Get Out: A Film Screening, Boozy Brunch and Saturday Night Out in Bed-Stuy

WHAT: "

WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, March 24, 6:30pm, the Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8^th Street, NY, NY

WHY GO: White Sugar in a Black Pot" has screened at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, the San Diego Black Film Festival, and the Hayti Heritage Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. The film will also screen at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood in March and the National Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle, Washington this April. The film won a CINE Golden Eagle award and the student competition at the Hayti Heritage Film Festival.

HOW MUCH: Free on a first-come, first-served basis

WHAT: Orchestra Concert:  BROOKLYN VILLAGE (The Downtown Brooklyn Series)

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 24, 7:30 pm, Sunday, March 25, 7:30 pm, Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue

WHY GO: Co-presented with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and Roulette. World premiere by David T. Little, co-commissioned with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. World premiere by Sarah Kirkland Snider, commissioned by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. World premiere by Matt Mehlan. Additional works by Sufjan Stevens, Beethoven, Bristow and Britten

HOW MUCH: Tickets, $20-$35

WHAT: Reading and Book Signing: “How Popular Culture Shapes Representations of Black Women in the Media and Literature.”

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 24, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, The Skylight Gallery, 1368 Fulton Street, 3^rd Floor

WHY GO: “Her Word as Witness: Women Writers of the African Diaspora” exhibit curator Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, the Eleventh National Black Writers Conference, and BSRC/CAC/Skylight Gallery at Restoration Plaza will co-sponsor a panel discussion: “How Popular Culture Shapes Representations of Black Women in the Media and Literature.” The panel discussion will include an award-winning assemblage of writers, including novelist, poet, and journalist asha bandele; cultural critic, journalist and scholar Joan Morgan; journalist and novelist Jill Nelson; professor of journalism, essayist, and author Pamela Newkirk; and writer, freelance journalist, editor, and essayist Akiba Solomon. It will be moderated by Shani Jamila, artist, writer, and journalist.  The program will be followed by a book signing and light reception.

HOW MUCH: Free

WHAT: Bed-Stuy Saturday Night

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 24, 6:00pm, Therapy Wine Bar, 364 Lewis Avenue

WHY GO: Get to know your neighborhood while supporting local businesses. Start the evening off at Therapy Wine Bar for a glass of wine, take in the play "Plenty of Time" at The Billie Holiday Theatre, then head over to The Denim Lounge for a fun filled after party!

HOW MUCH: $25

WHAT: BoozyBrunch at Rustik Tavern

WHEN/WHERE: Saturdays at 11:00am, Rustik Tavern, 471 Dekalb Avenue

WHY GO: The food is consistently great at Rustik. Come sample their pre-fix brunch menu, with unlimited drink specials until 4:00pm

HOW MUCH: Drinks free with its pre-fix brunch