10th Annual "Eat Pie And Shop" Holiday Festival At P.S.29 Scheduled For This Sunday

Now in its tenth year, the popular "Eat Pie and Shop" event organized by PS 29 is scheduled for this Sunday, December 2rd, 2018. Take part in the pie contest, buy holiday presents from local artists and enjoy kids activities. The proceeds go to the P.T.A. of this neighborhood school. Doesn't get any better than this, does it?

EAT PIE and SHOP

www.eatpieandshop.org

Sunday, December 2 from 11am-4pm

425 Henry Street, between Baltic and Kane

Now in its 10th year, PS 29′s beloved event will again include a Holiday Gift Fair, Pie Social and celebrity-judged baking contest, with proceeds benefiting the local school’s PTA funded arts and enrichment programs.

-Home-baked Pie, $ 5 per slice
-Baking Contest with Celebrity Judges;
-Kids Pie Contest with Kid Judges
-Artisan Gift Fair; Toys for Tots Donations
-Professional Portraits
-Crafts and PS 29 Artistic Revue

The pie competition will be an afternoon highlight, as bakers are invited to bring pies to be judged by parents and a panel of celebrity judges. The winner will receive a gift and bragging rights for the year! The winner will be announced at 1:30 pm.

Local bakers – both amateurs and professionals – will supply a wide variety of pies, for $ 5 per tasting ticket. Pies will range in flavors, from fruit to creamy, savory and nut, so shoppers can come to shop, eat lunch and get dessert.

The Artisan Gift Fair will highlight local artisans, craftspeople and merchants, and promises to provide a huge variety of handmade, local and sustainable gift-giving choices, from jewelry, to exclusive eco-friendly Brooklyn clothing to handmade and classic toys. More than thirty different vendors from the local Brooklyn flea markets will be displaying and selling their handmade goods.

And while you shop, children can make gifts the whole family will cherish by participating in free crafts. Or give a smile! Professional photographers will be holding a holiday portrait studio, with all proceeds going to PS 29.-

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Don't Miss The "Eat Pie And Shop" Holiday Festival At PS 29 This Sunday

Now in its ninth year, the popular "Eat Pie and Shop" event organized by PS 29 is scheduled for this Sunday, December 3rd, 2017.  Take part in the pie contest, buy holiday presents from local artists and enjoy kids activities.  And the proceeds go to the P.T.A. of this neighborhood school. Doesn't get any better than this, does it?

From the organizers: 

"Pie Social: Taste delicious homemade and premium pies for $5 a slice or 5 for $20. Both sweet and salty options, so come for lunch and desert.
Celebrity-judged pie contest: Judges include Anne Burrell (Food Network and Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge), Gail Simmons (Top Chef) and Harold Dieterle, (winner of Top Chef season one). Anyone can enter by bringing a pie before 11am. Winners announced at 1:30.
Artisan Holiday Gift Fair: Take care of your holiday shopping while the kids do crafts. More than 30 of Brooklyn’s best artisans are selling their wares, including jewelry, clothing and beautiful paper products.
Children's Activities: Make holiday cards and other fun activities and enter a vote in the Kids Choice pie contest of kid baked pies. Your kids will have a blast!
Professional Portrait Studio: You can get a beautiful portrait of your child/children taken during the event. $30 for one high-resolution image which you can print, email, gift to grandparents, etc."

Eat Pie and Shop at Brooklyn’s PS29 

Sunday December 3, 11am - 4pm

425 Henry Street, between Baltic and Kane

www.eatpieandshop.org

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PS29 Hosts Its Beloved "Eat Pie And Shop" Event This Sunday

Some fundraisers are more fun than others. Take the annual Eat Pie and Shop event organized by PS 29 scheduled for this coming Sunday, December 4, from 11am to 4pm. Now in its 8th year, this beloved event benefits the local school’s PTA funded arts and enrichment programs.
Take part in the pie contest, buy holiday presents from 30 local artists and/or have your child's photo portrait taken, or simply drop a gift off for Toys For Tots.  Doesn't get any better than this, does it?

