One painting, one long look. A museum educator leads a conversation with fellow attendees in the galleries, with Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert as the focus and everyone encouraged to join in.
A big-screen look at the basics of philosophy, paired with a Q&A, as part of the Downtown Festival. A good pick if you like an evening out that gives you something to think about.
A jazz quintet fronted by Eddie Allen, playing at a club that pioneered live streaming its shows, so the music carries well beyond the room.
A stand-up showcase hosted by Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto, with Hanna Dickinson, Sabrina Wu, Julio Diaz and Aparna Nancherla on the lineup. Five comics in one night.
Champian Fulton leads her trio through live jazz sets at Mezzrow, a room whose shows are also streamed live, so you can catch it in person or from home.
A themed trolley tour of true crime and disaster stories, from a mentalist allegedly killed by autopsy to mob boss Albert Anastasia and the Hall-Mills murders.
A guided walk through community gardens with NYRP and Chenae Bullock, done on foot and in person. A chance to see the neighborhood's green spaces up close.
Live jazz from a quartet led by Eric Reed, in a room where the SmallsLIVE cameras are on, so the music also reaches anyone who can't get through the door.
A conversation and reading built around Primary: After and With Alma Thomas, a book on the painter. It's part of the museum's own Studio Salon series, held on The Stoop.
A four-band bill built around a single release from Jenny Alien, with Blisspoint, Theophobia and Prairie Princess rounding out a night of live bands in a proper Brooklyn rock room.
Dwarf Neon Mayfield screens in a cinema as part of The Downtown Festival, paired with a Q&A, so you can stay and hear the conversation about the film.
A trolley tour of the cemetery's Revolutionary War figures and early distillers, then on to a whiskey tasting: rye straight off the still, a pour from the barrel, and barrel-aged maple syrup.
A quartet led by a musician, educator, and self-described thought leader who frames his playing as community wellness work, gathering ancestral history into sound. Two sets, with seating throughout.
Two poets, Stine An and Antonio Ochoa, share one bill in the Segue Reading Series, an independent poetry series with a clear curatorial point of view. A short, focused evening of listening.
A trio led by Victor Gould, playing sets in the room at Mezzrow. The show is also streamed live, so you can catch it even if you can't get down there.
Mohanad Elshieky tries out Green Books in unfinished form, so the material is still being shaped and the room gets a look at the process before the polished version.
A hybrid session on empire, consumer culture, and everyday life in postwar France, tied to a poster exhibition. The artwork pairs a cartoon bride with a refrigerator and a top hat.
Trumpeter Philip Harper fronts a quintet with Raphael Silverman on guitar, Maki Nientao on piano, Joseph Ranieri on bass and Willie Bowman on drums. Guitar alongside trumpet is a nice twist.
The Mayflower screens as part of The Downtown Fest, paired with a Q&A. A chance to see it on a big screen at an independent art house theater and stay for the conversation.
Kodai Speich, Lish Lindsey and Nina Fukuoka play hichiriki, ryūteki and shō, unpacking Gagaku, the "elegant music" tradition that shapes the sound of Allegra, with live repertory.
