The Weekend List: Comics, Chamber Music, Dogs, Goats & Tintypes

POETRY: Writers Michele Madigan Somerville and Nava Renek launch their new books at KGB: 85 East 4th Street in Manhattan on Saturday night from 7 PM – 9 PM. 

CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR KIDS: Chocolate Chip Chamber Music  at the Brooklyn Public Library (Grand Army Plaza) at 1 PM in the Stevan Dweck auditorium. Note: There are no performances at Old First Church on Saturday and Sunday as erroeiously mentioned yesterday. My mistake.

COMICS: Comic Book Convention with big name artists and fans gather at the first King Con at the Brooklyn Lyceum.  227 Fourth Ave. at President Street. All day Saturday and Sunday. 718) 857-48

DANCE: At BAM: Itutu, choreographer Karole Armintage's collaboration with Burkina Electric, an African pop band.

FILM: At the BAMcinematek on Friday the fabulous Jules and Jim directed by the fabulous Francois Truffaut  is on the bill. Godard's Sauve qui peut (la vie) (AKA Every Man for Himself) is there on Sunday. 

At BAM Rose Cinema: Men Who Stare at Goats.

FORAGING: Join Wildman Steve Brill to learn what you can eat in our city parks at 11:45 AM meet at Grand Army Plaza

MUSIC: Glenn Tilbrook, founder of the British band, The Squeeze,
will be at Union Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope,
(718) 638-4400]. Tickets $25 at the door.

MUSEUM AT NIGHT: This month’s “First Saturdays” at the Brooklyn Museum there's a gallery walk with the curator of “Who Shot
Rock & Roll” and Jen DeNike will present a site-specific
dance piece, “Twirl.” It’s all free free free.5 pm–midnight. Target First Saturday at the Brooklyn
Museum [200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights,
(718) 638-5000].

PHOTOGRAPHY: Modern tintypes by Melitte Buchman at Swallow Gallery [361 Smith St. in Carroll Gardens, (718) 222-8201] through Jan. 22.

–Opening on Friday: The Dogs of Park Slope by Susan Deford and Dennis Riley at Ozzie's on 7th Avenue at 7 PM

THEATER: "The New Electric Ballroom" with the Druid Ireland Company runs nightly, except Mondays, through Nov.
22 at St. Ann’s Warehouse [38 Water St. between Main and Dock streets
in DUMBO, (718) 254-8779]. Tickets are $35-$68. Tuesday-Saturday
showtimes are 8 PM. There is also a matinee at 2 PM on Saturday and 4
pm on Sunday.

–Heiner Muller's Quartett with Isabelle Huppert at 7:30 PM Friday, Saturday and sunday matinee at the  BAM Harvey Theater.  651 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place.  (718) 636-4100.

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