Weekday Events: Maps, Poets, And Green Infrastructure

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 30

NYPD Brooklyn North Community/Crime Forum
When: Monday, March 30 from 6-9pm
Where: Boys and Girls HS at 1700 Fulton Street
What: Speakers will discuss youth programs, crime prevention, police training, new police technology, and more.

Dance Fitness
When: Monday, March 30 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Poetry Society of America Presents: Tracy K. Smith
When: Monday, March 30 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Brooklyn-based poet Tracy K. Smith is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the collection Life On Mars. Her new book Ordinary Lightis a quietly potent memoir that explores coming-of-age and the meaning of home against a complex backdrop of race, faith, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter.
How much: Free | $25.95 for the book

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

Babies & Books: Read, Play, Grow!
When: Tuesday, March 31 from 10:30-11:30am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For Babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers.
How much: Free

Free Movie: “Moms Mabley”
When: Tuesday, March 31 from 2-4:15pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Starring Whoopi Goldberg. Documentary about Jackie “Moms” Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin’ Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star. Once billed as “The Funniest Woman in the World,” Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism and performed up until her death in 1975.

Explore and Create: Bracelets
When: Tuesday, March 31 from 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Arts and crafts for ages 6 and up.

Resume and Career Help/Resume Writing
When: Tuesday, March 31 at 5:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free resume writing help.

Free Yoga for Adults
When: Tuesday, March 31 from 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Practice yoga with local yoga instructor, Jenine Osbon. All levels welcome. Limit of 10-12 per class.

Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, March 31 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Stoop Series: Convo with Bernice McFadden and Terry McMillan
When: Tuesday, March 31 from 7-9pm
Where: BRIC House Stoop at 647 Fulton Street
What: In collaboration with Akashic Books, an independent publishing company, BRIC is hosting a night with writers Bernice McFadden andTerry McMillan (Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back). These long-time friends will discuss McFadden’s novel Loving Donovanwhich includes a new introduction by McMillan. Tracey Smith of Go on Girl! Book Club will be moderating the conversation between McFadden and McMillan.
How much: Free

An Evening with Counterpoint Press
When: Tuesday, March 31 at 7:30pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Greenlight celebrates the work of venerable independent publisher Counterpoint Press with two authors of novels about the end of an era. Brooklyn author Casey Walker’s debut novel Last Days of Shanghai is simultaneously a murder mystery, a literary thriller and a postmodern bildungsroman about one man’s slow descent into moral compromise and self-loathing. The Last Days of Video is the debut by Jeremy Hawkins, a bookseller turned author based in Chapel Hill, NC; set in a college town in 2007, the novel follows a grumpy indie video store owner who must overcome corporate bicycle gangs, a life-training cult and his own self-destructive tendencies to fight the opening of a Blockbuster in his town.
How much: Free | $26 and $15.95 for the books

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

AARP Free Tax Help and Preparation
When: Wednesday, April 1 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.

After-School Homework Help
When: Wednesday, April 1 from 3-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free homework help for grades K-8.

Teen Tech Time
When: Wednesday, April 1 from 4-6pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Play on the Wii with neighbors.

CB 2 Health and Environment Committee Meeting
When: Wednesday, April 1 at 6pm
Where: Brooklyn Hospital, Dining Room A at 121 DeKalb Avenue (at St. Felix Street)
What: The meeting will begin with two presentations on green infrastructure (GI) and stormwater management, from the city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pratt Institute. The DEP team will discuss Green Infrastructure and present the proposed locations of additional bioswales in Community District 2. Pratt’s graduate Sustainable Environmental Systems program will present on Fluid Frontiers. The project is an interdisciplinary research initiative addressing stormwater management within the Red Hook sewer-shed, which spans Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus and beyond.

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, April 1 from 6:45-7:45pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free fitness class.

Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, April 1 from 7:15-8:15pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

Trivia Night
When: Wednesday, April 1 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, April 1 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, APRIL 2

Toddler Time: Read, Play, Grow!
When: Thursday, April 2 from 10:30-11:30am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Hear stories, sing songs, play with toys and meet new friends! For toddlers aged 18-36 months and their caregivers.

Gallery Tour: Signs and Symbols
When: Thursday, April 2 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway, Rudin Lobby on the 1st Floor
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour exploring how to read and interpret Egyptian art in the installation Egypt Reborn.

Vertical Thursday Wine Tasting
When: Thursday, April 2 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.

Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, April 2 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.

WalkNYC: One Map To Move Them All
When: Thursday, April 2 from 7-9pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: NYC DOT worked with an international group of professionals in industrial and graphic design, wayfinding and mapmaking, to create a comprehensive wayfinding system – a first for NYC.  Hear about  how the maps and structures were created and the planning that is driving the installation of signs from  DOT staff and consultants.
How much: Free

The Book Cooks: Max and Eli Sussman
When: Thursday, April 2 at 7:30pm
Where: Berg’n at 899 Bergen Street
What: Each ticketed event includes tasty samples prepared by the chefs as well as a copy of the featured book. Chef brothers Max and Eli Sussman are back with their fourth cookbook, Classic Recipes for Modern People, featuring over 75 recipes that reimagine classic dishes from their childhood and yours, with a little humor baked in along the way.
How much: $30 includes entry, snacks, and book

Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, April 2 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, April 2 at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free

ONGOING

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