—Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 —

AQUARIUS
445 Albee Square W at Alamo Drafthouse
Time: 6pm
Price: $15
Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho continues to examine the alienating effects of urban over-development in Recife, a Brazilian oceanfront city. The film will be followed by a brief discussion of the protests against repression the film has ignited in Brazil, with Lucrecia Zappi, Elissa Schappell, and D.W. Gibson. Moderated by Eric M. B. Becker, editor of Words without Borders and co-editor of Women Writing Brazil.

Dine with Pride
159 20th Street at Brooklyn Pride Inc.
Time: 6:30pm
FREE, guests will pay for their meal
Brooklyn Pride, Inc. invites you to join them for a night of eating, drinking and community building.

Bringing Truth Back: Reporting Facts in a Post-Truth Era
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Price: $10
What does it mean to report the news in the age of “alternative facts”? In reflection on the first 100 days of a presidential administration with a strained relationship with the press, what is the future of modern journalism in a contentious media landscape? Explore these questions and others with a panel including Brian Stelter, Senior Media Correspondent for CNN and host of the network’s media analysis series Reliable Sources; Laura McGann, deputy managing editor of the Politics and Policy desk at Vox; and Nicole Hemmer, political historian and author of Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.

NYPR Open Run
Fornino at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Time: 6:45pm
FREE
Whether you’re a first time runner, a seasoned marathoner, or you prefer to walk, you’re welcome to join the New York Road Runners for this evening run.

Sounds of Action
214 Starr Street at Starr Bar
Time: 7pm
Price: $5 – $10
Sounds of Action is a community and concert series devoted to promoting the creation of new music that is politically engaged and keeping alive the rich tradition of protest songs.

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