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What's Going on This Week

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Nothing says Fashion Week like beer, ice cream and books!

NY Craft Beer Week
An overflowing calendar of events in this week-long celebration of special suds from ‘round the way. Enjoy samplings of new offerings, local food and craft beer pairings, and more ending in the Manhattan Cask Ale festival.
September 12-21
Cost: Ticket prices vary with events; Locations throughout the city
http://www.nycbeerweek.com/

The NYC Ice Cream Run 2008
No contest here between a scavenger hunt for ice cream and the catwalk. The city’s top purveyors of the frozen treat provide the goodies; you get to sample them while competing for prizes. Proceeds go to Children for Children, aiding underprivileged children in New York City.
Sunday, September 14, 2 - 4PM
Cost: $5 for kids and teens under 18; $10 for adults
Washington Square Park
http://www.eventbye.com/icecreamrun.htm

Don’t forget: Brooklyn Book Festival
An annual pilgrimage for the literary set, the Book Festival offers lectures, readings and book signings. This year’s off-the page list of participating bold-type authors includes Jonathan Franzen, Jimmy Breslin, Walter Mosley, Joan Didion, and more.
Sunday, September 14, 10AM – 6PM
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza (209 Joralemon Street)
http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/