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SummerStarz Movie this Friday: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
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SUMMERSTARZ Free Summer Movies back this Friday: How To Train Your Dragon 2
WHEN? Friday, August 7
TIME? Sunset (around 8:30 PM)
WHERE? Transmitter Park, Greenpoint Avenue & East River Waterfront, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Town Square's SummerSTARZ free family movie nights are back! 6 wonderful Friday nights are planned for Transmitter Park on the gorgeous Greenpoint waterfront! Bring a picnic blanket, friends & family. Come early to snag a spot on the lawn, and have an awesome time!
This Friday's movie is HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2.
Public transportation: G-Train to Greenpoint Avenue stop. Buses B24/B32/B43 to Greenpoint Avenue stop. Walk 2 blocks west to the East River and Transmitter Park.
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Greenpoint Summer Chess Camp
Chess NYC, St. John's Lutheran Church & Town Square partnership
All summer long until September 4
St. John's Lutheran Church, 155 Milton Street, Brooklyn
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Spaces are available in August for the awesome Greenpoint Chess Camp! Matches, lessons, games like musical chess, playground time, pizza, ice-cream and more! Click here for more info & to register.
SPECIAL DEAL! $49 a day when you sign up for 10 days. Choose any camp day through September 4.
AMAZING FLEXIBILITY! Sign up for a week, a day, even half days! Great way to try it out.
EXTENDED CAMP DAYS! 8-6 PM options are also available for working parents.
SOCCER & CHESS! Signed up for USA soccer camp at Williamsburg Northside Lower School? Check out our chess follow-on option. We'll pick up soccer campers and bring them to our chess camp (3-6 PM).
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Go Green Infographic
Check out the first ever North Brooklyn Sustainability Map below and at gogreenbk.nyc. VICE generously designed the infographic below. This is an evolving work-in-process and we'll be looking to you for your input. Visit gogreenbk.nyc to learn more.
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GCEF RFP DEADLINE
Thursday, August 6, 11:59 PM
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Want to spend $5 MM? Have an eco idea for Greenpoint? Can you write grants? Are you interested in developing proposals for a green conference, green job fair, Greencycle Swap upcycling projects, an eco bus, etc? Please contact Town Square at gogreen@townsquareinc.com.
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UPCOMING TOWN SQUARE & OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS*
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THE YOUNG URBAN FORESTER INTERNSHIP: PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP!
WHERE? Greenpoint
WHEN? July 6 – August 20, 2015; Mondays through Thursdays from 10-5 PM
STIPENT? $160/week
WHO? Students who have completed their junior year of high school age 16-17.
Trees New York’s Young Urban Forester Summer Internship runs for 7 weeks, 175 hour urban forestry internship. Over 7 weeks, interns are immersed in environmental education, hands-on tree maintenance, field trips and seminars with professionals. The comprehensive curriculum includes urban forest conservation, restoration and planning, air and water quality, invasive species, GIS and map making, soil science and tree care, biology, tree identification and pruning. The majority of the activities our outdoors. Interns must be prepared and willing to work outdoors for up to 8 hours a day. For more info: http://treesny.org/
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FRIENDS OF GREENPOINT LIBRARY
Wednesday, August 5, 7 PM
Monthly Meeting
107 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint
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SUMMERSTARZ Free Friday Movies in Transmitter Park:
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
Friday, August 7, Sunset
Transmitter Park, Greenpoint Avenue & East River Waterfront, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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COMMUNITY HEROES, A Storyplay Special Edition for Ages 3-5
Friday, August 7, 11 AM: A MUSICIAN
Friday, August 14, 11 AM: A VET
Friday, August 21, 11 AM: A FIREFIGHTER
Meet some of the people who help make Greenpoint great!
Greenpoint Public LIbrary, 107 Norman Ave at Leonard St
For more info: 718.349.8504, http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?keys=greenpoint+community+heroes
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FRIENDS OF BUSHWICK INLET: OCCUPY THE INLET
Sunday, August 9
12:30-2 PM Join the fight by water (on the East River) or land (at Kent Ave/N 14th Street)
3 PM BBQ at Dirck the Norseman, 7 N. 15th Street
Contract Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park for more info at bushwickinletpark@gmail.com.
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FRIENDS OF BUSHWICK INLET PARK MEETING
Monday, August 10, 7:30 PM
Dirck the Norseman, 7 N. 15th Street
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SUMMERSTARZ Free Friday Movies in Transmitter Park:
FROZEN
Friday, August 14, Sunset
Transmitter Park, Greenpoint Avenue & East River Waterfront, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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SUMMERSTARZ Free Movies in Transmitter Park:
SOUND OF MUSIC
Friday, August 21, Sunset
Transmitter Park, Greenpoint Avenue & East River Waterfront, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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CURB YOUR LITTER: GREENPOINT CLEAN UP DAY
Saturday, August 22, 10:45-1 PM Clean up, 1-2 Lunch
Northeast Greenpoint location TBA
Project of Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce, Cur Your Litter: Greenpoint
For more info: caroline@greenpointchamber.com
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SUMMERSTARZ Free Movies in Transmitter Park:
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Friday, August 28, Sunset
Transmitter Park, Greenpoint Avenue & East River Waterfront, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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94th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, September 2, 7 PM
1st Wednesday of the month
122 Java Street, Greenpoint
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NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS: BACK TO SCHOOL
Wednesday, September 9
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COMMUNITY BOARD 1 COMBINED PUBLIC HEARING & BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, September 9, 6:30 PM
211 Ainslie Street, corner of Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn
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CEC DISTRICT 14
Thursday, September 10, 6 PM
Tentative
Juan Morel Compos Secondary School (Library), 215 Heyward Street, Brooklyn
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GREENPOINT's CUB SCOUT "Lucky" PACK 7
Weekly Pack Meeting ~ NO MEETINGS DURING THE SUMMER
Friday, September 11, 7 PM
St. John's Lutheran Church
155 Milton Street near Manhattan Avenue
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GREENCYCLE SWAP: Back to School!
Saturday, September 19, 1-4 PM
Greenpoint Public Library
107 Norman Avenue, near Leonard Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
A TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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