TOMORROW: GAMES, FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES for the Kids in Crown Heights

S.O.S. Crown Heights (Save Our Streets) is hosting a street party tomorrow on Kingston Av from Eastern Parkway to St. Johns.

They're a great group with a great cause and there'll be food, games, sports and giveaways all for the kids. Spread the word, share the streets.

For more info contact SmithJ@crownheights.org

Kids Get Free Bike Helmets TODAY - Main BPL

Today from 3:30p to 7p (or until supplies runout) Kids will get a free bicycle helmet and fitting at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. 

Helmet fitting and giveaway at the Central Library 

10 Grand Army Plaza between Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights, (718) 230–2100. (May 7 at 3:30-7 pm, or until supplies run out. Free.

This an other kid (and bike) related events are happing all the time at the library, for more information check their site: http://www.bklynlibrary.org

Crown Heights "Stop Shooting, Start Living" Talent Show this Saturday

The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center is hosting the "Stop Shooting, Start Living" Talent  Show this Saturday March 28th from 3:30pm - 5:30p

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From the CHCMC website:

It's a chance to showcase singers, rappers, dancers, drummers, poets, actors, and many more talented members of Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy, all united to stand against violence. In addition to great entertainment, members of the S.O.S. team lead the audience in anti-violence cheers and raffle off prizes from local businesses and restaurants throughout the event. View a video of the 2014 Talent Show here.

Doors open at 2:30 and the show begins at 3:30. Admission to the Talent Show is free. To pick up tickets in advance, please contact Jazzi Zzaman at zzamanj@crownheights.org or call or call 917-244-7185

For any unfamiliar the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center has been a neighborhood institution and ally for nearly two decades. Throughout the year they work with the community to produce opportunities for adults and children to build positivity in Crown Heights and neighboring Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Below is one such example the "Arts to End Violence" Contest.

Check their site for more details http://crownheights.org

Arts to End Violence 2015: Call for Submissions and Partnership

The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center requests that you join us in our efforts to stop shootings and killings in Brooklyn and beyond.  In 2015, we encourage you to dedicate some classroom time towards discussion of gun violence and the creation of art that explores the epidemic that is destroying so many lives.  For those of you who are adult artists- please consider submitting a piece for our gallery exhibit. 

CHCMC is pleased to announce our fifth annual Arts to End Violence contest. Artists, merchants, schools, clergy, youth, and neighbors are all collaborating and organizing to make gun violence unacceptable in our city, instead of a regular and “normal” event. Each year Arts to End Violence hosts a series of inspiring and educational events, including a gallery exhibition to display antiviolence art from adults and youth and a block party where children can create their own art and celebrate each other’s talents.

We are seeking the help of local artists, schools, and art-related organizations to maximize our impact on the community. You can get involved in the following ways:

· Invite our staff to facilitate a workshop/presentation at your school focusing on anti-gun violence

· Submit your art or your students’ art into our contest (submissions of all ages are welcomed)

· Attend the Arts to End Violence events (Calendar below)

· Display winning artwork at your site

Submissions of 2-D artwork including prints, photography, paintings, drawing and collages will be considered. Click here to see submissions from previous years. Submissions can include art made specifically for this contest or previous works that connect to the theme. All submissions should be accompanied by an artist statement.

Weekend One-Liners 4/13-4/14 - Happenings to Check this weekend in Brooklyn

Weekend One-Liners! 4/13-4/14

Habana Outpost's Big Annual Earthday Re-Opening Event happens this weekend! "Corn & Cuban" Sandwiches! Eco-Friendly info and the happy swarm of neo-Buppies, Yuppies, Hipsters and young dudes hanging on the corner trying mack are back! I still love this place now in it's eighth year. even though it can be a trend-trafficjam. I can't wait! Check for more info check cafehabanablog

Smorgasburg while open to it's second weekend of 2013, I arrived last week round 2p and couldn't get through to some of the good looking vittles, this week I'm ampted to be early. For more info check http://www.smorgasburg.com/Smorgasburg.com

Saturday & Sunday The Brooklyn Children's Museum has a slate of events including "Superhero Science" and Block Parties:

Superhero Science! 11:00, for 4 and up, Bend light, get x-ray vision, and discover optical illusions with Cyclops. It’s a new super science adventure every week!"

Block Party11:30, for All ages Let your imagination soar to new heights while you explore a unique assortment of blocks to play with. Build an imaginary castle with foam blocks, map out a new neighborhood with wooded ones, or use cardboard blocks to create whimsical patterns. "

And this is not a weekend event but next Tuesday 4/16 there will be a major meeting by the Crown Heights Community Boards to discuss rezoning efforts intended to improve the structure and preserve the positive history of the neighborhood. I'll post more about it next week but get a head start and check http://crowhillcommunity.org/projects/landmarking-and-rezoning-meeting/ for more info.

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