Events

Super Bowl Sunday at Brooklyn Bowl
Come watch the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots with full game audio, Blue Ribbon grub and local beer! This Sunday, Doors: 12pm/Game: 630pm. Free admission and all ages from 12pm to 6pm, 21+ after 6pm. Brooklyn Bowl is located at 61 Wythe Avenue. More info here.

Irondale & Scenes Present An Arab in My Mirror
February 1 – 11 (performances run Wednesday through Saturday, 8pm) Irondale and the French theater company, Scenes, team up to present the American premier of An Arab in My Mirror written by Riad Cahmi and Philippe Vincent, directed by Philippe Vincent. An Arab in My Mirror has been featured at the Rawabet Space in Cairo, Egypt and at The Centre Choregraphique National in France. The piece will be performed in French and English by a multi-national cast. Irondale Ensemble member Scarlet Maressa Rivera will be a featured actress in this production, in keeping with Mr. Vincent’s tradition of casting a local actress in each country where the play is performed. The Irondale Center is at 85 South Oxford St, Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/R/Q/D/B to Atlantic/Pacific.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea is indoors at beautiful Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget about SmorgasBrewery, a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg on Sundays. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs only Sunday from noon to 5pm.

Free & Healthy Sustainable Flatbush Community Meal
Enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal prepared by chefs David Cohen (Sustainable Flatbush) and Alissa Bilfield (The Cookbook Project), along with lively conversation about local food systems, food waste and composting, and the environmental, health, and budget benefits of eating a plant-based diet. We will provide a cost-per-plate breakdown to illustrate that tasty, healthy meals can also be affordable! Come for an opportunity to share, learn, and build relationships around sustainable living in our community. Saturday, January 28, 12-2pm at theFlatbush Reformed Church, 890 Flatbush Avenue. It’s free, but donations of reusable soup bowls for the church’s food program, which currently uses disposable styrofoam bowls, would be appreciated.

Historic Trolley Tour Through Greenwood Cemetary
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guide to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn and much more. January 29, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue. $10 for members of The Green-Wood Historic Fund / $15 for non-members. Seating is limited. Reservations strongly recommended.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea is indoors at beautiful Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget about SmorgasBrewery, a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg on Sundays. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs only Sunday from noon to 5pm.
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F Stop Brooklyn Closing Party
The inaugural show of work by members of F Stop Brooklyn, the new Prospect Lefferts Gardens photography group, has been extended past it’s original January 10th closing date. We will have a closing party this coming Friday, January 20th, from 7–9 PM at 65 Fen, 65 Fenimore Street, Brooklyn,NY 11225. If you haven’t seen this show, with work from seven photographers, please take advantage of this last opportunity.

A Special Day for Special Kids at the New York Transit Museum
he New York Transit Museum and Extreme Kids & Crew invite families with children who have special needs to visit the Transit Museum on Sunday, January 22 for a Special Day for Special Kids. Families with special needs kids receive free admission to the Museum between 10 am and 11 am, with a 50% discount thereafter when the Museum opens to the general public. A variety of transit-themed activities are scheduled throughout the day including an art project using old metrocards, a scavenger hunt on the Museum’s platform level and a musical performance by the Brooklyn-based M Shanghai String Band. In addition, a “Quiet Room” for special needs families will be available from 10 am to 2 pm as a place to take a break from the excitement.

Free Concert in Clinton Hill
It’s the the Clinton Hill Society’s second concert at St. Luke & St. Matthew Church at 520 Clinton Avenue, Clinton Hill, on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 3PM. Hear a sampling of the music on the repertoire by linking with www.urielvanchestein.com. Uriel is a clarinetist and composer, he will be performing with Ying Fang, a soprano, and Shijun Wang a pianist. Refreshments will be served.

Grand Tasting at The Winey Neighbor
The Winey Neighbor, a boutique wine store in Prospect Heights/ Crown Heights, is going to host their first Grand Tasting on Saturday, January 21st from 4-6pm at 679 Washington Avenue. In order to celebrate cultural diversity, support local businesses and strengthen our community, the free of admission event will features free samples from neighboring artisan food makers, local gourmet chefs and international wines importers. In the Grand Tasting one can expect to find Caribbean cuisine paired with an Austrian Grüner Veltliner, or locally made Artisanal cheese paired with homebrew Double Chocolate Stout. The event is free and open to public.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea is indoors at beautiful Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget about SmorgasBrewery, a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg on Sundays. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs only Sunday from noon to 5pm.

