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Fri, Jul 15, 5:30-8:30pm: Citadelle gin free / The complex botanical flavors of both Citadelle gin and Citadelle aged gin stands well on their own or shines through in a cocktail. François will make a special cocktail with Citadelle gin and Mathilde pear liqueur with some other things that will blow you away.

Sat, Jul 16, 4-7pm: Polaner wines / Stop by and savor some of the beautiful bottles that Adam will bring for us to sample. He’ll be pouring our Chinon, Gaujal Rose and Shebang California red jug wine.

Fri, Jul 22, 5:30-8:30pm: Vinaio wines / Dan will be here to pour some beautiful Spanish wines for us to enjoy.

Fri, Jul 29, 4-7pm: Banks rum / Come by and taste our Banks rum cocktail, mixed by our cocktail goddess Ab-igail Gullo of Fort Defiance fame.

August Fridays, Saturdays: Visit drydockny.com late July for August tastings.

TOURSMade in Brooklyn ToursTours Start at IKEA Brooklyn Water Taxi LandingRED HOOK TOUR: Leisurely walking tour explores both the neighborhood’s industrial past and the harbingers of its new manufacturing era. Begin at headway of the Erie Canal, stroll cobblestone streets, learn about and meet various makers-of items, each tour is unique. Saturdays: 1:30-4:30pm. $30 at Pier ($15 in advance, when registering online w/Discount Code: makinit.madeinbrooklyntours.com

SHINE NYC ART ToursTours start at S.E. corner of Van Brunt & Wolcott StreetsRED HOOK ART TOUR: Join Mary-Beth Shine for tours of Red Hook galleries, art spaces and studios, maybe a drink, and a dose of Red Hook’s past and present. Each tour promises to be unique. Fee $35/person. Rain dates - Sun after or Sat before scheduled date.All tours: 1:30-4:30pm - Sat, Jul 9; Sun, Jul 17; Sun, Jul 24; Sat, Aug 13; Sun, Aug 28shinenycart.com

10:30-11:30am Anna Mumford, a certified Forrest Yoga instructor, helps students find strength and balance. facebook.com/redhookyoga

SHOPS & MARKETSAdded Value/Red Hook Community FarmColumbia & Beard StreetsFARMERS MARKET: Local produce grown by Red Hook youth, cooking demos, tours. added-value.orgSaturdays, 10am-3pm

botta di vino357 Van Brunt StreetCANDLE LIGHT BLIND TASTING, free with wine pur-chase. Fridays; QUESTO VINO? (food & wine pairing class) full-course dinner and wine seminar, $65/person, $33/members, reservations online. Twice/month; WINE & CHEESE TASTING. Enjoy the botta di vino Wine Tasting Garden with the Cheese Mongers from Fairway,Aug 25 bottadivino.net

BUTTER by Nadia405 Van Brunt Street, 2nd FloorBUTTER by Nadia SAMPLE SALE: gorgeous garments at generous discounts.Jul 29-30; Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun, 11am-4pmshopbutterbynadia.com

dry dock424 Van Brunt StreetWINE AND SPIRITS TASTINGSSat, Jul 1, 4-7pm: Come in and Celebrate Canada Day with Bloody Caesars! / Celebrate our northern neighbor’s special day with their take on a Bloody Mary. We’ll be pouring Long Island vodka to complete this cocktail’s multi-national appeal.

Fri Jul 8, 5:30-8:30pm: John Sullivan Irish Whiskey / Named after last champion of bare-knuckle fighting, and first heavy-weight winner, this whiskey’s flavor and value will knock you out, technically speaking.

Sat, Jul 9, 4-7pm: Savio Soares wines / It’s going to be a big day at the dock because Savio himself will be here to pour and share his passion for organic and biody-namic viniculture.

