This Saturday, June 22nd at 1pm!
Defending the Honor of American Popular Culture
Upcoming Events
Coney Island Circus Sideshow
Continuous Admission 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
2019 Schedule: April 20, 21, May 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27 June 1, 2. Daily June 7 through September 2, September 6, 7, 21, 22, 28, 29
Coney Island Museum
Open Saturdays 12pm-6pm, Sundays 2pm-6pm. See 2019 schedule below.
Mid June 2019 through Labor Day 2019 , Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm - 6pm, Sunday, 2pm - 6pm.
Coney Island USA and the Coney Island Brewery Present: The 37th Annual Mermaid Parade
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 1:00pm
The Mermaid Parade is the largest art parade in the nation.
Coney Island USA and the Coney Island Brewery Present: The 37th Annual Mermaid Parade
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 5pm-11pm
The Mermaid Parade Ball is SOLD OUT! Thank You!The Official After Party Of The Mermaid Parade!Co-Sponsored by Spectrum News NY 1, Siren Freeform and Kitchen 21.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Special Events
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 6pm - 9pm
A show of paintings by Jennie Jones (Mermaid Parade 2019 Poster Artist). June 20th to August 1st in the Freak Bar at Coney Island USA! Opening Reception June 27th, 6PM to 9PM.
Special Events
Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 9:00pm
Kick Off PRIDE weekend with a evening celebrating Queer Music and Performance Art, Non- Binary and All Original, All Live on The Legendary Coney Island Circus Sideshow Stage!
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, June 28, 2019 - 10:00pm
Featuring:ANJA KEISTERASH BLIGHTBROODY VALENTINOCELIA FOXGLOVEDOLL BODYJACK SULLIVANJJ SPARKSMUSCLES MONTYNOCTUA
Ask the Experts
Saturday, June 29, 2019 - 5:00pm
Included with Coney Island Museum Admission, $5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors, Kids (under 12) and residents of Zip Code 11224.
Burlesque at the Beach
Saturday, June 29, 2019 - 10:00pm
Metropolis Burlesque gets schwifty on Sat June 29th as they send up Rick and Morty in their next show.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, June 30, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, July 5, 2019 - 10:00pm
YOU Choose The Nude!
Coney Island USA News
Written & Directed by Dick D. Zigun
The show is a Brechtian Cabaret with a LIVE JAZZ BAND circa 1918 that “samples” Jimmy Durante’s songs & routines while changing the words to bring you teenager Al Capone, getting the scars that earned his nickname Scarface: A Brooklyn TruStory performed 3 blocks from the spot of Al Capone’s knife fight, 100 years ago in Coney Island.
Audience will interact with performers, as if patrons of Coney Island’s HARVARD INN a dive bar and gangster hangout Circa 1918. Food fights, fist fights, even a few murders take place in the audience. The audience is also welcome to get up and dance and to drink beer and eat pasta.
REMAINING PERFORMANCES $20
Friday, November 23
8 PM
$20
Saturday, November 24
4 PM & 8 PM
$20
Sunday, November 25
4 PM
$20
WARM BEER AND LOUSY PASTA SERVED DURING SHOWS - $5
LIST OF HISTORICAL CHARACTERS:
Rob Romeo as Jimmy Durante
Will Tomae as Al Capone
Nikos Brisco As Frankie Yale
Natalie Michael as Clara Bow
Robert Aloi as Frank Gallucio
Rita Posillico as Lena Gallucio
Stage Manager Sara Minisquero
Design by Kate Dale
Video-mapping by Dennis Catalfumo
Reviews:
The Brooklyn Paper
Travalanche
Fanchild
THE ÉDUCATION OF AL CAPONE AS IF TOLD BY JIMMY DURANTE is a project of FUNHOUSE PHILOSOPHERS the resident experimental theater company at CONEY ISLAND USA funded in part by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
All Performances at:
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Raise the Roof: Coney Island USA’s 2018 Fall Fundraiser
Saturday, November 10 • 7 pm-Midnight
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
Advance Tickets: $100
Last year, we celebrated the 100th birthday of our landmarked home at 1208 Surf Avenue. Now, we’re setting our sights on the next century. Join Coney Island USA as we “Raise the Roof” at our 2018 fall fundraiser - and help ensure that our beloved building - home to the Freak Bar, the Coney Island Museum, and the Sideshows by the Seashore Theater - remains a stable presence in the People’s Playground for years to come. Proceeds from the "Raise the Roof" benefit will help fund vital structural repairs to our landmarked headquarters at 1208 Surf Avenue.
