For fans of the musical avant garde of the mid to late twentieth century, on Friday evening at 8:00 Bargemusic will present “Sonatas and Interludes” by John Cage (photo), performed on piano by Marc Peloquin. For fans of more conventional art music, on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ther will be […]
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Saturday is the annual City of Water Day, and Brooklyn Bridge Park has several events planned to celebrate it. There will be kayaking from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. between piers 1 and 2. From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Pier 6 there will be a Wildlife Theater performance that should appeal to kids, A […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
This evening (Friday, July 12) at 8:00 Bargemusic will present a “Here and Now” concert featuring works by several contemporary composers, performed by Wendy Sutter (photo) on cello and Olga Vinokur on piano. On Saturday evening at 8:00 there will be a “Masterworks” concert featuring works by Bach, Samuel Adler, Sir Arnold Bax, and Debussy, […]
“Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend” Makes Its Brooklyn Premiere Thursday
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend will be making its Brooklyn premiere at Brooklyn Heights Cinema. The film was directed by Gian Godoy and Esther Anderson; Anderson is a Jamaican actress who filmed the rise of Bob Marley and the Wailers in the early ’70s, and recovered the footage 30 years later. For those […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions, Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
For those in town during the post-Independence Day weekend, Bargemusic has a full schedule of concerts. Friday evening at 8:00 there’s a “Here and Now” concert featuring works by several contemporary composers, performed by mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna, pianist Olga Vinokur (photo), pianist David Kalhous, and flutist Amelia Lukas. On Saturday evening at 8:00 there’s a […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There’s more free Shakespeare on the pier this weekend, as the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy presents Random Access Theater’s production of the comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Granite Prospect, Pier 1, starting at 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Set in colonial Macau, this production explores Much Ado’s wickedly enjoyable themes of love, intrigue, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
On Saturday (June 22) from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a book launch and talk by Philip F. Napoli, author of Bringing It All Back Home: An Oral History of New York City’s Vietnam Veterans. In BHS’s words: Join us for a discussion from the author and a remarkable group […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This Sunday, June 16, starting at 10:30 a.m., author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Stephanie Graegin of the new children’s book Water in the Park will be at the Empire-Fulton Ferry section of Brooklyn Bridge Park (adjacent to Jane’s Carousel and the Tobacco Warehouse) will talk, read, and draw for the benefit of young readers and […]
“If These Knishes Could Talk” Screening at Quad Cinema
For those of you who were missed last month’s screening, you have another chance to see my documentary on the New York accent called “If These Knishes Could Talk”—it will be showing at Quad Cinema in Manhattan on Friday, June 21st at 7:30 pm. Starring Penny Marshall, Alan Dershowitz, Charles Rangel, Joe Franklin, and lots […]
Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
Local filmmaker Andy Arrow recently completed a documentary called Mettle, about people who earn their living by collecting recyclables, and how they are “cited, or even arrested, for picking up trash from the sidewalk.” Arrow has a Kickstarter campaign underway to “raise awareness and to fund a premiere event.” Drop a couple bucks if you’d […]
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