Category Archives: Holidays

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2010 by The Changeling

We’re off enjoying Festivus, so we may not post again until 2011. Happy holidays!

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12 Days of Christmas on Lewis Avenue

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ December 12, 2010 12:00 pm to December 23, 2010 12:00 pm. ]

Shops of Lewis Avenue is sponsoring a nice mix of fun events this year!

Sunday, Dec. 12, 2-5 pm

“Pictures with Santa” at Holiday @ Home, 409 Lewis Ave.

Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7 pm

“Fa la la la, la la la la” A fun, lyrical game night where adults win prizes when they know the next line in the [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 25, 2010 by The Changeling

A big THANK YOU to all of the readers who sent in tips and information to be posted on the blog. I’m terribly behind in posting (I’m dedicated to my real paying job, ya know?), so for those of you who sent in information that hasn’t been posted I’ll do my best to get [...]

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St. John’s Bread & Life Holiday Drive

Posted on November 8, 2010 by The Changeling

St. John’s Bread and Life, the largest soup kitchen in Brooklyn, is seeking support for its tenth annual Sponsor-A-Family holiday drive to provide Christmas toys and meals to more than 2,000 families. To make a donation, please call (718) 574-0058 or visit www.breadandlife.org.
St. John’s Bread & LIfe
795 Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221

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Boo! It’s the 4th Annual Halloween Walk

Posted on October 29, 2010 by The Changeling

[ October 31, 2010; 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Join us for the 4th Annual Halloween Walk on Sunday, October 31, 2010 from 4:30PM-7:30PM.

There will be maps distributed throughout the neighborhood to start the walk at the designated residences/theme houses and local businesses. You can download the map here or you can pick one up at these locations:

99 Cent Store at [...]

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6th Annual SoLA Haunted House Party at Akwaaba Mansion

Posted on October 29, 2010 by The Changeling

[ October 30, 2010 8:00 pm to October 31, 2010 1:00 am. ]

Get your costume ready! SoLA (Shops of Lewis Avenue) and Gather Brooklyn present the 6th Annual SoLA Haunted House Party at Akwaaba Mansion on October 30th. There will be fantastic gift bags, raffle items, and live auction to benefit the SoLA annual Tree Lighting in Fulton Park and Family Holiday Celebration this December.

The elegant [...]

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The Great Pumpkin Fest This Sunday

Posted on October 19, 2010 by The Changeling

[ October 24, 2010; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]

On Sunday, October 24th Gather Brooklyn in partnership with Bread Stuy celebrates the season – and our favorite Autumnal gourd – at The Great Pumpkin Fest in Bed Stuy. The fun starts at 11am and goes until 6pm with free pumpkin and face painting, delicious Fall treats, music and more. Part of the weekly [...]

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Pilar Celebrates One Year Anniversary with a Pig Roast

Posted on August 30, 2010 by The Changeling

[ September 6, 2010; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
A tipster sent us this photo of a poster for Pilar Cuban Eatery’s upcoming celebration. Pilar will be celebrating their one year anniversary (and perhaps Labor Day) with a pig roast next Monday! The event will be held at Sweet Revenge (348 Franklin Avenue between Greene and Lexington) and the delicious food from Pilar [...]

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Winter Garden Work Day at Hattie Carthan Community Garden

Posted on January 17, 2010 by The Changeling

Join volunteers at the Winter Garden Work Day tomorrow at the Hattie Carthan Community Garden. Even if you can only spare a couple of hours, you can help with any of a number of garden tasks such as clearing plots, spreading mulch on the walkways, strawberry patches, herb garden and chicken coop, innoculating logs [...]

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2009 by The Changeling

We’ll be off having a merry Christmas for the next several days. Happy holidays!

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