Weekday Events

The Royal Family Holiday Rage
Featuring an evening of music with Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Adam Deitch, Sam Kininger, Ryan Zoidis, Maurice Brown and friends. Enjoy a fun night of music as all proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. Wednesday, December 8. Doors at 10 p.m. Event at 11 p.m. $5/$20. 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn Bowl.

Adult Education: “Slang”
Adult Education is a Brooklyn-based monthly lecture series devoted to making useless knowledge somewhat less useless. In December, Adult Education welcomes a panel of presenters to speak on the theme of “Slang.” Join speakers: Heather Quinlan, Mark Roberts, Jason Grote, and Leslie Savan as they discuss the roots of NYC lingo, Navy slang, double-entendres of the Silver Age of comics, and the role of pop language in the media and our lives. Tuesday, December 7. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Event at 8 p.m. $5. 702 Union Street, Union Hall.

First Ever City Reliquary Hannukah Party!
Brooklynites of all ages are welcome to the City Reliquary on Thursday for dreidel spinning, latke frying, menorah lighting, story telling, klezmer listening, photo posing (in front of a giant dreidel cardboard cut-out!) and more! All are welcome! Thursday, December 9. 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 370 Metropolitan Avenue, The City Reliquary.

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BK Hookup’s Second Annual Naughty Holiday Office Party
The wildly successful BK Hookup is back with a vengeance for their much anticipated 2nd annual Naughty Holiday Office Party on Wednesday. Sexy Santas will be on hand to pose with Home Base “staffers” in racy Christmas Card photos, roving massage therapists will be dishing out free rubdowns (no promises of happy endings, though). $3 Busch beers (wink wink) will keep the action going all night, and Josh Greenfeld of EverydayAppetite.com will be setting up his sexy sandwich bar to feed the hungry crowd. Wednesday, December 8. 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. $10/$12. 149 7th Street, The Bell House.

Between the Lines: Stories for the 21st Century
Space and BAM, is part of the Next Wave Festival. Between the Lines gathers together artists, writers, and more to examine the stories that define and redefine us today. BTL presents the grand finale of the fourth season with It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. A night of seduction, success, and great peril, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time examines what transpires when we passionately believe in bad ideas. With ZZ Packer, John Lucas, Claudia Rankine, Nicholas Bruckman, Maile Chapman, and James Surowiecki. Thursday, December 9. 7:30 p.m. $10. 30 Lafayette Avenue, BAMcafé.

Water Bill Help Night
Please join Council Member Albert Vann, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant for a Water Bill Help Night. During this event, participants can discuss their water bill one on one with a DEP Customer Service Representative, learn about other payment options, and much more. All are welcome to attend. Wednesday, December 8. 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Free. 1700 Fulton Street, Boys and Girls High School.

Brooklyn Tree Lighting
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will illuminate the 40-foot-tall Christmas tree in Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza — which Time Out New York has hailed as one of the City’s trees worth seeking out on a cold winter’s night. The tree from Canaan, Vermont, will sparkle with holiday colors each night through the holiday season. Performing scenes from The Nutcracker will be dancers from the American Ballet Theater, Brooklyn Ballet and Mark Morris Dance Group. And, of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas without a special guest appearance from Santa himself. Tuesday, December 7. 5:30 p.m. Free. 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza.