All Brooklyn Events Worth Attending This Week: 9.17.18 – 9.23.18
Say goodbye to summer, and hello to fall in the most perfect way.
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by — Monday, September 17th, 2018 —
VIDEOLOGY PRESENTS THE 70TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
308 Bedford Avenue at Videology Bar & Cinema
Time: 6pm
FREE
So maybe you can’t actually attend TV’s biggest night, but don’t miss this chance to have one of the best nights in Brooklyn. Get your acceptance speeches ready in advance!
Book Talk: Never Ran, Never Will
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Price: $5; FREE/members
Join BuzzFeed criminal justice reporter and author Albert Samaha for the uplifting story of the Mo Better Jaguars, a youth football team offering opportunity, community, and refuge to Brownsville’s young men. Against the backdrop of a Brooklyn community grappling with economic tensions and encroaching gentrification, the gridiron gives these young players the opportunity to forge friendships and their own visions for the future. The author is in conversation with culture writer for The Atlantic, Hannah Giorgis.
Jennifer Egan on Manhattan Beach
10 Grand Army Plaza at Brooklyn Public Library
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
FREE
ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK winning author Jennifer Egan, in conversation with Meredith Wisner, former Asst. Director of Archives at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Manhattan Beach researcher and oral historian Zaheer Ali from the Brooklyn Historical Society. Together they will paint a picture of day-to-day life along the Brooklyn Waterfront during WWII and celebrate the enormous contribution of women and African Americans who worked at the Navy Yard in 1940s. Together they will examine how the Brooklyn Navy Yard became an indelible central character in Jennifer Egan’s book, Manhattan Beach.
Out of Tune: How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
445 Albee Square W at Alamo Drafthouse
Time: 7pm
Price: $12
Before the screening of this classic musical film, test your Broadway knowledge with trivia from Out of Tune host Jeremy Wein!
Ask Me Another w/ VIP Guest: DeRay Mckesson at The Bell House
149 7th Street at The Bell House
Time: 7:30pm
Price: $15
Popular activist and social media star, Deray will be in conversation with podcaster Ophira Eisenberg.
Free Rooftop Movie Monday!
153 Morgan Avenue at Our Wicked Lady
Time: 8pm – 11pm
FREE
Go early to get a prime spot and enjoy a free screening of Baz Luhrman’s ROMEO & JULIET starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes!
