Get Out: Mil's Trills Winter Bash, a Wine Tasting and Sexuality and the Museum

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 local options for weekend fun. Check out our picks of activities to hit in and around the neighborhood.

WHAT:

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, January 27, 9:00 p.m., 30 Lafayette Avenue, Bklyn, NY

WHY GO: According to BAM.org, "Kokayi is a Grammy-nominated future-funk rock emcee, producer, and educator, whose resume includes everything from serving as a hip-hop ambassador with the State Department’s Rhythm Roads project to collaborating with legendary saxophonist Steve Coleman."

Happy hour begins at 6 p.m.

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT:

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, January 27, 8:00 p.m., 107 Macon Street, Bklyn, NY

WHY GO: Acoustic sound room concerts presents “the youthful sounds of Alto Saxophonist/Composer Carl Bartlett, Jr. Continuing with the opportunity to promote his newly released recording, "HOPEFUL,”

BrownstoneJAZZ is very happy to have Carl Bartlett Jr returning and having us help kick start this new year with him promoting his lastest recording. Carl Bartlett Jr. comes from a family of musicians, with a history in entertainment. He is carrying on his legacy, the way it's done, at Sankofa Aban. We welcome you to our ROOM, for a wonderful evening of treasured moments.

HOW MUCH: $20

WHAT: Wine Tasting at Olivino’s

WHEN/WHERE: This and every Saturday, 12:00 noon – 10:00 p.m., 426 Marcus Garvey Blvd., Bklyn, NY

WHY GO: Olivino Wine Bar invites you to their weekend wine tastings. Every Saturday, the friendly and knowledgeable staff selects a wine for their customers to taste. Taste their wines, grab a bottle, and then head on over to ’s next door for a delicious meal!

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT:

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, January 28, 3:00 p.m., 622 Degraw Street, Bklyn, NY

WHY GO: A celebration of music for kids, babies & the whole family, Amelia Robinson & her electric ukulele present a symphony of musical guests in the Mil's Trills Philharmonic premiere! Come & meet the instruments of the orchestra – French horn, flute, cello, upright bass, violin, trumpet & more - plus special guest appearances including Puppetry Arts, face painters, circus performers, and a recital by parents/graduates of the Mil's Trills Fall 2011 Ukulele Workshop.

HOW MUCH: $25

WHAT: Hide/Seek Symposium: Sexuality and the Museum

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, January 28, 11:00 a.m., 200 Eastern Parkway

WHY GO: This day-long, two-part symposium at Brooklyn Museum is on themes and issues surrounding their HIDE/SEEK exhibition. The panels will explore the complex roles, responsibilities, challenges, and triumphs that museums and cultural institutions have faced in presenting and representing sexuality and queerness in art. It will also look at the history of the blacklist against queerness in museums and ask the question, "Where do we go from here?"

HOW MUCH: Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $12 ($8 for members and cultural colleagues). Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchase is recommended viawww.museumtix.com