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On this Veterans Day, we’d like to send our deepest thanks to all those who have served our country. Whether you’ve got the day off today or are already on the clock, here’s some information on what’s open, what’s closed, and more: Government Offices, Schools,
american fine craft show
The American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com] will soon hit nearby Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php] (200 Eastern Parkway between Washington and Underhill Avenues) for the second year–and with it, handmade pieces from 90 US artists [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com/participants.php?events=38]
Love your library? Whether your go-to branch is Park Slope (431 6th Avenue), Pacific (25 4th Avenue), or the Central Library (10 Grand Army Plaza), you can help it win $20,000 in the second annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards [http://www.nyclibraryawards.org/]. To nominate a location, neighbors are
Making the most of the golden hour, by daleseat [http://instagram.com/p/u6qvnwKqHz/?modal=true]. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the site.
contests
FAB Fulton [https://www.facebook.com/FABFulton/posts/898475400164288] reminded us over the weekend of Industry City-based UncommonGoods [http://www.uncommongoods.com]‘ Brooklyn neighborhood flag design contest [/blog/2014/06/26/design-a-fort-greene-or-clinton-hill-flag-for-a-chance-at-1000/] , which as it turns out, will wrap up by midnight tonight! At this point, Fort Greene is down
brighton beach
This is a paid announcement from American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com]: Two weeks from now, the American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com] will hit the Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php] (200 Eastern Parkway between Washington and Underhill Avenues) for the second year–
Two weeks from now, the American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com] will hit the Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php] (200 Eastern Parkway between Washington and Underhill Avenues) for the second year–and with it, handmade pieces from 90 US artists [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com/participants.
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Below you’ll find events in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this Monday through Thursday. Check back Friday to see what’s on this weekend. “Beijing Bastard: Into the Wilds of a Changing China” Reading [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/event/val-wang] When: Monday, November 10, 7:30pm Where: Greenlight Bookstore
Bracelet by Louise Fischer CozziTwo weeks from now, the American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com] will hit nearby Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php] (200 Eastern Parkway between Washington and Underhill Avenues) for the second year — and with it, handmade pieces from 90 U.S. artists
clinton hill library
Love your library? Whether your go-to branch is Clinton Hill [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/clinton-hill] (380 Washington Avenue between Greene and Lafayette Avenues), Walt Whitman [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/walt-whitman] (93 Saint Edwards Street between Myrtle and Park Avenues), or Bedford [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/bedford] (496
Below you’ll find early week subway service changes for the A, C, G, B, Q, D, N, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back Thursday to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info [http://www.mta.info/
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