March 2011
14 posts
Brooklyn Brainery: What We're Up To Next Week  →
While we plan our next classes, check out what’s going on over at the Brainery! bkbrains: Our schedule next week is pretty wicked, with classes on food, science, and even every New Yorker’s obsession (real estate), so I thought it was worth a post all to its own. Monday, April 4: First Time Home Buying (just a couple spots left!). If you’re trying to sell an apartment, come over…
Mar 30th
Boston Skillshare's class line-up now posted! →
Amazing group of classes! Check them out on April 16th & 17th!
Mar 29th
NY Times Writes about Free Store Fire →
Mar 28th
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Help us Rebuild the Free Store
Help restore this great community space! bkfreestore: Hi Everyone: We put a donate button at the top of our tumblr.  If you are able to we would greatly appreciate any donations to help us purchase any materials we might need to rebuild!  Stay tuned for other ways to contribute.  Thanks so much! Love, In Our Hearts
Mar 28th
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Mar 25th
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Seeking skillsharers for awesome summer project!
We are passing along this information on behalf of a new program we are happy to help out, the Laundromat Project. They are currently seeking participants in a skill share this summer!    The LP is “a community-based non-profit arts organization committed to the well-being of people of color living on low incomes. Understanding that creativity is a central component of healthy human beings,...
Mar 25th
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Mini Skills TONIGHT!
Last reminder for our “Intro to Yarn Spinning” class TODAY Tues the 22nd at LaunchPad from 6-8pm. Learn how to turn wool into usable knitting, crocheting, or weaving yarn without having a spinning wheel! Please Bring: 2 unwanted CDs (any condition is fine, as long as they’re not cracked) & $4 for materials RSVP to brooklynskillshare@gmail.com - spots still available!
Mar 22nd
BK Farmyards: 2011 Egg CSA, Now Accepting Members →
Mar 21st
Tomorrow: "Intro to Yarn Spinning"
Hey knitters, crocheters, & weavers! Want to learn how to spin your own yarn without a spinning wheel? Come to our next Mini Skills “Intro to Spinning” tomorrow on Tues the 22nd at LaunchPad from 6-8pm Class will be capped at 20 people so be sure to RSVP to brooklynskillshare@gmail.com Please Bring: 2 unwanted CDs (any condition is fine, as long as they’re not cracked) &...
Mar 21st
Brooklyn Free Store: RIP Brooklyn Free Store →
Really terrible news for the community and we hope everyone is ok! bkfreestore: Dear Free Store Friends and Supporters: It is with a very heavy heart that I write to inform you that the Brooklyn Free Store was burned to the ground on Saturday afternoon. We are saddened and disappointed by this turn of events; however, we are planning to rebuild the Free Store in a new…
Mar 21st
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Announcing FREE monthly classes @ LaunchPad in...
LaunchPad is a creative gathering place focused on the arts, community programs, technology, and anything else that captures the imagination. Located at 721 Franklin Avenue. JUST ANNOUNCED: TUESDAY, MARCH 22nd FROM 6-8PM:  “Introduction to spinning: Learn to create your own yarn, which you can use in knitting, weaving, or crochet” **CLASS WILL BE CAPPED AT 20 SPOTS, PLEASE...
Mar 16th
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Red Hook Spring Compost Parties →
bkbrains: Looks awesome and a great way to learn about composting  while actually doing it. (via thenycnomad) Hopefully this will be starting up in April. Contact redhookcompost@gmail.com VIA we-endeavor-learn: SEEKING:  people interested in COMPOSTING PROJECT: Play in the dirt! We’ll learn how to make topsoil by turning the compost pile and noticing how food waste is transformed...
Mar 15th
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Brooklyn Brainery: Knowing Your Neighborhood →
bkbrains: We’re launching a new project to explore the stories of neighborhoods all around Brooklyn and we’re looking for local businesses, organizations, and people to be involved! Over the next several months, we’ll be hosting a series of lectures, classes and tours on everything from food and…
Mar 5th
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A Rough & Ready Intro to Sewing Basics & Tailoring... →
Click to download the PDF of super helpful class notes from last week’s Mini Skills!
Mar 2nd