PLENTY Clinton Hill/Fort Greene: PLENTY PICKS/April in Clinton Hill/Fort Greene

When the temperature reached the 70s on the third Friday in March locals filled the streets and the restaurants; and the next day, we were back indoors. Well, hopefully, the warmer weather is on the way to stay and our coming out will be ongoing. Here are a few of the fun things and grand re-openings for this month.

E-WASTE RECYCLING

Friday, April 1, 2pm-6pm

Pratt Institute, Willoughby Avenue | Grand/Classon

Keep your appliances and rid yourself of computers, and anything which plugs into a computer, phones, TVs, and VCR. Residential and small business e-waste welcome. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

ONE NIGHT OF JAZZ

Friday, April 1, 9-10:30 pm

BAMcafé, Brooklyn Academy of Music, free

30 Lafayette Avenue | St. Felix/Ashland

The 12^th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival features the New Cookers (Kenyatta Beasley, Keith Loftis and Ben Williams) and others. For full festival details visit the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium website.

ART & A PARTY

Saturday, April 2, 8pm, free

Synergy Cultural Collective, 1101-07 Fulton Street | Classon/Claver

WTF: Work That Funk is an exhibition championing the iconic beauty and artistry of the album cover, an element of connection to music that has faded with the introduction of the mp3. The exhibition features the work of emerging and established artists reinterpreting classic and obscure album covers. Along with the art is a party where the musical soundtrack will feature contemporary songs that feature prominent, memorable samples and the songs that the samples were taken from. Exhibit on display through end of the month. See some of the artists at work.

FAB FRIDAY

Friday, April 8, all day

Fulton Street, Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Enjoy food, drinks, shopping, performances and more along Fulton Street. Good stuff includes a free glass of wine with appetizer or entree at Aqualis Grill, 20% discount on smoked fish at Brooklyn Victory Garden, all-day Happy hour at Brooklyn Moon, wine and cheese tasting at Greene Grape Wines, 15% discount on all items at Yu Interiors and a free 5-minute chair massage to any patron who stops by for a "free" portfolio review at Edward Jones Investments. For a detailed list of events visit the FAB website.

ONE-WOMAN SHOW

Saturday, April 9, 8pm

Kumble Theater, LIU Brooklyn Campus, DeKalb & Flatbush

Call Me Crazy: Diary of a Mad Social Worker, is a one-woman show looking at the highs and lows of working for peanuts while trying to save the world one poem at a time. Tickets are $20/$18 for groups of 10 or more. Tickets available online.

MUSIC HISTORY IN FORT GREENE

Friday, April 15, 9am-5pm. Registration at 8am

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, DeKalb & Flatbush

Come to the place where legends such as Bing Crosby, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Merman, Chuck Berry, and Charlie Parker once performed. Magnet for the Masses: When Theater Was Paramount in Brooklyn, is a one-day, star-studded celebration of grand theaters in Brooklyn, including the legendary Brooklyn Paramount Theater, which is now Long Island University’s gymnasium and the Brooklyn Fox, which is now the Con Edison building on Flatbush Avenue. Event includes panel discussions and live performances. Reservations required, (718) 488-1185 or community@brooklyn.liu.edu. See event listing on Facebook.

GRAND RE-OPENINGS