Monday, October 13: Public Assembly in Williamsburg is launching a new Monday night burlesque series — and what better way to start the ball rolling than with The Peach Tartes? Check out Scarlet O’Gasm, Madame Rosebud, Veruca Honeyscotch, Penny Dreadfulz and Rita Menweep as they bump and grind their way into your heart (or other places).

Thursday, October 16: Windsor Terrace author Daniel Radosh spent a year researching Christian pop culture before writing “Rapture Ready! Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture” — and what he came up with will shock most secular Brooklynites. For one thing, some Christian pop culture is actually OK (who knew?).

Friday, October 17: Talk about a fancy meal! Tonight, Marco Polo Ristorante, that Court Street institution, has created a truffle menu that pairs the earthy root with perfect Beni di Batasiolo wines. Sure, maybe you’re reluctant to plunk down $135 on dinner, but this five-course meal (with cocktails and a talk by the vintner) is a rare value.

Friday, October 17: After tonight’s screening of Barbet Schroeder’s new film, “Inju, The Beast in The Shadows,” the auteur himself will take questions. Sure, lots of cineastes will ask about “Le Cochon aux Patates Douces” (1971), but you should ask him about his acting role in “Beverly Hills Cop III” — you know, just for fun.

Saturday, October 18: You know the Gowanus Canal as a sludge-filled sluice, but more than 140 artists know this fetid corpse of water as their muse. Today, take a nice walk along both banks of the canal and pop into artists’ workspaces and other galleries.