Wednesday, August 6, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Zot! An Evening with Scott McCloud

Join in this interview with well-known comic book artist Scott McCloud.

Thursday, September 18, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Andy Statman

Internationally-acclaimed clarinet and mandolin virtuoso Statman plays American roots music incorporating Hasidic and avant-garde jazz influences. Statman is a driving force behind the neo-klezmer and "newgrass" music movements.

Sunday, September 21, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Andrey Khrzhanovsky

Khrzhanovsky, an animator, screens excerpts of his films about poets Alexander Pushkin and Joseph Brodsky. Pushkin left 2,000 sketches in pen and ink on his manuscript sheets, which the director has incorporated in A Pushkin Trilogy.

Sunday, September 21, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: BPL Chamber Players: David Krakauer

Virtuoso clarinetist David Krakauer presents a genre-defying recital program exploring his vast repertoire, from Debussy and Brahms to klezmer. Assisting artists include Marija Stroke on the piano and Peter Weitzner on the double bass.

Thursday, September 25, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Mr. Z

Jazz singer Mr. Z has performed with Art Blakey, Annie Ross and Jon Hendricks. He also appeared on Broadway in hit shows including The Lion in Winter with Christopher Walken and Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? with Al Pacino.

Saturday, September 27, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian American Kids Circus

The Russian American Kids Circus is a circus of delight. Trained and produced by Moscow Circus veterans, these artists dazzle audiences with their synchronized acrobatics, unicycling, juggling, and daring aerial feats.

Saturday, September 27, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Funny Men: Warren Adler

Adler reads from his new novel Funny Boys, a dark, funny comedy of errors about success, the mob and finding true love. Two of his previous novels, The War of the Roses and Random Hearts, were made into major films.

Sunday, September 28, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

The American Presidency: Profiling the Candidates

Stanley Renshon, a political scientist and a certified psychoanalyst, considers the character of the candidates in the 2008 presidential election. Renshon is the author of In His Father's Shadow: The Transformations of George W. Bush.

Sunday, September 28, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Dishwashers, Neurosurgeons and Nannies: Why We Need Immigrants

Andrew Hacker discusses the positive impacts of immigration on American society. Hacker teaches political science at Queens College and writes frequently for the New York Review of Books. This lecture is sponsored by Martin and Rona Schneider.

Thursday, October 2, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn deliver early jazz, swing and blues on resonator guitar, upright bass, horns and a homemade washboard. Their repertoire of witty songs from the 1920s and 30s is augmented by original tunes in four-part harmony.

Saturday, October 4, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Louie Fiesta Latina

Louie has been dazzling the hearts of children, parents and teachers everywhere he goes by integrating high energy, passion, rhymes and melodies into every concert he performs.

Saturday, October 4, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Cosmopolis: Immigrant Writers in New York City - Dalia Sofer

Iranian-born Sofer reads from The Septembers of Shiraz, a novel about a Jewish gem dealer in Tehran who finds himself wrongly accused of anti-government activity after the fall of the Shah of Iran. Leonard Lopate of WNYC Radio hosts the series.

Sunday, October 5, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Silent Film Series: Working-Class Clown

Often remembered as a homeless vagabond, Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character has roots in the working class. He confronts class barriers and social inequality in these short films: The Count, Police and The Pawnshop.

Sunday, October 5, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Piano Conversations with Julian Gargiulo

Julian Gargiulo's electrifying performances on the piano are enriched by his informal and often humorous interactions with the audience, which illuminate the lives of the great composers.

Saturday, October 11, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Amazing Ken

Prepare to be amazed as Brooklyn's own Amazing Ken delights with magic. Music, illusions and full audience participation make this a delightful experience for the entire family.

Saturday, October 11, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Conversations in Jazz: Lorraine Gordon

WBGO's Josh Jackson and Village Vanguard owner Lorraine Gordon discuss Gordon's book Alive at the Village Vanguard, which chronicles her rich biography and her involvement as a key figure in the business history of jazz.

Sunday, October 12, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Dmitry Bykov

A writer, poet, literary critic and journalist, Bykov writes a weekly column in the popular Ogonek magazine and is the author of an award-winning biography of Boris Pasternak.

Sunday, October 12, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Soprano Valentina Fleer

Fleer performs much beloved arias from operas by Puccini, Mozart and Verdi, as well songs by Rachmaninoff, Cole Porter and George Gershwin. Fleer sang recently at the esteemed Glimmerglass Opera.

Wednesday, October 15, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Black Independents: Music is My Life, Politics is My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.

This documentary film by Donnie Betts captures Brown's strength as a performer, songwriter and social activist. Noted for such songs as Dat Dere, Work Song and Watermelon Man, he also penned socially-conscious plays and poetry.

Thursday, October 16, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Luiz Simas

Simas, a composer, singer and pianist, performs music by Ernesto Nazareth and Tom Jobim and American standards with a Brazilian flavor. His original compositions mix European, Romantic and salon music with lively African rhythms.

Saturday, October 18, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

The Last Coqui

This is the story of El Coqui, an artist from Puerto Rico who wants to share his art with the world. To accomplish this, he travels to a city full of tall buildings, which he makes his home. Join us for this free show to find out if he will forget where he comes from.

Saturday, October 18, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Louis Rosen and Capathia Jenkins

Broadway vocalist Jenkins and award-winning composer Rosen offer selections from The Black Loom, a trilogy of song cycles based on the works of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni.

Sunday, October 19, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

The American Presidency: Presidential Rhetoric

Presidential discourse is an important aspect of political leadership. Mark Crispin Miller, author of The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder, analyzes the politics of presidential speech.

Sunday, October 19, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: New York Empire Trio

Trio members Hristo Popov, Kalin Ivanov and Joshua Pierce, perform works from the classical composers Franz Joseph Haydn, Antonin Dvorak, and Bulgarian composer Roumi Petrova.

Wednesday, October 22, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Independents: An Evening with Edward Hirsch and Peter Cole

Hirsch interviews Cole, the author of three books, most recently, Things on Which I've Stumbled, and noted translator of medieval Hebrew poetry. Hirsch has authored over ten books, including How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry.

Thursday, October 23, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Swings, Brooklyn Swings: Jody Sandhaus

Sandhaus's power as a jazz vocalist lies in her vocal clarity and subtle delivery. She enlivens standards by Ellington and Porter with her ability to swing, scat and soar into a beautiful soprano.