CASALINGA SICILIAN KITCHEN, PREVIOUSLY FINA PIZZA BAR

Fina Pizza Bar is now Casalinga Sicilian Kitchen. "Casalinga" means "home cooking."

The brick oven from Italy is still in place. The menu has expanded. Offerings include tapas (small plates), paninis, salads, a ricotta and mozzarella calzone, large "signature" pizzas, soda (Coca-Cola and Stewart's), beer, wine, sangria, and desserts.

On the list of tapas is Jumbo Sicilian Baked Wings marinated in lemon, extra virgin olive oil, Italian herbs, and spices, then firewood baked and topped with caramelized onions.

One of the pizzas is a Spinachoke Signature Pie, whose ingredients are sauteed spinach and artichoke hearts smothered in Alfredo sauce and mozzarella. 

Desserts include Buono Notte Pie, made from cannoli cream, Nutella, strawberry, banana, and whipped cream.

Online ordering is available through
Seamless
GrubHub 
eat24hour.com (includes a party menu of appetizers, salads, and entrees http://casalingasicilian.eat24hour.com/menu 

Casalinga Sicilian Kitchen
3007 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
(718) 854-3462
(718) 346-2854
https://www.facebook.com/CasalingaPizza/?fref=ts
http://www.casalingapizza.com

FREE LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY AT BAR CHORD

Live Music at Bar Chord

Tuesday, August 23rd, through Monday, September 19th

(starting times vary)

View the calendar on Bar Chord's website to see who will be making music each night and what time each performance will begin.

Bar Chord  
1008 Cortelyou Road  
between Coney Island Avenue and Stratford Road  
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn  
(map) 
phone: (347) 240-6033
website: http://barchordnyc.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarChord

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT AFTERNOON SOCIALS FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

Afternoon Socials for Holocaust Survivors

Wednesday, September 7th, 12:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 15th, 12:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 20th, 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Volunteer help is needed at afternoon social gatherings on Church Avenue for Holocaust survivors living in Brooklyn. Volunteer to spend one, two, or all three afternoons serving lunch, dancing, and mingling with the seniors.

Help is needed throughout the events with everything from setting up, preparing meals, and serving to cleaning up after lunch and helping the seniors get to their cars when the socials end.

Register to volunteer on

• Wednesday, September 7th, 12:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at https://www.newyorkcares.org/projects/afternoon-social-selfhelp-community-services-brooklyn-191
• Thursday, September 15th, 12:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at https://www.newyorkcares.org/projects/afternoon-social-selfhelp-community-services-brooklyn-188 and/or
• Tuesday, September 20th, 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at https://www.newyorkcares.org/projects/afternoon-social-selfhelp-community-services-brooklyn-190.

At the Tuesday, September 20th, social, volunteers will be able to listen to a lecture by a representative of the Israeli consulate.

Self Help Community Services
Kensington Program
Kensington Nazi Victim Services Program
419 Church Avenue
between E. 4th and E. 5th streets
Kensington
(718) 633-1300
 

BROOKLYN CYCLONES GAME ATTENDANCE SCORES BUCKS FOR SEAN CASEY ANIMAL RESCUE

Tickets to a Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game have been donated to Sean Casey Animal Rescue (SCAR).

Tim Wallace has generously donated tickets to the game between the Cyclones and the Auburn Doubledays on Tuesday, August 30th, at 7:00 p.m. The seats are field box seats in section 8. The seating chart here shows where the section is located.

The discounted price of each ticket is $15. That's $2 less than the same ticket would cost at MCU Park. They're being sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

And, with each ticket that you buy, you'll get a voucher for a free baseball cap.

Stop by Sean Casey Animal Rescue to buy one or more tickets. 100% of your purchase price will be given to Sean Casey Animal Rescue to help the shelter care for rescued animals who need a helping hand. 

Sean Casey Animal Rescue
153 E. 3rd Street
between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue
Windsor Terrace/Kensington, Brooklyn

(718) 436-5163 
nyanimalrescue @ yahoo.com 
http://nyanimalrescue.org
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY637.html
https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue 

Sean Casey Animal Rescue is open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day.

 

PEACE AND UNITY RALLY IN KENSINGTON FOR SLAIN IMAM AND HIS FRIEND

The Muslim community of Kensington, Brooklyn, will hold a Peace and Unity Rally for Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee, and his associate, Thara Uddin. The Muslim community extends an invitation to all Kensington residents to attend, with the hope that this will be a rally for the whole neighborhood.
 
