Weekday Events

Book Talk: The Great Divorce
What happened to the three Chapman children when they disappeared from a New York Shaker village in 1815? Had they been “taken captive” by the Shakers, as their mother alleged–or was their unstable father responsible, as the Shakers claimed? llyon Woo will discuss the central mystery and sensational custody and divorce at the heart of The Great Divorce, as well as this frequently asked question: What became of the children? The answer involves adultery, bigamy, attempted murder, and other tabloid drama, staged in Brooklyn– a shocking turn of events for former Shakers. Thursday, March 31. 6 p.m. Suggested donation: $5. 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Historical Society.

BBPC Conservancy Junior Committee Cocktail Party
A much-anticipated Spring is just around the corner, and with it comes the annual Junior Committee cocktail party. At the cocktail party there will even be a raffle! Raffle items include prizes and gift certificates from FRESH, Superfine, OriginTwentyThree Eco Fashion Agency, yogamassagenyc.com, The Paper Source, Film Biz Prop Shop, Laura Remmert Flowers, Brooklyn Victory Garden, Henry’s End, Dodge YMCA, Tumeric Alive, Brooklyn Heights Cinema, Interview Magazine, and much more! The participant’s contribution supports free, public programming in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Monday, March 28. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. $25/$30 (to purchase tickets, use the link above). 126 Front Street, SUPERFINE.

Opening Reception: Greg Vore
Circa Trade and Asha Veza proudly present Rickshaw Wallah – Photographic portraits by Brooklyn photographer, Greg Vore. Meet the photographer, browse Asha Veza’s lovely dresses & Circa Trade’s global housewares, sip wine, sample Indian sweets and mingle. Thursday, March 31. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. 69 5th Avenue, Asha Veza.

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The Tremendous Tremendous
Join The Mad Ones, creators of last season’s award-winning Samuel & Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, as they pull back the curtain on a tremendous moment in American history and reveal the closing night party of those irascible Abbotts, a tremendous traveling family with an unsettling secret. Thursday, March 31. 8 p.m. 575 Metropolitan Avenue, The Brick.

Open House: Foreign Language Classes
Come to Idlewild Books and meet the instructors of the classes, mix with former students, and learn more about the classes. There will be a free language assessments for people who don’t know which level might be right for them. Come for the assessment and the happy hour! There will be Spanish wine, Italian snacks and French music served! Tuesday, March 29. 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 12 West 19th Street, Idlewild Books.

Screening: “Very Young Girls”
Girls Are Not For Sale, Film Screening In honor of Women’s History Month, the NYC Younger Women’s Task Force would like to invite you to a flim screening of Very Young Girls, which is an exposé of the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in New York City as they are sold on the streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police. The film identifies hope for these girls in the organization GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), a recovery agency founded and run by Rachel Lloyd, herself a survivor of sexual exploitation. Wednesday, March 30. 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Suggested donation: $7. 721 Franklin Avenue, LaunchPad.