44 APRIL 28 – MAY 4, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP FRIDAY APRIL 28 METROCARD BUS: Assemblymember William Colton is having MetroCard Mobile Sta on hand to assist eligible individuals obtain reduced fare MetroCards from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at his community o ce (155 Kings Highway). For more info, call 718-236-1598. SATURDAY APRIL 29 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. HEALTH: The Asian Community United Society will host a family health fair at JHS 259, 7301 Fort Hamilton Parkway, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. CELEBRATION: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents its 10th Annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration at 3 p.m. in Whitman Auditorium (2900 Avenue H) at 3 p.m. Free. FESTIVAL: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue, presents its annual cherry blossom festival “Sakura Matsuri” from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Purchase tickets ($30 for adults, $25 for students age 12-17 and seniors age 65 and older with ID) in advance (required) at bbg.org/sakura. FESTIVAL: Puppetry Arts and the Park Slope Fi h Avenue BID will host the Sixth Annual Fi h Avenue Family Festival from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fourth Street and Fi h Avenue. Free. SUNDAY APRIL 30 CONCERT: Bella Voce Singers will present Arise at Art on the Corner at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 7420 Fourth Avenue, at 3 p.m. Tickets: $15, $10 for students and seniors, can be purchased at the door or in advance at bellavocesingers.com/ concerts/. TOUR: Greenwood Cemetery presents its “Birding in Peace” birding tour at 6:30 a.m. Enter at 25th Street and Fi h Avenue. Tickets, $15. For more information or to reserve tickets, visit green-wood.com/toursevents or call 718-210-3080. FESTIVAL: Brooklyn Botanic Garden presents its annual cherry blossom festival “Sakura Matsuri.” See Saturday, April 29 for details. MONDAY MAY 1 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 ce@brjc. org. SENIORS: AARP Chapter #5055 will hold its monthly meeting at the Bay Ridge Manor (476 76th Street). Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Lunch served. $10, members; $14, non-members. MEETING: Community Board 7’s Waterfront/Economic Development and Transportation Committees will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Army Terminal Annex Building (80 58th Street – enter through 58th Street and First Avenue). TUESDAY MAY 2 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. PUBLIC FORUM: South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance will introduce 43rd Council District candidate Kevin Peter Carroll at Lobo Loco Mexican Cantina (8530 Third Avenue) from 7-8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY MAY 3 MEETING: The Bay Ridge Council on Aging will meet at 9:30 a.m. at St Patrick’s Church rectory basement, 9511 Fourth Avenue. For more info, call 718-630-7588. THURSDAY MAY 4 MEETING: Community Board 7’s Immigration Committee will meet for Know Your Rights training by Atlas DIY at 6:30 p.m. at the board o ce, 4201 Fourth Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street). CALENDAR Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts On Saturday, April 19, the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents Dallas Children’s Theater’s production of “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale” at 2 p.m. in Whitman Auditorium (2900 Avenue H). Tickets, $15 at brooklyncenter. org. Visit BrooklynReporter.com to add your listing Robert Knakal, Ryan Serhant to speak at Brownstoner Real Estate Conference The fi rst ever Brownstoner Real Estate Conference is rapidly approaching. The event, to take place on Wednesday, May 3 at Weylin in association with the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), will feature a networking breakfast and keynote by James Patchett, president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, followed by panels on residential and commercial real estate. Hear about trends in the brownstone and townhouse market from Nest Seekers Associate Broker and Million Dollar Listing star Ryan Serhant, Stribling President Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan, Halstead Managing Director of Sales Trish Martin and Douglas Elliman Senior Regional Executive Manager of Sales Max Dobens. Robert Knakal, Chairman, New York Investment Sales of Cushman & Wakefi eld, and one of the founders of Massey Knakal, will speak about Brooklyn’s multi-family and investment sale market. A commercial real estate panel will explore how notable Brooklyn ofice owners, developers and co-working companies are meeting the needs of creative, tech and startup tenants. Panelists include the O’Connell Organization Managing Partner Greg O’Connell, Two Trees Management Managing Director of Leasing Dan Conlon, Industry City Chief Executive Oficer Andrew Kimball and Bond Collective Chief Oficer & Co-Founder Shlomo Silber. Weylin is located at 175 Broadway, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Formerly the Williamsburgh Savings Bank, it is now a masterfully restored venue and event space. It is in walking distance of the J, M, Z, and L subway lines, with valet parking available. The event, which includes breakfast, will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Corporate sponsors include Douglas Elliman, Two Trees, PropertyShark, Flushing Bank, Emigrant Mortgage, CPEX, Brownstone Agency, Quontic Bank, Movers, Not Shakers!, and BMW’s new premium car sharing service, ReachNow. Register now at www.brownstoner. com/bkreconference. REBNY members use promo code “REBNY” for a 20 percent discount.
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