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Lighting of Giant Menorah in Columbus Park Thursday Evening

Chabad of Brooklyn Heights will present a lighting of the giant menorah in Columbus Park, across Court Street from the intersection with Montague, on the first evening of Chanukah, Thursday, December 7, starting at 5:00 PM. There will also be a concert by Israeli singer Gad Elbaz. It’s free, and all are welcome. Photo: Kathryn […]

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For Barbra Fans: Center for Brooklyn History Presents a Panel Discussion of Her Book, Followed by a Musical Tribute

Brooklyn native Barbra Streisand’s “chatty and candid” (the New York Times) autobiography, My Name Is Barbra, is the subject of a panel discussion, moderated by filmmaker Ethan Fuirst with panelists Maris Kreizman, Soraya Nadia McDonald, and Jonathan Tolins at the Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) this Wednesday, December 6 from […]

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Promenade Tree Lighting Ceremony Wednesday Evening, December 13

The ceremonial lighting of the holiday tree at the Montague Street entrance to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, coordinated by the Brooklyn Heights Garden Club, will be on Wednesday, December 13, starting at 5:30 PM. Carolers from the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will be there to provide holiday spirit. Afterwards, the carolers will proceed to the […]

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Highlights of the Brooklyn Folk Festival 2023

The 2023 Brooklyn Folk Festival began on Friday evening, November 17 with a performance on the Main Stage in the Sanctuary of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church by the Down Hill Strugglers (photo above) consisting of (left to right): Eli Smith, organizer and host of the Folk Festival; Jackson Lynch; and Walker Shepard, […]

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Brooklyn Folk Festival at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church This Coming Weekend

The Brooklyn Folk Festival returns to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, this coming Friday evening, November 10, with performances continuing through Saturday and Sunday. There’s a complete schedule here. Among the performers will be long time Folk Festival favorites like Nora Brown (photo above by C. Scales for BHB), […]

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Pre-Halloween Events Make For Lively Saturday in Brooklyn Heights

Things got going at 11:00 a.m. Saturday with the start of the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Halloween Parade on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade (photo above; “Read full story” for more photos). Oscar the Grouch offered some wisdom to passers-by in the parade. Plymouth Church’s Yankee Fair featured a pumpkin patch, along with many activities for […]

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Halloween Memories in Brooklyn Heights, the return of Plymouth Church’s Yankee Fair and a Plan for Saturday’s Packed Community Calendar

I suppose we could have a debate, but I’d win: there’s really nothing more Fall than Halloween in Brooklyn Heights. And with a world going sideways, we need community, small humans and canines in costumes, Fall lovers and spectators, pumpkins, homemade treats and gratitude in this harvest home. This Saturday, October 28th, is shaping up for a […]

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Halloween Theme for Last Open Streets Montague of 2023 This Saturday

For the first time in many weeks, no rain is being forecast for this Saturday, October 28. Open Streets Montague, presented by the Montague BID, promises to be a “SPOOK-tacular” pre-Halloween event, with local merchants inviting trick-or-treaters; free pumpkins while they last from a Pumpkin Patch; Halloween themed games, fitness, and dance events; music by […]

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Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday

This Saturday, October 21, from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy will present its annual Harvest Festival on Pier Six, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. The festival will feature music, dance events for all to join, arts and crafts, storytimes, a pumpkin patch, face painting, and more. Admission is free. […]

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Cross Your Fingers: Open Streets Montague Set to Go Saturday

The weather forecast has become more optimistic for Saturday, with rain expected to be heaviest late Friday into the night, but decreasing Saturday morning, so the Montague BID is going ahead with plans for Open Streets Montague this Saturday, October 21, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. One feature of this Saturday’s Open Streets will […]

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