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# “Embrace Winter” in Bay Ridge This Saturday
- URL: https://bklyner.com/embrace-winter-bay-ridge-saturday/
- Published: 2017-02-24T17:29:06.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-24T17:29:06.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, community, Events, Nonsponsored, Western Brooklyn, 3rd avenue, Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance, Embrace Winter Festival 2017, #wp

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Embrace Winter Festival 2017 Flyer via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/photos/a.256976094363131.64046.100786006648808/1381050781955651/?type=3&theater)

[**EMBRACE WINTER FESTIVAL 2017** ](https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/photos/a.256976094363131.64046.100786006648808/1381050781955651/?type=3&theater)  
**When:** Saturday, February 25th from noon to 6:30pm  
**Where:** At participating locations along 3rd Avenue between 69th to 88th Streets  
**What:** An annual event sponsored by [BRACA](http://cargocollective.com/braca/ABOUT-BRACA?ref=bklyner.com) (Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance) in partnership with the [Merchants of Third Avenue](https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/), featuring art, music, history, games, and crafts at storefronts along 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge.  
**How Much:** $5 Suggested Donation

Though temperatures may feel spring-like, you can still “Embrace Winter” on Saturday with art exhibitions, arts and crafts, and many more activities along 3rd Avenue including:

\-an ice fishing game hosted by *Frozen*’s Olaf the Snowman at Consentino’s | 12 to 2pm (6927 3rd Ave.)  
\-a musical performance by members of the Regina Opera at Vesuvio Restaurant | 3 to 4pm (7305 3rd Ave.)  
\-an acoustic performance by Ira Bolterman and Joseph Anastasi at The Salty Dog | 4:15 to 5pm (7509 3rd Ave., side room)  
\-a film screening of “When Broomsticks Were King,” a short documentary about stickball directed by Jason Cusato at The HOM Store | 5:30 to 6:30pm (8806 3rd Ave.)

Launched in 2011, BRACA supports and promotes the arts in Bay Ridge and develops strategies to make the neighborhood a cultural destination. The organization has been coordinating the “Embrace Winter” Festival for 4 years to promote local businesses and partner them with arts and cultural organizations.