Arts & Culture

Jun
08
Check Out Selebrasyon! And The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival This Weekend

Check Out Selebrasyon! And The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival This Weekend

In case Spike Lee’s 3rd Annual Prince Party, Erwin Wurm’s Hot Dog Bus [/weekend-art-events-june-8-10-salsa-hot-dog-bus-purple-party-more/], and the Brooklyn Pride
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Jun
07
Weekend Art Events: June 8-10 (Salsa, Hot Dog Bus, Purple People Party & More)

Weekend Art Events: June 8-10 (Salsa, Hot Dog Bus, Purple People Party & More)

Now that summer is in full swing, there are a ton of fun events lined up for the weekend including
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Jun
04
Free Lunchtime R&B Concerts Return To MetroTech On Thursday, June 7

Free Lunchtime R&B Concerts Return To MetroTech On Thursday, June 7

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – For more than two decades, BAM has livened up lunchtime each summer with its popular R&B
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May
31
Weekend Art Events: June 1-3 (Red Hook Fest, Party For The Park, David Sedaris & More)

Weekend Art Events: June 1-3 (Red Hook Fest, Party For The Park, David Sedaris & More)

Nothing beats a short work week! It’s the weekend again, and there are lots of outdoor events scheduled including
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May
30
New Album ‘Heart Of Hearing’ Features Theremin & Eclectic Covers

New Album ‘Heart Of Hearing’ Features Theremin & Eclectic Covers

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A Prospect Heights musician uses an instrument often associated with weird and spooky sounds to create a plaintive
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May
30
Giglio on Film: Historical Views of a Williamsburg Tradition

Giglio on Film: Historical Views of a Williamsburg Tradition

The five-story, four-ton platform and statue of Saint Paolino at the 130th Giglio Feast in Williamsburg in 2017 (Photo by
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May
30
Take A Walking Tour Through Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn Heights

Take A Walking Tour Through Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn Heights

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – In honor of the 199th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth (May 31, 1819), The Walt Whitman Project
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May
29
DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar: Outdoor Market Celebrates African Culture [Photos]

DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar: Outdoor Market Celebrates African Culture [Photos]

FORT GREENE – The DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar [https://www.bam.org/bazaar] transformed the streets surrounding the Brooklyn Academy of Music
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May
25
Shakers n’ Bakers Reinterpret Albert Ayler’s ‘New Grass’ For Today’s Audience

Shakers n’ Bakers Reinterpret Albert Ayler’s ‘New Grass’ For Today’s Audience

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Fifty years ago, Albert Ayler [https://www.discogs.com/artist/202309-Albert-Ayler] attempted a musical experiment—recording an album combining
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May
25
Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces Fem-Tastic Outdoor Summer Movie Series

Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces Fem-Tastic Outdoor Summer Movie Series

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/brooklyn-bridge-park-conservancy-partners-with-smorgasburg-celebrates-women-directors-at-movies-with-a-view-1] announced on Thursday this summer’s
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