Scheduled for Sunday, August 21st, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Peace and Unity Rally will take place at the Avenue C Plaza on McDonald Avenue, between Church Avenue and Avenue C.

Imam Maulama Akonjee, age 55, and Thara Uddin, age 64, were the victims of a shooting murder in Ozone Park, Queens. The two men were shot from behind near their mosque in broad daylight on Saturday, August 13th, at about 1:50 p.m. They had just come from afternoon prayers.

They were transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Jamaica, Queens, where they died. The suspect, Oscar Morel, has been charged with first-degree murder. 

If you have any questions, contact

• John Schaefer (Councilmember Brad Lander's office) at jschaefer @ council.nyc.gov or (719) 447-5460,
• Mamnun Haq at (917) 856-6975,
• Mian Quadry at (917) 285-6951, or
• Dr. Jahangir Kabir at (917) 741-6782.

The sponsors of the Peace and Unity Rally are

• Bangladesh Muslim Center & Islamic School,
• Baitul Jannah Jame Masjid & Muslim Community Center,
• Darul Jannah Masjid & Islamic Center,
• Brooklyn Islamic Center,
• Darul ul Sunnah,
• Sandwip Association NA,
• Sandwip Society USA,
• Sandwip Educational & Cultural Society,
• Sandwip Education & Cultural Society,
• Greater Comilla Association,
• Chittagong Association of North America,
• The Greater Noakhali Society of USA, and
• NYC Council Member Brad Lander.

FREE CONCERT BY BENGALI ROCK BAND

The Feringhees

Saturday, August 20th, 2:00 p.m.

Bengali rock group The Feringhees will perform in a free concert this Saturday at the East Fourth Street Community Garden. The garden is on E. 4th Street, between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue.

The band primarily plays Bengali and other Indian music in the rock genre.

The Queens-based band was founded in 2012. Its members are Shakir "Epitaph" Tonmoy on vocals and guitar, Rafaat Hossain on guitar and bass, Nusrat Hossain on violin, Safeer Islam "Lemons" on guitar, Tahmeed Qazi on drums, and Nadeem Qazi Ahmad "Brown Sugar" on guitar and bass.

Experience the music of The Feringhees on their YouTube channel.

QUEER PARTY IN SEPTEMBER AT SYCAMORE BAR

Q-Train Queer Party

Thursday, September 1st, 7:00 p.m.

Q-Train, Ditmas Park's only queer party, will feature on September 1st

• live theatre in the garden, with "Cross" by Jesse Cramer, at 7:00 p.m.
• bingo, hosted by Ariel Speed Wagon, at 8:00 p.m.
• Ru Paul's All-Stars on the TV at 8:00 p.m.,
• DJ Alberto GoGo Gadget Denis spinning at 10:00 p.m., and
• live performances by Kevin Klash, the boylesque alter-ego of Erika Klash, up on the bar late-night.

No cover charge.

Q-Train is held on the first Thursday of every month.

Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop
1118 Cortelyou Road 

between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road 

Ditmas Park

(347) 240-5850

 sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com

http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn

https://twitter.com/SycamoreBklyn

http://instagram.com/sycamoreflowershopbar

MENU IS POSTED AT PARADE CAFE

The menu is up at the brand-new Parade Café. On it are a variety of soups, salads, and sandwiches; coffee, espresso drinks, tea, and other beverages; and turnovers, croissants, and other pastries.

Some of the sandwiches will be available until 11:00 a.m., while others will be available from 11:00 a.m. on.

The café opened this past Friday, August 12th. Its hours of operation are

• Mondays through Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
• Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

The location was previously the home of Caton Chemists; it's next to 620 on Caton Pizzeria Restaurant. 

Gregory Tetaud, one of the owners, is a Kensington resident who hails from La Rochelle, France. Gregory also co-owns Le Paddock, a restaurant on Prospect Avenue in Windsor Terrace. The other owner, Dominique Drevet, formerly owned Bistro St. Marks.

All photos are courtesy of Ashley Kreamer.

Parade Café 
622 Caton Avenue
between Ocean Parkway and E. 7th Street
on the Kensington - Windsor Terrace border
(718) 438-5445
https://www.facebook.com/Parade-Cafe-967308846721548
paradecafebk @ gmail.com

ALTERNATE SIDE SUSPENDED MONDAY

Alternate side of the street parking regulations--normally in effect on weekdays and Saturdays so that streets can be cleaned--will be suspended on Monday, August 15th, for Feast of the Assumption.

