When: Friday, April 25th 7PM-9PM Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 It's April and time for the Season 10 finale of How to Build a Fire. The installation at Open Source this month is Kathleen McDermott’s “Repair Shop,” an exploration of the …
HTBAF is back for Season 11. Join us for the first session - Pride edition!
When: Friday, September 26, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP Now! There are maps and coordinates, patterns, and delineations. There are designated spaces, pathways, and landmarks. And we, creatures of desire, and ease, perhaps even more than habit, disrupt, erode, shift, …
When: Friday, October 24, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP Now! From Edgar Allan Poe to Lovecraft from Stephen King to Brian Evanson and everything in between, even those childhood moments, maybe at summer camp around a fire when someone told …
When: Friday, November 21, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) At first glance, asking for help might not seem like a revolutionary act. But in a culture that prizes self-sufficiency and individual achievement (oops, fascism loves that too), reaching out for support, …
View all dates HTBAF: At the Table This month we gather around a potluck table for Open Kitchen - a shared hearth of sorts. Every bowl carries a story, every recipe a memory seasoned by the places and people we’ve loved. As we break bread …
When: Friday, January 30, 7-9pm Where: The Puffin Foundation in Brooklyn (227 5th Ave, Brooklyn, between President and Carroll) RSVP Now! This month we'll share stories about things that feel at risk: identities, relationships, traditions, ecosystems, languages, jobs, bodies, neighborhoods, or versions of ourselves. These …
When: Friday, February 27, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP Now! Stories about being out of place or moved from where you expected to be. We can be physically, emotionally, culturally, or religiously displaced or pushed out in ways we might …
When: Friday, March 27, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP Now In honor of the time change this month, our storytellers focus on moments when timing becomes the center of the story. Whether it’s rushing to catch a bus, racing to …
When: Friday, April 17, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP In the final month of HTBAF Season 11 we explore the many meanings of “sounding,” from the literal act of hearing or making sound to the ways people test ideas, express …
