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And now, a free lecture on cooking bears, beaver and moose

The speaker's friends eagerly dive into her moose-face stew.
It’s seriously becoming weird food week around here at Brokelyn HQ. First foraged dinners and now a free lecture about making “beaver, bear and moose ‘mouffle.’ ” And some of you thought Brokelandia was made up.
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Free subscriptions to Brooklyn Magazine

Here’s a link for free subscriptions to the quarterly Brooklyn Magazine, normally $9.99 a year.

What’s the best supermarket coffee?

As Brokelyn begins its long-overdue tour of supermarket coffee brands, tell us your favorite.

Free ‘artisanal’ pencil sharpening workshop! Really.

Got some No. 2s in need of TLC? Try an “artisanal pencil sharpening workshop” at Pete’s Candy store.

Saturday: Free foraged food feast!

Issue Project Room is sponsoring a free (multi-course!) feast on Feb. 4, featuring “foraged and gleaned local plants and animals.”

Qathra in negotiations for Whisk space

The menu at Qathra
Qathra, the popular Cortelyou Road coffee house, may take over the former Whisk Cafe space at Newkirk and Westminster, the Qathra owner confirmed today. The Whisk space, which has been shuttered since owner Joshua Rubin disappeared on Oct. 31, is hosting a sell-off this weekend to raise money for Rubin’s [...]

Next Saturday: free vegetarian feast in Flatbush

Next Saturday (Jan. 28), the folks at Sustainable Flatbush are hosting a free vegetarian meal, prepared by chefs David Cohen and Alissa Bilfield (The Cookbook Project).

Still no iPhone? Fake it with Nokia’s $50 version

Is there finally an iPhone alternative for Brokesters? One prominent tech reviewer almost raves about Nokia’s new 710, a $50 smartphone.

Register at noon for free Brooklyn swimming lessons

Today at noon, the Parks and Recreation department is opening up its online lottery for free swimming lessons for adults and kids 18 months and up at three Brooklyn pools.

This looks like fun: boozy painting class, $25

Today Google Offers has a deal for half off a BYOB painting class at Painting Lounge in Williamsburg. The two-hour class is only $25, as opposed to the usual $50.