things i’m doing this weekend… most of which will take place on a rooftop.
come along?
THURSDAY
Big Thief, Alvvays and Ducktails at Celebrate Brooklyn, Prospect Park Bandshell.
summertime in brooklyn was made for free outdoor concerts. and for beer drinking in parks. and for warm sunsets and sitting on blankets and you and me. and thursday’s lineup in prospect park is all of that and more- brooklyn, i’m trying darling big thief shares the stage with alvvays and ducktails for a night of dynamic indie rock and progressive folk music that promises to compliment a slowly warming plastic cup of beer in all the best ways. go early to grab a spot inside the bandshell or post up outside with a blanket and some buddies. doors at 6pm, show at 7. 9th Street & Prospect Park West.
Rooftop Screening of Romeo + Juliet, Rooftop Reds, Brooklyn Navy Yard.
imagine- a rooftop of a brooklyn warehouse on a moonlit-night, free-flowing red wine, you, and Leonardo dicaprio… romantic music, sunset, a fierce sense of urgency. it’s a scene you’ve let play out in your head hundreds of times- and thursday night rooftop reds makes it happen thursday night with the first in their rooftop film series. $30 gets you a glass of wine, a slice of pizza damn good brooklyn pizza, and a cozy spot under to watch baz luhrmann’s romeo and juliet on the big screen. tickets, here. a red by any other name… wouldn’t be a fucking rooftop red now would it?
Variety Show of Partnered Acts at House of Yes, Bushwick.
everything is better in twos- urban wheeled transportation, noah’s boat guests, pea-pod inhabitants. aerial sex performers. at this pivotal point in society why would you settle for just one? the house of no-i-think-that-was-a-yes aka the house of inferred compliance is good enough brings us a partner aerial show thursday night that will have you blushing well into your friday sales meeting. so let’s all go and be semi-professional sauvages. tickets here– $15, show 7pm-2am, 2 wyckoff ave. because office-blushing as a reaction to neon post-its is fucking unacceptable. 
Books + Brews at Pecks, Clinton Hill.
it’s a book swap! at everyone’s favorite cafe backyard. bring 5 books that you are prepared to part with and leave with a more-inspiring stack, plus enjoy specials on wine and beer and interesting conversations all night. free with ~5 books and an open mind and clear liver, 8pm until…inspiration gives way to inebriation. 455A Myrtle Ave, at Peck’s– you swear you ain’t flexin’?™
The Wild Honey Pie Presents Soak and Overcoats, Rough Trade, Williamsburg.
have your sweet and satisfying weekly serving of the wild honey pie tonight with soak and overcoats at rough trade. show starts at 8pm and tickets, here, $15. 64 N 9th st at rough trade- where no matter what you have to offer, you end up with an emery board.™ (fine, leave a better slogan in the comments section… ok?)
FRIDAY
Rocco’s Annual Pizza Eating Contest, Rocco’s Pizza (and just outside of it), Bay Ridge.
it’s summertime and that means new york begins it’s season where eating warm and savory foods in excess and as fast as possible is celebrated and encouraged. well, i mean, just the hot dog contest and this- rocco’s annual pizza eating contest in park slope. live band all day plus drink deals and pizza that you can eat at your own pace while watching some other people eat entirely too much pizza entirely too fast. event is free, but i’d use the bathrooms before the contest begins. because. oy. 7818 fifth ave, event, 730-830pm (but this is an all-day celebration). fold ‘er over, get it in.
The Secret Loft Show, Bushwick.
ah, the ménage e trois of parties, the trifecta of brooklyn happenings, the perfect storm of weekend activities. it’s happening. and it’s taking place at this secret loft in bushwick friday night. comedy, dancing, free pizza, very cheap drinks, an element of surprise, a clandestine destiny. what.the.fuck.lets.all.go. 830pm-3am, 255 McKibbin St. hush hush don’t tell.
The Messtival at Prospect Park.
face it- you’re going to get messed up in creative ways and in multiple places this weekend that you’ll likely regret in the morning… but no amount of sloppy activities will make you feel better about who you are than this- the serious fun messtival, a camp-inspired festival with the proceeds to all your sloppy fun going toward kids with serious illnesses. donations accepted here; activities listed in the map above. go, get respectably sloppy, then for gods sake clean yourself up. a messtival for the rest of us!
