Two major events will bracket Brooklyn Heights this weekend. To the north, the DUMBO Arts Festival will be going on Friday through Sunday. To the south, the Atlantic Antic is happening Sunday from noon until 6:00. Also, on Saturday from noon until 5:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will honor Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day by allowing […]
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
There’s a lot going on this weekend. There’s the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Third Annual Dog Show Sunday, starting at 1:00 p.m., on Montague Street between Henry and Hicks. Then there’s the Brooklyn Book Festival, which is already underway, but continues through Sunday. It’s also a foodies’ delight, as The Brooklyn Local, an artisinal market to […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
The Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange) will be showing Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere as a hedge fund magnate who gets into serious trouble, as well as Killer Joe and Ruby Sparks. Showtimes are here. Opening on Sunday is “Moonlights in the Windshield”, an exhibit of photographs by Inigo de Amescua. Looking […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
There’s a lot going on this first weekend after Labor Day. Don’t forget Smorgasburg is coming to the Tobacco Warehouse this Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and will return for succeeding Sundays through November 18. Summer isn’t officially over yet–the autumnal equinox comes on September 22–so it’s still time this Sunday for the […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
In town for the long weekend? Bargemusic, moored to the Fulton Ferry Pier at the foot of Old Fulton Street, is having a “Here and Now Labor Day Festival” featuring works by contemporary composers, performed by an array of musicians, including The Knights, a celebrated local chamber orchestra, and Rob Schwimmer, who will play “Piano, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Ever wish you could will your dream lover into reality, and into your arms? Evidently that’s what happens in Ruby Sparks, which is playing this weekend at Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street, along with Beasts of the Southern Wild. Showtimes are here. Bargemusic, moored to the Fulton Ferry Pier at the foot of Old […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
TGIF! It’s been a rough day; heck, it’s been a tough week. You get off work and feel like heading for the nearest bar for a tall, cool one. “But wait!”, that nagging little voice in your head says, “You need to relieve that tension in a healthy way.” If you listen to that voice, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Bargemusic, where you can enjoy music on the water in air conditioned comfort, at Fulton Ferry Pier, foot of Old Fulton Street, is presenting three concerts in its Masterworks series this weekend. Tonight’s (Friday, August 10) and Saturday’s concerts, both starting at 8:00 p.m., feature the Avalon String Quartet. Tonight’s program includes quartets by Mozart […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
The weekend forecast is for temperatures reaching the high eighties and a strong possibility of thunderstorms. Perhaps not a bad time to take in a good movie. Your correspondent and wife had dinner yesterday evening with Our Friend the Movie Critic, who enthusiastically recommends Farewell My Queen, which is playing at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Tomorrow evening (Friday, July 27) the Metropolitan Opera will present a free recital on the Harbor View Lawn, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, from 7:00 to 9:00, featuring tenor Dimitri Pittas, soprano Danielle de Niese (photo by Chris Dunlop), and bass-baritone John Del Carlo, accompanied by Dan Saunders on piano. There’s no list of what’s […]
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