Eat Pie and Shop at Brooklyn’s PS29 

Sunday December 4, 11am - 4pm

425 Henry Street, between Baltic and Kane

www.eatpieandshop.org

Pie Social: Taste delicious homemade and premium pies for $5 a slice or 5 for $20. Both sweet and salty options, so come for lunch and desert.
Celebrity-judged pie contest: Anne Burrell (Food Network and the upcoming Smith Street restaurant, Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge), Melissa Clark (Bestselling New York Times Columnist), Allison Kave, author of “First Prize Pies” and co-owner of Butter & Scotch, Brooklyn’s only bar and bakery, Gabriella Gershenson (Food Features Editor at Rachael Ray Everyday Magazine) and Nicholas Morgenstern (Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream) and other kitchen pros will name the best pie of the pie contest. Come taste the winning pie. Anyone can enter by bringing a pie before 11am. Winners announced at 1:30.
Artisan Holiday Gift Fair: Take care of your holiday shopping while the kids do crafts. More than 30 of Brooklyn’s best artisans are selling their wares, including jewelry, clothing and beautiful paper products.
Children's Crafts and Activities: Make scarves with Curious Jane, get free Tattly temporary tattoos and enter a vote in the Kids Choice pie contest of kid baked pies. Your kids will have a blast!
Professional Portrait Studio: You can get a beautiful portrait of your child/children taken during the event. $30 for one high-resolution image which you can print, email, gift to grandparents, etc.
Toys for Tots: U.S. Marines will be on hand to pick up all donations of holiday gifts.

All proceeds go to PS 29 programs. For more information, visit www.eatpieandshop.org.

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Attempted Child Kidnapping In Cobble Hill? A Message From PS 29

A reader made us aware of a scary incidence that happened at 8:30 Am at the corner of Clinton and President Streets in Cobble Hill this past Friday morning. It would appear that two PS 29 students on their way to school were accosted by two men who attempted to lure them towards a white van. Thankfully, the kids proceeded to run to school, where they arrived safely and told the staff about the incident. PS 29 immediately informed police and sent an email to parents and other schools in the area.

Below is the message sent around by PS 29's Principal Rebecca Fagin.

Dear Families,

At about 8:15 AM this morning, while walking to school on the corner of Sackett and Clinton, two of our students were approached by two male strangers who had gotten out of a white van. One of the men reportedly gestured towards these children and started to follow them. The children quickly reacted and began running to school. Fortunately, these students were not harmed and made it to school safely where we reported the incident to the police immediately.

In order to keep all of our students safe, we urge you to discuss with your children the following safety guidelines regarding traveling to and from school:

*Please encourage your children to travel in a group whenever possible.
*Make sure your children are aware of their surroundings – they should not wear headphones or use their cell phones while walking.
*They should always take routes that are well populated.
*Children should never respond to or approach unknown adults.
*If your children do encounter a situation that raises concern about their safety, they should immediately run in the opposite direction and yell for help to alert bystanders.
*All children should tell a trusted adult immediately if they encounter suspicious behavior.

Please keep in mind that we will continue to ensure that our building is safe and secure – and thus we will remind you that all adults must enter through the front doors and provide our security agent with identification.

We are in constant communication with our local precinct to ensure the safety of the entire PS 29 community. The police officers in our local precinct will be available in the auditorium at drop-off on Monday morning if there are further questions or concerns. If you have specific information, questions, or concerns, please contact our parent coordinator, Monica Gutierrez-Kirwan at ps29pc@gmail.com.

We are a close-knit community and always look out for one another’s children. I encourage you to continue to do so and act with greater vigilance. Please know that we are doing everything possible to keep your children safe.

Thank you for your cooperation and please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best,
Rebecca

This is very unsettling to say the least. As Principal Fagin suggests, it may be a great idea to speak with your children about this and to remind them to be careful and to follow the safety guidelines mentioned in the email above.  And of course, if anyone sees anything suspicious, please call the 76th Precinct at 191 Union Street directly at (718) 834-3211.





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PS 29 Parents Rally Against Asbestos Abatement And Demolition. Want Postponement Of Work Until End Of School Year.

On Monday afternoon, parents and students of Public School 29 on Henry Street met in the schoolyard for a rally against recent construction on the old school building as well as a proposed asbestos abatement that was supposed to start on Monday.
Though work on the façade of the building takes place after 3 PM when the children have gone home, a thick layer of dust has settled inside the school.  The dust is a source of concern for parents, but it was the news that asbestos abatement around the building's windows was to begin yesterday afternoon that prompted the start of an online petition as well as the rally.
Parents claim that they were only informed about the abatement last Friday. By law, the School Construction Authority (SCA) should have posted warning signs announcing the asbestos removal seven calendar days before the beginning of abatement. No signs ever went up.
The parents would like the work to be postponed until the end of this school year, which is only two months away.

