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# BPL Kicks Off Summer Music & Dance Series At Central Library Plaza
- URL: https://bklyner.com/bpl-kicks-off-summer-music-dance-series-at-central-library-plaza/
- Published: 2018-07-11T15:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-11T15:22:29.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Events, library, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, summer, BPL Presents, Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Plaza Swing Series, #wp

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Public Library kicks off its [**Plaza Swing Series**](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bpl-presents?ref=bklyner.com) on Wednesday, a summer music series featuring live performances and dancing at the Central Library Plaza.

The weekly summer dance party debuts tonight, July 11, with [Swingtime Big Band](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/plaza-swing-series-central-library-plaza-20180711?ref=bklyner.com) playing classics from the Great American Songbook. Need to brush up on your dance steps? There will be a dance lesson at 6:30pm before the band starts playing at 7pm.

On July 18 [StringsNskins](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/plaza-swing-series-central-library-plaza-20180718?ref=bklyner.com) combines traditional djembe (a West African drum) beats with classical violin to create a fusion of Haitian, African, Colombian, and Brooklyn sounds. Their set will include songs in English, Spanish, and Haitian creole and contain a “message of unity.”

On June 25, join [Orlando Marin](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/plaza-swing-series-central-library-plaza-20180725?ref=bklyner.com), “The Last Mambo King,” and the only remaining orchestra leader from “New York’s golden era of mambo” who still performs on a regular basis.

Guitarist [Matt Munisteri](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/plaza-swing-series-matt-central-library-plaza-20180801?ref=bklyner.com) and his band will play ragtime, blues, Tin Pan Alley, and jazz classics on August 1, while [Nation Beat](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/plaza-swing-series-nation-central-library-plaza-20180808?ref=bklyner.com) performs a mix of Brazilian maracatu drumming with American roots music including bluegrass, funk, rock, and country-blues on August 8.

The Plaza Swing Series is part of [**BPL PRESENTS**](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bpl-presents?ref=bklyner.com), a series of arts and culture events held at the Central Library that includes talks and readings with authors, artists, and scholars; live music, dance and theater performances; film screenings; and art exhibitions.

**All Plaza Swing Series shows take place on Wednesdays at the Central Library Plaza, 10 Grand Army Plaza. Dance lessons from 6:30pm to 7pm and live music from 7pm to 9pm. In case of rain, shows will be rescheduled for Thursday. Bring your dancing shoes!**