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Super Bowl and Basquiat Talk | Brooklyn Events This Weekend
Catch a live performance of the movie 'Groundhog Day,' learn how to make a Valentine's Day card or watch the Super Bowl.
BROOKLYN, NY — Need a spot to check out the big game in the borough or looking for anything else to do that doesn't have to do with football this weekend? Here's a roundup of events happening around Brooklyn this week. You can catch a live performance of the movie "Groundhog Day," make Valentine's Day cards, watch the Super Bowl at a brewery and more.
Good Neighbors of Park Slope Art Show Reception
Neighborhood: Park Slope
What: An opening reception of the new group show by members of the Good Neighbors of Park Slope.
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Where: Ground Floor Gallery at 343 Fifth St.
When: 4:30 p.m. Friday
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'Resilient Bodies' Opening Reception
Neighborhood: Sunset Park
What: An opening reception of the solo exhibition by Michael Watson, "Resilient Bodies," of his pieces using rice and wood "as a surrogate for the body."
Where: La Bodega Gallery at 695 Fifth Ave.
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Meet The Deplorables
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
What: A reading and talk by journalists Harmon Lee and Ted Rall from their new book "Meet the Deplorables: Infiltrating Trump America."
Where: Pete's Candy Store at 709 Lorimer St.
When: 7 p.m. Friday
'Groundhog Day' Entirely From Memory
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
What: A live performance by the Ten Bones Theatre Company as they try to recreate the movie "Groundhog Day" from memory after only seeing it once.
Where: Videology at 308 Bedford Ave.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
'Happy Death Day' Midnight Screening
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
What: A screening of the horror movie "Happy Death Day" where a teenager tries to solve her murder by reliving the day over an over again.
Where: Nitehawk Cinema at 136 Metropolitan Ave.
When: Midnight Friday and Saturday
'The Princess and the Frog' Saturday Cinema Club
Neighborhood: Sunset Park
What: The Saturday Cinema Club returns to Industry City with arts and crafts with BRIC Arts followed by a screening of the animated film "The Princess and the Frog."
Where: Industry City at 274 36th St.
When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Black History Month: Bedford-Stuyvesant
Neighborhood: Bed-Stuy
What: A discussion at African-American history in Bed-Stuy and prominent community leaders who made an impact on the neighborhood.
Where: Herbert Von King Park at Clifton Place and Marcy Avenue
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Curator Talk: One Basquiat
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
What: Brooklyn Museum curator Eugenie Tsai gives a talk about the new exhibit "One Basquiat" that shows-off a single untitled painting by the artist.
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday
A Drinking Game NYC: The Wedding Singer
Neighborhood: Gowanus
What: A Drinking Game NYC brings their live performances of classic movies where the audience is encouraged to drink when a bell rings. This time the troupe will perform Adam Sandler's "The Wedding Singer."
Where: The Bell House at 149 Seventh St.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Bad Form: Poetry as Dissent
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
What: Writer Liz Bowen will survey poems by the "best antagonists of form" then lead a workshop of writing poems that break the rules.
Where: New Women Space at 188 Woodpoint Road
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
Valentine's Day Card Making
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
What: Dari Litchman will lead a workshop on how to create your own Valentine's Day paper card for that special someone.
Where: Brooklyn Brainery at 190 Underhill Ave.
When: 2 p.m. Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday at Threes Brewing
Neighborhood: Gowanus
What: Threes Brewing will host a screening of the Super Bowl with food by The Meat Hook and drink specials.
Where: Threes Brewing at 333 Douglass St.
When: 5 p.m. Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
What: The Westlight will host a Super Bowl 52 party with a $75 all-you-can-eat special, drinks and more.
Where: Westlight at The William Vale at 111 N. 12th St.
When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday
Total Immersive SUPERB OWL Experience
Neighborhood: Bushwick
What: The third annual Super Bowl party at House of Yes with cheerleaders, mascots, drink specials, food and an impersonated and improvised live half-time show.
Where: House of Yes at 2 Wyckoff Ave.
When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Image: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988).Untitled, 1982. Acrylic, spray paint, and oil stick on canvas, 72 ⅛ x 68 ⅛ in. (183.2 x 173 cm). Collection of Yusaku Maezawa. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Licensed by Artestar, New York
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