Bay Ridge has a warm weekend coming up! That hardly matters on Sunday, because we will all be inside watching the Super Bowl, but it makes it easier to venture out on Friday and Saturday nights, when there are plenty of shows!
Friday will be relatively quiet, but you can head to the Greenhouse Café (7717 Third Ave between 77th and 78th streets) at 9 pm for a free show by the Queens British invasion cover rockers Harmony Brits. They are going the distance, playing until 2 am.
Saturday there are shows all day: The Rockinghams get it started early, with 1960s hits from 4 pm to 8 pm at Red, White and Brew (8910 Fifth Ave between 89th and 90th streets). There is no cover, but if you are stopping here you can drop $40 for all-you-can-drink beer, wine, and well drinks during the show.
The Rockinghams finish up just in time for a trip to Three Jolly Pigeons (6802 Third Ave between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue) at 9:30 pm for Full Disclosure’s set full of tributes to recently deceased musical greats, including David Bowie, Glenn Frey of The Eagles, and Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots.
And you can finish your night at the Wicked Monk (9510 Third Ave between 95th and 96th streets) with Staten Island’s eclectic cover band Love Tap. The four-piece goes on at 11 pm.
On Sunday, it is time for the Big Game! You can watch Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos face off against the Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 anywhere, but only two Bay Ridge spots will give you free food along with your pigskin mayhem. Kickoff is at 6:30 pm.
The Greenhouse Café (7717 Third Avenue between 77th and 78th streets) will have a free buffet at half-time with all sorts of awesome grub, including eggplant parmesan, penne a la vodka, marinated steak, roasted potatoes, and chicken marsala. That menu is subject to change, but who can argue with free food, no matter what it is?
At Pour House (7901 Third Avenue between 79th and 80th streets), the free food will likely include wings, sausage and peppers (the kitchen is still nailing it down). And it could be your lucky day — everyone who walks in the door gets a raffle ticket, and during the half-time show, one football fan will win a high-definition television. But wait until the game is over before you plug it in!
