— Thursday, February 9th, 2017 —

Flatbush Junction Pop-up Preview
1449 Flatbush Avenue
Time: 6pm
FREE
Get sneak peek of the art installations that will be displayed for Intersection @ The Junction’s April Art Walk. This event will include live music and refreshments.

Book Talk: City of Sedition: This History of New York City During the Civil War
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm
Price: $10
Join us when historian John Strausbaugh discusses his most recent book, which paints a vivid picture of Civil War-era New York City as a place of extremes—where war heroes and draft resisters, abolitionists and slavery proponents, Lincoln supporters and anti-war protesters, all co-existed.

Langston Hughes and Friends: Black Lives Mattered and How
1638 Bedford Avenue at Medgar Evers College
Time: 6:30pm
FREE; Donation Suggested
As part of the 2017 Black History Month celebration “Langston Hughes and Friends: Black Lives Mattered, and How!” will focus on the importance of studying the history of struggle, the need for guiding principles and ideas that come out of struggle and study, the importance of discipline, integrity, respect for one another—all of which have been integral to the struggle of African-Americans. The program features a discussion and book signing with Dr. Patterson, and a performance by author and poet David Mills.

Give a Puck: Air Hockey Fundraiser fo ACLU
308 Flatbush Avenue at Ocean’s 8 Billard
Time: 7pm
Price: $20
Grab your friends and head to Brooklyn for a night of air hockey, drinks, and prizes! All proceeds go to the ACLU. Stand up, fight back!

NYT Magazine at A/D/Over
29 Norman Avenue
Time: 6:30pm
FREE
If you are obsessed with redesigning and redecorating then attending this event is perfect for you. New York Times speakers and guests will talk about specific redesign projects on everything from buildings to clothing, magazines to products.