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 Heights Clothes and Goods Dropoff Site for Haiti Relief Effort
Perfect Paws at 102 Hicks Street (corner Pineapple St), is acting as a collection point for good condition clothes, canned goods, can openers, shoes, linens, and bottled water. By hosting a convenient local collection site, Tom and the crew at Perfect Paws are hoping Brooklyn Heights area residents can generously donate their spare items taking up room in their closets. All items collected will be donated to churches that will ship the items directly to Haiti. |
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 Better Than Jam Handmade Co-op Grand Opening: February 1st
Bushwick, Brooklyn – Better Than Jam Handmade Co-Op opens its doors on February 1, 2010. Located at 1095 Flushing Ave, the Co-Op is soon to be neighbors with 20 other diverse businesses that will inhabit the “Markets at the Loom,” providing a varied destination for local shoppers to shop and browse.
“We hope to provide a unique shopping experience to the residents of Bushwick and the handmade community at large,” said designer Karin Persan, who owns the Better Than Jam Co-Op.
The Co-Op will bring to the forefront a variety of clothing, jewelry, and accessories, created by some of NYC’s most talented designers. All items at the Co-Op will be 100% handmade. Better Than Jam will also host shopping and launch events, parties and workshops open to it’s designers and the local public, to grow the already hugely artistic and creative community.
” Our goal is to showcase local designers whose work is handmade and high quality, at a fair price,” Persan continued.
WHERE: 1095 Flushing Ave , Brooklyn NY 11237
WHEN: Opening: February 1 Grand opening reception: Friday February 5th 7-10pm
CONTACT: Karin Persan
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(631) 377-2500
Come mingle with the designers and receive complimentary drinks , 10% selected designers, and free tote bag with purchase, compliments of The {NewNew} Etsy street team.
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 Makers Market: Sundays, 11 am - 5 pm
The farmers and food artisans from the Park Slope Farmers Market sell their local produce and handcrafted food along side the Makers who sell artisanal wares, art and design products.
Along with local produce, wine, honey, farmstead cheese and gourmet breads, shoppers will find unique artisinal products such as stained glass panels, curiously decorated functional pottery, carefully crafted, wearable fine art, woven glass sculptures, delicious confections and much more.
The event runs from 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays at the OA Can Factory on Third St, between Third and Fourth Avenue.
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 Rooftop Gardening Workshop: January 30th
Want to install a rooftop garden and need to know which plants to use or how to properly care for an existing roof garden? This workshop offered by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will give you the tools to get going! Class will cover technical aspects like weight considerations, irrigation, and materials, as well as soil, suitable plants, and design. Note that this class will cover gardens but not green roof systems. Look for more on green roofs at BBG in the future. $57 member $64 nonmember.
Instructor: DORIS LOECHLE is a certified horticulturist with extensive experience in chemical-free container and rooftop gardening. She has worked in various botanic gardens and in exotic places like Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied the native Cape flora.
The workshop will take place at the BBG at 1000 Washington Avenue in Brooklyn.
To Register: https://www.bbg.org/edu/registration.html or 718-623-7220
For more info: http://www.bbg.org/edu/adult |
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 Brooklyn Flea Moves Indoors for the Winter: January 9th - March 28th
The Brooklyn Flea Market, a venue for handmade, vintage, and unique treasures, has found indoor space for this winter. The flea will set up shop at the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The organizers plan on hosting vendors on the main floor and that food will be featured soon. Stop by to see this unique building and support local artisans and crafters. Brooklyn Flea Winter Market, 1 Hanson Pl., at Flatbush Ave. Saturdays and Sundays from 1/9 to 3/28. |
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