BP Weekender: Six things to do in Brooklyn Sept. 9-11

Friday, Sept. 9

Caribbean Literary Festival: The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival kicks off with a visit from Elizabeth “Lady” Montano, mother of soca music icon Machel Montano and author of “King of Soca,” a new biography of Machel. Montano will discuss the book, the genre and Machel with scholar Attilah Springer.

Free, register in advance. 6 p.m. at the Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave. between St Felix Street and Fort Greene Place in Downtown Brooklyn.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Narrows Community Theater presents its 2022 Summer Youth production, “The Wizard of Oz,” the classic story of Dorothy and the magical land of Oz. Sept. 9, with shows through Sept. 18.

$15 for children 12 and under, $25 for adults. 8 p.m. at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater, 403 John Warren Ave. at 101st Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Bay Ridge.

Saturday, Sept. 10

Back-to-school circus: Not thrilled about the beginning of the school year? Relax after the first few days in class with the Bindlestiff Family Circus’s Flatbed Follies as they perform their fun, joyful shows on a mobile stage made of a parade float, complete with authentic circus music.

Free. 12-2 p.m. at Albee Square, 551 Fulton St. at the corner of Fulton and Bond streets in Downtown Brooklyn.

Go back in history: More than 23,000 men were killed, injured, or missing after the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in the American Civil War. Learn about some of the 27 soldiers who fought in that battle who are buried at Green-Wood Cemetery with Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman and writer and Civil War reenactor Matt Dellinger. Wear suitable footwear for grassy and uneven terrain.

$30, or $25 for Green-Wood members. 10 a.m. at Green-Wood Cemetery, Fifth Avenue and 25^th Street in Greenwood Heights.

Mycology 101: Looking to learn more about mushrooms? Look no further than this workshop on fungi basics and more with artist and teacher Sneha Gangul. The class will cover how to cultivate mushrooms using recyclables and waste materialsand more!

Free, donations welcome, register in advance. 10:30 a.m. at McCarren Park Demonstration Garden, 457 Leonard St. between Bayard Street and Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint.

Sunday, Sept. 11

Fashion Week Fashion Talk: Sure, you could go to New York Fashion Week. Or you could go where the real kids hang out: open bars where people talk about Fashion Week. Join the creatives at Studio Phenomenon as they dissect the ins-and-outs of Fashion Week with a particular focus on hip-hop culture.

$50. 5 p.m. at Studio Phenomenon, 901 Atlantic Ave. in Prospect Heights.

Editor’s note: Sunday also marks the 21st anniversary of 9/11. For more on Brooklyn’s commemorations, memorials and vigils, happening Saturday and Sunday, check out our roundup here.