October 10 / 12pm – 6pm / Havemeyer & Grand

Eat Sweet Treats! Support The Reliquary!

The Sugar Sweets Festival is a bake sale, baking competition and celebration of NYC’s best desserts past and present! Stroll on by or bring a baked good to sell–it will be a tasty afternoon on Havemeyer. The Fest will feature:

A Bake Sale

An army of Civic Bakers is donating homemade cookies, brownies, cakes, pies and more to a giant bake sale, proceeds of which will directly support The Reliquary.

Want to be a Civic Baker? Contact jtancil(at)yahoo.com to learn more. We want your treats!

Baking Competition

Think you are NYC’s best baker? Bring your tastiest treats to the Fest! We will be awarding prizes for:
• Best Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Best Pie
• Best Brownie
• Best Cake
• Mr. or Ms. Civic Baker

Baking Activities
Bring your whole family and enjoy:

• Cookie Decorating
• Homemade Playdough Making
• The History of Sugar in Brooklyn
• Ask The Baker
• 19th Century Urban Cookies

And Goodies From Local Merchants

• Oslo Coffee (free!)
• Brooklyn Kitchen
• Whisk
• Salties Bakery

Its time again for our monthly Third Thursday event again. This Third Thursday from 7PM to 10PM, we have a terrific line up for you, featuring:

In the Exhibition Hall:
Opening reception of Miss Subways, Past and Present, with current photographic portraits of the past Miss Subways by Fiona Gardner, along side archival photographs and posters. View a sample of Fiona’s work or visit the NY Times slideshow

In the Community Collection Window:
Closing reception of Amy Von Harrington’s Copper Mold Collection. Come see this spectacular eye-catching display during its last few days on view in our front window display case.

In the Urban Greenspace (aka; backyard)
The amazingly talented band, Frankenpine. This band has been described as a blend of folk, indie, and bluegrass which may help to explain their namesake: the large cellular towers thinly veiled with semi-realistic tree limbs.  Frankenpine is also native to our corner of Williamsburgh having been founded on and recorded their first album here on Havemeyer Street.  Don’t miss these hometown heros! For a sample of their music go to:
http://www.myspace.com/frankenpine
Expect an even more impressive live presence in our own backyard! (Band plays at 7:30 PM)

And of course:
Brooklyn Beers for just $3 a bottle!

Hope to see you at the next THIRD THURSDAY, September 17th from 7-10 PM at your community museum, The City Reliquary.

This year we will be hosting the second annual New York City Bicycle Fetish Day will be held July 1, 2006 at the new City Reliquary! This event is open to everyone who wants to come show off their ride. Local vendors will also set up booths offering bicycle repair, massages, food, contests and prizes. Check out the photos from last year to get inspired.
Start shining your hub!

2nd Annual Bicycle Fetish Day
on July 1st 2006
from noon until 5 PM
Havemeyer between Grand & Metropolitan

We need you!!
Calling all bike shop owners, club leaders, food vendors, musicians, etc.
We are looking for you to participate in Bicycle Fetish Day 2006. For more information please download the Vendors’ Form. We’ll have a new form up soon, but for now you can use last years’ form:

Download File

Here are some photos from the annual 2004 Brooklyn Bridge Birthday ride on May 24th. Every year, we ride to the top of the bridge and are met with birthday cake for all. Join us this year for the bridge

Last year was also the 100th anniversary of the subway system which was celebrated by a ride of the entire length of the 1-9 lines. First below ground, then above riding Broadway from the Bronx to the Battery.