Join BAM for its 36th annual tribute to MLK on Jan. 17. BAM
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WHERE TO
FRI, JAN. 14
ART, HOME AND HOMELESS:
The Brooklyn Public
Library’s Highlawn branch
invites the public to a
photo exhibit dedicated
to displaying the Tale of
Two Cities in stark form,
focusing on those who are
homeless. Free. 10 am.
Highlawn Library, 1664
W. 13th St in Gravesend.
https://www.bklynlibrary.
org/calendar/%E2%80%9
Chome-and-homeless%
E2%80%9D-tales-highlawn
library-20220114
SAT, JAN. 15
SHOPPING, JAPAN: Browse
through Japanese
artisanally-made
specialties at a holiday
market with the goal of
introducing Japanese
tradition to the rest of
the world. 11:30 am–5:30
pm. Free. Industry City
Building 5 35th street
between First and Second
avenues in Sunset Park
www.industrycity.com.
KIDS, VIRTUAL STORYTIME:
The Brooklyn Public
Library will continue their
weekly Saturday morning
story time for children
ages 0-5 on Zoom. Kids
and parents are welcome
to join in for a half hour
of stories, songs, and
rhymes hosted by BPL’s
beloved librarians. Jan. 15.
11:30am. Free. Virtual, on
Zoom. bklynlibrary.org.
(718) 230 2100.
NIGHTLIFE, MIXTAPE
PARTY: Eastville Comedy
Club hosts their 80s and
90s mixtape party, a night
of your favorite throwback
jams and half-price
specialty cocktails at the
“only bonafi de comedy
club in Brooklyn. Jan 15.
9pm. $5. Eastville Comedy
Club, 487 Atlantic Avenue
between Third Avenue
and Nevins Street, Boerum
Hill. eastvillecomedy.com.
(347) 889 5226.
WORKSHOP, FALCONWORKS
THEATER
COMPANY: Falconworks
Theater Company hosts
a three-day workshop
on “Theater of the Oppressed,”
a participatory
performance designed to
identify and analyze issues
of oppression and solutions.
Learn about Theater
of the Oppressed and
create plays that deal with
real-life issues, then end
by stepping into a performance
to present solutions
yourself. Jan. 15-17, 10am-
4pm each day. $50-$250.
Cora Dance, 358 Van Brunt
Street between Sullivan
and Wolcott streets, Red
Hook. falconworkstheater.
org. (718) 395 3218.
SUN, JAN. 16
MUSIC, SUMMER OF SOUL:
Get your groove on at this
showing of the award-winning
documentary Summer
of Soul, directed by
Questlove of The Roots,
which shows previously
unseen footage from the
legendary 1969 Harlem
Cultural Festival. Quest
will stay afterwards for a
Q&A. $25. Doors open at
5 pm, screening starts at
6. Roulette, 509 Atlantic
Ave in Boerum Hill. https://
www.winterjazzfest.com/
shows/1-16-22-summerof
soul
MUSIC, K.C. JONES: K.C.
Jones, joined by Chris
Stafford and Trey Boudreaux,
plays songs from
her newest album “Queen
of the In Between.” After
the performance, musicians
Raphael Macgregor
and Larry Eagle will join
in as the tables and chairs
are pushed out of the way
for dancing and live music.
Jan. 16. 7pm. $30. Jalopy
Theatre, 315 Columbia
Street between Hamilton
Avenue and Woodhull
Street, Red Hook. jalopytheatre.
org. (718) 395 3214
MON, JAN. 17
HOLIDAY, MARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY: Join BAM
for its 36th annual MLK
Day tribute to the iconic
civil rights leader and his
“radical spirit.” Keynote
address by Princeton’s Dr.
Imani Perry. Free. 10:30
am. Brooklyn Academy of
Music, 30 Lafayette Ave in
Fort Greene. https://www.
bam.org/mlktribute
ART, WEAVING: Ever wanted
to learn how to weave?
Now’s your chance, come
learn how from textile artist
Jose Picayo. $15. 7 pm.
Ace Hotel, 252 Schermerhorn
St in Downtown
Brooklyn. https://acehotel.
com/going-on/the-textilearts
center-presents-intro
to-weaving-with-josepicayo/
EDUCATION, MLK DAY
TEACHER WORKSHOP:
The Brooklyn Museum’s
annual Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day professional development
workshop for
educators is back again
for a day of virtual learning.
Imani Parkinson, Zena
Zendajas, Ray Ferreira, and
Baseera Khan lead two
workshops on art, history,
and healing. Jan 17. $10
for one workshop, $15 for
both. 10:30am. Virtual, on
Zoom. brooklynmuseum.
org. (718) 638 5000.
TUES, JAN. 18
PAINTING, TIGERS: Join BPL
librarians from Maptelton
and Dyker Heights
branches for a virtual
watercolor class twisted
with Asian brush painting
styles. 1:30 pm- 3:30
pm. Free. A zoom link will
be emailed to registered
participants the morning
of each class. www.bklynlibrary.
org.
WED, JAN. 19
HISTORY, ART: Join Greenwood
Cemetery for a
virtual presentation on
the history of Nathaniel
Currier and James Merrit
Ives and the impact their
lithographs had on 19thcentury
culture. 6 pm–7
pm. $9. A zoom link will be
emailed once registration
is confi rmed. www.greenwood.
com.
HISTORY, THE FIFTIES: The
1950s are often thought
of as a decade that embraced
conformity, but
come get your mind blown
as author James Gaines
discusses his book reinterpreting
the decade as
one of “incipient social
unrest” at the beginning of
the civil rights, gay rights,
feminist, and environmental
movements. Free. 6:30
pm. Virtual event. https://
www.bklynlibrary.org/
calendar/cbh-talk-fi ftiesvirtual
20220119
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