—Monday, November 6th, 2017—

Brooklyn Rises for Puerto Rico: A Benefit Concert at Union Hall
213 North 8th Street at Brooklyn Winery
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Price: $12 – $15
With an incredible line-up of Puerto Rican talent, BROOKLYN RISES features members of the original Broadway cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s IN THE HEIGHTS as well as the broadway hit ON YOUR FEET: the life and music of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Alongside musical performances, BROOKLYN RISES includes a silent art auction featuring artwork from awarding-winning illustrators featured in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and Rolling Stone: Alba Acevedo, David G. Klein, and Peter Kuper among others. All proceeds will go to the Hispanic Federation and Hurricane Maria Relief Fund.

Women’s Suffrage Turns 100! Part 2: Reshaping Politics
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 9pm
Price: $5; FREE/members
In 2017 women make up less than 20% of Congress, even though they constitute over 50% of the American population. As more women take seats in elected offices, are priorities shifting? Are conversations evolving? BHS Director of Public History Julie Golia leads this discussion with a panel of ground-breakers, including Christine Quinn, the first female Speaker of the NYC Council and former mayoral candidate.

Feasts and Festivals Opening Night: Dia de Los Muertos Party
62 Bayard Street at the Museum Food and Drink
Time: 6:30pm -8:30pm
Price: $35
To kick off Feasts and Festivals—a photography exhibition and program series in partnership with SAVEUR presented by Roland Foods—MOFAD and the Mexican Cultural Institute are hosting a Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead party. Featuring a community altar, picado crafts, bites from Roberto Santibañez’s FONDA restaurant, pan de muertos from La Newyorkina, mezcal from Pelotón de la Muerte, and Mexican hot chocolate from Hernán, this event will explore the meaning, significance, and foods behind this annual Mexican celebration.

Brooklyn Poetry Slam
647 Fulton Street at BRIC
Time: 7pm
FREE
The Brooklyn Poetry Slam brings together Brooklyn’s best slam poets for a monthly gathering of words and wisdom, hosted by Mahogany L Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. The Slam is followed by an Open Mic, so come early to sign-up and make your voice heard. This event is first come, first admitted. RSVP NOT required.

Dan Rather in conversation with Sam Sanders
30 Lafayette Avenue at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Time: 7:30pm
Price: $25; $45 w/ pre-signed book
Venerated television journalist Dan Rather celebrates the release of What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism, a collection of wholly original essays about the world we live in, what our core ideals have been and should be, and what it means to be an American. At a moment of crisis over our national identity, Rather has been reflecting—and writing passionately almost every day on social media—on our shared values and what matters most in our great country.

Political Subversities
149 7th Street at The Bell House
Time: 7:30pm
Price: $12-$15
Political Subversities creates comedy about politics, culture and current events. Political Subversities’ live performance is a musical-sketch comedy show that serves up a spectacular roast of politics and pop-culture; a barrage of satirical sketches, political love songs, gangsta raps, Broadway-worthy show stoppers, and cultural assassinations.

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