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Tues, Jan. 6: DISCUSSION, “CONEY ISLAND”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Learn the latest about Coney Island’s Development.

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Tues, Jan. 6: $25, free for Brooklyn Chamber members. 8

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

$25, free for Brooklyn Chamber members. 8:30-10 am. Polytechnic University [5 MetroTech Center at Jay Street in Downtown, (718) 875-1000].

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Tues, Jan. 6: SALSA FOR BEGINNERS

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Four-week course. $75 per person; $125 per couple. 7-8 pm. Brooklyn Arts Exchange [421 Fifth Ave. at Eighth Street in Park Slope, (718) 832-0018].

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Tues, Jan. 6: THEATER, “THE CHERRY ORCHARD”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

7:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 3.

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Wed, Jan. 7: LECTURE, “GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH TECHNOLOGY”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

8:30 am to noon. Polytechnic Institute [6 Metro Tech Center at Jay Street in Downtown, (718) 797-0187]. Free.

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Wed, Jan. 7: EXHIBIT, “BROOKLYN REDRAWN”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Drawing as a method to observe, document and interpret Brooklyn’s past, present and future. 5:30 pm. Brooklyn Historical Society [128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111]. Free.

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Wed, Jan. 7: SPELLING BEE

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

8 pm. Union Hall [702 Union Street at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 638-4400]. Free.

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Wed, Jan. 7: LIVE MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Sharon Van Etten sings. 9 pm. Zebulon Café [258 Wythe Ave. in Williamsburg, (718) 388-111]. Free.

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Wed, Jan. 7: THEATER, “THE CHERRY ORCHARD”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

7:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 3.

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Thurs, Jan 8: FILM, “WHAT’S THE REAL DEAL?”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Results from annual writing contest that turns teen’s stories into films. $4, $3 students. 6-8 pm. Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts [80 Hanson Place at the corner of South Portland in Downtown, (718) 230-0492].

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Thurs, Jan 8: Drunken Art

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Peter Teraberry brings his collection of inebriated scribblings to Sputnik [262 Taffee Pl., between Kalb and Willoughby avenues in Clinton Hill, (718) 398-6666].

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Thurs, Jan 8: ART CLASS

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Learn how to collage and mix media. $120 for a six-week course. 7:30-9:30 pm. Spoke the Hub [748 Union St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 408-3234].

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Thurs, Jan 8: OLD TIME MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Vintage music with the Wiyos. $10. 9 pm. Jalopy [315 Columbia St. between Hamilton and Woodhull in Red Hook, (718) 395-3214].

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Thurs, Jan 8: THEATER, “THE CHERRY ORCHARD”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

7:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 3.

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Fri, Jan. 9: HALF-OFF FRIDAY

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Wollman Rink hosts a sale on its admission charge. 8:30 am-10 pm. $2.50 adults, $1.50 seniors. Skate rental is extra. Prospect Park Rink [between the Lake and the Concert Grove, (718) 287-6431].

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Fri, Jan. 9: ART RECEPTION

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Carri Skozcek’s solo show “Attitudes of Magnitude.” 6–9 pm. Chi Contemporary Fine Art [293 Grand St. between Roebling and Havemeyer streets in Williamsburg, (718) 218-8939]. Free.

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Fri, Jan. 9: ARTIST SHOWCASE

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Resident artist and advisor showcase. $5. 8 pm. Brooklyn Arts Exchange [421 Fifth Ave. at Eighth Street in Park Slope, (718) 832-0018].

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Fri, Jan. 9: MUSICAL TRIBUTE

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Water Taxi Boys and other guests perform their Second Annual tribute to “Father of Newgrass” John Hartford. $10. 9 pm. Jalopy [315 Columbia St. between Hamilton and Woodhull in Red Hook, (718) 395-3214].

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Fri, Jan. 9: COMEDY SHOW

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

8 pm. Sound Fix Records [110 Bedford Ave. at North 11th Street in Williamsburg, (718) 388-8090]. Free.

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Fri, Jan. 9: CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Works for piano. $30, $20 students. First Unitarian Church [Pierrepont Street at Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 958-0718].

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Fri, Jan. 9: GOOD COFFEEHOUSE MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Acoustic tunes with Ernie Hawkins. $10, $6 kids. 8 pm. Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture [53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Slope, (718) 768-2972].

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Fri, Jan. 9: MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

“There and Then: Early Music Series.” $35, $30 seniors, $20 students. 8 pm. Bargemusic [Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River, (718) 624-2083].

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Fri, Jan. 9: THEATER, “THE CHERRY ORCHARD”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

7:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 3.

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Sat, Jan. 10: MULCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Seventh annual Christmas Tree Recycling and Wood Chip Mulch Giveaway. Bring your tree and watch it get recycled into mulch. 10 am–2 pm. Free woodchips — perfect for landscaping projects — available. Green-Wood Cemetery [25th Street and Fifth Avenue in Greenwood Heights, (718) 768-7300]. Free.

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Sat, Jan. 10: MULCHFEST

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Turn your holiday tree into mulch. 10 am-2 pm. Prospect Park (enter park at Third Street and Prospect Park West or Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside avenues, Prospect Park). For info, visitwww.prospectpark.org.

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Sat, Jan. 10: DANCE

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Expressions Dance Company performs its athletic and theatrical movement. $25. 8 pm. Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts at Brooklyn College [2900 Campus Road at Hillel Place in Flatbush, (718) 951-4600].

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Sat, Jan. 10: MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

“Recipe for Two Delicious Brahms String Sextets” with the Shanghai String Quartet. $35, $30 seniors, $20 students. 8 pm. Bargemusic [Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River, (718) 624-2083].

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Sat, Jan. 10: BLUES AND GOSPEL

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Music with The Otis Brothers and Frank Schaap. $10. 9 pm. Jalopy [315 Columbia St. between Hamilton and Woodhull in Red Hook, (718) 395-3214].

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Sat, Jan. 10: VAGABOND OPERA

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Bohemian cabaret. $10. 10 pm. Barbes [376 Ninth St. in Park Slope, (718) 965-9177].

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Sat, Jan. 10: THEATER, “THE CHERRY ORCHARD”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

7:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 3.

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Sun, Jan. 11: NEW YEAR’S MEDITATION

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

“Love and Forgiveness.” 1 pm. Brooklyn Public Library’s Kensington branch [410 Ditmas Ave. between Fourth and Fifth streets in Kensington, (917) 292-2587]. Free.

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Sun, Jan. 11: CHAMBER MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

Trio Cavatina perform. $20. 3 pm. Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church [85 S. Oxford St. at Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 625-7515].

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Sun, Jan. 11: THEATER, “THE CHERRY ORCHARD”

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

3 pm. See Sat., Jan. 3.

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Sun, Jan. 11: MUSIC

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

“Recipe for Two Delicious Brahms String Sextets.” 3 pm. See Sat., Jan 10.

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Sun, Jan. 11: READING

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:04 EST

“Storytelling and the Community.” 11 am-12:30 pm. Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society [53 Prospect Park West at First Street across from Prospect Park, (718) 768-2972]. Free.

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