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Get Out: Food Justice Training, 'Live and in Chocolate,' and Jazzy Tap-Dancing
So what it's cold again. Get over it, and Get out!
It's Friday, and you have no clue what's going on this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for the liveliest, most diverse and cultural enlightening options for weekend fun. Check out our picks of activities to hit in and around the neighborhood this weekend!
WHAT: “Live and in Chocolate," Actress, artist Phyliss Yvonne Stickney does live standup comedy, poetry and song
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, December 2; open mic performances 8:00pm; showtime, 9:30pm, Canticles, 207 Lewis Avenue (at the corner of Lexington), Bklyn, NY
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WHY GO: Reverend Dr. Robert M. Waterman, of Antioch Baptist Church, will present “Live and in Chocolate," the first installment of Stickney's "Laughter and Lyrics" tour where she blends poetry with comedy with song-- all in the comfort of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s first-ever dry lounge (that means no alcohol, folks).
HOW MUCH: Admission is $20; $10 for Antioch Baptist Church members
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WHAT: "Her Word as Witness: Women Writers of the African Diaspora"
WHEN/WHERE: Opening December 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012; The Skylight Gallery, 1368 Fulton Street. The gallery is open to the public from Wednesday to Friday from 11:00am to 6:00pm and on Saturday from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. Exhibitions are free of charge. Call (718) 636-6949 for details on exhibitions and events
WHY GO: The exhibit features 35 photographic portraits by Brooklyn-based photographer, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, of some of today's most compelling writers, along with excerpts from their works.
HOW MUCH: Free
WHAT: "The Waiting Room" written by Samm-Art Williams and directed by Jackie Alexander
WHEN/WHERE: The show opened October 20, and runs through December 18, 2011 Thu. 8:00pm; Fri. 8:00pm; Sat. 3:00pm & 8:00pm; Sun. 4:00pm., The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street
WHY GO: The story unfolds when people in a waiting room, visiting a hospitalized loved one whose life hangs in the balance, feel pressure to get it "get right with the Lord," resolve unfinished family business and confess long-buried secrets. A dramatic comedy.
HOW MUCH: Thursday, $15; Friday, $20; Sat- Sun, $25. Discounts available for seniors, children and groups.
WHAT: Target "First Saturdays" at the Brooklyn Museum
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, December 3, beginning at 5:00pm, The Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway
WHY GO: The theme all day this month is “Youth and Beauty”
- Music, 5–7 p.m. Hazmat Modine blends elements of American music of the twenties and thirties, including blues, swing, and New Orleans jazz. Presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series.
- Costume Contest, 5–9 p.m., Dress in your 1920s best, and Museum staff will take your picture and post it to the Museum’s Facebook page. The best costume will win a Youth and Beauty catalogue.
- Performance, 5:30 p.m., Tap dancer Lisa La Touche collaborates with spoken-word artists and musicians in a performance that taps into the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
- Curator Talk, 6 p.m., Catherine Morris on Eva Hesse Spectres 1960. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
- Dance Lesson, 6–7 p.m., Ballroom dance instructor Nathan Bugh teaches the Charleston and the Lindy Hop.
- Hands-on Art, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Create a painting inspired by the artists in Youth and Beauty. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
- Museum Guide Talk, 7 p.m., Museum Guide Emily Sachar on Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties.
- Dance Party, 8–10 p.m., The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra plays music of the Jazz Age.
- Book Club, 9 p.m., Scholar Farah Griffin discusses The Blacker the Berry, a 1929 novel by Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman.
- Performance, 9–10 p.m., Fitness consultant Phil Sottile hosts a bodybuilding showcase that highlights the beauty of the human physique.
HOW MUCH: Free
WHAT: Grassroots Organizing and Food Justice Training for People of Color
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, December 3, 9:00am, 81 Willoughby St., Ste. 701, Bklyn, NY
WHY GO: FUREE presents a workshop for Food Justice organized by Brooklyn Food Coalition, Brooklyn Movement Center, Bed-Stuy Community Eco-Mapping Project, and MXGM. FUREE (Families United for Racial and Economic Equality) is a Brooklyn-based multiracial organization made up of almost exclusively women of color. We organize low-income families to build power to change the system so that all people's work is valued and all of us have the right and economic means to decide and live out our own destinies.
HOW MUCH: Free
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