The Day: Deals for African Restaurant Week and Animations at BRIC

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Flowers are blooming around Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Post pictures of your favorites in the comments. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

While it looks like the skies might clear by the time the weekend rolls around, we should expect rain for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service. he rain that started yesterday should yield by Saturday. How are you beating the rainy day blues, locals?

In the meantime, here’s what you need to know for today:

  • It’s African Restaurant Week in New York City and restaurants throughout Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are celebrating with deals and promotions. Stop by local African restaurants such as Madiba, Bati, Buka Restaurant and La Caye for offers including three-course meals and pre-fixe dinner menus. You can learn more about participating restaurants and events here. African Restaurant Week continues through Monday, May 4.
  • The #Wondermation Projection Series starts at BRIC today. For the next two weeks, a series of animated shorts, music videos and Vines will be screened daily to lead up to #InstaselfieParadise, BRIC’s
26th Annual Student Art and Media Education Exhibition. The videos will be projected daily for free on the garage door of the gallery space at 647 Fulton Street, although special screenings will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. and 4 to 4:30 p.m. The gallery is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Just in time for spring, GrowNYC announced a proposal to expand the Fort Greene Farmer’s Market, DNAinfo reported. The market’s organizers are looking to double the size of the market up towards Myrtle Avenue, allowing for more vendors to set up shop and reach out to a larger part of the community. However, the expansion would mean limiting access to several parking spots along Washington Park during the market’s hours of operation. Michael Hurwitz of the Greenmarket Program plans to present the proposal to Community Board 2 at the Transportation and Public Safety Committee meeting on May 20th.