Things To Do This Week: BRIC Youth Media Festival, Brooklyn Grange Farm Tours, And SONYA Artwalk Kickoff Party
Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. Come back Friday morning for our roundup of highlights for the weekend.
And, as always, let us know if there are any events we’re missing by submitting your listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 26
Baby Breakfast
When: Tuesday, May 26 from 10am-12pm
Where: Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street
What: The courtyard of Habana Outpost is transformed into an into a toddler wonderland complete with toys, a water table and supervised art projects geared towards children 4 and under. Come meet your neighbors and watch your kids make new friends. Presented in conjunction with My Brooklyn Baby.
How much: Free, rain or shine
Toddler Time
When: Tuesday, May 26 from 10:15-11:15am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (18-36 months) and their caregivers.
How much: Free
Babies and Books
When: Tuesday, May 26 from 11:30-12:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Come hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers. Playing with your baby is more than fun, it’s one of the most important ways you can encourage early literacy and language.
Free Movie: “SELMA”
When: Tuesday, May 26 at 2pm
Where: Clinton Hill LIbrary at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Starring David Oyelowo & Jim France – Rated PG-13
Explore and Create: Picture Frames
When: Tuesday, May 26 at 3:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Arts and crafts activities for children ages 6 and up.
Young Readers Book Group: “Zombie Baseball Beatdown”
When: Tuesday, May 26 at 5:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Parents are welcome (but not required) to attend, and pizza is served. For May, the group discusses Zombie Baseball Beatdown, an inventive, fast-paced novel from Paolo Bacigalupi. The zombie apocalypse begins on the day Rabi, Miguel, and Joe are practicing baseball near their town’s local meatpacking plant and nearly get knocked out by a really big stink. Little do they know the plant’s toxic cattle feed is turning cows into flesh-craving monsters! The boys decide to launch a stealth investigation into the plant’s dangerous practices, unknowingly discovering a greedy corporation’s plot to look the other way as tainted meat is sold to thousands all over the country. With no grownups left they can trust, Rabi and his friends will have to grab their bats to protect themselves (and a few of their enemies) if they want to stay alive…and maybe even save the world. Bacigalupi takes on hard-hitting themes–from food safety to racism and immigration–and creates a zany, grand-slam adventure that will get kids thinking about where their food comes from.
How much: Free | $5.95 for the book
Free Yoga for Adults
When: Tuesday, May 26 from 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Practice yoga with local yoga instructor, Jenine Osbon. All levels welcome. Limit of 10-12 per class.
Natural Dye Workshop: Bundle Dyeing
When: Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange at the Brooklyn Navy Yard at Flushing and Clinton Avenues
What: This natural dye workshop will introduce participants to the colorful world of natural dye plants, many of which are dual purpose edibles and have herbal/medicinal properties as well! We will cover a wide range of natural dye basics such as mordanting, color extraction, and historical context in this workshop. Each participant will leave with a large bundle dyed silk scarf, resources lists and instructional guide on how to repeat the process at home. No previous dyeing experience necessary!
How much: $75 tickets
Mark Stewart and the MIT Glass Band
When: Tuesday, May 26 from 7-8pm
Where: UrbanGlass Agnes Varis Art Center at 647 Fulton Street
What: Join multi-instrumentalist, composer, Bang on a Can All-Star, and Paul Simon Musical Director Mark Stewart and the MIT Glass Band as they perform as an orchestra on a variety of glass instruments created during Mark’s residency at MIT. More information about Mark and his glass band can be found here.
Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, May 26 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
Senior Celebration for Older Americans Month
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 9:30-10:30am
Where: Brooklyn Borough Hall at 209 Joralemon Street
What: Celebrate our seniors!
Brooklyn Grange Farm Tour
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 10-11am AND 11:30am-12:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange; meet at 63 Flushing Avenue
What: Register for a Tour of our Farm in Brooklyn Come check out the world’s largest rooftop farm in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard! We’ll tell you about our daily operations and farming methods, the basics of our business model, and more.
How much: $10
Teen Tech Time
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 4-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Play on the Wii with neighbors.
DIY: Knitting
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 5-6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: All ages are welcome. Please bring your own needles and yarn.
ShapeUp NYC Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, May 27 at 6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class. Class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteer.
Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
SONYA Social Artwalk Kickoff Party
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 7-9pm
Where: Alice’s Arbor at 549 Classon Avenue
What: Join local artists and neighbors in kicking off the 16th annual SONYA Art Walk (this weekend, May 30-31)! Get warmed up to visit over 50 artists in the most evocative neighborhoods of Brooklyn who will be opening their studio doors! Get a voyeuristic view of the elegant brownstones of Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, to the warehouses and lofts around the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Cardio Sculpt
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 7:15-8:15pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, May 27 from 8-11pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Weekly trivia competition to win gift cards of $100 to Putnam’s. Beer specials all night.
