Society for the Advancement of Social Studies
All the history you knew but forgot, and
all the booze you need to forget it again.

The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies (SASS), The Brooklyn Brainery, and Public Assembly are proud to present a series of free lectures designed to both entertain and enlighten. On the first Tuesday of month, we will discuss a different historical topic that you probably knew at one point but don’t remember anymore.

This will be accompanied by fun games, surprise guests, and most importantly THEMED DRINK SPECIALS from the good folks at Public Assembly, which everyone knows is the best way to ensure maximum knowledge gained.
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December 15th
7:50 PM

January Lecture!!

What you need to know:

So you’ve heard the rumor, right? About how the world is supposed to be destroyed at the end of 2012? Well, come to our January lecture and find out why everybody keeps saying this! You’ll learn what Nostradamus has predicted for the future, how all those wacky doomsday cults are preparing themselves for the big moment, and why the Maya calendar has got people all riled up as of late.

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Prepare yourselves for the impending SASSocalypse!

Nostradamus and the Things He Said

Forget what you heard on the History Channel and come learn the real deal about this famous guy who liked to predict lots of scary things.

Would You Like Some Kool-Aid?

Jonathan Soma returns to SASS to inform you of why you should most definitely NOT drink the kool-aid and other interesting facts about doomsday cults.

Who are the Maya and Why Does Their Calendar Know Everything?

The Maya long count calendar supposedly predicts that the apocalypse will occur in December of 2012. We’re taking you back to the steamy jungles of ancient Mexico to find out what the Maya themselves had to say about all this mess.


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