Category Archives: Community Events

Rolling Up the Gates Storefront Stroll

Posted on June 20, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Are you an aspiring business owner?
Are you a property owner with vacant space?
Are you an existing business owner and want to expand?
Are you an organization with resources for effectively running a business?

If you are a start-up or an existing business wanting to expand and are looking for a home in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant [...]

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Upcoming Rally to Promote Peace and Empower Young People

Posted on June 16, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 25, 2011; 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] The New York City Domestic Violence Hotline receives an average of a thousand calls from teenagers every month.

Columbia University’s Center for Youth Violence and Prevention has recently discovered that sexual and dating violence are extremely common among NYC youth. In their study, more than one in six young people reported experiencing sexual violence at some [...]

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Upcoming Presentation on Autism and Youth Concert at St. George’s Church

Posted on June 15, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 26, 2011; 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] St. George’s Episcopal Church (800 Marcy Avenue, bet Gates Avenue and Monroe Street) is hosting a presentation on autism on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at approximately 12:30 pm (to follow the 10:00 am Youth Service). The presenter is Lucina Clarke from My Time Inc.

On the same day at 3:00 pm the St. George’s Episcopal Church [...]

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PACC Homeowner/Homebuyer Night

Posted on June 14, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 21, 2011; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

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Mixed Wine Tasting at bushbaby Tonight!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 10, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Image from bushbaby’s Facebook page
We’ve just received an email from the folks at bushbaby. They will be having mixed wine tasting event this evening Friday, June 10th at 7:00 p.m. and Happy Hour Thursday and Friday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ($6 on mixed wine drinks only.) They’ve also changed their hours. [...]

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Bed-Stuy Resident Rob Gaines Stars in New Play

Posted on June 10, 2011 by The Changeling

[ July 11, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Actor Rob Gaines

Here’s some cool news: Bed Stuy resident Rob Gaines will star in a new sci-fi comedy, Mad Mel and the Marradians. The play will premiere at the Main Stage Theatre (312 West 36th Street in Manhattan) on Monday, July 11 at 6PM at the 2011 Midtown International Theatre Festival for the first of [...]

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Grammy Nominated Bed-Stuy Artist to Perform at Upcoming Fundraiser

Posted on June 9, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
Here’s a cool fundraising event for the Stuyvesant Heights Montessori School! It takes place at the Weeksville Heritage Center on Sunday, June 12th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM.

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5th Annual Bed-Stuy Pet-Stuy Pet Show

Posted on June 2, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 11, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

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Bed-Stuy Do or Die Premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 5, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. June 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

I just received an email from the one and only Nathan Kensinger (photographer, film maker and film festival organizer) about the upcoming Brooklyn Film Festival. Kensinger is the director of programming for the BFF and he’s spreading the word about the BFF’s world premiere of a film called “Bed Stuy – Do Or Die” [...]

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Discover Bed-Stuy Neighborhood Resource and Safety Expo

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 9, 2011; ] Discover Bed-Stuy is an annual event presented by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth, Education and Safety Task Force and Community Board 3 to expose residents of the wide range of resources available in our community. This year’s event takes place on Thursday, June 9th.
Here’s a list of workshops that are scheduled:

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