Tuesday, January 20: We’re finally getting a new president, and “Baracklyn” will be a madhouse today. Businesses on DeKalb Avenue are offering special deals, the Brooklyn Cyclones are selling reduced-price tickets, every gin joint with a TV is inviting you to come and watch history, and there will even be “inaugural balls” tonight.

Drink it in

Wednesday, January 21: Our friends at 3rd Ward in Bushwick have a fun weekly tradition. Artists and would-be artists can show up every Wednesday and, for a small fee, draw a live (and when we say live, we, of course, mean nude) model and drink all the PBRs they want. And here’s a scoop: Tonight’s model is our exhibitionist editor (pictured).

8 pm. 3rd Ward [195 Morgan Ave., at Stagg Street in East Williamsburg, (718) 715-4961]. $15 ($10 if you bring a friend).

Voices of old people

Thursday, January 22: Every day, another little bit of Brooklyn’s past gets wiped away or forgotten. Well, the Park Slope Civic Council said, “Enough!” and recorded more than a dozen seniors, like Ronald Latourette (pictured). Tonight, the documentarians present their work. There are some great stories here.

6:30. Secondary School for Research in John Jay HS (237 Seventh Ave. between Fourth and Fifth streets in Park Slope). Free.

Soulful

Friday, January 23: If Tina Turner had twice the range and nuance, she’d be Elisabeth Withers. The soulful singer, who received a Tony for her role as Shug Avery in the Broadway production of “The Color Purple,” will light up the BAM stage for one night only with an uplifting performance of her original music.

9 pm. Brooklyn Academy of Music [30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, (718) 636-4100]. For info, visitwww.bam.org. FREE.

Kid rock

Sunday, January 25: The annual Park Slope Parents kids music series bangs into a new season with Audra Rox. Now, you hipsters may not respect performers on the “Dan Zanes circuit,” but when this sextet sings “Sugar High,” you can’t help but sing along. After all, who among us has not eaten a lollipop, candy, ice cream and soda pop at the same time? Admit it.

2 pm. Audra Rox. Southpaw [125 Fifth Ave., between St. Johns and Sterling places in Park Slope, (718) 230-0236]. $10.

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DeKalb Avenue’s president’s day

By Mike McLaughlin

DUMBO: Now this is a real President’s Day celebration. Just as on that other holiday honoring our prior commanders in chief, about 30 businesses on or near DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene will offer a weekend of special deals in the run up to Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th president on Tuesday. Comment.

Borough playwrights go center stage in series

By Mike McLaughlin

Theater: The borough’s pre-eminent playwrights, from still-living legend Budd Schulberg (“On the Waterfront”) to comic David Lindsay-Abaire (“Fuddy Meers”), will be featured in their own series, starting next Saturday. Comment.

‘Lost’ and found

By Sarah Portlock

Nightlife: Fans of the adventure drama “Lost” looking for a premiere party next Wednesday need look no further than the Bell House, where a recap rock band will get fans up to speed. Comment.

North Brooklyn leads with its stomach

By Ben Muessig

Breaking Chews: It’s a great time to be a North Brooklyn foodie. Two new restaurants have opened in as many weeks, bringing fresh eats to the burgeoning culinary scenes in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Comments (2).

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009

Green reads at PS 107

By Zeke Faux

Event: OK, Readings on the Fourth Floor — quite possibly the only elementary-school fundraiser frequented by the Giants of American Letters — is still raising money to buy dead-tree-based books. But on Jan. 21, the Park Slope school’s annual series will feature authors who write about sustainability. Comment.

Friday, Jan. 9, 2009

Smash or Trash!

By The Brooklyn Paper Smash or Trash team

Smash or Trash: The Brooklyn Paper’s Smash or Trash team is back — this time “reviewing” Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jessie Killguss’s new hit, “Gristmill,” in advance of her Jan. 17 show at Rose Live Music [345 Grand St., between Havemeyer Street and the BQE in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0069]. Brooklyn Paper poohbah Gersh Kuntzman executes a coup over the rest of the team in this very special “Smash or Trash.” With video … Comments (1).

9 in ‘09: What you’ll be doing, eating and seeing this year (including this French painting)

By The GO Brooklyn team

Our news reporters have given you a list of the 90 people, places and things that will be generating headlines in ’09, so now it’s time for GO Brooklyn to weigh in on the nine entertainment trends that will be occupying your time over the next 12 months. Comments (3).

Java man! New Hook roaster offers the best beans ever

By Gersh Kuntzman

Dining: No, you actually have never had a good cup of coffee — yet. But that’s all going to change once Stumptown Coffee Roasters — the brew that made Portland famous — opens its new roasting facility in Red Hook next month. With video … Comments (2).

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