Ice dancing
Wednesday, December 31: Tonight, the Iceland Dance Company makes its New York City debut at Brooklyn Center. While we would love it if they all would perform in swan dresses like Iceland’s greatest export, Bjork, artistic director Katrin Hall insists they won’t. Read more on page 11.
8 pm at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (2900 Campus Rd. at Hillel Place in Midwood). $25. For information, call (718) 951-4500 or visit
www.brooklyncenteronline.org.
Napoleon complex
Sunday, November 11: Since there’s no better way to cap off a hectic weekend than with a night of great music, drop into the Brooklyn Lyceum for the “Jazz on Sundays” series featuring the Randy Napoleon Trio.
9 pm and 10:30 pm at the Brooklyn Lyceum (227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope). $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For information, call (800) GOWANUS or visit
www.gowanus.com.
Thunder ‘Clap’
Wednesday, November 14: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah hits Studio B tonight in support of its newest record, “Some Loud Thunder,” which was blasting from local stereos all summer long. Openers Quentin Stoltzfus and Delta Spirit will warm up the Greenpoint crowd for the hometown hero headliners.
8 pm at Studio B (259 Banker St. at Calyer Street in Greenpoint). $15 in advance, $17 at the door. For information, call (718) 389-1880 or visit
www.clubstudiob.com.
All bets off
Thursday, November 15: What happens in Brooklyn stays in Brooklyn at tonight’s Brooklyn Arts Council “Cabaret” fundraiser. Cocktails, an auction and live entertainment featuring singer Renee Manning, saxophonist Sam Newsome and Vertical Player Repertory founder Judith Barnes (pictured) will add to the night’s decadence.
6:30 pm at the Caroline Ladd Pratt House (229 Clinton Ave. at Willoughby Avenue in Fort Greene). $150. For information, call (718) 625-0080 or visit
www.brooklynartscouncil.org.
Last ‘Tengo’
Friday, November 16: The club might be brand new, but at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, the talent has only become better with age: Yo La Tengo, still rocking after two decades, headlines tonight’s show. The threesome were playing indie rock before hipsters had even heard of Billyburg.
8 pm at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue). $25. For information, visit www. musichallofwilliamsburg.com