Brooklyn Public Library- Dweck Center,
Astoria
Rendell discusses Stoner, John Williams's remarkable 1965 novel about an obscure academic named William Stoner who endures a series of personal and professional agonies...
Brooklyn library events
Brooklyn by the Book: Stoner: Ruth Rendell Talks about the Best Book You've Never Read
Tuesday, Nov 18
7:00p
Rendell discusses Stoner, John Williams's remarkable 1965 novel about an obscure academic named William Stoner who endures a series of personal and professional agonies...
Anand Gopal on The Longest War
Saturday, Nov 15
4:00p
In No Good Men Among the Living, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces in vivid detail the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror...
Classical Interludes: Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series: Dover Quartet
Sunday, Dec 7
5:00p
Winner of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition and the first ensemble to be named quartet-in-residence at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, the Dover Quartet has perform...
Thomas Merton Centenary
Thursday, Jan 22
7:00p
Christopher Beha of Harper's Magazine, novelist Colm Tóibín, and author Paul Elie discuss the writings of poet and activist Thomas Merton (19141968) whose works continue to influence critical thoug...
Gotham: New York City's Best Writers: Leslie Jamison and Charles D'Ambrosio
Saturday, Nov 15
1:00p
Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams, and D'Ambrosio, author of Loitering, discuss compassion, empathy and the art of the essay...
Gotham: New York City's Best Writers: Greil Marcus
Saturday, Dec 6
4:00p
Marcus, a founder of contemporary rock criticism, discusses The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs. "Transmission" by Joy Division. "All I Could Do Was Cry" by Etta James and then Beyoncé...
Classical Interludes: Brooklyn Art Song Society
Sunday, Jan 25
4:00p
BASS continues its season-long tribute to Les Six: Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre...
Classical Interludes: Enso String Quartet
Sunday, Jan 18
4:00p
Founded at Yale University in 1999, the Enso String Quartet has, in a decade and a half, risen to the front rank of string ensembles. The Quartet will perform Haydn's String Quartet in G Minor, Op...
Classical Interludes: BPL Chamber Players
Sunday, Dec 21
4:00p
The Players return for their annual holiday concert...
Classical Interludes: di.vi.sion piano trio
Sunday, Dec 14
4:00p
The trio, Kurt Briggs, violin; Matt Goeke, cello; and Renee Cometa Briggs, piano, perform Haydn's Piano Trio in E flat Major, Hob. XV: 29; Beethoven's Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 1, No...
Brooklyn’s On Fire: Bushwick is Burning
Monday, Nov 17
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Jonathan Mahler, New York Times media reporter and author of the critically acclaimed Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning, moderates this panel exploring Bushwick’s 1970s nadir...
Dwecklectic: Joshua Nelson's Salute to Sam Cooke
Thursday, Dec 11
7:00p
The Prince of Kosher Gospel, Joshua Nelson, returns to BPL to celebrate the life of the King of Soul, Sam Cooke, who died exactly 50 years ago...
The Impressionist in the Boathouse: How Artist Mary Rogers Williams Vanished from Art History Until 2014
Friday, Nov 21
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Mary Rogers Williams bicycled and hiked across Europe, trained with Whistler, ran Smith College's art department, exhibited her pastel landscapes and oil portraits from Paris to Manhattan, drew cro...
Aromatherapy Cleaning - For Vitality and Well Being
Wednesday, Nov 12
7:00p
Come and enjoy an enlightening conversation about alternatives to toxic household cleaners...
Brooklyn Family Boogie! Landscapes/Bodyscapes
Saturday, Nov 29
11:00a
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Due to popular demand, we return to the theme of Landscapes/Bodyscapes! This week, f amilies will get a taste of a Brooklyn that has long since disappeared...
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