Community Corner

Five Things to Do This Week

Our picks for fun local events in the neighborhood.

Monday

Channel your creative side at , the monthly storytelling series hosted at Southpaw on the first Monday of every month. Each of ten storytellers is given a theme and a microphone, and five minutes to tell one great tale. Anyone can participate; just get there early for a storytelling slot.

Tuesday

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Get a taste of a craft beer experience you can’t get anywhere else – on Tuesday, Union Hall hosts “,” where some of the city’s most talented homebrewers compete for the top prize.

Wednesday

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Are you looking for an excuse to shake your groove thing? , who play every Wednesday at Barbès, are just that. The band plays modernized traditional Guinean music, that really leaves you no choice except to start dancing.

Thursday

What is summer without great free summer concerts? Head to the Central Library for the second installation of , where Gordon's Grand Street Stompers will be firing off old-fashioned New Orleans hot jazz.

Friday

Revel in the beauty of the ballet on Friday, when the Ballet Nacional de Cuba performs “ as part of the ¡Sí Cuba! Festival.

 


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