Red Hook Community Justice CenterCoffey ParkNATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME: Food, fun and games for the entire family. Co-sponsored by the 76th Police Precinct and Kings County District Attorney’s Office. Tue, Aug 2, 3-6pm

Redhook East & Redhook West Tenant AssociationsCoffey ParkFAMILY DAY: Annual event - loads of fun and enter-tainment for people of all ages.Aug 13, Noon-7pm

Rocky Sullivan’s34 Van Dyke StreetWHISTLE LESSON followed by traditional Irish music, Mondays 7pm. IRISH LANGUAGE with traditional Irish music, Tuesdays 8pm. OPEN MIC POETRY & AUTHOR, last Wednesday of every month. QUIZ NIGHT with Sean Crowley, Thursdays, 8pm rockysullivans.com

FITNESS & RECREATIONEverbrite Mercantile351 Van Brunt StreetOPEN LEVEL YOGA: with instructor Felicia Maria. Bring yoga mat. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm, by donation.ebmerc.blogspot.com

Red Hook BoatersValentino Pier ParkKAYAKING Free walk up sessions. Participants provid-ed use of equipment and receive safety and pad-dling tips. During 15-20 minute paddle rides, explore protected cove at your own pace and enjoy harbor views and estuary wildlife. Minors must be accompa-nied by legal guardian. Sundays 1–5pm,Thursdays 6-8pm redhookboaters.org

Yoga ClassesRed Hook Rec Center & Valentino Pier ParkFOREST YOGA BASICS at RH Rec Center. Saturdays, 10-11am; COMMUNITY YOGA at the Pier. Wednesdays,

To be included in future calendarsplease contact info@redhooked.orgDesign & Art Direction: Luis Gutierrez

Red Hook Bait & Tackle Bar320 Van Brunt StreetLIVE MUSIC featuring: Jul 1 - Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray, 9pmJul 2 - Susan Rouwhurst, 9pmJul 6 - Smitty on Steel, 8pmJul 8 - No Sky God, 9pmJul 12 - Scott Andreson’s Alive Party w/Band, DJ and Pig Roast, 7pmJul 16 - Springs, 9pmJul 22 - Tough Cats, 9pmJul 29 Mandolin Orange, 9pmJul 30 - WOODPECKER! 9pmAug 3 - Smitty on Steel, 9pmAug 5 - Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, 9pmAug 12 - Dang It Bobbys, 9pmAug 28 -The Rob Reddy Group Gospel Brunch, 2pm SINGER SONGWRITER REVUE - enjoy 3 performers, Sundays, 8pm redhookbaitandtackle.com

Red Hook FilmsValentino Pier ParkMOVIES ON THE WATERFRONT and under the watch of Lady Liberty, Tuesdays, 8:30pm redhookfilms.orgJul 12 - Men in Black Jul 19 - Bring it On Jul 26 - Lords of Dogtown Aug 2 - Wall-E Aug 9 - The Karate Kid Aug 16 - The Fast and the Furious Aug 23 - The Iron Giant Aug 30 - Pump Up The Volume

Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy’sENVIROMEDIA MOBILEIKEA Erie Basin Park, One Beard StreetMARITIME BACCHANAL & PIRATES FESTIVAL: Activities include Afrobeat Music and DJ Dance Music; Children’s Pirate Theater, visiting Tall Sail Ship, Pirate Costume Contest, and a host of environmental recreational activities such as Family Catch & Release Fishing Contest, Arts & Crafts for Kids, plus public tours of the mobile Nature & Maritime Museum on wheels.Jul 25, 11am-5pm urbandivers.org

SUNSET CONCERT w/music by Melvin Van Peebles & Laxative Orchestra, & others; OUTDOOR FILM: When Fry Eggs Fly, Aug 20, 3-10pm urbandivers.org

YOUTH THEATER WORKSHOPTheater program for high schoolers. Working with experienced theater artists, students create original plays that address needs and concerns of teens and young adults. Facilitated by Falconworks senior collaborator Reg Flowers. Pay-what-you-can (suggested tuition $95). Scholarships available for NYCHA residents. Pre-registration required.Jul 9 - Aug 13; Six Saturdays, 10am-1pmfalconworks.com

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC)499 Van Brunt StreetBLACK AND WHITE: Juried Summer Art show exhibits 100 works by New York regional artists. B&W is primal, the underneath, the foundation of the opulence of color. bwac.orgJul 16 - Aug 21; Weekends, 1-6pm

