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\"poetry\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1. We don\u2019t know all the deals of Lindsey Kelk\u2019s latest book launch, but we do know it\u2019s\u00a0About a Girl<\/a>. (Tuesday)<\/p>\n

2. Talk urban gardens, micro-histories, and taxis with\u00a0Satellite Magazine<\/a>\u00a0at The Way Station. (Tuesday)<\/p>\n

3. Neuroscientist Susana Martinez-Conde will join the\u00a0Secret Science Club<\/a>\u00a0at the Bell House to blow your mind\u2019s eye. (Tuesday)<\/p>\n

4. Join Sycamore Bar\u2019s Beer Club, the only club that matters, for a tasting of\u00a0Third Rail Beer<\/a>. (Tuesday)<\/p>\n

5. Park Slope Food Co-op\u2019s Plow to Plate Food Series presents\u00a0The Future of Food<\/a>, an anti-GMO manifesto to make you rethink your grocery list. (Tuesday)<\/p>\n

6. Try not to spill too much of your enemies\u2019 blood on your scorecard at\u00a0Game of Thrones bingo<\/a>. (Wednesday)<\/p>\n

7. Twist to old school rock & roll at with\u00a0Honky Cats<\/a>\u00a0at Bar Chord. (Wednesday)<\/p>\n

8. Hear\u00a0Junot Diaz<\/a>\u00a0give a brief, wondrous talk at St. Francis College. (Thursday)<\/p>\n

9. Explore why people still aren\u2019t into vaccinations at a marathon reading of\u00a0On Immunity<\/a>\u00a0at powerHouse Arena. (Thursday)<\/p>\n

10. The Moth\u2019s April Salazar joins\u00a0Split Personality<\/a>\u00a0at Over the Eight for some stories and jokes and even an open mic. (Thursday)<\/p>\n

11. Every joke deserves a chance to shine, so hear comics present the ones they love that never quite worked at\u00a0Shit Bits<\/a>. (Thursday)<\/p>\n

12. Celebrate National Poetry Month with thoughts and rhymes and beats from\u00a0Roots Poetry Series<\/a>. (Friday)<\/p>\n

13. Revel in the too-brief genius that was Party Down by\u00a0watching a few episodes of it<\/a>\u00a0at Videology with TV Hangover. (Friday)<\/p>\n

Source: brokelyn.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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