Things To Do This Weekend, Through December 13: Caribbean Holiday House Party, GrooveBarbers Acappella Show, ArtShack Kids Pop-Up, And More
FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through December 15) Kid Calendar.
WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven weekly options!
Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE also has great listings.
Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
Wine Tasting
When: Fridays from 5-8pm
Where: Leon and Son Wine & Spirits at 995 Fulton Street
What: Free tasting at the new Clinton Hill shop!
Greene Grape Wine Tasting
When: Fridays from 6-8pm
Where: Greene Grape Wine Store at 753 Fulton Street
What: Come sample a selection of this week’s wines!
Comedy Show
When: Fridays at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night.
Karaoke Night
When: Fridays from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: Free
BAMCafe Live: Antoinette Montague
When: Friday, December 11 at 9:30pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Antoinette Montague breathes new life into jazz standards and unexpected covers alike with her bold, brassy voice. An old-school chanteuse in the vein of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Montague is adept at uptempo swing and slow-burn blues numbers alike. She takes the stage at BAMcafé fresh from the release of her third album, World Peace in the Key of Jazz.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
When: Every Saturday from 8am-4pm
Where: Washington Park between DeKalb and Willoughby Avenues
What: Weekly farmers market with live music and family-friendly activities.
Shape Up NYC: Essentrics
When: Saturday, December 12 at 10am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Join these FREE classes.
Holiday Craft Fair and Santa
When: Saturday, December 12 from 10am-4pm
Where: Brown Memorial Baptist Church at 484 Washington Avenue
What: Come one, come all, to Brown Memorial Baptist’s holiday craft fair. Enjoy crafts, games, food, raffles, silent auction, caroling, and meeting Santa (at noon on Saturday)! Continues on Sunday, December 13 and 20 after the 8am and 11am services.
Shape Up NYC: Cardio-Sculpt and Aerobics
When: Saturday, December 12 at 10:30am and 12 noon
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join these FREE classes.
Greene Hill Food Co-op Holiday Open House
When: Saturday, December 12 from 10am-6pm
Where: Greene Hill Food Co-op at 18 Putnam Avenue
What: The co-op’s open house marks its fourth anniversary by welcoming the public into the store to shop and learn more about Greene Hill’s affordable local, seasonal produce and groceries. There will be cooking demonstrations, sharing inspiring recipe ideas, and sampling a variety of products. The store also will be collecting nonperishable food donations for our Holiday Food Drive, benefitting a local food bank.
How much: Free
Popup Art Shack
When: Saturday, December 12 from 11am-4pm
Where: Art Shack at 384 Waverly Avenue
What: Popup art shack!The popular afterschool art studio and Brooklyn Flea vendor, ArtShack Brooklyn, will be hosting two popup holiday shops, on December 12th and 19th in Clinton Hill, where they will be selling delicate porcelain gift items conceived and designed by students in their apprenticeship program. All proceeds go toward funding their scholarship program, which currently provides free art classes to 25% of their students.
How Much: Free
Caribbean Holiday House Party
When: Saturday, December 12 from 12-5pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: BRIC continues its series of House Parties, with special daytime activities, including family dance classes, gaming, art making, and other participatory activities; plus a special BIG event! Mark your calendars and bring the whole family.
Tonight includes a Latin percussion workshop, Haiti cultural storytelling exchange, family dance class, and more.
How Much: FREE with RSVP
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
When: Saturdays through December 23 from 12-6pm
Where: Trilok Fusion Arts at 143 Waverly Avenue
What: Weekly themes and vendors!
How much: Free
Funkijam Holiday Beat Family Festival
When: Saturday, December 12 from 3-4pm
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Captain Jam comes to the rescue as Bongo wants to throw a holiday party that all his friends can enjoy. Captain Jam takes Bongo and all the “junior agents” on a rocking trip around the world to learn about different cultures and how they celebrate. This is one all-new, high-energy interactive musical where kids become the stars of the show.
BAMCafe Live: The GrooveBarbers Acapella Holiday Concert
When: Saturday, December 12 at 9:30pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: This powerhouse vocal quartet—featuring members of the pioneering contemporary a capella ensemble Rockapella—brings the holiday cheer to BAMcafé with its soulful, rock- and jazz-influenced take on barbershop. There will be no instruments in sight as seasonal classics get the doo-wop treatment in this special yuletide concert, featuring a guest appearance by operatic soprano Inna Dukach.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
Holiday Craft Fair and Santa
When: Sunday, December 13 and 20, after 8am and 11am services
Where: Brown Memorial Baptist Church at 484 Washington Avenue
What: Come one, come all, to Brown Memorial Baptist’s holiday craft fair. Enjoy crafts, games, food, raffles, silent auction, caroling, and meeting Santa (at noon on Saturday)! Continues on Sunday, December 13 and 20 after the 8am and 11am services.
Bethel Sports Club’s Free Exercise Class
When: Every Sunday from 3-4pm
Where: Bethel SDA Health Ministry at 457 Grand Avenue
What: Weekly exercise class with dumbbells, tension ropes, exercise ball, treadmill and the guidance of a certified fitness instructor.
Christmas Concert
When: Sunday, December 13 at 4pm
Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Performances by the Lafayette Inspirational Ensemble, led by director Janie Russell. Followed by a craft fair and bake sale.
How Much: FREE, donations accepted
ONGOING
Jill Lindsey Holiday Markets
When: Saturdays-Sundays, December 5-20, from 10am-7pm
Where: Jill Lindsey at 370 Myrtle Avenue
What: Several local vendors will be featured over the course of three weekends this month, beginning with this Saturday and Sunday! Stop by and do some holiday shopping and hands-on crafts while enjoying mulled wine and treats at the cafe. Also, check out the new JL Wellness initiative! Gift wrapping is also offered.
How Much: Free unless you buy items!
Show and Tell Photos Of Your Clinton Hill Neighborhood
When: By appointment
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 to cclark@bklynlibrary.org
