Stefanie Zadravec
If you ever see Stefanie Zadravec [http://www.szadravec.com/] walking around the neighborhood talking to herself, there’s no need to worry. The playwright is probably just trying out some part of the dialogue she’s working on. “I’ll take a walk when I’m really stuck, and
In One Wind [http://www.inonewind.com/]plays Sycamore on Saturday. Tonight 5/24 • PS 217 Chorus and Musical Ensembles [/blog/art-music/ps-217-garden-concert-series-starts-tonight] perform in the auditorium, 6pm. • Miss Elizabeth [http://hotsardines.com/] & the Pint-Sized Cocktail Orchestra [http://bobparins.com/] are at The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com/live-music/
Andrew Portnoy
Fifth graders at PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] raced with pineapples and cherry tomatoes yesterday, and even though they had a little fun with their food, they know the value of fruit in their diets. Teacher Andrew Portnoy has been holding Fruit of the Day Friday in his classroom for
On Monday, May 28, at 2:30pm, the Green-Wood Historic Fund is hosting the 14th annual Memorial Day Concert [http://www.green-wood.com/event/230-p-m-14th-annual-memorial-day-concert/] at Green-Wood Cemetery, which will be followed by a trolley mini-tour [http://www.green-wood.com/event/5-p-m-memorial-day-trolley-mini-tour/]. It’s a great introduction to the cemetery
Carnivals
The PS 139 [http://ps139.org/] Parents Association is hosting its first End-of-School Carnival on Saturday, June 9 from 12-4pm in the Argyle Rd. schoolyard. Kids and families are welcome to join the school for a fun day, but kids must be accompanied by an adult. There will be bouncy
Horse on the Porch [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7258168684/] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. Take a picture of something interesting in the neighborhood recently? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.
From Jay-Z [http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/entertainment/147773/jay-z-to-headline-first-concert-at-barclays-center] to Babs [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/iteam/2012/05/develop-dont-destroy-brooklyn-gives-streisand-and-cohen-a-history-lesson-on-barclays-c] to the Biebs [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/05/justin-bieber-is-performing-at-the-barclays-center/] , from basketball [http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-05-11/sports/27064208_1_nets-barclays-center-portland-s-paul-allen]
Compost for Brooklyn’s [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/] annual Block Party is coming up on Sunday, June 3 from 11am to 5pm on East 8th Street between Webster and Newkirk Avenues. It will be jam-packed with information, music, and fun–here are some of the things you can expect: • Recycle e-wastefrom
dance
Choreographer and neighbor Julieta Valero of the Rastro Dance Company [http://www.facebook.com/pages/RASTRO-Dance-Company/179089592113] will be featured as part of the Center for Performance Research’s Spring Movement [http://www.cprnyc.org/eventcalendar], a biannual multimedia movement festival featuring dance and experimental performances. It takes place at
Comparing the most recent CompStat report, shown above, with the one from this time last month [/blog/crime/this-week-on-the-crime-map-2] (week ending 4/8/12), there have been 79 incidents of grand larceny, 36 robberies, and 29 burglaries since then. Those stats are still slightly lower than this time last year,
Sean Casey Animal Rescue
Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://www.nyanimalrescue.org/] has an opportunity available for a moderately web-savvy volunteer to help input photos and info about animals they have available for adoption. You will be helping get those pets adopted by getting them some exposure, and it will only take about 1-3
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
When you see the new spring series of ads for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [http://www.bbg.org/] in the subway, on the sides of buses, and in some outdoor locations like phone booths, take a closer look–you’re seeing the photography of neighbor Antonio M. Rosario [http://amrosario.