CALENDAR OF EVENTS – C.B. 13 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER- NOVEMBER 2014 Wed., Sept. 17, 7pm. COMMUNITY BOARD GENERAL MEETING – at Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway – 2nd floor Auditorium….Agenda includes public hearing on ideas for budget priority list for 2016…All welcome. Wed., Sept. 17, 6:30pm. SOFTBALL GAME: MAYOR vs. CITY COUNCIL….MCU Park, 1904 Surf Ave. (Doors open at 5:30pm)…FREE. Fri., Sept. 19, 7:30pm. ‘GOING ATTRACTIONS’…Opening of Coney Island Film Festival…Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Ave, 2nd floor….’The Definitive Story of the American Drive-In Movie’…Examines the drive-in theaters as an ‘integral part’ of American culture…Tickets: $8 advance or at door. Fri., Sept. 19, 9:30pm-12:30am.EVENING CELEBRATION…Celebration of start of CONEY ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2014…Coney Island USA event…Freak Bar and Sideshows By The Seashore, 1208 Surf Ave.…Live stage show at 10pm. Tickets: $25 in advance or at door. Sat., Sept. 20, 10am. MEDAL DAY – 60th Police Precinct event….Honoring men and women of the force…MCU Park, Surf Ave…All invited. Sat., Sept. 20, 11am-4pm: 1ST ANNUAL ANTI-VIOLENCE FAMILY DAY…Coney Island YMCA, W. 29 St., between Surf & Mermaid Aves….spon. by The Coney Island Anti- Violence Collaborative….Resource fair for programming; foods, drinks, giveaways, school supplies, more….Donations of items welcome; info. tables available…Phone: Samuel Moore at 718-215-6900; or Rhonda Brown Moore at 347-374-2455/56….All welcome!! Sat. Sept. 20 and all weekends thru Oct….all day…HALLOWEEN HARVEST…Pumpkin painting, free trick-or-treating, scavenger hunts, entertainment…Luna Park, 1000 Surf Ave…all info. 718-373-5862. Sat., Sept 20, 7pm…FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT…Kaiser Park, Neptune Ave…”Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”…presented by Councilman Mark Treyger and Friends of Kaiser Park…All welcome…FREE. Sun., Sept. 21, 6pm. SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT..at the Shorefront ‘Y’, 3300 Coney Island Ave…DR. Mark Soen Jazz Ensemble…adm. $10 oersb; $5 for seniors & children under 13. Info: 718-646-1444. Mon., Sept. 22, 7pm. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE…C.B. 13 meeting…in the office, 1201 Surf Ave…Committee Chair – Edwin Cosme…Invited guests from 60th Police Precinct. All welcome. Tues., Sept. 23 – First Day of Autumn – make sure to change the time on your clocks! And check your smoke alarm system and carbon monoxide alarms. Wed., Sept. 24, sundown – start of ROSH HASHANAH….Holiday week conclude on Oct. 4th – YOM KIPPUR…Healthy Best Wishes. Sat. & Sun., Sept. 27-28. HOT RODS & MOTORCYCLES: Coney Island USA event…Hot Rod Cars on Sat.; Motorcycles on Sun….along West 12 St., between Surf Ave. & Boardwalk….All welcome. Sun., Sept. 28,2-3:30pm. WALKING TOUR – Coney Island History Project event…Meet at 3059 W. 12 St. near the Boardwalk…All info. 347-702-8553…Tour based on Coney Island History Project Director Charles Denson. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 – YOM KIPPUR MONDAY, OCTOBER 13- Celebration of COLUMBUS DAY ______________________________________________________________________________ Wed., Oct. 15, 7:30pm.FOOTBALL: BROOKLYN BOLTS: Professional football team part if the new FXFL league….MCU Park, Surf Ave…Game: Boston Brawlers vs. Bolts…Halftime fireworks…Giveaways…Game in honor of ‘Breast Cancer Awareness day’…All ticket info.: 718-37-BKLYN…(special prices for purchasers of three game appearance – Other dates Oct. 24 & Nov. 7.). Sunday, Oct. 19 – ANNUAL PROSPECT PARK WALK for American Cancer Society – to fight Breast Cancer….Those wishing to join local residents in the walk, call C.B. 13 at 718- 266-3001. Tues., Oct. 21, 7:30pm. 60th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING….Meeting to be held in the office of Community Board 13, 1201 Surf Ave., 3rd floor…ADA compliant elevator….All welcome. Fri., Oct. 24, 7:40pm. FOOTBALL: BROOKLYN BOLTS vs. Omaha Mammoths…MCU Park, Surf Ave….All info. 718-37-BKLYN. Sat., Oct. 25. CONEY ISLAND CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARADE…Surf Ave. at MCU Park to Boardwalk through amusement area…All info. 718-594-7895. Sat., Oct. 25, 12 noon – 3pm. IT’S MY PARK DAY….Kaiser Park, Neptune Ave….Friends of Kaiser Park event…Painting pumpkins, making bird feed, park clean-up, more. (NYC Million Free Tree Give Away (see following item)…All welcome. Sat., Oct. 25. 12 noon – 2pm. TAKE HOME A FREE TREE…Kaiser Park, 2925 Neptune Ave…To reserve free tree, register online at www.nyrp.org/treegiveaways. Sun., Oct. 26. ‘BRING IT TO BROOKLYN’ TRIATHALON: Inaugural Brooklyn event. Competition distances for everyone regardless of age or fitness level…Includes an ITU- style course that swims in Raritan Bay, cycles through Bklyn, and finishes in Coney Island…Swim Segment, Bike Segment, T2 Bike-To-Run, and Run Segment…L-shaped clockwise course for swimmer at Coney Island; Bike-To-Run transition area at MCU parking lot…Run Segment through Coney Island along the Boardwalk with finish line near the Parachute…Info: Pacific Sports LLC at 714-978-1528. Fri., Oct. 31 – Here it is!!! HALLOWEEN ______________________________________________________________________________ Fri., Nov. 7, 7:30pm. FOOTBALL: BROOKLYN BOLTS vs. Miami Blacktips…MCU Park, Surf Ave…All info.: 718-37-BKLYN. NEW AND NOTES COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET – SUNDAYS, through Nov. 16. 