Last week, we hosted our first needle felting class with Frannie Laks, a local crafter and author of the blog Heart in Crafts. I couldn't resist posting some of our students' awesome creations, below. Join us for our next session.
It's nice to know that penguins and mice can be friends
The world's tiniest panda
Killer ladybug
Adorable unnamed creature
Adorable unnamed creature #2
We have some great classes coming up in the next few weeks. Click the link for each class to register.
Presentation Skills - June 9 or July 10
Change Of The Century: Ornette Coleman's Jazz Revolution - June 11
The Newtown Creek "Magic Lantern" Show - June 11
Street Art Tour: Meatpacking to Chelsea - June 11
Doomsday Cults - June 12
Street Art Tour: Lower East Side to Soho - June 14 + 28
Adventure Club is our new home for walking tours and other fun explorations all around the city.
Check out the latest offerings over on the site, including nighttime listening tours in Prospect Park, Brooklyn's waterfront history, and lots of street art.
Below are a few photos from some recent tours around the boroughs!
a Space Invader mosaic on the Lower East Side, from our Williamsburg Bridge ...
We're excited to invite you to our very first backyard pie bake off and potluck on Saturday, June 21st from 3-7pm! Join us as we fire up the grill, play some cornhole, and try lots of delicious pies.
REGISTER TO BAKE: Woo us with your favorite pie recipe for a chance at fame and fortune! Winners will receive gift certificates to King Arthur Flour's online shop, and all participants will receive Brainery gift...
Here's a preview of next week's Masters of Social Gastronomy lecture on the food of the high seas, from Sarah Lohman, author of the blog Four Pounds Flour.
I've never been on a cruise--and that's why I'm sickly fascinated by them. The gluttony, the sloth, the lust--all the best sins in seven days at sea! When I was devising my talk for next week's MSG, I really got to thinking about how steam ships went from...
Spring time is here! Out with the old, in with the new and all of that. We hope you'll join us for these brand-spanking-new classes that are being offered for the first time ever! Think of how great it will be to tell all of your friends that you were in the very first session of that "awesome new class at Brooklyn Brainery."
Upcoming NEW Classes:
Improve Your Knish IQ - May 12
Comic Book Super Science - May 14
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Our pals at the Brooklyn Craft Company have a really neat class on brass himmeli mobiles coming up on May 29, and we're excited to help spread the word!
Inspired by a traditional Finnish Christmas ornaments, these brass versions are super modern and stylish, plus you can finish one and take it home in just a few short hours.
Hop on over to the Brooklyn Craft Company's site to register, and be sure to enter&n...
We're super excited to be partnering with Scott Wiener and the Brooklyn Historical Society for a night of pizza history with a Brooklyn twist. Join us at 7pm on May 21 in the Brooklyn Historical Society's beautiful space for what is sure to be a fun (and educational!) night.
Tickets are going fast, so be sure to grab yours in advance!
Of course you do! Then join us on Saturday, May 10 as we host our first-ever weekend dumpling-making classes with the awesome Diana Kuan. You'll learn a million different folds, how to work with pork and vegetarian fillings, and how to cook them off. Plus lots of eating. Three sessions to choose from! Read more and sign up.
(P.S. Sunday is Mother's Day, just saying.)
A couple of weeks ago, we were lucky enough to venture to Staten Island for a lovely (though windy!) walking tour of Staten Island's North Shore. I'd never before explored the area, and it was absolutely amazing to be guided through a place that's played such a role in the city's history, from the earliest days of its settlement through today.
A few photos of our adventures are below, and keep an eye out for...
