> ## 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 Weekend, Through April 3: MS-One Brooklyn School Brainstorming Event, SAFE Disposal At Prospect Park, Adult Poetry-Writing - URL: https://bklyner.com/things-weekend-april-3-ms-one-brooklyn-school-brainstorming-event-safe-disposal-prospect-park-adult-poetry-writing-fortgreene/ - Published: 2016-04-01T21:53:16.000Z - Updated: 2016-04-06T18:07:54.000Z - Author: Heather Chin - Tags: Events, fort greene, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, events calendar, things to do, #wp WINE TASTINGS: here’s a [list of seven](/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/) weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s [KIDS GUIDE](http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/?ref=bklyner.com) also has great listings. [Submit your event listing](/calendar/) to our [BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR](/calendar/) or by emailing [editor@bklyner.com](mailto:editor@bklyner.com). ![Photo via Brooklyn Museum collection.](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-21-at-5.23.16-PM.png) Photo via [Brooklyn Museum collection](http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/views-brooklyn-various-view-034-panoramic-view-wallabout-market-brooklyn-ny?ref=bklyner.com). **ONGOING** **Book Sale Donation Collection** **When:** Tuesday, January 12 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. **How Much:** DONATE! **[Show and Tell Photos Of Your Clinton Hill Neighborhood](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/show-tell-photos-your-cli-clinton-hill-library-080115?ref=bklyner.com)** **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](mailto:cclark@bklynlibrary.org) **FRIDAY, APRIL 1** ![larry murphy at myrtle comedy via splitting](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-03-at-9.56.51-AM.png) ****[Comedy Show](https://www.facebook.com/fivespotsoulfood/photos/a.297218836749.154476.138343356749/10152628313236750/?type=1&theater)** ****When: Fridays at 8pm** ****Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue** ****What: Free comedy show every Friday night.** **[Karaoke Night](https://instagram.com/p/0GnU8LEHZ3/?taken-by=sip%5Fbar&ref=bklyner.com)** **When:** Fridays from 8pm-12am **Where:** SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue **What:** Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke. **How much:** FREE **[BAMcafé Live: Grey Season](http://www.bam.org/programs/2015/bamcafe-live?ref=bklyner.com)** **When:** Friday, April 1 at 10pm **Where:** Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue **What:** In collaboration with Berklee College of Music. The five-piece Boston-based outfit crafts moody, bluegrass-tinged folk pop. Heartfelt ballads build toward rousing, anthemic choruses, backed by banjos and bouzoukis and bluesy guitar solos. Grey Season takes the stage at BAMcafé fresh from recent performances at South By Southwest, Bonnaroo, and the Boston Calling Music Festival. **[![unnamed (5)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/unnamed-5.png)](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/unnamed-5.png)SATURDAY, APRIL 2** **[Fort Greene Park Greenmarket](/blog/2015/01/23/fort-greene-clinton-hill-events-sunday-january-25/www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/fort-greene)** **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. ![i_love_poetry-300x300](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/i_love_poetry-300x300.jpg) Poetry By Adults for National Poetry Month **When:** Saturday, April 2 from 10am-4pm **Where:** Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue **What:** 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.sickness. **How Much:** FREE **Ready, Set, Kindergarten!** **When:** Saturday, April 2 at 11am **Where:** Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street **What:** For children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. In this special six session series, families enjoy stories & activities designed to encourage the development of early learning practices. Exploring literacy, science, & math through music, stories, and more. ![april garden visual bpl](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/april-garden-visual-bpl.jpg) Staff Story Time: April Showers and Poems **When:** Saturday, April 2 at 11am **Where:** Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street **What:** Celebrate April, the month of spring and poetry, at this very special Staff Story Time. We’ll be reading *The Lorax* and selections from Shel Silverstein to celebrate National Poetry Month, as well as *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* to welcome the watery aspect of this wonderful season. The readings will be followed by a rainstick-making activity for one shaking story time! **Ages 3 to 8.** **MS One Brooklyn Design Brainstorm** **When:** Saturday, April 2 from 1-3pm **Where:** Brooklyn Public Library Info Commons, at Central Library **What:** District 13 community members, designers, planners, and DOE representatives will gather to imagine a new middle school to be located at the northeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Dean Street. Breakout sessions will allow attendees to explore requirements for facilities, common space and street design to create a 21st century learning environment, as well as to identify and address safety concerns in the environment where the school will be situated. The results of the charrette will be compiled into a report for presentation to the Department of Education and the School Construction Authority. **BAMCafe Live: Mimi Goese and Ben Neill** **When:** Saturday, April 2 at 9pm **Where:** Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue **What:** Dream pop vocalist Mimi Goese and composer and trumpeter Ben Neill create an otherworldly blend of glitch beats, deep sub bass, and reflective, often surreal lyrics. Last at BAM as part of the 2010 Next Wave Festival to present music-theater piece *Persephone*, the duo’s latest work is grounded in the sounds of Neill’s self-designed “mutantrumpet” and his electroacoustic explorations with fractal equations and Hudson River environmental data. Bolstered by Goese’s captivating vocals, the results are ambient textures informed in equal parts by sensuality and technology. **[![safe disposal flyer](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/safe-disposal-flyer.png)](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/safe-disposal-flyer.png)SUNDAY, APRIL 3** **SAFE Disposal Event** **When:** Sunday, April 3 from 10am-4pm **Where:** Prospect Park Circle, at the corner of Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park SW **What:** DSNY (Sanitation Department) is collecting common household products such as auto fluids, batteries, electronics, strong cleaners, medications, paint and more. **Bethel Sports Club’s 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. **How Much:** FREE