Weekday Events: Friends Of Clinton Hill Library Meets, Emergency Medical Care Talk, And More Art Exhibits

Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Friday morning.

We’ll have your weekend schedule guide on Friday and as always, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by emailing editor@bklyner.com!

MONDAY, MARCH 23

Atlantic Yards Community Development Corporation meeting
When: Monday, March 23 at 3pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: To discuss developments on the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project.
How much: Free. Will be streamed online through BRICartsmedia.org.

Emergency Medical Transportation: What To Know In Advance
When: Monday, March 23 from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church at 85 South Oxford Street
What: Know in advance your options for care and transportation before a moment of anxiety. In an serious emergency – call 911. However, if you find yourself in a less urgent situation, you might consider other options.  Learn the parameters of 911 and private ambulance services, such as whether you’ll be able to dictate the destination in advance, what services to expect, estimated cost (+ insurance coverage), and accompaniment in-transit.
How much: Free. RSVP recommended.

Dance Fitness
When: Monday, March 23 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Talk: James Hannaham and Jennifer Egan
When: Monday, March 23 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Delicious Foods, the new novel by Fort Greene author James Hannaham (author of God Says No) addresses poverty, racism, addiction, and the dark side of American agricultural labor. Told in three voices – a mother, son, and the drug that unravels their lives – the novel moves back and forth in time, converging on the sinister industrial farm of the title. The book is a Greenlight Bookstore First Editions Club selection.
How much: Free | Book costs $26

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

Babies & Books: Read, Play, Grow!
When: Tuesday, March 24 from 10:30-11:30am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Come hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers. Playing with your baby is more than fun, it’s one of the most important ways you can encourage early literacy and language development.
How much: Free

Free Movie: “Before I Go To Sleep”
When: Tuesday, March 24 from 2-4:15pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Rated R. Starring Nicole Kidman. woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

Resume and Career Help/Resume Writing
When: Tuesday, March 24 at 5:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free resume writing help.

The History of Japanese Americans in Clinton Hill
When: Tuesday, March 24 from 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill LIbrary at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Noted NYC guide and local history expert Mauricio Lorence will discuss the history of Japanese-Americans in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill neighborhoods.

Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, March 24 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Young Readers Book Group
When: Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Led by Greenlight bookseller Grace, this book group is geared toward kids ages 8 to 14, and reads great contemporary and classic chapter books. Parents are welcome (but not required) to attend, and pizza is served. For March, the group discusses Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu.
How much: Free | $7.64 for the book

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

AARP Free Tax Help and Preparation
When: Wednesday, March 25 from 1-4pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: For low and middle income taxpayers. First come, first served. To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms. For a list of documents you may need to bring, visit the AARP website.

Teen Tech Time
When: Wednesday, March 25 from 4-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Play on the Wii with neighbors.

Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, March 25 from 6-7:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join neighbors for a free aerobics class.

Friends of Clinton Hill Library meeting
When: Wednesday, March 25 from 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Help plan our upcoming May plant sale and other events. Learn about upcoming programs paid for out of funds raised by the Friends. New members welcome!

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, March 25 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, March 25 from 7:15-8:15pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Book Launch: Lindsey Palmer and Liz Egan
When: Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Fort Greene neighbor Lindsey Palmer (author of Pretty In Ink) returns to Greenlight for the launch of her second novel If We Lived Here! An exploration of love, friendship, and the particular horrors of a NYC apartment hunt, the novel follows 30-something couple Emma and Nick as they take the plunge into cohabitation, slowly stumbling towards what it means to grow up, build a life together, and create a home that’s just right for them. Palmer talks about her book and her work with Liz Egan, Books Editor at Glamour Magazine and author of the forthcoming novel A Window Opens.
How much: Free | $15 book

Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, March 25 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

Trivia Wednesdays
When: Wednesday, March 25 at 9pm
Where: Moot Bar at 579 Myrtle Avenue
What: Inaugural trivia night! Five rounds of 10 questions each on variety of subject matter from cereal box characters to physics. Winning team gets $50 off their bar tab.
How much: Free

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Movement Class for Older Adults
When: Thursday, March 19 from 11am-12pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary. Mark Morris faculty member Janelle Barry will lead a gentle movement class to explore and increase range of motion. The class is designed to introduce older adults to dance in a comfortable environment; restoring energy and rejuvenating the body.

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
When: Thursday, March 26 from 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Kids and Teens can earn FREE gift books by borrowing and returning books with their library card.

Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, March 26 from 5:30-8pm
Where: Corkscrew Wines at 489 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free weekly wine tasting. Educational and casual tasting to explore specific grapes or a region. Discover what makes your favorite wines unique. You are the expert of what works for you, Corkscrew is here for you to discover what that is.

Community Forum
When: Thursday, March 26 at 6:30pm
Where: Teen Challenge Center at 444 Clinton Avenue
What: Free community forum on tenants’ rights, scams, identity theft, nutrition and heart health, and the Vulcan Society of Black Firefighters. Speakers include: Regina Wilson, president of the Vulcan Society, Jonathan Gross of Brooklyn Housing and Family Services, NYS Assistant Attorney General Matthew Eubank, and registered dietician Theresa Brereton.

Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, March 26 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Book Talk: Chris Parry and Pamela Erens
When: Thursday, March 26 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: In his short story collection How To Carry Bigfoot Home, Chris Tarry – one of New York’s most sought-after jazz musicians – examines the frailty of the human experience, and the common struggles that affect us all. From an out-of-work dragon-slaying father in “Here Be Dragons” to a family arguing aboard a rocket ship in “Topics in Advanced Rocketry,” the stories use fantastic settings, blazing wit, and imaginative circumstances to explore very human truths. The stories work to reconcile the public self with the private heart—to contemplate the monsters we carry home and lay bare for the ones we love the most. Tarry talks about his work with fellow author Pamela Erens, author of The Virgins and The Understory.
How much: Free | $14.95 book

Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, March 26 from 7:30-10pm
Where: Splitty at 415 Myrtle Avenue
What: Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy (Bob’s Burgers) host this weekly comedy show featuring a curated night of stand-up, characters, and the unexpected.
How much: $5 cover

Function Thursdays Live Music
When: Thursday, March 26 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Toddler Time
When: Friday, March 27 from 10-11am
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Babies and Books
When: Friday, March 27 from 11:15am-12:15pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Come hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers.

ONGOING

Conversations: Replicas of Masterwork Paintings
When: Through Friday, March 27
Where: Pratt Institute, President’s Office Gallery, Main Building via Willoughby Avenue
What: Professor of Fine Arts Frank Lind presents a body of work created over the course of the last 15 years, employing old master techniques in the re-creation, re-imagining, and “updating” of well-known masterwork paintings.
How much: Free

Stations of the Cross Exhibit
When: Through April 16
Where: Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew at 520 Clinton Avenue
What: The 14 stations of the cross are presented by 14 Brooklyn-based artists, each working with only one restriction: uniform size.  This project resurrects a connection between the church as patron of the arts and the artists as instruments of bringing the litany to the lay population. These works are created by artists of broad ethnic and religious backgrounds including Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, and even Agnostics. As “ambassadors,” this diverse collective presents an open dialogue, with respectful interpretations of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection.
How much: Free

Mapping Brooklyn
When: Through May 3 from 10am-8pm daily, except Mondays
Where: BRIC House Gallery at 647 Fulton Street
What: The exhibition Mapping Brooklyn will juxtapose the work of contemporary artists working with maps and cartography, alongside actual historic maps. The historic maps in the exhibition will all be drawn from the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection; there are demographic maps, fire insurance maps and more.
How much: Free