Weekday Events: Trivia, Rooftop Gardens, And Cuban Dancing Through March 5
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!
If you’re looking for Black History Month events, see our roundup.
MONDAY, MARCH 2
Dance Fitness
When: Monday, March 2 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
Babies & Books: Read, Play, Grow!
When: Tuesday, March 3 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
March Tuesdays Movie: “Frankie & Alice”
When: Tuesday, March 3 from 2-4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Rated R. Featuring Halle Berry, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson & Rosalyn Coleman. A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.
How much: Free
Pencil Cases Arts & Crafts
When: Tuesday, March 3 from 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Arts and crafts activities for children ages 6 and up.
Resume and Career Help/Resume Writing
When: Tuesday, March 3 at 5:30pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Free resume writing help.
Intro to Green Roofing
When: Tuesday, March 3 from 6-8pm
Where: BLDG 93 at 63 Flushing Avenue
What: Gwen Schantz, COO of Brooklyn Grange, will go through the ins and outs of green roofing in NYC and beyond. She’ll cover all the benefits, challenges, and options available for those rooftop oases and share Brooklyn Grange’s experience greenroofing our city. By the end of this workshop you’ll have a sense of what it takes to green roof a space, large or small!
How much: $37
CEC 13 Working Session
When: Tuesday, March 3 from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: 355 Park Place
What: CEC Elections, MS266/PS93 committee reports, Downtown schools report, Student of the month discussion.
The Stoop Series: Digital City — Google Map Hackers
When: Tuesday, March 3 from 7-9pm
Where: BRIC House Stoop at 647 Fulton Street
What: Brooklyn artists Justin Blinder, Brian House, and Jennifer Maravillas present and discuss the inventive ways in which they’ve used the data from Google Maps and other technology as platforms for the creation of their work. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Mapping Brooklyn.
How much: Free
Cardio Sculpt
When: Tuesday, March 3 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
Trivia Tuesday at Hill Cafe
When: Tuesday, March 3 at 8pm
Where: Hill Cafe at 17 Putnam Avenue
What: Enjoy specials: $2 off House Wine & Beer * $6 Hot Wings * $6 Calamari * $1.50 Oysters and PRIZES!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
Movement Class for Older Adults
When: Wednesday, March 4 from 11am-12pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free and no registration or prior experience necessary.
Master Class: Malpaso Dance Company
When: Wednesday, March 4 at 12pm
Where: Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue
What: With Osnel Delgado. Part of Cuban Culture Festival New York.
How much: $25
AARP Free Tax Help and Preparation
When: Wednesday, March 4 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.
Free Movie Night
When: Wednesday, March 4 from 5-7pm
Where: Walt Whitman Library at 93 Saint Edwards Street
What: Bring your own candy, popcorn and a drink. Group discussion afterwards.
Aerobics Class
When: Wednesday, March 4 from 6-7:30pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Join neighbors for a free aerobics class.
Dance Fitness
When: Wednesday, March 4 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, March 4 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 4 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 5
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
When: Thursday, March 5 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.
Thirsty Thursday
When: Thursday, March 5 from 5-8pm
Where: Tipsy at 584 Myrtle Avenue
What: Every Thursday the folks at Tipsy open a special bottle or two and pour free tastes over fun chit-chat.
How much: Free
Dance Fitness
When: Thursday, March 5 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free fitness class.
Comedy Thursdays
When: Thursday, March 5 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 5at 9pm
Where: Putnam’s Pub at 419 Myrtle Avenue
What: Jessica Mahasin and DJs Jeff Haze/Asen James.
How much: Free
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