Weekday Events
So This is Brooklyn! Brooklyn’s former historian will give an illustrated talk on Brooklyn’s history, showing many photographs published in his recent books, Historic Photos of Brooklyn and Brooklyn: Historically Speaking. He will be available to sign copies of his books at the end of the talk. Also appearing is Tim McLoughlin, editor of the…
So This is Brooklyn!
Brooklyn’s former historian will give an illustrated talk on Brooklyn’s history, showing many photographs published in his recent books, Historic Photos of Brooklyn and Brooklyn: Historically Speaking. He will be available to sign copies of his books at the end of the talk. Also appearing is Tim McLoughlin, editor of the Brooklyn Noir series.
Wednesday, March 11. 7 p.m. Brooklyn Collection Reserve Room on 2nd Floor of the Central Library, Grand Army Plaza.
Malcolm X Blvd Community Farmers’ Market Planning Meeting
Malcolm X Blvd. Community Farmers Market is back for its second season. Join together with other cooks, gardeners, restaurant owners, community organizers, and volunteers to discuss what needs to be done and sign up to volunteer between now and July to ensure the best market possible. Please RSVP by phone at 718-363-3085 or email at malcolmxmarket@gmail.com.
Tuesday, March 10. 7-8:30 p.m. Brooklyn Rescue Mission, 255 Bainbridge Street.
Public Scoping Meeting on Gowanus Rezoning
A public scoping meeting will be held on the proposed Gowanus rezoning and other related actions. The meeting will held in two sessions, with one beginning at 3 p.m. and the other
beginning at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10. Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street.
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Brooklyn Reading Works: The Annual Memoir-A-Thon
Brooklyn Reading Works presents the Annual Memoir-A-Thon. Curator Branka Ruzak has gathered together a group of memoirists, whose work touches on incest, teenage psychiatric incarceration, an AIDS sanitorium in Cuba, and more.
Thursday, March 12. 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $5. Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street.
Golden Gloves Boxing Match
Live boxing is here in Brooklyn. This Golden Gloves boxing match is sponsored by Dumbo’s Gleason’s Gym.
Tuesday, March 10. 7 p.m. $25. Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 317 Clermont Avenue.
Gnarly Vines Presents South African Female Winemaker Dinner
Mark Henegan of Madiba and Brian Robinson of Gnarly Vines present South African Female Winemaker Dinner. The event features Vivian Kleynhans of Seven Sisters Winery, Nondumiso Pikashe of Ses’fikile Winery, and Bunty Khan of Croft Winery. This five-course food and wine dinner has limited space so RSVP by phone at 718-855-9190.
Wednesday, March 11. 7:30 p.m. $75 per person. Madiba Restaurant, 195 Dekalb Avenue.
Opening Reception of “Series 2.5 Sock Puppet Portraits”
Marty Allen will premiere his new exhibition, “Series 2.5 Sock Puppet Portraits.” The show features three sets of three related characters, but he will also present 27 previous Sock Puppet Portraits from Series 1, 1.5, and 2. The exhibition runs through April 12.
Thursday, March 12. 8 p.m. Free. Sputnik, 262 Taaffe Place.
Community Board 6 General Meeting
CB 6 is holding its monthly general board meeting. The public is welcome to attend.
Wednesday, March 11. 6:30 p.m. Long Island College Hospital, 339 Hicks Street.
Community Board 2 will also meet on Wednesday, at 6:00 pm, in Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West.
There will be presentations by the chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at LICH, the manager of the post office’s Cadman Plaza Station and a group offering weatherization assistance to property owners.
Board business will include the possible removal of a member for poor attendance, a determination on “The Bioheat Act of 2007” (Intro. 0599-2007), consideration of the proposed rules for challanging buildings department approvals and discussion about the sidewalk cafe license application for the Brooklyn Public House, 247 DeKalb Avenue.