● GREENCYCLE SWAPS: Bring Some! Take Some! Our Greencycle swaps run monthly wtih a break for the summer. Please check our schedule on the WHAT'S NEW page for upcoming dates & locations. Our past swaps this year were held on: Sat 1/14, 1-4 PM, MS 126, 424 Leonard St, Brooklyn Sat 2/11, 1-4 PM, New Beginnings, 199 N 5th St., Brooklyn Sun 3/11, 1-4 PM, Greenpoint Shul, 108 Noble St., Brooklyn Sat 4/14, 1-4 PM, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 334 South 5th St., Brooklyn Sat 5/05, 1-4 PM, Go Green! Greenpoint Earth Day Festival, McCarren Park Sat 9/15, 1-4 PM New Beginnings, 199 N 5th Street Sat 10/13, 1-4 PM Greenpoint Reformed Church, 138 Milton Street
● McGOLRICK PARK TREE STEWARDSHIP DAY Saturday, April 7, 10AM – 1PM McGolrick Park The McGolrick Park Schools Alliance and Town Square host a tree stewardship project, let by TreesNY at McGolrick Park. For more info, please contact Holly at woolie24@hotmail.com or 718.389.7762. ● EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 7, 10 AM - 1 PM McGolrick Park (rain venue: Lutheran Church of the Messiah) Town Square is tickled to invite you to our first EASTER EGG HUNT & PARTY at McGolrick Park, with a party to follow at the Church of the Messiah. Lots of fun, music, dancing, arts/crafts, refreshments and, of-course, egg hunting. $5 Tickets ($3 if you bring a group snack). To volunteer, get more info, or to make a tax-deductible donation, please contact Jessica at jessicaglorieux@gmail.com / 917.885.8863
● P.S. 34 ART SHOW (A Partnership with PS 34) Wednesday, June 6, 6-8 PM. From the Source, 69 West Street (bw Noble & Milton Streets), Brooklyn Town Square is proud to sponsor P.S. 34’s annual Art Show. This year, the students’ awesome art work will be exhibited at from the source, an imaginative handcrafted furniture store located at 69 West Street (bw Noble Street & Milton Street) behind the American Playground. Please come and celebrate our children’s creative achievements. For more details, contact Lisa Summa, P.S. 34 Art Instructor at 718.389.5842.
● McGOLRICK PARK ART SHOW (A Partnership with McGolrick Park Schools Alliance) Saturday, June 16, 11 AM - 1 PM McGolrick Park, Brooklyn The McGolrick Park Schools Alliance, with Town Square, presents an Art Show at McGolrick Park. For more info, contact Holly Fairall at wollie24@hotmail.com, 718.389.7762, 917.889.0702.
● FREE CHILDREN'S CONCERTS (A Partnership with Greenpoint Y) Fri 5/18, 11 AM, McGolrick Park - MIKE MESSER, DIRTY SOCK BAND Fri 6/15, 11 AM, Cooper Park, JON SAMSON, CoCREATIVE MUSIC Fri 7/20, 11 AM, American Playground, ABOMBA! & BOMBA de Laoiza "VEIGANTES" Fri 8/17, 11 AM, McCarren Park, Global Carnival & Capoeira Adventures
● SUMMERSTAR 2012 East River State Park, Brooklyn Thursdays, July 12th through & August 18th Please contact info@townsquareinc.com for tabling opportunities at SummerStarz 2012
DATE * MUSIC (6:30 PM) * MOVIE (sunset) Thur 7/19 * DJ * Ice Age Thur 7/19 * The Dirty Sock Trio * Puss in Boots Thur 7/26 * Cincopath * Robots Thur 8/02 * Brooklyn Wind Symphony * Kung Fu Panda 2 Thur 8/09 * The Rockdoves * WALL-E Thur 8/16 * Blue Sour * Toy Story 3
● Cooper Park Ice Cream Social Thursday, September 13, 2012 * 4-7 PM 2 Kingsland Avenue (corner of Maspeth) St. Nicks Alliance, Carrig Montessori & Town Square host a fundraiser to build a playground fence at Cooper Park! Bouncy House, Free Ice Cream by Baskin Robbins, Performance by Mike Messer of the Dirty Sock Funtime Band, Food Trucks, Raffle Prizes, Fun for Kids & Adults. For more details & to purchase tickets, visit stnicksalliance.org/Events/Cooper or facebook.com/CooperParkPlaygroundCommittee
● WILLiFEST 2012 Thursday, September 20 - Sunday, 23, 2012 WILLiFEST was established to provide a platform for the creative visions of today's emerging artists. The Williamsburg International Film Festival is the film component of WILLiFEST. The film and music festivals are opportunities for artists to enhance their career by exposing their film and music to an influential audience, gaining crucial media exposure and strengthening industry relationships. The full program can be found at the Willifest website.
