Weekday Events

FGA Neighborhood Meeting
Joyce Szuflita from NYC School Help will talk about what every parent needs to know about starting out in New York City public schools. If you are confused about the difference between Charter, Magnet and Dual Language or Unzoned programs and what is up with district-wide vs. citywide Gifted and Talented, this may be the talk for you. Also, the Real Estate market has been all over the map. Get your bearings with a discussion on the current trends in the Fort Greene market. Ask questions, and get answers. Monday, November 16. Refreshments at 7 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Free. 85 South Oxford Street, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church.

NAG Heat Season Workshop
This gathering is to raise awareness of this city’s heating regulations and outline the rights and avenues of recourse tenants have when dealing with non-compliant landlords. Those of you are tired of being cold and want to know what you can do about it should make it a point to attend. Monday, November 16. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. To RSVP, call (718) 384-2241. 110 Kent Avenue, Floor 2, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth.

Psychedelic Shamanism: Tripping with Caveh
Dropping acid in high school or eating Mushrooms in college is still an American rite of passage, but few filmmakers have made the hallucinogenic experience an integral part of their work. Caveh Zahedi has spent the past 20 years exploring the spiritually transformative potential of psychoactive drugs and documenting these explorations in his autobiographical films. He has even made a TV pilot, Tripping with Caveh ( inspired by John Lurie’s Fishing with John series) with Will Oldham playing Dante to Caveh’s mushroom-addled Virgil. Join him for a first-hand account of his own experiences in the psychedelic realm. Monday, November 16. 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Free. 709 Lorimer Street, Pete’s Candy Store.

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Songwriters Exchange
The show features great local songwriter and alt-country champion Matt Keating with his band, as well as Misra recording artist and ambient/mazzy-star oriented songwriter Emily Rodgers from Pittsburgh and host Rebecca Pronsky will open the evening with her trio. Monday, November 16. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Free. 702 Union Street, Union Hall.

Talkin’ Turkey
It’s Turkey Time at the Zoo! Gobble, Wattle, Snood! Children will visit the Zoo’s Turkeysm, learn all about thee feathered friends, and make a take-home craft. Wednesday, November 18. 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. $15 for members. $20 for non-members. Prospect Park Zoo.

Reading of Eating Animals
Join author Jonathan Safran Foer as he reads from his newest non-fiction Eating Animals. Eating Animals explores the many fictions we use to justify our eating habits-from folklore to pop culture to family traditions and national myth-and how such tales can lull us into a brutal forgetting. Thursday, November 19. Reading at 6:30 p.m. Reception at 8 p.m. Suggested $10 donation. Reading at Old First Reformed Church. Reception at Community Bookstore.

The Crowning of Miss G Train
The City Reliquary will be holding a pageant on November 19th in conjunction a photography exhibit documenting past Miss Subways winners. Candidates are still being accepted until the end of Monday, November 16. Do you want to be the next Miss G Train? Anyone and everyone is welcome for consideration. Only a 200-word essay and photo of yourself is necessary. You can send your application to missgtrain@cityreliquary.org or simply come on Thursday to watch the spectacle! Thursday, November 19. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. 370 Metropolitan Avenue, The City Reliquary.