5 Things: A Special Easter Weekend Edition

1. Safe surrender. Today, Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., clergy, pastors, lay members and defense attorneys will be available to help resolve outstanding summons warrants at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church at 212 Tompkins Ave. While this isn't amnesty, favorable consideration will be given to those who participate. Contact Pastor Johnny Ray Youngblood at 718-388-3900 for more information.  

2. Local traditions. Take in a Carroll Gardens tradition and observe the annual Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Procession on Good Friday. The candlight march will begin in front of the church, with pallbearers carrying statues of Jesus Christ encased in glass and the Virgin Mary—under the title Our Lady of Sorrows—on their shoulders. Both have been used in the procession for more than 60 years. Attendants are allowed to take pictures as the procession passes but asked to remain respectful of the solemnity of the event. 

3. Papier-mache crafts. The Brooklyn Children's Museum is having a craft session for children 5 years old and younger this Saturday, March 30 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. Explore the world of eggs and create your own with glue and paste.

4. Egg hunts. On Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m.  to noon Brooklyn Boulders, located at 575 Degraw Street near Third Street, will host an egg hunt throughout the Gowanus rock-climbing gym. Eggs are filled with pennies that are redeemable for candy, if desired. $10 per participant.

Sunday, March 31, Columbia Waterfront's Urban Meadow, at the corner of President and Van Brunt Streets, will host its 5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to noon. Special guest The Easter Bunny, will hop by around 11 a.m. Note: This is a BYOB event. (Bring your own basket.) Free.

5. Parking situation. Alternate side parking rules are suspended through Tuesday, April 2.