5 Things You Should Know This Week

"5 Things You Should Know" will jump-start you into a productive week. Be the first to know about parking changes, important meetings, free events and the hottest get-togethers in and around Bed-Stuy:

1. Monday December 12, check out some of the best live jazz in all of Brooklyn at Jazzy Mondays, featuring JuJu Gordon and her band at For My Sweet, 1103 Fulton St, Brooklyn, 7:00pm, $10 cover.

2. Don’t forget to catch the episode of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s own Larry Fisher on “Clean House New York,” Monday night, December 12, at 11:00pm EST, on the Style Network.

3. The 79^th Police Precinct Community Council meets on Tuesday, December 13, at 794 Monroe Street at 7:00 p.m.

4. This week is the last week to catch The Billie Holiday Theatre’s production of "The Waiting Room," written by Samm-Art Williams and directed by Jackie Alexander. The story unfolds when people in a waiting room, visiting a hospitalized loved one whose life hangs in the balance, feel pressure to get it "get right with the Lord," resolve unfinished family business and confess long-buried secrets. A dramatic comedy. Sunday, December 18,  will conclude this year’s run of this production. For reservations and ticket information, call 718-636-0918 or 0919 x12.

5. Join The Urban Bush Women on Thursday, December 15, at 8:00pm for their Holiday Stomp Party and raise the holiday roof at the newest hot spot, Free Candy, located at 905 Atlantic Ave, Bklyn.