Weekday Events

The Music of Fela Kuti
In its longstanding tradition of evenings paying tribute to musical luminaries, St. Ann’s Warehouse will present The Music of Fela Kuti, a free concert on the panoramic Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The magnetic Fela! star Sahr Ngaujah, backed by the live band from the Broadway show, will perform music by the towering Nigerian figure who invented Afrobeat. This is not to be missed! Monday, October 4. Lawn opens at 6 p.m. Concert at dawn. Free. Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park.

A Taste of Red Hook
Join in for dinner, enjoy food from the best restaurants in Brooklyn and raise money for a great cause! A silent auction will feature gift certificates to the best spots in Brooklyn, spa treatments, designer accessories, theater tickets, and more. Wednesday, October 6. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. $100/$125. 133 Imlay Street, Kidd Yellin Gallery.

Adult Education: “The Future of the Book”
Adult Education is a Brooklyn-based monthly lecture series devoted to making useless knowledge somewhat less useless. In October, Adult Education welcomes a panel of presenters to speak on the theme of “The Future of the Book.” Join in as Stephanie Anderson, Anna Jane Grossman, Rachael Morrison, Jim Hanas contribute towards their own ideas of “The Future of the Book”. Tuesday, October 5. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Lecture at 8 p.m. $5. 702 Union Street, Union Hall.

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The Green Team
Green Team members donate thousands of hours to provide critical care for the much-used park located at Main and Plymouth Streets. Be one of the many to help out with the Conservancy’s environment. To RSVP, email Kara at kgilmour@bbpc.net or call at 718-802-0603 x 18. Tuesday, October 5. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. Meeting place located at the corner of Main and Plymouth Streets.

S.O.B. Meeting
The SOB’s next regular monthly meeting will be this Wednesday. Their subject of discussion will cover the “Minstrels-y tombs at Greenwood Cemetery”. Their speaker will be Bob Daniels of the International Al Jolson Society (and noted member of the Society of Old Brooklynites). Wednesday, October 6. 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. New York State Supreme Court Building, Third Floor.

Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Workshop
At each workshop, DOT will present route options and gather feedback as to the community’s preferred alternative. Route options will reflect information gathered at DOT’s first round of community planning workshops, which were held in March/April 2010. These planning workshops will continue to inform DOT’s master plan for constructing the greenway, so please mark your calendars and tell your neighbors. Thursday, October 7. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Free. 352 42nd Street, St. Michael’s Church.

Cora Dance: An Informal Performance
Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance presents informal performances of excerpts from the company’s latest work-in-progress Prey in Coffey Park. Cora is building this eerie and elegant piece to travel over a mile through the diverse landscape of Red Hook at twilight into nighttime, meandering from the urban forest that is Coffey Park to the streets, playgrounds, shop windows and waterfront areas of the neighborhood… lit by the audience. For these informal showings, the company will present two sections, discuss the process and take audience members on a guided tour of the intended list of sites where the work will fully premiere in October 2011. Tuesday & Wednesday, October 5 & 6, (Raindate, Thursday October 7). Free. 50 Dwight Street, The center of the green space in Coffey Park.