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Summit Street Garden to Hold Tag Sale This Saturday 5/22

The Summit Street Garden (featured in the advertisement for Sun Chips above) at Summit and Columbia in Red Hook will host a tag sale this Saturday, May 22nd, from 9 am to 2 pm (rain date Sunday May 23rd).
Proceeds will benefit the Summit Street Garden.
Read more at the Garden’s blog here.

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PS 29 Tag Sale: Now With Paper-Shredding!

PS 29 has informed CHB that this Saturday, May 8th, they’re hosting their spring Tag Sale – and this year the Sale will include paper-shredding services!

Shred Services, Inc. of Red Hook will have their PAPER-SHREDDING TRUCK on site at the PS29 Tag Sale (schoolyard), this Saturday, May 8th, from 10 AM – 1 PM. Cost [...]

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Bruncha Libre presented by Gemini & Scorpio

Let brunch reign free on May 16th with Gemini & Scorpio! Their Bruncha Libre series takes place the third Sunday of every month and looks like a heckuva good time.
Gemini & Scorpio present Bruncha Libre
Sunday, May 16, 1-5pm, $10 door / $10 food (optional), all ages
Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary – Reserve on site for location

RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122522157762020

Brunch freedom [...]

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Cobble Hill Association Happy Hour Tonight

The CHA hosts a happy hour on the first Wednesday of every month. Tonight they’ll be at Watty and Meg’s from 6-9 pm. Happy hour specials include $5 glasses of wine and $3 beers. For more information on the Cobble Hill Association, visit cobblehillassociation.blogspot.com.

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Cobble Hill Tree Fund Plant Sale This Saturday

From Bococaland comes notice of this year’s Spring Plant Sale at Cobble Hill Park. It starts early enough that there will still be time to ready all maypoles – and of course the splendid hats and seersucker suits for any Kentucky Derby festivities:
The Cobble Hill Tree Fund will hold its Spring Plant Sale this Saturday, [...]

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Wine Event at Christ Church to Support Pre-School

From the inbox, a note from the CHA:
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Italian Wine Tasting Event
Do you love Italian wine but don’t know the difference between a Barolo, a Barbera or a Chianti? You can sample a red and a white wine from each of the 20 provinces of Italy at a fantastic wine tasting on Friday [...]

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Fun in the Sun on Court Street this Sunday!

From our friends at the 76th Precinct comes this notice of preparations and traffic alterations for the Court Street Fair, this coming Sunday May 2nd:
The annual Court Street Fair is this Sunday, May 2nd. As a result, Court Street will be closed to traffic between Union Street and W. 9th Street, from approximately 8 a.m. [...]

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GLBT Night at Café Mei Mei Thursday 4/29

From Cobble Hillbilly L. Marie comes notice of a GLBT Night this Thursday evening (4/29) at Café Mei Mei:
Café Mei Mei’s Coming Out of the Closet!
GLBT Night @ Café Mei Mei
Thursday April 29, 7:00pm
Cash Bar and appetizers starting at 7pm
Come out of the closet, and onto our patio!
Join us for our new Bi-Weekly GLBT nights on Thursdays [...]

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Morrone Talks Walking Tours

It’s so meta, it’s going to be great! The King of All Brooklyn Historians/Walking Tours, Francis Morrone, will be speaking about the history of the walking tour this coming Friday, April 23, at 7pm at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Tickets available here.

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Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour

BHB publisher Homer Fink hosts “Hidden Brooklyn Heights” Walking Tour.  Find out about communists, homicidal maniacs, the “bad old days” and more of Brooklyn Heights’ Hidden History in a fun and entertaining way.
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Private Hidden Heights tours can be arranged for Saturdays or Sundays for groups of 15 – 20. To check availability email us: [...]

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