— Monday December 4, 2017 Happy Birthday Jay-Z! —

DUMBO Holiday Tree Lighting
Pearl Street Triangle (Water Street between Pearl Street and Anchorage Place)
Time: 5pm – 7pm
FREE
Carols, Calypso and Cocoa! Join the community to ignite some holiday cheer! The DUMBO Improvement District is thrilled to sponsor the 12th Annual DUMBO Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony as this year’s festivities include the tree lighting, calypso music from Brooklyn-based steel drum band Jah Pan, excerpts from DUMBO’s Gelsey Kirkland Academy Young Dancers The Nutcracker, hot cocoa and treats from Starbucks and Jacques Torres, and more.

Commemoration of World AIDS Day
209 Joralemon Street at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Time: 6pm – 9pm
FREE
Join Borough President Eric L. Adams for a community forum discussion on: the growing number of new HIV/AIDS cases in our communities, clinic and hospital closures, and immigrants with no access to health care.

Monday Night Meditations
129 N 6th Street at lululemon Williamsburg
Time: 7:30pm – 8pm
FREE
Join the community to take a seat, breathe, and enjoy this meditation led by Sasha Nelson of Sasha Yoga + Wellness, that will help you connect with yourself and everyone around you.

Sackett Street Literary Series: Ask the (Literary) Agents!
225 Smith Street at Books Are Magic
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
FREE
Literary Agents have one of the most crucial jobs in publishing, and yet not everyone knows exactly what they do or how to pitch them. In this conversation literary agents Linda Camacho (Prospect Agency), Penny Moore (Empire Literary), and Quressa Robinson (Nelson Literary Agency) have a wealth of experience from being in publishing houses to various agencies. They will discuss the specifics of their job, pitches, your role as writer, and what to expect as you prepare to sell your book and what do to thereafter. Conversation will include a Q&A with those in the audience. Discussion will be moderated by Jennifer Baker (Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop).

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Presents: KALEIDOSCOPE
308 Bedford Avenue at Videology Bar & Cinema
Time: 9pm
Price: $12
The first Monday of each month, Videology teams up with Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and IFC Midnight for screenings of upcoming horror films. This month will feature KALEIDOSCOPE. The debut feature from Rupert Jones is a provocative psychological mystery that asks: is it possible to escape our past?

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