N8TH - N9TH- SOUTHSIDE CSA + BROOLYN BY HAND + YOGALLILY BLOCK
Southside CSA, a grassroots group that supports getting produce and products from local fields to Brooklyn kitchens, is creating a block dedicated to food activism and activities. Our idea is to host a get-together with some food, info, and community-based projects that will be rooted in thinking global while talking local, discussing and demonstrating food security within our community, and celebrating the joys of a bountiful local harvest. Brooklyn by Hand is a local independent music company. Yogalliy is a yoga studio that teaches classical yoga to improve peopele’s quality of life.

Public Drawing Area - Join in the drawing fun at our public mural area. We will be drawing portraits of our favorite NY state vegetables and fruits. Crayons provided.

Bedford Picnic Area - Join us in the streets…for an old fashioned picnic. We will create a blanket oasis on the street where you can plop down, read a good book, and enjoy some local feasting. It may sound crazy to plop down a picnic blanket on a street in a dense urban city but we cant think of a better way to celebrate Brooklyn’s local harvest. Brooklynites create so many amazing things in their kitchens, gardens, basements, and roofs…we can only imagine what you can pull together for a picnic. Gather some food from your house, grab a blanket, and lets grub together. If you dont have time to prepare a meal, no sweat, Bedford Ave & the Northside are filled with many amazing dining choices and take-out options.

Eating Local Williamsburg Style - Once upon a time Williamsburg was farmland. But with the industrial revolution, fields were replaced with factories and this working class neighborhood began to attract immigrants from all over, with large populations of Italians, Polish, and Puerto Ricans creating large enclaves. Join us as we enjoy our local NY harvest, sharing recipes that celebrate the cultures that created our hood. We will be eating local, with an Italian, Polish, & Puerto Rican twist.

Free Yoga Classes - Uplift your day with a free yoga class and some refreshing yoga tea offered by Yogalilly with the Classical Yoga Lifestyle Institute - education for a better quality of life.

4 pm – Music by Brooklyn by Hand – Naked Heroes

5:15 pm – Music by Brooklyn by Hand – Jake James

N7TH - N8TH- NAG CIVIC BLOCK

Meet the organizations that contribute to make your neighborhood a better place: Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG), The North Side Town Hall, People’s Firehouse Inc, Open Space Alliance (OSA), Time’s Up, Empty Cages Collective, the New Kings Democrats, Community Energy, Safe Walk, Boricua College, Dog Habitat and Project for Public Spaces (PPS)

1pm - Four square tournament with Council Member David Yassky and Greenpoint Gazette Reporter Aaron Short a.k.a. Mr. Treetop.

3pm - Williamsburg History Bike Tour - Explore the recent and not-so-recent past with certified NYC tour guide Moses Gates.

4 pm – Pop’s hamburger and hot dog eating contest - Win a $100 cash prize and vouchers to Pop’s

N6TH - N7TH- L MAGAZINE BLOCK
Enjoy live music brought to you by the L Magazine.

12:30 pm - Bridges and Powerlines

2:00 pm - Kittens Ablaze

3:30 pm - Jacksonknife Band

5:00 pm - The Sundelles

N5TH - N6TH- WILLIAMSBURG GALLERY ASSOCIATION BLOCK
The Williamsburg Gallery Association (WGA) will present special performances by local artists and musicians.

3rd Ward offering free bikes. This Weekend, 3rd Ward will be on Bedford Ave. handing out their free bikes!  All you have to do to get one, is sign up for membership.  If you haven’t seen these custom designed, lime-colored, single-speed bicycles, stop by! Joining 3rd Ward is the infamous Lemonade Stand Girls - with their bicycle-blended libations and song.  So stop by, get a bike, blend your own drink and learn about the amazing classes & services offered at 3rd Ward!¨

Tamara Hey - New York folk-pop singer/songwriter Tamara Hey will perform an acoustic set. “Tamara’s songs are infused with typical New Yorker sarcasm and pure pop influences.  She is an impressive and thoughtful creator, a songwriter’s songwriter, and one of the best in NYC.  Refreshingly, Tamara Hey brings lighthearted optimism to a singer/songwriter genre often skewed toward the brooding and depressive.” Listen atwww.myspace.com/tamarahey.

Indigo Dye workshop will be hosted by the unique craft-making and supply boutique Spacecraft.

Wheel-throwing pottery demonstrations and instruction by local design showroom and ceramic studio Choplet.

N4TH - N5TH - WILLIAMSBURG GALLERY ASSOCIATION + GREENPOINT YMCA BLOCK

INTERACTIVE ARENA
A very special WGA presentation, re-creating events and happenings that were realized in the 60s and 70s. This exciting arts agenda will transform the block between North 4th and North 5th into an interactive arena, filled with creative interventions of the public space. The block will be populated with installations, music acts, gallery booths, and educational resources that will highlight some of the most engaging players in the Brooklyn arts scene. Special thanks to Creative Thrift Shop.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES (Near the corner of North 4th Street)

Greenpoint YMCA Family Healthy Lifestyle Activities - Activities will include street games such as hula hooping, hopscotch, an obstacle course, jump rope, horseshoes and more.

Creative Kids on Bedford - Join us for playful and creative afternoon of collage and bookmaking for kids of all ages. Participants will be invited to display their work for the afternoon as part of an on-site exhibition that will encourage children to explore the stories to be found in their creations Brought to you by Spread Art &Live Bliss. For more information, visit www.spreadart.org.

Movement demonstrations for adults and children will be led by members of the visionary dance studio and workshop STREB.