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Arts & Culture

Jun
18
Myrtle Avenue Plaza Debuts This Thursday With Free Public Events All Summer

Myrtle Avenue Plaza Debuts This Thursday With Free Public Events All Summer

CLINTON HILL – After more than ten years in the making, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/plaza/] will
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Jun
18
Coney Island’s 36th Annual Mermaid Parade [PHOTOS]

Coney Island’s 36th Annual Mermaid Parade [PHOTOS]

CONEY ISLAND – On a hot, sunny Saturday, crowds gathered along Surf Avenue in Coney Island to check out the 36th
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Jun
18
17-Foot-Tall Sculpture Depicting Endangered Rhinos Moves to MetroTech Commons

17-Foot-Tall Sculpture Depicting Endangered Rhinos Moves to MetroTech Commons

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Last Three, the 17-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicting the last three northern white rhinos in the world stacked
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Jun
14
Brooklyn Book Festival Announces Lineup For September’s Literary Event

Brooklyn Book Festival Announces Lineup For September’s Literary Event

BOERUM HILL – “The Brooklyn Book Festival is amazingly unique compared to other book festivals I’ve participated in,” author Gregory
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Jun
14
Weekend Art Events: June 15-17 (‘As U Like It,’ Party To Protect, Podcast Fest & More)

Weekend Art Events: June 15-17 (‘As U Like It,’ Party To Protect, Podcast Fest & More)

The forecast is looking beautiful for Father’s Day weekend (need gift ideas [/fathers-day-gift-guide-for-the-brooklyn-dad/]?), so spend some time with dad
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Jun
13
Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival 2018: By Women, For Everyone

Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival 2018: By Women, For Everyone

WILLIAMSBURG – Founded in 2016, the Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival [http://www.brooklynwomensfilmfestival.com/] (BWFF) showcases and celebrates short films
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Jun
13
“A Blast From Brooklyn’s Past”: Adams & Brooklyn Historical Society Launch Photo Challenge

“A Blast From Brooklyn’s Past”: Adams & Brooklyn Historical Society Launch Photo Challenge

Dust off those old photo albums! On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.
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Jun
13
‘Live At The Archway’ Series Kicks Off Thursday In DUMBO

‘Live At The Archway’ Series Kicks Off Thursday In DUMBO

DUMBO – The annual performance and art series staged under the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, Live At The Archway [https://dumbo.
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Jun
12
‘The Spanish Gardener’: Artist Depicts Picasso As A 10-Foot-Tall Garden Gnome

‘The Spanish Gardener’: Artist Depicts Picasso As A 10-Foot-Tall Garden Gnome

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – A giant garden gnome depicting painter Pablo Picasso wearing flip-flops and mowing a lawn is catching
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Jun
11
Tomorrow – John Travolta will be in Bensonhurst for John Travolta Day Celebration

Tomorrow – John Travolta will be in Bensonhurst for John Travolta Day Celebration

BENSONHURST – Streets will be closed around Lenny’s Pizza (1969 86th Street) tomorrow,Tuesday, June 12for a ceremony at 1:
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