Take your papa out all night!
It is Father’s Day weekend in Bay Ridge, so show the old man a copy of Bay Ridge Nights and let him decide what to do for once. Dads come in all shapes, sizes, and ages — and we have something for all of them.
Older dads — and grandads — will love Back Trax at Schnitzel Haus (7319 Fifth Ave. between 73rd and 74th streets) on Friday night. If your paterfamilias can stay up until 9:30 pm, when the show starts, he can groove along to pop music that stretch back to the 1960s — back when you were just a gleam in his eye.
The Greenhouse Cafe (7717 Third Ave. between 77th and 78th streets) is the place to be on Saturday night for parental units who graduated into dad-dom in the 1980s. It will be a family reunion when Uncle Jack takes the stage at 9 pm The foursome promises the best of Tom Petty, Billy Joel, and other ’80s rockers.
Those dads who are still young enough tell themselves “I’m not a regular dad —I’m a cool dad,” can show that they are still wicked cool at Wicked Monk (9510 Third Ave. between 95th and 96th streets), where Locked and Loaded — the alternative-rock cover band — will play hits by Stone Temple Pilots, Three Doors Down, and other ’90s hits.
Okay, the weekend is over, Dad has had his day — now it is time to widen the focus to the whole family. On Tuesday — the longest day of the year and the first official day of summer — the Make Music New York concert program will take over the top of the hill in Owl’s Head Park (entrances along 68th Street between Colonial and Shore roads) for a family-friendly afternoon of live music. Four bands will play folk, country, jazz, and classic rock, respectively, from 3 pm to 8 pm. Get a blanket and snacks, and settle in with the whole family!
