Dates To Know In Park Slope This Week

BROOKLYN, NY — Patch has compiled a list of events neighbors in Park Slope should mark on their calendars.

From community meetings, local exhibits, to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of Feb. 21:

Ongoing Events:

Prospect Park: Public Art Installation at the Bandshell, read more here.

Brooklyn Museum:

• Teen Flyday Fridays: Join us on Instagram for teen-led discussions, activities, and resources that are relevant for teens locally and globally. Topics range from environmental racism to surviving COVID-19 as an LGBTQ+ youth. Each program is planned by members of our Teen Night Planning Committee, Museum Apprentice program, and InterseXtions. Find out more here.
• Virtual Family Adventures: Thursdays from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and 4 to 4:30 p.m.; Explore works of art in our collection through interactive games and activities, designed for kids ages 4–8 and their caregivers.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden:

• Winter Nature Walks, find out more here.
• Treasured Trees Self-Guided Tour, find out more here.
• Gelsey Bell and Joseph White: Meander, a site-specific sound walk created for Brooklyn Botanic Garden that guides listeners on a meditative stroll into the natural landscape. Find out more here.

Local Government Meetings:

Monday, Feb. 22:

• Community Board 6 Economic, Waterfront, Community Development and Housing Committee Meeting, find out more here.
• Community Board 7 Health & Mental Health Committee Meeting, find out more here.

Tuesday, Feb. 23: Community Board 7 Public Safety and Homelessness Issues Joint Committee Meeting, find out more here.

Thursday, Feb. 25:

• Community Board 6 Landmarks and Land Use Committee Meeting, find out more here.
• Community Board 7 Joint Transportation Committee Meeting with CB10 on the deck replacement on 5th Avenue and 65th Street, find out more here.

Other/Around Brooklyn:

Brooklyn Museum:

• Thursday, Feb. 25: Brooklyn-based writer Hari Ziyad celebrates the release of their debut memoir Black Boy Out of Time, in conversation with fellow writer Kiese Laymon. Find out more here.
• Saturday, Feb. 27: Mobil Soup Kitchen in Bed-Stuy, find out more here.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden:

• Tuesday, Feb. 23: Drawing Nature online workshop, find out more here.
• Wednesday, Feb. 24: "Welcoming Migrating Birds Back in Spring" online program, find out more here.

Know an event Patch should add for next week? Send an email to anna.quinn@patch.com or tell us in the comments below. Subscribe to Park Slope Patch to get your weekly calendar, and other neighborhood news.