— Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 —

The Poetry of Kevin Young
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Price: $10; $5/members
Kevin Young, Director of the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and poetry editor of The New Yorker, brings his latest collection of poems to the BHS stage. He is joined in conversation by fellow distinguished poet and recently appointed president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Elizabeth Alexander.

Women of Weeksville Gather
158 Buffalo Avenue at Weeksville Heritage Center
Time: 7pm – 9pm
FREE
Weeksville welcomes you to an intergenerational community conversation in honor of the women that have come before us, who we are today, and the ones yet to be born. Moderated by Monica Montgomery Nyathi, Strategic Director of Museum Hue, join us for an evening of celebrating our wins, calling upon our ancestral mothers, healing, and good ol’ fashioned girl talk.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRE (Q&A WITH DIRECTOR KATE NOVACK)
136 Metropolitan Avenue at Nitehawk Cinema
Time: 7:30pm
Price: $16
Nitehawk presents a special one-night screening of the documentary THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRE featuring a Q&A with director Kate Novack after the film.

Kill Bill Volume 1 – Free Screening
150 Greenpoint Avenue at Brooklyn Bazaar
Time: 8pm – 11pm
FREE
Relive this classic film for FREE. Restaurant and bar open before, during and after the movie! Minors 17 and under must be accompanied by parent or guardian 21+.

Do What You Love: How To Start a Holistic Side Hustle
190 Underhill Avenue at Brooklyn Brainery
Time: 8:15pm – 10:15pm
Price: $40
Want to make money off that passion project, side hustle, or brilliant idea? This workshop is for women who want to learn how to effectively monetize a project: craftspeople, designers, tech savvies, food or gadget inventors, health & wellness practitioners, multifaceted go-getters and women with a brilliant idea who don’t quite know where to start. Wine and treats will be served.