Monthly Archives: July 2008

[ July 20, 2008; 11:00 am; August 2, 2008; 11:00 am; ]
You’re Invited to a
Neighborhood Sneak Preview Hard-Hat Tour
 
 
 
11am Sunday, July 20 and Saturday, August 2! Adults only.
 
 
 
The tour begins promptly at 11am • 145 Brooklyn Avenue at St. Marks Avenue
 
 
 
If you would like to attend, please contact Barbara Troy, the Museum’s Government
 
 
 
and Community Affairs Associate, at (718) 735-4400 x391or btroy@brooklynkids.org.
 
 
 
Please indicate the date you will [...]

RENTALS
Rental #3
 #1 — $1250 — 2 br: This place is nice and cheap. (Hopefully you can cough up that hefty deposit.) It’s close to Solomon’s Porch, with its great food and live music, and walking distance to the express train.
Halsey and Stuyvesant Utica AC
#2 — $1650 — 1 br: This is in a new construction [...]

[ July 18, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. July 25, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. August 1, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. August 8, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. August 15, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. August 22, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. August 29, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Family Summer Sports Fun Academy
This 8 week program engages young people ages 3-12 and their families in fitness exercises, sports skill development, teambuilding and fun competition.

Through the sports of track & field and soccer, families get the rare opportunity to play together and socialize with other families in a safe and organized activity.

In the first [...]

I recently received this information from Shameka Stephens who works with CAMBA scholars, an afterschool program. For those of you who are interested in enrolling your child in an afterschool program, please read on to find out more about this program and the nonprofit organization that runs it.
 
CAMBA is a Brooklyn-based non profit organization with [...]

[ July 19, 2008; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]  

The 500 Block of Putnam (between Marcus Garvey and Throop) is having a multiple home stoop sale this Saturday, July 19th from 10am to 4pm. Proceeds go towards funding their block association. In addition to the stoop sale items, there will also be a fish fry and meals will be sold.

So this Saturday stop by the Putnam Stoop sale before or after you visit the Bainbridge [...]

[ July 18, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] from our emailbox:

Hey Neighbors,

You have yet another great option for farm-fresh produce this summer:

Malcolm X Blvd

FARMERS MARKET

FRIDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER,

12 PM -6 PM

MALCOLM X BLVD, bet. Marion & Chauncy

Next to Utica Avenue Train Station!!!

Join Us Friday July 18th, 12-6 pm for the

Grand Opening

Taste Tests, Family Activities, Giveaways, and more!

EBT, Farmers Market Coupons, and Health Bucks Accepted

For [...]

[ July 21, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Macon Street Block Association is hosting the Jazzmobile again this year! The details are below. I attended last year’s event and it was great fun.

To find out more about trumpeter Eddie Allen click here.

[ July 19, 2008; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]  

This Saturday, June  JULY 19th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm the Bainbridge Circle Block Association will be holding a multi-stoop sale from 53 Bainbridge to 66 Bainbridge (off of Lewis Avenue).  You will definitely find a deal at this huge multiple stoop sale!

What You’ll Find:
Clothes
Furniture
Books
Kitchen Cabinets
Appliances
+ more!
For more information about this event or to find [...]

Our favorite anarchists are having a pancake breakfast on Saturday, July 19th, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Here are the details:
You’re invited to a pancake breakfast to benefit the 123 Community Space on Saturday July 19th!
123 needs you to come and help support the only anarchist community space in all of Brooklyn! Saturday we’ll be [...]

[ July 19, 2008; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm; ] From Girls for Gender Equity:

Summer is upon us! Let’s celebrate our work for equality with a festival
in the park!

Join us for the Third Annual New York City Gender Equality Festival, a
celebration of arts and activism, taking place Saturday July 19th in Von
King Park, Central Brooklyn. This is a free public event open to New
Yorkers [...]