–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 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.

–December 11 at 7 pm until 10 pm: Snowflake Celebration (see above).

–December 11 at 7 pm: An Evening with architectural historian, Francis Morrone: a reading and discussion of the Brooklyn Historical Society’s newly published Park Slope Neighborhood and Architectural History Guide at the Old Stone House. Fifth Avenue and 3rd Street.

—December 18 at 8 pm: Brooklyn Reading Works presents Feast (Writers on Food) to benefit a local food pantrym featuring Sophia Romero, Jill Eisenstadt, Tom Rayfiel, Sharon Mesmer and more. Curated by Michele Madigan Somerville. The Old Stone House. Fifth Avenue and Third Street.