CULTURE BRIEFS: Week of October 15

CHEAP LAUGHS AT THE SANDBOX

Comedy can go down a lot easier with a couple of cold ones. OnWednesday nights, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Sandbox, 257 GrandStreet, an evening of comedians is presented for a five-dollarcover as part of the New York City Broken Comedy series. And ifadmission that cheap doesn’t tickle your funny bone, BrooklynBrewery is making sure to keep you laughing with free beers allnight long. Check out the event Facebook page at:www.facebook.com/NYCBrokenComedy.

FREE FORECLOSURE WORKSHOP

If you’re a homeowner experiencing financial hardship, a freeseminar on foreclosure prevention just might offer some solutions.On October 19 at 6 p.m. the non-profit organization CAMBA will holdthe event at the organization’s small business facility, 884Flatbush Avenue, on the second floor. Space is limited and an RSVPis required. To RSVP, call: 718-282-2500 or send an email to:smallbiz@camba.org.

ART OF THE 1920s

Experience the fire of the Roaring Twenties through the eyes ofsome of its most influential artists in a new exhibition opening atthe Brooklyn Museum on October 28. Youth and Beauty: Art of theAmerican Twenties brings together the work of 68 painters,photographers and sculptors. Included are the artists EdwardWeston, Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Hopper. Admission is asuggested donation of $10, $6 for seniors and students. Childrenunder 12 years old get in free. The museum is located at 200Eastern Parkway. For more information, visit:www.brooklynmuseum.org.

ONE-MAN SHOW

Who could forget George Burns? The cigar smoking, wise-crackingcomedian died in 1996 at the age of 100, but not before making anindelible impact on the world of comedy with his trademarklaid-back style. On Sunday, October 30, at 2 p.m., at the BrooklynCenter for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, 2700 Avenue H,Alan Safier will play Burns in the Tony Award-winning one-man show,Say Goodnight Gracie. Tickets are $30. You can go to:www.brooklyncenteronline.org for more information, or call the boxoffice at 718-951-4500.