BHB reader “Lew” sent us this photo of Ben Snead’s Fish Farm installation being removed from their perch at the corner of Washington and Prospect in DUMBO. The piece was part of the DUMBO Arts Festival and described as: Large fish head sculptures including a lane snapper, a yellow tail snapper and a rock hind, […]
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Karl’s Weekend Preview
Mr. J. gives us views (video after the jump) of some of the art installations you can see in this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival (photo), and footage of a previous Willowtown Fair and Atlantic Antic as previews for Cafe Iris’s Willowtown Bazaar and this year’s Atlantic Antic. All three of these events are this weekend: […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The DUMBO Arts Festival, “a three day [Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29] celebration of art, music & performance,” is this weekend. A preview, in the form of Michael Clyde Johnson’s “Untitled Benches, Tables (Cube for Children)” (2013), a work that “invites interaction” (as in the photo), has been in the Brooklyn Bridge Park […]
Solar Powered Charging Stations Available at Pier 1, Other Locations Later
According to Mashable, AT&T and solar energy equipment manufacturer Goal Zero have cooperated to provide solar powered charging stations for cell phones, smart phones, tablets, and other hand-held electronics free for public use at locations throughout New York City, including, according to AT&T’s press release, Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The chargers at Pier […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
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 […]
DUMBO Arts Festival This Weekend
The DUMBO Arts Festival will be this coming weekend, with events beginning on Friday, September 28 and going through Sunday, September 30. The Festival will feature outdoor and indoor visual art installations and exhibitions, digital art and large scale projections, visiting artists in their studios or making murals on the street, musicians, dancers, poets, performance […]
An Event-Filled Weekend
There’s lots on tap in Brooklyn Heights and nearby this weekend. The DUMBO Arts Festival starts today and continues through Sunday. Tomorrow, there’s the Greenway Celebration. Things really get busy on Sunday, with Atlantic Antic and the BHA’s “Stoopendous” sale. Enjoy!
Outdoor Art Installation Coming to Dumbo
A dozen video artists from around the world will come together to collectively show their work as “The Endless Bridge” at the Dumbo Arts Festival September 24th to 26th. But this video art won’t be displayed on a traditional TV or projector screen, the work will actually be projected onto both sides of the Manhattan […]
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