WILLiFEST Blockbuster Block Party featuring the Brooklyn Nets & Harlem Globetrotters Saturday, September 22, 2012 * 10 AM - 6 PM Grand Street, between Roebling Street & Driggs Avenue Come join us for a day of kid-friendly vendors, games, food, crafts & fun! The Brookyn Nets will bring out their mobile "Experience" with activities for kids and adults, alike. Special Guest Buckets Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters (3-4 PM) will sign autographs & shoot hoops for the crowd. Presented by Town Square, Clearview Festival Productions, the Brooklyn Nets & WILLiFEST.
WILLiFEST presents Brooklyn Castle Sunday, 23, 2012 * 2 PM El Puente, 211 S. 4th Street (near Roebling Street) Town Square is proud to have helped bring Brooklyn Castle to WILLiFEST. Brooklyn Castle is an inspiring film about the amazing national chess champions at our very own local Eugenio Maria De Hostos IS 318, Academy of the Arts & Sciences. This screening is FREE but seating is limited!
● McGolrick Park Family Dance Party Saturday, September 22, 2012 * 4-7 PM McGolrick Park, Russell Street & Driggs Avenue Join Friends of McGolrick Park & Town Square for a fun family dance party at the McGolrick Park promenade to celebrate McGolrick Park.
● SCHOOLFEST 2012 P.S. 84 Jose De Diego Magnet School for the Visual Arts. Saturday, September 29, 12N-4 PM We invite all schools (day care to high school, private & public) in Greenpoint and Williamsburg - to a single venue to showcase and promote their programs to prospective students and parents. We also invite colleges and local service providers for our children. We will offer workshops on various educational topics. While we specifically invite schools in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, schools in all neighborhoods are welcome to participate in SCHOOLFEST. SCHOOLFEST is totally FREE to attend. However, registration is required if your school or organization would like to participate & promote yourself. So far we have over 50 schools & organizations signed up. We expect about 1,000 interested parents and families. It is a fun andlearning experience for all. For more information, please contact info@townsquareinc.com.
