48 APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2018 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
CALENDAR
FRIDAY APRIL 20
FOOD: The Bay Ridge Food Co-op
will hold a market from 5:30-8:30
p.m. at Union Church, 7915 Ridge
Boulevard.
SATURDAY APRIL 21
FOOD: The Bay Ridge Food Co-op
will hold a market from 10:30 a.m.-
1:30 p.m., with a new and prospective
member meet and greet from 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Union Church, 7915
Ridge Boulevard.
KIDS: On Stage at Kingsborough
will present “How I Became a Pirate”
at 2 p.m. at 2001 Oriental Boulevard.
Tickets, $12. For more info, or to buy
tickets, go to onstageatkingsborough.
org or call 718-368-5596.
RECYCLING: State Senator Marty
Golden is hosting his annual spring
recycling event from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
in the St. Anselm Church parking
lot, Fourth Avenue between 81st and
82nd Streets. Electronics, clean used
clothing and prescription medications
will be collected, with free shredding
services and a rain barrel giveaway.
FUNDRAISER: Most Precious
Blood Youth Center, 70 Bay 47th Street,
will host a “Night at the Races” starting
at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $20 per adult. For
tickets, call 718-372-8022, 718-236-331
or 646-533-1704. Includes sandwiches,
beer, wine, soda, cookies and coffee.
CULINARY: The sixth annual NYC
Hot Sauce Expo will occur from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. at the Brooklyn Expo Center,
79 Franklin Street. Highlights include
pepper eating contest, the “Booze and
Infuse Cocktail Competition” and hot
sauce samples. For more info, visit
nychotsauceexpo.com.
CELEBRATION: Our Lady of
Grace Academy, 385 Avenue W will
host “Music through the Decades” in
the OLG Academy Gym at 8 p.m. $60
admission, $10 for seniors over 65,
including dinner and dessert. For
tickets, call 718-375-2081.
FAMILY: The Brooklyn Performing
Arts Center is hosting a free National
Grid Earth Day Celebration at the
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo
Avenue, at 2 p.m. featuring fire
prevention training, a puppeteer,
storytelling and more.
THRIFT SALE: The New Utrecht
Reformed Church, 1827 84th Street,
is hosting a thrift sale from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit church
restoration.
SUNDAY APRIL 22
CULINARY: Chef Derrell Smith will
demonstrate how to make Tortilla Espanola
at Beyond at Liberty View, 31st
Street and Third Avenue, at 3 p.m. For
more info go to bedbathandbeyond.
com/brooklyn.
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.
RECYCLING: State Senator Marty
Golden is hosting his annual spring
recycling event from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
in the Avenue U parking lot between
Stuart Street and East 33rd Street. See
Saturday listing for details.
FUNDRAISER: The Norwegian
Day Parade is hosting a fundraiser at
the Salty Dog Bar and Restaurant, 7509
Third Avenue, from 4-8 p.m.
MONDAY APRIL 23
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.
FAMILY: Free open-play badminton
will be offered at J.H.S. 259 William
McKinley, 7301 Fort Hamilton Parkway,
from 6:30-8:45 p.m.
TUESDAY APRIL 24
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.
LECTURE: Journalist Stan Fischler
will be presenting a free talk titled
“The Life of a Journalist: Covering
Everything from the Stanley Cup to
the Newark Riots” at 7:30 p.m. at the
New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish
House, 1827 84th Street.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 25
OPEN HOUSE: Visitation Academy,
8902 Ridge Boulevard, is hosting an
open house for prospective students.
Campus towards begin at 10 a.m., followed
by a picnic on the grounds and
crafts in the art room. To RSVP, email
office@visitationacademy.net or call
718-680-9452.
THURSDAY APRIL 26
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.
LECTURE: The Brooklyn Public
Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, is celebrating
a new publication of artist
Jasper Johns’ work in “Jasper Johns:
Unveiling a Life’s Work” at 7:30 p.m.
The night will feature scholars and
contemporary artists discussing his
work.
CULINARY: Chef Derrell Smith will
demonstrate how to make a personal
pan pizza at Beyond at Liberty View,
31st Street and Third Avenue, at 6
p.m. For more info go to bedbathandbeyond.
com/brooklyn.
ONGOING
EXHIBITION: Green-Wood Cemetery
and Morbid Anatomy are partnering
to host the pop-up exhibition,
“The Power of Images: Life, Death, and
Rebirth.” The exhibition will explore
art and artifacts centered around
death. Free. Open Saturdays and
Sundays from 12-5 p.m. through June
24 at Green-Wood’s Fort Hamilton
Gatehouse, 500 25th Street. For more
info, visit www.green-wood.com.
INTERNSHIP: Brooklyn District
Attorney Eric Gonzalez is opening applications
for Brooklyn high schoolers
interested in interning at his office. Interns
will receive a weekly MetroCard
and a $150 stipend for each week of the
five-week internship. To apply, visit
apply.brooklynda.org. All application
materials must be submitted by April
27. For questions, call 718-250-4873.
CATS: Itty Bitty Kitty NY is seeking
volunteers to care for cats at its space
in Bay Ridge. For more info, call 917-
889-5896 or email IttyBittyKittyNY@
mail.com.
VOLUNTEERING: NYU Langone
Brooklyn is looking for volunteers
16 and older. Customer service
experience and the ability to speak
Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Arabic,
Hebrew and/or Russian are pluses.
Go to lutheranhealthcare.org for
more info on areas of interest then
call 718-630-7296.
KIDS: Gravesend Camp is registering
campers at Our Lady of Grace
Academy gym, 385 Avenue W. Call
718-375-2081 or go to gravesendsportscamp.
com for more info.
INTERNSHIP: NYC Department
of Environmental Protection is offering
10-week summer internship
for college students a variety of fields
and roles. Majority paid positions. To
apply and learn more, visit https://
on.nyc.gov/2pJqZTm. Apply by April
6.
KIDS: The Salvation Army Bay
Ridge Corps, 252 86th Street, has
spots open for its sleepaway camp at
Star Lake, New Jersey for children
seven to 14. Application fee, $75. Call
Vera Adams, Monday-Thrusday, 8:30
a.m.-4 p.m. at 718-238-2991.
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On Friday, April 20, the fifth annual blood drive in memory
of Mathiew Johnson will be held from 3-7:30 p.m. at the
Bay View School, 211 72nd Street in the cafeteria.
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