Things To Do This Weekend, Through October 25: Concert For Hope, Greene Hill Food Co-Op Open House, And Magnus Mukoro Memorial Dedication
FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through October 27) 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, OCTOBER 23
Wine Tasting
When: Friday, October 23 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!
“It’s Happening” Filming
When: Friday, October 23 from 7:15-9pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Watch neighbors Lauren Lumsden and Josh Lay host the next episode of “It’s Happening!” Guests include John D. Williams, Jr., former head of the National Scrabble Association and author of “Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and Geek Underground” — and Talia Lavin, a former Jeopardy contestant who became a viral sensation when she got Alex Trebek to say “What is the love ballad of Turd Ferguson?” during a Daily Double earlier this year.
How much: FREE, but RSVP to itshappeningshow@gmail.com
Comedy Show
When: Friday, October 23 at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night.
Karaoke Night
When: Friday, October 23 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 23 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 24
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 24 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.
Greene Hill Food Co-op Open House
When: Saturday, October 24 from 10am-6pm
Where: Greene Hill Food Co-op at 18 Putnam Avenue
What: The Greene Hill Food Co-op is hosting a fall Open House to ring in the 2015 harvest season and celebrate Food Day. Neighbors and trial members are welcome to visit the store and learn more about Greene Hill’s fresh, local, seasonal produce and groceries, sold at lower prices. Along with music and costumes, the fall Open House will share food samples, healthy recipes and cooking demonstrations, including an autumnal pumpkin-and-root-vegetable curry. More Co-op Open Houses are planned for two upcoming Saturdays, November 21 and December 12.
Shape Up NYC: Cardio-Sculpt
When: Saturday, October 24 at 10:30am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE cardio-sculpt class.
Shape Up NYC: Aerobics
When: Saturday, October 24 at noon
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join this FREE aerobics class.
Walt Whitman Library Saturday Hours Celebration
When: Saturday, October 24 from noon onwards
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Community celebration of Saturday library hours. Food, fun, storytime, robotics and origami classes, and more!
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!
Panel Discussion: “Rethinking Gender and Revealing New Paths”
When: Saturday, October 24 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 3rd Floor auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Using the exhibition Zanele Muholi: Isibonelo/Evidence, panelists explore gender as an ever-evolving concept and discuss the importance of providing positive models for multiple gender expressions. This intergenerational conversation considers gender within the context of multiple identities, including race, religion, and family.
How much: Free with admission
Free Movie: “Little Shop of Horrors”
When: Saturday, October 24 from 5-9pm
Where: Fort Greene Park, Myrtle Lawn
What: Part of NYC Parks’ Monster Mashups series. Watch the classic film, but also come for the costume contest starting at 5:30 and more fun.
Armchair/Shotgun Issue 6 Launch Party
When: Saturday, October 24 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Armchair/Shotgun was founded by writers in January 2009, in the midst of one of the largest unemployment crises in American history since the 1930s. Since then, the press has been named one of the top 10 “Literary Heirs” by the New York Times and consistently publishes exciting new work in its annual journal. Issue 6 features an interview with award-winning poet Jason Koo and the art work of Liz Brizzi and Daniele Genadry, as well as short fiction from Jaclyn Adomeit, Emily Brisse, Allegra Frazier, Fraylie Nord, Andrew Scheinman, and Chris Werkman and poetry from Wendy Merrick Burbank, Hannah Dow, Carrie Hohmann, and William James.
How much: FREE; includes party featuring whiskey, wine, and readings.
BAMCafe Live: Militia Vox
When: Saturday, October 24 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, OCTOBER 25
Magnus Mukoro Plaque Dedication and Unveiling
When: Sunday, October 25 at 11am
Where: Brooklyn Tech Field at 510 Clermont Avenue
What: A community memorial to beloved soccer coach Magnus Mukoro at the field where Young Rock Soccer Academy students practiced.
When: Sunday, October 25 from 11:30am-2:30pm
Where: Meet at 298 Classon Avenue, walk across Dekalb Avenue to Fort Greene Park
What: The local precinct’s inaugural walk in support of breast cancer awareness. The group departs from the precinct station house at 12 noon and will be capped with a community BBQ and celebration in Fort Greene Park.
How much: FREE
Arty Facts: Chic Technique
When: Sunday, October 25 at 1pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Explore how artists experiment with tone, shades, texture, and color mixing in their work.
How much: Free with admission
When: Sunday, October 25 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 3rd Floor auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Featuring music by Verdi, Bruch, and Janáček. All concert proceeds are donated to the Hope Reichbach Fund, providing fellowships for student interns in civic leadership and grassroots community organizing. For tickets and more information, visit brooklynsymphonyorchestra.org. Come early or stay later for tours exploring the connections between art and music.
How much: For tickets and more information, visit oslmusic.org.
Workshop: Gender Development in Young Children
When: Sunday, October 25 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: When and how do children develop an understanding of gender? This workshop provides parents and educators with concepts and tools for comprehending gender development and supporting an expansive understanding of identity by young children. Led by NYC Early Childhood Professional Development Institute.
How much: Free with Museum admission, but space is limited, so please R.S.V.P.
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.
Family Movie Night
When: Sunday, October 25 at 8pm
Where: Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street
What: “The Terminator” will be screened as part of the weekly movie series.
ONGOING
“When We Were Soldiers… once and young (WWWS) / The Heart of Darkness”
When: September 19 through October 24
Where: Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital
What: Photographic installation by German artist and social activist Bettina WitteVeen. Presented as a visual poem, WWWS will weave together over 100 black and white and color analog photographs culled from historic archives, sculptures in the form of large crosses and a walk-in altar with a sound installation. The installation, including WitteVeen’s wide-ranging and visually rich photographs, will philosophically and artistically explore the depth of humanity’s collective shadow as it finds its ultimate expression in war and genocide.
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