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Things To Do This Weekend, Through November 1: Wine Tastings, Halloween Events, And BAM Cafe Live

Things To Do This Weekend, Through November 1: Wine Tastings, Halloween Events, And BAM Cafe Live

FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through November 3) Kid Calendar.

HALLOWEEN events in the neighborhood!

WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven weekly options!

Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

charlie brownFamily Movie: “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
When: Friday, October 30 at 3:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Join us for a screening of this fall family classic! Who can resist Linus’s quest to find the most sincere pumpkin patch of all? After the movie, we will break out the Legos and Duplos for our regular Friday afternoon program.

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!

corkscrew wines lineup

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.

Image courtesy of SIP Bar.
Image courtesy of SIP Bar.

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: LEE
When: Friday, October 30 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Buenos Aires-based singer-songwriter LEE, formerly of the 13-piece jazz-funk outfit the Square Egg, creates lush old-school soul with dashes of R&B and spoken-word poetry. Backed by brass and strings, LEE deploys his rich, seductive baritone and candid, socially conscious lyrics in fearlessly tackling such issues as race, HIV, religion, and love.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

Photo by Mariana Keller.
Photo by Mariana Keller.

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!: Stretching (Essentrics)
When: Saturday, October 31 at 10-11am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: The NYC Parks Department “Shape Up! program returns with a new local volunteer instructor and an emphasis on stretching (Essentrics). No registration is needed.

Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.
Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.

Shape Up NYC: Cardio-Sculpt
When: Saturday, October 31 at 10:30am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE cardio-sculpt class.

Shape Up NYC: Aerobics
When: Saturday, October 31 at 12 noon
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class.

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!

BAMCafe Live: Militia Vox
When: Saturday, October 31 at 9pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Militia Vox, known as the frontwoman of critically claimed bands Judas Priestess, Swear On Your Life and leading lady of Dee Snider’s horror orchestra Van Helsing’s Curse, finally steps forward as a solo artist. She unleashes dark-tinged original music and re-vamped hard-rock anthems with seriously heavy guitar riffs and attitude to burn.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Arty Facts: Around The World
When: Sunday, November 1 at 11am and 1:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Take a trip around the world without ever leaving the Museum and explore how artists are inspired by their surroundings.
How much: Free with admission

Bethel Sports Clubs 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.

ONGOING

Image via Brooklyn Historical Society.

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