Announcements
Bake sale in November outside of PS 230. (Photo via Alexandra Como Saghir / Facebook)Looking for ways to give back to your community? Donating to a worthy cause doesn’t get more hyper-local than this. Kensington’s P.S. 230 parents are raising money [https://www.gofundme.com/ps230-class-of-2017] to
Central Brooklyn
Art installation at Prospect Park Boathouse by Nicholas Papadakis. (Courtesy of Nicholas Papadakis)Seeing a translucent boy hovering above the Prospect Park lake? Don’t worry, you’re not crazy it’s just Art Slope [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/art-slope-will-turn-neighborhood-into-enormous-9-day-art-installation/] . Take a look at this art fest, plus 12
Arts & Culture
(Photo via Avenue C Plaza / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/avecplaza/?fref=ts])For a neighborhood that’s home to almost 30 ethnic groups and with dozens of languages spoken on its streets, Kensington has a real scarcity of outdoor space. But since early June, neighbors have been planting roots
Announcements
Performance last year by the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. (Photo: Jole Carliner)Just two weeks after the Bengali New Year, the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts [http://bipa.tumblr.com/] is sponsoring a multi-cultural extravaganza this Saturday night in Kensington. BIPA’s Festival of Cultures [/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Google MapsCouncil member Brad Lander is hosting a community meeting to discuss the homeless shelter [/home/dhs-announces-homeless-shelter-opening-on-mcdonald-avenue/]that will be opening on McDonald Avenue this month. The meeting is being held to help answer any questions or concerns neighbors may have related to the shelter. This is a
district 39
If you live in District 39 and want to have a say in what projects are funded in our area, stop by the Participatory Budgeting meeting next Tuesday, October 6 at PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/], 1 Albemarle Road, from 6:30-8:30pm. All residents living in the district
Albemarle Playground
Photo by Jole Carliner / KensingtonBK [/art-music/on-the-street-saturdays-bangladesh-new-years-festivities]The Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds] are back in Albemarle Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/albemarle-playground] (McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue in Kensington) this summer, bringing free activities for Brooklynites of all ages every Tuesday and Thursday,
ps 230
All PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/]parents are invited to the Parent Teacher Association’s final meeting of the year next Thursday, June 11, at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held at PS 230’s Upper School, located at 1 Albemarle Road. All parents are welcome to attend
1 Albemarle Road
Image courtesy Annie FerdousNext Friday, April 17, celebrate the Bangladeshi New Year with some of our incredibly talented neighbors who will sing, dance and more, beginning at 7pm at PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/] (1 Albemarle Road). The event will begin with performances at 7pm, and neighbor Annie Ferdous
425 McDonald Avenue
Photo courtesy Jill ReinierMany thanks to Jill Reiner for letting us know about this fantastic sounding event [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205523531146929&set=o.143224269148309&type=1&theater¬if_t=wall] from the Singing Winds that will be happening this Saturday, January
flooding
Tonight, there will be an important Community Board 7 committee meeting [/news/celebrity-chef-vincent-tropepe-to-address-cb-7-meeting-next-week-board-to-also-tackle-flooding-problems] addressing flooding and school construction – and neighbors are encouraged to attend. At the CB 7 Parks and Environment Committee meeting [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/], which will be held at 6:30pm tonight, August 11, the city School
ps 230
On Friday, May 2, the The Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds] performed in Rhythms of Boishakh: A Bengali New Year Celebration [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=619172074824825&set=pb.316469778428391.-2207520000.1398777046.&type=3&theater] , presented by the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts
ps 230
Grab the kids and kick up your heels for a celebration in advance of St. Patrick’s Day with The Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds]. On Saturday, March 8, families are invited to the PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/] lower school multimedia room, 425 McDonald Avenue, for
ps 230
This Saturday, January 11 at 11am, The Singing Winds [http://singingwinds.org/] is presenting another one if its terrific storytelling events at the PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/] multimedia room, 425 McDonald Avenue. At Hajitek Majitek, Hafida Torres, Jill Reinier, and Gnawa Maalem Said Damir will present tales and
concerts
Kids’ music queen Suzi Shelton [http://www.suzishelton.com] and her band will be playing this Friday, November 1, at PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org]‘s Upper School (1 Albemarle Road on the corner of Dahill Road) to help the PTA raise funds for the school’s arts programming.
Kids & Family
The entire community is invited to enjoy games, arts and crafts, face painting, and more at the annual PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/] school fair this Sunday, June 9 from 11am to 3pm at the school on Albemarle Road between Dahill and McDonald. Teacher Liav Shapiro sends the details: