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PS 29 Wants YOU to Eat Pie and Shop for the Holidays

By , 23 November, 2011, 1 Comment

Come for the pie, stay for the shopping

Sure, there’s other holiday shopping events in the hood. But none come with the same bold promise of pie. That’s why the PS 29 Eat Pie and Shop event has always been one of my faves (even before my son started attending). So mark your calendars now, because it’s coming up on 4 December from 11am to 4pm at the Cobble Hill school (Henry St. between Kane and Baltic).
As mentioned, all types of pie will be available throughout the day–including fruit, creamy, savory and nut. And to make things more exciting, there will also be a pie competition with a panel of judges consisting of celebs like Gail Simmons, an editor at Food & Wine magazine and judge on Bravo fave “Top Chef,” and Danielle Kyrillos, from “Top Chef: Just Desserts,” as well as local restauranteurs like Marc Anthony Bynum, chef at the new MooBurger (fast turning into one of our faves) and Jeff Lederman, of Strong Place, Bocca Lupo and Nectar. The winner will receive a gift package from Food & Wine and bragging rights for the year. Judging will take place at 1pm.
In addition, as a special culinary treat, Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack will also be in attendance, doling out its signature frozen custard (the new storefront will open in Downtown Brooklyn by end of year), and Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain will be serving its ‘Grumble Grumble’ grilled cheese sandwiches.
Of course, after all that pigging out you simply must do some shopping, so stay for the gift fair overflowing with local artisans, craftspeople and merchants. Kids will be lured away from your efforts with holiday craft workshops hosted by art teachers from Children’s Museum of the Arts and face painting by Mini Max Toys & Cuts. And lastly, if you need the perfect shot for your holiday cards, professional photographers will be on hand for family photo shoots. Proceeds will go to PS 29, but this is the perfect event for anyyone with a sweet tooth and a gift list.

Help Pick Flicks for Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Summer Movies

By , 22 November, 2011, No Comment

In July of 2010, the 11th season of NYC’s Movies With a View moved to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. Presented by the Scyfy channel, this annual outdoor festival under the twinkling lights of our signature bridge has been a hit–and included films for young and old alike. We’ve smiled through classics like Annie Hall and Some Like it Hot, sang along with Dreamgirls, and brought the kids for An American Tale and Ghostbusters.
If you love this event (and movies) as much as we do, why not take some time to apply for the Volunteer Film Committee, which comes together three times a year to help choose a diverse and eclectic line-up of summer films. There are three mandatory meetings throughout December, January and February and volunteer commitments during the summer. If you’d like more info, email ahughes@bbpc.net by 30 November.

Yes, It’s Almost Halloween in BoCoCa

By , 27 October, 2011, No Comment

UPDATED INFO: Because of bad weather forecast for Saturday the 29th the Halloween Parade at Pierrepont Playground has been MOVED TO SUNDAY October 30th.
This weekend marks the lead-up to Halloween 2011 and there’s plenty to do in the BoCoCa hood. Between parties, parades, events and the day itself, you’re going to have to mark your calendars now to get it all in. Here’s the best round-up we could put together. Much if it comes from our friends at the Brooklyn Paper who do an amazing job of putting all this info in one place. The rest we pieced together from research, emails and shout-outs from gracious readers.

Great Pupkin Dog Costume Contest!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No — it’s a dog dressed as a bird, or a plane, or Superman! Who cares what it is, as long as it’s a dog in a costume. Come get your fill at Fort Greene Pup’s annual Great Pupkin costume contest on Oct. 29, where owners and their four-legged friends will dress up for some trick-or-dog-treats. Registration starts at 11:30 am and judging begins at noon. A $5 donation fee is recommended, but not required. Great Pupkin Dog Costume Contest at Fort Greene Park (DeKalb and Myrtle avenues in Fort Greene) Oct. 29, at 11:30 am. Rain date on Oct. 30. Suggested donation, $5. For info, visit www.fortgreenepups.org

