Things To Do This Weekend, Through October 4: A Tea Party, “Little Shop Of Horrors,” And Blessing Of The Animals
For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through September 29) Kid Calendar.
Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Wine Tasting
When: Friday, October 2 from 5-8pm
Where: Leon and Son Wine and 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!
Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco
When: Friday, October 2 from 7:30-10pm
Where: LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park at 171 East Drive
What: Tonight’s theme is “Just Like Heaven.” For a full list of themes, see http://lakesidebrooklyn.com/dreamland/.
Comedy Show
When: Friday, October 2 at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night.
Karaoke Night
When: Friday, October 2 from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: Free
BAMCafe Live: White Prism
When: Friday, October 2 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: White Prism is the moniker of Australian-born songstress Johanna Cranitch (formerly of Johanna and the Dusty Floor), who layers breathy vocals over lush, dreamy synthpop soundscapes. Recalling both vintage Kate Bush and modern electropop à la the Knife, Cranitch’s sound retains its own distinctly haunting character thanks to her ethereal voice.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
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, September 26 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.
Brooklyn Flea Fort Greene
When: From 10am-5pm (every Saturday through November)
Where: Bishop Laughlin Memorial HS schoolyard at 176 Lafayette Avenue (between Clermont and Vanderbilt)
What: 150 shopping and food vendors every Saturday from April through November.
Tree Giveaway
When: Saturday, October 3 from 11am-1pm
Where: Herbert Von King Park at 686 Lafayette Avenue
What: Hosted by Pratt Area Community Council and NY Restoration Project. To pick up your free tree, you must agree to: plant in one of the five boroughs, keep trees properly watered and maintained, and plant your tree in the ground of your yard and NOT along streets, in city parks, in containers, terraces, balconies or on roofs. If registration is closed, a limited quantity of trees will be available on a first come, first served basis.
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!
Tea Party
When: Saturday, October 3 at 2pm
Where: Namaskar at 956 Atlantic Avenue
What: The shop is serving “healthy, delicious, healing teas” all day to welcome the fall season.
BAMCafe Live: Rob Reddy — “Bechet: Our Contemporary”
When: Saturday, October 3 at 9pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Acclaimed saxophonist and composer Rob Reddy offers a fresh take on the music of Sidney Bechet, the jazz icon Duke Ellington once called “the very epitome of jazz…the most unique man to ever be in this music.” Reddy performs compositions by Bechet alongside his own original material, which is rooted in distinctly American idioms like blues, gospel, and Appalachian music.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
St. Joseph’s College Centennial Celebration
When: Sunday, October 4 from 10am-3pm
Where: SJC Brooklyn Campus at 245 Clinton Avenue
What: This fall St. Joseph’s College will begin celebrating its Centennial. Join them for a day of celebration featuring something for everyone — recreational activities with tours of the Hill Center; networking with faculty, students and alumni; art; special reunion class receptions; mass; family fun and more! See the full schedule here: http://100.sjcny.edu/celebrate/centennial-kickoff-event/#kickoff-bk.
How much: Free
Blessing of the Animals
When: Sunday, October 4 at 11am
Where: Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew at 520 Clinton Avenue
What: All creatures welcome to be blessed. A fun annual event for the entire community.
Sound Off Roller Disco
When: Sunday, October 4 from 2-6pm
Where: Lakeside at Prospect Park at 171 East Drive
What: Through October 11. Rock the house with three channels of music broadcasted through Sound Off GLO EXP noise-isolating headphones. Channel 1 – Disco, Channel 2 – Top 40 and Dance Classics ft. Sound Off Resident DJ Kharisma, Channel 3 – 80’s / 90’s. Headphones are limited so RSVP for yours early, and get ready to lace up your skates and boogie down with Sound Off!
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.
Singers With A Testimony
When: Sunday, October 4 at 4pm
Where: Brown Memorial Baptist Church at 484 Washington Avenue
What: Church Women United Inc, Brooklyn presents Singers With A Testimony and New York Progressive Mass Choir. For tickets, call Ola at 347-738-3851 or Lisa at 914-920-1728, Shirley at 718-443-4603 or Antonia at 646-552-0776.
How much: $30
Family Movie Night
When: Sunday, October 4 at 8pm
Where: Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street
What: “Little Shop of Horrors” will be screened as part of the weekly movie series.
Free Movie
When: Sunday, October 4 at 8pm
Where: The Joint on Myrtle at 471 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free movie for the family, every weekend. Free popcorn and kitchen open until 11pm. Suggest your favorite movie for a future screening!
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