Things To Do This Week: “Battle Lines” Book Talk, Breakfasts With Kids And Real Estate Folks, And The Brooklyn Job Fair

Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday.

We’ll have your weekend schedule guide on Friday and as always, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by emailing editor@bklyner.com!

MONDAY, MAY 11

Dance Fitness
When: Monday, May 11 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Author Talk: Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman
When: Monday, May 11 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: The graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and the award-winning historian Ari Kelman team up to create a unique portrait of a brutal and defining event in American history: the Civil War. The result is Battle Lines, a monumental graphic history—rendered in Fetter-Vorm’s sweeping full-color panoramas, and grounded in Kelman’s nuanced understanding of the period—offering a series of wholly new perspectives on the conflict that turned this nation against itself. The creators discuss their work with acclaimed graphic novelist Josh Neufeld (author of A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge), accompanied by images from Battle Lines on our big screen.
How much: Free | $26 for the book

TUESDAY, MAY 12

Baby Breakfast
When: Tuesday, May 12 from 10am-12pm
Where: Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street
What: The courtyard of Habana Outpost is transformed into an into a toddler wonderland complete with toys, a water table and supervised art projects geared towards children 4 and under. Come meet your neighbors and watch your kids make new friends.  Presented in conjunction with My Brooklyn Baby.
How much: Free, rain or shine

Toddler Time
When: Tuesday, May 12 from 10:15-11:15am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (18-36 months) and their caregivers.
How much: Free

Toddler Time with FirstRIF
When: Tuesday, May 12 from 10:30am-11:30am
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Enjoy stories, songs and play.  Ages 18 to 36 months. Get free books with the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program.

Babies and Books
When: Tuesday, May 12 from 11:30-12:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Come hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers. Playing with your baby is more than fun, it’s one of the most important ways you can encourage early literacy and language.

Explore and Create
When: Tuesday, May 12 at 3:30pm
Where: Bedford LIbrary at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Arts and crafts activities for children ages 6 and up.

Free Yoga for Adults
When: Tuesday, May 12 from 6:30-7:45pm
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Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, May 12 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Faces Of Joan
When: Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30pm
Where: Irondale Center at 85 South Oxford Street
What: A mash-up edit of 4 Saint Joan inspired films edited and curated by filmmakers Libby Handros and John Kirby director and producer of the award-winning documentary Cape Wind. The chosen films that will be artfully edited together are: Joan of Arc directed by Victor Fleming with Ingrid Bergman, Saint Joan directed by Otto Preminger, Joan of Arc at the Stake directed by Roberto Rossellini, Passion of Joan Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer (silent).
How much: FREE, but RSVP to FourFacesFilm@Irondale.org

Non-Fiction Book Group: “Seven Days In The Art World”
When: Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30pm
Where: Greene Grape Annex at 753 Fulton Street
What: This season’s theme is Identity. For May, the group reads Sarah Thornton’s vivid ethnography Seven Days in the Art World, an international hit published in sixteen languages. The book reveals the inner workings of the sophisticated subcultures that make up the contemporary art world in a series of day-in-the-life narratives set in New York, Los Angeles, London, Basel, Venice, and Tokyo, exploring the dynamics of creativity, taste, status, money, and the search for meaning in life.
How much: Free | $13.56 for the book

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Myrtle Avenue Quarterly Real Estate Breakfast
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 8:30-10am
Where: Jill Lindsey store at 370 Myrtle Avenue
What: This quarterly breakfast meeting is offered for local property owners, retail brokers, and prospective businesses owners who are looking to lease commercial space on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.  Join the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership to hear about local real estate happenings, current retail market conditions, and to network with neighborhood real estate stakeholders.  Please RSVP below through Eventbrite or call (718) 230-1689 ext. 3#.

After-School Homework Help
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 3-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free homework help for grades K-8.

