early fall in new york. is that what’s happening right now? this thing that everyone swoons over and writes songs about and gets all doughy-eyed speaking of in their smart sweaters and suede booties?
well maybe you are one of those people who smears pumpkin spice salve on your skin and bears fall with a grin, seemingly oblivious to the monster that’s sharpening it’s teeth just on the other side of this whirlwind. or maybe the monster is all you can see, that cold, harsh, unforgiving monster that settles in for way, way too long.
wherever you fall on this spectrum, my friends, i’m here to make it all pleasant as fuck. my desire for you to embrace this city is seasonless baby, so come with me.
THURSDAY
Dirty Dancing End of Summer Bash at Our Wicked Lady, Bushwick.
part of me wishes i could contain my excitement about this event in order to protect my tough and edgy (right??) blog persona but you know what? fuck it. this is the greatest movie of all time, and we’re going to end the summer like we do every year with the end of summer dirty dancing party at our wicked lady in bushwick.
there will be “i carried a watermelon” martinis. there will be dirty dancing trivia, which i will kick all of your asses about.
and it will all be on a rooftop.
you will have the time of your life.
party starts at 8pm… and where can i find all of this? right this swayze.
153 morgan ave. come.
Big Cheesy Pop-Up at Budin, Greenpoint.
things are always popping up at budin. because they have a built in pop-up space. spontaneous it may not be but bubbly and shamelessly effervescent it always, always is. this one, from our favorite brooklynites to stop the world and melt with- the blue light speak cheesy. thursday night, get $1 off your beer with the purchase of a grilled cheese. and yes, all beers pair perfectly with grilled cheeses this good. event is free, 3pm-10pm, 114 greenpoint ave. please me tease me cheese me.
FRIDAY
Brooklyn Bazaar Returns with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Greenpoint.
don’t you ever wish that there was a free event on friday and saturday nights that let you and your friends wander around a mecca of charming artisan goods, live tattoo walk-ups, old school razor shaves, indoor food trucks, all the drinks you could ever desire, and live music… all for free? and don’t you wish that event wasn’t taken from us because of some corporate monster and banished to the rockaways (which was still way dope)? but then THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNED and was bigger and better than ever and there were also hidden bars and restaurants inside and clap your hands say yeah was going to be there for the opening?
ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. the brooklyn bazaar is back, babyyyyyy. if you didn’t get enough information from the paragraph above it’s because i’m way too excited and i know you’re capable of clicking and reading about it all here. friday and saturday night (and every saturday after that, until BMW tries to take us again!!) at the new place, 150 greenpoint ave. see you there folks.
Of Montreal presented by the Wild Honey Pie at Webster Hall, in the East Village.
the wild honey pie brings together the funky-fresh sounds of of montreal with the reformed-folk musings of ruby the rabbitfoot to webster hall friday night. the wild honey pie is the local authority of new fresh jams so follow them. and attend their events. friday night, especially, because it’s the only reason you have to cross the river this weekend. tickets $22, found here. rsvp here to feel special. doors at –, show’s at 7pm. 125 E 11th st. because nothing says sweet and dangerous like the wild honey pie.
The Free Tempest at the Music Pagoda in Prospect Park.
it’s shakespeare, stripped down and vulnerable. without letting anything fall through the cracks. there will be love, their will be lust, their will be betrayal, all peppered with some laughter here and there and basically the same scenarios that unfold when you find yourself naked on a friday night with your friends. it’s shakespeare’s the tempest, performed in prospect park with an all-female cast in the nude. oh yeah, and it’s free. because something this liberating should be. runs thursday through saturday, each night a 530pm. all info here. at the music pagoda. afterwards we’re all going streaking. bring your green three-cornered hat.
Emergency Vaudeville at Big Sky Works, Williamsburg.
if fema was more like vaudeville, then well… shit would be cooler. and not any less efficient. the proof is in the pudding or, performances. friday night at big sky works, a benefit for louisiana with circus, comedy, magic, music, and everything you wish came along with that warm and wonderful feeling you get from charitable giving. friday’s happening welcomes Tanya Gagne, Pinkie Special, Nelson Lugo, Hilary Chaplain, plus you and all your friends. tickets are available here for $20, which 100% of goes to together baton rouge. party starts at 9pm. 29 wythe ave, at big sky works… a big sky working to help those who suffered from that other big sky.
SATURDAY
Taste Talks – Food of the Future at the Wythe, Williamsburg.
let’s face it- talking about and experimenting with the future of food is entertaining and satisfying and totally relevant. and it’s happening saturday and sunday as part of taste talks at the top of the wythe. and it’s one of very very few free events with Taste Talks this weekend. come, see what and how and whom we will be eating **in the future**. all info here. 80 wythe ave.
Antiquarian Book Fair at the Bk Expo Center, Greenpoint.
this isn’t just old books, guys. it’s old books and also ephemera, kept. and art. and peruvian pastries, and cerveza de la tierra and so many other things to be discovered. come. find rare books, gingerly touch their spines, smell their creases… i don’t know what you’re in to man. but no judgement here. friday, sat, and sun, all info here. 76 franklin st.
