Photo by Mille Fiori Favoriti. No, it isn’t about subways. June 19, “Juneteenth”, is celebrated as the day slaves in Texas learned of their emancipation. This coming June 19, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., there will be a festival at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Hicks and Orange Streets, commemorating that church’s role as the […]
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BHA House Tour Saturday, May 8
The Brooklyn Heights Association’s popular annual house and garden tour will be held on Saturday, May 8, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Brooklyn Eagle: This go-at–your-own–pace, self-guided tour, for the benefit of the Association, allows visitors a rare opportunity to experience the architectural grandeur and contrasting styles found in the finest private homes and gardens […]
Teen Novel Tackles Civil War Era Brooklyn Heights
It’s not everyday that you come across a book featuring an Afro-Latina time traveler who lands in Brooklyn Heights circa 1863. In author Zetta Elliot’s A Wish After Midnight, Crown Heights teen Genna is transported back in time to her neighborhood in the Civil War era, a wish granted after tossing a coin into the fountain […]
BHA, Churches Host E-cycling Event
The Brooklyn Heights Association, First Presbyterian Church, First Unitarian Church. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights, and Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims are sponsoring an E-Waste Recycling event on May 16 and 17. Full details after the jump.
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