Reminder
The Cocktail Club meets tonight at Sidecar from 6:30-9 pm. RSVP if you haven’t already!

Rite of Spring
The sensual, funky Brazilian dance company Grupo Corpo is heating up BAM’s opera house with two New York premieres. In the first, Benguele, the 21-member troupe fuses Afro-Brazilian dance and Capoeira in a vibrant saga about nostalgia and celebration, set to a polyrhythmic score by Brazilian legend Joao Bosco. The second, darker piece, Breu, features the more modern, eclectic sounds of Latin Grammy-winning musician Lenine. March 27-29, tickets $20-60, bam.org

League Night
If you’ve ever arrived at Gutter, only to realize you’re too late to score a lane, joining the new Gutter bowling league will guarantee playing time. The 12-week season meets Thursdays at 8pm; email gutterbowlingleague@gmail.com by this Friday if you can round up a six-person team by April 3, opening night.

Red Hook Opening
Metal and Thread, a new furniture, housewares and jewelry depot from Derek Dominy and Denise Carbonell, formerly of the L.E.S. shop Denise Carbonell Gallery, opens this Saturday at 4 pm. 398 Van Brunt St., between Dikeman and Coffey, 718-414-9651

The Fairest of Them All
Hundreds of galleries worldwide have descended on Manhattan for annual art fairs like the Armory Show, but a few are making their NY debut: Bridge, whose focus this year is Asian art; VOLTA, a fair filled only with installations and solo projects; and Soho’s Dark Fair, which takes the prize for most unusual theme. Electricity and natural light are off-limits at this mini-fair, which means a ton of innovative, old-school ways to experience art — by candlelight, oil lamps, human power, and glow-in-the-dark magic. $5; Fri.-Sat. at the Swiss Institute, 495 Broadway between Spring and Broome, swissinstitute.net.

Arborio Throwdown
BB is totally remiss in not alerting foodies to the Risotto Challenge at Loki Lounge next Wednesday. But while entry is closed, the public is invited to taste the 20 competing risottos. 8 pm, 304 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, noteatingoutinny.com

These Tickets Will Sell Out
boomBOOM Presents and JellyNYC are bringing some terrific shows to the Masonic Temple in the coming months: Man Man Friday April 11, Mum April 23, The Mountain Goats May 16 and Maceo Parker June 18 (boomboomnyc.com). At the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Destroyer plays April 22 (musichallofwilliamsburg.com), and the American Tunes portion of Paul Simon’s BAM residency next month, featuring Grizzly Bear, just added Gillian Welch and Josh Groban to the lineup. (bam.org)

Grupo Corpo Photos by José Luiz Pederneiras. Bridge Art Fair image: Carol Brown, “Pedestrian (63019),” acrylic on canvas, 2006, courtesy Scott White Contemporary Art, via This Week In New York.