SEE: Dekalb Market Hall Speakeasy And Events Venue Opens Saturday

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN — A new events venue with a speakeasy-style bar will officially open at the Dekalb Market Hall this weekend, the food hall announced.

The 7,500-square-foot venue called Dekalb Stage and Understudy, a bar accessed by a secret door in the event space, will open its doors for the first time Saturday with Soul Summit, a DJ collective known for their events in Fort Greene Park and other spots. The show will be from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

It will be the first in a series of shows and events planned for the new stage.

"Dekalb Stage will continue to house public-facing arts, culture and entertainment events, such as live music, original performance pieces and theater programmed by Director of Marketing, Patty Kan," the hall said in a release. "The venue also has the capability to host private events within the two rooms of the Stage holding up to 300 people."

The space will include a 180-inch projector screen, two other screens, an adjustable stage setting and also offers 250 additional Market Hall seats when it isn't being used for a show. It will also feature original work from Brooklyn-based artists, including Katie Merz and Bernando Siciliano, who created a Brooklyn landscape piece for the interior of the venue.

The hall also announced some of its next shows, which will become continued programming in the new space:

• Sound Off™ Silent Disco (Saturday, February 23 from 10pm to 2am): A group of DJs will simultaneously spin pop, hip hop, R&B and electronic tracks through wireless Sound Off headphones, allowing party-goers to switch between the channels all night long. There are a limited number of complimentary first-come-first-serve tickets, and remaining tickets are $20 via Eventbrite here.
• Geeks Who Drink (Tuesdays, starting on March 5 from 7pm-9pm): Dekalb Stage’s weekly trivia series with Geeks Who Drink is free to play, featuring prizes and gift cards for top teams at the end of the night. The audio, visual and live hosted trivia can accommodate teams of up to six people and will be first come, first serve.
• Balls to the Hall (Saturday, March 2, March 23, April 13, April 27, 9pm-2am): Dekalb Stage will host a bi weekly live bingo experience called Balls to the Hall, hosted by Michael Stauffer (who formerly produced the cult-favorite Bingo Night at the Standard).
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Tickets for the first show are available for $10 via Eventbrite here, and $12 at the door. The space will host repeat shows on March 16 and April 13.

Photos provided by Liz Clayman.