As we noted previously, Brooklyn Heights’ own Theater 2020’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins its run this weekend, with performances Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00, and Sunday afternoon at 3:00, at St. Charles Borreomeo Church, 21 Sidney Place. You may make reservations by calling 718-624-3614 or e-mailing theater2020@gmail.com
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Dead Man Walking Nun to Speak at Mary McDowell Friends Wednesday Evening
Sister Helen Prejean, famous as the nun who became the spiritual adviser to a condemned criminal, a story popularized in the movie Dead Man Walking in which she is played by Susan Sarandon, will appear at Mary McDowell Friends Upper School, 23 Sidney Place, this Wednesday evening, May 15, starting at 7:00. Sr. Helen is […]
Last Minute Weekend Ideas: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange) this weekend will be showing The Place Beyond the Pines, starring Ryan Gosling as a motorcycle stunt rider who turns to robbery to support his lover (Eva Mendes) and their child, and Bradley Cooper as the ambitious detective who pursues him. The Cinema is also continuing […]
Brooklyn Heights Couple Perform Harold Arlen Classics Next Saturday
Next Saturday, April 13, long time Brooklyn Heights residents Pat and Locke Wallace–Pat is a jazz and classical pianist and Locke is a singer and songwriter–will perform songs by Harold Arlen, one of the greatest American songwriters of the past century. Among his better known songs are Stormy Weather, Blues in the Night, Let’s Fall […]
Asteria Charms; Next Up: Tenor Heroics
Romance is the theme for Theater 2020 this season. Asteria (Eric Redlinger and Susan Rhyne; photo) provided an afternoon of Arthurian romance for a rapt audience at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Saturday. Lest you think that medieval romance is all gallant knights and blushing damsels, consider the words (translated from the French) of one […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
This weekend is your last chance to see the Heights Players’ production of Ray Cooney’s play Run For Your Wife, a comedy about a London cabbie whose perfect double life is on the verge of being undone by his good deed. Showtimes are 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday at 26 Willow […]
Theater 2020 Presents Music of Medieval Romance on Saturday, February 16
Want to keep the Valentine spirit alive, or just commune with your inner Miniver Cheevy? Brooklyn Heights’ own Theater 2020 will present a concert of medieval romantic music from Burgundy by Asteria at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 21 Sidney Place, on Saturday, February 16, starting at 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30). Admission is a […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
As befits the season, this will be a big weekend for musical events in Brooklyn Heights. On Saturday evening, December 15, the Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorus (photo) will present their Winter Concert at First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry Street (near Clark) starting at 5:30 p.m. The program includes Puccini’s “Gloria” (from Messa di Gloria), John Rutter’s […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival will present Brooklyn Dynamics: Converging Lives on Film, a screening of three documentaries, at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton), starting at 7:00 p.m. Friday (December 7). The films are: I Remember Barbra, reminiscences of Brooklyn born Barbra Streisand (photo) by those who have known […]
It is a Truth Universally Acknowledged that Jane Austen is the Toast of Brooklyn this Week
We have previously noted Theater 2020’s partially staged reading, followed by a reception with the cast, of Lynn Marie Macy’s work in progress, Lady Susan or the Captive Heart, a Jane Austen Bodice Ripper, to be presented this Thursday evening, October 4 at St.Charles Borromeo Church, 21 Sidney Place, starting at 7:00 p.m. (suggested donation […]
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