Things To Do This Week, Through January 24: Music Therapy, State Of The District Address, And Adventures In Storytelling House Party

Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend!

For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through January 12) Kid Calendar.

Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR.

ONGOING

Book Sale Donation Collection
When: Through Friday, April 8
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: The Friends of Clinton Hill will be holding their next Book Sale on Saturday, April 16th in conjunction with the ASPCA Adoption Van. Donations of books and CD’s in good condition will be accepted during library hours ONLY from Tuesday, January 12th through Friday, April 8th.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

Toddler Time with RIF
When:  Tuesday, January 19 at 11am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: The more you read, sing and talk with toddlers, the more they learn! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this program dedicated to active toddlers. (18 – 36 months)

Music Therapy
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 2pm
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Ready for some music therapy, some feel good to your soul music?  You are invited to a free concert as we present, Linda Miller sings gospel!

Young Readers Book Group
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 5:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: (Please note: this book group is being held one week earlier than usual.) Led by Greenlight bookseller Grace, this book group is geared toward kids ages 9 to 12, and reads great contemporary and classic chapter books. Parents are welcome (but not required) to attend, and pizza is served. For January, the group discussesOranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. Ayesha lives in a battle-scarred building with her grandmother. Outside, a war is ripping the city apart—but Ayesha doesn’t even know why the two sides are fighting. Life gets scarier when her grandmother’s medicine runs out. So Ayesha takes matters into her own hands. In her search for a doctor she makes a forbidden journey across no man’s land. Set in Lebanon during the civil war, Oranges in No Man’s Land is the richly moving result of Laird’s own experiences in war torn Beirut.
How Much: Free, with books for sale

Zumba Class
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Classes are on Tuesday evenings starting on January 5th and running through February 23rd. Have fun and meet new people while fulfilling your New Year fitness resolutions. Our free Zumba classes are taught by certified Zumba instructor Arturo Perez.

CEC District 13 Meeting
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 6:30pm
Where: PS/MS 282 at 180 6th Avenue
What: Monthly meeting of Community Education Council District 13. The agenda includes a Student Of The Month presentation and more on issues for school district 13.

Resume/Career Writing
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 6:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free drop-in resume assistance: No appointment necessary. Bring your resume with you or ask for help creating one. Brush up on your interviewing techniques. Asisstance with LinkedIn and other social media accounts.
How Much: Free

88th Precinct Community Council Meeting
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 7pm
Where: St. Joseph’s College at 245 Clinton Avenue, Recreation Room
What: Get the latest update from local police leaders.

Free Screening: “Radio Unnameable”
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 7pm
Where: BRIC Stoop at 647 Fulton Street
What: A film by Paul Lovelace & Jessica Wolfson. Influential radio personality Bob Fass revolutionized the airwaves by developing a patchwork of music, politics, comedy and reports from the street, effectively creating free-form radio. For nearly 50 years, Fass has been heard at midnight on listener-sponsored WBAI-FM, broadcast out of New York. Long before today’s innovations in social media, Fass utilized the airwaves for mobilization, encouraging luminaries and ordinary listeners to talk openly, taking the program in surprising directions. Radio Unnameable is a visual and aural collage that pulls from Bob Fass’s immense archive of audio, film, photographs, and video that has been sitting dormant until now.
How Much: FREE

Community Media in the Social Media Age
When: Tuesday, January 19 at 8:30pm
Where: BRIC House Stoop at 647 Fulton Street
What: Following the screening of Radio Unnameable, this panel discussion will focus on the role of independent media in the age of the podcast and social media. Featuring: Manny Faces (Birthplace Magazine), Keisha Dutes (Bondfire Radio), Anthony Riddle (Director of Community Media, BRIC) and Bill Weinberg (World War 4 Report). Moderated by Baba Israel.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

Kids Create: Coloring Cool Designs
When: Wednesday, January 20 at 4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Coloring is a great way to chill out and unwind after school. Everyone is doing it these days! We’ll provide the coloring sheets and pencils, markers, and crayons (and even a reader to entertain you with a story while you color).

Shape Up: Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, January 20 at 6:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free exercise class with a community volunteer. No pre-registration required.

