Things To Do This Week, Through August 13: “Night At The Museum,” Oysters And Lobsters, And BRIC Art Social
Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend!
For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through August 11) Kid Calendar.
Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10
Crafternoon
When: Monday, August 10 at 2-3:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: An informal get together to skill swap and show and tell about your creative projects in an inspiring environment with other creative like-minded people.
Yoga at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm
When: Monday, August 10 from 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange Farm, entrance at 63 Flushing Avenue at Brooklyn Navy Yard
What: Open to practitioners of all levels. Class will begin with a brief centering, a collection of ourselves in breath and space, and will gently evolve into a flow of movement and meditation. In community, we’ll move, breathe and connect to our inner and outer landscapes. Classes held at dusk to enjoy the herb-scented breeze as the sun sets behind the Manhattan skyline. **PLEASE NOTE: BYO Yoga mat, water bottle, and please make sure you have a photo ID for entering the yard.**
How much: $15
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11
When: Tuesday, August 11 at 2pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Adventure, Comedy 2014 film starring Robin Williams & Ben Stiller – rated PG – running time 1 hr 40 min
Free Yoga for Adults
When: Tuesday, August 11 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.
Oysters 101
When: Tuesday, August 11 at 6:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange Farm at Flushing and Clinton Avenues
What: Billion Oyster Project (BOP) is bringing oysters back to the NYC waterways and are going to take us through the ins and outs of how and why they’re making it happen. We’ll visit their Brooklyn Navy Yard oyster garden to learn about how their programs are repopulating our waterways with our favorite bi-valves. Participants will experience what it is to be a student during a BOP oyster monitoring event, learning about the restoration process and how BOP is growing oysters. You’ll get a chance to measure live oysters, test water quality parameters and identify some of the hundreds of other organisms growing on and in the oyster cages.
How much: $50
Author Talk: Tanwi Nandini Islam and Mira Jacob
When: Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Tanwi Nandini Islam is a writer, multimedia artist, and founder of Hi Wildflower Botanica, a handcrafted natural perfume and skincare line based in Brooklyn. Her magnetic debut novel Bright Lines tells the powerful story of one family and three young women coming of age in Brooklyn and Bangladesh, and is inspired in part by Tanwi’s research on the Bangladesh Liberation War and her trips to Bangladesh to visit the village where her parents grew up. Islam discusses her novel with Mira Jacob, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12
Brooklyn Grange Farm Tour
When: Wednesday, August 12 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
Knitting and Crocheting Club
When: Wednesday, August 12 from 5-6pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Learn basic knitting and crocheting skills. Please bring your own needle and yarn.
Shape Up NYC Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, August 12 from 6-7pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class. Class taught by NYC Parks Department community volunteer.
Knitting Loom with Ms. Perry
When: Wednesday, August 12 at 6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Learn to make a shrug on your own loom. 4 Wednesday sessions of Instruction. The Loom, loom hook, needle and 1 ream of yarn will be supplied. Registration Sign-Up is Required. You must come in to branch to sign-up.
Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, August 12 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
Sustainable Lobster Workshop
When: Wednesday, August 12 from 7-9pm
Where: Brooklyn Grange Farm at Flushing and Clinton Avenues
What: Join us for an evening hosted by Luke’s Lobster co-founder Ben Conniff all about Maine lobster, an exemplary model of the modern sustainable fishery. We’ll cover sustainable practices’ effect on the environment and local community, lobster nutrition, handling and cooking methods inspired by the new Luke’s cookbook Real Maine Food, and give you a peek into a day in a lobsterman’s life. Then you’ll get crackin’ at tackling your own lobster while sipping a crisp white overlooking the Manhattan skyline! You’ll leave confident in your abilities to cook lobster, a lean sustainable protein you can feel great about enjoying, all on your own!
How much: $65
Author Talk: Austin and Lev Grossman
When: Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Writers and brothers Austin Grossman (Soon I Will Be Invincible, You) and Lev Grossman (The Magicians Trilogy) return to Greenlight to discuss their most recent works, which infuse everyday life with the thrill of the uncanny. In a master work of alternative history and Lovecraftian suspense, Austin’s brand-new novel Crooked asks: what if Richard Nixon, our most reviled president, was really a pivotal figure caught in a desperate struggle between ordinary life and horrors from another reality? Lev’s trilogy of books The Magicians, The Magician King, and TheMagician’s Land (just released in paperback), bring the spellcasting of C. S. Lewis and J. K. Rowling into a very real world, where sex, self-interest, and thwarted good intentions have a way of affecting the magical (and vice versa). Join us for a unique conversation with two talented authors exploring their “realist magic” worlds.
Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, August 12 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, August 12 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, AUGUST 13
Brooklyn Museum tour
When: Thursday, August 13 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, first floor lobby, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights.
Project EATS Farmstand
When: Thursday, August 13 from 2-6pm
Where: Grand Army Plaza on Eastern Parkway
What: The Project EATS farm stand is back! Stop by Thursday afternoons this summer and pick up some fresh produce for dinner.
Bowling for Adults
When: Thursday, August 13 at 5pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Participants will learn how to bowl using the Wii gaming console. Come out to meet and compete with other older adults
Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, August 13 from 5:30-8pm
Where: Corkscrew Wines at 489 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free weekly wine tasting. Educational and casual 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.
Sunset Yoga at Lakeside
When: Thursday, August 13 from 7-8pm
Where: LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park at 171 East Drive
What: Stretch out the last few hours of the day and join us Thursdays this summer for yoga movements guided by progressive house beats, trance, and ambient music. Breathe deep, listen, and watch as the sun sets over Prospect Park Lake with Abhaya Yoga and DJ Nagual. All ages welcome, but children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, August 13 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
Summer Art Social and Closing Party
When: Thursday, August 13 from 7-11pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Celebrate the summer with BRIC’s contemporary art program and catch our Clifford Ross exhibition in it’s final days, during this second annual event. Join us for an evening of artistic and musical performances, celebrating the work of multiple artists and allowing visitors to explore and get a more intensive and interactive look at BRIC’s programming. There will be open studios for BRIC’s Visual Artist Residency program, performance art, exhibitions on view, a fun photo booth on hand, and music by the band LEGS and Superhuman Happiness. Snacks and refreshments will be served, plus drink specials at Hungry Ghost Cafe: $3 Coors and $5 punch!
How much: Free | RSVP recommended
Function Thursdays Live Music
When: Thursday, August 13 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James
How much: Free
ONGOING
“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.
Show and Tell Photos Of Your Clinton Hill Neighborhood
When: Through August 31 from 10am-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Bring a picture and your written short caption/short story that tells the story of your Clinton Hill neighborhood. It can be a picture of a person or persons, a place, a thing, a picturesque memory. All photographic short stories/captions & pictures will be displayed in the Clinton Hill Library for you and your neighbors to see for the month of September 2015. You can bring in your picture and story into the branch or mail it to 380 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 or email it tocclark@bklynlibrary.org.