Weekday Events

Waterfront Workouts with the Fitness Guru
The Fitness Guru returns with Pilates Mat classes! Join instructors as they teach you to properly activate the muscles of your abdomen and back to create an incredible amount of stability in your torso. Classes are free and open to all skill levels, but space is limited. Registration begins at 6:30pm each evening. A limited number of mats are available for rental for free (with valid ID). Tuesday, August 17. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Movies With A View: The Blues Brothers
The Conservancy’s most popular event returns for its eleventh anniversary season! Movies With A View is one of the city’s premiere outdoor film series with an eclectic lineup of films and breathtaking views of the NYC waterfront. Come this Thursday for a screening of The Blues Brothers! Thursday, August 19. 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. Movie at sunset. Free. Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Let’s Talk Real Estate, Brooklyn Style, In My Home
Are you thinking of buying, selling, renting or renovating your Brooklyn home? Then attend Let’s talk real estate, Brooklyn style, in my home for an informal discussion over coffee. Donald Brennan, experienced brownstone Brooklyn pro, will welcome you into his renovated Brooklyn Heights townhouse and give you an insider’s perspective about what’s really going on in today’s real estate market, plus he’ll answer your specific questions. Tuesday, August 17. 8 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. 26 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights.

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Thurd Thursday: New Critics Speak New York
Join recent graduates, John Cantwell, Chappell Ellison, Sarah Froelich, Alan Rapp, and Angela Riechers, from the Design Criticism program at SVA as they consider design stories, history and ephemera in the city of New York. D-Crit is a pioneering masters program where students research, analyze and evaluate design and its social and environmental implications. Thursday, August 19. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Free. 370 Metropolitan Avenue, The City Reliquary.
The Winter Drinks with Doug Keith
The Winter Drinks are an ever-changing cast of characters all gathered around the captain of the ship, Alwyn, who finds himself more tied to the mast (happily) than actually piloting the craft. The songs vary from quiet talk-sung tales of bellhops and other denizens of the night to rangy Replacements-esque anthems of dented triumph. Come and join in on this special event! Tuesday, August 17. 7:30 p.m. $7. 702 Union Street, Union Hall.

The 3/50 Project: Building Business From the Ground Up
Come hear nationally renowned speaker and retail consultant Cinda Baxter, founder of The 3/50 Project, as she talks about how you can help your business with a little ingenuity, some great marketing, and a real commitment to your community. Relying on the simple premise, “Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy,” The 3/50 Project exploded onto the national stage as a way to help brick and mortar businesses reclaim consumer dollars in a positive, effective manner. Learn about The 3/50 Project, what it means today, and how you can use it and other shop local campaigns to strengthen your own business. Wednesday, August 18. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. $25. (The event is free to all Brooklyn BID members, Park Slope Chamber of Commerce Members, Shop Brooklyn participants and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Members.) For more information or to purchase tix, contact Lori Raphael at lraphael AT brooklynchamber.com. 180 Remsen Street, St. Francis College.