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# History, Plantings and More: Plenty To Do This Weekend
- URL: https://bklyner.com/history-plantings-and-more-plenty-to-do-this-weekend-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2010-10-22T19:13:41.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-22T19:13:41.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: #API-Imported

We don’t yet have an events calendar, but if we did, this weekend would be packed. Here’s a rundown of things going on this weekend:

- **Gravesend Cemetery Tour** – Local historian Joseph Ditta is presenting a pre-Halloween tour of the area on **Sunday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m.** The tour will cover more than 250 years of the cemetery’s history, and is filled with all the intrigue reflective of the city’s twisted growth. Hear about murder-suicides, possible poisonings, and the warped burials of Coney Island sideshow freaks. Check out [our earlier post](/morbid-360th-anniversary-gravesend-cemetery/) for details.
- **Bay Improvement Group Cleanup** – Come on down to Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway on **Sunday, October 24, at 9:00 a.m.** and help straighten up the public gardens adjacent to the highway. BIG will be doling out bagels and coffee for free to volunteers who pitch in. This is a great way to help make one of our main streets a little prettier, meet people, and get a free meal. Again, [check out our earlier post](/sunday-big-fall-planting-and-garden-clean-up/).
- **St. Mark’s History Exhibit** – To celebrate their 150th anniversary as a parish, St. Mark has launched a 10-part history series about the church and Sheepshead Bay. Two weeks ago they held an informative walking tour pointing out racetrack landmarks. This **Sunday at 12:00 a.m.** in the St. Mark’s School gym there will be a presentation about the church, which dates back to 1861.
- **Kingsborough Softball Fundraiser** – On **Sunday, October 24**, warriors from the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association will take on the spry youths of Kingsborough’s softball team. But it’s a win-win for the school, who is **hosting the match at noon**, since it’s a fundraiser on their behalf. Go watch the game, and if you can spare a few bucks to help fund school programs, don’t be afraid to “pitch in” (*Ed. — HAHAH! Get it?!*)

Now that I look it over, I know I’m missing a few things. I mean, this is all Sunday stuff. Why don’t you fill us in on what we’re missing? Know of a neighborhood event this weekend? Put it in the comments section below!