Arts & Entertainment

Get Out! The Weekend Guide, Dec. 21 to 23

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:

Parents' Night Out Monthly Pajama Party!

Where/When: 808 Union St, Friday, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

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Why Go: Project Playdate offers a new and affordable way to experience childcare in New York City. By taking on the night shift at participating play spaces, parents can enjoy NYC nightlife without having to worry about finding a babysitter who is consistently available on weekend evenings.

Cost: $45 

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Friday Night Sessions with Alegba & Friends

Where/When: Kombit, 279 Flatbush Ave, Friday, Dec. 21 at 8:30 p.m.

Why Go: Come and listen to live music every Friday night with Alegba & Friends. Enjoy awesome jazz, Haitian roots, RaRa, soul & more.

Cost: Free!

Hurricane Sandy Relief Work Trip Saturday

Where/When: 254 Hicks St, Saturday, Dec. 22 at 8 a.m.

Why Go: Take some time out from your holiday shopping to help your neighbors in Brooklyn and the Rockaways whose homes have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights is sponsoring our weekly work trip to help clear out damaged homes. To sign up, contact Barbara Pace at meetingadj@optonline.net. Let her know if you have a car.

Cost: Free!

The Little Top Circus & Medicine Show

Where/When: Union Hall, 702 Union St, Saturday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m.

Why Go: This is the end of days and that rumble in the distance is the wagons of The Little Top Circus & Medicine Show, rolling into town to save your sad sinner's soul. Led by the evangelically infamous Good Reverend Doctor Professor Elucius Clay, this sideshow of cautionary tales will horrify (watch as Stitch the Geek mutilates his own flesh!), flummox (recoil at Bobby Phobia's feats of physiology), and titillify (surrender to the undulant charms of Cherry Delight, reigning Miss Coney Island!) all to the blood-stirring music of Ratty Mousebites, Miz E and Papa Nicki of The Hot Sardines.

Cost: $8

Santa Claus is Coming to Brooklyn!!

Where/When: 274 4th Ave, Sunday, Dec. 23 at 11 a.m.

Why Go: Santa Claus is Coming to brunch with the Brooklyn Rock Stars of Garfield’s! Take photos with Santa (for only a small fee), come in for brunch and enjoy arts and crafts and face painting.

Cost: $5


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