Opera finds new, younger life at performances by LoftOpera
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro, check out this awesome party. Photo by Athena Azevedo There’s a new house party in Brooklyn, and it involves no body paint or midnight fish tacos. Before you say, “Hey wait, I...
View ArticleLoftOpera is back, with a production of La Bohème
Look at these fucking hipsters cultured individuals. Photo by Giorgia Valli, via LoftOpera Remember LoftOpera, those guys and gals who are making opera cool again? Well, they’re alive and well and...
View ArticleHelp Sharon Van Etten help a friend, and 15 other ways to spend the weekend
See Sharon Van Etten closer than usual at Union Pool this Sunday. Photo by Mary Dorn 1. Marvin Berry and the New Sound, the band with Bushwick’s punk rock MTA worker hero, is having a record release...
View ArticleDaft Punk dance party! And 16 other weekend ideas
Pay tribute to the unappreciated robots of Daft Punk at Union Hall on Saturday night 1. Kevin Corrigan sits down with Jonathan Ames and Michael Rapaport at Over the Eight. Hey, Rapaport has worked with...
View ArticleGet super-soaked at our 80s Splashback Party, and 19 more ways to have a wet...
1. Get wet & wild at Pour Some Water on Me: A Brokelyn 80s Splashback Party, an adults-only takeover of the splash pad at Lakeside in Prospect Park, featuring an 80s hair metal dance party,...
View ArticleSet your mouth on fire at the Chile Pepper Fest, and 23 more ways to have a...
Be careful what you eat this weekend (#8). 1. Meet some radical compatriots at the open house for new social-justice community hub Mayday Space. (Friday, FREE) 2. Hobnob with Brooklyn litterati at...
View ArticleDo the menorah horah, and 21 more ways to have a bright weekend
The Schlep Sisters will light allll your candles (#13) (pic by Ben Trivett) 1. Geek out at a night of Nerd Nite lectures: topics include supervillains, celebrity scandals from the ’20s, and sci-fi’s...
View ArticleThe 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, double dutch edition
1. Relive your scholastic youth at BHS Free Friday: Back to School, with a full roster of fun including a Double Dutch Empire workshop (gym), a talk from Astronomy on Tap (science), tips from Jolie...
View ArticleUPDATE: Italian opera in former Bushwick bus depot postponed
UPDATE: LoftOpera is postponing Pagliacci to a yet unannounced date. The company, "had considerable trouble with our venue for the show and do not want to move forward under the circumstances," General...
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