Friday
March 18
Bright eyes
Singer and opera composer Shara Worden returns to rock music tonight, performing with her band My Brightest Diamond. The electrifying live show combines hard-charging rock with electronica, pop, and chamber opera elements. Something for everyone!
8 pm at Bric House [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, (718) 683–5600, www.brica
Saturday
March 19
Dirty pics
Photographer Steven Hirsch risked his health by snapping close-ups of the oil slicks and effluvia of the Gowanus Canal over the last few years — but you can take a less-fragrant look at the strangely beautiful polluted waters this afternoon, at the exhibit and launch party for his photo book “Gowanus Waters.”
3 pm at Gowanus Souvenir Shop [543 Union St. at Nevins Street in Gowanus, (424) 888–2869, www.gowan
Sunday
March 20
Let’s ride!
Summer starts in March with the opening of Luna Park in Coney Island! The season kicks off today with the “Blessing of the Rides” at the Wonder Wheel, where the first 96 visitors will get a free spin in honor of the Wheel’s 96th year. The first 100 riders at the Cyclone also get a free ride.
11 am at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park [1025 Boardwalk at West 12th Street in Coney Island, (718) 372–2592], www.wonde
UPDATE: due to a predicted snowstorm, the opening has been postponed until Saturday, March 26.
Tuesday
March 22
Revenge of the nerds
The Batman from “Lego Movie” is the best Batman of recent years. We are sure that Glen Weldon, a regular on National Public Radio’s “Pop Culture Happy Hour” and a giant nerd, agrees with that assessment at some point in his new book “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture,” launching today in Greenpoint.
7 pm at Word Bookstore [126 Franklin St. between Milton and Noble streets in Greenpoint, (718) 383–0096], www.wordb
Wednesday
March 23
Get a Clue
Mrs. Peacock, on the stage, with a whiskey bottle! Tonight’s “A Drinking Game: Clue” is a staged reading of the 1985 cult classic murder-mystery-comedy. It might not star Tim Curry, but with the audience (and the cast members) drinking whenever someone is introduced or gets killed off, you might not notice!
8 pm at Littlefield (622 Degraw St. between Third and Fourth avenues in Gowanus, www.littl