Trivia Night
When: Wednesdays 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: Wednesdays at 9pm
Where: Moot Bar at 579 Myrtle Avenue
What: 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, JANUARY 21

Movement Class For Older Adults
When: Thursdays from 11am-12pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Led by Mark Morris Dance Center faculty. Explore movement and music in a creative and fun way. Designed to use gentle movement to explore and increase range of motion for older adults.
How much: FREE

Build with DUPLO and LEGOS
When: Thursday, January 21 at 4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: LEGOs at the library! Come help us think up new things to build: towers, cities, vehicles, monsters? Collaborate with your friends and get creative.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ State Of The District Address
When: Thursday, January 21 from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: LIU Brooklyn Paramount Theater at DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues
What: Rep Jeffries recounts the past year’s successes and outlines his goals for the coming year.

Book Launch: Samantha Hunt presents “Mr. Splitfoot”
When: Thursday, January 21 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Samantha Hunt’s previous novels The Seas and The Invention of Everything Else won her the National Book Foundations Five Under Thirty-Five Award, among other accolades, and marked her as a writer of great promise. Her new novel Mr. Splitfoot, an IndieNext Pick already receiving tremendous praise, makes good on her previous acclaim, with a mesmerizing contemporary gothic tale. The novel tracks two women — Ruth (a scam-artist foster kid), and, decades later, Cora (her pregnant niece) — as they march, each in her own time, toward a mysterious reckoning. Hunt talks about the book with beloved author and editor Ed Park, executive editor at Penguin Press and author of the novel Personal Days, at this launch event. Wine reception and book signing to follow.
How Much: Free, with books for sale

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

Movies at the Library
When: Friday, January 22 at 3:30pm
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Free movie screenings for kids ages 6-12 and their families.

BAMCafe Live: Mariami
When: Friday, January 22 at 10pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Soul chanteuse Mariami makes lush, sexy slow jams that bridge the gap between the Eastern European liturgical music of her native country of Georgia and American R&B. Her rich, soaring vocals lend a day-glo-colored sonic palette, resulting in an altogether unique brand of hook-laden, adventurous pop that’s set apart by the unique folk flavor of her homeland.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

Shape Up! Stretching (Essentrics)
When: Saturday, January 23 at 10am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free exercise class with a community volunteer. No pre-registration required.

Story Time: Gabrielle Balkan presents The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A with 50 Fact-Filled Maps!
When: Saturday, January 23 at 11am
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Did you know the world’s first — and longest — boardwalk can be found just across the river in New Jersey? Or that there’s an actual yellow brick road north of NYC in Chittenango, the birthplace of Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum? If you like to explore and be amazed, join Brooklyn-based children’s book author Gabrielle Balkan at Story Time as she presents her new book The 50 States. Gabrielle will share essential and curious U.S. facts from the book, and then lead kids in a craft activity to create their very own state and plan a road trip to the notable places within! Ages 3 to 8.
How Much: Free

Lynda.com Introduction
When: Saturday, January 23 at 11:30am
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Learn this video based technology/business skills application: Keyboard searchable transcripts help you answer specific questions, New courses added weekly, Fields include web-development, programing, and education, Features short engaging and interactive video tutorials, and Over 3,000 courses and counting.

Adventures in Storytelling House Party
When: Saturday, January 23 from 12-5pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Brooklyn’s best family daytime parties continue with special daytime activities, including family dance classes, gaming, art making, and other participatory activities, all ending with a family disco party. Adventures in Storytelling is a memorable exploration of community storytelling through song, dance, film, and more.
How Much: FREE, but RSVP

Playdate with Dad
When: Saturday, January 23 at 3pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Especially for dads and little ones (although we won’t turn away moms or other caregivers!), come enjoy some fun time at the library and meet other parents and kids from the neighborhood. We’ll provide a few stories, some easy hands-on science kits, DUPLO blocks, and a simple craft.

BAMCafe Live: Dina Regine
When: Saturday, January 23 at 9pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Dina Regine offers a fresh take on old school blues jams, channeling the rootsy, vintage sounds of 70s rock and soul. An in-demand DJ who has performed and recorded alongside legends like Mike Bloomfield and Jimmy Cliff, Regine is a formidable front woman in her own right. Her powerhouse voice and retro cool arrangements evoke the golden age of Stax-era R&B.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24