Event: If you’ve got wooden shoes, strap ‘em on and clog over to the Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park for it’s Nov. 18 presentation on the history of the Dutch in King’s County. Comment.

Thankfully open

By Daniel Goldberg

The Brooklyn Paper / Gregory P. Mango

Dining: Thanksgiving is all about family, tradition and togetherness. This year, why not have less stress with a traditional meal with your family at a Brooklyn restaurant. Comments (1).

Where to GO: Editors’ Picks

‘History’ Lessons

Saturday, November 17: Today (and tomorrow) the Brick Theater presents “Secrets History Remembers,” a production by famed puppeteers the Evolve Company. Enjoy the 7-foot-tall Victorian doll that opens up to reveal dancing pill bottles and a singing box of cereal.

8 pm at the Brick Theater (575 Metropolitan Ave. at Lorimer Street in Williamsburg). $10. For information, call (212) 352-3101 or visit www.bricktheater.com.

Fleck’s music muscles

Sunday, November 18: In the second show of its 20th season, the Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music, under the direction of chamber music czarina Wanda Fleck, presents the Chiara String Quartet — with the additional help of Edward Arron on cello — performing the works of Haydn, Schubert, Voss and Golijov.

3 pm at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue (131 Remsen St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights). $20, $10 students. For information, call (718) 855-3053 or visit www.brooklynfriendsofchambermusic.org.

Bird calls

Tuesday, November 20: You’ll need all the funny you can get before dealing with the trials of Thanksgiving, and tonight, Magnetic Field is providing it with “Pant-Hoot,” a night of laughs featuring comics Michelle Buteau (pictured) and Noah Garfinkel. It actually doesn’t sound too different from Thanksgiving dinner after all.

8 pm at Magnetic Field (97 Atlantic Ave. at Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights). Free. For information, call (718) 834-0069 or visit www.magneticbrooklyn.com.

Turkey day

Thursday, November 22: It’s Thanksgiving! So whether piling into a car for a long haul or onto the subway for a short one, everybody’s got an obnoxious trip to make today. (Although some wise people are just heading to a restaurant! See page 9 to find out where!) But once you’re all sedated by tryptophan and eyeing that second — okay, third — slice of pumpkin pie, it all seems worth it. Sort of.

Burn it off!

Friday, November 23: Besides being the start of the holiday shopping season, the day after Thanksgiving is a good time to get to the gym. Not only will you beat the New Year’s resolution crowd by a month, you’ll also feel slightly less guilty about all the eggnog you’re sure to pack away.

6 am-10 pm at Gleason’s Gym (77 Front St. at Main Street in DUMBO). $15 for access to the gym, $35 for a personal training session. For information, call (718) 797-2872 or visit www.gleasonsgym.net.

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General score

By Adam Rathe

Shopping: When Ann Lopatin opened her gift shop, Blue Ribbon General Store, on Oct. 17, she wasn’t sure what to expect. But a month later, Boerum Hill still makes her feel like she’s won first place. Comment.

Get lit

By Adam Rathe

Books: Some of the greatest writers of our day live in Brooklyn, but it’s far too rare that talents hailing from elsewhere make the borough a stop on their book tours. With BAM’s “Eat Drink and Be Literary” festival, that’s all about to change. Comment.

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Adam Rathe

Breaking Chews: We’re dishing up Brooklyn’s latest food news. Comment.

Weekend warriors

By Karen Butler

What could possibly compel grown men and women to don medieval garb and head to a public park so they can beat the snot out of each other with foam maces, battle-axes and swords — without even getting paid for it? GO Brooklyn investigates. Comment.

Guerrillas in their midst

By Lisa J. Curtis

Art: Brooklyn Museum Director Arnold Lehman is certainly not a bad sport — he just presented an award to a group of gorilla mask-wearing activists who once protested his museum’s most controversial show, “Sensation.” Comment.

The big 2-5: BAM celebrates 25 years of global ‘Next Wave’ festival

By Adam Rathe

With a lavish cocktail party, the premiere of choreographer Tero Saarinen’s Shaker-inspired dance piece, “Borrowed Light,” and a dinner on the 45th floor of Manhattan’s 7 World Trade Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music truly celebrated the 25th anniversary of its “Next Wave” festival last week. Comment.

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