Downtown Brooklyn

Sound + Fury Trivia Nights
2026-03-25 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-04-01 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
HOW IT WORKS:
• 4 rounds of 5 questions each.
• Wager 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the first 4 questions.
• 5th question is worth a fixed amount.
• Each question has a song clue to help you or maybe throw you off.
RULES:
• NO CHEATING. Cheating is for suckers.
• SUBMISSION IS ALL DIGITAL. Be sure to bring a charged phone.
• TEAMS are limited to groups of 7 or less.

Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet
2026-03-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-31 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-04-01 19:30 - 21:30 and 4 more dates
“★★★★★ Brilliant …This infectiously exuberant production serves as a reminder that Shakespeare is accessible to all, and Hamlet is for everyone” The Telegraph
“A performance like none I’ve ever witnessed during my 30-plus years of writing about entertainment and arts and culture … the complete definition of theatre for the mind, spirit, soul and imagination … The troupe delivers an all-encompassing crossover narrative that penetrates the heart.” The Chicago Tribune
“★★★★★ “The ferocious, left‑field freshness of its approach… shaken up, translated, fragmented, relived and reconstructed in spectacular style … offering a non‑stop feast of new insights … the show still ends with an exhilarated audience leaping up to dance onstage with the company; thrilled by the joy, the irreverence, the profound insight, and the deep sense of human solidarity” The Scotsman
In this brilliant, funny, and moving adaptation, Peruvian director Chela De Ferrari intertwines the text of Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the lived experiences of a young ensemble of eight actors with Down syndrome. With wry humor, playful energy, pop music, and pointed critique, the performers confront the play’s timeless themes—grief, revenge, and existence—with striking honesty and insight. Drawing resonant parallels between Shakespeare’s Denmark and our contemporary world, they offer a vision of a more just and joyful imagined future.

Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble
2026-03-26 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-28 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-29 15:00 - 16:00
Returning to BAM as a part of its 45th-anniversary season, the Mark Morris Dance Group presents two programs featuring the New York premiere of two major recent dances.
Program A:
MOON (2025; New York premiere)

Thu, Mar 26 at 8pm
Sun, Mar 29 at 3pm

Program B:
V (2001)
Via Dolorosa (2024; New York premiere)

Sat, Mar 28 at 2 & 8pm

Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered
2026-03-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-03 15:00 - 16:00
Join the Center of Brooklyn History for a free tour of The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered.
In August of 1776, the first and largest battle of the American Revolution took place in what is now Brooklyn, NY. The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered uses primary source material from the Center for Brooklyn History’s collection to relay the story of this turning point in American history, sharing the events of this battle with new relevance.
On this in-depth tour of the exhibition, visitors will get a tour of the exhibition, featuring artifacts, archival documents, artwork, and exclusive access to rare maps that bring the summer of 1776 alive, 250 years later. This tour will also offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the process of putting together this exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History.

Knit Together
2026-03-28 15:30 - 17:00
Join Library for Arts & Culture to spend quality time working on knitting or crochet projects, getting inspired, and building friendships with fellow fiber enthusiasts. All skill levels are welcome, and they can help you cast on and knit your first stitches if you’re looking to learn!
Knitting is a relaxing, mindful activity that helps reduce stress while giving your hands something creative to focus on. Come work on your projects, share tips and inspiration, and connect with others as you build community through a shared love of yarn.

CBH Talk | Simon and Simone Dinnerstein Discuss Art, Place and Imagination in the Work "Nocturne"
2026-03-30 18:30 - 20:00
Simon Dinnerstein’s 1982 painting Nocturne is a quiet but powerful breakthrough. The work portrays a newly arrived Polish immigrant seated before a window that opens onto a row of Brooklyn brownstones. The solid band of townhouses grounds the scene in the borough’s built environment, while an upper register of dreamlike vignettes—church towers, tree-lined streets, Polish heraldry—unfolds the subject’s inner life. Together, these elements capture the emotional complexity of displacement: the pull of memory and homeland set against the steady presence of a new place.
Currently on view through March 30 in the Center for Brooklyn History’s Centering Collections exhibition, Nocturne serves as the starting point for a rare and intimate conversation between Dinnerstein and his daughter, acclaimed pianist Simone Dinnerstein. Together they will reflect on the pivotal role of Nocturne in Dinnerstein’s artistic evolution, the stories behind its creation, and the dreamlike works that followed. They will explore Brooklyn as both muse and home, its brownstones, streets, and people, and as a lifelong creative community that has shaped Dinnerstein’s work. The evening includes an opportunity for a final, close look at Nocturne on its last day on view, guided by Dinnerstein and the CBH curatorial team.

BAM TeenSpace - Teen Lounge
2026-03-31 14:30 - 17:30
Join BAM for a free after-school program—featuring arts experiences curated by teens, for teens. Grab a slice of pizza, win a raffle, or show off that new piece you’ve been working on! All high school students (ages 13—18) are invited to attend.

