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. On Tuesday, February 21, from 4:00pm-5:00pm, come on out to the Saratoga Library and meet the Brooklyn Aviators - Members of the Federal Hockey League! The team will come in uniform and discuss their backgrounds and careers. Autographs will be provided!! The Saratoga Library is located at 8 Thomas S. Boyland St. at "Macon St." The event will be held on the main floor of the library.

2. Join the 79th Police Precinct Community Council for its general monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Brooklyn Job Corps Academy 585 Dekalb Avenue, Bklyn, NY.

3. On Thursday, February 23, from 6:30 – 8::30pm at Bridge Street Development Corporation, finally take charge of your utility bills at the Green Bedford-Stuyvesant event sponsored by Bridge Street and Bed-Stuy Retrofit! Participants will receive:

• Free or Low cost home energy audits that pinpoint inefficiencies in your home
• One on one help accessing energy efficiency incentives
• Tips on reducing your energy usage and utility bills
• The opportunity to be a model green block!

Please bring a copy of your utility bills to take charge of your energy use and carbon emissions! Refreshments will be served. Bridge Street is located at 456d Nostrand Avenue. Please call to register. At 718-636-7596 ext.14. This event is free!!

4. Also this Thursday, grab your girlfriends and head on over to Therapy Wine Bar for its Ladies Night Afterwork Mixer. Enjoy wine, cocktails and perfume Samples. Also, try a Flowerbomb cocktail, get a Flowerbomb perfume sample! Try a Gucci-tini, get a Gucci perfume sample! This Thursday, February 23, Therapy Wine Bar, 364 Lewis Ave, Bklyn, NY, 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

5. Don’t miss an historical moment in hip hop history as the House of Art Gallery presents “The Legends of Hip-Hop Exhibition and Book Signing.” The iconic BUA will unveil for the first time in New York, paintings and one-of-a-kind hand embellished Giclee's from his highly acclaimed and best selling book The Legends of Hip Hop. Friday, February 24, 2012 (One Night Only), 7:00pm - 10:00pm, the House of Art Gallery, 373 Lewis Avenue, Bklyn, NY.