Past, present, now, then, truth, science, history, algorithms, chaos….if any of these topics seem relevant the first week of November, you might want to skedaddle down to Willow Place for a couple of hours with Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. The Heights Players will be presenting what some say is his greatest work, down in the pastoral […]
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Fall Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 19) the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, along with In The Raw, will present “Sound & Color! Autumn in New York,” a fall festival that will feature “live musical performances, food vendors, kids activities, arts and crafts, field games and more—including our signature pumpkin patch [photo].” It will take place on Pier Six; enter from […]
Open Streets Montague Features “Bindlestiff Cirkus,” Bikes, Compost, and Other Attractions
This Sunday’s (October 20) Open Streets Montague will include several attractions arranged by City Council Member Lincoln Restler. Starting at 1:00 PM between Clinton and Henry streets, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus will present a free “Flatbed Follies” (see photo) performance, featuring “acrobats, jugglers, clowns, and contortionists” as well as a “singing ring-mistress.” From noon until 3:00 PM between Henry and […]
Theater 2020 Presents Free Reading of “Critters & Kindness” at Brooklyn Heights Library Saturday Afternoon
This Saturday afternoon, October 12 starting at 2:00 (doors open at 1:30) at the Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West (near Clark Street) Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights’ own award winning professional theater company, will present a reading of “Critters and Kindness,” a new adaptation of tales from Aesop’s Fables (including “The Hare and the Tortoise”; see image) by Lynn Marie […]
Get in Shape and Stay Well at Open Streets Montague Sunday
This Sunday, October 13, Open Streets Montague will feature many opportunities for exercise to get and stay in shape and therapy for restoration or preservation of wellness, offered by local providers. It’s all free, but you must reserve times in advance. There’s a full schedule and make reservations here. Starting at 3:oo, under the tent […]
Two Events Coming Up at BHA Designer Showhouse
The Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Designer Showhouse, located at 182 Clinton Street (photo), between State and Schermerhorn streets, described with photos in Mary Frost’s Eagle story and open through November 3, will host two events worth notice in the next few days. On Monday evening, October 7 starting at 7:00 there will be a Consignment Evening with The RealReal. On Tuesday afternoon, October […]
Chopin Festival at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church This Week
Frédéric Chopin (portrait above at age 25 by his fiancée, Maria Wodzińska, 1835) was, over the course of his 39 year life, a prolific composer of music, much of it for solo piano. This week, Thursday, October 3 through Sunday, October 6, the Ocean Music Foundation will present a Chopin Festival at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity […]
Otherworldly on Willow Place – Blithe Spirit comes to the Heights Players
Perfect for a prelude to Halloween, Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit opens October 4 at the Heights Players. The production is directed by Michelle Maccarone. Ouija-board level chaos is the spirit of the day as the classic comedy of one husband, two wives, and a seance gone awry appears down the hill on Willow Street. It’s […]
Big Weekend Coming: Atlantic Antic, Brooklyn Book Festival, and Open Streets Montague
This year’s Atlantic Antic (photo above from a previous year) will take place on Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue this coming Sunday, September 29, from noon until 6:00 p.m., rain or shine. Local merchants will be represented, with special deals for the occasion, along with food, music, dancers, visual artists, clothing vendors, and fun […]
Repast Baroque Ensemble Presents “Harvest Festival” Saturday Afternoon
The Repast Baroque Ensemble will return this Saturday afternoon, starting at 3:00, to the McKinney Chapel of the First Unitarian Congregational Society, Brooklyn, 121 Pierrepont Street, to open their 2024-25 season, which has the theme “Feast Days.” Saturday’s concert will celebrate the Harvest Festival. It will feature Repast’s regular members; Natalie Rose Kress on violin, Sarah Abigael Stone on cello, Stephanie Corwin on bassoon, and Gabe […]
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