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Reminder: Brazilian Dance Party Tomorrow on Pier 1

Reminder: Brazilian Dance Party Tomorrow on Pier 1

By on May 16, 2012 11:00 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Dance, Events, Food, Fun, Music

Tomorrow (Thursday, May 17) starting at 7;00 p.m. there will be a Brazilian dance party at Pier 1 (enter at foot of Old Fulton Street), Brooklyn Bridge Park, featuring Nation Beat (see video after the jump), Maracatu New York, and DJ Greg Caz. Admission to the party is free; food and drinks will be available from vendors. More details are here.

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Karl Grooves on Booker T. Jones

Karl Grooves on Booker T. Jones

By on May 11, 2012 3:40 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Dance, Events, Fun, Music, Video

Our Mr. J. and his cam were on hand at Pier 1 yesterday evening for the opening event in the Dance Party series co-sponsored by BRIC Arts Media and Brooklyn Bridge Park. As you can see, Karl got right into the funk groove. Don’t forget, next Thursday it’s Brazilian. Video after the jump. Continue Reading →

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Thursday: ‘Celebrate BK! Dance Party’

Brooklyn Bridge Park Thursday: ‘Celebrate BK! Dance Party’

By on May 9, 2012 6:37 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Dance, Events

A reminder: On Thursday, May 10 from 7-10 p.m., Brooklyn Bridge Park will host the “Celebrate Brooklyn!” Dance Party at Pier 1. Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Booker T. Jones will perform material from his “The Road From Memphis,” while DJ Rich Medina Rich Medina will warm up the night with a sonic journey of hip-hop, house, Afrobeat, funk & soul.. The best part: This event is free. Continue Reading →

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BBP Dance Parties Start This Thursday With Booker T. Jones

BBP Dance Parties Start This Thursday With Booker T. Jones

By on May 7, 2012 3:43 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Dance, Events, Food, Fun, Music

BRIC Arts Media Bklyn, in partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Park, is presenting a series of free dance parties at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park the next three Thursday evenings starting at 7:00. The opening event, this Thursday, May 10, features legendary funk keyboardist Booker T. Jones, whose group, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, provided the backbone for Stax Records’ classic Memphis soul sound. Also on the bill is DJ Rich Medina. Continue Reading →

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Brooklyn Bridge Park: Spring Fling & 5K Race 3/31

Brooklyn Bridge Park: Spring Fling & 5K Race 3/31

By on March 15, 2012 9:19 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Dance, Events, Fun, Kids, Music

Brooklyn Bridge Park has two events coming up on Saturday, March 31: Its family-oriented Spring Fling and the annual Eileen C. Dugan Memorial 5K race.

First up: Spring Fling takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Empire Fulton Ferry section of the park. Admission is free, and includes egg decorating, music, dancing, yoga, face painting, storytelling and an egg roll. The Wiyos will perform at 10:30 a.m., and Audrarox at noon. Continue Reading →

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Brooklyn Heights Girls in City Ballet’s Nutcracker

By on December 16, 2011 1:35 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Dance, Events

Today’s Daily News has a story about a group of kids from Brooklyn who have been chosen to play children’s roles in the New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s Nutcracker at Lincoln Center this season. Among those getting special mention, and photos, are Brooklyn Heights residents Elizabeth Haarsgaard, 9, who plays a girl at a party, and Tierney Solmo, 11, who plays a doll.

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