The Best Events Happening This Week in Brooklyn: 12.6.18 – 12.12.18
Tis the season to celebrate and celebrate only!
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by — Thursday, December 6th, 2018 —
DUMBO Holiday Tree Lighting
155 Water Street at Pearl Street Triangle
Time: 4pm – 7pm
FREE
Enjoy a tree lighting ceremony with music, treats and Santa Claus of-course!
“Muslims in Brooklyn” Listening Party
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
FREE
For well over a century, Muslims have lived, worked, and prayed in Brooklyn, making it a major center of Muslim life for NYC and the nation. Join BHS as they celebrate the official online publication of Brooklyn Historical Society’s Muslims in Brooklyn oral history collection. Led by BHS oral historian and project director Zaheer Ali and project coordinator Liz Strong, Muslims in Brooklyn brings to light the stories of Muslims from all over the Borough. Spend the evening listening to a curated selection of interviews which together paint a first-hand picture of how Muslims have both shaped and been shaped by life in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Talks: A Tribute to Ntozake Shange
200 Eastern Parkway at Brooklyn Museum
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $16
In this special tribute to legendary playwright and poet Ntozake Shange, experience readings by poets Staceyann Chin, Aja Monet, and Simone White, and a performance by Umar Bin Hassan, Baba Donn Babatunde, and Abiodun Oyewole, the founding members of The Last Poets. Hosted by poet, educator, and activist Mahogany L. Browne and presented in conjunction with our special exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power.
Alamo Encore: Love Actually Movie Party
445 Albee Square W at Alamo Drafthouse
Time: 9:30pm
Price: $16
At this interactive screening, you’re encouraged to cheer along, cry along and, of course, attempt to hit the high notes on the best-ever rendition of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”. Plus your ticket includes themed props to ensure that your wasted heart truly feels Christmas all around you.
DIRTY THURSDAY: 90s Night
2 Wyckoff Avenue at House of YES
Time: 10pm – 4am
FREE
The best of the 90’s all in one place, all mixed up and themed to throwback perfection- old school hits, regrettable fashion choices and fads that have come and gone and come back even harder. Boy bands. Girl groups. Fishnets and fierceness. Grunge flannel fabulousness. Doc Martins forever.
