Starting tomorrow (Friday, June 7) The Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing The East, an espionage thriller about a former FBI agent, Sarah Moss (Brit Marling), who is hired to infiltrate an anarchist group. The story is partly based on some experiences director Zal Batmanglij and Marling had when they “hung out with ‘anarchists’.” Batmanglij […]
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Step out into the cool(er) evening air and do some stargazing this Saturday (June 1) evening at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, starting at 8:00. Feel like making some music? The Sing For Hope pianos will be available this Saturday through Sunday, June 16. In our area, pianos can be found at Pier 1, Brooklyn […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
If you’re in town for the long weekend, there’s some stuff going on. On Friday evening at 8:00 Bargemusic will present composer, pianist, and thereminist Rob Schwimmer (photo) in a concert in the Bargemix Series, “The Wild World of Piano, Theremin, Continuum.” On Saturday evening at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00 there will be […]
Another Chance Saturday To See ‘If These Knishes Could Talk’, BHB Contributor Heather Quinlan’s NY Accent Movie
Thanks to the great response from yesterday’s sold-out premiere, the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival has added a second screening of Heather Quinlan’s New York accent documentary If These Knishes Could Talk. Tickets are now available here for Saturday at 7:30 pm at St Francis College. Featuring Penny Marshall, Alan Dershowitz, and a still-living Joe Franklin tawking the tawk.
Art of Brooklyn Festival Kicks Off Wednesday
The third annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival launches this Wednesday—from May 15-19, features, shorts, documentaries, experimental/art films, comedies, dramas, horror and suspense films will be shown at at St. Francis College’s Founders Hall and Maroney Theaters (180 Remsen St. BK, NY 11201) and St. Joseph College’s Tuohy Hall Theater (245 Clinton Ave, BK, NY […]
Dead Man Walking Nun to Speak at Mary McDowell Friends Wednesday Evening
Sister Helen Prejean, famous as the nun who became the spiritual adviser to a condemned criminal, a story popularized in the movie Dead Man Walking in which she is played by Susan Sarandon, will appear at Mary McDowell Friends Upper School, 23 Sidney Place, this Wednesday evening, May 15, starting at 7:00. Sr. Helen is […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The premier event this weekend is the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual House Tour, to be held on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00. More information is here. The photo is by Heights resident and interior designer Judith Angel. On Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a lecture and book signing […]
NY1 Interviews Heather Quinlan and Knishes Crew
Your correspondent glanced out his window this morning and saw a NY1 mobile unit parked on the Promenade, so grabbed his camera and headed downstairs. When he got there, he was pleasantly surprised to find BHB’s own Heather Quinlan (second from right in photo) and other members of the crew for her film If These […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Saturday is Derby Day. So, if the thunder of hoofbeats quickens your pulse, and if you’re not attending a friend’s party or hosting your own, you may want to go to a local TV-equipped bar to enjoy the race. According to ProspectHeightsPatch, Floyd, 131 Atlantic Avenue (between Clinton and Henry), will be serving beer cheese, […]
Mental Health Film Festival @ St. Francis Sunday
This coming Sunday, May 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Community Access and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Inc. will present a Mental Health Film Festival at St. Francis College, 182 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court). Films to be shown include Rethink BPD, a documentary about Amanda Wang (photo), a […]
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