24 JANUARY 6 - JANUARY 12, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP SATURDAY JANUARY 7 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 8 LITERARY: Author and motivational speaker Tina Panariello will sign copies of her book Polished and discuss her Top 5 Mindset Strategies to master life, from 2-4 p.m. at the Bookmark Shoppe, 8415 Third Avenue. For more info, call 718-833-5115. 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 9 HEALTH: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in conjunction with the Carolyne E. Czap and Eugene A. Czap Alzheimer’s Program, will host the Alzheimer’s Disease Care 4 Caretakers group from 5-7 p.m. in the hospital’s Wesley House, Room 6A, 501 Sixth Street. For more info and to register, required, call 718-246-8590. 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 10 MEETING: Community Board 10’s Zoning and Land Use Committee will review an application for 6202 14th Avenue for a variance to permit the construction of a religious school in a mixed use manufacturing/residential district at 7 p.m. at the district o ce, 8119 Fi h Avenue. For more info, call 718-745-6827. MEETING: The Transportation Committee of Community Board 7 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the board o ce, 4201 Fourth Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street) for a presentation from the MTA on the Prospect Avenue and 53rd Street station rehabilitation, the 59th Street station ADA project and the Fourth Avenue tunnel rehabilitation. For more info, call 718-854-0003 or email [email protected]. HEALTH: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, in partnership with the National MS Society, will host a free support group for MS patients on the subject of Mind/Body Methods for Managing MS Stress from 7-8:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Buckley 8, Conference Room 820, 506 Sixth Street. For more info and to register, required, call 800-FIGHT-MS (800-344-4867). 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 11 MEETING: Community Board 10’s Senior Issues, Housing, Health and Welfare Committee will meet at the board o ce, 8119 Fi h Avenue, at 7 p.m. to discuss homeless issues within CB 10 as well as services for the homeless, and the best way of helping them. For more info, call 718-745-6827. MEETING: Community Board 7 will hold a public hearing on three Board of Standards & Appeals applications at 6:30 p.m. at the board o ce, 4201 Fourth Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street). The applications are for a special permit for a physical culture establishment (Blink Gym) at 5109 Fourth Avenue; and for the extension of a term of variance for 209-11 20th Street and 206-08 20th Street. For more info, call 718-854-0003 or email [email protected]. MEETING: The District 20 Community Education Council will meet at P.S./I.S. 180, 5601 16th Avenue, at 6 p.m. for the business meeting, and 7 p.m. for the calendar meeting. Topics include a hearing on the capital plan, the District 20 principals’ delegation to China and the appointment of P.S./I.S. 180 A.P. Nicole Adisano. For more info, call 718-759-3921. HEALTH: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will hold a free stroke support group with NYPBMH psychologist Albert Ortega, Ph.D. discussing Memory Loss a er Stroke from 2-3 p.m. in the hospital’s Buckley Conference Room 820, 506 Sixth Street. For more info, and to register, call 718-780-3777. HEALTH: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, in collaboration with Heights and Hills, will hold a caregivers support group led by a licensed social worker for those caring for older adults, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Wesley House, Room 6A, 501 Sixth Street. For more info, and to register, required, call 718-780-5367. THURSDAY JANUARY 12 MEETING: Community Board 10’s Tra c & Transportation Committee will meet at the board o ce, 8115 Fi h Avenue, at 7 p.m. for a presentation by the MTA on the 86th Street elevator project and the Bay Ridge Avenue station enhancement project. For more info, call 718-745-6827. 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. CALENDAR Photo by Sam Evans-Butler The Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, will hold its Target First Saturday on Saturday, January 7, celebrating the New Year with artists and change-makers. The free event is held from 5-11 p.m., and will include performances by Tank and the Bangas, Discwoman and Cakes Da Killa, as well as a pop-up feminist publishing workshop with Pilot Press and a screening of “Suited.” For more info, go to brooklynmuseum.org. 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