38 SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
CALENDAR
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29
METROCARD: Assemblymember
Bill Colton will host the MetroCard
Mobile Staff at his community office,
155 Kings Highway, from 10 a.m.-noon.
For more info, call 718-236-1598.
HEALTH: Assemblymember Bill
Colton will offer free flu shots at
his office, 155 Kings Highway, from
noon-2 p.m. Call 718-236-1598 to make
an appointment.
AUDITION: Narrows Community
Theater will be holding auditions for
its fall musical “A Wonderful LIfe”
from 7-10 p.m. at Shore Hill Community
Room, 9000 Shore Road. Callbacks on
Saturday, September 30 from noon-4
p.m. Performances: Friday, December
1 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 2 at 8
p.m.; Saturday, December 9 at 2 and 8
p.m.; and Sundays, December 3 and 10
at 2 p.m. Bring 32 bars of sheet music
in your key, two copies of headshots
or any photo and resume. There are
three roles for children, eight to 13;
all other roles, 18 and up. Call 718-482-
3173, email NCT@nctheaterny.com or
go to NarrowsCommunityTheater.com
for more info.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
CAR WASH: Our Lady of Grace Boy
Scout Troop 376 will hold a car wash
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Gil Hodges Field,
2815 Shell Road.
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.
PERFORMANCE: The Brooklyn
Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, will
present “Corbeaux,” choreographed
by Bouchra Ouizguen, as part of the
Crossing the LineFestival in the Beaux-
Art Court, third floor, at noon and 4
p.m. Free with museum admission. For
more info, go to brooklynmuseum.org.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
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.
YARD SALE: Our Lady of Grace
will hold a yard sale, rain or shine, and
Pumpkin Patch, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
FUNDRAISER: FIAO will hold its
36th annual Columbus Parade Brunch
at Sirico’s, 8023 13th Avenue. For ticket
information, call 718-259-2828.
PERFORMANCE: The Brooklyn
Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, will
present “Corbeaux,” choreographed
by Bouchra Ouizguen, as part of
the Crossing the Line Festival in the
Beaux-Art Court, third floor, at 1 and 3
p.m. Free with museum admission. For
more info, go to brooklynmuseum.org.
FUNDRAISER: Dynamite Youth Center
Foundation will hold its 20th annual
Walk-a-Thon to raise awareness of the
opioid epidemic, adolescent substance
abuse treatment and recovery beginning
at the 69th Street Pier at 10 a.m.
MONDAY OCTOBER 2
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.
LITERARY: The Brooklyn Public
Library Central Branch, 10 Grand Army
Plaza, will present author Orhan
Pamuk discussing his latest novel The
Red-Haired Woman, from 7:30-9 p.m.
MEETING: AARP Chapter #5055
will hold its monthly meeting at the Bay
Ridge Manor, 476 76th Street, beginning
at 12:30 p.m. with a guest speaker
from Right at Home, in Home Care &
Assistance. Lunch will be served.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 3
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.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4
CANDIDATES FORUM: The Bay
Ridge Council on Aging will hold a
political forum at the Fort Hamilton
Senior Center, 9941 Fort Hamilton
Parkway, from 9-11:30 a.m. For more
info, call 718-619-5110.
PUBLIC HEARING: Community
Board 7 will hold a public hearing
at 6:30 p.m. at the board office, 4201
Fourth Avenue (entrance on 43rd
Street), regarding the reinstatement
and extension of a previously granted
but expired variance for the continued
use of 318-320 54th Street for
the assembly and storage of venetian
blinds as well as the existing roof sign.
There will also be a public hearing on
Fiscal Year 2019 Capital and Expense
Budget Priorities. For more info, call
718-854-0003.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 5
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.
MEETING: Community Board 7’s
Health Committee will hear a presentation
by Lisa Bova-Glick of NYU Langone
Medical Center on Alzheimer’s
disease and support programs at the
board office, 4201 Fourth Avenue (entrance
on 43rd Street) at 6:30 p.m. For
more info, call 718-854-0003.
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
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Botanic Garden
On Sunday, October
1, the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden, 990
Washington Avenue,
will hold its annual
Chile Pepper Festival
from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission: $25,
adults; $20, seniors
and students with
ID; free, members
and children under
12. For more info,
go to bbg.org/
chilepepperfestival.
the Sunset Park Family Health Center
Children’s Health at NYU Langone
(5610 Second Avenue). For more info
call 718-630-7186.
EDUCATION: Mark Twain Intermediate
School, I.S. 239, 2401 Neptune Avenue,
will hold a middle school open house for
non-District 21 families from 5-7 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).