Weekday Events

Soul to Soul II: A Benefit for Haiti
Come to “Soul to Soul II: A Benefit for Haiti” this Tuesday to benefit others and to listen to some amazing songs. Expected guests include Lettuce with Maceo Parker, ?uestlove, The London Souls, among others with proceeds going towards the Red Cross efforts in Haiti. Tuesday, January 18. Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Minimum $20 donation. 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn Bowl.

Secret Science Club
The Secret Science Club originally scheduled for Wednesday, January 12 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 19 due to the snow forecast! The Secret Science Club blasts into 2011 with more out-of-this-world lectures, cosmic cocktails, and intergalactic sounds!! Strap on your rocket pack! The Secret Science Club is heading for the edge of time and space with astrophysicist Charles Liu. Don’t miss one nanosecond of this far-out talk! Wednesday, January 19. 8 p.m. Free. 149 7th Street, The Bell House.

25th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year, BAM welcomes keynote speaker Walter Mosley, novelist and social commentator. In his acclaimed fiction, Mosley has explored the black experience in America over the past seven decades, beginning with the migration of African-Americans from the Deep South to his native Los Angeles in the post-World War II era and through post-Obama election-era New York City. His honors include an O’Henry Award, a Grammy, The Sundance Risktaker Award, and the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and he twice has been awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Monday, January 17. 10:30 a.m. Free. BAM Howard Gilman Opera House.

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94th Precinct Community Council Meeting
Please come to this month’s 94th Precinct Community Council meeting is this upcoming Monday. All are welcome to attend. Monday, January 17. 7 p.m. Free. 715 Leonard Street. Peter J. McGuinness Senior’s Center.

GAGA Dance
GAGA is the style of movement developed by choreographer Ohad Naharin for the Batsheva Dance Company. Known for worldwide appeal, this year they’ve expanded to Brooklyn, and all can join in. In Naharin’s own words, GAGA is about healing your body, and finding pleasure and joy in movement. Try it out! Monday & Wednesday, January 17 & 19. 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. $10/$13. 274 Garfield Place, Congregation Beth Elohim.

Chess Club Meeting
The Brooklyn Public Library Carroll Gardens Branch, located on the corner of Clinton and Union Street, started a chess club. Every Wednesday night you can go get your chess on with National Chess Master, Manuel Ugarte. All are welcome! Wednesday, January 19. 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free. 396 Clinton Street, Brooklyn Public Library, Carroll Gardens Branch.