Weekday Events: Senior Cinema, Poetry Slams And Writing, And Animation For Adults
Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Friday morning.
We’ll have your weekend schedule guide on Friday and as always, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by emailing editor@bklyner.com!
MONDAY, APRIL 13
Dance Fitness
When: Monday, April 13 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
Babies & Books: Read, Play, Grow!
When: Tuesday, April 14 from 10:30-11:30am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers.
How much: Free
Free Movie: “The Giver”
When: Tuesday, April 14 from 2pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift
Brooklyn Afternoons: Art and Conversation for Individuals with Memory Loss
When: Tuesday, April 14 from 2-4pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Rubin Lobby at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Individuals with memory loss and their care partners are invited to enjoy art, conversation, and each other’s company during nonpublic hours in our galleries. Light refreshments are provided, and FM assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available.
How much: Free, but register by calling 718-501-6229 or by emailing access@brooklynmuseum.org.
Explore and Create: Poetry Journal
When: Tuesday, April 14 at 3:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Free arts and crafts activities for children ages 6 and up.
Resume and Career Help/Resume Writing
When: Tuesday, April 14 at 5:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free resume writing help.
Free Yoga for Adults
When: Tuesday, April 14 from 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Practice yoga with local yoga instructor, Jenine Osbon. All levels welcome. Limit of 10-12 per class.
Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, April 14 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
Stoop Series: Animation for Adults
When: Tuesday, April 14 from 7-9pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Co-presented by the Sunday Film Series, this event presents very intimate content in a very intimate setting! Hear from the filmmakers about their choices in drawing adult content (sex, religion, death, mental illness), as well as their drawing and coloring techniques! Learn the history of animation, how it evolved over time, and somewhere along the way got “kidnapped” as a children’s medium. The animators’ will present some of their favorite adult short films! Stick around for an opportunity to ask your burning questions, with an open discussion and Q & A with the animators afterwards. Those who pay extra close attention might even walk away with some amazing party favors!
How much: Free
Nonfiction Book Group: “My Korean Deli”
When: Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30pm
Where: Greene Grape Annex at 753 Fulton Street
What: For April, the group reads Ben Ryder Howe’s memoir My Korean Deli. Howe’s wife, the daughter of Korean immigrants, decides to repay her parents’ self-sacrifice by buying them a store, and Howe, an editor at the Paris Review, agrees to go along. The book follows the store’s tumultuous life span, and along the way paints the portrait of an extremely unlikely partnership between characters with roots across society, from the Brooklyn streets to Seoul to Puritan New England. Owning the deli becomes a transformative experience for everyone involved as they struggle to salvage the original gift–and the family–while sorting out issues of values, work, and identity.
How much: Free | $13.60 for the book
Brooklyn Voices: Peter Singer and Michael Specter
When: Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30pm
Where: St. Joseph’s College’s Hill Center at 212 Vanderbilt Avenue
What: Philosopher, academic and activist Peter Singer’s book, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically presents the ideas behind “effective altruism,” a challenging new movement of people who want to live more altruistically, and to make sure that what they do has the greatest possible impact for good. Singer will discuss the ideas in his new book with Michael Specter, who writes about science, technology, and global public health for The New Yorker. A book signing follows.
How much: $25 in advance
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
AARP Free Tax Help and Preparation
When: Wednesday, April 15 from 1-4pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: For low and middle income taxpayers. First come, first served. To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms. For a list of documents you may need to bring, visit the AARP website.
Gallery Tour: “Christianity in Art”
When: Wednesday, April 15 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Rubin Lobby, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour exploring Christianity in art across their collections.
After-School Homework Help
When: Wednesday, April 15 from 3-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free homework help for grades K-8.
Teen Tech Time
When: Wednesday, April 15 from 4-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Play on the Wii with neighbors.
ShapeUp NYC Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, April 15 at 6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class. Class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteer.
Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, April 15 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, April 15 from 7:15-8:16pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
Book Talk: Ryan Chapman
When: Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Ryan Chapman’s day job is around the corner from Greenlight at BOMB Magazine; in his free time, he creates the Webby Award-nominated Tumblr “Fill the Silence,” hand-drawn cartoons illustrating brainy trivia tidbits that are great for starting conversations. His new book Conversation Sparks collects over 350 fascinating, little-known facts from the website, from the number of shipping containers lost at sea (about one per hour!) to now-retired Twinkie flavors (banana cream). Drinks at 7:30 and then trivia, secrets, and prizes hidden among the stacks. We guarantee you’ll leave 8% more interesting.
How much: Free | $12.95 for the book
Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, April 15 from 8-11pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Weekly trivia competition to win gift cards of $100 to Putnam’s. Beer specials all night.
How much: Free
Trivia Wednesdays
When: Wednesday, April 15 at 9pm
Where: Moot Bar at 579 Myrtle Avenue
What: Inaugural trivia night! Five rounds of 10 questions each on variety of subject matter from cereal box characters to physics. Winning team gets $50 off their bar tab.
How much: Free
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Computer Basics
When: Thursday, April 16 from 11am-12pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Pre-register at the information desk for a free one-hour class for computer beginners.
After School Homework Help
When: Thursday, April 16 from 3-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free homework help with a community volunteer for grades k-8. No pre-registration needed.
