Weekend Events

Spring in Kings at Pok Pok
Join us the afternoon of April 22nd for a Sunday afternoon garden party featuring snacks from Pok Pok’s kitchen and beer and wine from the Brooklyn Brewery and Waterfront Wine and Spirits. Proceeds go to the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. Sunday, April 22 from 1-4pm, tickets $50 each or two for $85. Purchase here.

Grand Opening of Halsey Street Community Garden
Just six months ago, a few community members opened the rusty gates of a long-abandoned vacant lot at 462 Halsey Street in the heart of Bed-Stuy. Working together with almost 50 members of the local community, they’ve built a new and vibrant garden, with more than two dozen vegetable plots for our members as well as communal beds open to all. This Sunday is the opening day and there will be games, live music, food and more. The event runs this Sunday, Earth Day, from 12pm to 4pm.

The Gowanus Grind
Continuing its efforts to bring improvements to the neighborhood, Friends of Douglass/Greene Park (FOD/GP) will host the Fourth Annual GOWANUS GRIND at Thomas Greene Park (Douglass and Degraw, between 3rd and 4th Avenues) on Sunday, April 22 from Noon to 4PM. The FREE event includes a skateboard clinic and contest with prizes, screen-printing, live music and food as well as games and activities for kids. Marking the recent commencement of construction on the first phase of the park renewal in February, this year’s celebration also recognizes Earth Day with a community book swap and other recycling initiatives.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
The Flea and Smorg return this weekend to the great outdoors. On Saturday, the Flea is held at 176 Lafayette Ave. (between Clermont + Vanderbilt Avenues) in Fort Greene. On Sunday, the Flea will be at 27 North 6th Street (between Kent Avenue + East River). Saturday at the Williamsburg location is also the home of our all-food market, Smorgasburg. The Flea features over a 150 vendors offering a great mix of vintage, antiques, jewelry, and amazing food. Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free.

After the jump, the Prospect Heights Craft Fair, Park Slope Spring Civic Sweep, and FAB Alliance’s free concert for kids
Prospect Heights Craft Fair
Come to the Prospect Heights Craft Fair on Saturday, April 21st from 11am to 6pm and explore a lovingly curated marketplace of independent artists and designers from Brooklyn and beyond. You’ll find an extensive showcase of handmade treasures, such as stationery, textiles, artisanal food, jewelry, and so much more. Entry to the fair is free and fun for all ages. P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. 80 Underhill Ave, between St. Marks Avenue and Bergen Street.

Park Slope Spring Civic Sweep
This Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (rain or shine), make a clean sweep of your home and your neighborhood by joining the Park Slope Civic Council at its annual spring beautification and clean-up event: the Spring Civic Sweep. Put on your old clothes and join other volunteers to pick up litter on Fourth, Fifth, or Seventh Avenues as well as care for our local trees. Meet us and pick up your tools at the sidewalk in front of Old Stone House/JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets on Saturday, April 21. The Civic Council is joining with other groups at this year’s sweep to offer even more opportunities for a better community.

Free Outdoor Concert for Kids
FAB Alliance is pleased to announce a series of FREE CONCERTS FOR KIDS begins this FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012, 10-11am – with live performances for children outdoors at the new Putnam Triangle Plaza, Fulton Street and Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. There’s a free concert for kids each month, April-September. Later the same day there will be games and free arts and crafts activities for kids from 3-6pm. And live music again for the after work crowd from 5-8pm at 3 locations along Fulton Street: 1) Putnam Triangle Plaza… 2) the Garage at Fulton and Vanderbilt… and… 3) Fowler Square, Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue.