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Purim Carnival at Congregation Mount Sinai Sunday, March 9

By on February 24, 2014 9:41 am in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Food, Fun, Kids, Parents

Purim is perhaps the most joyous of Jewish holidays. It commemorates the time when Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai thwarted the plan of the villain Haman to have all the Jews in Babylonian exile murdered. Your gentile correspondent once attended a Purim party that featured, among other things, a bluegrass band, and plenty of [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on February 20, 2014 11:39 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Fun, movies, Music, Theater

Bargemusic returns from a mid-winter break this weekend, with a full schedule of “Masterworks” concerts: one on Friday evening, February 21 at 7:00 featuring works by Joseph Joachim, György Ligeti, Toru Takemitsu, and Ernest Bloch performed by Nicholas Cords on viola and Jeewon Park on piano; another on Saturday evening, February 22 at 7:00 featuring [...]

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Weekend Update: Snow Sculpture Contest On For Saturday

By on February 14, 2014 3:08 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun, Kids, Parents, Visual Arts

Word is in from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy that the long awaited Snow Sculpture Contest will be tomorrow, Saturday, February 15, at Pier 5 (near the foot of Joralemon Street) from noon to 2:00 p.m. Maybe the creator of the Promenade snow-person (photo) will enter. It’s all free, including hot cocoa and treats from [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on February 6, 2014 12:23 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Downtown Brooklyn, Events, Fun, Kids, Literature, movies, Nature, Theater

Starting tomorrow (Friday, February 7) the Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing for a limited two week engagement Gloria, a film by Chile’s Sebastian Lelio, starring Paulina Garcia (in Spanish, with English subtitles). The Cinema will also be showing Nebraska. Today is your last chance to see Inside Llewen Davis at the Cinema (your correspondent [...]

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Grace Church Winterfair Next Saturday

By on January 26, 2014 2:05 pm in Events, Food, Fun, Shopping

Grace Church, 245 Hicks Street (corner of Grace Court, between Joralemon and Remsen streets) will have its annual Winterfair this coming Saturday, February 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On sale will be children’s clothes, books, and toys; women’s and men’s clothing; flowers and plants; “Gracious Gourmet” frozen meals; baked goods; picture frames; household [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on January 23, 2014 1:37 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Nature, Parents, Visual Arts

Update: The snow sculpture contest at Brooklyn Bridge Park, PIer 5, will not be held tomorrow. We’ll update you on when it will be held. Saturday afternoon, starting at 3:00, the Park will have the first in its series of “Winter Talks.” This one, on “Living Aquatic Infrastructures,” will be given by Dr. Ido Sella, [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions

By on January 1, 2014 11:43 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Fun, movies, Music, Theater

Bargemusic is having a four concert “Here and Now” event, featuring the works of contemporary composers, beginning tomorrow (Thursday, January 2) evening at 7:00, and continuing Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon at 4:00. Details and buy tickets here. Saturday afternoon at 3:00 there will be a free, family oriented “Music in [...]

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BHS Family Sing-along Series Starts Saturday with Deedle Deedle Dees

By on December 30, 2013 3:11 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Events, Fun, Kids, Music, Parents

This coming Saturday, January 4, starting at 3:00 p.m., the Brooklyn Historical Society will present the first in a series of musical events for children from five to ten years of age and their parents, “Sing Back, Brooklyn! with Lloyd H. Miller.” This Saturday, Miller will be joined by the other members of the Deedle [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on December 19, 2013 12:42 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Theater

Don’t forget Theater 2020′s production of “A Radio Christmas Carol” starting at 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30) this Saturday, December 21, at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 19 Sidney Place. This is “Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic performed as a radio play, complete with Foley artist sound effects.” Your correspondent attended last year’s performance, and attests [...]

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Karl Covers the Brooklyn Heights Promenade Christmas Tree Lighting

By on December 19, 2013 12:06 am in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Fun, Music

Mr. J. and his cam were on hand for this evening’s Promenade Christmas Tree lighting, then wandered around a bit to get some shots of decorations in the neighborhood and in nearby MetroTech. Video after the jump.

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Toys for Tots Drive a Success For Custom House And St. Charles Borromeo Church

By on December 15, 2013 4:33 pm in Brooklyn Heights, charity, Events, Fun

Representatives of Custom House, which hosted the event, the Salvation Army, and St. Charles Borromeo Church hold toys donated to Toys for Tots yesterday. A burgeoning pile of toys is behind them; as the afternoon progressed more and more were brought in. Your correspondent enjoyed holiday cheer with Homer and Mrs. Fink and their delightful [...]

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