How much: Free
Trivia Wednesdays
When: Wednesday, May 27 at 9pm
Where: Moot Bar at 579 Myrtle Avenue
What: Inaugural trivia night! Five rounds of 10 questions each on variety of subject matter from cereal box characters to physics. Winning team gets $50 off their bar tab.
How much: Free
THURSDAY, MAY 28
BRIC Youth Media Festival
When: Thursday, May 28 at 1pm
Where: BRIC at 647 Fulton Street
What: Concrete Stories is a showcase of media produced by Brooklyn affiliated youth under the age of 21, celebrating Brooklyn’s talented young media makers who are telling stories through short films and animations. It is produced and curated by a group of media-savvy local high school students as part of the BRIC Youth Media Education Internship Program.
How much: FREE, but RSVP
Reading is Fundamental
When: Thursday, May 28 from 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Kids and teens can earn FREE books by borrowing and returning books with their library card.
Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, May 28 from 5:30-8pm
Where: Corkscrew Wines at 489 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free weekly wine tasting. Educational and casual tasting to explore specific grapes or a region. Discover what makes your favorite wines unique. You are the expert of what works for you, Corkscrew is here for you to discover what that is.
BRIC Youth Media Festival
When: Thursday, May 28 at 6pm
Where: BRIC at 647 Fulton Street
What: Concrete Stories is a showcase of media produced by Brooklyn affiliated youth under the age of 21, celebrating Brooklyn’s talented young media makers who are telling stories through short films and animations. It is produced and curated by a group of media-savvy local high school students as part of the BRIC Youth Media Education Internship Program.
How much: FREE, but RSVP
Falun Dafa Exercise Class
When: Thursday, May 28 at 6:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Practice of meditation and slow-moving exercise. Eliminate stress, enjoy peace of mind.
Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, May 28 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, May 28 from 7:30-10pm
Where: Splitty at 415 Myrtle Avenue
What: Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy (Bob’s Burgers) host this weekly comedy show featuring a curated night of stand-up, characters, and the unexpected.
How much: $5 cover
B-Side: Oshun
When: Thursday, May 28 at 7:30pm
Where: BRIC Studio at 647 Fulton Street
What: Live in-studio performance. OSHUN is a Iya-sol (Neo-Soul/Hip-Hop) duo comprised of Niambi Sala and Thandiwe, both 19, who met as incoming freshmen at a scholarship orientation at NYU. Niambi Sala, a vocalist and musician her entire, moved to NYC to continue her career as a student at the Clive Davis Institute at NYU. Thandiwe came to NYU to study Journalism and Africana Studies. At the end of their first semester, Thandi and Niambi decided to pursue their collaboration seriously. The name OSHUN is homage to a Yoruba river deity (Osun) and her sisters (Yemoja and Oya) who all represent elements of femininity and womanhood.
How much: Free, but RSVP
Function Thursdays Live Music
When: Thursday, May 28 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free
ONGOING
Fiasco Theater’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”
When: Through June 4
Where: Polonsky Shakespeare Center at 262 Ashland Place
What: Crackling and quick-moving, The Two Gentlemen of Verona may well have been Shakespeare’s first play. A seemingly simple tale of shifting devotions among mismatched lovers, it helped launch the enduring genre of rom-com. Yet its delightful madcap surface conceals undercurrents, as its putative hero proves a cad and a faithless friend. A beguiling, nuanced production from the theater that brought us Cymbeline, and Into the Woods to the Roundabout Theatre.
How much: $60-85 per person (use code: GENT55 for $55 tickets). Purchase online or by phone at 866-811-4111.
Bert Brecht’s “Saint Joan of the Stockyards”
When: Through June 13 (Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm; Saturday the 6th & 13th at 3pm)
Where: Irondale Center at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Acclaimed German director, Peter Kleinert directs the Irondale ensemble in a production of Bert Brecht’s master-work Saint Joan of the Stockyards. A darkly comic tale of romance between a meatpacking tycoon and a Salvation Army worker set amidst the milieu of unemployed workers, high-rolling millionaires, and corporate greed.
How much: $25 | Seniors/Students are $15 | Matinees are $20
“TOBIN EASON – Passion in Motion” Exhibit
When: Through August 13
Where: Gallery Three at South Oxford Space, at 138 South Oxford Street, 3rd Floor
What: The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is pleased to present an exhibit of nine works on canvas by Tobin Eason. Eason’s paintings are influenced by the dance performing arts scene in NYC. They depict the wide and varied emotions performing artists must portray when performing for an audience. Each work is a reflection of not only the dancer’s beauty aesthetically, but even more importantly, the required expression and passion to achieve artistic excellence. Many of the dancers featured in each painting are established professionals in premier ballet companies in the city, such as American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet.
How much: FREE; Monday through Friday from 10am to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Additional viewing hours are easily arranged by calling 718-398-3078.
