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GOWANUS – A new theatre group will be performing its inaugural production—William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night—this weekend at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. DUMB Theatre Co. [https://dumbtheatreco.org/]‘s production of Twelfth Night examines “ego or self identity and the restraints of the constructed social system,
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PARK SLOPE – Musician Harris Eisenstadt is asking neighbors for help in locating three unique drums he lost after a gig on Sunday. After a performance at 440 Gallery [https://440gallery.com/new-events/2019/6/16/me-myself-and-eye] (440 6th Avenue) on June 16, Eisenstadt said he accidentally left the trio of
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Rutland @ Flatbush has been named Dr. Lamuel A Stanislaus way. Liat Weinstein/BklynerPROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – Lamuel used to lay awake at night wondering whether he could pay a $99 a month mortgage for a brick row house situated on Rutland Rd. between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues, his son Eugene Stanislaus
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Summer means the return of Rooftop films, a series of screenings of the work of emerging filmmakers in unique outdoor locations with live musical performances, after-parties, and special enhancements throughout the summer, almost always accompanied by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Typical schedule, check links for more details:
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FORT GREENE – Administrative and cinema employees at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [https://www.bam.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpbnY8sHp4gIVh5-zCh1nPwwkEAAYAyAAEgKvw_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds] (BAM) have voted “yes” to joining the UAW Local 2110 [http://www.2110uaw.org] (United Auto Workers) union. Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/
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Soak up those summer nights with a variety of outdoor events happening throughout Brooklyn this weekend! Go back in time with a performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in Carroll Park or check out performances throughout Prospect-Lefferts Gardens as part of the PLG Arts Music Festival. Plus, this is
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CLINTON HILL – Despite the pouring rain, fans of rapper/lyricist Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” jammed St. James Place at busy Fulton Street where his mother, Voletta Wallace, her family, musicians, and elected officials announced that the intersection— where the rapper once lived—was officially renamed Christopher “Notorious B.I.
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GOWANUS – Join Artichoke Dance Company [https://www.artichokedance.org/] next Saturday, June 15, for Gowanus Visions, a day of free performances, workshops, and activities to raise awareness of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup [/epa-outlines-next-steps-in-gowanus-superfund-cleanup/] and planned neighborhood rezoning [/cb6-grills-city-planning-on-gowanus-rezoning/]. Lynn Neuman, the Director of Artichoke Dance, has lived a few
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GOWANUS – After 11 years at 45 4th Avenue, the non-profit community dance and youth development center Dancewave [https://dancewave.org/] has moved a few blocks south and will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and block party to celebrate its new home. Dancewave, 182 4th Avenue, via Google MapsLocated at 182 4th
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No matter what you’re in the mood for, there are events for everyone this weekend throughout Brooklyn! Learn a new skill at Blick Art Materials with their Golden Silhouette workshop or go back in time with New York Transit Museum’s annual Bus Festival. Plus, this is the last
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Photo provided by Dumbo.is [https://dumbo.is/]June INDUSTRY CITY SUMMER SERIES [https://www.cityfarmpresents.com/summerseries] at Courtyard 1-2, June 5 through Sept. 28 [Various prices]: This year’s summer series features an expanded schedule with more than 35 concerts and dance parties. Audiences will discover a diverse
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PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDEN – The PLG Arts Film Festival [https://plgarts.org/events/plg-arts-music-festival/] is just around the corner and here’s the official lineup. The non-profit promotes the arts and local artists from PLG and the surrounding areas. Now in its third year, the festival boasts 12 performances spaces between Parkside