That's a wrap on another great festival! Thanks to our filmmakers, attendees, sponsors, opening night performers, staff, board of directors and volunteers! See you in 2019!
2018 Best in Category:
Feature - Staring at the Sun
Documentary Feature - Ape Girl
Short (Tie) - Man with Beard, The Boy in the High Window
Documentary Short - Deporting Myself
Horror - The Son, the Father...
Experimental - No Man's Land
Music Video - Closer
Animation - DEATH VAN
"Made in Coney Island" (Tie) - BK Stories: Keeping Coney Island Freaky with Dick Zigun, The Infamous Mermaid Uprising of 2017
indiefilmpage.com and Coney Island USA Present: The 18th Annual Coney Island Film Festival, September 14 - 16, 2018 at the legendary Sideshows By The Seashore and the Coney Island Museum in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood Coney Island, New York!
101 films in a jam packed weekend!
Full Festival Pass $50 (Includes Opening Night Screening, Opening Night Party, Admission to Programs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16. Does not include The Warriors Screening)
Opening Night Screening $8, Tigger! (Doc Short), Obscene Beauty (World Premiere of New York Burlesque Scene, Feature Documentary)
Opening Night Party $25 (Beer from Coney Island Brewery, Wine, Food from Gargiulo's Restaurant, Stage Show Featuring Burlesque and Sideshow)
Saturday Screening Pass $15 (Includes Admission to Programs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Does not include The Warriors Screening)
Sunday Screening Pass $12 (Includes Admission to Programs 11,12,13,14,15,16)
The Warriors Saturday Screening $10
Individual Screenings $8
Get full festival details at coneyislandfilmfestival.com
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Upcoming Events
Coney Island Circus Sideshow
Continuous Admission 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
2019 Schedule: April 20, 21, May 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27 June 1, 2. Daily June 7 through September 2, September 6, 7, 21, 22, 28, 29
Coney Island Museum
Open Saturdays 12pm-6pm, Sundays 2pm-6pm. See 2019 schedule below.
Mid June 2019 through Labor Day 2019 , Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm - 6pm, Sunday, 2pm - 6pm.
Coney Island USA and the Coney Island Brewery Present: The 37th Annual Mermaid Parade
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 1:00pm
The Mermaid Parade is the largest art parade in the nation.
Coney Island USA and the Coney Island Brewery Present: The 37th Annual Mermaid Parade
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 5pm-11pm
The Mermaid Parade Ball is SOLD OUT! Thank You!The Official After Party Of The Mermaid Parade!Co-Sponsored by Spectrum News NY 1, Siren Freeform and Kitchen 21.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Special Events
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 6pm - 9pm
A show of paintings by Jennie Jones (Mermaid Parade 2019 Poster Artist). June 20th to August 1st in the Freak Bar at Coney Island USA! Opening Reception June 27th, 6PM to 9PM.
Special Events
Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 9:00pm
Kick Off PRIDE weekend with a evening celebrating Queer Music and Performance Art, Non- Binary and All Original, All Live on The Legendary Coney Island Circus Sideshow Stage!
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, June 28, 2019 - 10:00pm
Featuring:ANJA KEISTERASH BLIGHTBROODY VALENTINOCELIA FOXGLOVEDOLL BODYJACK SULLIVANJJ SPARKSMUSCLES MONTYNOCTUA
Ask the Experts
Saturday, June 29, 2019 - 5:00pm
Included with Coney Island Museum Admission, $5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors, Kids (under 12) and residents of Zip Code 11224.
Burlesque at the Beach
Saturday, June 29, 2019 - 10:00pm
Metropolis Burlesque gets schwifty on Sat June 29th as they send up Rick and Morty in their next show.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, June 30, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, July 5, 2019 - 10:00pm
YOU Choose The Nude!