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Brooklyn:  It's a State of Mind

Instructor
Bill Gralnick
FPL10313
Video Catch-up
Available

Course Description

Brooklyn is iconic. Almost everyone knows where it is and its reputation. It is worthy of a book. Countless have been written! In this lecture, Gralnick, who wrote one of those books, "The War of the Itchy Balls and Other Tales From Brooklyn," will regale you with some of his favorite stories and urge the audience to share some of theirs. Stories that will be enjoyed include Itchy Balls (no relation to a gym fungus) and the "war" of which they were a part,  the accent(s), and how the author was broken of having one, Ebbetts Field, a teacher or two, the games we played - cards, marbles, box ball, stoop ball, stickball, punchball, Johnny on the Pony, and a few more or less. This one-time event is sure to please any Brooklynite!

Course Info

  • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Date: Monday, October 31
  • Location: Friedberg Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Building
  • Fees: Member - $30
    $100 for any combination of four events, members only
    Non-member - $35
    One-time guest pass, Member or Non-member at the door - $35.

About the Instructor

  • Bill Gralnick attended PS 217 and Midwood High School. He attended George Washington University (twice), has a certificate in Urban Planning from the U. of Pittsburgh, and an Honorary Doctorate from FAU. He has had approximately 900 op-ed pieces published in newspapers around the country, and for seven years was a columnist for the Boca News. He has published four books. Bill is also a columnist for the Brooklyn Eagle, a paper that has been publishing since the mid- 1800’s. For seven years he worked for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office in part specializing in Homeland Security and first responder tactics and training.