Historical Snapshot: A Day in the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Join us for a historical journey as we hear about the day (Wednesday, August 28, 1963) that Civil Rights activist, Ms. Yolanda Clarke, attended the “March on Washington (D.C.) for Jobs and Freedom”. Listen as she describes the moments leading up to and including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s’ I Have a Dream speech advocating for racial harmony on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial. Afterwards, participate in a discussion with Ms. Clarke about her place in history, listen to renowned opera singer, Lawrence Craig, Jr., as he pays tribute in song to our beloved Dr. King and view a recording of one of the most noted events in history. All Ages. Monday, January 16, 1:30 – 2:30pm, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue.

Greencycle Swap
Hi everyone! We’re kicking off 2012 with GREENCYCLE SWAP this Saturday, January 14th, from 1 to 4 pm at MS 126 (424 Leonard Street, entrance near Bayard Street). We’ve partnered up with wonderful neighbors throughout Greenpoint and Williamsburg so that you can reduce, reuse, and recycle gently used & working clothes, shoes, toys, books, & cell phones! You can also recycle your computers (working and non-working), electronics (working only please), and even working bicycles! Any questions or need more info? Contact Agnes at 917.392.8450 / agnes@townsquareinc.com or check out www.townsquareinc.com. Interested in lending a hand? Please call or email us. We’d be immensely grateful!

Uncovering Long-Lost Stories: Digging Dirt at Green-Wood
Ben Feldman has been in love with New York City history for as long as he can remember. Utilizing Green-Wood’s historical resources, he has discovered long-forgotten characters whose colorful stories he delights in telling. Like the story of preeminent Dr. Harvey Burdell who was gruesomely murdered by his lover in 1857, or the lurid story of Roaring Twenties playboy Edward Browning and his underage mistress Frances “Peaches” Heenan. And now comes the mysterious rags-to-riches story of Brooklyn industrialist Henry Knight Dyer whose pocket-size diary dated 1870, discovered by Feldman, was the irresistible catalyst for his latest investigation. Talk: FREE. Trolley tour: tickets are $15 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund and $20 for non-members. Seating is limited. Reservations are recommended. Purchase tickets online or call 718.210.3080. Saturday, January 14, 2012 – 1:00PM.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea is indoors at beautiful Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget about SmorgasBrewery, a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg on Sundays. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs only Sunday from noon to 5pm.

MulchFest 2012
In partnership with the Parks Department, the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, Fort Greene Association, and the Society for Clinton Hill is proud to host the fifth annual MulchFest. Join the volunteer team and have your holiday tree chipped for future use in your Park! Where: Washington Park and Willoughby. When: Jan 7 and 8. Time: 10a -2pm. There are tons of other Mulchfest locations, find them here.

Art Quilt Show at the Windsor Terrace Library
This quilt show is based on botanical Inspirations and features 22 botanic-themed quilts by members of The Quilters’ Guild of Brooklyn. All are 20×20 inches in size. The show runs Jan. 4 – Feb. 7, 2012. It includes two free workshops: (1) for adults at 6:30 pm on Wed., Jan. 18, and (2) for children ages 3-6 on Sat., Jan. 28, at 11 am. For more information, contact Madi Appell of the guild, 917-886-6293.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea is back from its holiday vacation and will be at Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget about SmorgasBrewery, a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg on Sundays. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs only Sunday from noon to 5pm.

Chanukah Celebration at the Windsor Terrace Y
The Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace is pleased to invite the entire community to a cultural celebration of Chanukah. The event will take place on December 18th from 10 am-12 pm at 1224 Prospect Ave (on the corner of Vanderbilt) and will feature fun family activities including: a glow-in-the-dark dance party with live DJ, a drum circle, storytelling, sing-a-long, arts and crafts, raffles and other activities for families! Free giveaways include: dreidels, glow sticks, latkes, and toys for the kids. FREE ADMISSION. The children from our After School Program ask that you please bring a non-perishable food item for them to donate to charity. Contact: 718-407-6377 or info@ywindsorterrace.org

Brooklyn 101: New York Like a Native
This Saturday, December 17th. 1:30-4 pm. $15. Southwest corner of Plaza Street and Flatbush Avenue, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q to 7th Avenue; 718-393-7537. An eclectic, energetic introduction to Brooklyn’s history, architecture, lore, and landscape, including Park Slope, Prospect Park, Downtown Brooklyn, and Brooklyn Heights, ending at Fulton Ferry.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea moves indoors and occupies Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday this winter. In addition to moving indoors, the Flea and Brooklyn Brewery launch SmorgasBrewery this Sunday, December 4: a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs from noon to 5pm. And here our our holiday hours: TODAY, Friday from 2pm-9pm, and Wed./Thurs. 12/21+22: 2-9pm.

