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• May the Beer Be With You

  03-05-2018 12:38
  I love the Star Wars movies as much as the next person born in the last 5 decades, but I think we can all agree that it’s all gotten a little dorky of late, and I’m not totally sure how I feel about this “May the Fourth Be With You” thing. That said, it’s supposed to be in the 90s on Friday, apparently we’ve done away with the concept of “easing into” anything, and a beer party at the beach sounds like a capital idea. Coney Island Brewery will be r
  
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• Invisible Dog’s 9th annual open studios

  03-05-2018 12:38
  One of the “Important Portraits” in Kalen Holleman’s exhibition in The Glass House, next to the Invisible Dog. Photo: Invisible Dog
  It’s Invisible Dog’s 9th annual open studios this weekend, May 5-6, where you can see some of the most interesting performance artists, illustrators, designers and stuffmakers in the place where they bring their ideas and artworks to life. From noon to 7pm on Saturday and noon to 5pm on Sunday, you can tour the dozens of studios in
  
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• Governors Island ferries are free this weekend

  03-05-2018 12:38
  The view from Island Oyster. Photo: @islandoyster
  While many of the cool things coming to Governors Island, like its new outdoor film series, won’t begin till later in the season, this is opening week and ferries from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 are free Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6. Escape this island for a car-free island, and enjoy all the current vendors on site, like Island Oyster, which will not be serving food (yet) but will be pouring wine, beer and cocktails at its waterfr
  
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• Cinco de Derby

  03-05-2018 12:38
  This Saturday we get the double whammy of Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, and though that is the best reason after Santacon to avoid Manhattan at all costs, there are lots of more low-key options if you feel like celebrating on this side of the East River. Threes Brewing, The Douglass, and Dinosaur BBQ will all be hosting Cinco de Derby parties, so you can fashion yourself a pub crawl of sorts (plus ribs) if you’re feeling up to it. Meanwhile The Bell House is hosting its annual Derb
  
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• Stand up comedy for parents who want to lie down

  03-05-2018 12:37
  Monday evening at The Bell House, join a group of very excellent comedians like Eugene Mirman, Caroline Rhea, Janelle James, and more as they talk about all the things (and we mean all of them) that come with being a parent. Down a few beers and listen with glee about other humans who have also experienced a loss of identity, the most chaotic mornings known to man, and, yes, the joys that can be found in this crazy life developement. Doors at 7:30 and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $15, and
  
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• Return of the farmers market

  03-05-2018 12:37
  Bring on May, bring on allergies, and bring on the return of the farmer’s market! While construction is currently going on in Greenpoint’s McGorlick park, swing by the McGorlick  Farmers Market at Monitor Street along the edge of the park, this Sunday from 10am to 4pm. In addition to fresh fruit and veggies from local farms, you’ll find Brooklyn grown tempeh, Kimchi Kooks, Mom & Icepops, Pilot Kombucha, and Kouklet Brazilian Bakery from Flushing. We can’t wait to
  
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• Wes Anderson Wednesday

  03-05-2018 12:36
  Nothing to beat the mid-week blues like a tried and true classic flick like my favorite Wes Anderson movie, The Royal Tenenbaums (sidenote: this was also the last time Gwyneth Paltrow was tolerable, imo). Brooklyn Bazaar is hosting a free screening at 8pm on Wednesday night, and you can enjoy the story of the weirdest family’s reunion  along with food and drinks from the bar before, during, and after the show. Seating is first come, first served and you can rsvp here.More ideas for&nb
  
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• Mirman returns to The Bell House

  03-05-2018 12:36
  As a person who has logged many hours watching live comedy in various Brooklyn venues over the years, I often still feel the loss we experienced when Eugene Mirman moved away a few years ago. It’s nice when he comes back to perform at an old stomping ground like The Bell House, and even better when he brings friends like Ophira Eisenberg, Michelle Buteau, Todd Barry, Janeane Garofalo, Sasheer Zamata, and tbd special guests. On Thursday, this talented roster of comedians will all be perform
  
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• Lorrie Moore reads at BAM

  03-05-2018 12:36
  Lorrie Moore, author of books like Self-Help and Birds of America, will be at BAM on Tuesday, reading from her work and talking about life as a writer, chatting with The New Yorker’s Fiction Editor, Deborah Treisman. There will be live music before the reading, as well as a festival seasonal dinner put on by Great Performances. The event starts at 8:30 and you can get tickets here.
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