Things To Do This Week, Through March 18: Free Tax Help, Guinness & Oyster Fest, DIY Charm Bracelets, Another Rat Academy

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!

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ONGOING

Book Sale Donation Collection
When: Through Friday, April 8
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: The Friends of Clinton Hill will be holding their next Book Sale on Saturday, April 16th in conjunction with the ASPCA Adoption Van. Donations of books and CD’s in good condition will be accepted during library hours ONLY from Tuesday, January 12th through Friday, April 8th.

Creative Drama: Bringing Stories to Life
When: For nine weeks
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: A free drama workshop for ages 6-11 years old. Children will learn how to tell their own stories through acting, creating characters, developing plots, playing theater games and employing props and costumes. For more information or to register, please contact the library at 718-935-0244, ext. 62110.
How Much: FREE

MONDAY, MARCH 14

Fort Greene Association Meeting
When: Monday, March 14 at 7pm
Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Discuss concerns about soil remediation at BAM Park, as well as the planned Lafayette Avenue Bike Lane, and more.

Authors in Conversation: Dreams and Disillusion
When: Monday, March 14 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Two exciting debut authors from Macmillan present fiction that probes our most idealistic dreams and what happens when dreams are disappointed. Patrick Dacey’s story collection We’ve Already Gone This Far features the citizens of working-class Wequaquet, a town like many in America where people are searching for what is now an almost out-of-reach version of the American Dream. In Daniel Torday’s novel The Last Flight of Poxl West, a teenager’s romantic vision of his uncle, the WWII fighter pilot of the title, is tested when he learns the darker truths of his wartime experiences. George Saunders calls Dacey one of his “favorite young American authors”, and Torday’s book has been called “an utterly accomplished novel” by the New York Times Book Review; Greenlight is honored to host these two up and coming writers for a reading, discussion and wine reception.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15

Babies and Books
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 10:15am and 11:15am
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Storytime is for babies, too! Come sing, play, hear stories, and meet with other parents and caregivers.

Story Play with First RIF
When:  Tuesday, March 15 at 11am
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Hear stories, sing songs and play with other children.  Ages 0-5.

Toddler Time with RIF
When:  Tuesday, March 15 at 11am
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).

Free Movie: “Woman In Gold”
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 1:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: WOMAN IN GOLD is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way.

Free Movie: “Men, Women, and Children”
When: Tuesday, March 15 from 4-7pm
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: The story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. As each character and each relationship is tested, and shows the variety of roads people choose; some tragic, some hopeful.

Community Workshop: Tax Talks: Artists & Entrepreneurs
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 6-8pm
Where: MoCADA at 80 Hanson Place
What: Join us for a workshop that offers tax advice to local artists and entrepreneurs. Representatives from H&R Block will be on-site to answer questions. Refreshments to be served.
How Much: Free with museum admission

CB2 Transportation Committee Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 6pm
Where: LIU Brooklyn, Jonas Board Room, 2nd Floor
What: The Department of Transportation (DOT) will present bike lane enhancements on Jay and Smith streets, from Sands to Schermerhorn streets. Speaking on behalf of the agency will be Ted Wright, acting director of the bike and greenway program, and Hayes Lord, director of the bike program. The improvements result in part from a workshop sponsored by CB2 among many others.

Guinness and Oyster Fest
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 6pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub & Cooker at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free oysters & learn how to put the perfect pint of Guinness!

Zumba Class
When: Tuesday, March 15 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.

Stoop Series: New Music/Old Science
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 7pm
Where: BRIC Stoop at 647 Fulton Street
What: A special look inside the creative process of Anatomy Theater, a new multimedia opera written by composer David Lang and visual artist Mark Dion, that stages a “moral spectacle” inspired by 18th-century operating theaters to explore the relationship of the spiritual to the physical body.

