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What they’re saying: live arts in Brooklyn this week, March 12

A roundup of Brooklyn’s cultural offerings this week, from comedy to theater to music to art, and what critics are saying about them. By Evan Rosen.

March 12, 2024 Evan Rosen
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Buffalo Exchange 50th Anniversary Pop-Up
Fashion, Shopping
Buffalo Exchange, 504 Driggs Ave, Williamsburg
March 16 to 17

Williamsburg’s renowned thrift shop is celebrating 50 years of sustainable style with a pop-up shop this weekend, including raffles, giveaways, treats and prizes. If you sell a clothing item to them, you can enter a raffle to win a $1,000 shopping spree.

With over 40 stores in operation across the country, Buffalo Exchange offers designer, vintage, current trends and one-of-a-kind finds at affordable prices.

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“Thrift hounds, get ready to rifle: This consignment chain, which buys, sells and trades its inventory directly with customers carries a mix of designer-label and vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories, priced much lower than retail cost.” – Jennifer Picht, Time Out NY

“Often parodied on TikTok for their puzzling buying policies compared to the fast fashion among the racks, shopping here is a bit of a your-results-may-vary exercise, but it’s definitely good to pay it a visit, especially for recognizable brands and reasonable prices.” – Erin Conlon, Greenpointers

Sky’s The Limit: Music is My Resistance @ The Billie Holiday Theatre
Visual Art
The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton St., Bedford Stuyvesant
Now through May 30 – All day, Free

“Sky’s The Limit” was launched on February 15 to commemorate Black History Month through a visual art exhibition that examines Black resistance through music.

Viewers will see a larger-than-life sculpture of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, created by artist Sherwin Banfield, as well as smaller pieces from other artists. All items will be for sale, including the 9-foot sculpture of Biggie.

“The larger-than-life Notorious B.I.G. sculpture that wowed crowds at Cadman Plaza and DUMBO’s Clumber Corner last year has finally made its way to the late rapper’s neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant.” – Karu F. Daniels, The New York Daily News

“The Notorious B.I.G. is the truest representation of Brooklyn. His poetry is peppered with mentions of Brooklyn throughout his short but impactful career.” – Sherwin Banfield

Candlelight Concert Series: Legends of R&B
Music, Concerts
Arlo Hotel, 96th Wythe Ave, Williamsburg
Thursday, March 14 @ 7pm. Tickets for $35

The Candlelight Concert series is a multi-sensory experience that brings live music to different locations around NYC.This Thursday’s edition will feature songs from R&B greats including Anita Baker, The Roots, Marvin Gaye, Alicia Keys and others.

Music will be performed by PureSoul New York, utilizing live vocals, guitar, piano, electric bass and drums, all surrounded by a beautiful candlelit ballroom at the Arlo Hotel. Candlelight Concerts also offers experiences in other cities and countries, with genres ranging from classical to jazz, pop, movie soundtracks and more.

“The event was wonderful! I will be telling all of my friends and family to attend!” – Legends of R&B, Secret NYC

“These concerts are always phenomenal. The quartet is so talented and makes the show so fun. The outside is best but inside was very enjoyable as well. Highly recommend them.” – Kristina P., Miami, CandlelightExperience.com.

March Kids Madness @ City Point
Dance, Arts & Crafts
City Point BKLYN, 445 Albee Square West, Downtown Brooklyn
Saturday March 16 & 23, 11 to 1pm (Kids 3-9)

March KIDS Madness on Saturdays at City Point is for children aged 3-9, offering free playtime and crafts, with a $20 fee for the main event. This Saturday, 3/16, it’s the “Princess Bash,” including a royal ball with dance lessons, an interactive storytime, sing-along portion and princess meet-and-greet.

Kids are encouraged to come dressed-up in their prince and princess costumes. Meet-and-greets will involve three separate actors from www.littleprincessparties.org. Next Saturday’s event will revolve around a “Science Bash.”

