Thursday Events

Joanna Newsom at BAM
Today and tomorrow, Joanna Newsom performs her album Ys alongside members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic as part of the “BP Presents” series. Michael Christie conducts. A set with her band follows. Thursday and Friday, 8:00 p.m. $25 to $55. Brooklyn’s Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Avenue. (718) 636-4100.

Tipping Points Panel
Tonight, Pratt Institute hosts a panel entitled “Tipping Points: Art, Design, Architecture, Politics, and Civic Engagement.” Susan Szenasy, editor in chief of Metropolis Magazine, moderates; Panelists include councilmember Letitia James; Assistant Commissioner for Urban Art and Planning Wendy Feuer; Laurie Kerr of the Mayor’s Office for Long Term Planning and Sustainability; Blaise Backer, director of the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project; Habana Outpost owner Sean Meenan; Deborah Marton, Executive Director of the Design Trust for Public Space; and Coordinator of Pratt’s EMS program Eva Hanhardt. A reception will follow. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Higgins Hall, Pratt Institute (southeast corner of Lafayette Avenue and St. James Place).

CB1 Landmarks Committee Meeting
Tonight CB1 Landmarks Committee will get a look at CPC’s proposed alterations and additions to the Domino Sugar Factory. 435 Graham Avenue, 6:30 p.m.

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