—Tuesday, February 13th, 2018—

Galentine’s Day Celebration
100 Bogart Street
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Price: $30
Enjoy Brooklyn-made chocolates, grapefruit wine coolers, and make your own flower crowns HRN’s own Margaret Kelley.

Stitch Love The Brooklyn Way
53-83 Water Street at Empire Stores
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Price: $40 – $45
Learn embroidery at Empire Store’s first CraftJam. All supplies will be provided. This is also a BYOB event, because you know, everything is better with a drink.

2018 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS
136 Metropolitan Avenue at Nitehawk Cinema
Time: 7:45pm
Price: $9 – $12
For the 13th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. Enjoy the five short films all fighting for an Oscar. This is your annual chance to predict the winner.

Caribbean Film Series at BAM
30 Lafayette Avenue at BAM
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Price: varies
Enjoy feature films made by Caribbean filmmakers that highlight the richness, uniqueness, and viability of Caribbean cinema to Brooklyn, home to the largest population of Caribbean nationals in the United States, and to all New York City residents and visitors. There will also be a Q&A with filmmakers Sharon Lewis and Khris Burton, moderated by Curtis John, co-founder of the Caribbean Film Series.

Black Horror: the Revolutionary Act of Subverting the White Gaze
122 Meserole Avenue at Film Noir Cinema
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Price: $12/advance; $15/door
This multimedia presentation will offer an immersive thematic overview of Black horror narratives while highlighting noteworthy films within the genre spanning the early 1900s to modern day. Select films will be paired with excerpts of literary, sociological, and philosophical texts to enhance students understanding of the cinematic genre and its radical roots. Through visual, cultural, and historical exploration, this presentation aims to examine and foster dialogue about what happens when subjection is subverted and what stories can be told when the white gaze is decentered.