Brooklyn Events Worth Attending This Week: 10.1.18 – 10.7.18
Happy October!
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by — Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 —
Class, Race and Gender
388 Atlantic Avenue at The Brooklyn Commons
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Price: $45
This class will be the first in an ongoing series that explore questions of the relationship between class, race, gender and sexuality and how we overcome the divide between those exploited by capitalism and create a genuine anti-capitalist movement of liberation for all.
New York’s Gargoyles: The Immigrants Who Made Them and the Hunters Who Saved Them
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Price: $10; $5/members
From the 19th-century European artisans who incised their imaginations into NYC’s ever-taller edifices, to the obsessive gargoyle hunters who rescued this distinctive American art form from ruin in the postwar period, John Freeman Gill tells a sweeping story of the creation, near demise, and ultimate salvation of some of the city’s most extraordinary visages. Join Gill, author of The Gargoyle Hunters: A Novel, for an illustrated talk about this quintessential New York adventure story. Moderated by journalist and documentary filmmaker Laurie Gwen Shapiro.
BPL Literary Prize Shortlist Reading
10 Grand Army Plaza at Brooklyn Public Library
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm
FREE w/registration
An evening of discussion with the finalists for the BPL Literary Prize, literary awards presented by the Brooklyn Eagles for outstanding works of nonfiction and fiction. Finalists for the prize will be announced in early September.
Trivia Tuesdays at Mable’s!
44 Berry Street at Mable’s Smokehouse
Time: 8pm – 10pm
FREE
Join Mable’s and NYC Trivia League (New York’s largest quiz night) for a night of games, giveaways, and top-notch BBQ. Free to play, prizes all night!
SPOONS, TOONS AND BOOZE NEW YORK COMIC CON EDITION
136 Metropolitan Avenue at Nitehawk Cinema
Time: 9:30pm
Price: $20
SecretFormula, Brooklyn Brewery and New York Comic Con present your favorite Saturday morning cartoons, FREE sugary cereal bar and a special menu of superhero-themed episodes!
