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...
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Brooklyn’s On Fire: Bushwick is Burning
Monday, Nov 17
6:30p
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...
Mr. Hip Presents: Poets House Reading
Saturday, Nov 15
7:00p
Poets House,
New York
Mr. Hip Presents, Boston's most engaging and finalist for #BestInBoston poetry reading series, makes its way back to New York for our third show. Hosted by Donald Vincent aka Mr...
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...
Handmade History! Busts Are a Must!
Saturday, Nov 15
11:00a
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
This week, families will be looking at the busts located inside and outside of the Brooklyn Historical Society, as well as some of the decorative flower images found throughout the building...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Five Centuries of African-American History
Thursday, Jan 22
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr...
What’s Nu: The State of Brooklyn’s Jewish Delis
Thursday, Dec 11
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
While there are no longer Jewish delis on every Brooklyn street corner, some local icons continue to thrive...
Invisible Child: One Year Later
Thursday, Dec 4
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
In December 2013, New York Times reporter Andrea Elliot ’s powerful five-part series Invisible Child introduced us to 11-year-old Dasani and exposed the harsh realities of childhood poverty in NYC...
A Conversation About Conversations About Race with Baratunde Thurston,Tanner Colby and Raquel Cepeda
Wednesday, Nov 19
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Authors Baratunde Thurston ( How to Be Black ), Tanner Colby ( Some of My Best Friends Are Black ), and Raquel Cepeda ( Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina ) host an interracial conversation to d...
My Name is New York: Ramblin' Around Woody Guthrie's Town with Nora Guthrie
Monday, Dec 1
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Although Woody Guthrie hails from Okemah, OK, his travels took him right across the country: from California to the New York Island! My Name Is New York explores the lofts, apartments, and couches ...
Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller
Saturday, Dec 13
11:00a
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
*Please note that December's Sing Back, Brooklyn! Will take place on the second Saturday of the month, December 13th...
Screening and Discussion: The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. Talkback with Professor Christopher Brown
Tuesday, Dec 9
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
We kick off our three-part series featuring PBS’s The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with a screening of Episode One: The Black Atlantic (1500 – 1800), which explores the experiences of th...
Historical Greenwich Village Tour with New 2 NY Tours
Sunday, Nov 23
3:00p
Food Included! One of the best known parks in NYC, dominated by the Washington Arch, honoring George Washington, is Washington Square Park...
Les Six: Poulenc II
Friday, Feb 20
8:00p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Brooklyn Art Song Society Concludes Les Six Festival With All-Poulenc Program
What: Les Six: Francis Poulenc II
When: Friday, February 20th, 2015 7:30PM
Where: Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pie...
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...
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