Music: As the frontman for indie rock bands like Luna and Galaxie 500, Dean Wareham has logged countless hours in a van on tour. But now that he’s released his first book, “Black Postcards: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Romance,” Wareham is rolling into Park Slope in high style. Comment.

About Adams

By Lisa J. Curtis

HBO / Kent Eames

TV: If politicians think they have a hard life in 2008, they need to watch HBO’s “John Adams” miniseries, starring Brooklyn Heights’ own Paul Giamatti, to feel ashamed. With video … Comment.

Where to GO: Editors’ Picks

Ghada ‘Love’ her

Saturday, March 15: Today at the Brooklyn Museum, as part of its Women’s History Month programming, Sackler Center curator Maura Reilly and artist Ghada Amer will lead a tour of “Love Has No End,” the museum’s Ghada Amer retrospective.

1 pm at the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights). Admission is $8. For information, call (718) 638-5000 or visit www.brooklynmuseum.org.

Kick Astro!

Sunday, March 16: It’s not even spring yet, but Coney Island is up and running. Starting at noon today, Astroland will kick off its 47th year of freaky excitement with free rides on the Cyclone rollercoaster for the first 100 people in line. Wear your parka, because now’s the time for a spin on the 81-year-old coaster, a corn dog and a banana-pistachio cone from Deno’s.

Noon at Astroland (1000 Surf Ave. at West 10th Street in Coney Island). Admission is free but cost of rides varies. For information, visit www.astroland.com.

Erin Go Brooklyn

Monday, March 17: It’s St. Patrick’s Day! And while the borough’s biggest parade is on March 16 at Prospect Park West and 14th Street, there are still many ways to celebrate today. Whether it’s live music at Rocky Sullivan’s (34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook) or the Irish menu at Eamonn Doran’s (174 Montague St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights), there’s plenty of ways to get your Irish up in Brooklyn. See story on page 7.

Celebs unite

Tuesday, March 18: Today, former Talking Head David Byrne (pictured), multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, rock bands Blonde Redhead and the Scissor Sisters and more will perform at St. Ann’s Warehouse as part of “Speak Up!,” a fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against the War and United For Peace and Justice.

8 pm at St. Ann’s Warehouse (38 Water St. at Dock Street in DUMBO). Sold out. For information, call (718) 254-8779 or visit www.stannswarehouse.org.

Purim parties

Thursday, March 20: It’s Purim — imagine a Jewish Halloween — and tonight is when all the fun happens. Synagogues across the borough are having parties for kids and adults alike, serving up hamentashen and gathering costumed folks for drinking and dancing.

Check out our event calendar for information about “Purim in Italy,” a carnival, and more.

View the full nightlife and events calendars.

He’s a ‘slave 4 U’

By Adam Rathe

Theater: Straight from her latest barely clothed fiasco, Britney Spears is coming to New York. On Sunday, March 16, “TimberBrit,” an opera telling the (as yet) fictional story of the rekindled love between Spears and her former beau Justin Timberlake, will receive its world premiere. Comment.

Euripides rocks

By Deirdre Donovan

Theater: New Downtown Brooklyn theater company brings an punk-tinged production of “Iphigenia” to the stage. Comments (2).

Tasty restaurant gossip

By Adam Rathe & Lisa J. Curtis

Breaking Chews: We’re dishing up Brooklyn’s latest food news. Comments (2).

Kitchen confidential

By Jessanne Collins

TV: Growing up, Nikki Cascone loved attending Little Italy’s annual San Gennaro festival, feasting on zeppoles hot out of the deep fryer. What she didn’t know back then was that in 2005, she’d open her own restaurant in Nolita, where the Sheepshead Bay native now serves a more sophisticated variety of her old favorite: zeppoles with warm chocolate sauce and homemade vanilla bean ice cream. Comments (2).

Bawdy to the bone

By Adam Rathe

Theater: Watching a burlesque show in some bars can be terrifying; get too close to a flying tassel in a small lounge and you could lose an eye! But Royale, a dim, sultry lounge on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue, is the perfect venue for one of Pinchbottom Burlesque’s risque dance revues. In fact, the bar built a new stage specifically for the event. Comment.

Green acres

By C.W. Thompson

Event: With St. Patrick’s Day falling on Monday, March 17 and the first day of spring arriving on March 20, there’s plenty to celebrate this week. From the must-see parades in Park Slope and Bay Ridge to the bars and restaurants throwing parties borough-wide, this St. Patrick’s Day has a whole lot of revelry options. Comment.

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