I’ve got an itch to attend BAM Takeover this weekend at Brooklyn Academy of Art. Mainly because I like the idea of late-night arthouse shenanigans:

This is the second year of overnight programming billed as “The Takeover.” The legendary Fort Greene music house will be open from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday, allowing the first 2,700 or so folks who show up to go to as many different performance spaces as they can squeeze themselves into.

They can dance to music selected by deejays King Britt and Vikter Duplaix and watch “The Kingdom,” Lars von Trier’s supernatural thriller set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen’s main hospital.

Moviegoers favoring something a little less cerebral can choose among flicks set in Brooklyn, favorites made in 1985, or films celebrating beer. Those who choose the last category may view while sipping $3 brews.

People who visit the rec lounge will find Nintendo Wii game consoles, Guitar Hero software, table tennis and arcade games.

A little something for everyone! And I’ve been to BAM only once before, so this would be a good reason to revisit.

The other reason this appeals to me: It seems like an expanded version of an all-nighter event from many moons ago (about 10 years, in fact) at the Salvador Dali Museum. That long-ago event was limited to film — specifically, the movies of Andy Warhol. I had wanted to attend the whole thing, but got sidetracked; but I was motivated enough to wake up in the wee hours of a Saturday morning, after a night of hard partying, to drag myself to downtown St. Pete to catch a good portion of the marathon festival. Memorably enough, I got a chance to view Chelsea Girls, in the intended double-projector format.

I expect this latter-day Brooklyn version will trump the Florida happening. As far as the moving image goes, BAM’s offerings won’t be quite as avant-garde: A highlight will be The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew. Not that I’m complaining. Besides, if the movies get tiresome, I can always duck out to dance, or play some vintage vid-games.

All of which inclines me to hit this event alone. As much as I’d like some familiar company, I think I’d have more fun freelancing from space to space myself. I could even stay until the 4AM closing time that way.

Anyway, the full schedule looks like fun, as does the Twittering updates. Strong chance I’ll be artsy-fartsying in Brooklyn in a couple of days…