Get Out: Hip Hop Ballet, Retro Reggae & More

It’s Thursday. Do you know what you're doing this weekend?

We've got the best bets for your free time. Check our picks for activities to hit and bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

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Brooklyn Ballet Presents: 

Where/ When: 160 Schermerhorn St., Downtown Brooklyn; Tonight through March 13

Why Go: This program aims to showcase the evolution of ballet from its roots in the French court to a revitalization and re-imagining of this classical form in the 21st century.

Cost: $15 for students and seniors; $25 for adults

Where/ When: , Brooklyn Public Library; Friday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m.

Why Go: Celebrate reading with many others across the country who will be reading the same book on the same day. All ages welcome.

Cost: Free

Where/ When: Littlefield, 622 Degraw St.; every first Saturday of the month, 11 p.m.

Why Go: Reggae Retro plays a blend of classic reggae music while paying tribute to the legends of reggae music. Established in 2002, this is NYC's longest running reggae party.

Cost:

Where/ When: 75 Hicks St., Brooklyn Heights, (entrance on Orange St.); Sunday, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Why Go: Plymouth Church has been a presence in Brooklyn for 163 years and in 1961, was designated a National Historic Landmark. The church's first pastor was Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. 

Cost: Free

Where/ When: ; Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Why Go: From the folks who have brought us such great food competitions such as the Brooklyn Brunch Experiment and the Brooklyn Taco Experiment, comes perhaps the greatest cook-off of all: The Brooklyn Booze Experiment. New York's top home chefs face off with their favorite booze-inspired dishes, and you get to eat them.

Cost: $20 in advance/$30 at the door