Weekend Events

Crown Heights North House Tour
This Saturday, October 6, the Crown Heights North Association sponsors its First Annual House and Garden Tour. Celebrating the area’s recent designation as the first new Historic District in Brooklyn in over 10 years, the inaugural tour will visit 10 houses, two churches, and one community garden. A 10:30 a.m. kick-off event is planned, to which Mayor Bloomberg, Marty Markowitz, LPC Commissioner Tierney, and local officials have been invited. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., tour at 12:00 p.m. $25. St. Gregory’s RC Church, 991 St. Johns Place, between Brooklyn and NY avenues. (718) 756-1920.

Open House New York
This Saturday and Sunday, America’s largest architecture and design event takes place at locations throughout New York City. The fifth annual city-wide event features many buildings in Brooklyn. Check the website for more information.

The New Yorker Festival in Brooklyn
This weekend, Brooklyn hosts events as part of The New Yorker Festival. On Friday, singer-songwriter Fiona Apple talks with music journalist Sasha Frere-Jones. On Saturday, Hoboken-based indie rockers Yo La Tengo talk with author and New Yorker editor Ben Greenman. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 p.m. $35. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Avenue.

First Friday at RePOP
Tonight, RePOP invites you to an exhibition entitled “Under All The Rocks We Have Ever Found,” which features mixed media works from husband and wife duo Amy Michelle Asher and Arian Gimbutas. Enjoy complimentary wine, snacks and 10% off all merchandise. Friday, 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 68 Washington Avenue. (718) 260-8032.

Brooklyn Museum First Saturday
As part of its First Saturday series, Brooklyn Museum celebrates the BAM 25th Next Wave Festival and the new exhibition “Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art.” In addition to the usual offerings of live music, dance, and readings, the museum is holding a YouTube Visitor Video Competition. Check the website for a full schedule. Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 636-5000.

Tabla Rasa Gallery Fundraiser
This Sunday, Tabla Rasa Gallery, in collaboration with Danny Simmons and Daniel Scheffer, presents “Pump It Up!” A “paint-in” for clean drinking water in African villages, the event raises money for Playpumps International, who provide clean water in rural African communities with the use of children’s play equipment. Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 224 48 Street, between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. (718) 833-9100.

Bedford-Stuyvesant 10K
This Sunday, Bedford-Stuyvesant hosts its 26th Annual 10K Run and Fun Walk. The 2nd Annual Bed-Stuy Gateway Family Fun Fest, sponsored by the Fulton Street BID, takes place after the run. Sunday, 8:00 a.m. registration; 10:00 a.m. run. $20; $10 under 17. Bedford-Stuyveant Restoration Plaza, 1358 Fulton Street. (718) 636-6972.

The Greenwood Playground’s Fall Festival
Lots of action for Kensington kids tomorrow from 10 am to 2 pm at the Greenwood Playground’s Fall Festival: Marionette puppet shows, sing alongs, animal face painting, and more.

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