Weekend Events Roundup: Play… with words, at the library, with fire, and more!
WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven weekly options!
Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE also has great listings.
Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 6
Free Friday: Celebrating The Art Of The Written Letter
When: Fridays from 5pm – 9pm
Where: The Brooklyn Historical Society at 128 Pierrepont Street (yes, I’m asking you to shlep to Brooklyn Heights)
What: Celebrate the written word with calligraphy, love letter writing, and other assorted activities. Additionally, there’s a workshop on _how to take the best iPhone photos_. We could all use that.
How much: FREE
Comedy Show
When: Fridays at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night.
Karaoke Night
When: Fridays from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: FREE
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
Bike The Branches
When: 10am – 5pm
Where: The 60+ branches of the Brooklyn Public Library
What: Bike through Brooklyn’s libraries, get “branch passports”, and win all sorts of awards and prizes while raising awareness for a good cause. Adults and children who get the most stamps at the end of the day win prizes.
How much: Free
Get Weird With Urban Glass
When: Saturday, 1pm – 5pm
Where: Urban Glass at 647 Fulton Street
What: Glass working, glass blowing, and flame working. Making glass is (literally) hot and requires lots of science. That science gets weird, and weird is cool.
How much: Free for some activities, not so much for others.
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
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.
Park And Bark: 12 Mini-Operas About Fort Greene Park
When: Sunday at 4pm
Where: Fort Greene Park Visitor’s Center
What: A series of mini-operas about Fort Greene Park and its history from the grad program at Tisch. Go Violets!
How Much: FREE
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
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ONGOING
Show and Tell Photos Of Your Clinton Hill Neighborhood
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