Go Green! BK Festival in McCarren Park tomorrow!
Get inspired by sustainability initiatives in North Brooklyn
10th Annual Go Green! BK Festival
Saturday, June 3, 2017, 12-5 PM
McCarren Park
Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Thank you for dancing your best sun dance! Tomorrow is looking like a gorgeous June day for Go Green! Brooklyn Festival. We'll take over McCarren Park for a FREE celebration of the North Brooklyn community and local environmental programs. Get inspired by sustainability initiatives while sampling local food, art and music, and chillin' in the park.
Get more green with:
- Local community groups including Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, City Growers, Curb Your Litter, El Puente, Good.Clean.Fun, NAG, OSA, Riverkeeper, Waterfront Alliance and lots more.
- DEC, DEP, DOT, DSNY and other government agencies will also be there.
- Reps from the offices of Sen Squadron, Assemblyman Lentol and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez.
- Greencycle Swap
- Repair Cafe and DIY upcycling stations
- Cool solar pavilion and charging stations by Brooklyn SolarWorks
- Volunteer park clean ups with Curb Your LItter, Good.Clean.Fun & NAG
And lots of fun for everyone!
- Live music and theater performances by Baby DJ, Ben Rauch, IS 318 Rock Band, The Hunger World, Thunder & Sunshine, Wildlife Theater and more.
- Live action art projects with Greenpoint Open Studios
- Bocce, chess, face painting & other fun activities
- Free Fitness Workshops curated by Breakin Boundaries
- A pop-up lounge on the lawn
- Visit
www.gogreenbk.nyc for details!
And please stay in touch!
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Greenpoint Open Studios
Go Green! BK Festival
Saturday, June 3, 2017, 12-5 PM
McCarren Park
Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn
This year,
Go Green! BK Festival is excited to serve as an open air venue for
Greenpoint Open Studios (GOS).
Local artists will not only display their work, they will also engage in live art projects at McCarren Park. It's a festival after all!
Greenpoint Open Studios is a grassroots organization that aims to provide a free and open platform for local arts that builds, sustains, and supports the thriving creative community in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Artists and designers open up their studios to the public to showcase work in a wide range of mediums. From paintings, sculptures, film, photography, weaving/textiles, ceramics, and more, there are seasoned artists to be visited and emerging artists to be discovered in the northernmost tip of Brooklyn.
P.S. Want FREE deseign materials? Download SQUIRRELZ iOS app.
And please stay in touch!
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Greencycle "Go Green" Swap
Go Green! BK Festival
Saturday, June 3, 2017, 12-5 PM
McCarren Park
Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn
It's time for the biggest Greencycle Swap of the year. Go Green! BK Festival's where it all began 10 years ago. Bring out your gently used items that's taking up valuable closet space. Bring everything over to Greencycle Swap at Go Green! BK Festival in McCarren Park!
Bring some! Or take some!
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Let's recycle, reuse and reduce.
MEN’S, WOMEN’S & CHILDREN’S CLOTHING, SHOES, BOOKS, TOYS, BICYCLES, PHONES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS & ELECTRONICS. We will accept electronics until 4 PM. Cleaned, gently used and working items please. No need to bring anything to take items. Out of consideration for others, we may limit folks to the 1 bag or the number of bags that you've brought to donate to the swap. We do not allow taking donated items to resell. Why? Because all remaining items are donated to local homeless shelters for neighbors truly in need.
We're delighted to partner with Home Life Services which runs five shelters in Brooklyn and Bronx, including one here in Greenpoint. Toys, books and children's clothing will be earmarked for their Albemarle Family Residence in East Flatbush; this shelter houses +180 children, ages 5 through 18! Please help these children and families while benefiting our environment.
$10 suggested donation a family to help cover costs. Town Square is a qualified 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution. Your donation will be TAX DEDUCTIBLE to the full extent of the law. For more info, please contact Town Square at 347.559.1410 or greencycle@townsquareinc.com. We gratefully thank our partners and sponsors: CM Stephen Levin, CM Antonio Reynoso, NYC DYCD, truly awesome Brooklyn Boy Scouts Troop 26, Friends of Greenpoint Public Library, Greenpoint Public Library and Home Life Services.
And please stay in touch!
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Greenpoint Chess Program
Afterschool on Thursdays
A Chess NYC & Town Square partnership
P.S. 34, 131 Norman Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Spaces at the awesome Greenpoint Chess program are available to everyone on Thursdays after school and summer! Matches, lessons, games like musical chess, playground time, pizza, ice-cream and more.
Click here for afterschool and summer camp info.
P.S. Let us know if you want a pick up at your school and we will arrange it if there's enough demand.
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Greenpoint Chess |
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UPCOMING TOWN SQUARE & OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS*
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Greenpoint/Williamsburg Cub Scout Pack 7 & Boy Scout Troop 26
Every Friday at 7 PM during the school year
Pack 7: contact
brad@andersonllc.com
Troop 26: contact
kenneth.paneto@gmail.com
TOWN SQUARE IS A PROUD PARTNER OF PACK 7 & TROOP 26
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Greenpoint Chess
Afterschool on Thursdays & Holiday/summer camps!
P.S. 34, 131 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint
Open to the whole community!
Visit
www.chessnyc.com to sign up & get more info
A CHESSNYC & TOWNSQUARE PARTNERSHIP
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Greenpoint Open Studios
Friday, June 2th to Sunday, June 5th
+400 artists all over Greenpoint
More info here:
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10th Annual Go Green! BK Festival
Saturday, June 3, 12-5 PM
McCarren Park, Brooklyn
Visit
www.gogreenbk.nyc for more info
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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Greencycle "Go Green" Swap
Saturday, June 3, 12-5 PM
Bring Some! Take Some!
Go Green! BK Festival, McCarren Park, Brooklyn
Visit
www.townsquareinc.com for more info
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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Greenpoint Open Studios at Go Green! BK Festival
A Greenpoint Open Studio venue
Saturday, June 3, 12-5 PM
McCarren Park, Brooklyn
Visit
www.gogreenbk.nyc for more info
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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94th Precinct Community Council Meeting
Wednesday, June 7, 7 PM
1st Wednesday excluding July, August & December
St. John's Lutheran Church, 155 Milton Street, Greenpoint
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CEC District 14
Thursday, June 8, 6 PM
Usually 2nd Thursday of month
Check
www.cecdistrict14.com for more details
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OSA Comm Comm Meeting
Thursday, June 8, 6:30-7:30 PM
Soutside location TBD
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BK Community Board 1 Combined Public Hearing & Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 13, 6:30 PM
Typically, 2nd Tuesday of month, except for Feb, April and Nov (2nd Wed)
July and August only if needed.
211 Ainslie Street, corner of Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn
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HAPPY FATHER's DAY!
Sunday, June 18th
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NYC Public Schools ~ Last day of school!
Wednesday, June 28th
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* Town Square programs are subject to change. |
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