Book it
Saturday, April 12: Today, “Brooklyn Follies” author and Park Slope Grand Poobah Paul Auster will grace the Brooklyn Public Library’s “Brooklyn Writers for Brooklyn Readers” series, read from “Travels in the Scriptorium,” and answer questions about his career in film and literature.
2 pm at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch on Grand Army Plaza. Free. For information, call (718) 230-2100 or visit
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Art mart
Sunday, April 13: Sick of looking at bare walls? The solution may be hanging at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which is hosting the closing reception for its BAMart auction with photographer Annie Leibovitz (pictured) as guest of honor. Pick up wallet-friendly pieces from the likes of Cindy Sherman and Jasper Johns.
3 pm at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). Free. For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit
www.bam.org.
Fundraiser
Wednesday, April 16: If you think movies are expensive now, check out the $15-per-ticket screening of Oscar-winning documentary short “Freeheld,” directed by Park Sloper Cynthia Wade (pictured), tonight at the Pavilion movie theater. All the dough is going to a good cause — the PTA at PS 107.
7 pm at The Pavilion (188 Prospect Park West at 14th Street in Park Slope). $15. For information, visit
www.ps107.org.
O solo mio
Thursday, April 17: On tour supporting his first solo record, Colin Meloy, the frontman for indie sensation The Decemberists, will sing for two nights at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Expect new songs, Decemberists hits and covers of mopey masterpieces like The Smiths’ “Ask.”
8 pm at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg). $30. For information, call (718) 486-5400 or visit www. musichallofwilliamsburg.com.
Lotsa matzoh
Saturday, April 19: Whether you’re religious or just carb conscious, Passover — the eight-day Jewish celebration that begins tonight — means no leavened bread. Celebrate the first night with a traditional Seder like those at the Chabad of Downtown Colleges, hosted by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein (pictured), the Chabad of Park Slope, and the Chabad of Brooklyn Heights.