The Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway has published its November calendar, and it runs from a manga book club this Sunday to the 20th Annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair on November 22, with a free Salsa Party in the lobby in between.

Most of the month builds on the museum's fall shows: Art of Manga, which the museum calls the first major exhibition in the Americas to look at manga as an art form (through January 31), Mika Ninagawa: Feel the Flow(ers) and Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection.

Salsa Party, Thursday, November 19

The Salsa Party returns to the first-floor lobby from 6 to 9:30 p.m. It opens with a lesson from instructors of the Balmir Dance Society, then turns into social dancing with live music and professional performances. It is free; registration is encouraged, and admission is limited and first come, first served.

For manga readers

  • Casita Manga Book Club: Inuyasha, Sunday, November 8, 1 to 3 p.m., in The Norm on the first floor. Casita Manga, which the museum identifies as the first Latina-owned manga bookstore, hosts a reading and discussion of Takahashi Rumiko's series, followed by a portrait from a local manga artist and a visit to Art of Manga. Tickets are $40 and include a copy of Inuyasha.
  • Anime x Art-Making Night, Friday, November 13, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., throughout the museum, for ages 13 to 22. Free with museum admission; registration is encouraged.
  • Stroller Tours: Art of Manga, Wednesdays, November 11 and 18, 10 to 11:15 a.m. Tickets are $40 for one adult and one child, with additional adults $16 each, and include general admission.

Families and drop-ins

  • Flower Crowns, Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, noon to 4 p.m., in the first-floor Education Gallery, inside the world of Feel the Flow(ers). Free with admission.
  • Saturday Sketch Club, November 14 and 21, 1 to 4 p.m., in the fourth-floor Schapiro Wing, drawing from the Pearlman Collection. All ages, free with admission.
  • Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra pop-up, Sunday, November 15, 2 to 4 p.m., in the third-floor Beaux-Arts Court. Free with admission.
  • Petra and Wolfie, a retelling of Peter and the Wolf for children four and older, Saturday, November 21, at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for ages 19 and under and 65 and over, admission included.

The Brooklyn Children's Book Fair turns 20

The book fair fills the Beaux-Arts Court on Sunday, November 22, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with Brooklyn authors and illustrators presenting their newest books. It is free with museum admission.

How to go

The Brooklyn Museum is at 200 Eastern Parkway, next to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The 2 and 3 trains stop at Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum, at the front steps. Members get free or discounted tickets and early access, and the museum arranges ASL interpretation and other accommodations through access@brooklynmuseum.org.

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