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# Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Lunar New Year Party, Film Festival, Road Runners
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-southern-brooklyn-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2016-02-01T21:01:58.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-01T21:01:58.000Z
- Author: Alex Ellefson
- Tags: Events, Nonsponsored, Sheepshead Bay, Southern Brooklyn, coney island library, gerritsen beach library, kings highway library, lunar new year, manhattan beach neighborhood assocation, Marine Park, New Utrecht Library, sheepshead bay plumb beach civic association, southern brooklyn, #wp

![Paper lanterns at the Kings Bay Y's Chinese Moon Festival celebration.](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0232-1-702x465.jpg)

Paper lanterns. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)

Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out the Lunar New Year party at the library. There’s also a foreign film screening, poetry jams, open runs and much more!

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).

**Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association Meeting**  
**When:** Monday, February 1, 7:30pm  
**Where:** PS 195, 131 Irwin Street (Near Hampton Avenue)  
**What:** The civic group plans to hold a discussion on the Zika virus.  
**How much:** Free

**[Quilting: Learn and Share Ideas](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/quilting-gerritsen-beach-library-020216?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, February 2, 2 – 7:30pm  
**Where:** Gerritsen Beach Library, 2808 Gerritsen Avenue  
**What:** Come share tips and advice with other quilters at this event hosted by the Brooklyn Quilter’s Guild. Be sure to bring your own materials.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-368-1435

[**Chess Club**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/chess-todd-seidman-kings-highway-library-020216?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Tuesday, February 2, 3 – 5pm  
**Where:** Kings Highway Library, 2115 Ocean Avenue (Near Kings Highway)  
**What:** Sharpen your chess skills with other players. Open to all skill levels.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-375-3037

**[Poetry & Percussion](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/poetry-percussion-coney-island-library-020216?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, February 2, 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

**Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Meeting**  
**When:** Tuesday, February 2, 7:45pm  
**Where:** The Waterford on the Bay, 2900 Bragg Street (Near Emmons Avenue)  
**What:** Did you get your “Notice of Property Value” from the Department of Finance? Did your property values increase? Discuss this and other issues at the meeting.  
**How much:** Free

[**Learn About Health Insurance Plans**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/affordable-care-act-aca-p-kings-highway-library-020316?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Wednesday, February 3, 10am – 6pm  
**Where:** Kings Highway Library, 2115 Ocean Avenue (Near Kings Highway)  
**What:** Learn about qualified health insurance plans from trained and certified navigator.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-375-3037

[**Film Festival: Smiles of a Summer Night**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/new-utrecht-international-new-utrecht-library-020416?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, February 4, 2:30 – 4:30pm  
**Where:** New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street (Near Bay 17th Street)  
**What:** As part of the New Utrecht branch’s International Film Festival, there will be a free screening of the Swedish film [Smiles of a Summer Night](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smiles%5Fof%5Fa%5Fsummer%5Fnight/?ref=bklyner.com), one of Ingmar Bergman’s sweetest and most lyrical films. The movie will have English subtitles.**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-236-4086

[**Jewelry Making**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/jewelry-making-sheepshead-bay-library-020516?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, February 5, 2 – 3:30pm  
**Where:** Sheepshead Bay Library, 2636 East 14th Street (Near Avenue Z)  
**What:** Get creative making your own hand-crafted jewelry. Make a gift for your friends or something nice for yourself!  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-368-1815

[**Sodom by the Sea Salon**](http://coneyislandfunguide.com/Events/Art-Exhibition-Sodom-By-The-Sea-Salon--Free-Admission%5F1%5F23%5F2016-4546.htm?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Every Saturday and Sunday, from November 7 to February 7  
**Where:** Coney Island USA Shooting Gallery/Arts Annex, 1214 Surf Avenue  
**What:** The Coney Island Museum presents a cross section of Coney inspired works – paintings, watercolors, photographs and drawings – done between 2008 and 2015 by over 75 artists, hailing from Australia to the West End of Coney Island, presented on the home turf where their inspiration began.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** [Website](http://www.coneyisland.com/event/sodombytheseasalon?ref=bklyner.com)

[**Lunar New Year Celebration**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/lunar-new-year-celebratio-new-utrecht-library-020616?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, February 6, 11am – 12:30pm  
**Where:** New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street (Near Bay 17th Street)  
**What:** Kick off the year of the Monkey with live music and dance. You can also learn to make a paper origami monkey.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-236-4086

[**New York Road Runners Open Run**](http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/marine-park/events/2016/02/07/new-york-road-runners-open-run-run-for-life-at-marine-park?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, February 7, 9 – 10am  
**Where:** Marine Park, near Fillmore Avenue and Madison Place.  
**What:** Get some fresh air and exercise! Join with your neighbors for a run through Marine Park.  
**How much:** Free