Reading is Fundamental
When: Thursday, April 16 from 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Kids and teens can earn FREE books by borrowing and returning books with their library card.
Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, April 16 from 5:30-8pm
Where: Corkscrew Wines at 489 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free weekly wine tasting. Educational and casual tasting to explore specific grapes or a region. Discover what makes your favorite wines unique. You are the expert of what works for you, Corkscrew is here for you to discover what that is.
Falun Dafa Exercise Class
When: Thursday, April 16 at 6:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Free practice of meditation and slow-moving exercise. Eliminate stress, enjoy peace of mind.
Multimedia Artist Talk: Kehinde Wiley and DJ Spooky
When: Thursday, April 16 at 7pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Kehinde Wiley is known throughout the world for his vivid portraits of African American men and women that use the conventions of traditional European portraiture. The portraits raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of representation. Join Wiley in an interactive multimedia talk exploring Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic. A performance by special guest Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, and a Q&A session follow the talk. Food is available for purchase at The Counter café, and there will be a cash bar.
How much: $16 tickets include museum admission
Brooklyn Poetry Slam
When: Thursday, April 16 from 7-9pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: An intergenerational showcase where Brooklyn-based poets investigate art work on display and their poems respond through verse. Hosted by poet/writer Mahogany L Browne with music by DJ Jive Poetic.
How much: Free
Poetry Reading: Basquiat
When: Thursday, April 16 from 7-9:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Celebrate Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks and National Poetry Month by enjoying live jazz and poetry readings by Lorenzo Bueno, Lyric Hunter, Morgan Parker, and James Allister Sprang, presented in partnership with Bushwick reading series Hero Systems. Reception to follow.
Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, April 16 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
Drop-In Drawing
When: Thursday, April 16 from 7:30-9pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Meet in the Rubin Lobby. Join us the third Thursday of the month for Drop-In Drawing in our galleries. Explore artists’ processes, build professional drawing tools and techniques, and meet others who share your interests in a casual and fun environment. Each workshop is led by a skilled teaching artist and focuses on a different object from our collection. Open to all ages; no experience necessary.
How much: $8 materials fee; $7 for Museum Members. All materials are provided, and you’ll go home with an original work on paper. To register, visit our online registration form.
B-Side: Star Rover
When: Thursday, April 16 from 7:30-9pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: For their debut album as Star Rover, guitarist Will Graefe (Landlady, Jesse Harris, Larkin Grimm) and drummer Jeremy Gustin (Delicate Steve, Marc Ribot, Albert Hammond, Jr.) began with the music of John Fahey and ended up in their own corner of a skewed, over-driven, weird America. Join Brooklyn Independent Media for a live in-studio performance and interview with Star Rover.
How much: Free
Book Talk: Jill Alexander Essbaum and Alex Morris
When: Thursday, April 16 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Award-winning poet Jill Alexander Essbaum has generated international buzz for her new novel Hausfrau, which updates the tradition of Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary in a novel that is as exciting and suspenseful as it is confident and sophisticated. Essbaum talks about her work with Fort Greene neighbor Alex Morris, a contributing editor at New York Magazine who also writes for Rolling Stone and other publications.
How much: Free | $26 for the book
Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, April 16 from 7:30-10pm
Where: Splitty at 415 Myrtle Avenue
What: Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy (Bob’s Burgers) host this weekly comedy show featuring a curated night of stand-up, characters, and the unexpected.
How much: $5 cover
Function Thursdays Live Music
When: Thursday, April 16 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
BAM Senior Cinema: “Planet of the Apes”
When: Friday, April 17 from 10am-12pm
Where: BAM Harvey Theater at 651 Fulton Street
What: Senior Cinema offers seniors 65 and older free admission to repertory classics, with complimentary popcorn and soda. Reservations are required and can be made up to three weeks in advance. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-seated basis. All cinemas are wheelchair accessible and offer infrared systems for people who are hard of hearing upon requests. For reservations, call 718.636.4122.
Toddler Time
When: Friday, April 17 at 10am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Come hear stories, sing songs, play with toys, and meet new friends! For toddlers (aged 18-36 months) and their care-givers.
Babies and Books
When: Friday, April 17 at 11:15am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Come hear stories, sing songs, play with toys, and meet new friends! For toddlers (aged 0-18 months) and their care-givers.
ONGOING
Stations of the Cross Exhibit
When: Through Friday, April 16
Where: Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew at 520 Clinton Avenue
What: The 14 stations of the cross are presented by 14 Brooklyn-based artists, each working with only one restriction: uniform size. This project resurrects a connection between the church as patron of the arts and the artists as instruments of bringing the litany to the lay population. These works are created by artists of broad ethnic and religious backgrounds including Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, and even Agnostics. As “ambassadors,” this diverse collective presents an open dialogue, with respectful interpretations of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection.
How much: Free
Mapping Brooklyn
When: Through May 3 from 10am-8pm daily, except Mondays
Where: BRIC House Gallery at 647 Fulton Street
What: The exhibition Mapping Brooklyn will juxtapose the work of contemporary artists working with maps and cartography, alongside actual historic maps. The historic maps in the exhibition will all be drawn from the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection; there are demographic maps, fire insurance maps and more.
How much: Free