Winter Fair 2011 at the Brooklyn Waldorf School
You are cordially invited to join us in the preparation and celebration of The Brooklyn Waldorf School’s Winter Fair! This is our most eclectic and exciting event of the year. There is truly something for everyone, including a wide array of children’s games, a marketplace with handmade crafts, foods and more. Mark your calendars! Winter Fair Set-Up is this Friday 12PM-8PM and the event will be held Saturday, December 10th from 11AM-5PM. The entire community and neighborhood is invited to come and join in the fun.

Solar One Speaks in Park Slope
Solar One, an environmental non-profit organization focusing on environmental education throughout the five boroughs, is hosting a press release TODAY at MS 88 in Park Slope at 10am to discuss our Green Design Lab program. The Green Design Lab is a comprehensive K-12 environmental education curriculum that Solar One has developed in partnership with the NYC Department of Education to educate students about the benefits of sustainability while reducing energy use in NYC school buildings. The press release on Friday will discuss the progress that the Green Design Lab Program has made since its pilot year in 2010, and our plans for expanding the program in the future. City Council Speaker Quinn, the Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, and David Bragdon, the Director of Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning, will all be in attendance.

Santa on Flatbush Avenue
Santa is getting ready to head over to Flatbush Avenue on Saturday, December 10th. He is bringing candy canes for the children of the Prospect Heights and Park Slope neighborhood. For the parents, he will have our Shopping and Services Guide and our Discount Merchant Booklet to use during the holiday shopping season on Flatbush Avenue. Come on out, rain or snow, and see santa! He will be making his way up and down Flatbush Avenue from Park Place to Bergen Street from 12pm to 4pm!

Hannah Senesh Community Day School Art Fair
Community Art Fair this Sunday, December 11, 1:00-4:00pm Free of charge. Fun for the whole family! Children’s art workshops including clay handbuilding, large 3D objects design, wire sculpture, bookmaking, origami hearts, card making, Hanukkah multimedia mobiles, knitting, paper doll making, and more! Crafts fair including showcase jewelry, knits, pottery, art, and more holiday gifts. There also will be face painting, henna tattoos, and festivities.

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea moves indoors and occupies Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday this winter. In addition to moving indoors, the Flea and Brooklyn Brewery launch SmorgasBrewery this Sunday, December 4: a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs from noon to 5pm.

Flatbush Artists Studio Tour
Flatbush artists come to Park Slope, for the first two weekends in December only. The 9th Street Salon – 502 9th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues – will feature original, affordable art for the gift-giving season including painting, photography, prints, sculpture and jewelry. The Opening Gala takes place on Saturday, December 3rd, 4 to 8 pm. Meet the artists while enjoying light refreshments and live music by Feuerbrunner! The art exhibit will continue to be on view Sunday, December 4: 1- 6 pm.

Grace Church School Book & Toy Fair
One-Stop Shopping and Fun Activities for the Whole Family! Wide ranging selection of new & gently-used books and toys for children of all ages, as well as book readings, signings and a children’s sing-a-long. The event will also include a Toy Drive, and visitors to the fair are encouraged to purchase a new toy for a collection that will be distributed to underprivileged children throughout New York City. All sales at the Grace Church School Book & Toy Fair are tax free. Friday, December 2 (9AM-5PM) and Saturday, December 3 (10AM-2PM) in Brooklyn Heights @ 254 Hicks Street (between Grace Court & Joralemon).

Brooklyn Flea + SmorgasBrewery
The Flea moves indoors and occupies Skylight One Hanson both Saturday and Sunday this winter. In addition to moving indoors, the Flea and Brooklyn Brewery launch SmorgasBrewery this Sunday, December 4: a mini-Smorgasburg featuring a rotating cast of five Flea/Smorg food vendors serving inside the Brewery’s Tasting Room on North 11th St. in Williamsburg. The Flea runs from 10am to 5pm at Skylight One Hanson and SmorgasBrewery runs from noon to 5pm.

