Weekend Events

STREB at SLAM: Catapult
The circus is coming to Williamsburg. Sorta. Catapult is billed as home-grown action heroes that launch themselves and inanimate objects into the air. Think of it as like Cirque du Soleil. The show runs through May 17th on Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. You can buy tickets online here or call 212-352-3101.
Opening Tonight. 7 p.m. Adults: $20 & Kids (12 and under): $10. SLAM, 51 North 1st Street.

Red Hook Walking Tour
Center for the Urban Environment’s walking tour will explore the neighborhood of Red Hook. Tour guide Francis Morrone will discuss the neighborhood’s decline from its industrial heyday, the changes currently taking place, and a future mired in controversy. Also to be discussed is the architecture and the water views.
Sunday, March 29. 2-4 p.m. $13. Meet at the corner of Columbia and Carroll Streets.

Winter Pop-Up Flea
This weekend at the Dumbo Winter Pop-Up Flea will consist of various guest DJs and more. The Flea features 35 top vintage/antique vendors of furniture, clothing, objects, jewelry, curiosities, accessories, art, lighting, and food. For more details on all the vendors, click here.
Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 76 and 81 Front Street.

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Bushwick in Williamsburg Walking Tour
The other Center for the Urban Environment walking tour this weekend will explore the neighborhood of Bushwick and Williamsburg. Tour guide John Dereszewski will explore the Morgantown community, Bushwick’s “New Lots,” and the early settlement of Williamsburg.
Saturday, March 28. 1-3:30 p.m. $13. Meet at Graham and Metropolitan Avenues.

Help Tini Wine Bar Move
Tini Wine Bar has to move due to landlord and rent issues. Help them literally move the bar five blocks down Van Brunt Street to its new space “home/made” at 293 Van Brunt. Those who help out will be rewarded with complimentary coffee, pastries, and home/made eats.
Sunday, March 29. 11 a.m. Tini Wine Bar, 414 Van Brunt Street.

Bacon Takedown
The Bacon Takedown event will celebrate the wonder that is bacon. Participants can pay $10 to taste the bacon creations. There will be over 30 to pick from.
Sunday, March 29. 5 p.m. $10. Radegast Hall & Biergarten, 113 North 3rd Street.

Composting in Fort Greene Park Meeting
The all-volunteer, weekly compost pick-up at Fort Greene Park has been running for over three years, and now takes 1,000 lbs of food scraps every week. However, the 4 gardens that take the scraps every week are all at (or quickly reaching) their limits on space so a new plan is urgently needed if this project is going to be sustainable in the long term. The Park needs your help figuring out how to continue so attend this meeting to help.
Saturday, March 28. 10:30 a.m. Fort Greene Market in the park.

Opening Reception for The Mermaid Ball
Robert Sievert’s paintings in his latest show were inspired by Coney Island’s Mermaid Ball. The paintings are direct observations of models posing as guests seen at the Mermaid Ball.
Saturday, March 28. 3-6 p.m. Blue Mountain Gallery, 530 West 25 Street (in Manhattan).

PS 29 Literary Salon: An Evening of Memoir and Fiction
PS 29 presents “An Evening of Memoir and Fiction” with authors Nick Flynn, Victor Weinstock, and Mark Alpert. There will be food, discussion, and books available to buy.
Tonight. 7-8:30 p.m. $7. PS 29, 425 Henry Street.

Opening Reception for Steve Harding at English Kills
English Kills new show is a collection of paintings by Steven Harding. At its opening reception, Andrew Hurst will perform a music set. There will be plenty of cheap beer and bbq chicken.
Saturday, March 28. 6-9 p.m. English Kills Art Gallery, 114 Forrest Street.