Update: Open Streets Montague has been cancelled today because of rain. The poetry lessons will be indoors at 144 Montague, and Mad for Chicken is still offering the kids eat free deal. We’ll advise you if any of the activities scheduled for today will will take place next Saturday. The pop-up blooms (photo by C. […]
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Lots of Activities and Music at Tomorrow’s Open Streets Montague
Peter Kendall Clark to Perform “Songs from the Ledge” at Brooklyn Heights Library This Friday, June 23rd, 4:00 PM
Peter Kendall Clark a/k/a Brownstone Baritone brings his much celebrated Songs from the Ledge concert to the Brooklyn Heights Library this Friday, June 23rd, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Peter, one of the silverest linings to come out of the pandemic, was on the BHB Ten 2021 list. Our favorite Baritone has gifted Brooklyn Heights with more than 200 free concerts since […]
Repast Baroque Ensemble Returns Wednesday with “Music for a While”
This Wednesday evening, May 31, the Repast Baroque Ensemble will return to Brooklyn Heghts to present “Music for a While: a Composer Portrait of Henry Purcell” (the June 1 performance is in Manhattan). [T]his program portrays the “divine genius” of Henry Purcell. Although he only lived to age 36, Purcell’s creative output was breathtaking. Repast […]
Open Streets Montague, Saturday, May 27
Last Saturday’s Open Streets Montague had to be cancelled for rain. The forecast for this Saturday, May 27 looks very good. Have you ever felt a desire to tickle the ivories? Is there a Martha Argerich, a Thelonious Monk, or even a Jerry Lee Lewis somewhere inside you? Come to Open Streets Montague this Saturday, […]
The Music House’s 14th Annual 4th Window Concert: Sunday, May 21st, 4:00 pm
From The Music House: Greetings to our neighbors. The Music House will be holding our 14th annual 4th Window Concert this year this Sunday, May 21st at 4PM, located at the corner of State Street and Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Our piano students will be performing original arrangements of classic songs by The Beatles, […]
Willowtown Fair This Saturday
The annual Willowtown Spring Fair will be this Saturday, May 20 from noon until 5:00 PM on Willow Place (between Joralemon and State streets, one block west — downhill, that is — from Hicks Street. As always there will be lots of activities for adults and kids, local food and baked goods, music by Papa […]
Another Last Minute Suggestion: Grace Chorale’s “We Will Rise” at St. Ann’s Church Sunday Afternoon
This Sunday, March 26, starting at 3:00 PM, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street, the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will present “We Will Rise — Music of Resilience Justice and Hope.” The concert features choral music by Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847); and by contemporary composers Margaret Bonds, with words by former […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Beannachtaí Lá Fhéile Pádraig (Blessings of St. Patrick’s Day). You can be sure of a lively time this evening at The Custom House, 139 Montague Stret (between Clinton and Henry) or at O’Keefe’s Bar & Grill, 62 Court Stret (between Joralemon and Livingston). If you missed Theater 2020’s free reading of David Fuller’s The B’ard […]
Repast Baroque Ensemble Presents “Through the Labyrinth” at First Unitarian Saturday Afternoon
The Repast Baroque Ensemble returns to Brooklyn Heights this coming Saturday afternoon, March 11 with “Through the Labyrinth.” The Repast core ensemble and guest violinists present music from the High Baroque with the theme of a labyrinth, or a journey. This thrilling program includes famous “Labyrinth” works by Locatelli (for violin) and Marais (for viola […]
Holst’s “The Planets” and Shostakovich at St.Ann’s Church Saturday Evening
This Saturday evening, March 4 the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will perform selections from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” an orchestral suite in seven movements, devoted in order to Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (we’re not sure which will be selected; Mars, Venus, and Jupiter are likely safe bets), along with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano […]
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