The protesters were joined by Councilmember Brad Lander, who earlier in the day had sent a letter to Lorraine Grillo, SCA's President and Chief Executive Officer in support of the PS 29 community.
His letter reads:

Dear President Grillo:I am writing to strongly urge the School Construction Authority to suspend asbestos abatement work (and other work affecting air quality) at P.S. 29 in Brooklyn until the 2011-2012 school year is over.  Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and the lack of clarity, transparency, and discussion about asbestos abatement at P.S. 29 is of great concern.At a bare minimum, I believe that the SCA is obligated to hold off on any asbestos work for at least seven calendar days – since public posting of the work was not provided in advance, as required under the NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Asbestos Rules and Regulations (Title 15, Chapter 1 of the Rules of the City of New York), which your staff have indicated will be followed for the P.S. 29 project. Parents of the schoolchildren at P.S. 29 are understandably concerned about the construction project, and this concern has been amplified by the lack of notification and the inadequate information provided by the SCA, particularly as it relates to the removal of asbestos.  The SCA failed to provide detailed, written information to the full P.S. 29 community that describes how SCA intends to meet the protocols necessary to keep students safe during asbestos abatement until today, when the work is scheduled to begin.  We still do not have adequate information on the classrooms affected or the duration of the work.  This lack of notification and information does not foster confidence that the proper asbestos safety procedures will be followed.  I understand that the renovation work planned for P.S. 29 – including exterior masonry, roof replacement, and parapet replacement – will take place after school hours into the late evenings, on weekends, and school holidays. However, the demolition and rebuilding of the exterior masonry requires the removal of asbestos from around the school’s windows, which will have an impact on interior school spaces while school is still in session. I was particularly troubled to learn that the P.S. 29 community – administrators, teachers, students, and parents – are expected to wait, each day that asbestos abatement occurs, for a “re-occupancy” letter, indicating that air-quality monitoring has confirmed that the classrooms affected are safe.  Parents and teachers should not have to be on “standby” regarding their children’s health.  In addition, the SCA’s lack of transparency about the asbestos abatement elements on this project have made it more difficult for parents to believe that they are being given all of the relevant information. SCA should put the students’ and teachers’ health first and suspend asbestos abatement work until the 2011-2012 school year is over.  I appreciate your consideration of my recommendation and I look forward to your response. Sincerely, 
Brad LanderCity Councilmember, District 39

For the time being, the abatement work has been pushed back until this Friday.
SCA representatives have also promised to come to PS 29's PTA meeting on Thursday evening.

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PS 29 Parents And Teachers Understandably Concerned About Construction And Asbestos Removal While School Is In Session

Parents and teachers of Public School 29 on Henry Street have become increasingly concerned about a major construction project which started on the building in March.
Though crews do not start work until the children leave the building at 3 PM, it goes on through the night. In the morning, a layer of dust has settled inside the school.
What is concerning parents and children even more is that on Friday, parents found out that asbestos removal will start tonight. They are rightfully angry that they have not received enough warning.
By law, the School Construction Authority should have posted warning signs announcing the asbestos removal seven days before the beginning of abatement. As of this morning, not one sign has gone up.
As one parent told me: "We are not saying that this is an actual danger to the children. What we are saying is that if corners are being cut and proper procedures are not followed, there are some real concerns."
Another father wrote to tell me:
"Due to lack of proper communications, parents have been ill-informed about what's happening when. Students have lost most of their playground, the school has become dusty on the inside, and of course -- danger at the school has increased. Only this past Friday (two days ago) did we parents learn that asbestos removal work is planned for this coming Monday night.
Several parents I've spoken with are considering not sending their kids to school as a result of the asbestos work.
A petition has been started a few days ago asking the Mayor to issue a stop work order at  PS 29 until summer vacation. The petition also asks for changes to codes when it comes to constructions and repair in city schools. Why do laws allow for work that presents potential for harm to children (and teachers, and administrators) to be done when school is in session?"