Pier Glass499 Van Brunt StreetTHE COLOR OF SUMMER GLASS: Glass Blowing Dem-onstrations, Glass Art for Sale from studio artists.Inquire about “Glass Experience” and classes.Jul 16 & 17; Aug 13 & 14; Noon-5 pm pierglass.net

Pochron Studios96 Van Dyke StreetCOSMOSIS: An exhibition of photographic prints. Opening reception Sat, Jul 23, 5-8pm. Studio Hours Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm pochronstudios.com

Cora Dance CompanyVisitation Church, 98 Richards StreetPREY: A DANCE CONCERT in support of Visitation Church’s Restoration & Cora Dance’s scholarship programs for local youth. Pay-what-you-can (sug-gested contribution $20). coradance.comAug 18, 7pm

Red Hook Public Library7 Wolcott StreetOpen late on Tuesdays - Until 8pm

ARTS & CULTUREGallery Small New York416 Van Brunt StreetRED HOOK, BLUES - Works by AK Corbin.Thru Jul 23; Thu-Sun, 11-6pm smallnewyork.com

Kentler International Drawing Space353 Van Brunt StreetMARKED DIFFERENCES: Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles. Guest Curator, Roberta Waddell’s selection of 49 works by 28 artists reflects Kentler’s emphasis on contemporary drawing. The exhibition presents the diversity of mark-making languages and media in drawing today. kentlergallery.orgThru Jul 24; Thu-Sun, Noon-5pm

Look North Gallery275 Conover Street, #4EPOLAR LIGHT: GREENLAND, A climate change awareness exhibit in conjunction with Al Gore’s ‘The Climate Project’. Photographs, Rena Bass Forman & Drawings, Zaria Forman. looknorthny.comOngoing - Call for hours 347-721-3995

Waterfront Museum299 Conover Street at Pier 44CREATURES of the DEEP: A look at what lurks under the sea! A kaleidoscope of paintings, drawings, pho-tographs, prints, collages, sculptures and assemblag-es by 15 extraordinary artists! waterfrontmuseum.orgOngoing - Open Thu, 4-8pm; Sat, 1-5pm

Falconworks Artists GroupRed Hook Miccio Center, 110 W. 9th StreetTHEATER FOR TRANSFORMATION, a Popular Theater Lab. Participants explore Theater of the Oppressed techniques as a tool for social and personal trans-formation. Facilitated by Falconworks senior collab-orator Reg Flowers and members of the Red Hook Theater project. Open to adults (18+); no theater experience needed. Sliding scale fee: $150-$225. Scholarships available for NYCHA residents. Pre-reg-istration required. falconworks.comJul 9 - Aug 13; Six Saturdays, 1-4pm

EAT & DRINKFort Defiance365 Van Brunt StreetBURGER NIGHT, Mondays. Celebrate FORT DEFIANCE DAY, Aug 27 fortdefiancebrooklyn.com

Kevin’s277A Van Brunt StreetSIDEWALKIN’ SMOOTHIES-the perfect ‘To-Go’ sum-mer refresher - 16 oz. of fresh fruit frozen drinks in eco-green disposable cups. Choose fruit(s) with choice of organic milk, soy milk or apple juice. One fruit $3, two fruits $4. With “Kevin’s Card” - buy five get one free! Weekends only mooreparties.com

Latin Food CartsBay Street & Clinton StreetLatin American food vendors return to Red Hook soc-cer fields Weekends; also Independence Day (Mon, Jul 4) and Labor Day (Mon, Sep 5).redhookfoodvendors.com

Rocky Sullivan’s34 Van Dyke StreetTHINK GLOBAL, EAT LOCAL with Red Hook Lobster Pound, Fridays & Saturdays rockysullivans.com

ENTERTAINMENTSunny’s253 Conover StreetLIVE MUSIC Wednesdays (Smokey’s Roundup),Fridays (various bands), & Saturdays Night Jam.Open 8pm-4am sunnysredhook.com

Hope and Anchor347 Van Brunt StreetKARAOKE NIGHTS: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 9pm-1am hopeandanchordiner.com