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Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability Events

We wanted to share these events with you, both brought to us by New York City Housing Authority office of REES, or the Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability. One event is happening tonight in Prospect Heights (see above) and is geared towards first time home buyers. The other, which in on Monday April 8th, is […]

Thoughts Becoming Loud Exhibition Opening

On April 5th Grant Cutler’s interdisciplinary three-day exhibition Thoughts Becoming Loud opens at the Realty Collective Gallery, Compère Collective, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. In Thoughts Becoming Loud, Cutler explores the complexity of a moment through impressionistic multimedia works: an interactive portrait, a small-edition large-scale heavyweight magazine, and oversized prints. The collection centers on a digital […]

Brooklyn Folk Festival This Weekend.

This weekend, April 5th-7th, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music presents one of our favorite annual spring events, The Brooklyn Folk Festival! Held in a gorgeous venue, St. Ann’s Church at 157 Montague Street, this live music event is chock full of amazingly talented artists all performing in a striking setting. Read more below and […]

Brooklyn Summer Camps Info and Fair

We know it’s only mid-March but those who have put their kids into summer camp in previous years know that now is the time to start informing yourself of the different options and sign your kid(s) up. Spots tend to go fast, especially in the more affordable options or the unique specialized camps. Mommy Poppins […]

Participatory Budgeting Event on March 11th

Participatory budgeting voting week is coming up from March 30th- April 7th. And leading up to it the offices of Carlos Menchaca is putting on a very unique and creative event. See more info below! Arts Workshop onMonday, March 11th at 6:30pm, location TBD. We’re excited to partner with Arts & Democracy to hold this workshop where we’ll be […]

Calling All Beer-Brewing Women!

Women across the borough have until this Sunday to apply for the Brooklyn Women Homebrew Competition! The bar/flower shop called Sycamore in Ditmas Park, who RC agent Susan Grossman blogged about a while back in her RealTours: A Day in Ditmas Park post, is hosting the competition at the end of March. Brewer and co-owner of […]

BAM’s Valentine’s Week Film Series

BAM Cinema is taking a look at the word “love” in this series, Programmer’s Notebook: On Love, and really examining what the word means and what forms it comes in. From February 14th-21st they’ll be screening a wide variety of films, both old and new, about this topic. This is really a very unique and lovely way […]

The Brooklyn Public Advocate Forum is Tonight!

Tonight at 6pm at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be holding a forum introducing us to some of the candidates vying for the position of Public Advocate. You can read more about what being a PA entails below or in this very informative BKreader article. As a non-voting […]

Valentine’s Day Plans in New York

We are writing about Valentine’s Day early because…well…you live in New York and may need to reserve tickets to events or a table at a restaurant!! In fact, many of the more popular romantic spots are probably already booked. If you are dining in the area, however, we are sure you have many options that […]

Women-Owned Business Series: Elizabeth Ehrhardt of Ehrhardt’s Tempest

Here is another post to add to our women-owned series! So many talented women have talked with us over the last year and we are so pleased to be able to support and promote all of the female makers, artists, and business owners in our area! Below you’ll see our interview with Elizabeth Ehrhardt of […]