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Get Out! The Weekend Guide

Our picks for fun and local weekend events.

Still have no idea what to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered.

Here are your best bets for a good time come five o’clock Friday:

Where/When: , 53 Prospect Park West, Friday at 8 p.m.

Why Go: As part of The Very Good Coffeehouse Concert Series, Angela Lockhart, poet, singer and playwright, will read her poetry while the The Saltire Ensemble, a Brooklyn-based group, will play the violin, the cello and the double bass.

Cost: $10

Where/When: , 30 Lafayette Avenue, Friday at 9 p.m.

Why Go: Come see an 11-member group play a mixture of traditional Afro-Colombian rhythms, rock and punk-jazz. M.A.K.U. SoundSystem is composed of clarinet, trombone, sax, guitarra, and Latin percussion.

Cost: Free!

Where/When: , Saturday at 9:45 a.m.

Why Go: Take a tour with wild edible and medicinal plant expert Leda Meredith through out the park and find out how to identify edibles in the urban terrain.

Cost: $20 

Where/When: , 227 4th Avenue, Saturday, 10 p.m.

Why Go: Every Saturday night, the Brooklyn Lyceum hosts Gentrify Brooklyn Comedy, an evening showcasing some of the city’s most talented improvisers, stand-ups, and sketch comedians. It’s side-splitting fun, but light on the wallet.

Cost: $5

Where/When: , 422 7th Avenue, Sunday, 10 p.m.

Why Go: Come see the 1982 science fiction horror film "The Thing," directed by John Carpenter.

Cost: Free!

 

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