–December 1 at 7 pm: World AIDS Day Candlelight Service and
Memorial Ribbon Project organized by the Gay and Lesbian Ministry of
Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church at 7:00 pm at Park Slope’s St.
Augustine Roman Catholic Church, 116 Sixth Avenue,
between Park and Sterling Places.

—December 3 at 11:30 am: Ribbon Cutting and Dedication in Washington Park (aka JJ Byrne Park) Fifth Avenue and Third Street.

—December 4 at 7 pm until 10 pm: Snowflake Celebration sponsored by the Buy in Brooklyn initiative. Local merchants throw open their doors to stay open late and
create a holiday atmosphere, enabling you, the people of Park Slope, to
do your holiday shopping . . . here!

Each participating business will stay open until 10pm, and offer some special promotion—could
be a sale, could be a giveaway, raffle, carolers, snow machine (it’s
been done!), mulled wine, special hors d’oeuvres, etc. etc. The
listings of participants grows daily!!!

—December 6 at 5 pm: Park Slope’s BID First Annual Tree and
Menorah Lighting Ceremony. At 7 p.m. a reading of The Christmas Carol
at the Old Stone House.