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Ukrainian Learning Club
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
Crown Heights
Book Launch & Film Screening: MONSTROUS BITCH by Eleanor Johnson
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
Williamsburg
History at Plymouth Church: Theodore Hamm, Brooklyn Historian
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Heights
128 LIT: 4 YEARS IN PRINT!
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
Williamsburg
NO NAME IN NEW YORK
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Williamsburg
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Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
FOR THE LIVING, THE MARTYRS, AND THE LAND: Documenting 3 Years of Genocide
MAS Youth Center · Bath Beach
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
In-Store: Brais Lamela & Jacob Rogers present What Remains
Books Are Magic · Brooklyn Heights
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
Ukrainian Learning Club
Kvartira Books · Crown Heights
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
Book Launch & Film Screening: MONSTROUS BITCH by Eleanor Johnson
The Twisted Spine · Williamsburg
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
History at Plymouth Church: Theodore Hamm, Brooklyn Historian
Plymouth Church · Brooklyn Heights
Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
128 LIT: 4 YEARS IN PRINT!
Black Spring Books · Williamsburg
Fri, Oct 9 · 8:30 PM
An Idiot’s Guide to Wine
Arlo Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Story Time
The Center for Fiction · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
NO NAME IN NEW YORK
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:30 PM
Poetry Aloud
Brooklyn Poets · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:15 PM
PICKLEFEST WITH SUZY ULTMAN
Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store · Park Slope
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
Storytime
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:30 AM
Shabbos Morning Services
F.R.E.E. of Brighton Beach - The Jewish Russian Community Center · Brighton Beach
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Feed the Fauna
Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center · Dumbo
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Banned Books Week Begins!
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street) · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 10 · 4:00 PM
Adulting is Hard: Graphic Novel Book Club
Brooklyn Public Library - Library for Arts & Culture · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
Storytime Events
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Prison Ship Martyrs Memorial Commemoration
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Prison Ship Martyrs Memorial Commemoration
Fort Greene · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Banned Books Week
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street) · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
Community Storytime
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
Freebies for Newbies! WRS x Silent Book Club at Gladys Books and Wine
Gladys Books & Wine · Stuyvesant Heights
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Runway To Recovery IV - World Mental Health Day
Studio 121 · Gowanus
Sun, Oct 11 · 4:00 PM
Weekly French Practice Meetup
pinkFROG cafe · Williamsburg
Sun, Oct 11 · 3:30 PM
Issues and Action Discussion Circle
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture · Park Slope
Sun, Oct 11 · 11:00 AM
Hispanic Heritage Month: Revolutions Across the Americas
Sunset Park · Sunset Park
Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM
Storytime at Powerhouse Books
powerHouse Books · Dumbo
Sun, Oct 11 · 7:00 PM
The New York War Crimes issue launch and community reading
The Word Is Change · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Sun, Oct 11 · 6:00 PM
Book is Better Book Club
Liz's Book Bar · Carroll Gardens
Mon, Oct 12 · 9:00 AM
Alcoholics Anonymous
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church · Windsor Terrace
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
Goodee x Ace Hotel Brooklyn Present 'The Conversation Pit' hosted by Sydney Gore
Ace Hotel Brooklyn · Boerum Hill
Mon, Oct 12 · 6:00 PM
I'll Have What She's Reading Book Club
Saturn Road · Cobble Hill
$
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
Alcoholics Anonymous - The Starting Point Group
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church · Windsor Terrace
Mon, Oct 12 · 9:00 AM
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church · Windsor Terrace
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:15 PM
Constellations Open Group
The Foundation for Community Psychoanalysis · Downtown Brooklyn
Mon, Oct 12 · 6:30 PM
Bushwick Bookmarks
Crossroads Cafe · Bushwick
$
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
Double Book Launch: MONSTERA & BALDUR'S GATE 3: ASTARION
The Twisted Spine · Williamsburg
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings (The Starting Point Group)
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church · Windsor Terrace
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
In-Store: Samantha Josephs: Carrying w/ Tommy Dorfman
Books Are Magic · Brooklyn Heights
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
October Queer Book Club: Someone You Can Build a Nest In
Love & Legends Books · Crown Heights
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Edinburgh at 25 with Alexander Chee, Mira Jacob, R. O. Kwon, and Brandon Taylor
The Center for Fiction · Fort Greene
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Book Launch: Amanda FitzSimons with Allison Horrocks
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street) · Fort Greene
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:30 PM
Baby & Me meetup
fontainhas + (/du.kaan/) · Dumbo
$$
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Queer Book Group
Hops Hill At Atlantic · Boerum Hill
$$
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
BK CB1 Combined Public Hearing and Board Meeting
Swinging Sixties Older Adult Center · Williamsburg
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Rioghnach Robinson Brooklyn Event for Bad Words
The Ripped Bodice · Park Slope
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:00 PM
Weekly Story Times
McNally Jackson Books Downtown Brooklyn · Downtown Brooklyn
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN: Hope is a Knife
The Twisted Spine · Williamsburg
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Friends of Sunset Park Library Monthly Meeting
Sunset Park Library · Sunset Park
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 PM
Michelle Lerner launches A Series of Opinionated Animals, in conversation with Porochista Khakpour
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Quiet Reading Night
Terrace Books · Windsor Terrace
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Adam Grant at BAM
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House · Fort Greene
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Weekly Torah Shiur
Ocean Parkway Jewish Center OPJC · Kensington
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:00 PM
Weekly Story Times
McNally Jackson Books Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Queer Book Group
Hops Hill · Clinton Hill
$
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Design Matchmaker: Meaningful Connections For Designers
Smart Design · Brooklyn Navy Yard
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Nafissa Thompson-Spires: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford
Books Are Magic · Brooklyn Heights
Tue, Oct 13 · 8:00 PM
Sweet Nothings Literary Salon
Book Club Bar · Bushwick
Tue, Oct 13 · 8:00 PM
Scientific Controversies: Octopus Umwelt
Pioneer Works · Red Hook
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
ULURP Public Hearing Meeting
Brooklyn Borough Hall · Downtown Brooklyn
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