Adam Green ('Autotopia' Book Launch)
October 15 at 7pm
Pioneer Works · Red Hook
Indie rock polymath Adam Green celebrates his new book 'Autotopia' at Pioneer Works. Expect an evening where music, art, and ideas collide in a soaring Red Hook space.
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The Incredible Scope of Site-Specific Installations: Panel Conversation with PHA’s 2026 Artist Subsidy Recipients
October 18 at 2:30pm (This weekend)
Powerhouse Arts · Gowanus
Ever wonder how massive site-specific art actually gets made? Artists Bahar Behbahani and Coral Saucedo Lomeli join Powerhouse Arts fabricators to spill on Persian gardens, Mexico City drainage systems, and every problem solved along the way.
Printing the Personal: Panel Conversation with PHA’s 2026 Artist Subsidy Recipients
October 18 at 1pm (This weekend)
Powerhouse Arts · Gowanus
Ever wonder how a memory becomes a print? Artists Emerita Baik and Rose Malenfant join the master printers who help realize their visions for a candid chat about collaboration, craft, and turning personal histories into physical work.
Traces and Temporalities: The Art of Rummana Hussain and Nasreen Mohamedi
October 20 at 6:30pm
Asia Art Archive in America · Brooklyn Heights • $1
Rummana Hussain and Nasreen Mohamedi worked in wildly different styles, which is exactly why this pairing is so fascinating. Art historians Ananya Sikand and Rattanamol Singh Johal unpack the traces connecting these two Indian artists, with light refreshments to follow.
Bill Crisafi: The Glam Reaper’s Guide to Slaying
October 20 at 6pm
The Twisted Spine · Williamsburg
Slay your inner demons with sass to spare. Artist Bill Crisafi signs copies of his irreverent illustrated guide to self-love at Brooklyn's horror bookshop, The Twisted Spine.
Act One: A Century in the Making / Picto Gallery Book Signing & Panel
October 23 at 6pm
PICTO New York · Clinton Hill
One hundred photographers, one 704-page portrait of the 21st century. Five contributing artists discuss documenting our changing world, then sign your copy of "Act One."
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Sat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PM
Poetry Aloud
Brooklyn Poets · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Storytime Events
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Sat, Oct 17 · 1:30 PM
Katrin Keller in conversation with Chantal Meng
NARS Foundation · Sunset Park
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
PUBLIC ART PARTY
Van Alen Institute · Gowanus
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
Anni Albers: a Life by Nicholas Fox Weber | Talk of the Town
TB Coffee House · Clinton Hill
$
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:30 PM
October in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Artery · Flatbush
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
RADIO
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Literary Salon Champions for the Arts In Conversation w/ Donna Walker-Kuhne
The Billie Holiday Theatre · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
TRIPS
Metropolitan · Williamsburg
$
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 PM
Levi’s Lounge
Sephardic Community Center Inc · Gravesend
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Tough Stuff: Book Launch and Panel Discussion
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center · Southside
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Tough Stuff: Book Launch and Panel Discussion
UrbanGlass · Fort Greene
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Signing w/ Julio Anta
Anyone Comics · Crown Heights
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 PM
Sweet Blood
JACK · Clinton Hill
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
The Greatest Tombs Never Built: Visionary Funerary Architecture That Haunts the Imagination
The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop · Sunset Park
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Book Launch: Patrick McDonnell
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street) · Fort Greene
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
First Thursdays at Genspace: RNA
Genspace · Sunset Park
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
THE ART OF REMEMBRANCE: Closing Ceremony & Mixer
Hi-ARTS · Fort Greene
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Meet our Natural Winegrower: Gabriele DA PRATO from Podere Còncari
Have & Meyer · Williamsburg
$$$
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM
Artist Talk with Tess Oldfield | Visiting Artist and Designer Fellowship Recipient
UrbanGlass · Fort Greene
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Giannina Braschi Reading and Q&A
Pratt Institute · Clinton Hill
Fri, Dec 4 · 6:30 PM
Capturing Brooklyn's Gilded Age
Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM
Ma's House Reunion
Old Stone House of Brooklyn · Park Slope
Mon, Dec 7 · 7:00 PM
Who Lives in the Sky? Celestial Deities, Gender, and Human Anxiety
The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop · Sunset Park
Mon, Dec 7 · 11:00 AM
Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing Indigenous Culture Fair
The Picnic House in Prospect Park · Brooklyn
Sun, Mar 21 · 7:00 PM
Artist Talk and Live Dance Event
The Shirley Project Space · Crown Heights
Mon, Jun 7 · 3:00 PM
Curator's Tour
Kunstraum LLC · Clinton Hill
Ben and Haera Make Korean Cocktails
Pitt's · Red Hook
Family Gallery Talks
Brooklyn Museum · Brooklyn
Van Alen Fall Fest 2025
Van Alen Institute · Gowanus
Franklin Park Reading Series and World Trans Forum
Franklin Park · Crown Heights
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General Assembly at Gallery Particulier
Gallery Particulier · Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Weekend Guide: What to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend
POWERHOUSE Arena · Dumbo
Launch Celebration of Letters from Home
Center for Brooklyn History · Brooklyn Heights
Garcia bids 'Farewell to Brooklyn'
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ – A visual celebration of both
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
The Perception of Beauty
National Sawdust · Williamsburg
Bookend Events - Brooklyn Book Festival
Poetry Society of America · Boerum Hill
Unworlding
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
On Air Fest 2026
Warsaw Concerts · Greenpoint
Anarchitecture After Everything
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Investing in the Artist: Collecting Art as Social Change | Panel Discussion
Open Source Gallery Inc. · Sunset Park
The Space Behind the Face: Life Stories
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event
Old Stone House of Brooklyn · Park Slope
Prema Talks
Prema Yoga Brooklyn / Prema Home · Clinton Hill
Behind the Curtain
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Odd Apples - Photoville Festival
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Free
Bookend Events
Cafe con Libros · Crown Heights
$
Made in NYC: Meet the Makers
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Afternoon Storytime with Phoebe Wahl
Books Are Magic · Carroll Gardens
Welancora Speaks: King David in Conversation with Dr. Hakim Williams
Welancora Gallery · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Live Podcast Episode on Romance Novel Narration
The Ripped Bodice · Park Slope
Vital Greenpoint Y Annual Gala
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
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