The Brooklyn Collection's lecture series is back from summer hiatus! Please join us for our first author talk of the season, with Jamel Shabazz. This legendary Brooklyn photographer talks about his life and career as he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his book Back in the Days, a photographic look at New York's hip-hop culture during the late seventies and eighties.
Wednesday, September 28th, Brooklyn Collection, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY 11238
Wine and cheese at 6:30. The talk starts promptly at 7:00. Seating is limited to 40 people. Tickets will be given out during the 30 minutes before the event.
Do you need more convincing? Here's the trailer for the new documentary about Shabazz's work, by Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn:
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