— Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 —

The Not-So-Sweet History of Sugar
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Price: $10; $5/members
Join social historian, University of York professor emeritus, and author of Sugar: The World Corrupted, From Slavery to Obesity, James Walvin, as he uncovers the fraught history of one of our most prevalent ingredients: sugar. From its role in catalyzing colonialism and slave trading, to its current contributions to health crises, Walvin delivers this history without any sugar coating.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA WITH INVINCIBLE CZARS
445 Albee Square W at Alamo Drafthouse
Time: 7pm
Price: $15
Experience the original Phantom of The Opera silent film, featuring a live score performed inside the theater.

Celebrate Mexico Now: El Juego de las Transformaciones
62 Bayard Street at MOFAD
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $55
To commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Celebrate Mexico Now Festival, visual artist Gabriela Galván has devised a sensory food installation experience entitled El Juego de las Transformaciones, or The Game of Transformations.

Little Cinema No 40: Secret Halloween Special (Immersive)
2 Wyckoff Avenue at House of YES
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Price: $30 & up
Little Cinema invites you to a special Halloween edition, celebrating their 40th unique immersive production. This will be our most interactive audiovisual performance, putting a fresh, new twist on black comedy horror.

WORD Presents Camille Acker in Conversation with Glory Edim
126 Franklin Street at WORD Brooklyn
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Price: $5
WORD is proud to host Camille in conversation with Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl.

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