Let the shoveling and coffee-runs begin.
Now that the majority of snowfall from Nemo has fallen, we have the whole weekend ahead of us once we finish digging ourselves out of the house. But do you know which weekend events are still happening, and which are cancelled? Here’s a rundown of some options:
SATURDAY
- ALL DAY – Most NYC Greenmarkets are OPEN as scheduled; in Brooklyn, this list includes the locations at Grand Army Plaza, Fort Greene Park, Greenpoint/McCarren Park, and Brooklyn Borough Hall. However, food scrap and textile collections are NOT happening at these locations.
- Noon to 3 p.m. – Prospect Park is having a family-fun SNOW DAY, with sledding, games, and complimentary hot chocolate! Gather near the Tennis House
Image via NYC Parks Dept.
- The Brooklyn Children’s Museum still has a full line-up of events scheduled throughout the weekend: Storybook Movie Time at 11:30 a.m., performance from the Phyllis Rose Dance Company at 1 p.m., Chinese New Year/Year of the Snake celebration at 2:30 p.m., and the much-anticipated Dad and Daughter’s Ball at 5:30 p.m..
- Noon to 5 p.m. – The Valentine’s Day Market will have arts, crafts, handmade local gifts, raffles and more at 69 West Street in Greenpoint. Refreshments from Brooklyn Brewery, Boyland Soda, and Message In A Bottle.,.
- The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is holding a Music Adventures Block Party at 3 p.m. and a Teen Jazz Winter Concert at 4 p.m.
SUNDAY
- Stretch those limbs at the Family Fun Run fundraiser with P.S. 107 for the Park Slope Armory YMCA today at 9:30 a.m.
- Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year! Celebrate the global holiday at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum during all-day events, starting at 11:30 a.m. with Kaboom!, an exploration of ancient Chinese invention – rockets! Kids aged 4 and up will learn the basics of propulsion and Newton’s laws of motion, then it’s 3-2-1 blast off! The festivities continue at a community celebration at 2:30 p.m.
- Don’t miss storytime at 11:30 a.m. at powerHouse Arena’s Park Slope location at 1111 8th Avenue, where author Tad Hills reads from Duck & Goose: Goose Needs a Hug. RSVP recommended.
- The Hip Tot Music Fest is today at Noon at Littlefield!
- Learn how to make a good-looking, functional, possibly cool website at this Intro to JQUERY workshop over at 3rd Ward at 195 Morgan Avenue at 10 a.m. Knowledge of HTML and CSS is required. Enroll at www.3rdward.com.
- Celebrate Black History Month with an afternoon of free arts programming with SONYA (South of the Navy Yard Artists) at Hadas Gallery at 541 Myrtle Avenue. Workshops start at Noon and include: Mosaics, watercolors, comic books, painting, collage, and crochet.
- At 6 p.m., head over to DC Optics at 390 Myrtle Avenue for an Artist Talk with various artists from SONYA.
- If you haven’t already heard about the awesome hidden gallery, Cameo Gallery, at 93 North 6th Street, the check it out tonight at 8 p.m. when bands such as Oceanographer, Bear Language, The Rotaries, and Poor Remy will be performing. You must be over 21 to enter and entrance costs $7.