Amanda Patenaude

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: July 28-30 (A Whole Lotta Shakespeare & More)

Esperanza SpaldingThere’s a whole lot of Shakespeare going on this weekend, with free outdoor performances of the Bard’s Macbeth and Measure for Measure, as well as The Gallery Players’ final performances of Julius Caesar. There are also free BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! shows at Prospect Park, an Animation festival,

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From Trash To Treasure: Broken Glass From Fort Greene Park Is Being Transformed Into A Community Mosaic

With help from residents, local artist Amanda Patenaude is crafting a community mosaic of broken glass salvaged from Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus)Glass is one of those materials that is endlessly changeable, able to be both beautiful and deadly, a masterpiece or mundane or

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A Beacon Of Joy And Holiday Cheer Returns With The Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting

Photo by Megan McGibney/Fort Greene Park.BY MEGAN MCGIBNEY The second annual Fort Greene Park holiday tree lighting festivities returned at dusk this Sunday, December 6, for an even larger celebration of community and fun. About 400 people, mostly young families, gathered at the corner of Washington and Myrtle