FRIDAY
various times (thru sun): the annual eugene mirman comedy festival takes over the bell house and union hall for four days with guests neil degrasse tyson, john hodgman, ira glass, jessi klein, leo allen, michael showalter, hannibal buress, marc maron, sarah vowell, more. $10-20. (more…)

FRIDAY
8pm: ‘be there and be square’ @ the 4rd annual nerd nite nerdtacular: three presentations, a performance by palomar and science acrobats, more. galapagos, $15. (more…)

FRIDAY
thru 9/5: unicyclists travel 13 miles from city, across the brooklyn bridge, to coney island to kick off the second annual three-day unicycle fest. sat-sun events at governors island and grant’s tomb (unicycle hockey and basketball! world record attempts! demos!). (more…)

due to hurricane irene, please check venue website, facebook, and twitter accounts for weather cancellations

FRIDAY
thru 9/1: rerun gastropub theater highlights favorite films from their first year with double features, filmmakers in person, and $4 chilled absolute brooklyn + il prosecco (mention the password ‘the new year’). $7, or arrive 30+ minutes before showtime for free admission (with $7 bar/food purchase).  (more…)

FRIDAY
4, 6:30, 9pm: $9.99 gets you an all-you-can-eat crayfish buffet at red hook’s ikea

8pm: teen witch sing-along! freestyle rap-off, condom rolling contest, trivia, more. bell house, $8. (more…)

FRIDAY
8pm doors: rooftop films screens shorts about how our experiences are shaped by the buildings we inhabit. old american can factory, $10.

9pm: sing-along with common people! belt out your favorites tunes at 90s sing-along at legion, free. (more…)

FRIDAY
thru sun: the u.s. coast guard’s 295-foot long tall ship ‘eagle’ opens for free public tours at brooklyn’s pier 7 as part of her 75th birthday

7pm: ra ra riot, delicate steve, and buke and gass play the final free celebrate brooklyn concert of the summer. prospect park bandshell, $3 suggested donation. (more…)

FRIDAY
5:30pm doors: comedian eugene mirman brings his ‘pretty good friends‘ show to the williamsburg waterfront with they might be giants, todd barry, patton oswalt, kristen schaal, more. free. (more…)

FRIDAY
7pm: greenpoint’s word and the brooklyn kitchen team up to make a singles mixer in celebration of pi day (22/7 = 3.14). break the ice by mentioning your favorite pie. the diamond, free.

dusk: free outdoor screening of pixar’s wall-e. narrows botanic garden, bay ridge. (more…)

FRIDAY
6-9pm: overflow magazine celebrates the release of their summer issue at atlantic avenue’s de castellane gallery, free

7pm: read your favorite three-minute passage of a book published between 1990 and 1999 at word’s ‘literary karaoke: greatest hits of the 90s‘. free. (more…)