In the depth of winter I finally realized that within me lay an invincible summer.
-Albert Camus
mid–february in new york is what separates the boys from the men, the ladies from the sirens, the passive apartment mice from the pizza rats. our skin has reached that very specific shade of pallid, our eyes are tired and desirous of a tropical horizon, and no one really knows if we’ve been going to the gym or not because we are packed beneath so many layers that we might just be heads and little pairs of feet underneath it all.
but behind those layers and those eyes, we are hungry. for the next move, for the next chance, for the next brush with danger or eye-contact with a stranger or that simple moment that becomes a game-changer.
we are the tireless, the insatiable, the seekers. and we realize that the only way to fight through the cold dreary months is by fighting stagnation relentlessly, by moving and grooving. together.
i’ve come up with the best ways to move this weekend. come on brooklyn.
THURSDAY
Monthly International Pop-Up Dinners at The Diamond, Greenpoint.
ah, the diamond! that shimmering, multi-faceted and nearly impossible to crush bar where we made a lifelong commitment to stick together forever. it’s time for their monthly international pop-up dinner where we get to excuse our beer-drinking and shuffle-board playing for a multicultural learning experience. and then go make out and share funky cuisiney breath in that charming little gondola out back. this week let’s spice things up both during and after the meal with ejen korean fried chicken. thursday’s fried fiesta includes some of the best wings you’ll ever taste plus two different types of croquettes, which means a very safe landing place for some heavy beers. so choose your own adventure. then meet me out back. 6pm until the food runs out. all info here. 43 franklin st.
Dames Who Give Damns at Bar Matchless, Greenpoint.
frankly my dear, we should all give a damn and go to this event. because it’s one more chance to grab back and fight for our bodies and support those who have or will find themselves in helpless situations where they can’t protect themselves from locker room talk and acts and the mentality they were born from and the harrowing actions they become. this benefit features local bands and djs, art and raffle prizes, and people reveling with a cause the North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence. tickets, $10 can be purchased here.
557 manhattan ave,
Social Shoe Project (and free beer!) at Folksbier Brewing, Carroll Gardens.
as we are actively making an effort to increase our awareness and opportunities for activism, it’s important to remember also that … and perhaps to step in someone else’s shoes. the social shoe project works to connect the first wearer of shoes with the second, both in an attempt to use our social channels positive, sole-connecting purposes and to help us think about how we mindlessly consume and dispose of fast-fashion. come to folksbier brewing, bring an old pair of shoes to donate and participate, drink beers for free… and take some sips and steps towards a better tomorrow. 6-10pm,, all info here, 101 luquer st.
FRIDAY
Salon de Eros Erotic Art Show at Greenpoint Gallery, which is in Greenpoint.
can we all please get over fifty shades of grey and get off on something that’s more our speed (be that speed fast or slow or something a little more wicked)? or at the very least, let’s get behind some erotica that has an ounce of artistic appeal. oh yeah, and local value. and offers us the opportunity to run into a former happn date at a really cool happning instead of with our faces buried in a popcorn and our hands… well. ok. i’ll stop. deadline for submissions is thursday, so that means there’s still time to draw me like one of your french girls. the show is 8pm-1am, all info here, 390 mcguinness blvd.
Threes Brewing Pop-Up! in Greenpoint.
the former Cassette space on franklin ave has just been spinning its little-spoked wheels since the restaurant left it. the prime spot on franklin and kent will now be occupied (indefinitely!) by a pop-up bar from our friends at threes brewing! YAY! pop-up feels a bit temporary but their effervescent presence feels interminable. plus their partnership with the meat hook is coming too, so needless to say, were hooked. drink here all weekend, they’re open wed-sun. other info here. it’s at kent and franklin streets and it’s threes brewing- i’ll try anything thrice™
Psychedelic Tropical Party at Our Wicked Lady in Bushwick.
our wicked lady invites you to this trippy-tropical party guaranteed to get you moving and warm you up. way up. consumata, a new york based band who exists to make you move, will be playing live as you feast on traze pizza and sip on tropical drinks and get down with your bad self. 9pm-4am free all info here, 153 morgan ave.
SATURDAY
A Fair Wind to Ye: Farewell From the Drink, East Williamsburg.
damn you, gentrification! even if you’r enot to blame for the departure of The Drink, neighborhood watering hole extraordinaire and keeper of my dignity. i plan on going to retrieve it or buryingit once and for all saturday night at their farewell party. djs, drink specials, dancing, and all the naut-i things you expect to get into at the drink. 5pm-??. 228 manhattan ave.
Valentine’s Masquerade Ball at the Arrogant Swine, Bushwick.
hm what’s this? a hook-up party with sexy masks and sexy games and sexy performances at a barbecue spot in bushwick? hey sure, why not? just hope your masked seductress isn’t the arrogant swine, who has been known to frequent the joint and woo loose women and men alike before… well before they smoke him. bring a mask and leave behind an exit strategy. i trust you’ll make it up as you go along. 6p-2am, all info here. 173 morgan ave.
House of Love at House of Yes, Bushwick.
oh you didn’t get enough love on valentine’s day? well in your defense, don’t ever be satisfied, come saturday night, wear a costume, bring a lover. this costume-required kink party will celebrate indulgence in the pleasures of flesh and feature a aphrodesiac edibles, a vintage strip club, medieval dungeon of kink and punishment, bathtubs, blindfolds, bliss, secret rooms of seduction… you get it. tickets are $15-35 and are going fast. get yours here and see you there. 10pm-4am, 2 wyckoff ave at the house of yes, where they put the sensual in consensual.™
Savoir Adore and Rodes Rollin play at the Brooklyn Bazaar, Greenpoint.
hey how about a rad rock concert right down the street at a venue where you can also play putt putt and get dope fried chicken and and sing karaoke and makeout in a photo booth and do anything else your heart desires, and it’s just right down the street? savoir adore and rodes rollin play at the brooklyn bazaar saturday night. tickets, $15 available here along with anything else you need to know. 150 greenpoint ave.
SUNDAY
Big Trash Day! in North Brooklyn!
wait, you don’t know about this? haven’t you ever noticed that there seem to be an influx of bathtubs, toilets, sofas, castoff children, entire roasted turkeys and retired jugglers on the sidewalks on sundays in north bk? well that’s because on sundays, we get to throw out whatever the fuck we want. and this sunday, i need you. i’m being kicked out of my apartment which i think will be a blessing but i need cool free shit to fill my new space. if you see something, send me a message with the location and description. i’ll help clean the streets and provide all of you with a really lovely space to party in for my housewarming and monthly gatherings.
Tiki Disco’s President’s Day Party at House of Yes, Bushwick.bringin’ all that summer lovin’ into our cold february hearts, it’s tiki disco, your favorite summer daytime dance party joining forces with the best venue in brooklyn, house of yes. sunday’s party promises to heat that body right up with a full day of djs, dancing, and strangers avoiding glances once they remember what they did in that very same room together at House of Love the night before. hey, whatever, drink yourself through it. all info here, 10pm-4am, $15. 2 wyckoff ave at house of yes, where they don’t take no for an answer.™
Can Jam II at Threes Brewing, Gowanus.
because nothing says “it’s sunday in brooklyn” like a cult-favorite canned beer party in gowanus. with beer bongs. who promise not to remember you from frat parties in college but trust me, the feeling will still be the same, baby. unlike all the other things you did in the dorm room. (you disgust me) (jk love you). noon-6pm, free. all info here, 333 douglass st.
ah, presidents day! shame we don’t have one.
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