The petition reads:

Issue "Stop Work" order at PS 29 and  guarantee air safety in all NYC schools.PS 29 is an old building and needs work. With very little warning, construction began this March. Beginning a week or two ago, thick amounts of dust began to appear. The principal documented the degree of dust in a cell phone photo she took of a window sill. (Last month another parent witnessed a construction worker walking down the stairs -- in between young children -- carrying a large circular saw with blades exposed.)A construction zone such as the one PS 29 has become is no place for children. Unless authorities can unequivocally guarantee the absolute safety of the environment, work should not proceed during times of the year when school is in session.Following 9/11 FEMA first said that the air was safe enough to breathe -- but we know it wasn't.This petition represents a formal request by the PS 29 community to cease all construction work at the school until the summer break. We also request that the Mayor’s Office conduct an transparent review of policies concerning repair of schools in the CIty of New York. Policy ought to reflect the highest standards of safety for children (and teachers and administrators) in schools across the city. Therefore, we request that the city push enact changes to the rules of school construction and repairs in order to protect children in all possible ways.

Parents are organizing a demonstration in front of the school tonight at 5:30 PM. and over 1100 fliers were handed out this morning.
One really has to wonder why the School Construction Authority  planned this work during test week and not during Spring break two weeks ago.



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Don't Miss Last Kids Concert Of The Season In Carroll Park

It has been another incredibly successful season for the beloved Carroll Park Kids Concert Series, thanks to local mom Simmi Degnemark and her incredible team of helpers. But the fun isn't quite over yet. The final show of the season is this Sunday. Bubble Do Beatles, an indie pop band, will perform the music of the Fab Four for adults and their kids. Don't miss it.

THE FINAL SHOW OF THE 2011 SEASON

Carroll Park Kids Concert Series Goes Retro with

Bubble Do Beatles

In conjunction with PS29*

Sunday, September 25th.

The concert starts at 4PM. Food and fun from 2 to 5 PM

(please come with a little pocket money)

In case of rain, concert will take place indoors at PS29, check website for more information.

Carroll Park is located at President Street and Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Take the F or G train to the Carroll Street Station

For more information on this performance, the concert series and upcoming events in Carroll Park, click here.

*Through local school collaborations, the concerts will help raise money for kids programming at the park and for arts education in local public schools. All of this while having a ton of fun!!

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PS 29 Parent Community Invites To An Evening Of Short Readings And Tall Cocktails

This just in from the PS 29 parent community. Their next fundraising is scheduled for February 1st and sounds great. More info below:

The PS 29 PTA Cordially Invites You To:

An Evening of Short Readings & Tall Cocktails

Plays, Poems, and More by the PS29 Parent Community

at The Private Cellar of the BubbleLounge

228 West Broadway

February 1, 2011

6:30-9:00 PM

$40 per person, $70 per couple

Click HERE for tickets!

Drinks, snacks, and great performances!

Denver Butson, Robert Harte, Rhonda Keyser, Annie Montgomery, Sarah Moore, Kelly Park,

Stephen Park, Traci Parks, MC Richard Buchsbaum

Special Guest Star Lili Taylor

100% of Proceeds Benefit PS 29!

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Let Them Eat Pie At PS29 Fundraiser

                            

photo credit: Jakob Trollbäck

Some fundraisers are more fun than others. Take the "Eat Pie & Shop" event organized by PS 29 scheduled for this Sunday.  Take part in the pie contest, buy holiday presents from local artists and enjoy short films.  And the proceeds go to the P.T.A. of this neighborhood school.  Doesn't get any better than this, does it?

Eat Pie and Shop at PS29’s Annual Holiday Fair/Pie Social

Pie! Shopping! Movies! Crafts!

 On December 5 from 11am to 5pm, PS 29 in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, will host the second annual “Eat Pie and Shop” Holiday Gift Fair and Pie Social, to benefit the school.  Proceeds from this family-friendly Holiday event will support the school’s PTA. 

The Pie Social is sure to be a delicious and entertaining afternoon event with local bakers – both amateurs and professionals – supplying a wide array of pies.  For a $5 tasting ticket the public can sample a piece of pie of their choosing.  Be assured this event is not only for those with a sweet tooth, the pies will cover all categories including fruit, creamy, savory and nut, so shoppers can come to shop, eat lunch and get dessert!

The pie competition will be an afternoon highlight.  Bakers are invited to bring pies to be judged by parents and a panel of celebrity judges.  The panel will include Gail Simmons, Food & Wine and “Top Chef,” Dannielle Kyrillos, “Top Chef: Just Desserts,” François Payard, co-owner of François Payard Bakery, François Chocolate Bar and Payard, Jeff Lederman, owner of Bocca Lupo, Strong Place and Nectar, and Brooklyn’s own Borough President, Marty Markowitz.  The winner will receive a gift package from Food & Wine, a Payard Gift Box and Silver Pie Server donated by Fork & Pencil and bragging rights for the year!  Judging will take place at 1pm.

