"An Evening At Mr. Capote's" On Willlow Street

Truman Capote's 'House on the Heights' at 70 Willow Street

As part of its Celebrating a Century series, the Brooklyn Heights Association's is presenting "An Evening at Mr. Capote's" at 70 Willow Street. Read on. It sounds like a wonderful evening.

An Evening at Mr. Capote's

A Reading and Musical Reception

The Celebrating a Century series continues with a unique event celebrating the literary legacy of our neighborhood. We invite you to join us for "An Evening at Mr. Capote's" on Monday, April 26, 2010 at 8 PM.

That's Truman Capote, of course, and the event takes place in the elegant 19th Century mansion on Willow Street where Capote lived and wrote. Curated by novelist and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Peter Hedges, the evening will include readings from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and, appropriately, A House on the Heights. The evening will also include a brief musical interlude of songs from the score of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Capote’s Broadway musical House of Flowers. A dessert reception will follow.

Seating is limited so act fast! Admission: $125. To purchase tickets please RSVP to Auster Agency by calling 718.243.1414 or email rsvp@austeragency.com.

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"If Walls Could Talk": A Workshop On How To Research Your Old House

If you want to find out more about the history of your house, but don't know where to start, the Brooklyn Heights Association has a workshop for you.

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If Walls Could Talk: A Workshop on the Genealogy of Your Home

As part of the ’s Celebrating a Century yearlong series of events, the Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) will be presenting a two hour workshop on Saturday, March 27^th at 2pm. Held at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS), this workshop will help you discover the intriguing history of your house using BHS’ images, records and documents.

Attendees will be introduced to the library collections as well as essential tools for house and building research, allowing them to piece together the architectural and social history of any Brooklyn home or block. At this event participants will be given time to use their new skills to begin research in BHS' Othmer Library. Admission: $10

Brooklyn Historical Society:

128 Pierrepont Street

Saturday, March 27^th at 2pm

Space is limited, to confirm attendance please call 718-222-4111 x250 or email vservice@brooklynhistory.org.

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