Move About Myrtle is Back @ Green in BKLYN
Here at Green in BKLYN, we’re so excited to be a part of Myrtle Avenue’s annual Move About Myrtle. By far, one of the great September events of the Ft. Greene / Clinton Hill / Bed-Stuy area.
What (you may ask) is Move About Myrtle?
Every Sunday in September, Myrtle Avenue (between Hall & Claremont) becomes a pedestrian-friendly public space for dance, music, food, art & much more. There will be kids’ activities & games, sidewalk cafes, yoga classes, performances, cooking demos & a daily raffle to win $100 gift certificates.
Here at Green in BKLYN, we’ve also got an amazing schedule of events with:
- Brooklyn authors signing books
- Composting experts answering questions
- Bags being made from umbrellas
- Local honey being extracted from local hives
- An international dog artist making art
- And electronic waste being collected (& safely disposed of)
Plus, we’ll be collecting books for our local community center & broken umbrellas for making into bags.
Be sure to mark your calendar. September’s gonna rock the ‘hood! Here’s the schedule to prove it…
Sunday, September 5th
- 12-2: Himane Designer Makes Bags from Broken Umbrellas
- 2-4: Vokashi Reps Answer Composting Questions & Talk About Embokashi Composting
- 4:30-6: Pierre Thiam Signs Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal
- All Day: Drop Off Broken Umbrellas for Himane’s Umbrellas to Bags Program
Sunday, September 12th
- 12-2: Tillamook Cheddar, Renowned Dog Artist, Makes Art & Meets the Public
- 2-4: Vokashi Reps Answer More Composting Questions
- 4-6: Kate Hanley, Author of The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide: 77 Simple Strategies for Serenity, Leads a Lollipop Meditation
- All Day: Drop Off Electronic Waste for Recycling by the Mac Support Store
Sunday, September 19th
- 12-6: Ranjit Bhatnagar‘s Installation Tweets Beautiful Birdy Tunes
- 12-2: Vokashi Reps Answer Some More Composting Questions
- 2-4: Honey is Extracted & Labels are Made with the Three Sisters Honey Family
- 4-6: Thomas Chatterton Williams Signs Losing My Cool: How A Father’s Love & 15, 000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture
- All Day: Drop Off Books for Donation to the Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center Library
Sunday, September 26th
- 12-2: Pangea Organics Beauty Advisor Talks Gorgeous & Gives Away Samples
- 2-4: Vokashi Reps Answer Even More Composting Questions
- 4-6: Cathy Erway Signs The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending & Love the Stove
- All Day: The Big Bike Thing Returns with Magnificent Mia (2 seats, 2 drivers, 9′ tires, all fun)
Will you be taking used batteries again this year?
Yes… We recycle non-rechargeable batteries (5 cents/battery for shipping) & #5 plastics throughout the year.
In addition, for Move About Myrtle this year, we’ll be hosting an e-Waste Drive on Sunday, September 12th 12-6pm for computers, printers, cell phones & so on.
AND a book drive on Sunday, September 19th 12-6pm for the Ingersoll Community Center’s library.
And this Sunday you can drop off your broken umbrellas. Himane makes them into bags. Yay to recycling/upcycling/reusing/reducing!