Community Corner

5 Things: Storytelling at Way Station, Nutcracker at BAM, Late-Night Q Nightmare Continues, More

Prospect Heights-area subway, alternate side and event information you won't want to miss.

1. You need to tell your story. You're in luck, because tonight is , a monthly storytelling night where anyone can enter the lottery for five minutes to tell their story. This mont's theme is Season's Greetings. Sign up at 7pm, show 7:30-9pm. , 683 Washington Ave., No cover.

2. You need The Nutcracker. The annual starts tonight at 7 p.m. at BAM. 30 Lafayette Ave., $25-$120. 

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. If you have a young artiste,  head to New York Explorers (behind Blue Marble) for a Bread and Roses Art Class. Normally these classes are $55, but today it's $25 (for new students only). The class will study Inuit art, and kids will make an Inuit Motif Print and an Arctic carved figure. 186 Underhill Ave. 3:30 to 5:30; $25. There are tons of other options today; see our .

Find out what's happening in Prospect Heights-Crown Heightswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

4. You need to know if your train is running ... Between 11:50 p.m. and 5 a.m. weeknights through Dec. 30trains are running every 30 minutes between Atlantic Avenue and Stillwell Avenue. Brooklyn-bound trains will drop you at Pacific and you will have to walk to Atlantic and wait for the next leg (the reverse Manhattan-bound)., according to the MTA

5. ... And if you have to move your car. You do, alternate side won't be suspended again until Dec. 25-26 for Christmas, according to the NYCDOT

Find out what's happening in Prospect Heights-Crown Heightswith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Prospect Heights-Crown Heights