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Open Streets Montague Returns Next Sunday with Back to School Party

This coming Sunday, September 15, Open Streets Montague will return to Montague Street between Clinton and Hicks, featuring a Back to School Party from noon until 4;00 PM. The party will include kids’ concerts; crafts, games, prizes, and a bubble show. From noon until 3:00 PM at Books Are Magic, 122 Montague (between Henry and Hicks), in conjunction […]

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If you didn’t love yours, time for a redo—go and see The PROM

Whether we were a Prom King, a Solid Gold Dancer or a Wallflower, we can’t look away from our prom. You can go home again, though, with the Heights Players.  Their kick off show of the season—beginning September 6th and running weekends through September 22nd– is The Prom. Four fading stars. One girl’s prom dream. […]

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Kids’ Crafts Event at Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Wednesday

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 14, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street, will host an event in which kids of all ages (those under seven must be accompanied by an adult) can learn to make beaded friendship bracelets. There is a suggested donation of five dollars; registration is not required.

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Mark Morris Dance Group at Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday

This coming Saturday, August 3 , the Mark Morris Dance Group (photo) will be at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn for “an all-ages family-friendly workshop” and “a special, outdoor performance.” The workshop begins at 2:00 PM, where all ages and abilities are invited to dance with Mark Morris Dance Group. It will be followed by their performance […]

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Free Concert at Brooklyn Bridge Park – Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey – Sat. July 27th at 6 pm

FREE CONCERT | JULY 27 | 6PM | RAIN OR SHINE EMILY WARREN ROEBLING PLAZA UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE featuring Lara Downes, Time for Three, Christian McBride, Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, Arturo O’Farrill, Orchestra Elena & Aram Demirjian St. Ann’s Warehouse, WNYC, and Brooklyn Bridge Park present Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey in Music, […]

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Does Brooklyn Heights Have a Record for Sidewalk Shed Duration?

If you count the time a sidewalk shed has been in place at a particular location, not considering that the shed at that location has been replaced several times, I think St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, at Montague and Clinton (photo) may hold the record hands down. I could swear that when I […]

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“Movies With A View” Starts Tomorrow Evening With “Past Lives”

This summer’s Movies With A View, presented by Pluto TV, begins tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 11, with Past Lives. This film follows Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, who are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and […]

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Free Jazz Concerts at Columbus Park Tuesday Afternoons this Month

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 2 and continuing each Tuesday through July 23, from noon until 1:30 PM, there will be free jazz concerts at Columbus Park, near Borough Hall. Tomorrow’s concert will feature vocalist Nikita White; on July 9 Steven Kroon (photo) and his Latin Jazz Sextet; on July 16 Ricardo Strobert and his ensemble; […]

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Open Streets Montague Sunday: Last One Until September

This Sunday, June 30, will be the last Open Streets Montague of the spring to early summer session; Open Streets will return on September 15 for a session lasting each Sunday into the fall. This Sunday’s event, on Montague between Clinton and Henry and between Henry and Hicks from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM, will […]

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Music and Dance at Open Streets Montague Sunday

Update: Open Streets Montague has been cancelled for this Sunday, June 23, because of predicted extreme heat. The final Open Streets Montague before the summer break will be next Sunday, June 30. We’ll let you know what’s on the schedule soon, so stay tuned. This Sunday, June 23, Open Streets Montague will feature a performance […]

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