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Grace Church Fair This Coming Saturday

Grace Church Fair This Coming Saturday

By on January 29, 2012 11:42 pm in charity, Events, Food, Fun, Shopping

This Saturday, February 4, Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (corner of Hicks and Grace Court) will hold its annual Winterfair. From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., you may shop for children’s clothes and toys, men’s and women’s clothing, books and CDs, sporting equipment, plants and flowers, furniture, housewares and tchatchkes. From 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the cafe will serve delicious hot luncheon entrees. Starting at 6:30 p.m., there will be a gala cocktail reception and silent auction; the theme of this year’s gala is “Russian Rhapsody.” (Disclosure: your correspondent’s wife is in charge of the auction.) Among the prizes available at auction will be goods and gift certificates from local merchants and restaurants, tickets to cultural and sporting events, antiques and art works. Admission to the Fair is free; tickets for the gala are $25 if purchased in advance from the parish office (718-624-1850), and will be available at the Fair for $30. Continue Reading →

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Knit for Sailors this Saturday

By on December 5, 2011 1:39 pm in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events, Fun

There will be a community knittiing bee this coming Saturday, December 10, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets. This from Carol Francescani of St. Ann:

Calling all knitters and would-be knitters! Support Christmas at Sea, a program of the Seamen’s Church Institute that distributes handmade comfort to mariners who spend months at sea by knitting warm items, such as hats and scarves. If you are interested, please email the church at SAHT157@gmail.com or call us at 718-875-6960. Yarns and needles will be available at the Bee—or bring your own. Refreshments will be provided. Continue Reading →

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Buy a Bowl, Help CHIPS

By on November 9, 2011 12:43 am in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events, Other Brooklyn

This is out of the nabe, but it’s such a worthy cause we have to support it. CHIPS is a Park Slope based charity that provides a soup kitchen for needy people and shelter for homeless prenatal women and women with children. Their building recently suffered extensive damage, and some guests were injured, when a neighboring building burned. To help CHIPS restore and move back into its quarters, Brooklyn Potters and Ozzie’s are sponsoring an event, “Empty Bowls for CHIPS in Brooklyn,” part of the worldwide Empty Bowls anti-hunger project. It will happen this Saturday, November 12, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, enter at 463 A Seventh Street, near Seventh Avenue, in Park Slope. There will be music, poetry, and storytelling, and the opportunity to buy one of the bowls made by the Brooklyn Potters for the event. Bowls will sell for $25 each, and all proceeds will go to CHIPS. For more information, call 718-636-8608.

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Scenes From a Saturday Stroll

By on October 16, 2011 11:57 pm in charity, Environment, Events, Health, Nature, Photos


On Saturday morning, Jonathan Landsman and his crew were busy planting by the Clark Street entrance to the Promenade. More photos and text after the jump. Continue Reading →

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Heights Players Present Benefit for Cancer-Stricken Couple

Heights Players Present Benefit for Cancer-Stricken Couple

By on May 18, 2011 11:18 am in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events, Theater

Sometimes, tragedy strikes in ways that seem unimaginable, as in the instance of a young couple, parents of a 20 month old daughter, both diagnosed with potentially fatal cancers within days of each other.

The Brooklyn Paper: The Heights Players will hold a performance of the company’s current — and very well-reviewed — show, plus raise money through a silent auction for Elisa Bond, who performed in multiple shows for the company, and her husband Nathan — both of whom got the cancer prognosis [sic] in February. Continue Reading →

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Grace Church Sponsors Walk for Honduran Kids Sunday

Grace Church Sponsors Walk for Honduran Kids Sunday

By on May 11, 2011 10:11 am in charity, Events, Kids

Grace Church Brooklyn Heights has a long standing commitment to assist in the support of El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza (“The Home of Love and Hope”), which provides a home and school for homeless, destitute children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This Sunday, May 15, Grace is holding a fund-raising walk-a-thon for El Hogar. The walk begins at Grace, 254 Hicks Street (between Grace Court and Joralemon) at 12:00 noon, will go for about one mile, and return to Grace, where a light lunch will be served. If you would like to participate, or to donate in support, details are here.

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One World Symphony Presents Concert for Japan

One World Symphony Presents Concert for Japan

By on March 25, 2011 9:52 am in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events, Music

One World Symphony, which has performed at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, will present a benefit concert for relief of earthquake, tsunami and radiation stricken Japan on Sunday, April 3, starting at 8:00 p.m., at Holy Apostles Church, 296 Ninth Avenue at West 28th Street, Manhattan. Under the direction of artistic director and conductor Sung Jin Hong, the orchestra will perform the finale of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, What Love Tells Me; a portion of Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time; John Lennon’s Imagine; and Sung Jin Hong’s own Eye of the Storm. Tickets are $10, and may only be purchased at the door. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund.

