Weekday Events

Planners Network NYC’s Annual Disorientation
Planners Network NYC’s Annual Disorientation is a social networking event for progressive planners and community activists. Happy hour begins at 6 p.m. with $1 PBRs and 2-for-1 cocktails. There will also be a screening of Virginie-Alvine Perrette’s short film, Twilight Becomes Night, which follows the stories of five neighborhood stores in New York City and reveals the role that locally-owned businesses play in our individual lives and neighborhoods.
Tuesday, October 28. 6-10 p.m. Tamboril, 527 Myrtle Avenue.

Halloween Storytelling Festival at Brooklyn Lyceum
Halloween Storytelling Festival features storytellers Robin Bady, Gerald Fierst, Jonathan Kruk, and Julia M. Morris. The stories range from witches and pumpkins to true ghost stories and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Tonight. Runs through October 31. $10, kids under 2 are free. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Avenue.

Valerie Yow Reading
Valerie Yow reads from her biography of Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Wednesday, October 29. 7 p.m. Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch, Grand Army Plaza at Eastern Parkway.

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Sunset Park “Demystifying Zoning” Workshop
In collaboration with the Fifth Avenue Committee, the Center for Urban Pedagogy will present a workshop on zoning changes for Sunset Park. The workshop will be conducted in English and Spanish.
Tuesday, October 28. 6-9 p.m. Free but need to RSVP by phone (718) 237-2017 ext 148 or email dpowell@fifthave.org. Marien Heim Senior Center, 4520 Fourth Avenue.

Habana Outpost’s Eco-Friendly Haunted House
Habana Outpost teams up with The Green School to create a completely “green” haunted house.
Tonight. 4-7 p.m. Free. Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton Street.

Citytech’s Theaterworks Presents Gravesend Inn-A Haunted Hotel
Theatreworks’ high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again. City Tech’s resident theatrical troupe help create this theme-park-quality Halloween attraction.
Thursday, October 30. 1-5 p.m. or 6-9 p.m. Adults: $6, Students: $4. Other dates and hours vary. Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay Street.

Executive & Landmarks/Land Use Committees Meeting
Community Board 6’s meeting will consist of a presentation and discussion with various representatives of State and City agencies to provide an update on the redevelopment plans for the Public Place site at Smith and 5th Streets.
Thursday, October 30. 6 p.m. PS 58 Auditorium, 330 Smith Street.