Yearly Archives: 2016

Free Trial Japanese Lessons

Where:Japan Society 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017-2399 Cost:Free Have you always wanted to learn Japanese, but were unsure where to start? Come for a Free Trial Japanese Lesson, taught by the Toyota Language Center’s Director, Tomoyo Kamimura. This lesson is structured for complete beginners of Japanese language learning. Sessions Thursday, January 14, 6:30-7:30 PM Wednesday, January 20,... Read more » Read More »

Batman: Bad Blood Premiere

Warner Bros. is also giving fans free tickets to the world premiere of the movie at the Paley Center for Media in New York on January 19, 2016 and Los Angeles on February 1, 2016. Both premieres will begin at approximately 7:00pm. There are only a limited number of tickets available, so carefully follow the directions below to attend! Fans... Read more » Read More »

A Place at the Table: Screening & Discussion

When: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Time: 6:30-9:00 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St. Brooklyn, NY Cost: Free w. RSVP   In 2014, 15.3 million American children were living in food insecure households. Join us as director Lori Silverbush talks about her award-winning documentary, which exposes the realities of hunger in the United States through the stories of three families who struggle daily to... Read more » Read More »

4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival

When: Saturday, January 16, 2016 Time: 10 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Where: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd. Manhattan, NY 10030 Cost: Free w. RSVP   The 4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival is back! The Schomburg Center’s 4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival celebrates the rich tradition of black comix in a full day event featuring panel... Read more » Read More »

Saturday NYPL Movie: Driving Miss Daisy

When: Saturday, January 16, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. Where: Mid-Manhattan Library 455 Fifth Avenue New York, NY, 10016 Cost: Free Don’t miss NYPL’s free screening of Driving Miss Daisy! After Daisy Werthan, an elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta crashes her car, her son arranges for her to have a chauffeur. He hires an African-American driver named Hoke Colburn. Daisy and Hoke’s relationship gets off to... Read more » Read More »