Weekend Events

Downtown Brooklyn Audio Tour
Tomorrow, and every Saturday in November, a group called Anyplace, Brooklyn sponsors a free audio-guided walking tour of the history and near future of Downtown Brooklyn. The tour runs every five minutes between noon and 2 p.m. from the picnic tables at Willoughby and Adams Streets. Bring a CD player or download the audio file to your MP3 player ahead of time.

Bed Stuy Community Forum
Today, Senator Velmanette Montgomery and Rev. Lawrence E. Aker III, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, are sponsoring a community forum. It will feature community-based organizations, as well as state and local agencies, who will offer information about their services and programs. Friday, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Cornerstone Baptist Church, 572 Madison Street (corner of Lewis Avenue). (718) 643-6140.

Gowanus Wildlife Preserve Showcase
Today and Saturday, Spoke the Hub Dancing presents a mixture of new dance and music from Eva Perrotta, Marsha Parrilla, Christopher Scott, Mary Ann Wall’s RedWall Dance Theater, Jessica Nicoll & Barry Oreck, Sarah Council Dance Projects, Betsy Miller, Cris Jasen Dance and BatuBa Collective Percussion. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. $15. Gowanus Arts Building, 295 Douglass Street. (718) 408-3234.

Rising Sun: A Vodou Drama of Death and Rebirth
Today, Makandal presents its eighth annual Rising Sun series at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene. The cycle dramatizes Vodou rites of November, December, and January. Celebrate as the season’s first Carnival band comes to South Oxford’s Great Room. Saturday, 8:00 p.m. $15 general; $10 students and seniors; $5 children under 12. Reservations recommended. South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford Street. (718) 953-6638.

Audra Rox Concert Benefiting PS 11
On Saturday at 4 p.m. Audra Rox of Music for Aardvarks fame will give a concert at PS 11 to benefit the elementary school’s PTA. Tickets are $10 in advance ($12 at the door) and can be purchased by visiting the PS11 website at PS11Brooklyn.org. PS11 is at 419 Waverly Avenue between Greene and Gates.

Take Over BAM
Saturday, Brooklyn Academy of Music hosts an all-night party featuring music from Heartless Bastards, Dirty on Purpose, Be Your Own Pet, The Exit, and AntiBalas. Films will be playing all night, including a mid-career retrospective of Lindsay Lohan, collections on animals and punk rock, and The Pusher Trilogy. DJs will spin all night. Saturday, 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. $20. 30 Lafayette Avenue. (718) 636-4100.

Micro Museum’s 21st Birthday
On Saturday, Micro Museum celebrates its 21st birthday with exhibits, music, live performance, and food. Saturday, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. $40; $20 for exhibits only. 123 Smith Street. (718) 797-3116.

Lights Out: Spooky Sound Plays
This Saturday, hear the works of Edgar Allen Poe, Ray Bradbury and Arch Oboler read by actors on a dark, mostly barren stage. Combining old-time radio dramas with modern FX technology, this event proves that the best scares are in your head. Saturday, 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. $15. Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard. (718) 368-5596.

From Stills to Reels
“Stills to Reels” is a series of public screenings from photographers and other artists who are creating new work through the medium of film. This Sunday, see photographer Kareem Black’s Twinja, Senegalese photographer/director Delphine Diallo’s Mi tumbao, and photojournalist/filmmaker Akintola Hanif’s mixed-media short “Freedom or Everybody Dies.” Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Free. Harriet’s Alter Ego, 293 Flatbush Avenue. (718) 783-2074.

Moviehouse at Galapagos
On Sunday, see the James Dean classic Rebel Without a Cause, as well as two local indie shorts. Includes free popcorn and one free drink. Sunday, 8:00 p.m. $5. Galapagos Art Space, 70 N. Sixth Street. (718) 384-4586.

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