All Weekend
► Opening Weekend for Outdoor Smorgasburg
Where: East River State Park in Williamsburg, and Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO
Foodie festival Smorgasburg is back outdoors this weekend with new options like artisanal beer-battered cheese curds and a tasting menu from Mas Farmhouse chef Jonathan Kava. Soak in the spring with a taste of the next big thing in Brooklyn's foodie world, open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, April 3
► 'Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks'
Where: 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights
Brooklyn Museum's latest exhibit, which features eight of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's notebooks, written in the 1980s and filled with never-before-seen sketches, texts and paintings, opens Friday. The exhibit is on display through Aug. 23 and is free with museum admission.
Saturday, April 4
► Cream Puffs, Eclairs and Churros Class
Where: 100 Frost St., Williamsburg
Learn how to make your own pastries with the fluffy, flaky dough used in cream puffs, eclairs and churros at this Brooklyn Kitchen class. For $75, you'll learn how to make the dough and the fillings. The class begins at 2 p.m.
► Bed-Stuy Hair & Makeup Symposium
Where: Macon Branch Library, 141 Macon St., Bedford-Stuyvesant
Celebrate "April is Black Fashion Month" in central Brooklyn with top hair stylists, groomers and make-up artists. The monthlong series highlights the history of black fashion and style. Get tips and insight this weekend on how others have entered and survived the industry.
► Crown Heights Independent Music Extravaganza
Where: 1332 Atlantic Ave., Crown Heights
Six local bands will play at this musical showcase at a former car repair shop in Crown Heights, the Kymberle Project, on Atlantic Avenue. As the music plays, attendees are invited to paint on the walls with paper and supplies from the artistic group Indigo Artist Collective.
Sunday, April 5
► 'Mad Men' Premiere at the Bell House
Where: 149 Seventh St., Gowanus
Join the Slate TV club at The Bell House for the beginning of the end of the final seven episodes of AMC's "Mad Men." The event is free but an RSVP is required.
