15 of the Best Brooklyn Events Happening This Weekend
The snow is melting and the weather is just a little warmer. Get out and have fun this weekend!
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by — Sunday, January 14th, 2018 —
Yoga & Poetry with Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
10 Grand Army Plz at Brooklyn Public Library
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
FREE w/ rsvp
Imagine starting your yoga class with the wise words of your instructor, who calls out a pose or two, and the pose is followed by a poem read live by its author. That’s exactly what you’ll experience at this class lead by Ricardo Alberto Maldonado. Please bring your own yoga mat.
Masks, Toners and Serums: A Bespoke Skincare Workshop
438 Ninth Street at Alchemologie Natural Perfume
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Price: $150
Create your winter skin regimen in this bespoke skin care treatment workshop. Learn the benefits of oils, floral waters, herbs, clays and essential oils (including things you might already have in your kitchen) and choose the ingredients you feel are best suited to your needs to create your own bespoke skin care routine. You’ll leave with a bottle of toner, a jar of clay mask and a vial of serum to heal, nourish and replenish your skin. You’ll also know how to recreate your potions and change them as your needs change.
Medicine Making with Herban Cura
936 Madison Street at Earth Arts Center
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Price: $25
In this two hour you will learn to use plants that were foraged or grown in NY state to create medicine for your bones, muscles and emotional being through the preparation of herbal balms. All participants will leave with an herbal infused balm and the knowledge of how to make one.
Kraut Making 101
936 Madison Street at Earth Arts Center
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Price: $25
Learn about the metabolic process of fermentation, its connection to us as humans, and the health benefits it has to offer from Derek Rusinek, a practicing agriculturalists and ecologist from New York state. Then get a hands on experience making sauerkraut and leave with your own jar to watch ferment at home!
Anthony Ramos – Freedom EP Showcase
64 N 9th Street at Rough Trade NYC
Time: 7pm – 10:30pm
Price: $15 – $40
Former Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast), She’s Gotta Have It star and Brooklyn’s own, Anthony Ramos just released his first EP and is working on his solo career. He will be performing a few numbers from his Freedom EP.
