The Weekend Guide | July 27-30 2017

let me frame this up for you… it’s the last weekend of july, which means that our sweet summer is slipping away. goddamn that was depressing, but i can’t sugarcoat this for you anymore. before we know it we’ll be walking around in oversize sleeping bags and cursing at the wind and also absolutely everything else in our paths. so let’s revel in every minute that we have. forget your responsibilities. throw caution into the warm breeze. play hooky. cause mischief. streak the sidewalks. drink rose. shed your clothing along with your inhibitions and let’s get into trouble, together. because the season’s right.

i’ll be your guide, brooklyn. i’ll be your excuse. i’ll be there to bail you out of jail and if not, i’ll be right there beside you. keep reading, because this is what summer is made for – a weekend that is framing up to be oh-so-nice.

THURSDAY

Food Karma Feasts Sunset Dinner, North Brooklyn Farms, Williamsburg. 

if you haven’t checked out north brooklyn farms, go, immediately. and then stay for tonight’s farm dinner. there is something so magical about this space, wide open farmland right at the foot of the williamsburg bridge, overlooking the east river and the entire city skyline. their dinner party tonight features the musings of chef alex sorenson of blank slate kitchen, so expect a down-home pig roast right on the water with plenty of locally sourced sides with a balinese inspiration. it all happens at sunset, 7-10pm. tickets, $75 are available here. 320 kent ave.

International Pop-Up Dinner with Endless Sunrice at the Diamond, Greenpoint. 

Live at the Archway presents Jah Pan and some interactive art! in Dumbo. 

FRIDAY

Rinsed X Rent Party at a Secret Location (that you’ll want to be at).

if you are reading this blog then that means you read this blog and then yiu know how I feel about rinsed. These guys throw the best parties in the borough and have been for as long as i’ve been here and been partying. they’re about to head west to (for some reason) give the west coast some of their underground Brooklyn flavor, so let’s all get dirty and then get rinsed together before their departure. Friday night they host a nostalgic, exclusive party circa the early rinsed days, so that means start preparing yourself right now and plan not to sleep. at all. ever again. tickets available here, and some ish about RP cardholders which wtf rinsed where the hell is mine. (not rhetorical). 11pm-meltdown time. rsvp for address. #rinseyrselfclean

Dance Yrself Clean at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

SATURDAY

COME SEE ME BARTEND AT DIAMOND IN GREENPOINT.

it’s my last night at my saturday night post, so come. commiserate. celebrate. inebriate. 8pm-4am. 43 franklin st. #meetmeinthegondola

House of Yes + DISTRIKT Burner Fundraiser and Party at  House of Yes, Bushwick.

so not all of us will be lucky enough to go to burning man this year, but our favorite party collective will be bringing the playa experience to us. house of yes is teaming up with DISTRIKT to help raise funds to build their most ambitious art project yet this year, and to do it they’re bringing all of the magic and wonder of burning man to the onderdonk house and play space. expect tons of sunshine and dancing, aerial performances, interactive art, body painting and glitter stations, frozé, plus an after party at house of yes. dress in true burning man spirit and bring yourself, your friends, and the funk. tickets, $20 available here. 2-9pm, with after party to follow and last all night, baby. 2 Wyckoff ave. 

Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition Exhibit, Red Hook. 

red hook feels like it exists to spend a day exploring by bike, in the summertime sun. and what better time to do it than the opening weekend of the brooklyn waterfront artists coalition exhibit, a 5-week show exhibiting the work of over 100 artists? support living artists, go. explore. performances, shows, artists and all info here. galleries are open 1-6pm and are in an old warehouse right on the water, overlooking lady liberty. 481 van brunt st, door 7.

oh yeah, then go to this dope free party at rood gallery. free food, drinks, liquor, viewing. rsvp here to ensure entry. 6-8pm 373 van brunt st.

Sweatshop Dance Party at Baby’s All Right, Williamsburg.

SoFar Sounds Secret Rooftop Show in Greenpoint.

sofar sounds, a music movement dedicated to bringing the sound back to shows and throwing pop-up concerts in unorthodox settings all over the world, will be bringing the magic to a rooftop in greenpoint saturday night. sign up for tickets here. shows feature 3-4 dynamic artists and they are all byob, so bring a beverage along with the funk. (which of course, you don’t leave home without, right?) 8-11pm, location will be off the greenpoint ave stop. #sofarsogood

Young Adult Friction Dance Party at Brooklyn Bazaar, Greenpoint.

SUNDAY

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