Brooklyn Brainery

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Fifteen years of classes on anything and everything. See something you wish you'd caught? Ask us to bring it back.

Kill Van Kull Walking Tour

Walking Tour

Dessert Drinks: Bubble Tea, Thai Tea and Friends

Food

Fearless Cooking for Beginners: Pasta Framework!

Food

The Prozac Revolution: Debunking the Myths About Anti-Depressants

Grab Bag

Distilling Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Historical Society

Grab Bag

Exploring Archaeology

Science

Cherry Blossom Photography Workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Grab Bag

Better Health Through Better Sleep

Science

Politics for the People: Marxism!

Grab Bag

Trail Map Reading

Skills

Get the Job: Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Tips

Skills

Beekeeping 101: Shaking Packages

Grab Bag

Composting With Worms: Indoor Vermicomposting Demystified

Nature

The History of the Gowanus Canal

NYC

Color Theory in Painting

Art/Crafts

Evelyn Nesbit and the Scandalous Story of the First "Trial of the Century"

History

Mason Jar Flowers with Succulents

Grab Bag

Hard Bop, Heroin, & Heartache: Lee Morgan's Jazz Story

Music

My First Knit Sweater: Spring Edition

Art/Crafts

Learning Socks and Double Pointed Needles

Art/Crafts

Music Technology: Apps for your Computer, Phone, and Tablet

Audio/Video/Photo

Abstract Painting

Art/Crafts

Sparks & Crafts: Light Up Your Paper Projects

Art/Crafts

Brooklyn and the Bees: Talk and Taste with Borough Bees

Grab Bag

This Just In: The Latest News From Outer Space

Grab Bag

Navigating the Scientific Literature (Even Without an Institutional Subscription)

Science

How To Be An Ordinary Philanthropist

Skills

The Art of Oral Sex: A Special Workshop with Babeland

Grab Bag

The ISIS Effect: A New Threat In a Changing Middle East

History

Abandoned NYC Book Talk and Visual Tour

NYC

The Biology of Mental Illness

Science

London Plane: A Love Story

Nature

Screenwriting 101: Write Your First Screenplay

Audio/Video/Photo

Beekeeping 101: Getting Ready for the Season

Skills

Brewing Great Coffee at Home

Grab Bag

Olmsted & Vaux

NYC