The Center for Fiction Presents Yann Martel on 'Son of Nobody' with Ellen McLaughlin
2026-03-31 19:00 - 21:00
Don’t miss Yann Martel, author of the international sensation Life of Pi, discussing his new novel, Son of Nobody, in conversation with award-winning playwright and actor Ellen McLaughlin
Blending myth, history, and domestic intimacy, Son of Nobody moves effortlessly from the plains of Troy to the halls of Oxford, and from ancient verse to contemporary footnotes. It offers a fresh angle on the Trojan War—one centered not on kings and demigods, but on ordinary people whose stories rarely survive the centuries.
Martel and McLaughlin’s rich discussion will consider the enduring power of literature to bridge between worlds ancient, contemporary, factual, and mythical. A book signing will follow the event.

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn: String Theories 2026
2026-03-31 20:00 - 22:00
The String Orchestra of Brooklyn returns to Roulette for String Theories 2026, an annual performance of 20th and 21st-century music for strings.
Audiences will be surrounded by the orchestra in an immersive and spatialized performance of Penderecki’s blisteringly intense Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, alongside three recent works for large string ensemble that inhabit similar sound worlds—from Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s directly Penderecki-inspired Popcorn Superhet Receiver, to Sarah Hennies’s poignant Falling Together, to Aveilut, music of mourning from the avant-metal band Scarcity’s bandleader and composer Brendon Randall-Myers.
“When it comes to uncompromising programming, this feisty ensemble regularly punches above its weight.” — Steve Smith, The New Yorker
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

Eivind Opsvik’s The Setting // jondownload
2026-04-01 20:00 - 22:00
A double bill of the semi-nostalgic alt trio The Setting (bassist Eivind Opsvik, pianist Elias Stemeseder, guitarist Will Graefe) and the drummer/electronicist jondownload (Jonathan Starks).
The Setting—the trio of Norwegian bassist/composer Eivind Opsvik, pianist Elias Stemeseder, and guitarist Will Graefe—celebrates the release of their debut album. The stunning ten-song record brings to fruition a seed that Opsvik has been carrying with him for about a decade. Sounds and sensibilities that have enchanted long him take form in a very particular combination: The Setting honors Opsvik’s love of 70s and 80s synthesizer music, ECM solo guitar albums, and experimental art pop, but sets these aesthetics in a conversation with boldly acoustic elements like the earthy upright bass, acoustic guitar, and harpsichord.
Brooklyn-based drummer jondownload opens the evening with a live solo set with drums and expressive software instruments—extended, raw versions of his digital content. jondownload is the performing alias of Brooklyn based drummer Jonathan Starks. He is one third of the acclaimed band, My trio. His solo performances offer hi-fi digital soundscapes powered by acoustic drumming.
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

PERFECT LIVES: A Screening to Benefit Roulette
2026-04-02 19:00 - 22:30
Leading up to the Roulette 2026 Gala honoring the Robert Ashley Band alongside Thomas and Kamala Buckner, Roulette presents a screening of Perfect Lives. At the center of this landmark work first completed for broadcast in 1983 is the hypnotic voice of Robert Ashley, whose continuous song narrates the events of the story, supported by “Blue” Gene Tyranny’s piano inventions and choral commentary by Jill Kroesen and David Van Tieghem. The opera follows two musicians who have come to a small town in the Midwest to entertain at the Perfect Lives Lounge, fall in with two locals, and hatch a plan to remove a sizable amount of money from The Bank. If they are caught, it will be a crime—but if they are not, it will be Art.
7:00pm – Introductions from members of the original production
7:30pm – Perfect Lives Screening (runtime 2 hours and 55 min)
Ticket Information
$25 — General Admission
$50 — General Admission + 2 drink tickets
$100 — General Admission + 2 drink tickets + Robert Ashley Perfect Lives Hardcover Book (Published by published by Burning Books in association with Archer Fields Press, 1991)
This is a special benefit screening to support Roulette. Member and Patron benefits do not apply.

First Novel Friday: 'The Oldest Bitch Alive', 'American Han', and 'Ruins, Child'
2026-04-03 18:00
On the first Friday of the month, join The Center for Fiction as they celebrate and launch a selection of the best debut novels published today. Be among the first to discover boundary-pushing and world-expanding work from exciting new voices in fiction.
This month, The Center for Fiction welcomes debut novelists Morgan Day (The Oldest Bitch Alive), Lisa Lee (American Han), and Giada Scodellaro (Ruins, Child). April’s novels ask what it means to stay, to leave, and to become someone new—within friendships, families, and the wider world. Joseph Earl Thomas, winner of The Center for Fiction 2024 First Novel Prize for God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer, will join as the evening’s moderator.

Disassembling Hamlet
2026-04-04 16:00 - 18:00
Chela De Ferrari reveals the creative process of Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet, an “extra free” adaptation of Shakespeare’s play which she wrote and directed based on the ideas, interests and demands of the eight actors and actresses with Down syndrome who star in the production. In this presentation, the director welcomes us into the intimacy of the rehearsal room to learn about the discoveries and challenges of more than a year of work: from the conversation that gave rise to the project through the cast’s approach to conducting and confronting research. For anyone who has seen this production, “Disassembling Hamlet” offers a fascinating look at the connections woven by this Peruvian company between their lives and the English language’s most famous play.

Bringing The Shãm (شام) to BAM
2026-04-04 18:00 - 19:30
Acclaimed Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum premiered his hit Little Syria in the Fishman Space in 2022, and has since sold out dozens of shows around the world. Now, he’s back for a very special Fisher Takeover marking Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM), celebrating 150+ years of Arab cultural heritage in New York City.
