Weekday Events

Screening of “Fuel” at Center for the Urban Environment
Join CUE’s Third Thursday and watch Fuel, the Sundance Film Festival’s Best Documentary of 2008. Fuel is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. There will be free popcorn and a post-screening discussion with Brent Baker, CEO of Tri State Biodiesel. To RSVP, email rwelch@bcue.org.
Thursday, February 19. 6-8 p.m. $10. Center for the Urban Environment, 168 7th Street.

Funeral for the G Train
The Straphangers Campaign and State Assembly Members Joseph Lentol and Hakeem Jeffries will hold a “mock funeral” for the G train. The MTA is proposing to eliminate the line at all times from the Court Square subway station to Forest Hills-71st Avenue.
Today. 10:30 a.m. Court Square Subway Station, street entrance at Jackson Avenue and Court Square.

Brooklyn Independents: 50 Years of Black Literary History with Amiri Baraka and Ed Bullins
As part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s celebration of Black History Month, authors Amiri Baraka and Ed Bullins will discuss their literary lives. Professor Jeremy Glick from Hunter College will moderate.
Wednesday, February 18. 7 p.m. Free. Central Library in the Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza.

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Brooklyn Preservation Council Meeting
The Brooklyn Preservation is holding its monthly meeting. On the agenda is the expansion of the Park Slope Historic District, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Historic Districts, the Brooklyn Underground Railroad Federal Network, the Columbus Park Commemoration, and various proposed Brooklyn landmarks.
Tonight. 7 p.m. Brooklyn Borough Hall (in the first floor conference room), 209 Joralemon Street.

Community Board 7 Public Hearing
CB 7 is holding a Public Hearing about their budget for 2010. The CB 7 monthly meeting starts afterwards at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 18. 5 p.m. 4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street).