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P.S. 8 Appeals for Community Help

By on February 16, 2011 3:27 pm in charity, Education

State and City budgets for education have been slashed across the board, which means less money for our local elementary school, P.S. 8, the Robert Fulton School. Whether you have a child in P.S. 8, or one who may go there, or not, this school is a tremendously valuable asset to Brooklyn Heights as a whole. You can read the PTA’s appeal and, if you wish, follow the link to donate, after the jump. Continue Reading →

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Heights and Hills: “We Need Pies; Servers”

By on November 17, 2010 10:52 pm in charity, Events, Food, Seniors

This in from Heights & Hills Community Council, and the Brooklyn Heights Association:

Heights and Hills’ annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at Grace Church on Thanksgiving Day, serving older adults in our community. Heights and Hills also delivers meals to about 75 neighborhood seniors who are too frail to get out and join the festivities.

The dinner is open to senior citizens regardless of economic status. It is a community effort that is co-sponsored by Heights and Hills, Grace Church and Cobble Hill Health Center with assistance from the 84th Precinct and the Brooklyn Heights community.

Volunteers are needed to bake and bring pies to the Church (on or before Thanksgiving morning), and to help with delivering meals to the homebound, seating and serving the elderly, cleaning up, and socializing with the guests.

If you can donate your time between 10:30 AM and 2 PM, please call (718) 596-8789 to sign up, or for further information.

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Donate School Supplies to Benefit Homeless Children

By on August 24, 2010 4:42 pm in Brooklyn Heights, charity, Events, Kids, schools

It’s that time of year again– New York children everywhere will soon be back to school. But did you know that there are 15,000 homeless boys and girls in New York who don’t have the school supplies they need to succeed? The Coalition for the Homeless started a project three years ago to help those kids in need– “Project: Back to School.” Continue Reading →

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Final Week for Matching PS 8 Donations

By on March 23, 2010 11:31 am in charity

This week is the last chance to donate to PS 8′s new fundraising campaign challenge, where your donation could either be doubled or tripled. A parent has agreed to make a $20,000 contribution, with one catch: the amount must first be matched by other donors.

Most contributions will be matched 2-to-1, but for first time PS 8 parents who are donating, the rate will be 3-to-1. A secretary at the school said that she couldn’t reveal how much had been raised so far. If you’re looking to make a donation, you can do so at the school’s website.

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Grace Church Presents Haiti Relief Concert Friday

By on March 16, 2010 11:14 pm in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events

This Friday, March 19, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Grace Church will present a concert for Haiti relief. It will be

…[a]n eclectic evening of music to include Broadway tunes, Opera, Traditional African Songs with percussion, as well as a Haitian Classic – arranged by a Haitian composer who will also be there performing.

Grace Church is located at 254 Hicks Street (corner of Grace Court, between Joralemon and Remsen). Admission is $15, though you may give more if you wish–all proceeds will go to Haiti relief.

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BHS Presents Brooklyn Poetry Slam for Haiti

By on February 22, 2010 2:31 pm in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events

haiti-crestThis Sunday, February 28, the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) will host a Brooklyn Poetry Slam for Haiti. The event will begin with a reception starting at 2:30 p.m., followed by performances from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. From BHS: Continue Reading →

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Concert for Haiti Relief at St. Ann’s Church Saturday

By on February 17, 2010 12:20 am in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events

Appeals for Haiti have been many, but the need is great and continuing. This Saturday afternoon, February 20, Dan Cardona’s Martha Cardona Theater, which provided entertainment during last year’s Montague Street SummerSpace festival, will perform great hits of opera and musical theater at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Montague and Clinton Streets. Admission is free, but you may donate whatever amount you choose, all of which will go to Haiti relief. The concert begins at 4:00 p.m. Read more about it in Denis Hamill’s Daily News piece.

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Fundraiser for Haiti in Bushwick Sunday

By on January 16, 2010 12:02 am in Arts and Entertainment, charity, Events

This Sunday, January 17, from noon to 9 pm, there will be a party to raise funds for Haitian earthquake relief at CastleBraid, 114 Troutman Street (between Central and Evergreen) in Bushwick. According to Leia Doran, Creative Director for CastleBraid:

This Sunday at CastleBraid (114 Troutman st. in Bushwick), we’re presenting “Haiti Matters to Brooklyn”, an emergency fundraiser for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The event is a unified effort on the part of Brooklyn’s musicians, artists, organizations, creative minds and caring individuals. …

We’re having a raffle of prizes donated by corporate sponsors and local businesses as well as works donated by local artists, live music all day/night, screenings, dancing, and an open bar courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross’ Haitian relief fund.

There’s a $10 min. suggested donation at the door. You can rsvp on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284075887246 or, if you don’t have facebook, rsvp here – http://www.castlebraid.com/haiti

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