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)

Every Sunday in September, Myrtle is closed to car traffic – leaving the streets between Clermont & Hall Avenues open to foot traffic.  And a ton of events sponsored by Myrtle Avenue’s local merchants & residents.

This year, Green in BKLYN will be hosting all kinds of wonderful stuff including:

• A return of the “big bike thing” – a 2 person bike with 9′ wheels!
• Local ‘hood honey extraction with the Three Sisters & their handmade honey jar labels
• Book signings by numerous local authors (thank you authors!)
• A new art installation & demo with internationally renowned dog artist, Tillamook Cheddar
• Composting Q&A with Embokashi Compost folks
• A Recycle Your Books drive for our local kids
• And, our own e-Waste Drive here at Green in BKLYN!

It should be an amazing September – here at Green in BKLYN as well as on Myrtle Avenue.  Stay tuned for more information.  We’ll have it here soon.  After all, September’s almost here…