After the jump, planting at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 gateway and the FGA Holiday Party…
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Danish Christmas Fair
The Danish Seamen’s Church will hold its annual Christmas Fair this Saturday, November 19, from 11a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Church, 102 Willow Street (just south of Clark Street) and at Plymouth Church, Orange Street between Henry and Hicks, and on Sunday, November 20 from 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. at the Danish Seamen’s Church on Willow only.

Children’s Book Fair at the Brooklyn Museum
Over 30 Brooklyn authors and illustrators will join us at this year’s fair, featuring story books, picture books, and graphic novels. Come enjoy author readings, a game for children, and café service. Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 12–4 p.m. Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor.

Project LeafDrop at Local Community Gardens
NYCLeaves is a volunteer-run, neighborhood-based coalition of community gardens, botanical gardens, greening groups, environmental organizations, City agencies and community partners dedicated to reducing the amount of useable organic material that currently ends up in our wastestream. Project LeafDrop gives New Yorkers the opportunity to move fallen leaves from the trash bin to the compost bin where it will be transformed into fertile “brown gold” for use in local greening projects. Ditmas Park Blog has a list of drop-off locations this weekend in the neighborhood.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Both markets run from 10am to 5pm. Always free.

Southern Exposure: More Tales of Green-Wood
Visit with tour guide Ruth Edebohls the less-seen southern edge of the cemetery, whose monuments and mausoleums have many fascinating stories to tell. Hear the stories of the Park Slope Plane Crash of 1960, “Truth Seeker” D. M. Bennett, a Russian prince, gangsters Joey Gallo and Albert Anastasia, Fred Ebb, an early Richard Upjohn mausoleum, several artists, the accomplished Cutting family, a 19th century African-American entrepreneurial couple, a Titanic victim, and more. A tourist attraction 150 years ago, Green-Wood still has the power to draw us and keep us coming back with its beauty, grandeur and history. Wear good walking shoes. Saturday, November 12, 1:00 pm. Meet at the Gothic Arch inside the entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue. Take the R train to 25th Street and walk up one block to the cemetery. Fees: $15.00, $10.00 for Historic Fund members.

Native Species Workshop at Compost for Brooklyn
Sunday, November 13, at 3:00pm in the C4B garden at Newkirk Ave and East 8th St. Learn about native plants and plants some too! Come to the garden for an afternoon of education and hands-on-gardening.

Saturday Family Programs: Puppets Got Talent!
Alphabet Arts presents a colorful array of hopeful puppets that strut their stuff in a talent competition like no other! Singers, dancers, contortionists, comedians and more! With the help of some special celebrity judges, the audience decides the winners. Central Library, Dweck Center. Saturday, November 12 at 1:00PM.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Both markets run from 10am to 5pm. Always free.

Brooklyn Beer Summit: Kick-Off at Sycamore
Join us Saturday, November 5th, for the first Brooklyn Craft Beer Week. The 8 night event will be kicking off at Sycamore with a crazy BBQ of winter delights. To wash this down, we are taking 8 lines over with delicious dark, winter lagers and ales for $5/pint. Beer and food will be served starting at 12pm. Be sure to check out the other great Brooklyn bars participating on the following nights. They include Beer Table, Mission Dolores, Bierkraft, Double Windsor, 4th Avenue Pub, Pacific Standard, and The Gate. Details and dates are available here.

Alice, or the Scottish Gravediggers at the Old Stone House
Polybe + Seats is proud to present the English-language debut of René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt’s sinister 1829 melodrama at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Running all weekend until November 13th. Buy tickets here.

Battle For Brooklyn at IndieScreen
Battle for Brooklyn is screening at Williamsburg’s indieScreen this weekend. It is an intensely intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by owners and residents facing condemnation of their property to make way for the controversial Atlantic Yards project, a massive plan to build 16 skyscrapers and a basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets in the heart of Brooklyn. Shot over seven years and compiled from almost 500 hours of footage, BATTLE for BROOKLYN is an epic tale of how far people will go to fight for what they believe in. Showing Saturday and Sunday at 5pm, buy tickets here.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Both markets run from 10am to 5pm. Always free.

PLG Arts & PLGNA’s “Pop-Up”Group Show
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association (PLGNA) and PLG Arts present The Neighborhood Show: Equal parts gallery, arts & crafts market, and performing arts venue and 100% Brooklyn, for two weeks. The Neighborhood Show will showcase artists living in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and surrounding Brooklyn communities with visual arts, music, spoken word, and crafts. The visual arts portion of this group show opens this Sunday at 552 Flatbush Avenue, at Maple Street. Nearly fifty local artists will be presented along with music, dance, and spoken arts and crafts shows. The show runs from Sunday, October 30 through November 13th. Hours will be 2:00 to 8:00 on week days; 10:00 AM–8:00 PM. Saturdays, and Noon to 6 PM on Sundays.

