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Things To Do This Week: Rooftop Yoga, BRIC Community Dance Class, Special Education Info Session, And Live Theater

Photo by David Andrako.
Photo by David Andrako.

Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. Come back Friday morning for our roundup of highlights for the weekend.

And, as always, let us know if there are any events we’re missing by submitting your listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 1

Book Discussion Giveaway Raffle
When: Monday, June 1 from 5-5:15pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Newly published book “On the Move: a Life” will be raffled off for FREE to those listed as a Reader taking part in the Book Discussion for “On the Move: a Life” by Oliver Sacks.  ONE WINNER wil be contacted the day after their name is drawn.

Community Dance Class
When: Monday, June 1 from 6:30-8pm
Where: BRIC House Ballroom at 647 Fulton Street
What: All ages and skill levels are welcome. Evidence, A Dance Company blends traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word providing a unique view of human struggles, tragedies, and triumphs. These Community Classes, accessible for all ages and skill levels, are rooted in the Company’s fusion aesthetic and are the perfect alternative to another boring day at the gym. Come discover the joy of dance! No previous experience necessary.

Yoga at Brooklyn Grange
When: Monday, June 1 from 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm at Brooklyn Navy Yard — Flushing Avenue and Clinton Avenue
What: Community yoga with a view.
How much: $15

Move It Monday: Dance Fitness
When: Monday, June 1 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free Shape Up NYC Classes are for all! No registration or prior experience necessary. “Come be part of the community that’s bigger than the gym.”

Book Launch: “The Vacationers”
When: Monday, June 1 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Emma Straub and Kerry Diamond introduce Straub’s latest novel, released officially June 2. “The Vacationers revives some familiar characters from her stories — such as “Other People We Married” and “Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures.” It is an irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of a family’s two-week stay in Mallorca, Spain. Straub talks about her book at Greenlight’s exclusive pre-publication paperback launch event with Kerry Diamond, editor in chief of YahooFood and co-founder of Cherrybombe magazine.
How much: FREE | $16 for the book

BRIC House will be a 40,000-square-foot dance space, art gallery and cafe. (Courtesy of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn credited to Leeser Architecture, 2009)
BRIC House will be a 40,000-square-foot dance space, art gallery and cafe. (Courtesy of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn credited to Leeser Architecture, 2009)

TUESDAY, JUNE 2

Free Movie: “The Judge”
When: Tuesday, June 2 at 2pm
Where: Clinton Hill LIbrary at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Starring Robert Downey Jr. & Robert Duvall – Rated R

CB 2 Economic Development and Employment Committee Meeting
When: Tuesday, June 2 at 6pm
Where: Long Island University, Metcalfe Hall, Jonas Board Room, Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues
What: Barclays Center’s Terence Kelly will provide an update on hiring and employment at the arena, part of the Pacific Park mixed-use development at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Then David Ehrenberg, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, will brief the committee on the recent announcement of Steiner NYC as the designated developer for the so-called Admirals Row site, at the northeast corner of Flushing Avenue and Navy Street, into a Wegmans supermarket.

From IEPs to Impartial Hearings: Navigating the Legal World of Special Education
When: Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: This is a free information session, followed by a Q&A by Scott Cohen of Scott M. Cohen, PLLC.

BRIC Media Education Orientation
When: Tuesday, June 2 from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Orientation is a great introduction to what community access television is all about— from the sense of community, to the state-of-the-art television studios, to the variety of classes available like DSLR Filmmaking, Video Editing with Premiere, Intro to Marketing, and more. Discover your possibilities in our course catalog.
How much: FREE | No RSVP required

Photo by Justina Wong/City Parks Foundation.
Photo by Justina Wong/City Parks Foundation.

Free Yoga for Adults
When: Tuesday, June 2 from 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Practice yoga with local yoga instructor, Jenine Osbon. All levels welcome. Limit of 10-12 per class.

Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, June 2 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Mast Brothers Chocolate Tasting
When: Tuesday, June 2 from 7:30-9pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm at Brooklyn Navy Yard — Flushing and Clinton Avenues
What: Mast Brothers chocolate experts are teaming up with the rooftop farmers of Brooklyn Grange to show you how to think, eat, and talk chocolate as you feast your way through our single origins, artisan pairings, and milk chocolates. An exploration of the delicious ways that flavors develop and interact in chocolate and produce, learn how to explore our palates by tasting freshly harvested summer herbs and veggies. Finally, we’ll dive deeper into comparing and contrasting seasonal flavor combinations. You’ll create your own unique pairings, tasting chocolates, herbs, and honey together in the combinations that appeal most to you!
How much: $75

An Evening With She Writes Press
When: Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: She Writes Press is an independent publishing company founded to serve members of SheWrites.com, the largest global community of women writers online, and women writers everywhere. Greenlight is proud to host a joint reading featuring several emerging authors from She Writes Press, hosted by the company’s co-founder Kamy Wicoff. With work ranging from novels in all genres to inspirational nonfiction, the six authors featured this evening represent the diversity and energy of this great new literary project. The reading and discussion is followed by a wine and cheese reception and book signing.
How much: FREE | Ask for book costs

FAB Flicks
When: Tuesday, June 2 at 8:30pm
Where: Putnam Triangle Plaza at Fulton Street and Grand Avenue
What: Series of free screenings of movie documentaries, brought to you by FAB Alliance and BAMcinematek.

Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Grange.
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Grange.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3

Brooklyn Grange Farm Tour
When: Wednesday, June 3 from 10-11am & 11:30am-12:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange — Meet at BLDG 92 at 63 Flushing Avenue
What: Come check out the world’s largest rooftop farm in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard!  We’ll tell you about our daily operations and farming methods, the basics of our business model, and the environmental benefits of urban ag and rooftop farming, then give you some time to explore.
How much: $10

DIY: Knitting
When: Wednesday, June 3 from 5-6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: All ages are welcome. Please bring your own needles and yarn.

Knitting Loom
When: Wednesday, June 3 at 6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Registration is Required.  You must come into the branch and sign-up by Tuesday June 2nd.

ShapeUp NYC Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, June 3 at 6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class.  Class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteer.

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, June 3 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

cec 13 public hearing june 3 2015

CEC 13 Public Hearing
When: Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm
Where: Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at 727 Classon Avenue
What: School Construction Authority will be on hand to discuss a new 616-seat school building proposed for Sixth Avenue between Pacific and Dean Streets as part of the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project.

Cardio Sculpt
When: Wednesday, June 3 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, June 3 from 7:15-8:15pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Author Talk: Ginger Adams Otis
When: Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Based on nearly 10 years of reporting and interviews with firefighters, Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest is a powerful narrative from veteran reporter Ginger Adams Otis that delves deep into the struggle of black firefighters to truly integrate the FDNY, and sheds light on the long, painful effort to achieve the still-elusive “post-racial” America. Otis talks about this story with members of the Vulcan Society, the fraternal organization of black firefighters, who feature prominently in her book: Captain Paul Washington, Lt. Mike Marshall, and Regina Wilson, current president of the Vulcans and the first woman to hold that position. The discussion is moderated by journalist, organizer and CUNY professor Tom Robbins.
How much: FREE | $28 for the book

Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, June 3 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, June 3 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

Photo courtesy of Corkscrew Wines
Photo courtesy of Corkscrew Wines

THURSDAY, JUNE 4

Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, June 4 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.

Falun Dafa Exercise Class
When: Thursday, June 4 at 6:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Practice of meditation and slow-moving exercise. Eliminate stress, enjoy peace of mind.

Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, June 4 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Photo courtesy of BRIC.
Photo courtesy of BRIC.

B-Side: Frog
When: Thursday, June 4 from 7:30-9pm
Where: BRIC House Studio at 647 Fulton Street
What: Frog is a two-person band that lives in Queens. No amount of partying will ever let frog forget that, except if it does, and we wake up somewhere else. Frog plays good music, mostly about flies, female frogs, and the ups and downs of living in the swamp. Frog deeply loves each other. Frog fails, Frog flails, Frog pales, bails, and sails through life, ailing and wailing into rock and roll history. All Frog’s songs were written, recorded, and produced, thought up, drunk, draught, and dripped by Dan Bateman and Thomas White who are frog.

Spring Educators Night
When: Thursday, June 4 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Featuring the books of Penguin Random House. Author presentation by Chris Grabenstein, author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. Publisher title presentations, school partnership information, refreshments, and giveaways. Educators receive a 20% discount on all merchandise tonight only!
How much: FREE | RSVP to annie@greenlightbookstore.com with your name, job title, grade, and school affiliation.

Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, June 4 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, June 4 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free

two gentlemen of verona june 20

ONGOING

Bert Brecht’s “Saint Joan of the Stockyards”
When: Through June 13 (Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm; Saturday the 6th & 13th at 3pm)
Where: Irondale Center at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Acclaimed German director, Peter Kleinert directs the Irondale ensemble in a production of Bert Brecht’s master-work Saint Joan of the Stockyards. A darkly comic tale of romance between a meatpacking tycoon and a Salvation Army worker set amidst the milieu of unemployed workers, high-rolling millionaires, and corporate greed.
How much: $25 | Seniors/Students are $15 | Matinees are $20

Fiasco Theater’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”
When: Through June 20
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.

TOBIN EASON – Passion in Motion” Exhibit
When: Through August 13
Where: Gallery Three at South Oxford Space, at 138 South Oxford Street, 3rd Floor
What: The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is pleased to present an exhibit of nine works on canvas by Tobin Eason. Eason’s paintings are influenced by the dance performing arts scene in NYC. They depict the wide and varied emotions performing artists must portray when performing for an audience. Each work is a reflection of not only the dancer’s beauty aesthetically, but even more importantly, the required expression and passion to achieve artistic excellence. Many of the dancers featured in each painting are established professionals in premier ballet companies in the city, such as American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet.
How much: FREE; Monday through Friday from 10am to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday from10am to 4pm. Additional viewing hours are easily arranged by calling 718-398-3078.