The Coney Island USA Art Auction is taking place tonight at Max Fish, which is located at 178 Ludlow St. It runs from 6-9pm, with bidding closing at 8:30. Bidding tickets are $20 or free to participating artists and Coney Island USA “Big Spender” members. Proceed will go toward the Coney Island USA phase 1 […]

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a nonprofit that provides assistance to first-time homebuyers and does tenant advocacy, among other things, is holding its first First Annual Benefit Bash on Monday, November 5th at Union Hall in Park Slope. The group says: Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a non-profit organization located in Sunset Park. Through our Homeownership and Tenant […]

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The legal battle against the massive Atlantic Yards continues and Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, which has led the long fight is hosting a benefit with the grammy-winning band klezmer band the Klezmatics at the Brooklyn Lyceum on November 8. Kakande and the Demolition String Band, will also perform. Money raised by the concert will help […]

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Here are some Sunday Halloween events, which are especially compelling because the weather is much nicer today. For a really good list of events in Brooklyn, see A Child Grows in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Ghouls and Gourds. Noon-6PM. They’ll have children’s bands, thai pumpkin carving, costume making contests and more. There will even be […]

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We just got an email from Eugene Patron at the Prospect Park Alliance, who always keeps us up to date about goings on in park. He writes to say that “as of 9:30am we’re still on. Even if some activities end up get scaled back there is still events at Audubon, Lefferts and the zoo.” […]

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We heard from the local sponsors of a Step It Up Day 2007-National Day of Climate Action event, who are trying to get word out about their banner painting event for kids here in Brooklyn, and we’re glad to help. The email says, in part: Please join me and tens of thousands of others across […]

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In Park Slope, Halloween means the Annual Halloween Parade on Seventh Avenue. This year’s edition will take place on (surprise!) October 31. There’s a “Pre-Halloween Parade Party” from 4PM-6pM at the Prospect Park Y on Ninth Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenue. It includes pumpkin decorating, dancing and candy treats and is for children ages […]

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It’s time for the Haunted Walk and Carnival in Prospect Park again. The festivities take place on Saturday, October 27 from Noon-3PM. Here’s the info from the Prospect Park Alliance: The beloved Haunted Walk is back and more fun than ever! The Haunted Walk is free and is suitable for young children accompanied by parents/guardians […]

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Who could possibly not be amused by the possibility of seeing marionettes performing Hamlet on Jane’s Carousel in Dumbo? Just typing the sentence makes us smile. The performances by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater will take place from November 1-26 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 along with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 […]

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If you haven’t already seen it–and hopefully you have–the people at A Child Grows in Brooklyn have put together the ultimate Brooklyn Halloween guide. We’re posting it now because we neglected to do so next week, but since most of the events concern the upcoming weekend, the list is still timely. If you have children […]

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Want to learn about the zoning and land use review process? The Fifth Avenue Committee is sponsoring workshops in early November. They are part of a series the group has been presenting. The workshops are called “Demystifying ULURP.” They are bilingual and there are two sessions, on Monday, Nov. 5th, 2-5 pm and on Tuesday, […]

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Sam Horine, one of our favorite local photographers–who does a masterful job of chronicling Brooklyn–is having an exhibition of his work from 2006 and 2007. It’s at the Garage Gallery, which is at 291 8th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The opening is on Saturday (10/27) from 8PM-10PM. Mr. Horine posts as f.trainer on […]

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The Red Hook Harvest Festival is today at the Red Hook Community Farm. It runs from 10AM-5PM and is located at Columbia and Sigourney Streets. (Look for the looming, blue and yellow Ikea under construction.)

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It’s time for AGAST, the Annual Gowanus Artist’s Studio Tour, during which dozens of artist’s studios in Gowanus throw open their doors to the public. The 11th annual tour takes place on Saturday (10/20) and Sunday (10/21) and more than 140 visual artists “working in one of the city’s most vibrant and creative art communities […]

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Brooklyn Reading Works is holding one of its wonderful readings tonight at the Old Stone House. If you’ve never been, it’s totally worth checking out, as it’s one of the most fascinating literary series in Brooklyn. You can read more about it over at OTBKB. Here are a few details: Brooklyn Reading Works presents poets […]

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What you’re looking at is an art installation called The Third Bridge by Osman Akan that will be in Brooklyn Bridge Park near the Manhattan Bridge starting Sunday (10/14) and that will run through January 14, 2008. It’s a solo commission from the Dumbo Ats Center. You can find out more about it by clicking […]

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We’ve mentioned the Gowanus Harvest Festival before, but now that it’s upon us, it’s only fit to bring it up again. The festival is taking place on Sunday, October 14, starting at 3PM at The Yard, which is at the Carroll Street Bridge on the Gowanus Canal and is a very pleasant spot to spend […]

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If you’re looking for something to do with the kids on Saturday (10/13), we’re happy to present a couple of options that will make it a great weekend for petting goats and sheep. One is the Annual Harvest Festival at J.J. Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. It takes place from 11AM-4PM and […]

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Oh, yes. The 21st annual BARC Shelter Parade and Show in Williamsburg is coming up on Sunday (10/14). The big dog parade kicks off at Noon at Wythe and N. 1st Street in Williamsburg. The show in McCarren Park starts runs from 1PM-5PM. Here’s a bit from BARC: We’ll march proudly down Bedford Avenue with […]

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GL did a drop by at the Party for the People at the Yard on the banks of the Gowanus yesterday. We found the vibe very pleasing and it was a superb place to pass some time on a beautiful October Saturday afternoon. We caught some music, hung out under the trees on the property […]

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Here are a couple of events this weekend on the Gowanus, which we take please in noting after a week during which everyone seemed to have run a story about the environmentally-challenge state of things on the canal, thanks to past activity and continued dumping of sewage and other toxins. October 6 and 7, Saturday […]

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Like the email about the Battle Hill Poetry Festival at Green-Wood Cemetery says, it’s “a celebration of poetry’s past and future—for the living amongst thedead.” It takes place at 7PM on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the cemetery’s beautiful chapel. You can get more details over the festival’s website on who will be doing readings. Tickets […]

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So, how many places can you be in at once on Saturday an Sunday? And how quickly can you get from Point A to Point B to Point C? Of course, it’s Open House New York Weekend, and to that end, we figured we’d point out a few of the Brooklyn tours that look especially […]

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We think we will see more of these emails before the day is out, but it seems like several of the 100+ people turned away from the Brooklyn Navy Yard Tour this weekend (because they only planned to accommodate 22 people) are somewhat peeved. Here’s one email: Obviously a lot of us wanted to do […]

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Big Movies for Little Kids is billed as “Brooklyn’s only-of-its-kind classic film series for children.” It takes place at the Cobble Hill Cinemas at 265 Court Street. Here’s the fall schedule: October 15th Microcosmos October 29th Dem Bones – based on the African-American spiritual + other not-so-scary Halloween short stories November 19th Krtek (The Mole) […]

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