Weekday Events

The Love Hangover
Hangover is now in its 12th year of pairing up musicians to perform a post-Valentine’s showcase of duets about love in all its many guises: the joy, the pain, the humor, the frustration, the agony and the ecstasy. Listen to artists such as: Kendall Meade & Anders Parker, Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas, Greta Gertler & Adam D. Gold, Lara Ewen & Richard Alwyn, Micheal Arenella & Alan Cary, Margaret White & Joe Seely. Tuesday, February 15. 7:30 p.m. $12. 622 Degraw Street, Littlefield.

A Play: The Sister
Some are allowed names. Some, only roles. In Colleen’s family, she is The Sister. The role of The Sister is clear: Take abuse. Work the machine. And if you’re really bad? You might have to wear the dog collar.The Sister marks the first collaboration between emerging playwright Eric John Meyer and director Jess Chayes of The Assembly. Wednesday, February 16. 8:30 p.m. $18. 575 Metropolitan Avenue, The Brick.

The Memoirathon: Experience and Expression through Writing, Photography and Painting
The English noun memoir, comes from the French mémoire and the Latin memoria, meaning memory. In its very simplest form, one can look at memoir as a remembrance of something meaningful or significant in one’s life. Artists capture and explore personal memories in unique ways, dependent on how they choose to express themselves, whether it’s through painting, photography, poetry, essay, etc. This evening celebrates the expression of memoir in just a few of its many forms. Thursday, February 17. 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 5th Avenue at 3rd Street, The Old Stone House.

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THurd THursday’s Show and Tell
You know how it goes. Same deal as last time: You can either (a) bring an object of personal significance and be prepared to talk about it for up to three minutes, or (b) just be part of the audience (because you can’t have show-and-tell unless there are people on hand to be shown and told). Either way, it promises to be a fine evening. Thursday, February 17. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Door and sign-up at 7p.m. Open-Mic begins at 8 p.m. 370 Metropolitan Avenue, The City Reliquary.

Landmark Designation Meeting
The New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will host a community meeting for the residents of Bedford Stuyvesant on Wednesday. The LPC would like to gather at least 200 signatures on the petition, and send 200 electronic postcards to LPC prior to the meeting. Wednesday, February 16. 6 p.m. 1368 Fulton Street, Restoration Plaza.

Screening: “Race to Nowhere”
This is a thought-provoking film about the stress children and teens experience in the high stakes education culture of the United States. This film looks at a host of issues related to the culture of achievement in the United States, specifically through the lens of how school and extra-curricular pressures affect children. It questions the role of parents, schools, and school systems and explores ways in which each can better address the pressures young people often experience. The film was made by a mother in Marin County, California, out of concern for the ways in which pressure to “achieve” was affecting many children, including her own. To purchase tickets, use the link above. Wednesday, February 16. 6:30 p.m. $10/$15. 180 7th Avenue, PS 321.

Secret Science Club: Tyrannosaurus Rex
The Secret Science Club goes on a post-Valentine’s rampage with the Mesozoic Era’s most beloved creature, Tyrannosaurus Rex! Paleontologist Stephen Brusatte of the American Museum of Natural History lectures on recently discovered tyrannosaur species, new thinking about dinosaur evolution, and the hunt for fossils in Europe, China, and the American West. Dig it! This is one creature feature you don’t want to miss! Thursday, February 17. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Free. 149 7th Street, The Bell House.