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Maria Newsom-Fahey sends these photos from PS 217’s Harvest Festival. Looks like fun despite the chill! What seasonal activities are you getting into this weekend? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them
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Neighbor Donald Loggins sent in this photo of the now-functional PS 217. Thanks to Maria Newsom-Fahey [/blog/neighbors/maria-newsom-fahey-talks-trees-urban-beauty-what-makes-a-neighborhood-good] and everyone else who got it up and running–it looks like a blast! Share your Ditmas Park photos, illustrations, and more by email at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas
performances
Bring the family to see a musical performance of Pinocchio put on this Saturday, June 8 at PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] (1100 Newkirk Ave. on the corner of Coney Island Ave.) Admission for the 5pm show is $1 for kids 12 and under, and $3 for adults. This sounds
ps 217
Earlier this week, the city unexpectedly installed these lovely tree guards around the newly-planted trees on Coney Island Avenue in front of PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/]. Maria Newsom-Fahey, a 217 parent who has been actively working to help out these trees [/blog/volunteering/learn-how-to-care-for-young-street-trees-on-monday] and had been lobbying the
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PS 217’s [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] Winter Bazaar will take place on Wednesday, December 19th at 4 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria. The event will feature food from around the world, gift baskets up for raffles, crafts for kids and more. At 6 p.m., PS 217’s
live music
Concerts return to the P.S. 217 garden tonight at 6 p.m. following successful concerts [/blog/art-music/nice-night-for-a-garden-concert-at-ps-217] last spring. All you need to do is stop by Newkirk Avenue between Coney Island Ave and Westiminster Rd with a blanket and picnic to enjoy an eclectic selection of music
kindergarten
Are you the parent of a child who is starting kindergarten at PS 217 this fall? Registered kindergarteners and their parents are invited to an orientation on Wednesday, June 20 at 9am. You and your children will enjoy activities in the library, gym, and school garden. There will also be