Friday
Oct. 28
So what?
Park Slope comics writer Jonathan Baylis launches his book “So Buttons,” a collection of funny, personal stories drawn by a bullpen of talented artists, including Dean Haspiel, Noah Van Sciver and Fred Hembeck. With readings by “Ask Me Another” host Ophira Eisenberg, comedian John O’Donnell, and cartoonist Jeremy Nguyen.
7 pm at PowerHouse Arena [28 Adams St. at Water Street in Dumbo, (718) 666–3049, www.power
Saturday
Oct. 29
Pooches on paw-rade
It’s “The Great Pup-kin Dog Costume Contest,” Charlie Brown! Last year, the borough’s biggest fuzzy fashion event drew an audience of more than 1,000 people and starred more than a hundred adorable canines in costumes. This year, show up early for the best puppy-watching spot, at the base of the monument steps.
11:30 am at Fort Greene Park Monument stairs (Washington Park at Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, www.fortg
Monday
Oct. 31
Squad ghouls
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has opened just in time for Halloween! Tonight’s treat: a screening of 1987 horror-comedy “The Monster Squad,” in which a group of kids take on a host of classic movie monsters, including Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the Wolfman. Get dinner and a drink while you watch, and after the show, chat with actor Andre Gower, who played the lead monster-hunting tween.
7 pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema [445 Albee Square West between Fulton and Willoughby streets Downtown, (718) 513–2547, www.draft
Tuesday
Nov. 1
Roll credits
The Pavilion Theater is closing for a year while it renovates, and new owners Nitehawk Cinema invite you say goodbye at “Pour One Out for the Pavilion.” Explore the ratty seats and strange extra lobby of the 88-year-old theater, chow down on free popcorn, and sip a cocktail while you enjoy a performance from the Street Beat Bass Band.
6–8 pm at the Pavilion Theater (188 Prospect Park West at Bartel-Pritchard Square in Park Slope). Free.
Thursday
Nov. 3
Pop art
Earlier this year, punk icon Iggy Pop posed naked for a life drawing class at the Brooklyn Museum. An exhibit of those drawings will officially opens on Friday, but tonight you can hear the former Stooges frontman chat with artist Jeremy Deller and poet Tom Healy about the experience of posing, the male nude in art, and masculinity in rock.
7 pm at the Brooklyn Museum [200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 638–5000], www.brook
