This Saturday, February 2, 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, flowers, furniture, housewares and tchatchkes.  An activity room for children will also be available.  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.  Among the prizes available Continue Reading →

The Brooklyn Museum Library, located in the Museum at 200 eastern Parkway, will present a lecture on Walt Whitman's apprenticeship with Brooklyn printers and his subsequent work at the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library, which evolved into the Brooklyn Institute and ultimately into today's Brooklyn Museum.  The lecture, which will be given by poet and librarian Jeffrey Croteau, will be this Saturday, February 2, beginning at 3:00 p.m.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to library@brooklynmuseum.org, as seating is limited.

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It was one year ago today that Boston freaked out and turned nabe resident Sam Ewen's publicity stunt for  the Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force into a DAY OF TERROR. Thanks to the power of the internets, the persecution of Sam and his animated pals at the hands of Boston city officials will never be forgotten.

The stunt cost parent company Turner Broadcasting $2 million dollars in a settlement. 

Flickr photo by simplytaty

Tons of stuff to discuss this week including: Continue Reading →

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Brooklyn Heights resident Rostam Batmanglij and his band of recent Columbia University grads, Vampire Weekend are getting tons of attention from the press and MTV. Their new self titled album is out today.  Rock on! 

Cobble Hill Blog: Unless they’ve got the cure for cancer or a hot tip on today’s 8th Race at Aqueduct, we could care less what animals are thinking.  Alas, the CHB braintrust is in the minority here and therefore we bring you Christine Agro, the Animal Psychic of Cobble Hill. Read More

The BHB reader who set off a flurry of comment activity and community concern over the state of the UA Court Street Theater has received a response to his complaint from UA's parent company, Regal Cinemas.  With his permission, we are printing the response in full:  Continue Reading →

Mariane Pearl, the widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, will guest lecture at St. Francis College [180 Remsen Street] on Monday March 10 at 12:30 pm.  The event, part of the Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. 

Pearl's memoir about her husband's murder by Islamic fundamentalists, A Mighty Heart, was made into a critically acclaimed motion picture starring Angelina Jolie. She is a co-founder of the Daniel Pearl Foundation.

This photo arrived in the BHB Inbox this morning. It's a pooch on Pierrepont Street who apparently has an improvised outdoor doghouse.