Scouting America Troop 187B, Brooklyn is out in front of Foodtown on McDonald collecting for The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish pantry until 3 PM today.The food pantry is particular in need of things like salt, canned fruit, peanut butter, flour, sugar, mayo, ketchup, tea, and cooking oils.Cash donations for grocery gift cards are also welcomed.Please stop by and say hello!
Give & Bake is excited to share our next fundraiser! Through June, 20% of all our bakery sales will be donated to New York Common Pantry, an incredible organization that provides our neighbors with nutritious, fresh produce and other groceries, as well as hearty, hot meals, all over New York City.
They also offer vital services, including showers, haircuts, eviction protection, and much more.
Help us support their mission to promote dignity, health, and self-sufficiency for New York families by getting your next sweet treat from Give & Bake.
Give & Bake is Kensington's brand-new micro-bakery, selling "small-batch baked goods with big-hearted purpose."
Owners Lucy and Mike Singer bake chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip banana bread, and granola; they donate 20% of the proceeds to local food charities. Past recipients of their donations were Hot Bread Kitchen and CHiPS Soup Kitchen & Women's Shelter.
The bakery offers free delivery to customers in Brooklyn and Manhattan. You can place your orders on these pages:
FUMBL Brass at Open Streets on Albemarle
Saturday, May 9, 2026 · 4:00–6:00 PM
FUMBL (Formerly Unemployed Musician's Baseball League) brings New Orleans to Brooklyn to kick off the 2026 Operation Gig season. Expect horns and processions.
1305 Albemarle Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226Malaya Sol (Mother's Day Concert!)
Sunday, May 10, 2026 · 4:00–6:00 PM
492 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226Tropical afternoon with Sambas, Boleros and Jazz Standards with Malaya Sol, Itai Kriss on flute, Vinicius Gomes on guitar and Fernando SacĂ on percussion.
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Operation Gig! concerts get canceled when the weather isn't suitable for outdoor activities. Before going to a concert, check the Operation Gig! website to make sure it's still scheduled to go on.
Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on weekends.
The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park since July 2020, was created in order to offer a venue for musicians to perform during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series provides them with a source of income as well as providing a safe space for neighbors to gather to enjoy live music.
The performances are free, but the suggested $10 donation--which goes directly to the musicians--is more than welcome. Donate either at the performance or online at the tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund page on GoFundMe.
Just giving you a heads up that May's meeting will be Virtual on May 12th @ 7pm. I will send out the link the day before the meeting.June's meeting is in Person on June 9th 7pm @ Marien Heim Senior Center. 4520 4th Ave. This will be the last meeting before Summer Break.We are off July and August and will resume again on September 8th.Save the date for National Night Out it will be Tuesday, August 4th from 3pm to 7pm in Sunset Park. More details will follow soon.
Portfolio Summer Camps! (NYC Art High Schools)
Peppito Art Workshop (PAW), Portfolio Summer Art Camp registration is open.
The majority of my students have gotten into the top NYC art high schools:
LaGuardia, Murrow, Art and design, Sinatra, Brooklyn High School of the Arts, etc…
I have been teaching art in the neighborhood for many years, and I have decades of experience as an artist. I received my BFA from The Cooper Union and my MFA from Alfred University.
My art has been on the cover of The New York Times, on the grounds of The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, and at The Old Stone House, The Sugarhill Museum, and many other venues around New York City and the nation.
This summer I am offering two camps that each focus on two of the four required pieces for NYC Art High School portfolios.
They begin with an introduction to observational drawing, the primary skill needed for most of the required pieces. The goal is to focus on the fundamentals of observational drawing for a day each week, spend two full days on each required piece, and have fun doing it!
*To work on all four pieces, sign up for both sessions.
Programs are held in my Kensington, Brooklyn, studio.
July 20 - 24 :
Still Life, Fantastical Sandwich (+ Drawing 101)
July 27 - 31:
Self Portrait, Figure Drawing (+ Drawing 101)
In all of my programs I work with artists where they’re at. And if artists are speeding through their pieces or really seem to need a break from my studio, we may go to the Brooklyn Museum for a day to draw and break up the week.
We also usually go out for ice cream and/or other treats during the day, and there will be time to loosen up with some ping pong or other games.
*Please note that artists may not end up with completed pieces. I will help them get as far as possible without putting them under unnecessary pressure.
To find out more about me and Peppito Art Workshop, visit
To find out more about my art, visit
Crafty neighbors and friends! We’re still meeting. But at a new venue. We’re meeting at my place! We met last time at my apartment and it was great.If you’re looking for something warm and welcoming to do tomorrow, let me know. Whatever craft you do, or if you want to learn or just hang out, you’re very welcome. I’ll be making guacamole with some other goodies.Please call or text me ASAP if you would like to join us! 917-847-8330
Strike Picnic - May Day 2026 / Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park
Join us for an art-filled community potluck picnic!
May 1, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Bring a blanket, food to share, instruments, and games.
Please help us with organizing (so we know how many people to expect) by signing up here:
https://tinyurl.com/MayDayProspectPark
From ancient rites of spring to the fight for the eight-hour workday, May Day has long been a call for a General Strike. This Strike Picnic weaves celebration, art, and resistance together while providing a landing pad for striking workers, shoppers, and students.
It will be a relaxed alternative to the chaos that has plagued this nation. We will take time to recharge, reflect and learn how to make our movement stronger.
Bring Picnic blankets and food to share. We will lay out blankets and "plant" the giant handmade flowers next to them.
Wear your Spring Best: Revolutionary Spring Fairy Costumes encouraged, make your own crown at the picnic!
Help Make our Picnic Bountiful and sign up to bring food or beverage to share! https://tinyurl.com/MayDayProspectPark
You can also sign up to be part of the "moving garden" that will caravan at 5:00 p.m. from the picnic at The Peninsula to Church Ave and Ocean Parkway as part of our weekly Freedom Friday joyful protest.
At 4:30 p.m., we will pack up and carry butterfly puppets and giant hand made flowers for about one mile in a joyful procession. Sign up here, scroll down to the bottom : https://tinyurl.com/MayDayProspectPark.
In honor of the General Strike, please try to do all shopping for the picnic the day before
Whether you can make it or not, please wear Red in solidarity!
Our Quad Chess Tournaments are friendly, local events designed to give young players meaningful tournament experience in a supportive environment. These events are held at branches of the Brooklyn Public Library and are completely free for kids in our community.Our goal is simple: to strengthen young players, build confidence, and provide local tournament opportunities right here in Brooklyn so families don’t have to travel far to enjoy quality chess events.
Most importantly, we strive to create a fun, friendly, and educational atmosphere where every child feels welcome, challenged, and proud to play.
Spring is here! You can celebrate by getting your hands in some dirt and planting pollinator gardens on Ocean Parkway with a group of neighbors.
Saturday, May 2, 10-2, OP between Beverley and Cortelyou. All ages, no experience necessary. Tools will be provided.
We will have a check in tent set up on the northeast corner of Ocean Parkway and Avenue C, and crews will be working at the various locations throughout the day.
"Bluegrass on the Green Grass," the free open bluegrass jam sessions for musicians and music lovers, will return to the East Fourth Street Community Garden for the fourth season in a row, weather permitting.
The series will kick off on April 25th at 1:00 p.m. and continue on every second and fourth Saturday of the month.
Bring your instruments and join in. All skill levels and ages are welcome.
You’re Invited!
Korner Pizza is celebrating 60 amazing years—and we want YOU there!
May 3rd
Food specials
Fun & festivities
A celebration of our incredible community
Come be part of this unforgettable milestone and celebrate 60 years of pizza, passion, and people.
