
The Urbane Arts Club


Tue, Sep 22
|The Urbane Arts Club
Books & Bluegrass
A Southern-inspired September night of books, music, and mingling over light bites and cocktails. Official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event.
Time & Location
Sep 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Urbane Arts Club, 1016 Beverley Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218, USA
About the event
Join The Urbane Arts Club and High Line Literary Collective for a balmy Southern-inspired September night with special guests Erin Austen Abbott (Small Town Living) and Landon Bryant (Bless Your Heart), live music, and mingling over light bites and themed cocktails, with oystertainment from Red Oyster. It's sure to be a magical evening at this Victorian mansion and former speakeasy in Ditmas Park, where you can relax on the front porch overlooking the garden with a mint julep in hand and bluegrass in the air. Books will be available for sale from Taylor & Co. Books. Free with RSVP!
Erin Austen Abbot spent her early adult life globe-trotting through major cities before settling in a small town in Mississippi, where she is an active community member and advocates for the advancement of arts programming. She is the author of four creative non-fiction books. Erin has also contributed to several other…