Saturday
Oct. 20
Bull-y pulpit
She has tamed the not-that-savage beasts! Brooklyn Heights photographer Sophie Gamand went to animal shelters around the country and took pictures of pit bulls — after making adorable flower crowns for the supposedly-vicious dogs. She launches her book collection “Pit Bull Flower Power” at an exhibit of the cute resulting photos.
4–7 pm at the Invisible Dog Art Center [51 Bergen St. between Smith Street and Boerum Place in Cobble Hill, (347) 560–3641, www.thein
Sunday
Oct. 21
She persists
Women raise cash for female political candidates at “Persisticon II: The Rockening” — and everyone gets a great show from comedians Janeane Garofalo, Kerri Coddett, Jo Firestone, Abbi Crutchfield, and many more, along with an appearance from Queens Assembly candidate Catalina Cruz, and music from DJ Tikka Masala. The event is also a release party for the book “Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce, Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl,” by Evelyn McDonnell.
7 pm at Bell House [149 Seventh St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus, (718) 643–6510, www.thebe
Tuesday
Oct. 23
Space queen
The week before Halloween, learn how Hugo-winning author N.K. Jemisin invents monsters, aliens, and terrifying social conventions in her science-fiction novels. The Brooklyn author will discuss her work and read from her upcoming collection of short stories “How Long ’til Black Future Month?”
7 pm at Bric House [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, (718) 683–5600, www.brica
Wednesday
Oct. 24
A couple jokes
A Jewish lesbian and a Palestinian lesbian walk into a comedy club Is this a joke? No, it’s the “El-Salomons,” a married pair of stand-up comedians who also make adorable cartoons about their life together. Tonight, Eman El-Husseini and Jess Salomon will joke both together and separately about religion, politics, sex, and other proper dinner table topics.
8 pm at Union Hall [702 Union St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Park Slope, (718) 638–4400, union
Thursday
Oct. 25
Girl talk
After a week of work focused on women, it is time to look elsewhere with “Pay No Attention to the Girl,” Target Margin’s Theater’s hit play about the war between the sexes, adapted from the book of “One Thousand and One Nights.” The show, about a prince and a concubine who have differing accounts of their affair, launches its three-week revival tonight with a gala benefit performance and party tonight.
7:30 pm at Doxsee Theater (232 52nd St. between Second and Third avenues in Sunset Park, www.targe
