Book it
Saturday, March 8: Tonight, the Brooklyn Vanguard, a new group that’s ratcheting up the Brooklyn Public Library’s cool factor, are throwing “Library After Dark,” a late-night dance party in the BPL’s new Dweck Center. The fundraiser promises an open bar and music from DJ Rich Medina (pictured).
8 pm at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch on Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Heights. $75. For information, call (718) 230-2465 or visit
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Sunday school
Sunday, March 9: If regular old Sunday morning religious services aren’t your thing, head over to Park Slope’s Congregation Beth Elohim. This morning, AJ Jacobs, author of the comical memoir, “The Year of Living Biblically,” will discuss his 365 days of growing a beard, stoning adulterers and following the letter of the Bible.
11 am at Congregation Beth Elohim (274 Garfield Pl. at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope). Free. For information, call (718) 768-3814.
Rap it up
Tuesday, March 11: Indie hip-hop phenom Dizzee Rascal is touring in support of his latest record, “Maths+English,” and tonight he touches down at Southpaw. The UK-based rapper made his U.S. debut in 2004 with a legendary show at now-defunct Williamsburg venue Volume; don’t miss this one.
8 pm at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave. at Sterling Place in Park Slope). $20 in advance, $25 day of. For information, call (718) 230-0236 or visit
www.spsounds.com.
Flock of Siegal
Wednesday, March 12: Author Nina Siegal will be celebrating the release of her new novel, “A Little Trouble With the Facts,” a newspaper-based mystery — our favorite kind — tonight with a reading at Greenpoint’s Word Bookstore and a party at the aptly named Pencil Factory.
7:30 pm at Word Bookstore (126 Franklin St. at Milton Street in Greenpoint). Free. For information, call (718) 383-0096 or visit
www.wordbrooklyn.com.
Fran club
Thursday, March 13: While the borough is stocked with plenty of writers happy to share a meal, a bottle of wine and their life stories with you — seriously, call us! — tonight, social commentator Fran Lebowitz is the featured guest at Fort Greene’s popular “Eat, Drink and Be Literary” dinner-with-an-author series.
6:30 pm at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). Sold out. For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit
www.bam.org.