Fort Greene Park
Battle of Brooklyn re-enactment at Green-Wood Cemetery via Green-Wood Cemetery [https://www.flickr.com/photos/greenwoodcemetery/5242952209/in/album-72157625429009109/] 239 years ago, our forefathers fought the British in the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, The Battle of Brooklyn [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island#Legacy]
Brooklyn Public Library
Alex & the Kaleidoscope [https://www.facebook.com/alexandthekaleidoscope] Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From learning about sharks to movies under the stars to learning about the aquatic ecosystem of Prospect Park, there are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in
arts gowanus
A public art initiative that’s part of the Bridging Gowanus [http://archive.bridginggowanus.org/] project just launched a call for proposals [http://artsgowanus.org/2015-public-art-call-proposals] for work that will show what makes the neighborhood so unique. Presented by Arts Gowanus [http://artsgowanus.org] and the Old Stone House and
old stone house
Start putting aside that outgrown kid’s clothing to make room in your closet for new duds at the Park Slope Parents Clothing Swap [https://www.facebook.com/ParkSlopeParents/posts/652608834786550?stream_ref=10], coming up on Saturday, May 3 from 10am to noon at The Old Stone House [http:
old stone house
Update 8:14am Wednesday: Due to our latest round of winter weather, the workshop has been rescheduled for February 26. For more information, visit the Park Slope Parents website [http://parkslopeparents.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=210589&item_id=321809&sl=243883367] . Need
Brad Lander
From condos to traffic calming, there’s no doubt that 4th Avenue has seen a number of significant changes over the past few years, and with the de Blasio administration settling in at City Hall, the Forth on Fourth Avenue [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/fourth-avenue/] committee thought this would be the
4th Avenue
Have you seen the temporary art installation that popped up yesterday in the median on 4th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets? Called Unparallel Way, it’s a piece by artist Emily Weiskopf [http://www.emilyweiskopf.com/], presented by In TRANSITion [http://brooklynutopias.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/] in partnership with the
bees
If you haven’t seen the garden at the Old Stone House [http://theoldstonehouse.org/], this is what you’ve been missing. Have you captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/
creative play
Spellbound Theatre [http://www.spellboundtheatre.com], which introduced their drop-in storytime [/blog/kids/get-spellbound-on-mondays-at-crespella-cafe] to South Slope in January, recently announced that June will welcome a new series of creative play classes to the area for kids ages 0 to 3, and there’s still plenty of time to sign
candlelight vigil
Park Slope Parents [http://www.parkslopeparents.com/] will be hosting a candlelight vigil this afternoon for the victims of yesterday’s tragic Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. Those interested in attending, should gather in front of the Old Stone House (5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street) this afternoon at 4pm.
kings county fiber festival
Knitters, spinners, and fiber artists of all kinds from all over the city will be arriving, pointy needles in hand, at the Old Stone House tomorrow for the first-ever Kings County Fiber Festival [http://www.kingscountyfiberfestival.org/]. The event was created by Maxcine DeGouttes, who runs Stitch Therapy [http://stitchtherapybrooklyn.