Halloween in Prospect Park!
Halloween events in Prospect Park begin with the Haunted Walk: from the entrance on Prospect Park Southwest and 16th streets to Lookout Hill, the park’s trail is terrorized by zombies, wolf men, witches, ghouls and goons. The haunted walk winds through the park and passes through the Haunted Carnival, where there will be plenty of Halloween-themed games, arts and crafts, and scary stories for children. Not spooky enough? Get acquainted with some very creepy crawlers at the Audubon Center — we’re talking worms, spiders and other critters of the night. And who could forget about the haunted barn, “Boo at the Zoo”? Prospect Park Halloween Haunted Walk and Carnival [Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street entrance, (718) 965-8999], Oct. 29-30, 12 pm-3 pm. Free. For info, visit www.prospectpark.org; Boo at the Zoo at the Prospect Park Zoo [450 Flatbush Ave. between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway, (718) 220-5100], Oct. 29-30, 10 am-5:30 pm. Adults $8, children (3-12) $5. For info, visit www.prospectparkzoo.com.

Ghouls and Gourds!
Take a break from freaking yourself out and stop by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which will be transformed into an only mildly terrifying landscape — there will be plenty of ghouls to go along with your gourds, and other dazzling fall flora. Come for the Cajun, Celtic and Tibetan musical performances, the Flamingo croquet, the flying flea circus and the monocle, mustache and beard booth; stay for the Halloween rumpus! Be sure to grab your own creepy coleus plant on your way out, and visit children’s book authors at the Book Barn! Ghouls and Gourds at Brooklyn Botanic Garden [1000 Washington Ave. at Eastern Parkway, (718) 623-7220]. Adults, $15. Oct. 29, noon-6 pm. For info, visit www.bbg.org

Welcome to the A-scarium!
Don’t miss out on this year’s A-scarium at Coney Island! There will be tykes in costumes, spooky shipwreck, aquatic-themed magic shows, scary storytelling, and an arts and crafts table where tots are encouraged to make their own masks — plus, a special Halloween 4-D feature, “The Curse of Skull Rock,” showing in the theater outside the aquarium entrance. The A-scarium at the New York Aquarium [Surf Avenue and W. Eighth Street, (718) 265-3474], Oct. 15–16, 22–23 and 29–30, 11 am-4:45 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults ($11 for children). For info, visit www.nyaquarium.com.

BAMboo!
Part of BAMfamily-Mon, Oct 31, 2011, 4—7pm
BAM’s 10th annual Halloween extravaganza brings out Brooklyn’s best trick-or-treaters for an afternoon of festivities featuring live music, roaming entertainers, a puppet show, games, and more! From candy giveaways to costume contests, kids of all ages can enjoy the free activities happening right in front of BAM.
In front of BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building, Lafayette Ave between Ashland Pl and St. Felix St, Free!

powerHouse Kids Halloween Party
Show off your costumes at The powerHouse Arena’s Kids Halloween Party, featuring spooky readings by Cambria Evans (Bone Soup) and Mike Rex (Runaway Mummy) along with some fun Halloween-themed activities. Sunday, October 30, 4–5 PM
The powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) For more information, please call 718.666.3049 or rsvp: kids@powerHouseArena.com

Mister Halloween Night: A Space Odyssey
Inter-stellar outfits will be rewarded with an on-the-house drink. Think Carl Sagan, Futurama, Monkeys In Space Suits or any of multitude of ideas on the Mister Halloween Facebook page. The possibilities are as endless as the universe. Remember that the more group costumes on the spaceship, the farther and faster it’ll travel. Boarding is at 10pm. Get there soon after. It would be a shame to miss liftoff. Saturday, October 29 at Apollo 12-turn-13.
172 Classon Ave between Park and Myrtle. $15 before midnight with RSVP to mister@mistersaturdaynight.com, $20 otherwise, all astrally attired attendees get a free drink.

Cobble Hill Halloween Parade
Calling all ghouls, ghosts and goblins! The Cobble Hill Halloween Parade will be Monday October 31st at 4pm with music from Jah Pan Steel Drum Band.

Annual Halloween Parade at Pierrepont Playground
Bring your little ghouls and goblins to join in the fun and show off their best costumes! There will be balloons, face painters, a bake sale and a photographer! Saturday, October 29, 2011, in case of rain please check the website for updates (the rain date is Sunday the 30th).

