Weekend Events

Abandoned Brooklyn Exhibit at UnionDocs
Union Docs gallery is hosting an opening reception for their new art exhibit by Nathan Kensinger titled “Abandoned Brooklyn.” The exhibit displays photographs of abandoned industrial spaces in Brooklyn. As part of the opening night event, there will also be a screening of Covered Tracks, a short documentary about an abandoned homeless city underneath Manhattan.
Saturday, January 24. 7 p.m. UnionDocs, 322 Union Avenue.

January Brooklyn Blogade
OTBKB is hosting the January Brooklyn Blogade. The Blogade is for bloggers, blog readers, and those interested in becoming bloggers. On the agenda is the upcoming Brooklyn Blogfest, an annual gathering of Brooklyn bloggers in May.
Sunday, January 25. 1-3 p.m. Delicious on the Slope, 641 President Street.

Winter Pop-Up Flea
For the the next 10 weekends–Saturdays and Sundays–find 25 vendors with all kinds of stuff you want and/or like to drool over at the Winter Pop-Up Flea in Dumbo. The Flea will feature 25 top vintage/antique vendors of furniture, clothing, objects, jewelry, curiosities, accessories, art, lighting, and more. For more details on all the vendors, click here.
Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 76 Front Street (corner of Washington Street).

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“Gossip Girl” Author Speaks at PS 29
The first event in the 2009 PS 29 Literary Salon is “An Evening of Fiction by Cecily von Ziegesar, Dominic Preziosi, and Julia Lichtblau.” Cecily von Ziegesar (a PS 29 parent) is the author of the bestselling young adult series, Gossip Girl. She will read from her debut adult novel, Cum Laude, to be published by Hyperion in September 2009. You can purchase tickets for this event here. All ticket proceeds go to the PS 29 PTA.
Tonight. 7-9 p.m. $7. PS 29 Auditorium, 425 Henry Street.

Bay Ridge Food Co-op’s New Member Orientation
Are you interested in a food co-op in Bay Ridge? If you want to learn more, attend this new member orientation meeting.
Saturday, January 24. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bay Ridge Library (2nd Floor), 7223 Ridge Boulevard.

Third Annual Lunar New Year Celebration and Flower Market
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is hosting its third annual Lunar New Year Celebration and Flower Market. This year is the Year of the Ox and features a lineup of Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera dancers, martial artists, and acrobats. There will also be guided tours of a collection of plants native to China, Korea, and Vietnam along with crafts for kids.
Sunday, January 25. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Adults: $8 and Seniors & Students: $4. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue.