{"id":17458,"date":"2010-11-24T10:22:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T14:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=17458"},"modified":"2019-06-25T07:35:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:35:26","slug":"brooklyn-holiday-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/17458\/brooklyn-holiday-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Holiday Events in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17616 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"brooklyn Flea postcard\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gifted-2010-Postcard-Final.jpg\" alt=\"brooklyn Flea postcard\" width=\"313\" height=\"465\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17616 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"brooklyn Flea postcard\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gifted-2010-Postcard-Final.jpg\" alt=\"brooklyn Flea postcard\" width=\"313\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gifted-2010-Postcard-Final-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gifted-2010-Postcard-Final-16x25.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is the season of giving. Whether you&#8217;re shopping for friends, family, or an unknown child in need of a toy, these <strong>four holiday events in Brooklyn<\/strong> have something for everyone.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gregcanvasslide.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17615  aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Taliah Lempert bike painting\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gregcanvasslide.jpg\" alt=\"Taliah Lempert bike painting\" width=\"177\" height=\"166\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17615  aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Taliah Lempert bike painting\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gregcanvasslide.jpg\" alt=\"Taliah Lempert bike painting\" width=\"177\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gregcanvasslide.jpg 425w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gregcanvasslide-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Gifted: A Holiday Market | December 15-23 | brooklynflea.com<br \/>\n<\/strong>The best time to visit the Brooklyn Flea is around the holidays, when 1 Hanson Place will host more than 100 creative vendors peddling bike paintings, vintage clothing, wall decals, weird wares, old typewriters, bags, organic items, salsa, and everything in between.<br \/>\n<strong>How to get there:<em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Take one of several trains\u2013B\/D\/M\/N\/Q\/R\/2\/3\/4\/\u2014to Atlantic Ave.\/Pacific St. Head east on Atlantic Ave towards Fort Greene Pl, turn left onto Fort Greene Place, turn left onto Hanson Place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/73700_10150093612765915_734370914_7711745_7538436_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17578   aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"holiday event gives back\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/73700_10150093612765915_734370914_7711745_7538436_n-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"holiday event gives back\" width=\"162\" height=\"234\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17578   aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"holiday event gives back\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/73700_10150093612765915_734370914_7711745_7538436_n-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"holiday event gives back\" width=\"162\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/73700_10150093612765915_734370914_7711745_7538436_n-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/73700_10150093612765915_734370914_7711745_7538436_n.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>A Holiday Bash for Haiti | December 5 | <a title=\"Holiday Bach for Haiti\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171465362865476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nEmerging Artists Connect is hosting an art music party and Christmas  toy drive for a Haiti Relief Organization HDGoodSamaritan.org. If you\u2019re  looking to give back this holiday, plan to stop by (with a teddy or  two) Public Assembly in Brooklyn on Sunday, 7p.m.-11p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>How to get there:<\/strong> <em>Take the L train to Bedford Ave. stop, then head southwest on Bedford towards N 6th St, turn right onto N 6th St and arrive at 70 N 6th St. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17684  aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"FX\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/FX.jpg\" alt=\"FX\" width=\"180\" height=\"189\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17684  aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"FX\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/FX.jpg\" alt=\"FX\" width=\"180\" height=\"189\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The Brooklyn Holiday Food Experiment | December 5 | <a title=\"offManhattan.com article on food experiment\" href=\"..\/2010\/11\/18\/holiday-food-experiment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offManhattan.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCome for the chocolate stout cakes, drinks, and general merriment, knowing that a  portion of your ticket to this annual feast will go towards Ovarian  Cancer Research.<br \/>\n<strong>How to get there: <\/strong><em>Take the F train to Brooklyn. Exit 4th Avenue near 9th street. Walk  North on 4th avenue towards 8th street. Turn left on 7th to the 149 7th St.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17681   aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"bks ball\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bks-bal.jpg\" alt=\"bks ball\" width=\"177\" height=\"168\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17681   aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"bks ball\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bks-bal.jpg\" alt=\"bks ball\" width=\"177\" height=\"168\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Yuletide Ball | December 11 | <\/strong><a title=\"brooklyn kindergarten society ball\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bksny.org\/yuletide-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>bksny.org<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a> Drink eggnog and dance the night away for a wonderful cause\u2014helping underprivileged kids in  New York City get an education. Tickets for the black tie  ball start at $150 and will be the best feel good purchase of 2010.<br \/>\n<strong>How to get there:<\/strong> <em>Take the 2, 3, 4, 5, M, or R train, then walk just a short few blocks to the Heights Casino at 75 Montague Street.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the season of giving. 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