Brooklyn Brainery the Weekend!

There are a few classes this weekend going on at the Brainery.  Some of you may have attended a class at the Brooklyn Brainery before, at either location (they now have a Prospect Heights location in addition to their Carroll Gardens spot). We've led a class here and absolutely love this place! We haven't given it a shout out in a while so thought we'd share this weekends events with you.

June 14th- The History of Scotch Whiskey
June15th - Typography for Beginners
June 15th- South Indian Food + Photography: Learn How To Cook It & Shoot It Like A Pro
June 16th-  Get Unstuck: Get Writing, Again

Brooklyn Brainery Coworking.

The Prospect Heights location of Brooklyn Brainery, that's at 190 Underhill, is trying out this cool new thing during the daytime.  It's called coworking.  And basically for $12 you can use their space as your office, meaning you can use their wifi and tables the way you would at a coffee shop without completely annoying other guests and servers by setting up camp for hours on end.  It's expected here!  This concept just started yesterday so it may catch on quick.  Sign up here if you're interested.

Cool Brooklyn Brainery Event.

As most of us are welcoming 2013 some people around the world are surprised it even arrived.  At the Brooklyn Brainery event, Doomsday Cults, you can learn about a few of these end-of-the-world predicting extremists and how their visions of the apocalypse never really panned out.  If sounds like a good way to start your year (like if your New Year's resolution is "learn more stuff") then this one is for you.  It's Wednesday, January 9, from 6:30-8pm and $12.  You can sign up here.

May classes at the Brainery.

As we had done in March, Realty Collective is teaching 2 classes at the Brooklyn Brainery in May and are very excited to be back. Like the classes in March, though, the spots filled up very quickly and both classes are unfortunately full. 8( We do hope that they are able to expand their space and hold larger classes in the future. In the meantime, sign up for the wait list! Simply go on their website and check out the two courses we're offering, "How to Find the Perfect Rental" on May 2nd and "First Time Home Buying" on May 9th. We hope to see you there!

Realty Collective at The Brainery

Our classes went fast but you can still sign up for the wait list! We're sharing tips on "How to Find the Perfect Rental" on Thursday March 1st from 6:30-8pm and "First Time Home Buying" on March 15th from 6:30-8pm. Both classes are very reasonably priced, as the always are at The Brooklyn Brainery. The first is $12 total and the second is $15 total. A $3 "Save the Brainery" fee has already been tacked on to both classes. They are trying to expand their space in order to give everyone the opportunity to take these classes. They always fill up so quickly. Get on the waitlist for our classes! We're so excited to have the opportunity share our expertise!

Cider Week

It's cider week here in New York and several bars and restaurants throughout Brooklyn are participating. Here's a quick tutorial. The type of cider we're talking about here is not plain old spiced up apple juice, like the stuff you get when you go apple picking. And it's not beer. Cider actually means "fermented apple juice". There are lots of different varieties and flavors just like wine can be so different from one glass to the next. So try them all! For more info click here. Here are some cider week events in the neighborhood.

October 18th 6:30 - 8:00PM

Ice Cider Tasting

Brooklyn Brainery

515 Court Street

Oct 18th 7:00PM

Cider Tasting with Eve's Cidery

Bierkraft

191 5th Ave

Oct 19th 7:00PM

Cider Pairing Dinner

Iris Cafe

20 Columbia Place

Oct 20th 7:30PM

Harvest Dinner with Farnum Hill Ciders

Fort Defiance

365 Van Brunt Street

Ice Cream Club

"Ice Cream Club is a group in NYC that does a buncha things with ice cream. Pint-swapping, Ice cream classes, an ice cream CSA, we do it all."

Does that sound good to you? Of course it does. Head over to the Brooklyn Brainery, 515 Court Street, this Sunday the 19th and you can see first hand what this sweet club is all about because they'll be having a meeting there from 1-3pm. Here's an example of a treat you'll find mixed in with some ice cream while you're there. Sign up for Ice Cream Club’s newsletter if you'd like to here more about their future events and you can visit their website for more info on this Sunday's meeting.

Teach a class!

Have something you want to teach? Brooklyn Brainery, a learning space at 515 Court, is looking for people to share their knowledge. We've already covered the Brainery in a previous blog and we've even taught our own real estate class over there and it was so much fun that we wanted to let everyone know not only about the awesome classes they have but the oppurtunities for a great teaching experience. If you think you have a great class to offer go to their teaching page to learn more about moving forward. We've included a list of June classes as well.

One Session Classes:
Dinosaurs: Myths and Legends
DIY Food Photography
Investing without Losing Your Soul or Your Shirt
Introduction to Web Technologies
Summer Blooms: Paper Flower Construction
Intro to Urban Forestry
Cooking Vegetarian Thai
Ruby on Rails - day long workshop!
How to Make a Zine
Down the Rabbit Hole: Exploring the Hidden History of Found Objects - we're psyched to be hosting this lecture in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society! (Important things: the lecture takes place at their space in Brooklyn Heights + your ticket purchase includes a free beer!)

Two + Three Session Classes:
Ethnographic Research Methods
Surface Design Techniques
WordPress 101: Easy Blogging for Superstars
WordPress 201: Conquer the Internet with WordPress
Bookbinding Basics - back for a three week course!
DNA: the Helix, the Myth, the Legend
Design for Non-Designers

Living Cheaply in NYC - Thursday, June 23, 7pm
Learn how to stretch your paycheck a bit with our (free!) session on how to live cheaply in the most expensive of cities. We'll share tips on everything from finding free booze and concerts to making some extra cash. RSVP to free@brooklynbrainery.com!