Novelists in Conversation: American Spaces and Escapes
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Two debut novels from FSG Originals explore bleak spaces in the American landscape, and various means of escape. Cote Smith’s Hurt People, based on his well-received short story of the same name, is set in Leavenworth, Kansas in the summer of 1988, and features two young brothers whose lives revolve around the pool in their apartment complex, even as the town is gripped by the recent escape of a convict. Laura van den Berg’s Find Me, her followup to two acclaimed story collections, centers on Joy, who spends her days working the graveyard shift at a grocery store outside Boston — until a sickness that begins with memory loss and ends with death sweeps the country, and Joy’s immunity to the disease offers her a chance of escape. Smith and van den Berg discuss their work and the landscape of American fiction tonight at Greenlight.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16

Drop-in Computer Class
When: Wednesday, March 16 at 1pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
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, March 16 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.

Kids Create: Cottonball Chicks and Bunnies
When: Wednesday, March 16 at 4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: An easy spring project for the littlest crafters: adorable cotton ball friends that will fit in egg cartons.

Make Your Own Charms Night
When: Wednesday, March 16 at 6pm
Where: Fort Greene General Store at 218 Dekalb Avenue
What: Come sit around our craft table with some wine and neighbors and stamp your own silver or gold disc charms with meaningful letters or numbers. You then have the option of making them into a bracelet or necklace. Only $5 per Charm! Necklaces and Bracelets are extra. 8 person limit, first come first serve! You’ll have your DIY lucky charms just in time for St. Paddy’s Day or super early for Mother’s Day!
How Much: $5 per charm

CEC 13 Meeting
When: Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30pm
Where: P.S. 93/M.S. 266 at 31 New York Avenue
What: Monthly meeting of local parents and community leaders in District 13.

Shape Up: Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, March 16 at 6:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free exercise class with a community volunteer. No pre-registration required.

Women’s Self-Defense Class
When: Wednesday, March 16 at 7pm
Where: Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 412 Myrtle Avenue
What: Ages 12+. Free class. Register at BrooklynBJJ.com.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17

Movement Class For Older Adults
When: Thursdays from 11am-12pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Led by Mark Morris Dance Center faculty. Explore movement and music in a creative and fun way. Designed to use gentle movement to explore and increase range of motion for older adults.
How much: FREE

Free Screening: “Through A Lens Darkly”
When: Thursday, March 17 at 6pm
Where: ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Documentary on the role of photography in shaping African American culture from slavery to today, plus an art workshop with MoCADA exhibiting artist Adrienne Gaither.

Rat Academy
When: Thursday, March 17 from 6-8:30pm
Where: St. Ann’s and the Holy Trinity Church at 157 Montague Street
What: In partnership with the city Health Department, CB 2 is holding a second “rat academy” for residents, businesses and organizations that want to learn how to combat rodent infestation. Free rodent-resistant garbage cans will be given to attendees who RSVP by 12:00 Noon on March 14. Please RSVP to CB2 at either cachurch@cb.nyc.gov or 718-596-5410, or to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at ratportal@health.nyc.gov.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18

Build with DUPLO and LEGOS
When: Friday, March 18 at 4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: LEGOs at the library! Come help us think up new things to build: towers, cities, vehicles, monsters? Collaborate with your friends and get creative.
How Much: FREE

In Concert: My Brightest Diamond
When: Friday, March 18 at 8pm
Where: BRIC Ballroom at 647 Fulton Street
What: Doors open at 7:30pm. An incredibly rare opportunity to see vocalist and multi-instrumentalistShara Nova’s full band which defies genre and mixes chamber, pop, electronica, and avant-rock to create a truly unique hauntingly beautiful sound.

BAMcafé Live: Elisa Coia
When: Friday, March 18 at 9:30pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Lush synthesizer soundscapes back Elisa Coia’s soulful, soaring vocals, resulting in a sound that’s both dreamlike and retro-cool. The up-and-coming R&B chanteuse takes the stage at BAMcafé as she readies her second EP, a follow-up to her debut, These Days, which NPR heralded as “young and classic at once…a heady introduction to a hugely promising talent.”