The last Open Streets Montague of 2024, this Sunday, October 27 from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM, will, appropriate to the impending Halloween, feature a “Spooktacular” presented by Montague Diner, which will be serving warm drinks and Halloween treats all day long. Among the activities will be a dog costume contest, face and pumpkin painting, a […]
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Open Streets Montague Sunday Features Pet Blessings, Sports, and Refreshments
This Sunday, October 6, you may bring your pet, a favorite stuffed animal, or a photo of either to the front of 157 Montague Street, between Clinton and Henry, at 1:00 PM, to receive a blessing from The Rev. Canon John Denaro (photo above), Rector of St, Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, in honor of […]
Chopin Festival at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church This Week
Frédéric Chopin (portrait above at age 25 by his fiancée, Maria Wodzińska, 1835) was, over the course of his 39 year life, a prolific composer of music, much of it for solo piano. This week, Thursday, October 3 through Sunday, October 6, the Ocean Music Foundation will present a Chopin Festival at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity […]
Another Last Minute Suggestion: Grace Chorale’s “We Will Rise” at St. Ann’s Church Sunday Afternoon
This Sunday, March 26, starting at 3:00 PM, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street, the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will present “We Will Rise — Music of Resilience Justice and Hope.” The concert features choral music by Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847); and by contemporary composers Margaret Bonds, with words by former […]
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn Presents Holiday Concert at St. Ann’s Church Sunday
This Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will present “A Baroque Holiday Celebration” at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street. The concert will feature works by eight composers, including Monteverdi, Handel, and J.S. Bach, as well as two women, Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704) and Sulpitia Cesis (1577-1617). […]
Brooklyn Folk Festival Coming Thursday through Sunday
The Brooklyn Folk Festival, presented by the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, will return this week at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, enter at 157 Montague Street. The Festival will open on Thursday evening, October 20, with the world premiere of a film, “Different Johns”, about the late John Cohen, a musician […]
NYS Attorney General Letitia James at St. Ann’s Sunday Evening, March 29
New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the first woman to be elected Attorney General and the first woman of color to hold statewide office, will be at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church and Pro-Cathedral, 157 Montague Street (between Clinton and Henry) on Sunday, March 29 starting at 5:30 p.m. She will speak […]
Beethoven at St. Ann’s Church Sunday Afternoon
Beethoven’s 250th birthday is next year; but, if like my wife and I you have your clock radio tuned to WQXR, you know that the celebration is underway now. On this Sunday, October 27 at 4:00 p.m., at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, enter at 157 Montague Street (near Clinton), the Brooklyn Metro […]
Brooklyn Folk Festival at St. Ann’s Church April 5-7
This year’s Brooklyn Folk Festival will take place at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, enter at 157 Montague Street (near Clinton) from Friday evening, April 5 through Sunday evening, April 7. A complete schedule is here. This year’s lineup includes some old favorites, including Frank Fairfield and Meredith Axelrod (photo by Brian Geltner), […]
Grace Chorale and String Orchestra of Brooklyn Present Memorial to “Red Summer of 1919″ at St. Ann’s Church This Weekend
This Friday evening, March 1 at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon, March 3 at 3:00 at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street (near Clinton), the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn will join to present “A Long Dark Shadow”, a commemoration of the summer of 1919, a summer […]
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