Brooklyn Based, a free email tip sheet you’ve got to subscribe to is such a fun Brooklyn resource, a Daily Candy for the brownstone set. This week they suggest

Friday: The Gate partners with Shmaltz Brewing Co., Southpaw, Bierkraft, Blind Tiger, and Barrette to present the 1st Annual Coney Island Freaktoberfest Boutique Beer & Music Festival. On tap: a variety of craft beers, live music, burlesque, and performances by the Coney Island Sideshow. All-you-can-drink tix here>>

Saturday and Sunday: Open House New York returns Saturday and Sunday with a gazillion unusual and mostly free tours throughout NYC. Take your kids on a historic Red Hook tour, armed with pencil and sketchpad; see dancers perform a tour through Green-Wood Cemetery; rooftop camp at an undisclosed locale (scroll to Douglas Paulson), or bike to Brooklyn’s greenest buildings. Pick one, or two, and RSVP now.

Saturday: Along with OHNY, Brooklyn Navy Yard Arts provides a rare public glimpse of their workplace Saturday beginning at noon, when the new artists collective holds open studios inside seven Navy Yard buildings. Shuttle buses make it easy to access; exhibited work ranges from sculpture to paintings to photography and furniture design.