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Join the Gowanus Souvenir Shop and NYC DOT Art Program this evening as they celebrate the launch of artist Katarina Jerinic [http://www.katarinajerinic.com] ‘s public art exhibition Cloud Drift [https://gowanussouvenir.com/pages/cloud-drift-by-katarina-jerinic]. The Gowanus-based Jerinic created a series of 3-foot x 5-foot cyanotype flags that will
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Make Music New York via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/makemusicny/photos/a.10150572217472890.376466.57621362889/10154230826852890/?type=3&theater] Leave your earbuds at home tomorrow! Make Music New York [http://www.makemusicny.org/] returns for its eleventh year, Wednesday, June 21, to celebrate the summer solstice with musical
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Performance by students at the Cynthia King Dance Studio. (Photo by Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Even on a hot Sunday in Flatbush, the crowds came out in droves for the much-anticipated Flatbush Street Fair [/flatbush-avenue-street-fair-is-this-sunday/]on June 18, organized by the Flatbush Ave Business Improvement District. The event stretched from Woodruff
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(Photo by Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Making good on the promise of “rain or shine,” Coney Island’s 35th annual Mermaid Parade [/registration-now-open-coney-island-mermaid-parade-2017/] kicked off at 1pm on Saturday, June 17 just as the torrential downpour began to let up. But the rain didn’t appear to hold back the hoards
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littlefield, 635 Sackett StreetLast week, Gowanus music/art/comedy/performance space, littlefield [http://www.littlefieldnyc.com], officially moved from its longtime location at 622 Degraw Street to a bigger and better space [/big-plans-littlefield-gowanus-event-space-move-expand/] around the corner at 635 Sackett Street. Back in May the team set up a Kickstarter page
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(Photo via Sheepshead Nursing & Rehabilitation Center)Last week, three students from Sheepshead Bay elementary schools were honored for their award-winning essays recognizing the profound influence of an elderly person in their lives. The essay contest, run by Sheepshead Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at 2840 Knapp Street, gave neighborhood fourth
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The Good Dishes by Cecile Chong and sixth graders from Middle School 821, Sunset Park Prep, 2016 (permanent marker on paper plates) on view at The Old Stone House (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Father’s Day is Sunday! Show dad some love and spend some quality time with him
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Artist: Ganzeer (Photo: Thor Equities)Do you remember walking past beautifully decorated walls on Stillwell Ave [/funky-shipping-containers-house-and-street-art-at-smorgasburg-coney-island-photos-bensonhurst/] ? Well, the 2017 Coney Art Walls season has officially begun with brand new artwork to capture your attention. Like every year, the development company Thor Equities organized the public art wall project. And
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It’s June and you know what that means! It’s officially Caribbean Heritage month. To celebrate it this year, Caribbeing [https://twitter.com/caribbeing?lang=en], a Brooklyn organization focused on film, art and culture is teaming up with LinkNYC [https://www.link.nyc/]. Together, for four weeks, they
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A film still from Rodrigo Reyes’ Lupe Under the Sun via grumpy squared.com [http://www.grumpysquared.com/lupe-under-the-sun/]The 20th Annual Brooklyn Film Festival [http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org] closed on Sunday, June 11, with an awards ceremony held at Windmill Studios [http://windmillstudiosnyc.com] in Greenpoint. The winner of
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It’s Pride Weekend! Along with the many festivities celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride in Brooklyn this weekend, there’s the Sunset Park Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Northside Festival, the Red Hook Fest, breakfast, salsa, and one-minute play festivals, and much more! Photo by Brooklyn Pride, Inc. via Facebook [https://www.
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Photo by Anton Klepikov via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=558078610892057&set=br.AbpT52rZJvQzw7eGxl-KyQaHu5tkofrRvUHJCbjj9cFQwJq73WdFJsyqyMxhJlUwta7dD31OXqwU3Ld2a6jW2K9xezlcQsvWE9UjpkIKERL9IY-zPFSCwbB9uYDxz4S5ArJFsn8WooeNHJwegi5iL7GSsYaEw15icltSBtTVUDYzPoxyNeeYKEM6o-2Lqsu6kXDAowGQlrEczWjWx-FrDB5dfOdsJ_i9JS-jTkgcgrM-LJMKpPbVQEudYgNAupCYakY&type=3&theater] [Updated: Monday, June 12, 5:45pm] A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed that the colle