National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
66TH PRECINCT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME, 2025 (FREE)
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
OPERATION GIG! PORCH CONCERTS: THE YOON SUN CHOI QUARTET; NUMBER CRUNCHERS
Sat Aug 2 4-6pm
The Yoon Sun Choi Quartet
225 Argyle RdVocalist and composer Yoon Sun Choi brings her adventurous quartet to the stage for an afternoon of dynamic, genre-defying music.
Known for her fearless improvisation and deeply expressive voice, Choi draws from jazz, songwriting, and experimental traditions to create music that is both intricate and emotionally direct.
She’s joined by longtime collaborators Jacob Sacks (keyboards), Lim Yang (bass), and Vinnie Sperrazza (drums)—three of NYC’s most versatile improvisers. Together, they shape spontaneous compositions that are spacious, rhythmic, and deeply alive.
This is music that embraces risk, beauty, and the unexpected.
Sun Aug 3 4-6pm
Number Crunchers
336 Westminster RdNumber Crunchers is a synth-jazz fusion group that draws inspiration from a variety of genres, including funk, bossa nova, and electronica. Dan Kessler (chapman stick), Dave Fugel (sax), Eric Reeves (drums), Julia Chen (keys).
Operation Gig! concerts sometimes get canceled because of weather conditions
that aren't suitable for outdoor activities. Before you go to the concert,
check the Operation Gig! website to see if it's been canceled.
Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on weekends.
The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park, started in
July 2020 in order to offer a venue where musicians could perform during the
pandemic. This provides them with a source of income and provides a safe space
for people to gather to enjoy live music.
Although the performances are free, the suggested $10 donation to the musicians
is more than welcome. Donate either at the performance itself or to the
tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund on GoFundMe.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
BOOK DISCUSSIONS: "ANOTHER COUNTRY" AND "I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED" (FREE)
Set in 1950s New York, Another Country explores love, race, and identity through the lives of friends grappling with grief, desire, and the pressures of societal expectations. Baldwin’s bold novel delves into interracial and same-sex relationships, offering a powerful look at human connection in a divided world. Please ask for a copy at the front desk.
Join our book discussion group on "I'm glad my mom died" by Jennette Mccurdy! Share your thoughts on the book and get to know other readers in your community."A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life"
Visit the branch to check it out. No need to finish the book beforehand. All are welcome!
Saturday, July 26, 2025
KARAOKE SATURDAYS AT SHENANIGANS PUB (FREE ADMISSION)

"LEARN TO PLAY THE UKULELE" WORKSHOPS (FREE)
Friday, July 25, 2025
CRAFT CIRCLE MEETUP ON SATURDAY (FREE)
Crafts group! We’re still at it! Miss my crafty neighbors! Saturday July 26, Cortelyou Road Library At Argyle Road, 3pm.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
SUNDAY CONCERT CANCELED. OPERATION GIG! PORCH CONCERTS: THE MARTINEZ-TEUBAL-LANOUGUERE TRIO, THE SIVAN ARBEL EXPERIENCE, THE DRD MODERN ORGAN TRIO
Fri 7/25 6-8pm
The Martinez-Teubal-Lanouguere Trio
303 Westminster Rd
The Martinez-Teubal-Lanouguere Trio draws from a wide variety of musical styles: Latin-American folk music, jazz, progressive rock, free improvisation, classical music and some hints of Middle Eastern music.
Sat 7/26 4-6pm
The Sivan Arbel Experience
492 Marlboro Rd
Rooted in jazz and rich with global rhythms, The Sivan Arbel Experience invites
you to awaken your body and remember our shared humanity.
SUNDAY'S CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Sun 7/27 4-6pm
The DRD Modern Organ Trio
131 Buckingham Rd
DRD Modern Organ Trio, a collaboration of Rafael Rosa (guitar), Dylan DeFeo
(organ) and Danny Borg (drums), brings interpretations and new arrangements of
jazz, blues, classic soul, R&B, funk, Latino & Brazilian standards and
classics.
Operation Gig! concerts sometimes get canceled because of weather conditions
that aren't suitable for outdoor activities. Before you go to the concert,
check the Operation Gig! website or Facebook page to see if it's been canceled.
Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on weekends.
The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park, started in
July 2020 in order to offer a venue where musicians could perform during the
pandemic. This provides them with a source of income and provides a safe space
for people to gather to enjoy live music.
Although the performances are free, the suggested $10 donation to the musicians
is more than welcome. Donate either at the performance itself or to the
tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund on GoFundMe.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
72ND PRECINCT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME, 2025 (FREE)
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
------------------------------------------------
Monday, July 21, 2025
LIVE MUSIC FROM SPAIN, VENEZUELA, CUBA, AND BRAZIL WITH THE TOMAS RODRIGUEZ TRIO
Next Thursday, July 24th we return to Kensington Plaza for a live outdoor performance featuring music from Spain, Venezuela, Cuba and Brazil as well as original compositions.
With guests Enrique Lopez on guitar/tres and Manuel Carro on percussion and vocals.
Hope to see you there....(if you are in NYC).
Sunday, July 20, 2025
P.S. 179 SCHOOLYARD IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN THE "SCHOOLYARDS TO PLAYGROUNDS" PROGRAM
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
OPERATION GIG! PORCH CONCERTS: AIDAN & ALIDA, THE GREAT LONGMEADOW FIRE, BAKLAVA EXPRESS

