Spring is here and to celebrate we are calling on all kid sleuths, detectives, and private eyes to join us on Saturday, March 30, from 11am – 1pm (rescheduled from 3/23) for our FREE Spring Scavenger Hunt on Myrtle Avenue!!! See below for the event schedule and details about how to hunt and what you need to do to win your very own GOODIE BAG! 

How to Hunt?

• • Pick up a Myrtle Ave Spring Scavenger Hunt card from our tent located on the Myrtle Ave Plaza (corner of Myrtle Ave & Hall St).
  • Then find all 8 animals in storefront windows on Myrtle Ave (between Adelphi & Classon) and write the name of the business under each animal on the front of the card.
  • After you complete the card, return it to us to receive a GOODIE BAG full of candy and prizes and to enjoy a special interactive show, Women’s Her-Story Game: We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest!

Also enjoy a FREE book from our partners at Brooklyn Book Bodega, Balloon Animals by Sparkly Faces, Easter Family Crafting Event by Growth Mindset Learning Labs and Girl Scout cookies! Why not make a day of it by stopping for brunch at one of Myrtle Ave’s many delicious options or by checking out one of our local shops for your Spring & Easter needs (flowers, baking supplies, egg dying kits, & more). Stay tuned for a list of brunch spots and local shops!

Activities Schedule
11:00am – 1:00pm:
Scavenger Hunt, FREE books from Brooklyn Book Bodega, & Girl Scout cookies. (corner of Myrtle & Hall St.). Balloon Twisting by Sparkly Faces (Myrtle Ave btwn Clinton & Waverly Ave.)

12:00 – 2:00pm: Join the Growth Mindset Learning Lab team for a special Easter Family Crafting Event. Get your hands dirty and unleash your creativity! (381 Myrtle Ave & Clermont Ave). Treats provided by Nicole Rose Cakes & Supplies.

12:30pm:
Women’s Her-Story Game: We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest!
Test your knowledge of radical movement makers in women’s history. From Ella Baker to Audre Lorde, radical change is not for the faint of heart. Take the journey with us, as we connect with women who transformed history. This is a hands-on Women’s Her-Story Game for the entire family. Laugh, learn, and play with history, culture, and community change makers. (Myrtle Plaza @ Steuben St.) Presented by Bridges: A Pan-Afrikan ARTS Movement and Urban Stages.

Performers
Wéma Ragophala is the founder of Bridges: A Pan-Afrikan ARTS Movement.  She is a theater director, writer, performing artist, teaching artist, and community organizer. Wéma directed Sankofa Project, The Homecoming Queen, Grown Adorable Adult, In Her Memory. Wéma also wrote, performed, and toured her solo performance work, Roots, Rhythm, and Revolution, about an artist finding the courage to mobilize a movement for community empowerment. She has been featured as a StooPs Bed Stuy artist, and commissioned by Brooklyn Public Library to create works on arts and activism. She is a 2024 Laundromat Project Create Change Artist Fellow.

Malcolm Melendez is a 19-year-old musician who plays the double bass, electric bass, and cello. He is planning to attend college as a music performance major in the fall of 2024. He enjoys playing all types of music, especially classical and jazz. His music roots started at the Noel Pointer Foundation and he has recently played at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall.

Balloon Twisting by Sparkly Faces has more than 7 years of experience, specializing in balloon twisting, face painting, glitter tattoos and so much more. Balloon options to include flowers, swords, hearts & animals (dogs, cats, bunnies & more)

SPECIAL THANK YOU to event partner Brooklyn Book Bodega, artwork by @TheSonaArts and Myrtle’s small businesses – We HEART you!