Weekend Events

Gowanus Harvest Festival
The Second Annual Gowanus Harvest Festival is back with more farm fresh food, live music, local vendors, pumpkin carving contests, pony rides, and brews. This year’s proceeds will go to Just Food.
Saturday, October 11. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tickets: $12, Children under 5 are free. The Yard, 388-400 Carroll Street.

Big Brooklyn Pig Roast and Harvest Hoedown
The Big Brooklyn Pig Roast and Harvest Hoedown is a prelude to the Gowanus Harvest Festival. Enjoy good food and local music. All proceeds go to the New Farmer Development Project. Tickets are going fast but there will be $10 tickets available to hear the bands and drink the Sixpoint ales.
Tonight. 6-10 p.m. Tickets: $40, children under 10 are free. Cash bar, $1 Sixpoints from 6-7 p.m. The Yard, 388-400 Carroll Street.

Gaetane Michaux’s Bushwick Yourself!
Gaetane Michaux, a Brooklyn artist, is launching her show, Bushwick Yourself! Gaetane’s work uses custom-made puzzles as a platform to mix and collage everything from movie posters to street art to portraiture.
Opening Reception Tonight, 6-10 p.m. Show runs until October 31. Factory Fresh, 1053 Flushing Avenue.

Red Hook Film Festival 2008
The Red Hook International Film And Video Festival is in its second year with more film, video, and animations. This year’s festival showcases 29 short films from Brooklyn and around the world. Beer and wine will be available, as well as some free key lime pies from Steve’s Authentic and free popcorn.
Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12. 1-6 p.m. Free. Screenings are at Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition, 499 Van Brunt Street.

Seining for Kids
Join experts from the Coastal Marine Resource Center as they use a 30-foot seining net to catch fish and other creatures that live in the waters under the Manhattan Bridge. Families and kids can take a good look at the catch before they are released back to their homes.
Saturday, October 11. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Space is available for 30 kids plus their parents/guardians. To reserve a space, call (718) 802-0603 x18 or email kgilmour@bbpc.net. Beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park, use Main Street entrance.

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Clifton Flea Market
Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park is hosting their second annual flea market. There will be clothes, books, children toys and clothes, food, and housewares. If you have things to sell, please call (646) 338-8671.
Saturday, October 11. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1035 Bedford Avenue.

Danny Hoch’s Taking Over: the All City Tour
Hoch’s one-man show is part of the 2008 NYC Hip-Hop Theater Festival. In his play, Hoch plays nine characters linked by the upheaval of Williamsburg’s gentrification.
Saturday, October 11. 8 p.m. Free but tickets required. For tickets, call (718) 497-4282 or reserve online at http://www.hhtf.org. Grand Street Campus Auditorium, 850 Grand Street.

Jacob Ouillette’s Painted Space: An Installation
Painted Space, a new installation by Jacob Ouillette, will open at the Open Space Gallery and will remain until November 15. Also at the opening is a ten-minute play, Brooklyn Lighthouse” by Anne Phelan, directed by Ramona Pula. The play addresses art, time, and Brooklyn history and features Jennifer Boehm and Andrew Rothkin.
Tonight. 7-10 p.m. Free. Open Source Gallery, 255 17th Street.

Get To The ‘Point 5K Run
Run around the streets of Greenpoint for a good cause. All proceeds go to St. Stan’s Athletic League. Children’s dashes start at 10:30 a.m. while the actual race starts at 1 p.m. After the race, stick around for food, games, and DJ entertainment.
Sunday, October 12. 1 p.m. Registration Fees: $10-20. Meet at St. Stan’s School, 189 Driggs Avenue.

Marcella and Victor Hazan Reading
Facts and Fictions at the Montauk Club present cookbook author Marcella Hazan and her husband Victor Hazan. They will read from their book, Amarcorde: Marcella Remembers, which is about how a young girl raised in Emilia-Romagna became America’s godmother of Italian cooking.
Tonight. Reception is at 6:30 p.m. and reading starts at 7 p.m. $10. The Montauk Club, 25 8th Avenue.

4th Annual Bed Stuy Alive!
The 4th Annual Bed Stuy Alive! Taste, Strut, Tour, Shop Rock and Run Festival pays tribute to the neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant. On Saturday, the festival features live entertainment, exhibit booths, open galleries, and food samples from local restaurants. On Sunday, the festival features Restoration Plaza’s annual 10K Run & Fun Walk.
Saturday, October 11. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Festival takes place along Fulton Street between New York and Kingston Avenues. Sunday, October 11. Race Registration begins at 8 a.m. Race begins at 10 a.m.

Irondale Center House Warming
The actors, directors, and designers of the Irondale Center are opening their doors to give us a first-hand look at their new home. There will be games, a pot-luck dinner, and a sneak preview of Irondale’s Peter Pan.
Saturday, October 11. 1 p.m. Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street.

Brooklyn Collective’s 4th Anniversary Event
Brooklyn Collective celebrates four years with various artists’ works and a reception at Mazzat Mediterranean Kitchen.
Saturday, October 11. 6-10 p.m. To RSVP, email info@brooklyncollective.com. Brooklyn Collective Artisan Gallery, 198 Columbia Street.

Pumpkin Day at McCarren Park
Take the kids to McCarren Park where they can pick a pumpkin and decorate it. There will be other arts and crafts, an exhibit from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, and a performance by the Grand Street Community Band.
Saturday, October 11. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. $5 suggested donation. Park Lawn at Driggs Avenue/Lorimer Street.