Hey Brooklyn. we don’t need incredible vistas or architectural masterpieces to remind us that we live in the best city in the world. All we need is to get out there and feel alive in it. Move. Go. Do. Feel all of the amazing things that are here for you, right at your fingertips.
I mean like literally, right here. All you have to do is scroll down.
Your weekend guide awaits.
THURSDAY
Gary Clarke Jr at the Prospect Park Bandshell
Summer is ending folks. So stop not going to see live music outside. Seriously, stop. Start stopping tonight at the wondrous Prospect Park bandshell with Gary Clarke Jr, the best blues guitarist of our time. He plays a FREE shot with Fiona Silver so get there early and find an inventive way to sneak in some wine. Let me know what you come up with. I’ll be the one drinking out of a leather Spanish wine sack in the back. Gates at 6:30, show at 7:30 but it’s free so just leave work now. Info here.
Live at the Archway Brasil Summerfest in DUMBO
DUMBO has become such an iconic tourist trap, it’s easy to see why most locals easily get over it… by getting under it. Dumbo’s Live at the Archway series invites you to get under the historic landmark for music, theater, food festivals, and overall tourist avoidance. This Thursday they celebrate Brasil Summerfest with renowned pop artist Tai and all of the love and magic of Brazil. Which means caipirinhas. The show is free, 6-8pm. Info here. Just follow the samba beats
Astrology + Cocktails at Space 98 (aka Urban Outfitters) in Williamsburg
Get on top of your pick-up game by expanding the age old “hey baby, what’s your sign?” line to, “tell me your sign and I’ll buy you a perfectly complemented cocktail.” Then go home and fuck all night. I’m serious, that’s basically how this will work. Author Aliza Kelly Faragher celebrates her new book The Mixology of Astrology tonight at Space 98 in Williamsburg. Learn more at this free event and have a few perfectly paired cocktails, for your sign, your rising moon, wherever Jupiter was when you were born and also, Mercury’s incessant regtrograde. RSVP here. And also, ten bucks says that the Scorpio’s drink is a negroni.
FRIDAY
Cruel Summer at the Bell House in Gowanus
The only thing cruel about summer is when it leaves us. So don’t let it leave us. Go and revel in everything it’s about, 80s style- so make sure you don a summer outfit. It’s being brought to you by the shiny happy people at the skint. $10 at the door, $5 in advance with promo code “summertime” exclusively for BiT readers. get your tickets here then be there, with bells on, at the bell house. 149 7th st. at the bell house, i’ll be there with bells on (and almost nothing else)™
Rooftop Comedy + free beer, in Williamsburg
This is for all those idiots paying $8 for a shitty domestic beer. Raise your glass to them, send a keen laugh in their direction as you sip a free non-shitty craft beer, from a rooftop, somewhere in Williamsburg. Comedians hailing from a few places you’ve heard of and laughed over (the Colbert Report, Comedy Central, Refinery 29), will be testing out all of their best material, just for you. And also the other people there. Tickets are just $10. Laughs and beers are free. Get yours here now to unveil the secret location. 8-930pm.
Discotechnique at House of Yes in Bushwick
Yes. Yes. Yes. Get disco fabulous this Friday night at the Summer of Donna discotechnique party at House of Yes. Put on your tightest, your brightest, your sequiniest, your disco queeniest. And go shake those hips and do that funny little disco pointer finger move, all night. It’s free before 11pm so get your shit together and get there. Info here, 10pm-4am. 2 Wyckoff Ave.
SATURDAY
Beers without Beards at the Well in Bushwick
We are living in an age of breaking boundaries, shattering glass ceilings, blurring lines and bashing stereotypes. Women like beers. Women brew beers. Women also sometimes burp when having beers. And we’re still fucking sexy as hell. Come and celebrate all of those things at eh Beers Without Beards Craft Beer Festival, at the Well. Drink beers brewed by women, with women and men and everything in between. 23 breweries, 4 hours, unlimited beers. And yes, there will be some beards there. This is fucking Brooklyn. Tickets, $50 available here. Noon-4pm, 272 Meserole St at The Well. Be like Timmy, Fall into the Well.
Unicorntopia at House of Yes in Bushwick
This event will make you horny. And glittery. And jittery. (wait maybe that’s the cocaine). And shimmery. And brighter than ever. It’s Unicorntopia at House of Yes. Costumes are required for entry so spray your naked body with hairspray and roll around in a bathtub of glitter. At your friend’s house. Because that shit is impossible to clean up. It’s free before 11pm, so get there quick and stay util 4am. Then go shower, at your friend’s house. But a different friend this time. Info here, 2 Wyckoff Ave at the House of Yes, where they put the sensual in consensual.
Atlas Obscura Presents See/Saw in Greenpoint
Do you believe in magic? Of course you do, why else would you have been drawn to this shining, shimmering city? Hone it all in this weekend at Atlas Obscura’s See/Saw event. It’s a magic show that immerses you in the mind, the mystery, and the mania of the magician. Where you won’t believe what you’re seeing or have seen or did saw. And such. Tickets are $75 and cocktail attire is required, so get fancy and forget your panties. Because everyone should have their secrets. Get your ticket here and plan to go to Brooklyn Safehouse afterwards, because it’s Greenpoint’s dodgiest bar and everyone loves a good juxtaposition. 122 Franklin St.
PS1 Summer Warm-Up, Long Island City
This LIC summertime party institution also has a permanent residency on my weekend guide, from now through labor day. So I recommend checking the schedule and either choosing based on the tunes or your own availability (this is not a “oh I have a few hours, I’ll check it out” kind of affair. it will take all of your saturday and at least 3/4 of the mental space of your Sunday. And it will all be worth it.) tickets here. I’m already heatin’ up.
Oh and don’t forget to check out the tent of secrets, located in the back of the arboretum in the sculpture garden.
SUNDAY
Brasil Summerfest Closing Party at House of Yes in Bushwick
Transport yourself to Carnivale just by heading to Bushwick this Sunday. House of Yes celebrates Brasil Summerfest and brings you all of the magic, culture, and samba of Carnivale to Brooklyn. Four top Brazilian DJs with accompanying live drums will keep you dancing all day and into the night. Cultural performances featuring big puppets and live art installations wil help you lose yourself in this annual Brazilian celebration. Tickets $20 available here. 3-9pm, 2 Wyckoff Ave.
Movies + Mimosas, My Big Fat Greek Wedding at Videology in Williamsburg
You know you’re going to have a mimosa or three this Sunday to help relieve those Sunday blues. Do it in the back of an intimate theater in Williamsburg with all of your friends and one big Greek Family. Videology will be showing My Big Fat Greek Wedding Sunday and tickets include a mimosa, plus more for purchase. Show starts at 3pm. Tickets, $20 available here. 308 Bedford Ave.
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