Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Events: Through Thursday, January 22

Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. We’ll have your weekend schedule guide on Friday and as always, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by emailing editor@bklyner.com!

MONDAY, JANUARY 19

“State of Emergence” student tribute to MLK Jr.
When: Monday, January 19 at 1:30pm
Where: BAM Fisher Hall, Fishman Space at 321 Ashland Place
What: Participants in BAM Education’s three-month Arts & Justice after-school program present this original interdisciplinary work, the result of a distance-learning exchange with fellow teens in Ferguson, Missouri. An exercise in transforming responses to police brutality and prejudice into a thoughtful, powerful work of music, dance, poetry, and theater.
How much: Free

See our full list of MLKDay events here.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20

Movie At 2: “Robin Williams LIVE on Broadway”
When: Tuesday, January 20 from 2-4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue, at Lafayette Avenue
What: Watch the Broadway musical on film.
How much: Free

Hot Dog Tuesdays
When: Tuesday, January 20 all day (open 1pm-2am)
Where: Moot Bar at 579 Myrtle Avenue
What: Buy a beer, get a free hot dog.
How much: Cost of a beer

Pre-K and Kindergarten Forum
When: Tuesday, January 20 at 6:15-8:15pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Information about the application process and school choices in the neighborhood, including zoned public schools, lottery public schools, charter schools, admissions priorities, the Kindergarten Connect online application, CBO-based UPK programs, how an IEP affects the application process, etc.
RSVP to Emily Mann, LCSW at emann@universitysettlement.org or by calling 917.709.9595.
How much: Free

CEC 13 Meeting: Common Core Part I
When: Tuesday, January 20 from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: PS 133 at 610 Baltic Street
What: Dr. Linda Kay Patterson, director of the Adelaide Saniford Institute, will speak on what parents need to know about Common Core standards.
How much: Free

Greenlight Fiction Book Group: “The Stranger’s Child”
When: Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30pm
Where: Greene Grape Annex at 753 Fulton Street
What: For January, the group discussesThe Stranger’s Child, a century-spanning saga about a love triangle that spawns a family mystery.
How much: Free; Book is $13.56

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

Family Workshop: Making “The Dance”
When: Wednesday, January 21 from 3-5pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Join art educators from FOKUS for a youth and family workshop celebrating the acclaimed visual artist and former Fort Greene resident Emilio Cruz. Participants will reinterpret Cruz’s 1962 painting “The Dance” by creating their own abstract art, as well as take a journey through popular social dances of the last 5 decades. Come ready to move! (Part of Black Artstory Month.)
How much: Free

UrbanGlass “Material Location” Opening Party
When: Wednesday, January 21 from 6-8pm
Where: 647 Fulton Street
What: Local artists exhibit work that helps catalogue the range of glassmaking activities in NYC and explores the state-the conceptual location-of glassmaking and glass thinking at this time.
How much: Free

Pioneers! O’Pioneers! A History of Artist Neighborhoods
When: Wednesday, January 21 from 7-9pm
Where: BRIC House stoop at 647 Fulton Street
What: As part of our #BrooklynInTransition series, we’ll be talking about the rise and fall of various artist neighborhoods and the real estate challenges artists are facing today.
How much: Free

ShapeUP! Dance Fitness Class
When: Wednesday, January 21 from 7:15-8pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue, at Lafayette Avenue
What: Start off the new year with a fitness class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteers.
How much: Free

Coverage and Care: Insurance, Entitlements and Healthcare Planning
When: Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30pm
Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church at 85 South Oxford Street
What: The Good Neighbors of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill present its first educational session of 2015! Ginalisa Monterroso, founder of Medicaid Advisory Group, will address: How to navigate the health care facilities and insurance entitlements to maximize benefits, What happens when you come to the end of your Medicare coverage, What are the routine procedures and expectations in hospitals and rehab and how to stay out of long-term care facilities, Do you know that you can have help paying for care in your home even if you still have assets?
How much: $15/free for GNFGCH members; RSVP recommended.

Neighborhood Discussion on Police-Community Relations
When: Wednesday, January 21 from 7:30-10pm
Where: JACK’s Clinton Hill Arts Center at 505 1/2 Waverly Avenue (between Atlantic and Fulton)
What: JACK and Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform present: a neighborhood discussion on police/community relations. Part of the “Forward Ferguson” series.
How much: Free

Trivia Wednesdays
When: Wednesday, January 21 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

Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, January 21 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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

Adult Healthy Living Program
When: Thursday, January 22 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Discover a simple meditation technique that can melt away stress and be a powerful addition to a healthy living regimen.
How much: Free

Playspace for Toddlers
When: Thursday, January 22 from 4-5pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue, at Lafayette Avenue
What: Get a break from the winter blues as toddlers play with toys and parents commiserate.
How much: Free

Thirsty Thursday
When: Thursday, January 22 from 5-8pm
Where: Tipsy at 584 Myrtle Avenue
What: Every Thursday the folks at Tipsy open a special bottle or two and pour free tastes over fun chit-chat.
How much: Free

Salsa Party
When: Thursday, January 22 from 6-9:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Salsa music, dancing, and performances by Brooklyn’s top professional salsa teams. Dance lesson at 6pm, followed by a Killer Heels Curator Tour at 6:30 p.m., and the Killer Heels photo-op at 7 p.m.
How much: Free with admission

FLICFest: André Zachary and Jin Ju Song-Begin
When: Thursday, January 22 through Saturday, January 31 at 7:30pm
Where: Irondale Center at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Zachary at 7:30pm and Song-Begin at 9pm, kicking off the annual festival of feature-length independent choreography. Each evening includes two feature-length dance theater works followed by a performance cabaret in the balcony lounge.
How much: $25

Coffee Tasting, Talk and Book Signing
When: Thursday, January 22 at 7:30pm
Where: Greene Grape Annex at 753 Fulton Street
What: Coffee Nerd details the history behind the beans and helps you navigate the exciting and sometimes intimidating new wave of coffee.
How much: Free; $14.99 for the book

Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, January 22 from 7:30-10pm
Where: Splitty at 415 Myrtle Avenue
What: Greg Johnson (New York comedy staple) and Larry Murphy (Bob’s Burgers) host this warm and friendly weekly comedy show featuring an artfully curated night of stand-up, characters, and the unexpected.
How much: $5 cover

Truly Yours Live Music
When: Thursday, January 22 from 9pm-2am
Where: The Great Georgiana at 248 DeKalb Avenue
What: Music all night long, every Thursday.
How much: Free for guests