Besides the not-to-be-missed Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour, there are several events of note in the neighborhood this weekend. Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (photo), Henry and Remsen Streets, will have its annual Lebanese Festival on Saturday, May 31 from noon to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 1 from noon to 6:00 p.m. The festival […]
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Kiddie Korner Stages Friendship Walk in Brooklyn Heights
This dispatch just in from our friends at Kiddie Korner and Congregation B’nai Avraham: Kiddie Korner Preschool took to the streets on Monday May 19th, in a special ‘Friendship Walk’ celebrating the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, Worldwide Friendship Day. Lag B’Omer is a day that was dedicated in memory of a great sage, Rabbi […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This will be the annual Sacred Sites Open House weekend presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the participating religious institutions. It will give you the opportunity to visit and receive architectural and historical information about several local houses of worship, including the newly restored interior of Grace Church (photo). The local participating institutions, […]
Willowtown Spring Fair Coming Saturday, May 17
We have word from Ben Bankson (in striped shirt in photo, at last year’s Fair) that this year’s Willowtown Spring Fair will be Saturday, May 17 from noon to 5:00 p.m., on Willow Place (between Joralemon and State streets). This year’s Fair will feature a pet parade. Participants and pets should assemble in Adam Yauch […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions; Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The highlight of the weekend is the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Landmark House and Garden Tour, to be held this Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.. Houses on display this year range from an 1820s vintage Federal style frame house (photo; by Judith Angel) to a condo in a recently converted parking garage. […]
St. Ann’s School Puppet Parade Takes Over Brooklyn Heights
Spring is officially here as the St. Ann’s School Puppet Parade took place today in Brooklyn Heights. Take a picture? Add them in the comments below!
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The annual Grace Church School Carnival will be held this Saturday, April 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (between Grace Court and Joralemon). The carnival features food, including BBQ from Hill Country, pony rides, a photo booth, a tumbling zone, bouncy rides, and other activities. There will be […]
A Beautiful Day for an Egg Hunt
There’s a bit of a chill in the air, but the sun is shining, and a throng of parents and kids have lined up for the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee’s annual Egg Hunt at Pierrepont Playground.
Cosmos Partner in Soccer Training at Pier 5 This Spring
The New York Cosmos Training and Development Program has entered into partnership with Play Study Win Metro Soccer NY to provide soccer training for kids ages seven through twelve at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park this spring. According to Big Apple Soccer: The Brooklyn spring clinics will be offered on Saturdays beginning March 22 for […]
Purim Carnival at Congregation Mount Sinai Sunday, March 9
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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