A few weekend (and beyond) happenings, beginning today

Fri, Apr 15th, 2011

Brooklyn Stone Boutique (366 Myrtle). Friday, April 15th. Henna Party tonight from 5-8pm. Bring your hand, wrist, foot, ankle&you get the idea, get there! Discounts on selected store merchandise.

Kiini Ibura Jewelry (388 Myrtle). Saturday, April 16th. Kiini Ibura Jewelry selling its fabulous jewelry at the Diaspora Art Mart this Saturday. Using semi-precious stones to create must-have earrings as well as bracelets and necklaces, Kiini Ibura Jewelry is all the rage. The Diaspora Art Mart is 12p-7p, 2nd floor of the YWCA on 3rd Avenue.

Fort Greene SNAP (324 Myrtle). Ongoing. Fort Greene SNAP is in the middle of teaching its popular series of classes on WordPress. The popular class has students clamoring for more. To register for the next class (forming now), contact Henrietta Koffi at henrietta@fortgreenesnap.com.

Quick plug for The Socialite Design blog. Workout DVD sweepstakes going on right now at The Socialite Design. Click link above for additional information on how to enter to win. Drawing will be conducted at Fort Greene SNAP.

Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (412 Myrtle). Friday, April 29th. Legendary Trainer, Coach and Motivator, Martin Rooney to speak at Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsus 13th Avenue location. $25 admission goes toward Japan disaster relief.

Polish Bar of Brooklyn (470 Myrtle). Polish Bar of Brooklyn is now open 7 days per week during Spring and Summer. April M,T,W promo: Brown Sug mani and Brown Sug pedi: $50. Brazilian/Brow Combo $50.

Theatre historian, Cezar DelValle will be one of the panelists at LIU (1 University Plaza) conference on the Paramount Theater
Magnet for the Masses: When Theater was Paramount in Brooklyn. Friday, April 15th. Free panels, performances and exhibitions on the Paramount Theater. Cezar recently published two books, The Brooklyn Theatre Index Volume I and Volume II, which include some of the small community or family theaters that were located in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, including some on Myrtle Avenue. More in a future blog poststay tuned.

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