The Gift Fair will highlight local artisans, craftspeople and merchants, and promises to provide a huge variety of handmade, local and sustainable gift-giving choices, from jewelry, to clothing from Half Pint Citizens to hand made and classic toys from Fork & Pencil. More than twenty different vendors will be displaying and selling their wares.

And while you shop, Rooftop Films will show a selection of independent short films for kids continually throughout the day. Tickets to the movies are $2.  In addition, children can make free holiday crafts – perhaps an ornament, sachet or a frame as a present for Mom and Dad.  To quench their thirst, kids and adults can both enjoy delicious and refreshing egg creams from Brooklyn Farmacy. Stumptown coffee will be served, too.

Eat Pie and Shop will have a donation bin for Toys for Tots hand collected by our US Marines!  Consider purchasing toys for donation from Fork & Pencil (net proceeds go to PS29).  Donation guidelines: Unwrapped, new and no stuffed animals or military toys.  Visit toysfortotsnyc.org. Big Apple Circus will also be on hand with giveaways and a FREE raffle of a family four-pack of tickets to this season's all-new show, Dance On!

Melanie Raneri Woods, Principal of PS 29, said, “We are thrilled to host the second annual Eat Pie and Shop event.  The event was such an amazing success last year and I am positive this year’s will be even bigger.  It’s refreshing in the midst of all the holiday craze to have an event where children and adults can spend some time together and at the same time support the fabulous efforts of our school community.”

Eat Pie and Shop will be held on Sunday, December 5, from 11am to 5pm, at PS 29, 425 Henry Street, between Baltic and Kane Street.  For more information on the event, including a list of all vendors and information on how to enter a pie, please visit www.eatpieandshop.org.

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No Shame! Realtor And "Proud Parent" Hawks Her Services On PS29 Fence

Photo by Brooks Of Sheffield on Lost City

You may have seen this on Lost City, the wonderful site written by fellow neighborhood blogger Brooks of Sheffield, but just in case... Brooks found the sign above hanging from the fence at Public School 29 on Henry Street in Cobble Hill yesterday and was rightfully indignant.

Brooks writes:

WTF?!!

I don't care if Lucy Perry is the proud parent of three P.S. 29 graduates. How does that give her the right to use a public school as a billboard to advertise her overpriced, rent-inflated, corporate real estate broker services? What, did she kick a bunch of cash the school's way in exchange for the plug (which is attached to the fence by four tough plastic ties)? I have a business, too. Can I advertise my services and phone number just because my kid goes to P.S. 29?

I couldn't agree with Brooks more. Lucy Perry is obviously shameless. If PS 29 allowed her to hawk her services on their fence in exchange for money, the school is even more so .

What's next, billboards in the school yard?

***Update***

I received an email clarifying this matter from PS 29 PTA Co-President Lisa Trollbäck and spoke to her about the incident.

She agreed to let me add her email to this post. To be fair, I felt that it was important to have everyone hear directly from the PTA.

Here is what Lisa wrote to me:

Hi Katia,

I just wanted to touch base to clarify the Corcoran realtor's banner.

Lucy Perry had been directly asked by me whether she/Corcoran might be interested in sponsoring the PS 29 Annual Block Party. (As you know, PTAs across the city increasingly rely on event sponsorship, donations, and fundraising of many types to keep essential school programs going in these tough economic times.) Unfortunately, a PTA volunteer, without Lucy's (or the school administration's) knowledge, moved the banner to the fence in front of the school on Wednesday, as we were having a small jazz benefit concert in our auditorium that evening. This decision was evidently based only on gratefulness to Lucy for helping us out in a last-minute pinch for the Block Party, as well as for her years of extraordinary service. (The Block Party is an event that we take pains to keep affordable for all of our families, with $1 tickets for activities, etc.) The banner was up on the fence for less than a full afternoon, as it was instantly removed once Lucy learned it was there.

