If those not-so-subtle emails from your mother with links to Kindle covers haven’t tipped you off yet, this Sunday is Mother’s Day, and it would probably behoove you to do something nice for the woman who birthed you, lest she spend the rest of the year reminding you she didn’t even get a sappy Hallmark card from you. Luckily, there are lots of things going on in Brooklyn this weekend, so if your loving matriarch’s headed over to these parts, you can celebrate her in style. Here are a few ideas.
THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM: All weekend long, the Brooklyn Museum’s hosting a cool Brooklyn Designs product fair at their very hip gift shop, where you can snag accessories, tech, furniture, and more. Plus, isn’t it time you hightailed it to the museum (with mom in tow) and scoped out the David Bowie exhibit? 200 Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights
BROOKLYN WINERY: Brunch is a big deal on Mother’s Day, and it’s always nice to take your mother out for a Sunday feast (or have your mother take you out but get points for picking the spot). The Brooklyn Winery in Williamsburg is offering a special brunch for moms in their atrium from 11:00am to 3pm. this Sunday; for $35, you get a prix-fixe meal including a bread basket, entree, coffee/tea and special breakfast pastries, plus they’ve got lots of cocktails to choose from if you want to add a little booze to your mom meal. 213 N. 8th Street, Williamsburg
STINKY BROOKLYN: For a more DIY Mother’s Day, Cobble Hill cheese shop Stinky’s got cheese, meat and combo platters for assorted prices. They run $75 to $115, but a small size serves 10-15 people, if it’s just you and the family you should be all set. You can also send Mom a basket, snack pack or fondue set if you won’t see her on Sunday, but still want to get her something Brooklyn-ey. 215 Smith Street, Cobble Hill
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Maybe a cemetery trip isn’t the most traditional way to celebrate Mother’s Day, but this Sunday the Green-Wood Historic Society’s hosting a Birding in Peace event for early risers, for $15. From 6am to 7:30 am, Rob Jett will lead an early morning tour before the cemetery opens to the public. Explore and discover the birds that call Greenwood home. And, as Greenwood offers its usual historic trolley tours starting at 1 pm for $20. Willow Avenue, Greenwood
BABELAND: Okay, this one’s probably for the new (non-breast feeding) moms out there, since we know you don’t want to take the woman who changed your diapers to any place that sells sex toys. To post-game Mother’s Day this coming Tuesday, Babeland in Park Slope is offering a bourbon and BDSM event starting at 6pm. The event features, well, bourbon, whiskey-based aphrodisiac cocktails, and kinky-themed sex tips, plus the first guests get a free goodie bag with their $28 ticket.
This article was originally published in 2013.