“Circus, Princess, and Science Parties on Saturdays in March! Shows, Entertainment, Crafts, Experiments, Playtime, Photo-Ops & much more!” – Macaroni Kid

“We had a blast today at our Circus Bash @citypointbklyn! We learned some impressive tricks and tried our hand at juggling. We look forward to seeing you all next Saturday as March Kids Madness will return with our Princess Bash.” – Brooklyn Bridge Parents

“Thesaurus Rex” & “Town Mountain” @ Brooklyn Made
Music, Concerts
Brooklyn Made, 428 Troutman St., Bushwick
March 15 & 16 @ 8pm, Ages 21+

Brooklyn Made is bringing two concerts to their hip Bushwick venue this weekend. Friday night is the Brooklyn-based indie rock band “Thesaurus Rex” and spooky rock band “Tula Vera,” along with other special guests in a show titled: “The Ides of March.”

“Town Mountain,” a North Carolina-born band that describes its sound as “bastion of alt-country rebellion and honky-tonk attitude pushed through the hardscrabble Southern Appalachian lens of its origin,” is performing on Saturday night. Tickets range from $15 to $25.

“Your favorite silver-medalists in Brooklyn are back at it again and having ourselves a little VARIETY SHOW at @bkmadebushwick on MARCH 15th. (You bet your ass it’s Julius Caesar assassination themed)” – Thesaurus Rex

“For us, it’s all about the interaction between the audience and the band — doing whatever we can onstage to facilitate that two-way street of energy and emotion,” Town Mountain mandolinist Phil Barker.

Coney Island Ritual Cabaret
Cabaret, Theatre
Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Avenue, Coney Island
March 15 to 17. Tickets for $25

This cabaret play from Coney Island USA and the International Culture Lab is an immersive theater experience inspired by Jean Genet’s classic play, “The Balcony” that focuses on themes of power, patriarchy, identity, and illusion. The play blurs the line between reality and fantasy, inviting audience members to peer into the world of “Madame Irma’s working girls,” in a fictional brothel.

Performers have also created objects and services which will be offered one-on-one to individual theatergoers via a menu for an additional fee.

“Led by ICL Artistic Directors Nick Fracaro and Gabriele Schafer, an international ensemble of 20+ dancers, performance artists, actors, musicians, and visual artists has crafted an original evening of theater and art.” – Stephi Wild, Broadway World

“Ritual Cabaret Art Brothel” takes Genet’s profound observations and translates them for a modern audience navigating a landscape marked by misinformation, alternative realities, challenges to stereotypes of gender and power, meticulously crafted social media and dating app profiles.” – I Love NY

The Hunt @ St. Ann’s Warehouse
Theatre
St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 45 Water Street, Dumbo
Performances now through March 24

Quickly gaining buzz throughout the city, this adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg’s 2013 film follows the story of a quiet teacher, played by Tobias Menzies, who is wrongfully accused of molesting several of his students.

This British production directed by Rupert Goold and adapted by David Farr has the stylings of a horror film, including ritualistic dancing, sacrifices and jump scares. Menzies’ acclaimed performance is considered to be the main draw.

“Let it be known that the British import “The Hunt” — about a man ostracized, and worse, for a crime he didn’t commit — does not really err toward subtlety.” — Elisabeth Vincenteli, The New York Times

“It’s worth seeing for Menzies alone – he gives a stunning performance. I was riveted!” – E. Evans, NYT Comments

“Menzies is a great actor. I suppose if anyone is equipped to take over this role from the great Mads Mikkelsen (who won Best Actor at Cannes for his performance in the film) then Menzies fits the bill.” – Sarah F., NYT Comments

Good People Comedy
Comedy
Somethin’ Else, Dekalb Market, 445 Albee Square W, Downtown Brooklyn
Next show: Wednesday, March 13 @ 8pm

Some of New York’s best young comedians are flocking to the new comedy show in Dekalb Market’s hidden back-area bar every other Wednesday.

The room is an up-scale lounge space, with couches instead of front-row seats, the space has the new-age aesthetics and positive vibes that are reshaping the city’s comedy scene in Brooklyn’s image. This week’s set is headlined by Comedy Central’s Yedoye Travis.

“After spending much of my adult life around stand ups, I finally realized there’s a real negativity that hangs around the scene. I decided to make this show to have a space for comedy where we’re not complaining about everything being horrible.” – Sam Poznak, Founder of GPC.


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