Saturday
July 9
Happy meals
Indulge in the most healthy food combination possible: whiskey and fried foods! The mixology wizards at the Whiskey Fried Classic in Greenpoint have not actually figured out how to deep-fry whiskey (yet!), but they have stuffed it into donuts (pictured), swirled it into ice cream, and will serve up 22 varieties of the delightful brown liquor in cocktails you can sip while chowing down on fried Southern and barbecued foods.
1:30 pm and 6:30 pm at Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble St. at Franklin Street in Greenpoint, www.whisk
Sunday
July 10
Vive la France!
Everyone give it up for America’s favorite fighting Frenchmen! We are jumping the gun a little to celebrate Bastille Day (officially on July 14), a commemoration of the storming of the French prison 227 years ago. Smith Street will shut down for a petanque tournament, bands will play, and people will sip wine and Ricard pastis in the streets, and pose with a guillotine.
Noon–6 pm at Bar Tabac [128 Smith St. at Dean Street in Boerum Hill, (718) 923–0918, www.barta
Tuesday
July 12
Smooth moves
Get a beer and wrinkle-free wardrobe at Pete’s Candy Store tonight, where self-proclaimed “Iron Man” James Hook will set up his Ikea ironing board and put a full-court press on any clothing you care to bring by. It’s on the house — Hook just wants to up his game on domestic tasks.
9 pm–midnight at Pete’s Candy Store [709 Lorimer St. between Richardson and Frost streets in Williamsburg, (718) 302–3770, www.petes
Wednesday
July 13
Night moves
The highlight of the annual Giglio Feast — now in its 113th year in Brooklyn — is the dance of the 80-foot Giglio tower through the streets of Williamsburg. Tonight is the Night Dance, where 125 men haul the monument in a twilight parade. Don’t miss it!
7:30 pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, [275 N. Eighth St. between Havemeyer Street and Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 384–0223, www.olmcf
Thursday
July 14
Triple threat
The charming animated French comedy “The Triplets of Bellville” is almost wordless, with its meaning conveyed through pantomime and a swinging score of jazz tunes. Tonight’s screening, part of the Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival gives a boost to the music, performed live by the film’s composer, Benoît Charest, and his nine-piece Orchestre Terrible de Belleville band, along with singer Jessica Fichot,
8 pm at Prospect Park bandshell (enter at Ninth Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope, www.brica
