Arts & Entertainment

5 Things: Performance Art, Eddie Huang Book Signing and '80s Ska/Reggae/Pop

Prospect Heights-area information and events you won't want to miss.

 

1. Something different. Get out of your art rut. Head to The "Don't Be Like Roy" Campaign at LaunchPad, where you can experience the work of what organizers promise will be "some of the weirdest and best new artists in New York." Plus, the $5 admission gets you a drink and a piece of the installation to take home. 721 Franklin Ave. bet. Park and Sterling. 8 p.m.  

2. Something controversial. Baohaus chef and online provocateur Eddie Huang has added a third hyphenate to his resume: author. Hear him chat about his new memoir Fresh Off The Boat with former New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton at Fort Greene's Greenlight Bookstore tonight. 7:30 p.m. 686 Fulton St. Free.

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3. Something nostalgic. "Don't turn around and let me down!" Head straight to The Bell House after work tonight and catch 80s ska-reggae-pop band The English Beat perform old hits like "Save It For Later," "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Hands Off She's Mine" live. 8 p.m. 149 7th St. $25. 

4. Something thought-provoking. Real & Imagined: Photographs and Illustrations by David Chalk is a collection of familiar Brooklyn scenes as well as intriguing fantasy vistas all created by Chalk, whose work has been featured at MoMa, the Met and the Library of Congress. The exhibit debuted last week and will be up through April 11. Gallery 505, 505 Court St. 

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5. Something unavoidable. Alternate side parking rules are in effect today. The next suspension is Sun., Feb. 10 for the Asian Lunar New Year.


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