In addition to this weekend’s Montague BID Sunday Social, several additional family-friendly events are happening in and around Brooklyn Heights. So get out there while the gettin’ is good! Thursday, September 16th – Sunday, September 19th Brooklyn Americana Music Festival: When bands have names like The Wild Goats, Bobtown, and The Dang-It Bobbys you KNOW you’re in for […]
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Presents “Sounds of Sunset” Next Three Thursdays
For the next three Thursdays – September 16, 23, and 30 – the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy will present chamber groups of musicians from the American Symphony Orchestra, including, on September 30, the Visions Trio (a woodwind group; photo). Concerts will take place starting at 6:00 PM on the Greenway Terrace at Pier 3. The concerts are […]
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Presents Classical Brazilian Music Thursday
Sounds of Brazil will fill the sanctuary of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. this Thursday as Stephen Guerra (photo) on guitar and Grant Ziolkowski on bandolim play “originals and standards of Brazilian instrumental music.” There’s more information here. The concert is the last of the season of St. Ann’s summer concert series, that benefits […]
Brooklyn Americana Music Festival Coming September 16-19
The Brooklyn Americana Music Festival will be back starting Thursday, September 16, with an opening night event at the Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook. Tickets are $25. Another event on Friday evening at the DUMBO Archway has tickets for $10. There are many free events, including two at Pier Six, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Both start […]
Indie Rock Band Demeter at St. Ann’s Thursday Evening
Demeter, a Brooklyn based indie rock band, will perform at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets this Thursday evening, August 26, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. There’s more information here. The concert is part of St. Ann’s summer concert series, that benefits the church’s “Pop-Up Pantry,” which provides non-perishable food […]
Down Home Music by Eli Smith at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Thursday
Eli Smith, shown in the photo with a washboard during an impromptu jug band session, will bring his banjo and guitar wizardry and voice to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity this Thursday evening, August 12 from 6:00 to 7:00, performing what he calls down home music. He will also emcee and perform in the […]
Nick Balaban Sings and Plays at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Thursday
Singer, songwriter, composer, keyboard artist, and Brooklynite Nick Balaban will be at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church this Thursday evening, August 5, starting at 6:00, for a concert that also serves as a release party for his latest album. Mr. Balaban has performed with many prominent musicians and groups. He “is also known […]
“Night Out” Presented by 84th Precinct Community Council Tuesday
This coming Tuesday evening, August 3, starting at 4:30 PM, the 84th Precinct Community Council will present “National Night Out” at Pier Five’s Picnic Peninsula featuring free: Food, beverages, snacks, ice cream. Cell Phone, Bicycle & scooter registration. Live music, games, and more! Performances by The Gowanus Wildcats and P.S 307 Brooklyn Diamonds Drill Teams. […]
Ready for Some Kora Music? St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Thursday
The kora is a “long-necked harp lute of the Malinke people of western Africa.” Althea SullyCole (photo) will play it this Thursday evening, July 29, starting at 6:00. She will be joined by Ras Moshe on saxophone and flute, and by Alec Saelens on guitar. There’s more information here. The concert is part of St. […]
Three Public Art Installations at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park has three public art installations, two already in place and lasting into September, and one about to open and in place until April of next year. All are in the former Empire Fulton Ferry State Park section, a short walk down the hill. We, Women (photo) is “the largest social impact photography […]
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