All other regulations, including those for parking meters, will be in effect.

LIVE OPERA IN SYCAMORE BAR'S GARDEN

Live Opera in a Garden

Sunday, August 14th, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Opera on Tap will perform at Bloody Maria Callas tomorrow in the garden at Sycamore Bar and Flowershop.

Hear operatic selections by Augusta Caso, Sarah Greenspan, Sidney Dixon, Jared Guest, and Michelle Seipel as they sing from Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, and more.

Opera on Tap, headquartered in Ditmas Park, describes itself as "the largest network of operatic performing artists in the country. We take a local, grassroots and VERY fun approach to community outreach in the name of our art form."

Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop 

1118 Cortelyou Road 

between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road 

Ditmas Park

(347) 240-5850

sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com

http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn

https://twitter.com/SycamoreBklyn

http://instagram.com/sycamoreflowershopbar

ANNUAL STREET FAIR (BANGLADESHI POTHO MELA) SCHEDULED

Brooklyn Street Fair 2016

Sunday, August 28th, noon to 7:00 p.m.

The Brooklyn Street Fair 2016 will be held on Sunday, August 28th, at Church Avenue at McDonald Avenue. The starting and ending times haven't been publicized yet, but the event usually runs all afternoon into the evening.

The fair is open to the public. Admission is free.

Some highlights of the fair will be the musicians, singers, and dancers, the Bangladeshi food carts, and the vendors selling jewelry, clothing, crafts, music, toys, and more.

This will be Kensington's 11th annual Potho Mela, organized by the Church McDonald Bangladeshi Business Association (CMBBA).

CMBBA formed in 2005 in order to promote and enhance Bangladeshi-owned businesses in the vicinity of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue.

FREE STREET PARTY AT FARM ON ADDERLEY (ON CORTELYOU)

10th Anniversary Party

Friday, August 19th, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Farm on Adderley will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a street party, complete with free food and drinks, free party favors, and live music.

The music will be presented by the Gioel Severini Jazz Trio. Gioel Severini is an Italian saxophonist,woodwind, and akai ewi player, composer, and arranger based in Brooklyn. His trio performs arrangements of jazz standards, along with original compositions.

The party will be in the street outside of the restaurant, and it's open to all.

Location
The Farm on Adderley 
1108 Cortelyou Road
between Stratford and Westminster roads
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

(718) 287-3101
info @ thefarmonadderley.com
http://www.thefarmonadderley.com
https://www.facebook.com/thefarmonadderley

CAFE ON CATON AVE. OPENING THIS WEEK

Parade Café's owners will be opening their shop this Friday, August 12th, if everything goes according to plan. Owners Gregory Tetaud and Dominique Drevet are in the process of establishing a menu.

The café will be open Mondays through Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Read more about Parade Café in Windsor Terrace Patch.

Parade Cafe
622 Caton Avenue
between Ocean Parkway and E. 7th Street
on the Kensington - Windsor Terrace border 
(718) 438-5445
https://www.facebook.com/Parade-Cafe-967308846721548
paradecafebk @ gmail.com

FREE WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS

                 Introduction to Watercolor Painting for Adults
                Wednesday, August 10th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Reserve a spot today for an Introduction to Watercolor Painting workshop for adults. It's free, and it's open to the public.

Private Picassos will hold the workshop tomorrow--Wednesday, August 10th--from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the chess tables in Greenwood Playground. The workshop is sponsored by Friends of Greenwood Playground.

Only ten people can be accommodated, so make a reservation quickly. Send an e-mail to info @ privatepicassos.com, and include your name and the title, date, and time of the workshop.

Private Picassos provides custom art lessons and activities throughout the tri-state area and at its art studio in Park Slope.

Greenwood Playground
E. 5th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Greenwood Avenue
near the Windsor Terrace-Kensington border
(347) 497-3490 contact: http://friendsofgreenwoodplayground.org/contact-us
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Greenwood-Playground/223014854379847

STAND-UP COMEDY: DROP THE MIKE

Drop the Mike: Stand-up Comedy

Wednesday, August 10th, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 

Sycamore Bar's "Drop the Mike" comedy night is an all-female (plus one male) stand-up comedy series. Hosted by Kendra Cunningham, the event will feature 

• Margaret Dodge (Dodge City Radio Free Brooklyn),
• Katie Hannigan (Fringe NYC),
• Kate Hendricks (Kate the Wasp),
• Sydnee Washington (The Warm Up Show), and  
• Andy Fiori (Plan B)

Drop the Mike night is on the second Wednesday of every month.

