This Thursday evening, May 14, and the subsequent two Thursdays, Brooklyn Bridge Park, in conjunction with BRIC, will present the fifth annual series of Celebrate Brooklyn! dance parties, to be held on the Harbor View Lawn of Pier 1 starting at 7:00 p.m. This week’s party has the theme Classic Soul Funk, and features Sonny […]
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There’s a lot coming up at the Brooklyn Historical Society this weekend and the week following. On Sunday afternoon, February 15, there are two events. The first, starting at 12:30, is an English sword dance festival featuring Half Moon Sword, who have danced on the Promenade annually during June. Admission is free. Then at 3:00 […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Plymouth Church’s Underground Thrift Store will be having a winter clothing sale starting this Sunday, January 25. From the Church: Join us at the Underground Thrift on Sunday, January 25 for a special “bin sale” on kids’ winter clothes. Items are $1, $2 and $5 in the Plymouth Gym. And, upstairs in the Thrift Store, […]
Brooklyn Historical Society Announces Free Saturday Family Programs
The Brooklyn Historical Society will present a new series of free family programs each Saturday, starting at 11:00 a.m. The first of these will be tomorrow (January 17), and will be a “Handmade History” event in which “families will pick their favorite portrait in the We the People exhibit and return to the art studio […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Tomorrow (Saturday, July 12) is City of Water Day, and Brooklyn Bridge Park is participating with kayaking and with Seining the River Wild. The Park’s Pier Kids series presents The Art of Stepping on Pier 1 Sunday from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. All of these events are free. Also on Sunday Smorgasburg will be […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Besides the not-to-be-missed Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour, there are several events of note in the neighborhood this weekend. Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (photo), Henry and Remsen Streets, will have its annual Lebanese Festival on Saturday, May 31 from noon to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 1 from noon to 6:00 p.m. The festival […]
Balkan Beat Box Kicks Off Brooklyn Bridge Park Dance Parties Thursday
This year’s series of Celebrate Brooklyn! Bridge Dance Parties, held at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, begins this Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. with a Gypsy Punk Dance Party featuring Balkan Beat Box (photo) and DJ Joro-Boro. The parties continue on the two subsequent Thursdays. On May 15, there will be an Electro-Jamzz Dance […]
Karl Does Atlantic Antic
Mr. J. and his cam made it through the throngs at yesterday’s Atlantic Antic, capturing the excitement of a festival blessed by near perfect weather. Video after the jump, featuring lots of music, belly dancing, food, fun, and (who else?) Marty Markowitz.
Barn Dance at St. Ann’s Church Sunday Afternoon
Video after the jump. St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague Streets, will hold a “Barn Dance and FUN-raiser” this coming Sunday, June 9, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (enter at 157 Montague). The dance will be called by Dave Harvey of New York City Barn Dance (see video). The Barn Dance […]
Dance Parties at Brooklyn Bridge Park Start Thursday With New Orleans Funk
BRIC Arts Media and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy are co-sponsoring a series of three Celebrate Brooklyn! dance parties on Pier 1 the next three Thursday evenings, starting at 7:00 p.m. This Thursday, May 9, the featured act is New Orleans’ Big Sam’s Funky Nation (photo). The NYC Freedom’s DJs will warm things up. Next […]
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