Gouls and Gourds at the BBG
Saturday at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens check out the Victoriana-themed Ghouls and Gourds event for families, a Halloween celebration chock full of giant puppets, merry music, hands-on workshops (like mustache-making!), flamingo croquet, a flying flea circus, local children’s book authors, and more—all against the backdrop of the Garden’s gorgeous fall color. Saturday, October 29, Noon to 6 p.m., rain or shine. Kids Under 12 Free!

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Flea: 10am to 5pm, Smorg: 10am to 5pm. Always free.

After the jump, tons of Halloween events for this weekend and Monday!
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Smith Street “Festival des Soupes”
Smith’s Street’s Restaurant Row is once again dedicating an autumn afternoon to an homage to everything from minestrone to avgolemono, from lobster bisque to mulligatawney, from mondongo to pumpkin, from matzoh ball to gumbo. Students from local public High School For International Studies will be selling tickets for 4 oz. “tastings” on the corners of Smith & President, Smith & Butler, and Smith & Bergen Streets starting at 1PM — 5 tastings for $5.00, 12 tastings for $10.00, and for families with children — 27 tastings for $20.00. Saturday from 1pm to 4pm, rain date is the next day (10/23) same times.

Harvest on Hancock
A stoop sale & bake sale spanning one of Brooklyn’s longest residential blocks is here! Get great deals on DVD players, air conditioners, appliances, books, electronics, clothing, artwork and more. Help raise funds for Hancock Street Neighborhood Association #1′s initiatives, including donations to PS 3 and great summer block parties! Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 with a rain date of Sunday, October 23. 12 PM – 5 PM on Hancock Street between Nostrand and Bedford Avenues.

St. Marks Avenue Harvest Fest, Bulb-planting and Greening Day!
Fabulous, fun, fall-oriented art activities for kids, led by local teachers and garden members inside the St. Marks Community Garden. Grownups (and supervised kids) will keep the green theme going with volunteer tree bed care and bulb-planting for the street trees along St. Marks Avenue. We will have some tools and gloves available, but please bring ‘em if you got ‘em! In and in front of the St. Marks Avenue Community Garden, at 207 St. Marks Avenue between Carlton and Vanderbilt, this Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Email saintmarksblocks@gmail.com to volunteer, to reserve some bulbs for your tree pit, donate refreshments or supplies, or for more info about joining us as we form our block association!

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Flea: 10am to 5pm, Smorg: 9am to 5pm. Always free.

After the jump, a free self defense class at the Windsor Terrace Y, a walking tour of Clinton Hill, tree planting at Ennis Park, and “A Night in Brooklyn…”
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Red Hook Film Festival
The 2011 Red Hook Film Festival is coming up this weekend on October 15th and 16th! As usual, all of our screenings are free, we will have free popcorn and free Steve’s Key Lime Pies, and our Festival Party will be on Saturday evening at 6pm at Sunny’s Bar. Our 5th annual festival includes stories from Brooklyn and beyond, with films about barges, bike races, artists and students in Red Hook, and much more. The Red Hook Film Festival takes place at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC) screening room, which is located inside a Civil War era warehouse at 499 Van Brunt Street on the waterfront of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Schedule here.

Soundwaves: A Mural Under the BQE Dedication and Reception
Join us to celebrate and dedicate a community mural by artist Ellie Balk. This Sunday, 3:30pm, there will be a dedication, ribbon cutting and a piano performance. This will be held at the mural site, underneath the BQE at Park Avenue between Steuben and Grand. This is followed by a reception at 4:30pm at The Emerson, 561 Myrtle Avenue.

ISB Fall Festival
The International School of Brooklyn is having a Fall Festival this Saturday October 15th. There will be music, puppets, arts and crafts, a bake sale and more! The Festival is located at ISB, 477 Court Street at Nelson. 11am to 2pm. Raindate is October 16th.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Flea: 10am to 5pm, Smorg: 9am to 5pm. Always free.

