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# Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: R Train’s Birthday, Chess Match, Free Movie
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-to-do-in-southern-brooklyn-this-week-r-trains-birthday-chess-match-free-movie-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2016-01-11T19:17:31.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-11T19:17:31.000Z
- Author: Alex Ellefson
- Tags: Events, Nonsponsored, Sheepshead Bay, Southern Brooklyn, coney island library, gerritsen beach library, kings bay library, kings highway library, New Utrecht Library, Sheepshead Bay Library, southern brooklyn, the owl's head, things to do, #wp

![77th Street Station: BMT Fourth Avenue Line, January 14, 1916. (Photo: New York Transit Museum / Facebook)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/r-train-702x572.jpg)

77th Street Station: BMT Fourth Avenue Line, January 14, 1916\. (Photo: [New York Transit Museum](https://www.facebook.com/nytransitmuseum/photos/a.10151190426178843.464189.89895068842/10151190426338843/?type=3&theater) / Facebook)

Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Celebrate (or grieve) the R train’s 100 birthday at The Owl’s Head bar in Bay Ridge. There are also opportunities to jam out with poetry enthusiasts, watch a free movie at the library, play chess, exercise, and 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).

[**Friends Book Sale!**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/friends-book-sale-spend-y-sheepshead-bay-library-011116?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Daily, 1 – 6pm  
**Where:** Sheepshead Bay Library, 2636 East 14th Street (Near Avenue Z)  
**What:** Support your local library by purchasing a book. There is a large selection of books from all genres. Proceeds go to support the Sheepshead Bay Library.  
**How much:** Prices are $1 – $3.  
**More info:** 718-368-1815

[**Learn About Health Insurance Plans**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/affordable-care-act-aca-p-kings-highway-library-011216?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Tuesday, January 12, 12 – 7pm  
**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

**[Blood Pressure Screening](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/positive-aging-blood-pres-kings-bay-library-011216?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, January 12, 12:30 – 1pm  
**Where:** Kings Bay Library, 3650 Nostrand Avenue (near Avenue W)  
**What:** Have an experienced nurse check your blood pressure.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-368-1709

**[Quilting: Learn and Share Ideas](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/quilting-gerritsen-beach-library-011216?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, January 12, 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-011216?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Tuesday, January 12, 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-011216?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, January 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

[**Falun Dafa Exercise**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/falun-dafa-exercise-new-utrecht-library-011316?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Wednesday, January 13, 11am – 12pm  
**Where:** New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street (Near Bay 17th Street)  
**What:** Are you looking to relieve stress and find peace of mind? Participate in this meditation exercise.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-236-4086

[**Drunk History: Crappy 100th Birthday, R Train!**](https://www.facebook.com/events/461652464027960/)  
**When:** Wednesday, January 13, 7:30pm  
**Where:** The Owl’s Head, 479 74th Street  
**What:** The subway to Bay Ridge opened this week in 1916\. Local history buff Henry Stewart will trace the line’s history, from pipe dream to bane of the neighborhood.  
**How much:** No cover.  
**More info:** (718) 680-2436

[**Movies at the Library: Black or White**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/movies-library-black-or-w-new-utrecht-library-011416?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, January 14, 2:30 – 4:30pm  
**Where:** New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street (Near Bay 17th Street)  
**What:** Visit your local library to watch this movie about a girl torn between living with her grandfather (Played by Kevin Cosner) and her grandmother (Played by Octavia Spencer), who is seeking custody of the girl.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-236-4086