It’s Saturday and the subways are behaving badly. There is no Brooklyn bound service on the 2,3,4 trains at Grand Army Plaza. and no R service between 95th Street in Brooklyn and Whitehall Street. Riders on the 4th Avenue line are advised to use the N train instead. And to top things off, there will be no D service between Pacific Street and 34th Street.
Yeesh.
On Sunday in the Slope there’s Climate Awareness Day at Congregation Beth Elohim with keynote speakers and activities for kids is on Sunday.
Also on Sunday: Django a Go Go at Barbes. Click on read more for all the essential details…
Movies
This weekend at the Pavilion: Black Swan, The Dilemma, No Strings Attached, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, True Grit.
This weekend at BAM Rose Cinema: Black Swan, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, True Grit.
This weekend at Cobble Hill Cinema: Blue Valentine, Somewhere, Black Swan, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, True Grit.
Theater
Through January 23rd at The Heights Players: Women Behind Bars, the camp classic with a great cast including Michael Blake as the mean Pauline.
Through February 2nd at BAM: John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen with Fiona Shaw and the Abbey Theater. Said to have an incredible set.
Music
Saturday January 22 at the Jewish Music Cafe: Lucky Break, a critically acclaimed ensemble of great blue grass musicians that fuse Appacahina musich and Jewish z’miros.
Sunday, January 23, 7PM until midnight at Barbes: This program is part of Django a Go Go, an all day Django Reinhardt festival organized by Stephane Wrembel, Joe’s Pub and Barbes. Featuring Master Classes, jam session and performances by some of the best gypsy swing players from Europe and North America.
Climate Awareness Day at Beth Elohim
Sunday, January 23d from 1PM until 2PM at Congregation Beth Elohim: The Climate Awareness Day program is designed for adults and kids. The keynote speaker is Liz Butler, Campaign Director of 1Sky, and the program will include a presentation by Donna Goodman of the EarthChild Institute, as well as breakout sessions on local climate issues. There will be free childcare with eco-activities for the kids while their parents are attending the presentations To reserve a space for kids’ activities (ages 3 to 12), please send an email to parentsforclimateprotection@gmail.com. For more information, please visit www.climateactivism.org.