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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

It’s spring, really spring, so you may feel like getting outside and doing a little gardening. The Poplar Street Community Garden is having their first Workday of the season this Saturday, April 12, from noon to 3:00 p.m. The Garden is located at Poplar and Hicks streets. Bring your own pruning shears, or use theirs. […]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

The Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing Nebraska and 12 Years a Slave. On Sunday at noon there will be a special kids’ movie, Shrek Forever After. There’s more info and showtimes here. Bargemusic has no concerts scheduled this weekend, but will have a New Year’s Eve Celebration at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, […]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

Don’t forget Theater 2020’s production of “A Radio Christmas Carol” starting at 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30) this Saturday, December 21, at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 19 Sidney Place. This is “Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic performed as a radio play, complete with Foley artist sound effects.” Your correspondent attended last year’s performance, and attests […]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

If you’re here for the post-Thanksgiving weekend, you should know there are some things going on locally. The gift shop at the Brooklyn Historical Society will have a sale this Saturday, November 30, from noon until 7:00 p.m. to celebrate Small Business Saturday and the Shop Local campaign. All purchasers will receive a 20% discount […]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions

This evening (Friday, July 12) at 8:00 Bargemusic will present a “Here and Now” concert featuring works by several contemporary composers, performed by Wendy Sutter (photo) on cello and Olga Vinokur on piano. On Saturday evening at 8:00 there will be a “Masterworks” concert featuring works by Bach, Samuel Adler, Sir Arnold Bax, and Debussy, […]

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Last Minute Suggestions for the Weekend and Holiday

In town for the weekend and the Christmas holiday? Bargemusic, at Fulton Ferry Pier, foot of Old Fulton Street, has a full schedule of concerts this evening (Thursday), Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon, as well as a free family oriented “Music in Motion” concert Saturday afternoon. In addition, there will be a Christmas Eve celebration […]

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