the whole herd is farmed back out again. BKX will be hosting the most expensive 3 hours you can spend in Greenpoint on a Thursday tonight with the Lobster Rumble. The event features 25 of the city’s finest purveyors of this delicacy, which is way more than you can appreciate. Tickets start at $200 and also the lobster roll at Little Neck Outpost is just $24 and they also sell great soaps there. You decide, Brooklyn. 7:30-1030 at 72 Noble St.
FRIDAY
Discotechnique at House of Yes in Bushwick
It’s a celebration of free love from the people who know it and wear it and share it best. House of Yes wants us to be proud had loud and rainbow bright and dance all night this weekend. Celebrate pride. Celebrate life. Celebrate love. Wear your disco get-ups and get down. This will be the best dance party of the weekend, so why the hell are you still reading this come on let’s go click here. 10pm-4am, 2 Wyckoff Ave.
Ten Things I Hate About You Summer Kegger at Videology in Williamsburg
Remember when kegs were the definition of a good and risky house party and also Heath Ledger sung to us not only in our dreams? 🙁 all those good things will be happening at Videology this Friday night. They’ll be showing Ten Things I Hate About You and throwing heir first kegger of the season, so watch along with a refillable red solo cup of Sixpoint Alpenflo in your hand. Keg stands encouraged. Tickets and info here. 9:30pm, 308 Bedford Ave.
Macrame Workshop at Craft Jam in the East Village
Hang out and get knotty Friday night in a way that you can expose all over the walls of your apartment. If you can think of another way to do that other than a macrame class, I don’t want to know about it. (Ok, I kind of do) Come learn this super hip home decor trend and how to make a great DIY gift for your friends who are getting married for some reason. Tickets, $55 available here. 7-9:30pm, 33 W 17th St, in Manhattan. #comehang
SATURDAY
Mayan Warrior at the Brooklyn Mirage in Bushwick
Raise your hand if you’re already sick of your friends talking about getting ready burning man this year. Now raise your other hand if you’re not afraid to admit it’s because you’re just jealous and wish you could get your shit together enough to make it this year. Now keep both your hands up and come celebrate and burn one down at Brooklyn Mirage this weekend. They bring the magic and mystic of black rock city to the land of Bushwick. Come see the legendary Mayan Warrior car and find a way to hide inside and transport yourself to Burning Man. Or, dance all night with all of your friends and future lovers. Either way you can’t lose. Tickets $6 available here. All proceeds go to help fund getting the Mayan Warrior from Mexico City to Burning Man so go, #revelwithacause. 6pm-430am, 140 Stewart Ave.
The Lot Radio Block BBQ in Williamsburg
What is the Lot Radio? Not unlike the Bermuda Triangle, it’s a three-sided area of mystery and confusion, where time doesn’t exist and everyone is your friend and all the songs are your song and you find you believe in humanity again. In other words, it’s a triangle lot in between Greenpoint and Williamsburg with a shipping-container-turned-radio-station-and-bar with some lawn chairs and ironic plastic lawn flamingos. And they’re having a block BBQ this weekend, a three-sided block party, and you want to be a part of it. Specifically along the hypotenuse, so arrive early. Lot favorites Starchild, Fatherhood, and SCRAAATCH will be spinning live with activities happening all day. Info here. 2-6pm, 17 Nassau Ave.
Señor Sisig Pop-Up at Space 98 in Williamsburg
The first rule of sisig is you don’t ask what sisig is. The second rule is buying a ticket to experience this fucking amazing Filipino delicacy at Space 98 this weekend. It’s a rooftop pop-up featuring San Francisco’s favorite Filipino food truck and it’s popping off Saturday. Tickets include a 3-course exploration and a drink and a fucking gift bag. Face it, you want to be here. (That as a hint) tickets and info here. 98 N 6th st.
Cut + Crafted in Industry City, Saturday and Sunday
Are you over craft fairs? Are you done with experiencing people’s artistry for your own inspiration, appreciation, and consumption with a stunning view of the NYC skyline and a craft beer in your hand and a smartly constructed taco in your mouth? Then why the fuck are you here? Hm? Seriously man. You love this shit. And I do too, which is why I’ll be at Cut & Crafted in Industry City this Saturday and Sunday. There will be crafters and makers, bakers, Chet Fakers, Quakers (I mean how can you even tell these days? Quaker? Hipster? Fashion girl in a Peter Pan collar?) Anyway, expect everything and bring your monies. Wedding season is upon us and people love DIY gifts from Brooklyn. Info here. Noon-6pm. 233 37th St.
SUNDAY
Big Apple BBQ Fest in Madison Square Park
In honor of NYC’s most frustrating event, I’d like to direct you back to Hometown Bar-Be-Que, in red hook. A better way to feed your slow roasted pork cravings than standing and sweating in long lines only to be told by a somewhat tv celeb chef in a branded apron that they just ran out. It’s the Big Apple BBQ Fest. And it’s a mess. But hey, so are you. The event is free, pay a la carte. 11am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday in Madison Square Park. Info here.
Red Hook Jazz Festival at Urban Meadow in Red Hook
But if you choose instead to listen to my beating southern heart, telling you instead to try Hometown, you also get a piping hot side of the Red Hook Jazz Fest! Spread over two weekends because this many groovy tunes simply can’t be contained, it’s what you should be dancing around barefoot in the grass to this weekend. Info here.
Immersive Theater at Bar Uni in Greenpoint
Immersive theater is so buzzy in this town. And expensive. How can you get into it without putting yourself out? You check it out, for free, at a seductive little Japanese spot in Greenpoint this Sunday night. They invite you to I Confess Pt 1, which is not some sneaky way to get you in front of a priest on a Sunday. Leave your sins at the bar, please. Experience the work of artist, actress, director, and party enthusiast Alaina Albertson and also immerse yourself in their inventive cocktails. And then intentionally and methodically start to forget that Monday exists. Time is relative. RSVP here. 6pm, 674 Manhattan Ave.
Fascination Street Summer Market at the Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint
Why should we keep our skeletons in the closet? Put them on display, baby. You have nothing to hide. We’re all dealing with the same demons and sins from last, and the night before, and all the other nights before that. Explore skeletons and oddities and skulls, vintage glass eyes, blood paintings, and all the other flavors of summer at the Fascination Street Summer Market. Peruse, bemuse, imbibe, feel alive, and definitively undead. Which is usually my general goal on Sunday’s anyway. Live music, fresh drinks, living drinkers, Kombucha. Info here.
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