No cover charge.

Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop

1118 Cortelyou Road
between Stratford and Westminster roads
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

(map)

(347) 240-5850
sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com 
http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn/

https://twitter.com/SycamoreBklyn

http://instagram.com/sycamoreflowershopbar 

ROAD PAVING THIS WEEK IN KENSINGTON, WINDSOR TERRACE, AND PROSPECT PARK SOUTH

Road Paving Schedule for 
Kensington, Windsor Terrace,
and Prospect Park South
Monday, August 8th, through Friday, August 12th

Monday, August 8th 

• 2 paving crews on McDonald Ave., from 10th Ave. to Fort Hamilton Parkway, at night

Tuesday, August 9th

• 2 paving crews on McDonald Ave., from 10th Ave. to Fort Hamilton Parkway, at night

Wednesday, August 10th

• 2 paving crews on 18th Ave., from Coney Island Ave. to Ocean Parkway 
• 2 paving crews on McDonald Ave., from 10th Ave. to Fort Hamilton Parkway, at night
• 2 paving crews on Fort Hamilton Parkway, from Ocean Parkway to McDonald Ave., at night

Thursday, August 11th

• 2 paving crews on 18th Ave., from Coney Island Ave. to Ocean Parkway 
• 2 paving crews on Coney Island Ave., from Caton Ave. to Cortelyou Road, at night

Friday, August 12th

• 2 paving crews on Coney Island Ave., from Caton Ave. to Cortelyou Road, at night

The night before a street is scheduled to be paved, the Department of Transportation is supposed to post tow-away/no parking signs on both sides of the street. Notice is also posted on the Department of Transportation's Brooklyn Milling and Paving Schedule. 

Milling and paving schedules can change if either the weather or an emergency prevent work from being done. To find out about any changes in the schedule, call 311 from Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

ROCK TO THE OLDIES

The Adirondack Beat

Saturday, August 6th, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Rock to the beat of an assortment of oldies, instrumentals, girl groups, R&B, and soul music on 45 rpm vinyl this Saturday, August 6th, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Admission is free. 

Draft beers are $1 off and well drinks cost $4 during Adirondack Beat. This neighborhood bar focuses on New York State craft beer, featuring beer on tap, bottled, and in cans, cocktails, and snacks.

Directions to The Adirondack by subway: take the F or G train to the Fort Hamilton Parkway station and get out at the Reeve Place-Prospect Avenue exit (back of Coney Island-bound train, front of Queens-bound train).

Event location 
The Adirondack
1241 Prospect Avenue
between Greenwood Avenue and Reeve Place
Windsor Terrace
(718) 871-0100
theadirondackbar @ gmail.com
http://www.theadirondackbar.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Adirondack 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theadirondack

IRISH MUSIC, LIVE AT SHENANIGANS (FREE ADMISSION)

Live Irish Music

Thursday, August 4th, 8:00 p.m. to about 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 11th, 8:00 p.m. to about 10:30 p.m.

Traditional Irish music is sometimes exhilarating, sometimes sweet, and sometimes solemn. Enjoy its diverse sounds tomorrow night at Shenanigans Pub.

It's an open session, and all players and singers are welcome to bring their instruments and their voices.

Location 
Shenanigans Pub 
802 Caton Avenue
at the corner of E. 8th Street 
Kensington, Brooklyn 
(718) 633-3689 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shenanigans-Pub/167371376609304

BARISTAS AND KITCHEN STAFF NEEDED FOR PARADE CAFE

Parade Cafe on Caton Avenue is hiring baristas and kitchen staff.

The soon-to-be-opened coffee shop is hiring baristas who have a minimum of one year of specialty coffee experience. An experienced prep cook is also needed; having an NYC food handlers license is a plus.

Jobs are full-time or part-time, at a salary of $10 to $12 per hour plus tips. Employees must be able to work one day of the weekend. Send your resume and your availability to paradecafebk @ gmail.com

Parade Cafe is scheduled to open this month in the space previously occupied by Caton Chemists, between 620 on Caton Pizzeria Restaurant and Kam Hai Chinese Food.

The cafe is co-owned by Gregory Tetaud, a Kensington resident from La Rochelle, France, who is also one of the owners of Le Paddock (on Prospect Avenue in Windsor Terrace) and Dominique Drevet.

Parade Cafe
622 Caton Avenue
between Ocean Parkway and E. 7th Street
Kensington - Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
https://www.facebook.com/Parade-Cafe-967308846721548
paradecafebk @ gmail.com