> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Things To Do This Week, Through April 15: The New Cookers at BAM, Teen Chefs Cooking Class, and the Greenlight Poetry Salon! - URL: https://bklyner.com/things-week-april-15-new-cookers-bam-teen-chefs-cooking-class-greenlight-poetry-salon-fortgreene/ - Published: 2016-04-12T21:52:26.000Z - Updated: 2016-04-12T21:58:27.000Z - Author: Justin Fox - Tags: Events, fort greene, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, event calendar, things to do, #wp Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! [Submit your event listing](/calendar/) to our [BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR](/calendar/). **ONGOING** **Poetry by Adults for National Poetry Month** **When:** Daily, through April, from 10am-4pm **Where:** Clinton Hill LIbrary at 380 Washington Avenue **What:** If you write poetry – **SUBMIT A POEM YOU WROTE**, a haiku, limerick, cinquain, sonnet, riddle, shape poem, whatever you choose…if your poem is chosen, by the Librarian Staff, **YOUR POEM WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE LIBRARY’S LOBBY AREA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.** If you like, you may use a pen name on your submission. Your poem may not be longer than 1 page. **Please submit your poem into the Poetry Box sitting on the information desk.** If you want to know if whether your poem was chosen and want to be contacted, please include your name and contact information on the back of your submission. — “A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a love sickness.” — by Robert Frost **Whisper or Shout: Artists in the Social Sphere** ****When:** Ongoing through May 1, 2016 · 10:00am – 6:00pm except Mondays ****Where:** BRIC House, 647 Fulton Street ****What:** *Whisper Or Shout* features the work of nine artists who engage with a range of critical contemporary social and political issues. Each of the artists will bring different issues to the table, including police violence, homelessness, gentrification, and cultural self-determination, to name a few. **TUESDAY, APRIL 12** **Greenlight Bookstore’s Book Group discusses Luke Barr’s book *Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste*** **When:** Monday, April 12 at 7:30pm **Where:** Twigg’s Bindery, 85 Fort Greene Place **What:** Led by Greenlight bookseller Geo discusses Luke Barr’s book *Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste*: a story of singular historic moment. In the winter of 1970, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. **Zumba Class** **When:** Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 pm **Where:** Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue **What:** Have fun and meet new people while fulfilling your New Year fitness resolutions. Our free Zumba classes are taught by certified Zumba instructor Arturo Perez. **WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13** **Greenlight Poetry Salon** **When:** Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30pm **Where:** 686 Fulton street **What:** Greenlight’s quarterly Poetry Salon welcomes locally and nationally celebrated poets for an intense and joyful evening of wine, poetry, and performance. **Drop-in Computer Class** **When:** Wednesday, April 13 at 1pm **Where:** Walt Whitman Library at 93 St Edwards St **What:** Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the Internet? No time to attend a formal class? Join our drop-in computer lab for personalized assistance. **AARP Free Tax Help** **When:** Wednesday, April 13 at 1pm **Where:** Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue **What:** All AARP free tax preparation sites for low and middle income taxpayers operate on a first come, first served basis. To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms. **Shape Up: Dance Fitness** **When:** Wednesday, April 13 at 6:45pm **Where:** Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue **What:** Free exercise class with a community volunteer. No pre-registration required. **Trivia Night** **When:** Wednesdays from 8-11pm **Where:** Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue ****What:** Weekly trivia competition to win gift cards of $100 to Putnam’s. Beer specials all night. ****How much:** Free **THURSDAY, APRIL 14** **Teen Chefs Cooking Class** **When:** Wednesday April 14 at 4pm **Where:** Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue **What:** Whether you love to cook or are just learning, this class is for you! Once a month, we’ll cook a new recipe together using a few basic ingredients and a toaster oven. So stop by, learn something new, and enjoy a snack at the end **How much:** FREE ![(photo courtesy of BAM)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-12-at-5.48.59-PM.png) (photo courtesy of BAM) **FRIDAY, APRIL 15** **[BAMcafé Live: T](http://www.bam.org/programs/2015/bamcafe-live?ref=bklyner.com)he New Cookers** **When:** Friday, April 15 at 9pm **Where:** Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue **What:** Taking its name from legendary jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard’s touchstone 1965 Blue Note album *The Night of the Cookers*, this Brooklyn-based ensemble excels in hard-bop jazz with a subtle hip-hop influence. They meld old-school bebop with contemporary rhythms, forging a bold, distinctive sound that pays tribute to their borough’s rich musical heritage. The group returns to BAMcafé as part of the 17th annual Celebrate Brooklyn Jazz Festival. **Toddler Time with RIF** **When:** Friday, April 15 at 11:15am **Where:** Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue **What:** The more you read, sing and talk with toddlers, the more they learn! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this program dedicated to active toddlers. (18 – 36 months). **Teen Tech Time** When: Friday, April 15 at 3:30pm Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue What: Come race your wheels off, battle your heart out, and dance your socks off with Wii games at the library! We have sports games, dancing games, racing games, and more! No registration or experience necessary.