Films on the Green at Transmitter Park, Greenpoint.
transmit all of that potential energy you’ve been storing up all week at your thankless desk job and use it to absorb some culture, river air, and sunset silhouettes of the skyline Friday night at transmitter park. the first of their films on the green series, Friday’s selection is the French comedy-drama-thriller Subway that takes place in the Parisian underground. movie, free, 830-11pm, transmitter park, at the intersection of greenpoint ave and the east river. Transmitter Park- for all generations!™
SATURDAY
A Day of Artisanal Inebriation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard…
Rooftop Reds Tour + Tasting
if you deliberately ignored my recommendation to check this place out thursday night, then here’s your second chance (be better this time.) head to rooftop reds to get your tan and tannins on among the world’s largest rooftop farm. and, they have hammocks. and a dope collection of vinyl- so if devin asks you to choose the record, do choose wisely. the grapes are finnicky and cultured. rooftop reds at the brookly navy yard, 4th st. rooftop reds– get roofied.
Kings County Distillery Tour + Visit
once you’ve had your fill of wines sippin and hammock swingin and good vinyl listenin, head down to building 121 to visit new york’s oldest distillery, the first since prohibition. sip on some moonshine, bourbon, and whiskey and learn to appreciate their process, passion, and the historic 117-year-old building where it all goes down. tours, weekends and weekdays (but you should go saturday!) reserved here. entrance to the tasting room is at 299 sands st. distiller?? i hardly knew her!
Renegade Craft Fair, East River State Park, Williamsburg.
where crafting is dangerous again!™ head to east river state park to peruse among booths and tables of patiently created and curated goods that are guaranteed to charm the pants right off of you. which of course is fine because there are plenty of hand-crocheted undies to keep you covered. 11am-7pm, every saturday in june (so this is the last one!!). east river state park, 90 kent ave. make it til you break it then you buy it.
Piano House at C’mon Everybody, Clinton Hill.
ah, the constant pull to regress technologically- record players, rotary phones, stone ground cacao, feril cats as house cats. why do we complicate things, brooklyn? to celebrate the art of the craft. that’s fucking why. come witness this intentional phenomenon saturday night at c’mon everybody with a live piano house show. yep, piano techno beats. tickets, $10 here, show is 11pm-4am at 325 franklin ave. keys me, please me.
Fifth Annual Summer Solstice Party for the North Brooklyn Boat Club, Greenpoint.
help your neighborhood boat club stay afloat all season long by coming to this dope celebration of summer saturday night. if you’ve never been to one of their seasonal celebrations (or especially if you’ve never been up there at all) you more than owe it to yourself. live music atop containers, cold beers, good food, a bonfire, real neighborhood folk and fresh air blowing off the newtown creek. this place is a gem and to party there feels like some backwoods down home virginia ish that i can’t believe is a five-minute bike ride from my apartment. go, and help them help you. 6pm-1am, $5 or whatever you want to give, at 437 mcguinness blvd, i got soul but i’m not a solstice.
Pride Ball at the Wythe, Williamsburg.
this weekend kicks off pride week, and no better way to do it than with this shindig presented by gayletter at the wythe. open bar 7-8pm featuring milagro tequila and sixpoint brews, djs all night. tickets, $20 can be found here. 80 wythe ave. let’s show our support, courage, hope, and have a damn good time doing it. because no one can take that away.
SUNDAY
The Two-Wheeled Three-Pronged North Fork Tour, Long Island.
join the BiT team as we embark into the north fork for our first ever winery biking tour. Sunday’s ride will consist of two wheels, three wineries, all on the north fork… for a full afternoon adventure. to arrange bike pickup and drop off (from any train station on the fork!) from Dan’s Bike Rental. we’ll be hitting up Shinn Estate Vineyard, Lieb Cellars and Castello di Borghese. but also check out this path of four wineries mapped out flawlessly by the lovely northforker.
Mister Sunday at Nowadays, Queens.
a summertime Brooklyn institution. this isn’t what non-brooklynites indulgently refer to as “sunday funday”. no no no. this is not for the weak-at-hearts who boast about their residual rosé headaches around the Keurig machine on monday morning, proudly bouncing slightly on the low pile grey office carpet in their smart ballet flats. this is for you, brave heart. mister sunday would like to tip his hat slightly and extend his hand to shake yours and then never ever let go. dig? eamon harkin and justin carter spin from 3-9pm and Nowadays stays open until midnight, monday be damned! tickets, here. 56-06 cooper ave, ridgewood. lets make bad decisions and call them sunday.
happy birthday neil goldfluss. if you’re reading this, i will buy you a whiskey shot on sunday. if you’re not reading this, i will be taking a shot of whiskey from you on sunday.
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