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# Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pet Adoption, Park Stewardship, Community Meetings
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-southern-brooklyn-pet-adoption-park-stewardship-community-meetings-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2016-04-11T14:02:09.000Z
- Updated: 2016-04-11T14:02:09.000Z
- Author: Alex Ellefson
- Tags: Events, Nonsponsored, Sheepshead Bay, Southern Brooklyn, 61st precinct community council, community board 15, coney island library, gerritsen beach library, gravesend library, manhattan beach community group, Marine Park, PetCo, southern brooklyn, #wp

![Marine Park.](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/marine-park-702x535.jpg)

Marine Park. (Photo: [Tanya Pavl](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=529561133874755&set=br.AbpCuqXtemnrIsl0VX5eWrhAuoybx863uM%5FY20Fr7YQ0sCWpmyNxypxiVsIOuyHHGJohLfi%5F8st8D0svwpjF4Wyr1yyfxDlVSnOr8O4o5qjBYUVasSqRt9x5x4hO8O07pPCJVNsLGTgy9e9qWJ3EC4AS&type=1&theater) / Facebook)

Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. There are few opportunities to have your voicer heard. Check out the community board meeting, the police council meeting, or the Manhattan Beach Community Group. Plenty of important issues will be discussed! There’s also a poetry jam, movie screenings, and a pet adoption center.

Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on[ our new event calendar](/calendar/), or using our classifieds site, [EverythingBK](http://www.everythingbk.com/?ref=bklyner.com).

**[Poetry & Percussion](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/poetry-percussion-coney-island-library-041216?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, April 12, 4 – 5pm  
**Where:** Coney Island Library, 1901 Mermaid Avenue (Near West 19th Street)  
**What:** Play the drums and rap to your own beat at this poetry jam session for teens.  
**How Much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-265-3220

[**Community Board 15 Meeting**](http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb15/html/agendas/agendas.shtml?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Tuesday, March 12, 7pm  
**Where:** Kingsborough Community College, Room U112, 2001 Oriental Boulevard  
**What:** Bring up issues related to your neighborhood and hear from community leaders. The board will be reviewing several proposals, including a construction plan for a four-story building on Quentin Road, between East 10th Street and East 9th Street, that will contain a new school.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-332-3008

[**Film Festival: Silver Linings Playbook**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/film-festival-wednesdays-gerritsen-beach-library-041316?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Wednesday, April 13, 2:30 – 5:30pm  
**Where:** Gerritsen Beach Library, 2808 Gerritsen Avenue (Near Bartlett Place)  
**What:** After a screening of [Silver Linings Playbook](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045658/?ref=bklyner.com), a movie about a teacher who moves in with his parents after spending time in a mental institution, there will be discussion about the film with other movie buffs.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-368-1435

**[DIY Stop-Motion Animation](/things-to-do-in-southern-brooklyn-this-week-big-heroes-on-the-beach-night-out-against-crime-more/)**  
**When:** Wednesday, April 13, 3 – 5pm  
**Where:** Coney Island Library, 1901 Mermaid Avenue (Near West 19th Street)  
**What:** Learn to be an animator in this two hour class presented by BRIC. You will work on a short animated video that could be featured on the Brooklyn Public Network.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** Reserve tickets [here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-2016-coney-island-library-free-bric-media-classes-tickets-19324422869?ref=bklyner.com).

**Manhattan Beach Community Group Meeting**  
**When:** Wednesday, April 13, 7:30pm  
**Where:** PS 195, 131 Irwin Street (Near Hampton Avenue)  
**What:** Senator Marty Golden will be speaking with residents about the new budget passed in Albany. There will also be a discussion about a new DOT traffic plan in Sheepshead Bay.  
**How much:** Free

**61st Precinct Community Council Meeting**  
**When:** Wednesday, April 13, 7:30pm  
**Where:** YDE School, 2533 Coney Island Avenue (Near Gravesend Neck Road)  
**What:** Meet with the precinct’s top officers and share concerns about crime and safety in the neighborhood.  
**How much:** Free

[**Movies at the Library: The Duchess**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/movies-library-bridge-spi-new-utrecht-library-040716?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, April 15, 1 – 3pm  
**Where:** Gravesend Library, 303 Avenue X (Near West 2nd Street)  
**What:** Get regal with [The Duchess](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864761/?ref=bklyner.com), a movie about the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-382-5792

[**Spring Stewardship Day at Marine Park**](http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/marine-park/events/2016/04/16/spring-stewardship-day-at-marine-park?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, April 9, 9:30am – 1:30pm  
**Where:** Marine Park, Gerritsen Avenue, at Channel Avenue  
**What:** Help Marine Park’s natural wonders flourish. Volunteers will be removing invasive species such as knotweed, mugwort, and porcelain berry which threaten the otherwise healthy forest.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 212-360-1463

[**Mobile Pet Adoption Center**](http://www.nycacc.org/Events.htm?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, April 17, 12 – 4pm  
**Where:** Petco, 2601 86th Street (Near Stillwell Avenue)  
**What:** Looking to bring home a new member of your family? The Animal Care Centers of NYC is hosting a mobile pet adoption center.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 212-788-4000