Brooklyn Job Fair 2015
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 3-6pm
Where: Brooklyn Borough Hall at 209 Joralemon Street
What: Are you looking for a job? Bring resumes and apply for positions at some of New York City’s major businesses. All Car Rent A Car, Applebee’s, the Brooklyn Nets, Duane Reade, FC Modular, Forest City Ratner Companies, The Home Depot, Maimonides Medical Center, Midwood Ambulance Service, Modell’s Sporting Goods, NYC Bike Share, Santander Bank, Sheraton Brooklyn, Target, TerraCRG, and Urban Pads are some of the companies hiring that will be in attendance.

Teen Tech Time
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 4-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Play on the Wii with neighbors.

DIY: Knitting
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 5-6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: All ages are welcome. Please bring your own needles and yarn.

ShapeUp NYC Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, May 13 at 6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class.  Class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteer.

CEC District 13 Meeting
When: Wednesday, May 13 at 6pm
Where: P.S. 287 at 50 Navy Street
What: District 13 families, including prospective PS8 families, will be able to ask questions and learn more about the decisions that resulted in a wait list for PS8’s 2015-16 kindergarten class. Officials from the DOE will be present to answer questions, explain the wait list process for 2015-16, and discuss plans going forward for the 2016-17 school year.

Bedtime Stories
When: Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Wind down your day with sweet bedtime stories and songs at the library for ages 0-5. Wear your pajamas if you like!

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 7:15-8:15pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, May 13 from 8-11pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Weekly trivia competition to win gift cards of $100 to Putnam’s. Beer specials all night.
How much: Free

Trivia Wednesdays
When: Wednesday, May 13 at 9pm
Where: Moot Bar at 579 Myrtle Avenue
What: Inaugural trivia night! Five rounds of 10 questions each on variety of subject matter from cereal box characters to physics. Winning team gets $50 off their bar tab.
How much: Free

THURSDAY, MAY 14

After School Homework Help
When: Thursday, May 14 at 3pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free homework help with a community volunteer for grades k-8. No pre-registration needed.

Reading is Fundamental
When: Thursday, May 14 from 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Kids and teens can earn FREE books by borrowing and returning books with their library card.

Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, May 14 from 5:30-8pm
Where: Corkscrew Wines at 489 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free weekly wine tasting. Educational and casual tasting to explore specific grapes or a region. Discover what makes your favorite wines unique. You are the expert of what works for you, Corkscrew is here for you to discover what that is.

Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, May 14 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

An Evening With “One Story” Literary Debutantes
When: Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Sponsored by The Author’s Guild. Featuring readings by award-winning debut authors Mia Alvar, Matthew Baker, Austin Bunn, Scott Cheshire, Diane Cook, Katie Coyle, Andrew Roe, Matt Sumell, Ted Thompson, and Anne Valente. Hosted by One Story founding editor Hannah Tinti. Reception to follow.

B-Side:BélO
When: Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: BélO has been hailed as Haiti’s musical ambassador to the world. A socially conscious singer-songwriter with a sophisticated sound and winner of numerous awards, including the prestigious “Prix Radio France International Discoveries of 2006,” BelO’s sound is a sublime mixture of Jazz, Worldbeat, Rock, Reggae and Afro- Haitian traditional rhythms known as “Ragganga”.
How much: Free

Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, May 14 from 7:30-10pm
Where: Splitty at 415 Myrtle Avenue
What: Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy (Bob’s Burgers) host this weekly comedy show featuring a curated night of stand-up, characters, and the unexpected.
How much: $5 cover

Function Thursdays Live Music
When: Thursday, May 14 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free

ONGOING

Fiasco Theater’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”
When: Through May 24
Where: Polonsky Shakespeare Center at 262 Ashland Place
What: Crackling and quick-moving, The Two Gentlemen of Verona may well have been Shakespeare’s first play. A seemingly simple tale of shifting devotions among mismatched lovers, it helped launch the enduring genre of rom-com. Yet its delightful madcap surface conceals undercurrents, as its putative hero proves a cad and a faithless friend. A beguiling, nuanced production from the theater that brought us Cymbeline, and Into the Woods to the Roundabout Theatre.
How much: $60-85 per person (use code: GENT55 for $55 tickets). Purchase online or by phone at 866-811-4111.