Happy weekend, Bay Ridge! We are hitting the ground running here in 2016. But in this new year, some things are still the same — plenty of chances to catch live music!
On Friday night, ease into the weekend with the low-key acoustic classics from local favorites Max Christopher Trio at the Lock Yard (9221 Fifth Ave. between 92nd and 94th streets) at 9 pm.
Still have a Christmas tree dropping needles in your living room? Haul it down to Owl’s Head Park (enter on 68th Street between Narrows Avenue and Bliss Terrace) between 10 am and 2 pm on Saturday for the Parks Department’s biggest party — MulchFest! Sacrifice an evergreen fire hazard to the wood chipper and get a free bag of mulch in return! The mulching mania continues on Sunday, same mulch-time, same mulch-place.
You deserve a treat after doing your environmental duty, and you have two options on Saturday night. Option one: You can head to Greenhouse Café (7717 Third Ave. between 77th and 78th streets) at 10 pm to catch Head Over Heels, one of the neighborhood’s best wedding and party bands. The Greenhouse serves dinner until midnight, but whether you cool your heels at the bar or grab a table, you can still get a view of the band.
Option two is further down Third Avenue, where New Jersey cover band Rule Thirty Five will play its first show at the Wicked Monk (9510 Third Ave. between 95th and 96th streets) at 11 pm. It ain’t easy to break into the Wicked Monk’s weekend rotation, so expect these rockers from the Springsteen State to be at the top of their game.
All that imbibing may leave you in need of some healing holy music on Sunday. Make a pilgrimage to the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (7420 Fourth Ave. between 74th Street and Bay Ridge Parkway) at 3 pm to hear the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn perform selections from Johann Sebastian Bach’s soothing “Christmas Oratorio.” Tickets are $15 at the door.