Monster Mash at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
This year’s new programs include two drop in activity areas. Try a shadow puppet workshop, listen to spooky storytelling in our garden, and join the frightful fun in a terrorific scavenger hunt in the ghastly, ghoulie streets of World Brooklyn! And of course, as “darkness falls across the land”, the annual “Thriller” Dance Tribute will be in the Commons Theater. Saturday night is extra special, as we are extending the dance party until 8:30pm!
Friday October 28, 3-7:30
Tickets are available at the admission desk during museum hours. Advance tickets purchase is strongly recommended, tickets are limited.
Costumes for the entire family are strongly encouraged-no masks please.

Halloween bash at Miknic Lounge
Come part with the Miknic crew at the spooky Space // Out special Halloween party. Expect a costume contest with cash prize as well as DJ’s spinning house, disco, new wave
and Halloween favorites!
Saturday, October 29 at 8pm, 200 Columbia Street (between Degraw & Sackett)

Halloween Weekend Festivities

By , 21 October, 2011, 1 Comment

Kids have it good. Halloween, one of the favorite holidays of the younger set, seems to begin earlier and earlier every year. But hey, the more they get out of their pricey costumes the better we feel (kudos to those who come up with awesome home-made ideas)–so I’m down with it. This weekend, the Brooklyn Eagle has done us a favor by rounding up the festivities in the hood. Whether it’s dressing up or arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone here.

Gravesend Inn Haunted House at City Tech, Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay St. in Downtown Brooklyn. Oct. 20 – 22, Oct. 27 – 29, Oct. 31. Thursdays, 1 – 5 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 1 – 5 p.m. and 6 – 9 p.m. and Monday, October 31, 6 – 9 p.m. $6. Call (718) 260-5588 or http://gravesendinn.org

Harvest Festival and Halloween Costume Parade on Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Saturday, Oct. 22, 10:30-1 p.m. Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band at 10:30 a.m., and The Pop Ups at noon. Craft activities and more. Pier 6 dog run volunteers will host a fun activity for your pooch.

Pumpkin Patch Festival, 170 Joralemon St. Sunday, Oct. 23, all day. Visit Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights for a full day, all-out pumpkin patch with rides, games, two haunted houses and more.

Halloween Harvest in Old Brooklyn, Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Rd. Saturday, Oct. 22, noon – 4 p.m. $5 for adults, $3 for children and seniors; members free. (718) 629-5400, www.wyckoffassociation.org/museum/events_programs.html. Tour the house and listen to its “former” inhabitants talk about the “family.” Enjoy freshly pressed cider, live music and more.

Egghead Halloween at Gowanus Print Lab, 54 Second Ave., Brooklyn. Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Gowanus Print Lab will host Egghead Halloween!, a no-mess, family-fun Halloween craft activity. $20. Call (718) 788.3930 to register.

Harvest Festival at Old Stone House, 336 Third St. in Park Slope. Sunday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to pony rides, a petting zoo and other fall fun, kids and grown-ups can make banners, puppets or costume pieces related to this year’s BOO-klyn theme at Park Slope Parade. info@theoldstonehouse.org or (718) 768-3195.

Halloween at the New York Aquarium, Surf Avenue and West Eighth Street. Halloween-themed activities on weekends through Oct. 30 at the New York Aquarium, turning the aquarium into the “Ascarium.” A haunted Sea-fari Adventure, spooky storytelling, musical performances, magic shows and more. Call (718) 265-FISH or visit www.nyaquarium.com.

Boerum Hill Hosts Franco-American Arts Series

By , 19 October, 2011, No Comment

This weekend, The Invisible Dog, Boerum Hill’s exciting center for the arts (51 Bergen St.), will begin hosting the Walls and Bridges arts and ideas series. In it’s third iteration, this 10-day event is a “series of performances and critical explorations uniting French and American thinkers and performers from the social sciences, philosophy and live arts” as curated by the Villa Gillet, presented by France’s Conseil de la création artistique.
Saturday from noon to 11pm, come by for A Tale of Two Chefs, Gastronomic picnic. French Chef Mathieu Rostaing Tayard from Lyon’s Le 126 and American Chef Brian Leth, currently working at the Vinegar Hill House, will be putting together a a special, gourmet lunch box meal. Reservations are suggested here, though we’ve been having problems getting the right link. Check here for the full program.

