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Join us on February 18, 2025, from 6-8 PM at El Puente Headquarters (211 South 4th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211) for another night of art, truth, and liberation. Rooted in the power of community, this open mic is a space to share stories, songs, and movement that honor our collective resilience.

This month, we’re honored to feature @truevillainy , a poet, Peace Poet, MC, and veteran youth worker whose work explores the complexity of Blackness and resistance in the U.S.

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month—pull up, speak up, and show out!

Venture into the jungle with hosts Abby Govindan and Mohanad Elshieky as they bring you a stacked lineup of nationally and internationally acclaimed comedians.

Lineup:

Michael Longfellow (SNL)

Lukas Arnold (Wild ‘N Out)

Matt Goldich (Seth Meyers)

Maddy Kelly (JFL)

Produced by Arish Jamil

Location: Union Hall, 702 Union St. Brooklyn, NY 11215

 18 February 2025

7:00pm Doors / 7:30pm Show

$18 advance / $20 at the door GA (mixed seated / standing)

Ages 21

*Lineup subject to change

Join Brooklyn Org and the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public
Library on Wednesday, February 19th for a
conversation on the NY State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies,
and their work to examine the legacy of slavery, subsequent discrimination
against people of African descent, and the impact these forces continue to have
in the present day.

You’ll
hear from two of the nine commissioners, Lurie Daniel Favors, civil
rights attorney and advocate for racial justice, and Darrick Hamilton,
economist and scholar in racial equity, along with State Senator James
Sanders, a co-sponsor and key advocate for this legislation. The panel, the
second in our Just Conversations series on reparations, will discuss the
commission’s work, its policy implications, and the potential for meaningful
change in New York’s reparations efforts. Aria Florent, CEO of Liberation
Ventures, moderates.

A comedy show where you’ll hear sets from Nick Smith (@nicksmith09) and special guests as well as everyone’s current hot takes or “Hear Me Out” thoughts!

Featuring:

Sydnee Washington

Sureni Weerasekera

Jonathan van Halem

Maddie Wiener

Very Special Guest!

Join us for Thursday Trivia Night with NYC Trivia League at Kick Axe Brooklyn in Gowanus!

• Every Thursday | 7pm-9pm *arrive early to grab a seat for your team
• Free Entry; Walk-ins are welcome

✅ NO AXE THROWING IS REQUIRED TO PLAY!

⭐ Free Trivia: Test your knowledge in fun-filled rounds with unique questions special rounds to WIN COOL PRIZES!

⭐ Solo & Teams Welcome: You DO NOT have to be a registered team to play!

⭐ Bites & Brews: Tasty food & beverage menus available for purchase

⭐ Cozy Cabin Vibes: Chill atmosphere amid flannel decor, plush sofas & punny neon signs to set the perfect trivia setting.

⭐ Games: Keep the competition going with Jumbo Connect4, Uno, Beer Pong more!

✅ Axe throwing is not required to play trivia, BUT if you’re looking for an AX-tra thrill… you can book an axe-throwing session right here!

Kick Axe Throwing Brooklyn 🌲 622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

✅ NYC’s Largest Trivia Competition: Want to join the league? Here’s how it works:

• 100% FREE to join the league & play weekly.
• Register a team of up to six or play solo.
• Teams compete for thousands of dollars at our season-end King’s Cup: Trivia Tournament of Champions

Think you’ve got the brains *and* the beauty? Prove it at T ‘n A, Bushwick’s hottest new drag trivia night at Pink Metal! Hosted by the electrifying Pacha and featuring the dazzling CHEETAHPRINT, this night is serving up fierce performances, three rounds of trivia, and fabulous prizes.

Come solo or squad up (teams of up to 4) and battle it out for the ultimate bragging rights. But the fun doesn’t stop when trivia ends—stick around for **gogo dancers on the bar until late!**

♥ Event Overview ♥

✨ **Fierce drag performances** throughout the night

❓ **Three rounds of trivia** with prizes after each round

🍸 **Two drink minimum** (because what’s trivia without cocktails?)

💃 **Gogo dancing on the bar** after the show—bring tips & good vibes!

🆓 **No cover!** (21 only)

Get ready to sip, slay, and serve up some knowledge. Bring your A-GAME and we’ll see you at Pink Metal!

Do you own a cookbook you love but never use? Or cherished family recipes that could be creatively commemorated? What about that stack of old food magazines or restaurant menus you can’t seem to let go of? Join MOFAD for a community crafting workshop and transform those cookbooks and recipes into vibrant works of art. With guidance from multi-disciplinary artist and chef, Andrea Lekberg, we’ll chat about our favorite recipes and lean into our creativity at this hands-on collage workshop.

We encourage you to bring physical cookbooks, recipes, food magazines, restaurant menus, or anything else you like! Don’t want to cut into a favorite piece? Bring a photocopy! MOFAD will also provide plenty of supplies for you to create for you to create your own cookbook collage to take home.

Ticket includes access to Flavor: The World to Your Brain from 6 to 7 PM, baked goods from The Artist Baker, and beverages.

Riding high off their 2024 “Roll With It Tour,” which received rave reviews from fans and critics alike and boasted several sold out shows, Billboard Chart-topping blues rockers The Record Company (TRC) have announced that they will be continuing their routing into 2025 and will be headlining the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 11. They will continue to support their latest release The 4th Album. 

During the shows, fans will enjoy the trio’s signature raw, bluesy rock sound as they perform tracks from their new record like lead single, “Talk to Me,” which reached #4 at AAA radio, and signature songs like “Dance On Mondays” and “Highway Lady.” The triumvirate will also round out their performance with hits from their catalog, including “Off the Ground” (#1 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs Chart), “Rita Mae Young” (#12 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart), and “Baby, I’m Broken” (#6 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart).

TRC, featuring Vocalist and Guitarist Chris Vos, Bassist and Background Vocalist Alex Stiff, and Drummer Marc Cazorla, has a chemistry that brings a familial warmth to their music. Their 2016 debut album, Give It Back to You, earned a Grammy nomination and established their reputation for delivering both chart-topping tracks and thrilling live performances. Notably, their 2019 Bonnaroo set, described by Rolling Stone Country as “a wildly energetic show and one of the most communal experiences of the festival,” earned them a spot on Rolling Stone’s “5 Best Country and Americana Moments.” Over the years, they’ve shared stages with legends like John Mayer, B.B. King, Social Distortion, Bob Seger, and Blackberry Smoke, further cementing their place in modern rock.

Today, more than a decade since the band formed, TRC continues to take fans along with them on their musical journey through their stripped back approach.

“We want people to feel like they’re in the house [studio] with us, being part of this unpolished and homemade thing,” said Stiff. Cazorla added, “We embrace that space [between us] as part of the raw element. That’s what we explored on our latest album, and it’s beautiful. We can’t wait to continue it on the road.”