Classic Arcade Games at Lincoln Park Tavern

Because we are the parents of a toddler we rarely get to go to bars anymore (sigh) but, ironically, because of that same toddler we end up in Lincoln Park Tavern whenever we eat at Enduro. He loves the taxidermy on the walls and watching people play pool so as soon as he is done eating he starts begging us to take him into the bar.* It was on our last foray into the bar that I spotted a reason to sneak out of the house: a tabletop arcade game that has an assortment of classics.

I didn't memorize the entire catalog of games but, off the top of my head, you can play Space Invaders, Galaxian, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong 3, Frogger, Dig Dug, Mr. Do and one of my favorites growing up, Pengo. And best of all it is 25¢ a play.

I'll be the only one in my family in Brooklyn tonight so I'll be by with a fistful of quarters.

Mini-Golf comes to Brooklyn

Attention people without Saturday plans!

PLG-based artist David Lukowski has built a one-day only mini-golf course in a Sunset Park warehouse and, best of all, it's free! You can read more about it at Playing Through.

Thirty artists teamed up to build the course from salvaged materials. It will be family-friendly during the day and give way to live music at night. According to The Brooklyn Paper,

The makeshift mini-golf course will include sand traps, a “Brooklyn-style” water feature made from a discarded fountain and kiddy pool, and even a mock-up of Mount Rushmore featuring the stars of a classic that Oscar overlooked: “Caddyshack.”

And don't forget, Sunday is the PLG House Tour, so your entire weekend is covered.