36 JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 26, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP FRIDAY JANUARY 20 LITERARY: The Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, will present a marathon reading of Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again” from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more info, go to brooklynmuseum.org. SATURDAY JANUARY 21 KARAOKE: The Bay Ridge Jewish Center, 405 81st Street, will present the Bee Baa Karaoke Dance Party beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Call 646-247- 6788 or email [email protected] for info and reservations. KIDS: Baze and His Silly Friends will appear from 1-2 p.m., at the Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza. Tickets are free. SENIORS: The Fort Hamilton Senior Center, 9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway, is o ering free Zumba classes with Mike from 10-11 a.m. and social dancing with a DJ from 1-3 p.m. For more info, call 718-439-4295. SUNDAY JANUARY 22 ARTS: Shorefront YM-YWHA, 3300 Coney Island Avenue, is hosting an acting workshop for children and teens, ages 6-19. Fee is $159. Register (required) at shorefronty.org/acting. MUSIC: The Brooklyn Public Library Central Library will present the Cassatt Quartet performing Mendelssohn, Zwilich, Visconti and Tchaikovsky from 4-6 p.m. at the Dweck Center. Free. PERFORMANCE: Magic at Coney, hosted by Gary Dreifus, will begin at noon at the Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Avenue. Tickets are $10, adults; $5, children under 12, and can be purchased in advance through coneyisland.com. MONDAY JANUARY 23 MEETING: Community Board 10 will hold a board meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Shore Hill Community Room, 9900 Shore Road. For more info, call 718-745-6827 or visit bkcb10.org. EXERCISE: The Bay Ridge Jewish Center, Fourth Avenue and 81st Street, o ers a yoga class with Patti at 6:15 p.m. First class free. For more info, call 718-836-3103 or email o [email protected]. TUESDAY JANUARY 24 HEALTH: NewYork Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will hold a free Parkinson’s Caregivers Support Group from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Wesley House, Room 6B, 501 Sixth Street. For more info, and to register (required) call 646-704-1792. HEALTH: NewYork Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will hold a free breastfeeding support group from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Wesley House, Rooms 3K-C, 501 Sixth Street. For more info, call 718-780-5078. CRAFTS: Stitches with Love, a group doing knitting and crocheting for local hospitals, meets from 1-4 p.m. at the Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard. Donations accepted. All welcome. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25 HEALTH: NYU Lutheran Augustana Stroke Support Group will be held at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the NYU Lutheran Augustana chapel, 5434 Second Avenue. Walk-ins welcome. For more info, call 718-630-7334. HEALTH: NewYork Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will hold a free seminar on Cancer and Aging from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Occidental Room of the Brooklyn College Student Center, East 27th Street and Campus Road, Fi h fl oor. For more info, and to register (required) call 718-501-6092. SPORTS: The Asian Community United Society is hosting a free basketball clinic at JHS259 William McKinley, 7305 Fort Hamilton Parkway, for children in grades 1-8 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. For more info email info@ acus-ny.org. MEETING: Community Board 14 will host a nonprofi t roundtable at the district o ce, 810 East 16th Street, at 11 a.m. DANCING: The FIAO Beacon Program at I.S. 96 Seth Low, 99 Avenue P, will o er free ballroom dancing instruction from 6-9 p.m. Register (required) at 917-523-9210. The program runs through June. THURSDAY JANUARY 26 HEALTH: New YorkPresbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will hold a free diabetes support group from 5-6 p.m. in the hospital’s Buckley 8, Conference Room 820, 506 Sixth Street. For more info call 718-246-8603. EXERCISE: The Bay Ridge Jewish Center, Fourth Avenue and 81st Street, o ers a tai chi class with Jane at 10 a.m. First class free. For more info, call 718- 836-3103 or email o [email protected]. ONGOING HEALTH: NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers, 150 55th Street, will have certifi ed application counselors on hand to assist with A ordable Care Act open enrollment through January 31, 2017. Call 917-789-4672 to reach a counselor. CONTEST: The Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn is hosting an essay contest through February 17, 2017 for high school students interested in researching Irish American history and the contributions of Irish Americans to the U.S. Students should submit an approximately 1,000-word essay in Word or compatible format on the theme of Commodore Barry to info@ commodorebarryclubbrooklyn.org. Prizes range from $1,000 for fi rst place to $250 for third. For more info, go to commodorebarryclubbrooklyn.org or call 718-833-3405. TAX PREP: State Senator Marty Golden will host a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for residents making less than $30,000 annually, at his district o ce, 7408 Fi h Avenue, on Sundays and Mondays, February 19 through April 10, with Sunday appointments between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Monday appointments between 6 and 9 p.m. CALENDAR Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts To mark the beginning of the Year of the Rooster, the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company in the Whitman Theatre, 2900 Avenue H at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 22. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $12.50 for children, and can be purchased at brooklyncenter.org or by calling 718-951-4500. Visit BrooklynReporter.com to add your listing
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