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This weekend is lunacy: Beer tasting at Brooklyn Brewery, Lynette Washington at Sista's Place and Diary of a Madman at BAM
It's Thursday, and you've got no idea what to do for the weekend.
Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best-bets for your liveliest weekend fun. Check our picks for activities to hit and exciting events to explore:
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Where/When: Brooklyn Brewery, 79 N.11th Street,Saturday, March12, tours begin at 12pm and end at 8pm.
Why Go: Brooklyn Brewery has added new German brewing equipment and more space to their extensive beer production. It welcomes the public for beer tasting tours of its new warehouse space and great-tasting lager.
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Price: Free
Where/When: Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn-718-453-6343-Saturday, March 12 starting at 8:00pm.
Why Go: Good Bye Blue Monday is a local live music venue that is open to all. This Saturday features the live music of six different bands ranging from hip-hop to alternative rock.
Price: $5
Where/When: Sista's Place, 456 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn-718-398-1766-Saturday, March 12, two sets at 9pm and 10:30pm.
Why Go: Lynette Washington is a well-known Jazz, R&B and Gospel vocalist who has worked with Aretha Franklin, Peter Gabriel and U2. She brings her musical talent and vocal spectrum to Bed-Stuy at Sista's Place. Lynette Washington has performed globally and started her singing career as a native New Yorker in Russian Nightclubs throughout the city.
Price: $20
4. The Best Artist Show 2011- Free Bouncy Rides
Where/When: Lorimer Stop on the L train, 432 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, Saturday Night at 12am
Why Go: Nate Hill, a performance artist whose Chinatown taxidermy tours and Punching Panda escapades are provoking the art scene with their zany and unexpected public interactions. This weekend, he can be caught at 12 midnight at the Lorimer L train stop preforming his piece Bouncy Rides.
Price: Free
Where/When: BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, Sunday, March 13, 3:00pm
Why Go: Academy award nominee for his support role in King's Speech as a self made speech therapist Geoffrey Rush, gives a riveting performance as a paper-pushing bureaucrat in (czarist) St Petersburg, who lingers in the space between lunacy and lucidity.
Price:$28-$76