Buttermilk Channel Pairs Cali Wine with Hudson Valley Duck

By , 10 October, 2011, 1 Comment

We love Buttermilk Channel. One of the few eateries where the meal is worth the wait, owner Doug Crowell prowls the room, making sure his BoCoCa peeps are amply plied with booze and snacks while they hang at the well-stocked bar before being seated. So it’s no surprise they go out of their way to bring us special events like the upcoming Lioco winemaker dinner, this Wednesday, 12 October, at 7:30pm.
The California label has been on the restaurant’s menu from opening day, so Liocos’s Matt Licklider and Kevin O’Connor (the name is a fusion of the two’s last names) are looking forward to walking you through a five course menu paired with accompanying wines. Think persimmon carpaccio with cured duck, roasted radish tart with ricotta, bitter orange and olives, and Hudson Valley duck steak with corn bread and mushroom salad. The full menu can be found here with pairings but space is limited, so reserve your spot ($100 a head includes tax and gratuity) by calling 718 852 8490 or email doug@buttermilkchannelnyc.com.

Hello Atlantic Antic

By , 28 September, 2011, No Comment

It’s that time again. Put on your comfy shoes, tie your children to your waist and head on out to the Atlantic Antic, the quintessential BoCoCa fall event. A little late this year, the Antic will take place this Sunday, 2 October on (yes) Atlantic Ave from Hicks to 4th Ave. Billed as the largest street fair in NYC, it is comprised of local and national vendors intertwined with restaurants and boutiques, as well as music stages and cultural performances. Kid-friendly activities include pony rides, face-painting, storytelling, bouncy castles and tours of vintage buses at the Transit Museum. Come hungry for local delicacies and lots of beer–the fair runs from noon to 6pm come rain or shine. Here’s a schedule of events in case you want to do some planning. See you there (or at least pass you in the crowd).

7th Annual Vendy Awards at Governor’s Island

By , 23 September, 2011, No Comment

Teriyaki Balls called "Takoyaki"

The rain does not seem to want to go away, but that shouldn’t stop you from heading out to one of the last weekends at our fair Governor’s Island for the ever-popular Vendy Awards on Saturday, 24 Sept. This will be the 7th year the best food vendors in NYC gather to compete for the Vendy Cup. Tickets are on sale here, with general admission going for $95 and VIP (no lines!) set at $165. Finalists include: Chrissy, aka Miss Softee; Central American connoisseurs SOLBER PUPUSAS; and Korean bbq specialists Korilla BBQ. Rain or shine people–food trucks are the mailmen of restaurant industry.

PS29 Carnival @ Carroll Park

By , 20 September, 2011, No Comment

Bring the kids for music and fun this weekend at the 2nd annual PS29 Carnival at Carroll Park. In addition to the free concert at 4pm, Going Retro with Bubble Do The Beatles, there will be food and crafts 2pm to 5pm so bring some pocket money. Two raffle prizes will also be picked at 4pm: an ipad2 16GB with Wifi and dinner at Lucali’s restaurant on Henry Street. Come by the front of the school any day this week (Henry St. between Baltic St. and Kane St.) to buy tickets for $10 each or three for $20.

Columbia Street Fair Set for Saturday

By , 8 September, 2011, No Comment

Though we were totally bummed to see the short-lived 5 Burro Cafe already closed down at 127 Columbia St., we do love the waterfront area. And now that it’s a gateway to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6, it’s even more popular. Interested in exploring the area a little more? Take time this Saturday, 10 September, to visit the Columbia Street Waterfront Fall Festival to be held from 11am to 6 pm. The Carroll Gardens Association is sponsoring the annual event, which stretches from the intersections of DeGraw to Union on Columbia St. and from the intersections of Columbia to Hicks on Union St., and will include a visit from the North Shore Animal League Adoption Trailer, live music, rides, games, and shopping.

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