Don’t miss the The Music House‘s 15th Annual 4th Window Concert this Sunday, May 19th, 4 PM at the corner of Henry and State Streets in Brooklyn Heights. Sit with your neighbors outside the 4th window from the corner to enjoy original piano arrangements or Rock, Pop and Broadway classics performed by neighborhood kids. A […]
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Repast Baroque Ensemble Returns Next Wednesday With “Shipwrecks and Sea Shanties”
The Repast Baroque Ensemble will return to Brooklyn Heights next Wednesday, May 22, for a concert, “Shipwrecks and Sea Chanties,” that ties in nicely with the Heights’ maritime heritage. Repast’s core group, consisting (left to right in the photo) of Stephanie Corwin on bassoon, Gabe Shuford on harpsichord, Sarah Stone on cello, and Natalie Kress […]
“Sound & Color Festival” at Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday: Kite Flying and Music
This Saturday, May 18, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Brooklyn Bridge Park will host a “Sound & Color Festival.” The Kite Festival of previous years will have added musical accompaniment. Kite flying will take place on Pier 5, the soccer fields pier near the foot of Joralemon street, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. […]
Singer-Songwriters Joy Clark and Kirsten Maxwell in Concert Saturday at First Unitarian
This Saturday evening, May 11, starting at 7:30, Voices in the Heights will present a concert featuring two singer-songwriters: Joy Clark, “a New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist and composer who creates soulful original compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love”; and Kirsten Maxwell, “a New York native whose powerful vocals and well-crafted […]
Mother’s Day Featured at Open Streets Montague This Sunday
This Sunday, May 12, will be the first Sunday for Open Streets Montague this year. It’s also Mother’s Day, so businesses along Montague will be offering moms a cornucopia of freebies and special deals, and there will be a class and performance by the Brooklyn Ballet. There’s more information here. Montague Street will be closed […]
Out in the World – Book Launch – May 7 – Atlantic Avenue Barnes & Noble
If you loved Mark Jason Williams’ delightful and viral New York Times Modern Love essay (and podcast) about his $100 bet with his mother about her not talking about his childhood cancer and him not talking about being gay, you will want to head over to the Atlantic Avenue Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, May 7 […]
Shake It All Off with the Full Monty
These have felt like dark days recently—–so why not shake it all off 1980’s style—and go for the Full Monty. The pop-rock musical about six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers who stage a strip show after seeing their wives’ enthusiasm for Chippendales opens on Friday at the Heights Players. The show, an Americanized version of the hit […]
Theater 2020 Presents Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music”
Theater 2020, the award winning professional stage company under the joint artistic direction of Brooklyn Heights residents Judith Jarosz and David Fuller, will present Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (see cast photo, courtesy Theater 2020) for a short run from Thursday, April 18 through May 12 (16 performances only) at the Mark O’Donnell Theater, […]
Jeremy Lechtzin New Brooklyn Heights Association President
The Brooklyn Heights Association has announced that Jeremy Lechtzin is the new President of its Board of Governors. His President’s Message is here. According to the BHA: He is an architectural historian and technology lawyer. Jeremy focuses his history work on early Brooklyn, currently writing a data-driven analysis of every house built in Brooklyn Heights […]
On Lent, More Ears, Less Mouth
BHBlogger Caroline Koster has done it again, publishing another beautifully written op-ed in the New York Daily News. It’s a “Lenten essay about free speech and the privilege of listening,” inspired by a recent visit with her mother-in-law who said, “God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason!” Caroline discusses the disruption of […]
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