Cranberry Street Fair to return to Brooklyn Heights for 44th year
Brooklyn Heights will again be dancing in the street for the 44th annual Cranberry Street Fair this Saturday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On the shady, quiet block between Hicks and Willow streets, locals will celebrate the coming of autumn with a day of homegrown activities and entertainment, including belly dancing, browsing books and treasures, guessing the number of cranberries, climbing on the fire engine, parading their pets and having their fortunes told. Residents will also vie for gustatory glory in the bakeoff.
Organized originally by artists John and Richanda Rhoden, the fair is still overseen by Ms. Rhoden, now well up into her 90s, who throws a party for the volunteers, many members of the Cranberry Street Association, every year the night before the fair.