7M-3PM. West 16 St. & Surf Ave….Fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, plants…senior citizen coupon program. ****************************************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________________ CONEY ISLAND HOSPITAL…MOBILE UNIT #4…9AM-5PM AT W. 30TH St. & Mermaid Ave. in the RiteAid Parking Lot…open weekdays except Thurs….all info. 347- 957-0415. ______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCE FOR CONEY ISLAND: Director of Operations: Johanna Zaki…Information on activities in Coney Island, grants, events and dates, news. Call 1-800-621-3362. Or [email protected]. WCS NEW YORK AQUARIUM, Surf Ave. & West 8 St…The world famous Aquarium, host to tens of thousands of people each year. Exhibits, programs, scores of attractions – Work continues on new attractions…Open all year….Visit its wide family of penguins, walruses, sharks, more…Admission varies…For all info. : www.nyaquarium.com. Or 718- 265.FISH. Groundbreaking has taken place for the giant, exciting new Shark Exhibit. COMMUNITY EMRGENCY RESPONSE (CERT) TEAM: Community Emergency Response Team….New training sessions due. CERT members meeting planned; call for info. New applications and info. 718-422-8418 or [email protected]. THE BROOKLYN WALL OF REMEMBRANCE: Monumental wall installation, in honor of those who served so gallantly on 9/11…West wall of MCU Park, 1904 Surf Ave. Opposite parking field and abutting the Robinson-Reese Statue. Visit it all year. ______________________________________________________________________________ CONEY ISLAND YMCA, 2980 W. 29 St. at Surf Avenue…Shiny, spacious new facility with a multitude of activities including exercises rooms, pools, basketball court, meeting room, children’s room, much more!!! Director: Sam Moore. Open Mon.-Fri., 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. / Sat. & Sun., 8am-8pm. Call now to 718-215-6900. ______________________________________________________________________________ STEEPLECHASE PLAZA, 1615 Boardwalk…large walking, outdoor area…site of the B&B Carousell…Large open plaza…seating and relaxation…Watch the colorful one-of-a- kind light show of THE PARACHUTE JUMP. Lighting continues all year, with special effects for holidays and special days. SALT AND SEA MISSION: 1404-1406 Neptune Ave. (at Stillwell Ave.)… and now at 2417- 2419 Stillwell Ave. at Bay 50th St. Important community and public work continues. Items for needy, food, services. Rev. Debbe Santiago…Call 718-530-4648. Baby food, clothing, dog food distribution on Wed., 11am-12 noon at 2417-19 Stillwell Ave.; Ladies Bible Study every Wed., 12 non…Many other civic activities: Pastor Debbe Santiago….718-373-3572. FREE CONEY ISLAND TOURS!! Tours given by Brooklyn Native…Start at Riegelmann Boardwalk & Stillwell Ave…all info. [email protected] CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT: Now located at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park, 3059 West 12th Street…Charles Denson’s acclaimed site to view photos, exhibits, discussion…visit the long history of Coney Island…Walking tours, exhibits, oral history programs, much more. “WALL OF MEMORIES’ – memorializes 0ver 300 people lost to violence…West 22 St. & Surf Ave…..Spon. by Gone But Not Forgotten, and The Suber Foundation…On the wall…visit the site. MINDFULLY LIVING COMMUNITY GARDEN…plans for creation of a new garden, focused on nutrition, cooking, health issues and food…To be created at 2427 Mermaid Ave. @ W. 25 St….Email: [email protected]; or call 917-273-4406. SHOREFRONT YM-YWHA OF BRIGHTON & MANHATTAN BEACH, 3300 Coney Island Ave., between Brightwater Court & Boardwalk…Many regularly scheduled events, including ‘Sewing for beginners’, Music & Movement for Tots, Creative Movement Dance, Modern Dance, Hip-Hop/Break Dance…Gym, swimming pool, outdoor and indoor programming…. Info: www.shorefronty.org ABE STARK ICE SKATING RINK, W. 19th St. & Boardwalk. Sats. & Suns., 1- 3:30pm….$9 adm…plus skate rental… For all info. on times, groups, etc. call 718-946- 6536. ______________________________________________________________________________ BROOKLYN STREETCAR ARTISTS’ GROUP: Coney Island Hospital. 2nd floor gallery space next to Kane Auditorium… Exhibitions open Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm.….contact: www.BSAGARTS.ORG FREE LEGAL WORKSHOPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: Project of The Legal Aid Society….Info.: 212-426-3083 _____ ________________________________________________________________________ CONEY ISLAND YOUTH ALIVE INC….Drum Line, Steppers, Dancers…Events thru the year…All info.: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________ FREE MEDIA CLASSES…Coney Island library, 1901 Mermaid Ave…presented by BRIC…Subjects include: DIY Stop-Motion Animation; Video Blogging; Digital Camera Basics; much more….718-265-3220. ****************************************************************************** KAISER PARK: Park activities throughout the year – Friends of Kaiser Park, Coney Island Generation Gap, Alliance of Calvert Vaux Park. .