The Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra performed to a full house at the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims on March 27. The program was a delightful mix of both traditional and “off-beat” selections. The evening began with Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas, the third movement of Maurice Ravel’s “Ma Mere L’Oye.” A wonderfully experimental work on […]
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P.S. 8 Does The Bard or These Little Shadows Are Too Cute to Offend
No one is ever too young for Shakespeare, and PS 8’s third and fourth graders are about to prove this with their upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The performance is part of the drama program started by Noel Gentile three years ago. Until recently, the productions mounted by the students were original pieces […]
The Boat May be Rockin’ but Inside it’s All Swing
The Mark Soskin Trio is one of the many accomplished music groups you will find performing year round at Bargemusic. At first glance this floating white barge seems an unlikely place for a night of Jazz. But make no mistake, Bargemusic is a great place to hear some very talented musicians here in Brooklyn Heights. […]
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus to Present Holiday Harmonies at Local Church
The Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus will present a selection of songs for the holiday season tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow (12/19) at noon and 7:30 at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral at 113 Remsen Street. “The selections for the evening will be songs of the season and choral masterpieces old and new,” says […]
The Sirens of Brooklyn Holiday Benefit Concert
Check out the Sirens of Brooklyn performing their annual holiday benefit tonight at 8pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Brooklyn, 50 Monroe Place to raise money for Women for Women International. The organization provides female survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and […]
New Neighbor: Charlie-n-Diamond
Your next piece of jewelry can be made by a local Brooklynite whose work is featured at Charlie-n-Diamond at 105 Atlantic Avenue. Anna Man and Elizabeth Lind make jewelry as “Darby and Darby,” in the space formerly occupied by Man’s Unisex salon Boy Luv Girl, which moved up the street and left 105 Atlantic Avenue […]
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