Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: August 9 - 15

Here's our roundup of the kids' activities and family-friendly events going on in the Greater Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn for the week of August 9 - 15, 2018!

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UPCOMING / ONGOING:

• ​June 27 - August 31: Summer Meals - free breakfast and/or lunch for kids up to 18 years old at various libraries, pools, & parks (more information here).
• Free CityParks Play Sports Programs @ 38 various parks citywide
• Register for Miss Karen's Preschool Classes (beginning 9/10)

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9:

• Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 2:15 - 3
• FREE - Kids Create @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Library Lab: Dan Flavin and Light @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time & Karaoke @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 5
• FREE - Teen Time: DIY Album Art @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• FREE - Teen DIY: MakerBot! @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Family Karaoke Night @ Sunset Park Library @ 5:30 - 7
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7
• FREE - Fire & Brimstone! Addressing Climate Change in Education @ Stand (414 78th St) @ 7 - 9

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10:

• FREE - First Five Years Playdate @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• Free - Build with LEGO @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Preschool Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
• FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Family Movie: Karate Kid @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Knitting @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Summer Stroll on 3rd @ 80th - 90th Streets @ 6 - 10:30
• FREE - My Big Fat Greek Wedding @ Narrows Botanical Garden @ 8:30

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11:

• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Singalong Shabbat @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 10:45 - 11:45
• ​FREE - Yoga in the Park @ Shore Road Park (79th) @ 9
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Saturday Stories @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - SHSAT Test Prep @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 2
• FREE - Yellow Sneaker Singalong @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of Motown for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 12:30​
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with Lego and Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Mandarin Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 12:

• Nothing on our radar...

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MONDAY, AUGUST 13:

• Deadline to register for Advanced Learn To Swim lottery @ noon
  
• Singalong with Dr. Alex & Friends @ The Coop @ 11 - 11:45
  
• ​FREE - Reading Buddies @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Kids Tech Time: Video Gaming @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Family Movies @ the Library @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Movies @ the Library: Wonderstruck @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Chess @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14:

• FREE - Babies & Books @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11
• Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30​​​​
• FREE - Destroy & Construct @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2 - 3:30
• FREE - Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Knitting & Crochet @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4
• FREE - Jewelry Making Classes @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5​
• Little Rascal's Tuesdays (Kids' Night) @ Lombardo's of Bay Ridge @ 5:30 - 8:30
• FREE - Concerts in the Park (Back to the Fillmore) @ Shore Road Park (79th) @ 7

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Feast of the Assumption)
• ​​Lavender Blues @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40
• FREE - Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11:15
• FREE - Stomp, Clap & Sing with Silly Jazz and Camille! @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• Tots & Toddler Time @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 1
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4
• FREE - Collage Project Workshop with Nina Crews @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• FREE - Teen Time: Lip Sync Battles & Guitar Hero @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Rock & Roll Playhouse: Music of Billy Joel for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 5:30​
• Yoga with Erica Ginger @ Owl's Head Park @ 6:30 - 8:30
• FREE - Concerts in the Park (Carl Thomas) @ Ave U & Van Sicklen St. @ 7