Weekend Events

St. Nicholas Day 2010
The day begins with warm cider, speculas ginger cookies, seasonal crafts for the entire family, and a house tour with senior docent, Lucie Chin. At 1 pm, learn and enjoy traditional holiday music with colonial balladeer, Linda Russell. Learn a traditional song to welcome St. Nicholas and Black Piet as they arrive on horseback at 2 pm. As children feed carrots to the horses, St. Nicholas and Black Piet will have children write their names in the naughty and nice list. Afterward, they will tell stories of holidays past! Saturday, December 4. 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. $3/$5. Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum.

Marianne Moore and the Fort Greene of Her Time
Marianne Moore (18871972) was not only one of America’s most famous poets, she was also a public character of high visibility. This tour focuses on her life and poetry, and the neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill from the 1930s to the 1960s. Landmarks along the way include the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Fort Greene Park, and Pratt Institute. Leader: Francis Morrone, architectural historian. Reservations required: MAS.org/calendar or call 212 935 2075. Saturday, December 4. 2 p.m. $10/$15. Location provided after RSVP.

The Brooklyn Flea
The winter Flea is located at Skylight One Hanson (the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank across from the Atlantic Center mall) on Saturdays and Sundays. The Flea features over a 100 vendors offering a great mix of vintage, antiques, jewelry, and food. Saturday & Sunday, December 4 & 5. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Free. One Hanson Place/Williamsburg Savings Bank.

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Bandage
The story of the Payaso-Gumi (The Clown Yakuza) and the epic battle that ended the war and began the journey. The play incorporates storytelling, dance, stage combat and classical clowning to tell a fast-paced tale of grudges, battles and slapstick. Costumed to accurately portray the tribal history of Jesters, Harlequins, and Augustes, BANDAGE dares to ask the question — What happens when clowns go bad? Saturday & Sunday, December 4 & 5. 10:30 p.m. (Sat.) 8 p.m. (Sun.) $15. 575 Metropolitan Avenue, The Brick Theater.

Brooklyn Friends School Winter Festival
Get a jump on holiday shopping and have a blast with your children at this Downtown Brooklyn school’s 31st annual holiday extravaganza. Festivities include an “all by hand” craft fair with 45 local artisans; holiday plant and wreath sale; book fair, children’s carnival with bouncy rides, mazes, and games; a children’s craft activity center; and readings by local children’s book authors, headlined by Tad Hills of “Duck and Goose” fame. Saturday, December 4. 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free. 375 Pearl Street, Brooklyn Friends School.

Chi Seen!: Photography Opening
Sean Marc Lee’s solo exhibition, comprised of 130 photographs, is called CHI SEEN. Sean Marc Lee is a LA based photographer who takes some pretty spectacular pictures. Lee’s work resists and in fact rises above any kind of discourse that seeks to distill art into subject matter. Come and view his work through December 26th! Friday, December 3. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Free. 109 Broadway, K & K Gallery.

Visit Williamsburg
New York Like a Native offers an energetic, eclectic introduction to Williamsburg, including the Hasidic area, the Broadway corridor, the waterfront, and the ‘new bohemia’ of the Northside. Sunday, December 5. 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. $18 includes admission to the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, where everyone will catch part of the annual “Paradise Lost” reading. Meet at SE corner of Broadway and Marcy Avenue.

Yoga and Poetry
Join in for the inaugural Sunset Poetry Series reading, the first-ever poetry reading series held in Sunset Park. The reading will take place in the beautiful penthouse studio space of Suryasta Yoga, which features a great view of the neighborhood from its bamboo balcony. Readers will sit on a meditation pillow at the front of the studio, and audience members will sit on the wood floor or the cushion of a yoga blanket. Sitters’ choice. Tea and water will be served. Oh, and no shoes allowed in the studio–so wear your coolest socks! Saturday, December 4. 6 p.m. Free. 462 36th Street, PH-A, Suryasta Yoga.