Get grilled
Saturday, May 26: You might have already pulled out your madras shorts and flip-flops, but are you really ready for summer? With Memorial Day upon us, now’s the time to pick up a barbeque — honestly, grilling on that George Foreman is just shameful. Before too long, it will be too hot to grill and somebody else will have thrown the best party of the summer. Do you really want that to happen?
Portable charcoal grill, $24.97 at Lowe’s (118 Second Ave., at 10th Street in Gowanus). For information, call (718) 249-1151.
May march
Monday, May 28: Pay your respects to the veterans and do something withe your day off, take part in the King’s Country Memorial Day parade, the longest-running procession for this three-day weekend in the country. Beginning in Bay Ridge, the parade moves south on Third Avenue to Marine Avenue, then heads east to Fourth Avenue, going all the way to John Paul Jones Park where a ceremony will be held.
11 am at 79th Street and Third Avenue.
Question and Auster
Wednesday, May 30: Perennial borough fave Paul Auster will be at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight for a screening of “The Inner Life of Martin Frost,” a new film that he wrote and directed. After the film, the author will answer questions from the audience. We’ve got one: what was up with the last page of “Brooklyn Follies”? Yikes.
8:45 pm at BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave., at Ashland Place in Fort Green). $10. For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit
www.bam.org.
Brew you
Thursday, May 31: Celebrating their first year in business, the Downtown Bar & Grill kicks off their weekend early with the Extreme Beer Weekend. A dozen different types of beer, all with 9 percent alcohol or more, will be served. You might need those extra few days to recover.
6 pm at the Downtown Bar & Grill (160 Court St., at Amity Street in Cobble Hill). Free. For information, call (718) 625-2835.
Book club
Friday, June 1: Bafflingly popular Manhattan DJ trio the Misshapes bring their shtick across the river to celebrate powerHouse Books and their presence at this weekend’s Book Expo America conference. With catering by Rice and drinks courtesy of Stella Artois and Big Nose Full Body, reading has never been so much fun.
7 pm at the powerHouse Arena (37 Main St., at Water Street in DUMBO). Free. For information, call (718) 666-3049.