The tenth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival will be at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, the weekend of Friday evening, April 5 through Sunday, April 8. A schedule of events is here. This year’s lineup features some new performers, among them singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge,
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This Weekend at Bargemusic
This Friday evening, August 19 at 8:00 Bargemusic will present the St. Petersburg Piano Quartet, along with winners of the Leopold Auer International Competition performing works by Vivaldi (image), Bach, Bizet/Waxman, and Brahms. On Saturday evening, August 20 at 8:00, the St. Petersburg Piano Quartet, minus the prizewinners, will play works by Juantio Becenti, Mozart, […]
Let St. Francis College Prep You For St. Valentine’s Day
This Friday, February 12, starting at 3:00 p.m., in the Callahan Center of St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, St. Francis College will launch its Self Awareness and Bonding Lab (SABL), led by professors Marisa Cohen and Karen Wilson. SABL will consider questions like,”Does color affect your level of romantic attraction? Does social media impact […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Plymouth Church’s Underground Thrift Store will be having a winter clothing sale starting this Sunday, January 25. From the Church: Join us at the Underground Thrift on Sunday, January 25 for a special “bin sale” on kids’ winter clothes. Items are $1, $2 and $5 in the Plymouth Gym. And, upstairs in the Thrift Store, […]
84th Precinct Community Council Meets Tuesday Evening
Deputy Inspector Mark DiPaolo, Commanding Officer of the 84th Precinct, has notified BHB that the Precinct’s Community Council will meet next Tuesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at St. James’ Cathedral Pavilion, 240 Jay Street (between Cathedral Place and Chapel Street). On the agenda are (1) a presentation on crime prevention on NYC transit (2) […]
Reminder: Film Festival This Weekend
Just a reminder that The Art of Brooklyn film festival kicks off tomorrow at St. Francis College on 180 Remsen St. And the first film up is a 25-minute version of “The These Knishes Could Talk,” my documentary on the New York accent. Hope you all can make it, especially since you’ve seen postings about […]
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge Park Path: a Photo Essay
Late Friday afternoon, your correspondent walked the new Brooklyn Bridge Park pedestrian and bike path from Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, to the north end of Pier 1, at the foot of Old Fulton Street. Below are photos taken along the way: The path begins here, near the northern edge of Pier […]
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