Best Brooklyn Events Happening This Memorial Week: 5.21.18 – 5.27.18

— Saturday, May 26th, 2018 —

Memorial Day Bash
1904 Surf Avenue at Coney Island Brewery
Time: 12pm – 5pm
FREE
Kick off the official summer season in Coney Island with local eats, beer infusion treats, beer garden games and the freshest beer in town.

DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar
30 Lafayette Avenue at BAM
Time: 12pm – 10pm
FREE
DanceAfrica’s beloved bazaar returns, featuring more than 150 vendors from around the world, offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion. Celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Africa and its diaspora—and see the streets surrounding BAM transformed into a global marketplace.

Double Feature: Carmita and De Cierta Manera
200 Eastern Parkway at Brooklyn Museum
Time: 2pm
Price: $10
Brooklyn Museum’s film series presented in conjunction with the exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 continues with Carmita, which tells the story of Cuban actress Carmen Ignarra, who is exiled in Mexico. The documentary is paired with De Cierta Manera (One Way or Another), which captures life in Havana after the Cuban Revolution through a blend of storytelling and historical footage.

“David’s Dead” Discussion of Tiffany Pollard’s Greatest Contributions to TV
1436 Atlantic Avenue at The THNK1994 Museum
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $10
“David’s Dead” curator led discussion of Tiffany Pollard’s “Ms. New York” greatest contributions to reality T.V. Drinks will be provided.

Rooftop Films | Dark Toons
274 36th Street at The Courtyards of Industry City
Time: 8pm – 1am
Price: $16
Enjoy an evening of live music and twisted animated shorts that walk you to the brink of the abyss… then push you over the edge. An after-party will follow the screening.

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE SING-ALONG
308 Bedford Avenue at Videology Bar & Cinema
Time: 8:45pm
Price: $18
Bring all your friends and sing along to this classic film.