Red Hook Fest this weekend!

It's a big weekend for Red Hook! Brooklyn Studio Tours for the visual arts and the 20th annual Red Hook Fest for dance.  During the Red Hook Festival you can watch dance performances, participate in a dance party yourself and eat, of course.  It's an especially important year for this event and for Red Hook in general after all the area's been through with the hurricane aftermath.  One of the performances, Danced Invocations for Red Hook Recovery, is dedicated to Sandy survivors.  Learn more on their website or click the links below for more info on events starting tonight.

FRI MAY 31 BBQ/Dance Party (6pm-8pm)
SAT JUNE 1 Red Hook Rebirth Parade (10am)
SAT JUNE 1 Mainstage Performances (12pm-7pm)

Go Dancing at the Park Tonight!

You may have missed the kick off of Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance Parties last Thursday but if you feel like dancing tonight you are in luck because this series is still going on and tonight is the night.  Meet up is at 7pm on Pier 1 of the Brooklyn Bridge Park and it's free. Tonight is Afro-Cuban night with Pedrito Martinez and DJ Nickodemus.  Read more about the duo below. Alos get there at the beginning for free dance lessons.

Havana-born vocalist and percussionist Pedrito Martinez leads a small band with a big sound, featuring Ariacne Trujillo and special guest Luis Sanchez-Faife (Alto Sax). Lauded as “an incomparable performer” by The New York Times, Martinez’s unmatched work on the congas anchors the band’s fresh, hip-shakin’ beats. From downtown to uptown, he keeps audiences dancing with his “quick hands [and] a voice like lightning” (Wall Street Journal). DJ Nickodemus, of Turntables On The Hudson fame, will also be on hand to spice up the East River with his universal dance sounds.

Party at Bell House tonight!

We think you may need to practice your partying skills for New Years Eve.  So before you party like it's 2013 you may want to go to tonight's event at The Bell House (149 7th st in Gowanus), "Party Like it's 1999".  It starts at 9pm and runs until 3am.  If you've got cabin fever or have family in town that you'd like a break from, this party is perfect.  More below from the event's facebook page.


Party Like It’s 1999: The Post-Christmas Edition. You won’t hear any Christmas songs, just the best of 1990s rock, pop, dance, R&B and hip-hop that get you shaking off those post-holiday blues. And as always, it’s free in the Main Event Hall at The Bell House!

Holiday Show/Dance Party Tonight!

Some of you may be hitting the sack early tonight, setting the milk and cookies out, and getting ready for Santa to come.  Yet, some of you may not be celebrating tomorrow at all and others still are celebrating but would prefer to do so on little sleep, a slight hangover, and some awesome memories from the night before still rolling around in their heads.  For these last two sets you may be interested in the Special Night Train Holiday Show and Dance Party with Wyatt Cenac!  It starts at 8pm, doors at 7:30 at Littlefield and tickets are $8 at the door.  Other guests include David Cross, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Che, Claudia Cogan, DJ sets by TED LEO and DANNY GLOVER, + more!