Weekend Events

Atlantic Yards Footprint Tour
Norman Oder, the Atlantic Yards Report writer, is leading a tour of the area. This tour will give people an idea of what is to come of the Atlantic Yards if construction starts. Certain issues that will be discussed are: the scale of the project, the role of “smart growth,” transportation access and traffic challenges, interim surface parking, and much more. Saturday, August 22. 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. $15 per person. Meeting outside of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank (at Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue, near the intersection with Atlantic).

Blood Drive in McCarren Park
Due to a shortage of blood donors during the summer, jauntsetter.com is hosting a blood drive. There are several perks to donating as well. The first 25 donors will receive a coupon for a free scoop at the Van Leeuwen Ice Cream truck. Also, the first 75 people donating will receive tote bags, cupcakes, and much more! How can you go wrong? Friday, August 21. 4 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Bedford Avenue and N 12th Street, McCarren Park.

Brooklyn Flea
The Brooklyn Flea takes place in Ft. Greene on Saturday and its historic Brooklyn Bridge location on Sunday. Both locations feature a great mix of vintage, antiques, jewelry, and food. Saturday, August 22. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Lafayette Avenue between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues. Sunday, August 23. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. In Dumbo, underneath the Brooklyn Bridge at the corner of Water and New Dock Street.

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5th Annual Fort Greene Literary Festival
The New York Writers Coalition (NYWC) presents its 5th Annual Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival. The Fort Greene area is famous for its literary history. Literary headliners Colson Whitehead, Touré, and Nelson George will be there to discuss their work. Young writers have been working at a free summer-long series of creative writing workshops and this festival celebrates the end of their workshops. Saturday, Saturday, August 22. 3 p.m. Fort Greene Park.

Bed-Stuy Food & Fitness Expo
The Brooklyn Food and Fitness Taskforce, in partnership with Hattie Carthan Community Garden, is hosting a day full of tastings, cooking workshops, and free family fitness classes. There will also be community gardeners for all to meet and a neighborhood bicycle tour that will depart at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 22. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Marcy Avenue btwn Lafayette Avenue & Clifton Place.

Free Art Classes in the Human Compass Garden
This is the last Saturday where Launa Beuhler will host her fun art program for kids. During this last event, children will be creating life-size portraits of themselves and others. Later on during the evening (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.), there will be a pot luck party. This event is free to all (if attending pot luck please bring something to pass). Saturday, August 22. 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. The Human Compass Garden (corner of Columbia and Sackett Streets).

“House of Wax” screening at the Amazing Garden
This weekend’s “Movies in the Garden” is screening the 1953 classic “House of Wax”. Come watch Vincent Price do what he’s good at…being creepy. Saturday, August 22. 8:30 p.m. The Amazing Garden (corner of Columbia and Carroll Streets)

The Politics of Community-Based Organizations
Nicole Marwell will be speaking about the role of Williamsburg and Bushwick nonprofits in local politics. Marwell, a Columbia University professor, spent years working inside eight leading local nonprofits and will talk about her new book “Bargaining for Brooklyn”, which explores the relationship of nonprofits to the political establishment. Saturday, August 22. 2 p.m. 340 Bushwick Avenue, Bushwick branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.