Weekend Events

Mulchfest 2011
Don’t know what to do with your Christmas tree and are thinking of your garden for the spring already? I have the answer for you! Bring your Christmas tree and go home with a bag full of mulch! Unfortunately, wreaths and garlands cannot be accepted. Please remove lights and decorations. No artificial trees! Saturday & Sunday, January 8 & 9. 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Free. Cobble Hill Park (Clinton Street at Verandah Place).

Bridget Kibbey: Harpist Performance
Kibbey, a rising star, is a winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition and a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Her program includes Benjamin Britten’s Suite for Harp, Andre Caplet’s A l’espagnol, Faure’s Une Chatelaine en sa tour, David Bruce’s Caja de Musica, Kati Agocs’ Every Lover is a Warrior, plus a selection of Celtic Reels that she has arranged for harp, including Templehouse Reel, Mountain Road. To purchase tickets, use the link above. Sunday, January 9. 2 p.m. $15. 180 7th Avenue, P.S. 321.

The Brooklyn Flea
The winter Flea is located at Skylight One Hanson (the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank across from the Atlantic Center mall) on Saturdays and Sundays. The Flea features over a 100 vendors offering a great mix of vintage, antiques, jewelry, and food. Saturday & Sunday, January 8 & 9. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Free. One Hanson Place/Williamsburg Savings Bank.

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Regifted: A Night of Short Films and Music
The Filmshop presents Regifted: A Night of Short Films and Music at the Music Hall of Williamsburg this Saturday night. Perhaps you’re less than pleased with your present selections this year, but you’ll be pleased to hear the pop outfit Xylos, new-wave band Living Days while watching short films from members of the FilmShop, DJ Jan Woo and VJ Shantell Martin. Come and enjoy! Saturday, January 8. Doors at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. $10. 66 North 6th Street, Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Musica Para Mi with Graciela Carriqui
The joy of music and Spanish in a total immersion fiesta! New York City’s original music-in-Spanish program for babies and toddlers, created by Graciela Carriqui (formerly with Willie Colon), over a decade ago! To register, or for drop-ins or trials, email musicaparami@aol.com or call 718-643-6660. Saturday, January 8. Call for details. 493 Atlantic Avenue (bet. Nevins & Third), Gumbo.

Drawn In Brooklyn Art Workshops: Paper Jungle with Yunmee Kyong
Brooklyn Public Library’s Drawn in Brooklyn festival and exhibition is on view through January 23, 2011! Artist Yunmee Kyong and participants will use papier-mache to make four-legged, two-legged or no legged animals! Saturday, January 8. 2:30 p.m. Free. Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room.