In addition to the Halloween happenings described in our earlier post, Bargemusic has a full schedule of concerts this weekend. On Friday evening, October 30 at 8:00 Inbal Segev will perform the second and final concert in her presentation of the six solo cello suites of J.S. Bach. On Saturday evening, October 31, at 8:00 […]
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Halloween Happenings in Brooklyn Heights and Beyond
Hot patootie, bless my soul! The leaves have turned, there’s a chill in the air and pumpkins and spider webs adorn the stoops (and oh the horror, the horror; pumpkin spice-flavored everything is at Trader Joe’s). Halloween is officially upon us. What’s that, you are haunted by the ghosts of failed-costumes past? Need some divine […]
Coming Up This Week
To get you in a macabre mood for the coming Halloween, Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Wednesday Night Tour this week is “Haunted Brooklyn Heights”, led by Andrea Janes of Boroughs of the Dead. Nestled within the sedate charms of one of Brooklyn’s oldest neighborhoods is a wealth of gory, ghastly, haunted, and horrific tales. Perhaps some […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This Sunday, November 2 is New York City Marathon day. The closest the runners will come to Brooklyn Heights is the intersection of Flatbush and Lafayette avenues (see course map here). Keep in mind that many streets and bridges, including the Verazzano Narrows and Queensboro/Ed Koch, will be closed during the day (see list of […]
Atlantic Avenue BID Sponsors Halloween Pub Crawl Saturday (10/25)
This dispatch just in from our pals at the Atlantic Avenue BID:
“Dorothy,” Here’s “Toto”
Judy Stanton, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, sends us this message: [This] toy Toto (Wizard of Oz character)…is presumably half of a child’s Halloween costume. During ‘trick or treating’ on Garden Place last night this was dropped next to my stoop. I brought it in so it was not rained on, and I […]
Watch The Fun From Saturday’s Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade
The very “scary” Karl Junkersfeld files a video report about all the cool kids and their costumes at the annual Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade. Video after the jump.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The weekend starts early at Brooklyn Heights Cinema, with two special events tonight (Thursday, October 24). There will be a sneak preview at 9:15 p.m. of Robert Redford’s new solo turn, All is Lost. Before that, starting at 7:30 p.m. there will be a unique artistic event, Now Playing, I and II: Light artists Gibson […]
What Are the Haunted Sites in Brooklyn Heights?
Phantoms are the reason for the season, and as such, I’m wondering—what are the most haunted spots in the neighborhood? Iris Cafe made headlines in 2010 about a few supposed specters, but not much has been mentioned since. So because I want to make like Undead Roger Grimsby and investigate spooky things, let me know […]
Annual Brooklyn Heights Kids’ Halloween Parade Next Saturday
The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee will have its annual Halloween Parade for kids and parents next Saturday, October 26 (rain date Sunday the 27th). The action begins at Pierrepont Playground at 10:00 a.m. In conjunction with the parade there will be a bake sale to raise funds for the Playground Committee, which helps to keep […]
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