Star songs
Saturday, January 19: Since he stopped playing Christopher Moltisanti on “The Sopranos,” Michael Imperioli has kept busy with film roles, including a part in Paul Auster’s last flick, “The Inner Life of Martin Frost.” But that’s not all. The multitalented Imperioli will sing and play guitar with rock band La Dolce Vita tonight.
7 pm at Luna Lounge (361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg). $10. For information, call (718) 260-2323 or visit
www.lunalounge.com.
Whole MLK
Monday, January 21: Brooklyn is once again hosting the city’s largest Martin Luther King, Jr. Day memorial event [see page 9], the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s “Come Share the Dream” program featuring Mavis Staples (pictured). But there’s more than just one way to honor King’s memory today. Institutions like the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanic Garden are hosting their own panel discussions and celebrations, so check out “Nine Days in Brooklyn” for a complete list.
A wine time
Wednesday, January 23: For the second “Sopranos” star sighting of the week, actress Lorraine Bracco will be at Austin’s Steakhouse in Bay Ridge tonight to host a sold out four-course dinner paired with her new Bracco Wines. We’d bet that the “Goodfellas” star knows a thing or two about a good drink.
7:30 pm at Austin’s Steakhouse (8915 Fifth Ave. at 89th Street in Bay Ridge). $120. Reservations are required. For information, call (718) 439-5000.
Monkees business
Friday, January 25: People are always talking the Beatles versus the Stones, but sometimes there’s nothing that gets our toes tapping like the Monkees. And tonight Southpaw is hosting, “Hey Hey It’s The Monkees!: A Tribute to The Music of The Monkees,” which will feature performances from local musicians.
8 pm at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave. at Sterling Place in Park Slope). $10. For information, call (718) 230-0236 or visit
www.spsounds.com.
‘Slap’ happy
Saturday, January 26: Silent film virtuoso Ken Gordon has curated an afternoon of film entitled “Silent Slapstick: Keystone-Style Comedy,” featuring artists such as Charlie Chaplin (pictured), Mabel Norman and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, with live musical accompaniment by pianist Stuart Oderman.
1 pm at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture, Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch on Grand Army Plaza. Free. For information, call (718) 230-2100 or visit
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.