BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP OCTOBER 6 - OCTOBER 12, 2017 39
CALENDAR
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6
PHOTOGRAPHY: St. Francis
College, 180 Remsen Street, will
present a photo exhibit, Farming,
Planting and Living: Resisting
Hunger and Poverty in Cuba and
Dominican Republic with photos by
Cesar Pinedo and Professor Sintia
Molina at 5 p.m. in the Callahan
Center Gallery. Free.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7
SENIORS: The Fort Hamilton Senior
Center, 9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway, is
offering 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.
VOLUNTEERING: The Owl’s Head
Park Horticulture Group is seeking
volunteers 14 years and older. Volunteers
meet from 10 a.m. – 12 noon by
the horticulture table in front of the
sprinkler plaza at the 67th Street and
Colonial Road entrance.
RELIGION: Our Lady of Grace-Gravesend
Monsignor Cafiero Columbiettes
is holding a day retreat to Our
Lady of the Island Shrine, Manorville,
New York. Check in: 7:45 a.m.; return
at 5 p.m. Bus leaves from church. Cost
is $45. Bring your own lunch or pay at
shrine; dinner separate payment. For
more info, call 718-627-2020.
OKTOBERFEST: The Danish Athletic
Club, 735 65th Street, will hold
Oktoberfest with a typical German
dinner, German music by the Breitenbach
Band and a German folk dancing
performance by the Bemutliche
Enzianer from 7-11 p.m. Cash bar. For
more info, call 718-492-5577.
ART: The Brooklyn Museum, 200
Eastern Parkway, will have free admission
and special events including
musical performances, films, tours
and more, during Target First Saturday,
celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month, between 5-11 p.m.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8
HARVEST FESTIVAL: The Narrows
Botanical Gardens, Shore Road
and 71st Street, will hold its Harvest
Festival and annual Canine Costume
Contest from noon-5 p.m. Highlights
include a pumpkin patch and country
music by Don Coy and the AL ‘e’ Mo
Square Dancers. For more info, go to
narrowsbg.org.
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.
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS: The
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd,
7420 Fourth Avenue, will hold a
blessing of the animals in conjunction
with the 10:45 a.m. service.
CONCERT: Flutists Duo Zonda will
perform at Good Shepherd Church,
Avenue S between Brown and Batchelder
Streets, at 6 p.m. Free. For more
info, call 718-998-2800.
MONDAY OCTOBER 9
EXERCISE: The Bay Ridge Jewish
Center, Fourth Avenue and 81st Street,
offers a yoga class with Patti at 6:15
p.m. First class free. For more info, call
718-836-3103 or email office@brjc.org.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 10
HEALTH: New York 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.
MEETING: AARP Bay Ridge Chapter
3630 will meet at 2:30 p.m. at Shore
Hill Community Center, 91st Street
between Shore and Colonial Roads.
The guest speakers will be Louis J.
Peters discussing new Medicare plans
for 2018 and Marie Kernizan on EPIC
outreach. For more info, call 718-619-
5110 or 718-745-0941.
EDUCATION: I.S. 239, 2401 Neptune
Avenue, will have a middle school
open house for District 21 families
from 5-7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11
MEETING: Community Board 10’s
Zoning and Land Use Committee will
meet at 7 p.m. at the district office, 8119
Fifth Avenue, to discuss the efficacy
of the Streetscape Text Amendment
within CB 10 and to review the Citywide
Resilient Text Amendment. For
more info, call 718-745-6827.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 12
EXERCISE: The Bay Ridge Jewish
Center, Fourth Avenue and 81st Street,
offers a tai chi class with Jane at 10 a.m.
First class free. For more info, call 718-
836-3103 or email office@brjc.org.
LEGAL SERVICES: Family Support
Center Family Health Center at NYU
Langone is providing free legal consultation
services through the Her
Justice Legal Services Initiatives for
low-income women living in Brooklyn
who are NYU Langone patients.
Walk-in appointments available from
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the waiting room of
the Sunset Park Family Health Center
Children’s Health at NYU Langone
(5610 Second Avenue). For more
info or to make an appointment call
718-630-7186.
EDUCATION: The Brooklyn Studio
Secondary School, 8310 21st Avenue,
will hold a middle school open house
from 6-7:30 p.m.
ONGOING
ESSAY CONTEST: The Scandinavian
East Coast Museum will hold its
annual Leif Eriksson essay contest
for children in fourth through sixth
grades. This year’s theme is “Honoring
Our Veterans,” with a focus on
the Norwegian Merchant Marines.
Essays (maximum two pages, typed or
hand-written) should be sent to SECM,
440 Ovington Avenue, Brooklyn NY
11209 by October 27. For more info,
email scandinavianmuseumbrooklyn1@
gmail.com. Prizes include
Viking memorabilia and a ride on
the Norseman, a replica Viking Ship,
during the Norwegian Day Parade on
May 20, 2018.
YOUTH SPORTS: The Federation of
Italian American Organizations will
be holding registration for its 2017-
2018 soccer season for children four to
14 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, at its office, 7403 18th Avenue.
For more info, call 718-259-2828.
ART: Green-Wood Cemetery will
hold an exhibition by Brooklyn-based
artist Matthew Jensen, Among Trees
and Stones: Walking Green-Wood in
the Fort Hamilton Gatehouse, Fort
Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place,
on Saturdays and Sundays from
noon-4 p.m. through November 26.
Free. An artist walk will take place
from noon-3 p.m. on Saturdays October
21 and November 18 ($25; $20,
members). For more info, to to arrange
an appointment to see the exhibition,
call 718-201-3071 or go to events@
green-wood.org).
FOOD DRIVE: The Salvation Army
Bay Ridge Corps, 252 86th Street, is
holding a fall food drive to stock its
pantry. Canned, jarred and boxed
food, toiletries and baby food and
formula, as well as diapers and baby
wipes are needed. Items should be
dropped off by November 10, 8:30 a.m.-
4 p.m., Monday-Friday. For pickup, call
718-238-2991.
FUNDRAISER: The Bay Ridge
Mental Health Council in cooperation
with My Grandma’s of New England
Coffee Cake, is selling cakes ($15 each)
to benefit the Fort Hamilton Mental
Health Service. All cakes will be delivered
to the Fort Hamilton Clinic in
time for Thanksgiving. Orders must
be placed by October 31. For more info,
call 718-680-0006.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/file photo
The Brooklyn Columbus Parade, sponsored by FIAO, will
take place on Saturday, October 7, beginning at noon at
60th Street and 18th Avenue, ending at Il Centro, Benson
Avenue and 18th Avenue.
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