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We have the best emails this side of the Atlantic. And we mean the ocean and the magazine.

Who are we?

Brooklyn Brainery is accessible education, crowdsourced to our local community.

We host affordable classes on anything and everything, all determined by the things you want to learn and teach. It's a place to experiment with all kinds of topics, hobbies, and ideas — think book clubs on steroids.

We're located in Prospect Heights a stone's throw from Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza.

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Current classes

Pewter listing

Pewter Casting II

Sat. October 1, 3pm

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Classic Charcoal Drawing for Beginners

Sun. October 2, 2:30pm

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Embroidery 2: Textures

Mon. October 3, 6pm

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Book Launch: The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking

Tue. October 4, 8:30pm

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Pies from Scratch: Double Crust Apple Pie

Wed. October 5, 5pm

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Nice to CC You: A Workshop on Email Writing

Thu. October 6, 6:30pm

Toilets listing

The Long and Fascinating History of Toilets

Thu. October 6, 8:30pm

Comic listing

Comic Book Storytelling

Thu. October 6, 7pm

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Calvary Cemetery Walking Tour

Sat. October 8, 11am

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Street Tree Identification for Beginners

Sun. October 9, 10am

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Dim Sum Favorites

Sun. October 9, 12pm + more

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The History of Gin

Mon. October 10, 6pm

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MADE IN NYC: The Reinvention of Local Manufacturing

Mon. October 10, 8:30pm

Candy corn blog listing

Candy: From Early History to Halloween

Wed. October 12, 6pm

Funeral listing

Food of the Dead: A Culinary History of Funeral Food

Wed. October 12, 8pm

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Perfume 101: Fragrance Basics

Thu. October 13, 6:30pm

Facilitation bootcamp listing

The Design Gym's Facilitation Bootcamp

Thu. October 13, 9am

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The Design Gym's Design Thinking Bootcamp

Fri. October 14, 9am

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Oko Farms' Aquaponics 101

Sat. October 15, 10am

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Sock Puppetry 101

Sun. October 16, 1pm

Coneyisland walk listing

Greetings from Coney Island Walking Tour

Sun. October 16, 1pm

Leaf peepers listing

Become an Ace Leaf Peeper

Sun. October 16, 10am + more

Cookbook proposal class listing

How to Write a Cookbook Proposal

Mon. October 17, 6:30pm

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Fall Harvest Crowns

Tue. October 18, 8:30pm

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Wontons & Dumplings

Wed. October 19, 5:30pm + more

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Presentation Skills

Fri. October 21, 3pm

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Food Illustration: Illustrate Your Own Recipe

Fri. October 21, 6pm

Upcycle listing

Upcycle Your Jewelry Workshop

Sat. October 22, 2:30pm

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Learn to Sail Lesson with Hudson River Community Sailing

Sun. October 23, 9am

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Introduction to Embroidery: Making a Sampler

Mon. October 24, 5:30pm

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Ice Cream Social at Ample Hills

Tue. October 25, 7pm

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Food, Design, and Psychology

Wed. October 26, 6:30pm

Interested in what we've done before? Check out ice cream, Spanish, DNA, card games and more on our past course listings.