I do feel heartsick that the Perry family is now leaving the school after 11 years with this as the takeaway moment — with her generosity causing her public embarrassment and professional damage. (It's now on Curbed, etc.) Lucy was on the PTA Board for 3 years, co-chaired the annual book fair for 5 years, produced the annual jazz and rock concert fundraisers for 6 years. She has been a class parent almost every year. She has volunteered at just about every school event. She has given generously in every way possible. Her event sponsorship was the first time in all 11 years that she attached herself as a 'corporate' sponsor, and it truly was only her way of thanking the school. The signage placement, and timing thereof, was absolutely not her request, choice or decision. It is also quite possible that, beyond this unjustified negative impact, the press and blog commentary about the banner will dissuade local businesses and individuals from giving to this or other public schools. The 2010-2011 budget cut at PS 29 is six figures, and — as for all other public schools — comes on the heels of several other cuts in the last two years. There is just not much else to cut. As it is, the PTA pays for many, many things, and is therefore integral to the school and neighborhood continuing to thrive... but we are truly dancing as fast as we can. It was perhaps only inevitable that a slip-up like with the signage would happen, due to the level of stress on parent volunteers to keep it all going for our children. Some of us are simply pretty exhausted at this juncture in the school year.

I just wanted to let you know the full background. It goes without saying that we greatly appreciate your ongoing support for the school and your vigilant eye on the neighborhood at large!

All the best,

Lisa

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Super Science Saturday At PS29

The P.T.A. of PS29 has a great event planned for Earth Day 2010 this Saturday, April 17. The event will include some pretty cool science as well as a screening of "Lavender Lake," the 1998 documentary about the Gowanus Canal directed by Allison Prete.

For a list of the day's event, read on.

April 17 is Super Science Saturday at PS 29!

Celebrating Earth Day and the Backyard Biology of Brooklyn.

Feature Film: Lavender Lake by Allison Prete

The Gowanus is Superfun(d)!

Landscape the canal, smell the goo, magnify the microbes, and learn about the pollution and potential of our local waterways.

Raptors of the Rockaways!

Back from Long Island by popular demand. Take a closer look at hawks, owls, falcons and other feathered princes of the food chain.

Life in the schoolyard!

Plant a seed to take home, create a mini-compost bin, and map the lost habitats under the PS 29 pavement.

Dozens of new activities, including gumdrop engineering, musical glass, fingerprint detection, and mirror optics.

April 17, 12-4pm

Suggested admission $7 per person or $15 per family.

Admission includes raffle ticket for fall course at

Carmelo the Science Fellow’s Cosmic Cove.

First 100 kids get a free Earth Day tote to decorate!

To buy tickets for the event, click here.

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Holiday Gift Fair And Pie Social At PS 29

There sure are a lot of fun holiday events coming up right in the neighborhood. Here is one at PS 29 this Saturday. Make sure to check it out.

CATCH THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AT PS 29

Pie! Shopping! Movies! Crafts!

Cobble Hill School Hosts
“Eat Pie and Shop” on December 5th

On December 5, PS 29 in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, will host the first annual “Eat Pie and Shop” Holiday Gift Fair and Pie Social (www.eatpieandshop.org). To benefit the school and neighboring PS 8 in Brooklyn Heights, proceeds from this family-friendly Holiday event will support the schools’ PTAs.

The Gift Fair will highlight local artisans, craftspeople and merchants, and promises to provide a wide array of handmade, local and sustainable gift-giving choices, from jewelry by Virginia Galvan (www.virginiagalvan.com), to handmade wool hats by Nadege Brunacci (www.hatsbynadege.com), to toys and books by Fork + Pencil (www.forkandpencil.com) and Half Pint Citizens (www.halfpintcitizens.com). Nearly two dozen vendors will be displaying and selling their wares.

To keep your energy up during your shopping trip, fortify yourself with homemade pie. Local bakers – amateurs and professionals – will supply pies for the Pie Social. For a $5 tasting ticket, the public can sample two pieces of pie of their choosing. Bakers are also invited to bring pies, and a friendly competition will begin at 9:30 a.m.

And while you shop, Rooftop Films will show a selection of independent short films for kids at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. Tickets to the movies are $2. In addition, children can make free holiday crafts – perhaps an ornament or a frame as a present for Mom and Dad.

Melanie Raneri Woods, Principal of PS 29, said, “We are thrilled to host the first annual Eat Pie and Shop event. It’s nice to have this wonderful alternative to all the holiday craze, one where children and adults can spend some time together, and the fantastic arts programs at our public schools benefit.”

Eat Pie and Shop will be held on Saturday, December 5, from 10 am to 4 pm, at PS 29, 425 Henry Street, between Baltic and Kane Street. For more information on the event, including a list of all vendors and information on how to enter a pie, please visit www.eatpieandshop.org.

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