Five things to do in Brooklyn this week!

Friday

Aug. 26

Bed time

This weekend is your last chance to catch the theatrical installation “Quiet, Comfort,” from Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada. The show invites the audience to recline on a 30-foot-wide mattress while the lighting, music, and performers ease them into an otherworldly dreamland.

8 pm at Jack (505 Waverly Ave. between Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill, www.jackny.org). $18.

Saturday

Aug. 27

Rolling hard

Bedazzle your bike, don your fluorescent helmet, and get ready for sensory overload at the Brooklyn Bike Rave, a glowtastic night ride along the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. The ride starts in Greenpoint at dusk and will makes its way to a dance party in the Archway under the Manhattan bridge.

7 pm at Newton Barge Playground [Commercial Street at Dupont Street in Greenpoint, (718) 522–0193, www.brooklyngreenway.org]. $50 ($75 for two).

Sunday

Aug. 28

Electric ladyland

Funk goddess Janelle Monae, creator of the android anthems “The Electric Lady” and “The ArchAndroid,” will land her mothership at the Afropunk Festival at 8 pm tonight. Other acts playing on the festivals final day include Ice Cube, Living Colour, Skunk Anansie, and Fishbone, among many others.

Give it a rest: Director Alec Duffy, bottom right, and the cast of “Quiet, Comfort” stretch out on the mattresses that cover the entire stage.

Photo by Jordan Rathkopf

Noon–10 pm at Commodore Barry Park (Flushing Avenue beween N. Elliott Place and Navy Street in Fort Greene, www.afropunkfest.com). $45.

Wednesday

Aug. 31

Lute the bodies

Art thou ready to rock? Then hie thee to the Way Station for the acoustic tomfoolery of Rascals & Rogues, an olde timey band made up of performers from the New York Renaissance Faire. The minstrels will be followed by fellow Renaissance revelers Three Pints Shy.

8 pm at the Way Station [683 Washington Ave. between Prospect and St. Marks places in Washington Heights, (347) 627–4949, waystationbk.blogspot.com]. $5 suggested donation.

Thursday

Sept. 1

Not the bees!

We can all agree that Nicolas Cage, star of “The Wicker Man,” “Ghost Rider,” and “Face/Off” is our greatest living actor. How do you honor such a man? With ladies taking off their clothes! “Uncaged: a Striptease Tribute to Nicolas Cage” will feature burlesque homages to his many iconic roles.

9 pm at Sideshows by the Seashore [1208 Surf Ave. between W. 12th Street and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, (718) 372–5159, www.coneyisland.com]. $15 ($12 in advance).

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike!: The Brooklyn Bike Rave on Aug. 27 will send glowing cyclists along seven miles of bike paths, from Greenpoint to Dumbo.

Sunny Jhooty