After the jump, a Children’s Concert at Putnam Plaza, Clinton Hill Halloween Costume Shop, Gowanus Open Studios and Fall Planting at the Poplar Community Garden…
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The ninth annual Open House New York weekend is happening on October 15th and 16th, and this morning the event’s website started accepting reservations. Some of the new Brooklyn sites include Greenpoint’s 6,000-square-foot Eagle Street Rooftop Farm; the Pratt Institute’s Myrtle Hall; and the Gowanus Canal Sponge Park. One of the “perennial favorites” in Brooklyn making a comeback this year is the Visitor Center & Nature Walk at Newtown Creek, pictured above. Much more info is available on the OHNY website; a PDF detailing all the sites is here. OHNY offers a VIP Passport with a donation of $150 of more. The Passport offers an OHNY participant and their guest front-of-the-line access to all sites and programs that do not require advance reservations.
Open House New York [Official Site]

Atlantic Antic
THE 37TH ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC is an event not to be missed! On this beautiful autumn day in Brooklyn, the Atlantic Antic will bring together one million people to Atlantic Avenue to celebrate the longstanding tradition of food, festivities, and fun! Sunday, 12pm to 6pm, Atlantic from 4th Ave to Hicks Street.

The Kings County Tennis Jamboree
On October 1, 2011 the Kings County Tennis League (KCTL) will hold their Second Annual Bed-Stuy Open Tennis Jamboree in the Marcy Playground on the corner of Myrtle Ave. and Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn. The Jamboree is completely free for youth and parents residing in Bedford Stuyvesant. Students from the organization’s two local teams, Marcy and Tompkins Tennis Clubs will also be completing in their new team jerseys. The event includes trophies, donated prizes, barbeque, and live music. There will also be a voter registration table and outreach by Black Life study. Over 60 youth are planned to participant along with 20 volunteers. More information may be found at marcytennisclub.org. Registration begins at 12:30. Jamboree runs from 1:00 – 3:00.

Early Literacy Storytime Program
For children 3 to 5 years and their parents or caregivers. In this special six session series, families will enjoy stories and activities to encourage the development of early literacy skills. Families will receive free books and other materials to continue the learning and fun at home. SATURDAYS October 1, 15, 22, 29 and November 5 AND SUNDAYS October 2, 16, 23, 30 and November 6. Check the online calendar for locations.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Flea: 10am to 5pm, Smorg: 9am to 5pm. Always free.

After the jump, the Transit Museum’s Bus Festival, a Green Block Party in Williamsburg, and a free health fair in Fort Greene….
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The Dumbo Arts Festival
The Dumbo Arts Festival is taking place all this weekend. Hours run 6-9 p.m. Friday, 12-8 p.m. Saturday, and 12-6 p.m. on Sunday for most exhibits. This photo is of the festival’s AT&T-sponsored lounge at 56 Water Street being painted; among other things, the lounge will have products featuring an interactive festival map. One of the many exhibits of note at the festival is The Dumpster Project, which will premiere tonight, September 23, 2011. Here’s the word on it: “The Dumpster Project is a work of transportable public art. The Dumpster Project is also a daily blog. Fundamentally, though, The Dumpster Project is a physical taxonomy of one man’s existence. A visitor to the installation will walk into a modern-day “cabinet of curiosities”, where objects of nostalgia (i.e. a Yankees cap Mac wore through most of the 1990s) have a place beside items culled from international travels (i.e. the curiously named ‘Long Life’ brand of cigarettes from Hong Kong). Each object will be numbered, and a mobile application will enable the viewer to use his or her smart phone to access a eulogy Mac has written for each item, as well as a studio photograph of the object set cleanly against a white background.” More info here.

Strongman at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema
Brooklyn Heights Cinema is going to do a week long run of STRONGMAN, starting Friday, September 23rd and going to Thursday, September 29th. The filmmaker will be doing Q & A’s after the 7pm shows on Friday the 23rd, Saturday the 24th, and on Sunday the 25th as well. Stan will appear in person on opening night after the 7pm show as well and will attempt his signature penny-bending feat. A trailer for the movie is here.

11th Annual Coney Island Film Festival
It’s over a decade strong and the 11th Annual Coney Island Film Festival is set to screen this weekend; September 23-25, 2011 at the one and only Sideshows By The Seashore and at the Coney Island Museum and with additional screenings and festivities at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island! Full Schedule and pricing details at the Coney Island Film Festival website.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
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). And on Saturday we also hold Smorgasburg, at the same Williamsburg location. Come join us – and all our food, antique, vintage and art vendors – this weekend. Flea: 10am to 5pm, Smorg: 9am to 5pm. Always free.