Dance party
Saturday, January 12: At over 70 years old, the 200-member Moiseyev Dance Company has performed its gravity-defying, traditional Russian dances in over 60 countries. Tonight, it’s coming to Midwood.
8 pm at Brooklyn College’s Walt Whitman Theatre (one block from the junction of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues in Midwood). $30-$45. For information, call (718) 951-4500 or visit
www.brooklyncenteronline.com.
What a ‘Peach’
Tuesday, January 15: Singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson — formerly one-half of indie pop darlings The Moldy Peaches — is currently enjoying the success of having her songs used in hit films like “Juno” and “The Savages.” Tonight, she will play a free show at Sound Fix Lounge in Williamsburg.
8 pm at Sound Fix Lounge (110 Bedford Ave. at North 11th Street in Williamsburg). Free. For information, call (718) 388-8090 or visit
www.soundfixrecords.com.
Check book
Wednesday, January 16: Alan Corey’s book, “A Million Bucks by 30,” chronicles the Clinton Hill resident’s journey from being a poor recent graduate to being a millionaire by age 28. At Park Slope’s Barnes and Noble, Corey will share his thrifty wisdom; but not so much that it will discourage you from dropping $13.95 on his book.
7:30 pm at Barnes and Noble (267 Seventh Ave. at Sixth Street in Park Slope). Free. For information, call (718) 832-9066 or visit
www.alancorey.com.
By George!
Thursday, January 17: All the reading you’ve been doing during the television writer’s strike hasn’t been for naught: Tonight the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s “Eat, Drink and Be Literary” series kicks off with brainy author George Saunders, where discussing books will be very much en vogue. Paired with a fancy dinner and wine, you might forget about TV altogether.
6:30 pm at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). $48, all-inclusive. For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit
www.bam.org.
Full ‘Mooney’
Friday, January 18: Before garage bands were a dime a dozen and nobody had heard of the Strokes, there was Mooney Suzuki. Formed in 1996, the band has gained a national following for its mod-influenced sound and retro stage outfits. Tonight, the band is playing at 11:30 pm, after DJs spin ’60s soul and garage rock.
7 pm at Luna Lounge (361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg). $5 in advance, $8 day of. For information, visit
www.lunalounge.com.