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Get Out! The Weekend Planner: Nov. 10-11

Our picks for your weekend.

Guys, it's been a long week. What's more, it's supposed to be a gorgeous fall weekend. Here are some picks of things to do to reward yourself for making it through what we can all agree was a pretty exhausting few days.

 

Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash

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When/Where: Sat., Nov. 10 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Prospect Heights Community Garden, located at 252-256 Saint Marks Ave. 

Why Go: What better way to take out some of that post-superstorm energy than by smashing the bejeezus out of your slowly rotting Jack-O-Lantern? Once the pumpkin is obliterated into compost, enjoy some nice baked potatoes, hot cider and baked goodies!

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Cost: Free

 

Veteran's Day Celebration at BLDG 92

When/Where: Sat., Nov. 10 from noon to 6 p.m. BLDG 92 is located at 63 Flushing Ave. at the corner of Carlton and Flushing Avenue. 

Why Go: BLDG 92 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is celebrating Veterans Day with a host of activities for Vets and non-Vets alike. Get creative at the family craft table, where you can make tribute flowers to honor Veteran service and inaugurate the tribute wall. Vets and their families can enjoy a special tour (registration required), and flashing your military ID will entitle you to discounts on beer, wine and food. 

Cost: Free

 

Fall Leaf Collection at E. 4th Street Community Garden

When/Where: Saturdays through Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. E. Fourth Street Community Garden, located on E. 4th Street between Caton and Ft. Hamilton Parkway in Windsor Terrace.

Why Go: The violent weather of the past few weeks means you've probably got more than a little leafy detritus piling up around your backyard. Bag it up and dump it off at E.4th Street Community Garden, where it will compost back into the earth! 

Cost: Free.

 

 

Sandy Relief Sausage Fest

When/Where: Sunday, Nov. 11 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Applewood, located at 501 11th St. in Park Slope. 

Why Go: Not one to be left out of the recovery effort, Applewood restaurant is selling succulent sausages and fancy-pants cocktails on behalf of Restore Red Hook, a grass-roots organization gathering funds for small businesses ravaged by the storm.

Cost: $8 for snacks, $8 for drinks. Cash only. 


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