WEDNESDAY 11/9
• CB1 Public Hearing and Board Meeting @ Swinging Sixties Senior Center (211 Ainslie) 6:30-8:30pm, Plan for Cooper Park & Bike Share Presentation, Full Agenda
• Work It Brooklyn Workshop @ Brooklyn Winery (213 No. 8th) 7-10pm, intimate panel and networking event geared towards independent workers and small businesses interested in demystifying the buzz around and learning the benefits of social media. Register
• FEAST Tea Party to Support OWS @ Lutheran Church of the Messian (129 Russel) 7:30-9:30pm, a town hall to learn about the protest from some of its active members and to engage in a dialogue about the questions and provocations raised by the movement. Rea and cookies. RSVP
• Lu Davis Opening Reception @ Dandelion Wine (153 Franklin) 8-10pm, sip bubbly, meet the artist, check out her prints
• Ping Pong Tournament @ TBD (224 Franklin) 8pm
• The Bad Version Launch Party @ Pips Table Tennis & Art Space (158 Roebling) 8-11pm, Enter into the world of ideas to celebrate the first instantiation of the brand new quarterly, The Bad Version, food & drink, rollicking tunes, good conversation, and ping-pong! RSVP
THURSDAY 11/10
• NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Public Meeting @ DEC Office (11-15 47th Ave, LIC) 6pm, To talk about changes in the consent order between NYS and NYC on the approach to improving combines sewer overflow into
• Parsons’ Desis Lab Presents Amplifying Creative Communities: No. Brooklyn @ Arts@Renaissance (2 Kingsland) Opening Reception 6-9pm, exhibition & workshop series, part of design-driven initiative to help neighborhoods to support social innovations to create a more sustainable city. More info
• Launch Party for Leanna Hieber @ Word (126 Franklin) 7pm, Celebrate with local author Leanna Renee Hieber as she launches her newest novel, Darker Still RSVP
FRIDAY 11/11
• 5th Birthday Party @ The Brooklyn Kitchen (100 Frost) 6-9pm, DJ Aperitif and DJ Meat Mistress, plus food & drinks, sale and fun all weekend!
• 1 + 1 = 11 @ Like The Spice (224 Roebling) 6:30-9pm, a new exhibition by artists Allie Rex and Brian LaRossa, RSVP
• Fun-Raiser! @ Fowler Arts Collective (67 West) 6:30-11pm, A fundraiser for Explosion-Proof Magazine: A BK-based print mag dedicated to fiction, poetry, and essays. Live Performance by The Keeps & Behavior, beer, wine, mulled cider, cheese RSVP
• Open Call Salon, 7 Year Anniversary @ Greenpoint Gallery (390 McGuinness), 8pm, Submit artwork, More info
• Daisy Flour Sweet Pie Contest @ The Booklyn Kitchen (100 Frost) 2pm, $5, taste pie, drink beer, vote. All proceeds donated to Greenpoint Soup Kitchen, More info
• Afternoon Delight Saturday Music Series @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer) 4pm, FREE, hot spiced cider, Scratface/Matt Siffert/Kate Vargas with Echo Boom
• Brooklyn Pinball Championship @ 4th Downs Sportsbar (170 No. 4th) 7pm, Single Elimination, best of 9 games. Results will be submitted to World Pinball Player Ranking Points and for PAPA Advanced Rating System points. $10 per player, to enter email FrancoLR (at) gmail.com
• Boom For Real @ Veronica People’s Club (105 Franklin) 10pm, sip and dance to the sounds of: post-post, lazer-core, italo-nacho, rollerskate-punk & as always, fleetwoodmac. Shoes hot with linoleum-shuffle RSVP
SUNDAY 11/13
Greencycle Swap @ Greenpoint Shul (108 Noble) 1-4pm, bring gently used clothes, shoes, books, toys, cell phones, computers, electronics, bicycles. More info
Skee Are A Family @ Full Circle Bar (318 Grand) 4-8pm, FREE, An evening of skee-ball, beer, raffles & prizes, all to benefit FamilyCook Productions, which supports culinary nutrition education programs for kids. Presented by the Brooklynauts, RSVP
Documenting Science @ Union Docs (322 Union) 7:30pm, $9, Science communicators face unique challenges in telling stories about science. Radio Producer Pat Walters, writer Dennis Overbye and artist Natalie Jerimijenko in attendance for discussion. Curated and moderated by Olivia Koski, More info
• Sixth Floor One On One @ The End (13 Greenpoint) 7pm $7, cash bar, a clandestine tribute to Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More, the immersive theatre event, wear shoes you can walk in. Audiences may experience intense psychological situations; stewards are posted throughout for your safety. More info email anon (at) anonymousbydesign.com
• Death of a President: The JFK Conspiracy Unveiled w/Jack Gordon @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 7:30pm, FREE LECTURE, Did Oswald really kill Kennedy? Were shots fired from more than one location? Were the autopsy photos manipulated? With 30 years of experience, Dr. John H. “Jack” Gordon is one of the leading experts on the JFK assassination. RSVP
TUESDAY 11/15
North Brooklyn Boat Club Members Meeting @ Brooklyn Rod & Gun Club (Kent between No. 10 & 11) 8pm, no vessel or nautical experience necessary, discuss plans for the newly approved Greenpoint Boathouse & Environmental Center!
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