—Tuesday, January 16th,2018—

45 Years after “Roe v Wade”
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Price: $10; $5/members
On January 22, 1973 women in the United States won the right to seek a legal abortion, yet equal access remains elusive. Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Rebecca Traister, writer-at-large for New York magazine, Katha Pollitt, author of Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, and Jamia Wilson, Executive Director and Publisher of Feminist Press, discuss the legacy and future of this landmark case on the occasion of its forty-fifth anniversary.

The Art of Tasting Whiskey
299 Sands Street at Kings County Distillery
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
$50
Learn the art of tasting whiskey like a pro, in this special tasting course given by Kings County Distillery’s Tour Director and Stave and Thief Society Bourbon Steward Lia Niskanen. This one hour class will go over the finer points of nosing and tasting whiskey, while encouraging participants to bring their creativity and imagination to the sensory experience of tasting fine spirits. A brief tour of the distillery is included.

Conversation: The Golden Age of Black Theater
1368 Fulton Street at the Billie Holiday Theatre
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm
Price: $10
The Billie Holiday Theatre and the Stella Adler Studio present award winning playwright, Richard Wesley, legendary historian Peter Bailey and acclaimed author Elizabeth Cizmar in conversation moderated by Dr. Indira Etwaroo as a part of the first-ever Black Arts Theater Winter Immersion course.

As If! Comedy Show
610 Bushwick Avenue at Rebecca’s
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
FREE
As If! Comedy Show is a FREE weekly 90’s themed comedy and trivia show every Tuesday at 7:30. Hosted by Claire Parker, Anya Volz, and Blair Dawson, every week features new comics and fun prizes.

Animation Night New York
200 N 14th Street at The Gutter
Time: 8pm
FREE
Enjoy a collection of animated short films from all around the world.

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