PRESENTATIONS & PERFORMANCES
1:00: District 14 Superintendent Alicja Winnicki & PS 34 Staff: Fire up our Reading: Reciprocal Teaching for Families (strategies for thinking about reading for children of all ages)
1:45: Breakin Boundaries’ young artists: Zumbatomic performance
2:00: Caralin Cashell of NYL Greenpoint School: Special Needs Resources
2:45: WMAAC’s young artists: Tap & Jazz performance
3:00: Jessica Glorieux of Motherburg NYC: Creative Solutions to Child Care in North Brooklyn
SCHOOLFEST 2012 PARTICIPANTS as of September 28th
NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Disctrict 14 CEC Disctrict 14 Office of Family Engagement & Advocacy
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PS 34 Oliver Perry PS 84 Jose de Diego PS 110 The Monitor PS 250 George Linsday PS 319 PS 414 Brooklyn Arbor Beginning with Children Success Academy Williamsburg The Ethical Community Charter
PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS MS 50 The Williamsburg Middle School Academy MS 126 School of Environmental Engineering MS 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostas MS 577 Conselyea Preparatory School MS 614 Young Women’s Leadership School
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS Brooklyn Preparatory High School Francis Perkins Academy
PRIVATE SCHOOLS Garden School Science, Language & Arts Williamsburg Northside Elementary School EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS 14th Street Y Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Cooper Park Child Care Center Greenpoint Y John Oravecz Child Care Center NY Kids Club NYL Greenpoint School Williamsburg Northside Preschool
COLLEGES Boricua College
OTHER PROGRAMS & SERVICES Allstate Insurance AXA Advisors Bird River Studios Boy Scouts of Brooklyn, Troop 26 Breakin Boundaries Brooklyn Science & Art Museum Cub Scouts of Brooklyn, Pack 469 ExxonMobil’s Greenpoint SYSTEM Program Greenpoint Y Little Duck Organics Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Organization Motherburg NYC St. Nicks Alliance/School Settlement/BEACON Therapy Corner of Brooklyn Tutor Doctor Williamsburg Movement & Arts Center Williamsburg & Greenpoint Parents: Our Public Schools!
● PUMPKIN DAY 2012 Saturday, October 6, 11 AM - 1 PM McCarren Park, Lorimer Street/Bedford Avenue/Driggs Avenue Hey kids! Come pick your own pumpkin, Decorate it & take it home. Arts/crafts, live music by the Newtown Creek Players, & yummy things to eat by Urban Rustic! $10 for a pumpkin & trick/treat crafts bag. Tickets can be bought by clicking here and at the patch:
This year's Pumpkin Day will also feature a pumpkin carving spectacular by Little Duck Organics and a COSTUME SWAP by Krrb. Bring outgrown children's costumes to trade with your neighbors!
● Intro to Brooklyn Public Schools, Pre-K & K Workshop by Joyce Szuflita, NYC School Help Tuesday, October 16, 2012 * 7 PM The Counting Room's Cellar Bar, 44 Berry Street (near N 11 St)
What’s the deal with public schools these days? What’re charter schools, magnet schools, dual language, unzoned, gifted & talented or public prekindergarten? Aaarrrghh! Joyce will arm you to start your school search with confidence!
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Admission will be on a first-come basis. But please be advised that capacity is highly limited. While greatly appreciated, an RSVP will not guarantee admission. We strongly recommend bringing your own folding chair or better yet, please donate $15 for guaranteed admission & a seat!
● Middle School Workshop by NY School Help Tuesday, October 23, 2012 * 7 PM The Counting Room's Cellar Bar, 44 Berry Street (near N 11 St)
Joyce will explain the ins & outs of Public Middle School Choice, how to put it in perspective and how to prepare after you get your school placement.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Admission will be on a first-come basis. But please be advised that capacity is highly limited. While greatly appreciated, an RSVP will not guarantee admission. We strongly recommend bringing your own folding chair or better yet, please donate $15 for guaranteed admission & a seat!
● 9th ANNUAL CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN PARADE & PARTY Saturday, October 27, 2:30-5 PM Polish & Slavic Center, 176 Java Street
Town Square, Open Space Alliance and Polish & Slavic Center are calling all princes & princesses, witches & warlocks, super heroes & villains, cuite baby animals & monsters, zombies, etc, etc and your families! Our 9th annual Children's Halloween Parade & Party is coming up next Saturday! The parade assembles at 2:30 PM on Java Street between Manhattan Avenue & McGuiness Blvd. Come early if you want a balloon or tattoos for the parade. At 3 PM, we'll march down Manhattan Avenue to Driggs Avenue, and loop back to Java where a spooktacular party will follow.
Do you have a shopping cart or wagon? Could it be transformed into a chariot or a float for your little guy or gal? Let your imagination fly! Also, if you'd like to march a banner for your community group, company, or school in the parade, please contact us at 347.559.1410 or info@townsquareinc.com. $5 pp party admission; kids must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
