Things To Do This Weekend, Through November 8: Target First Saturday At Brooklyn Museum, Cider Week Tasting At Gnarly Vines, And Fire Safety Workshops
FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through November 10) Kid Calendar.
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, NOVEMBER 6
Family Movie: “Rio 2″
When: Friday, November 6 at 3:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Join us for this fun free screening!
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!
Cider Week Tasting
When: Friday, November 6 from 5-8pm
Where: Gnarly Vines at 350 Myrtle Avenue
What: Enjoy four distinct styles of cider from four different countries in one tasting at Gnarly: sparkling cider, hard cider, and still cider! 15% off wines and 10% off spirits featured at the tasting!
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: Audra Isadora
When: Friday, November 6 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Drawing inspiration from iconoclasts like Kate Bush and David Bowie, Audra Isadora combines outré glam eccentricity with irresistible pop hooks. Her seductive, powerhouse contralto propels synth-heavy dance-floor rave-ups and soaring, down-tempo ballads alike, all wrapped in offbeat arrangements that feature oboe lines played by Isadora herself.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
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, November 7 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.
Shape Up NYC: Cardio-Sculpt and Aerobics
When: Saturday, November 7 at 10:30am and 12 noon.
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join these FREE classes.
Fire Safety and Prevention Workshop
When: Saturday, November 7 from 12-2pm
Where: Emmanuel Baptist Church
What: Get fire safety tips and a smoke detector at this free event.
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
Target First Saturday
When: Saturday, November 7 from 12-10pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Free admission all day for gallery tours, a trunk show, live music, a Puerto Rican American cookbook signing, hands-on art workshops, curator talks, poetry reading, film screening, book club meeting, kids corner activities, and artist talks.
BAMCafe Live: Tammy Scheffer Sextet
When: Saturday, November 7 at 9pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Tammy Scheffer’s crystalline voice draws listeners into her thrillingly imaginative jazz experiments. Backed by a virtuoso five-piece ensemble, the Belgian-Israeli vocalist and composer incorporates scat-like improvisation, languid rhythms reminiscent of bossa nova, Middle Eastern influences, and an atmospheric use of loop pedals. The result is forward-thinking jazz full of ever-shifting textures and moods.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
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.
Wine Tasting
When: Sunday, November 8 from 5-8pm
Where: Gnarly Vines at 350 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free tasting of St. Agrestis Amaro, made in Brooklyn. Amaro was originally used as medicine to ease digestion. Now it’s a cocktail base and after-dinner drink with cinnamon, nutmeg, and preserved rhubarb that will bring you back to the soda fountain with a dark cola taste, vanilla extract, sweet tree bark, and powerful spearmint. 15% off wines and 10% off spirits featured at the tasting!
ONGOING
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