This guitar/voice and accordion duo performs passionate renditions of folk songs from Latin America. Featuring the legendary Roy Nathanson on sax!
Sunday, July 20th, 4pm-6pm
Baklava Express
770 Rugby Rd
Baklava Express is a NYC based Middle Eastern fusion project, led by Oud player Josh Kaye. The band performs original music, influenced by the traditions of the Arab world and Turkey, as well as Jazz, Flamenco, and Eastern European Folk music. The eclectic influences and vast differences in the musical backgrounds of its members have created a group whose style is distinct, yet genre defiant.
Operation Gig! concerts sometimes get canceled because of weather conditions
that aren't suitable for outdoor activities. Before you go to the concert,
check the Operation Gig! website or Facebook page to see if it's been canceled.
Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on weekends.
The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park, started in
July 2020 in order to offer a venue where musicians could perform during the
pandemic. This provides them with a source of income and provides a safe space
for people to gather to enjoy live music.
Although the performances are free, the suggested $10 donation to the musicians
is more than welcome. Donate either at the performance itself or to the
tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund on GoFundMe.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES IN ALBEMARLE PLAYGROUND (FREE)
- arts and crafts,
- gardening,
- science and engineering,
- chess,
- checkers, and
- playground games.
WRITING WORKSHOP (FREE)
Join us for a writing workshop inspired by the Newkirk Community Garden!
In this workshop, you will be guided by several prompts to explore the garden with your senses, your imagination, and your care.
We will spend the first ten - fifteen minutes of the workshop introducing ourselves, leading into quiet contemplation and observation of the garden.
The next half hour will be devoted to writing; participants will choose to create a poem, an essay, a short story, a letter to a politician, or any form of writing to communicate the experience of the garden, linking it to community and a sense of place in the world.
The workshop will be guided by Sherri Machlin, garden member, author, and a composition instructor and art librarian for CUNY.
Journals and pens will be provided.
Saturday, July 12, 2025
LET'S WRITE TOGETHER: A WRITING WORKSHOP IN THE COMMUNITY GARDEN (FREE)
Micky Shorr will offer a writing workshop in the East Fourth Street Community Garden on July 19 from 3.30-5.
She’ll offer a writing prompt as a suggestion that people can use. We’ll all write for an allotted amount of time. Then we’ll all be encouraged to share this first draft piece of writing, although there is no requirement.
Group members will offer feedback about what they liked about what they heard.
This is not a critique group; all writing genres and levels of experience are welcome.
KNIT + CROCHET MEETUP (FREE)

From The Craft Salon:
Join us for our monthly Knit + Crochet Meetup. Chat with seasoned stitchers and beginners alike. Come to learn! This free workshop is open to adults and teens. Pop in or stay for the long haul!
------------------------------------------
FRIDAY NIGHT KRAFT KLUB (FREE/DONATION-BASED)

What is this, you ask? WELL… It’s something I’ve been dreaming up! Every other Friday we are going to meet and CRAFT. It’s gonna be FREE/donation based. I will put supplies out on the table or you can bring something you’re working on.
I will lead a “project” but there’s no stakes involved if you’re not feeling it. Just come, bring a bottle, order in some dinner, hang with a friend, and let’s have COMMUNITY CRAFTING!
KRAFT KLUB is open to adults only (21+)
------------------------------------------
dari@thecraftsalonstudio.com
STORYTELLING HOUSE CONCERT AND POTLUCK TOMORROW (SUNDAY)

|