Announcements
Arturo O’Farrill. (Photo: Arturo O’Farrill)Are you out and about this afternoon? Will you be voting at PS 217? Come see Arturo O’Farrill, winner of the 2016 Grammy Award for best Instrumental Composition, at PS 217 at 3:30 this afternoon. (PS 217 is located at 1100
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Photo by Ditmas Park CornerPS 217 Colonel David Marcus School [http://ps217brooklyn.org/], 1100 Newkirk Avenue, is opening it’s doors on and Tuesday, December 15 from 8:30-10:30am. These open houses are great for parents of incoming children. You can visit the beautiful historic building, build in the
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerPS 217 Colonel David Marcus School [http://ps217brooklyn.org/], 1100 Newkirk Avenue, is opening it’s doors on and Tuesday, December 15 from 8:30-10:30am. These open houses are great for parents of incoming children. You can visit the beautiful historic building, build in the
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Photo via Smith & 9th Ward [https://www.facebook.com/Smithand9thWard/photos_stream]Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, a Halloween fair in Prospect Park, Broadway Comes to Brooklyn with Sonny Fox, and more! If you have an upcoming
1100 Newkirk Avenue
Sarah Alden. Photo courtesy PS 217If you haven’t gotten to see one of the incredible performances in PS 217’s garden concert series [/blog/events/ps-217-announces-its-full-2015-spring-concert-series-lineup], tomorrow’s your chance! The Sarah Alden Band [https://www.reverbnation.com/sarahalden] will be entertaining neighbors with a mix of Americana music
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Image courtesy PS 217If you’ve been curious as to whether the pre-K program atPS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] is the right fit for your child, Wednesday, March 11 is a great time to find out. PS 217 (1100 Newkirk Avenue, between Westminster Road and Coney Island Avenue) will host
kindergarten enrollment
Just a reminder that enrollment for public school kindergarten seats starts today, Wednesday, January 7, and runs through Friday, February 13. Applications and details about how to fill them out and where to submit them can be found here [http://schools.nyc.gov/Kindergarten]. Eligible students for the September 2015
1100 Newkirk Avenue
If you’ve been curious about whether PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] is the right fit for your child, Wednesday, November 19 is a great time to find out. PS 217 (1100 Newkirk Avenue, between Westminster Road and Coney Island Avenue) will host an open house for parents from 8:
Ali Kazan
With the heat hovering somewhere around oppressive, it was a no-brainer to venture (read: climb through layers of humidity) to Ali Kazan’s Mister Softee [/blog/neighbors/ali-kazan-mr-softee-man] truck today and indulge in an ice cream that has apparently been all the rage in places like Jamaica and Canada for
mary poppins
Tomorrow, join the talented thespians of PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org]‘s Magnet Program as they put on Mary Poppins! At 5pm on Saturday, June 7, students will act and sing their way through the story of the original super nanny. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for kids
friends of ps 217
This Saturday, March 8, local band The Blue Laws will be playing a very special show at 773 Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge] (773 Coney Island Avenue between Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads) to benefit arts programs at PS 217. The 8pm event [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=
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If you’ve been curious about whether PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org] is the right fit for your child, Tuesday, December 10 is a great time to find out. The Colonel David Marcus School (1100 Newkirk Avenue between Westminster Road and Coney Island Avenue) will be hosting an open house