Glendale Beermaker Builds On Area’s Sudsy History 8:10 p.m. ALCOHOLICS Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 21st Ave. and 32nd St. in Astoria. For more information, call 1-718-520-5021. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold aerobics from 9 to 10 a.m., and an afternoon tea dance from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m., plus other programs. For more information, call 1-718-896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. SELF-HELP MASPETH Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold bingo, tai chi, staywell and other programs. For more information, call 1-718- 429-3636. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold sit and be fit at 1 p.m. For more information, call 1-718-894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. FOREST HILLS JEWISH CENTER, 106-06 Queens Blvd., presents Drop-In Play group for new parents, infants and small children every Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and Israeli Folk Dancing from 8 to 10 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 CUB SCOUTS PACK 383 meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at St Pancras Cafeteria, Myrtle Ave., and 68th St., Glendale. For information call 1-718-938-2073. 104TH PRECINCT EXPLORERS will meet today and every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the 104th Precinct stationhouse, Catalpa Ave. off Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood. The program, a division of the Boy Scouts of America, is open to boys and girls ages 13 to 17 to enjoy various activities and learn about police procedures. For information, call 1-718-386-2486 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. NAR-ANON, self-help support group for anyone affected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., at Greenway North, Forest Hills. For information, call 1-800-984- 0066. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold line and ballroom dancing from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m., plus various programs. For more information, call 1-718-896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9:15 a.m. Computer training, beginners, intermediate and advanced levels from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 1-718-894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. SELF-HELP MASPETH Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold exercise, dancing, choral group and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. For more information, call 1-718-429-3636. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 RIDGEWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS AND CIVIC ASSOC. will hold its Homeowners’ Forum at 7 p.m. at I.S. 93 auditorium, Forest Ave. between Woodbine and Madison sts., Ridgewood. Various city agencies to be represented. GLENDALE PROPERTY OWNERS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at St Pancras Parish Center, Myrtle Ave. and 68th St., Glendale. COMMUNITY BOARD 2 will hold a public hearing and public meeting at 7 p.m. at Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th St., Sunnyside. COMMUNITY BOARD 10 will hold a public hearing and public meeting at 7:45 p.m. at the K of C Hall, 135-45 Lefferts Blvd., South Ozone Park. GLENDALE KIWANIS will hold a Finback Brewery Beer Tasting at Edison Place, Cooper Ave. and 71st St., Glendale at 7:30 p.m. Fee charged. FEDERAZIONE ITALOAMERICANA of Brooklyn and Queens will hold the Fresh Pond Road Festival starting today through Sunday from Woodbine to Menahan sts., Ridgewood. MASPETH KIWANIS will meet at O’Neill’s Restaurant, 64- 21 53rd Dr., Maspeth at 12:15 p.m.R IDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Many programs and meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-392-6944. SELF-HELP MASPETH Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold beading, jewelry and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. For more information, call 1-718- 429-3636. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold arts and crafts at 10 a.m., sit and be fit at 1 p.m., Tai-Chi-Chuan at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 1-718-894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-784-6173, ext. 112. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86- 20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys age 10-1/2 to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 1-718-478-5747. GIRL SCOUTS K to 3rd grade meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Grades 4 and up meet from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Andrews United Methodist Church, 91 Richmond St., between Etna St. and Ridgewood Ave., Cypress Hills. BOY SCOUTS Troop and Pack 233 meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St, near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. All boys in grades 1 and up are welcome. For information call 1-718-827-7377. GIRL SCOUTS meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St., near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9 a.m., watercolor painting at 9 a.m. For more information, call 1-718- 894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. MASPETH SELF-HELP SENIOR CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., Maspeth will hold exercise and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. Call 1- 718-429-3636 for information. CALENDAR -CONTINUED FROM PG. 47- 67 • TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 room at Finback as a place where people could “visit, hang out, enjoy beer and be with good company.” This motto was on full display on Friday, Aug. 15, when the brewery hosted the inaugural meeting of the Ridgewood Beer Society, a new beer appreciation group created by Ridgewood resident and local beer enthusiast Stephen Calebro. Originally from New Hampshire, Calebro has lived in New York for the past decade and is very proud to call Ridgewood home. As a buyer for a beer hall in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, Calebro is able to turn his interest in beer and uniquely crafted microbrews into his profession. He created the Ridgewood Beer Society as a way to “do something social” with his biggest passion. Calebro favors small-batch breweries such as Glendale’s Finback because they are “locally sustainable” and represent the spirit of “community-based innovation.” This focus on locally produced, artisanal goods harkens back to the economic downturn of the previous decade. “The number of small craft breweries in the U.S. has greatly risen the past couple of years,” Calebro explained, “in part as a response to the shuttering of the economy back in 2008.” Guests sampled the many different offerings Finback has on tap. All tasting glasses are $2 each, with larger 32 oz. and 64 oz. glasses available as well. The brewery also offers growler fills to go, so that patrons can enjoy their favorite brew at home. During my visit, I sampled the popular “Bitter Chris,” sharp, “hoppy” pale ale, as well as the “Coasted Toconut,” a rich, dark milk stout featuring a delicious blend of roasted coffee and toasted coconut flavors. A taste of the past Both Finback Brewery and the Ridgewood Beer Society are appreciative of the neighborhood’s artisanal roots and history as a brewery-based town. This is evident by the recent renewed interest in neighborhood icons like the Gottscheer Hall and the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House by the new wave of artists and artisans who now call Ridgewood home. Originally settled by the Dutch in the 18th century, Ridgewood began as an agricultural town. By the advent of the 20th century, locally owned and operated breweries and knitting mills fueled Ridgewood’s economy. German and Bavarian immigrants flocked to Ridgewood seeking employment while creating a rich cultural legacy for generations to come. A growing interest in local craft brewing, and artisanal creations in general, is what drew the Ridgewood Beer Society to Finback Brewery for their first meet-up. Calebro’s goal for the newly formed social group is simply to “sample good beer, have fun and enjoy.” He hopes to host future bottle sharing events where members bring bottles of craft brews to the meet-ups to sample. Calebro also looks forward to organizing “beer dinners” in which different microbrews are paired with complimentary courses throughout the meal based on unique flavor profiles. Calebro was joined at the brewery by several other local beer and brewing hobbyists. Many attendees, such as Ridgewood residents Emily Heinz and Cody Cardarelli, are new to the neighborhood and looking to connect with others through mutual interests like the microbrew movement. Cardarelli is one of the crafters at Kombucha Brooklyn, a local purveyor of open-air, non-alcoholic fermented teas used for drinking, cooking and even in some beauty treatments. Cardarelli oversees the production and sale of home brew Kombucha kits, which allows the public to replicate the artisanal fermentation process in their own kitchens. The unique yet growing popularity of this blend caught the interest of Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern, who interviewed Cardarelli at his home in Ridgewood and filmed him for an upcoming episode of Bizarre Foods America. It is thanks in part to this renewed focus on handcrafted, locally produced goods that the community at large is experiencing a revitalization of sorts. Champions of well-made local food and drink such as Finback Brewery and the Ridgewood Beer Society are both offering the community a taste of something unique and extraordinary, while casting a respectful and reverent nod back to Ridgewood’s own rich history of craftsmen and artisans. Finback Brewery is located at 78-07 77th Ave. in Glendale. For information, visit www.finbackbrewery.com. The Ridgewood Beer Society can be found online at www.facebook.com/RidgewoodBeer and is open to anyone who wishes to join. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 39-
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