ELEVATION at House of Yes, Bushwick.
elevation is self-proclaimed “magical bridge between the world’s artists and New York, sharing extended sets of music with like-minded souls to make the world a more elevated place.” are there any other questions? AH. well, YES. the answer is yes. yes, you are going to this monthly series at the house of yes and you will dance across that magical bridge into the elevated state where bodies and souls transcend to another dimension and all of your wishes become affirmations and time is fucking relevant. so dance, brooklyn. it’s calling you. 11pm-6am, tickets, $20can be purchased here. 2 wyckoff ave at the house of yes– where all your safe words sound like lies.™
Birre Ballz at Archestratus Books, Greenpoint.
because brooklyn has already exhausted and nearly perfected the single-entity approach to businesses, we’ve started to dream up these funky hybrids that reel you in out of curiosity and inevitably leave you wondering why the hell we didn’t think of that before. a bowling-alley-concert-hall-restaurant? sure, no problem! a laundromat-arcade-speakeasy? yes, yes, and yes. enter archestratus books into the equation, a bookstore-cafe-restaurant that is competing in the supper club space. owner paige limpari draws from her sicilian roots to present events such as weekly sicilian “blue plate” dinners, build-your-own pizza night, and saturday’s shindig which gets you a free homemade arrancine ball with every beer you purchase and let me just say that the balls are amazing, and perfectly compliment an ice cold sorachi ace. see all event listings hereand get there as soon as you can. this place is a gem. 160 huron st.
DIY Hanging Air Plant Terrarium at West Elm in Dumbo.
i know the feeling… you’ve been hitting the beach all summer and more than ignored all of those responsibilities over labor day weekend and now it’s saturday and you really want to have something happen this weekend you can breathe some sort of life into. well hang in there. west elm in dumbo has just the thing- a DIY hanging air plant terrarium workshop. yep. it is exactly what it sounds like $20 includes all materials and instructions, so take a deep breath and realize that that air is helping an air plant… breathe? or eat? or think? or… reproduce? kinky little plant. all info here, sponsored by makers kit. 1-3pm at west elm dumbo,2 main st.
Pig Island Pork Festival, Erie Basin Park, Red Hook.
is this a lord of the flies reference? i’m going to go with yes. and let’s just hope the reference ends there. it’s a festival celebrating pork, and just $85 gets you unlimited pork delicacies from 20+ chefs, plus libations from red hook winery, sixpoint, virtue cidery, both filibuster and high west whiskeys, and some specialty mezcals at a special mezcal tent because nothing goes with smokey better than smokey. tickets, here. they also have a VIP option, $1000 for 6 people, which will just make everyone there think you have a small penis. but you will be feasting like fucking king. ball’s in your court, compadre. tickets here. saturday 1130-4pm, 1 Beard St. more info here at ilikepig.com.
SUNDAY
Endless Summer Soiree at Brooklyn Grange, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
if there isn’t fucking sorbet at this soiree then these people have no appreciation for the audible nuances of the english language. but then, this is a rooftop party so… i’m still so so in. if you haven’t been to brooklyn grange rooftop, it is rad and you need to go, sunday. let’s say so long to the sweet sweet summer in the middle of the largest urban rooftop farm amidst city beehives, plant friends, a secret dj and our closest friends and soon to be lovers. $85 gets you in the door and sustainably higher than you planned to be on sunday. just hold someone’s hand and go with it. tickets, here. 4-8pm, 63 flushing ave, home home on the grange.
Dirtybird Bbq at Gowanus terminal, Gowanus.
what, the pig fest wasn’t dirty enough for you? well, ok then. this is just what you’re looking for. dirtybird records out of san francisco started doing this dirty little barbecue on the other coast 20 years ago, and it’s only gotten more elaborate and less clean as the years have passed. this (first installment) on the better coast happens at gowanus terminal, where all dirty things tend to congregate. and conjugate (sucio sucias sucia, suciamos suciais, sucian). $20 gets you a full plate of cue, plus drinks, and there will be all kinds of dirty carny things there, and dirty carnivores, and well… everyone will know exactly what you did on monday. tickets, here.
Candelight Vigil for 9/11. Bill Brown Park, Sheepshead Bay, and anywhere in the city where you can see these lights.
if you weren’t here on 9/11 (as i wasn’t) it’s so hard to imagine our city, a beacon of power relentless spirit shattered, crumbling, scared. but we must be reminded of the strength that was born from this, the sense of community, and the … heroes who lost their lives. take time this weekend to be reminded every time you look up into the sky and see those two beams of light shining, and come to this candlelight vigil at bill brown park, 6-9pm. because as we move forward we are still hurting,
take a moment to look through david monderer’s photos from the morning of 9/11.
or even ryan adams’s New York, New York video shot just days before the attack.
to remember how fleeting life is, how precious our community here is, and how important it is to forget about all of the noise happening in our country right now and be united, together. and to have hope. because we’re stronger than this.
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