The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange (photo), 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry) has re-opened from its annual summer closure. The Exchange offers a wide variety of hand-crafted goods, including infants’ and children’s clothing, toys, jewelry, and household items, along with books of local interest and children’s books. See examples here. Store hours are 11:00 a.m. […]
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Children’s Author At Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Saturday, May 7
Tomorrow–Saturday, May 7–from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., local children’s author Tad Hills will be at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, to read from and sign his New York Times best selling books Duck and Goose, Rocket Learns to Read, and others. More information here.
Silhouette Artist at Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Next Weekend
Silhouette artist Deborah O’Connor will be at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Henry and Hicks) this coming Friday, April 15; Saturday, April 16; and Sunday, April 17, during regular store hours. Her silhouette portraits of children or pets are priced at $35 each, with duplicates available for $15 each. The silhouettes are […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Holiday Open House Thursday; Silhouettes Friday through Sunday
This Thursday evening, November 5, the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Henry and Hicks) will have its annual Holiday Open House from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Come in to shop, socialize, and enjoy refreshments. Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8, silhouette artist Deborah O’Connor will be at the Exchange to preform her […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Re-opens This Weekend
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, will open for its 161st season tomorrow (Saturday, September 12), following its annual summer holiday. The store, which is a non-profit organization that takes consignments from local and other handcrafters, is perhaps best known for its selection of children’s clothing–with an expanded offering of boys’ clothing this year–and […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange (photo), 55 Pierrepont Street, will be open tomorrow (Friday, June 5) and Saturday, June 6, but will then close for the summer, re-opening in September. Come in to enjoy end-of-season sale prices on many items. Store hours are 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday. […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
A replica of the slave ship Amistad (photo above from her 2006 visit to the Battery Park City marina), built for Steven Spielberg’s 1997 movie about the rebellion aboard her in 1839, and subsequent trial in a U.S. court, arrived today at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park, near the foot of Joralemon Street. Amistad will […]
Shoppers’ Alert: Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Re-Opens Tomorrow; Underground Thrift Store Sunday
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange (photo above), 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry) re-opens from its annual summer closure tomorrow (Saturday, September 6) and will be celebrating its 160th anniversary this year. Store hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, closed Monday, and 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. On […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Hosts Exchange Federation Meeting
Over the next three days–Sunday, May 4 through Tuesday, May 6, the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, will play host to the annual meeting of the Federation of Woman’s Exchanges, an organization that …follows in the footsteps of women in the 19th century who began Exchanges to help other women who had fallen on […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Holiday Preview Party Thursday Evening
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Henry and Hicks) will have a Holiday Preview Party this Thursday evening, November 7, from 6:00 to 8:00. All are welcome to see the Exchange’s collection of holiday goods, talk with the staff, and enjoy refreshments. On Friday, November 8 (11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), Saturday, November […]
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