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Now that your taxes are done, use that refund on some fun weekend events. Celebrate a couple of musical legends, take an outdoor drawing class, or have an artist immortalize you, or a loved one, in a silhouette portrait. Even if you didn’t get a refund, there are lots
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Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Oak Room LoungeOak Room Lounge Oak RoomOne of three original paintings in the Oak Room that were sold and ultimately bought back by Mr. Halkias.Characters on the wood walls of the Oak Room had been painted over by the hall’s previous
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With the return of nice weather, the film crews are out in full force from Downtown Brooklyn to edges of Flatbush. While it is impossible to get a full list of who’s filming where ahead of time, the companies are required to post notices requesting folks to move vehicles
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(Photo by Mark Kosin)This past Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Players and teams from around the league honored the venerable ballplayer by wearing number 42 and the Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled a dramatic new statue of Robinson [http:
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Image via FromThePod.com [http://www.fromthepod.com/calling-all-brooklyn-inspired-artists]Online grocer Peapod [https://www.peapod.com/] is seeking a “fresh look” for its fleet of green delivery trucks and the company is calling upon Brooklyn artists for help. Since launching its services in Brooklyn in 2015, Peapod [http://www.prnewswire.
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Artwork by Gabriel RiveraAfter delighting neighbors and passersby with a colorful Dia de los Muertos display [/colorful-skeletons-on-9th-street-smile-for-dia-de-los-muertos-and-frown-on-trump/] on his front stoop last October, artist Gabriel Rivera [https://www.facebook.com/Cosmic-Collisions-636267773054799/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf] is following up that project with another vibrant, Mexican-themed exhibit—this time to
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Photo via CAMBAThis weekend is jam-packed with lots of cool and fun things to see and do. There’s an Easter egg hunt and bird watching; Japanese flute and Argentinian guitar; painting and sculpture; film, music, and dance; and so much more! Shona Sculpture Sale [https://www.camba.org/support/
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Sara Erenthal, Three “subconscious self-portraits” spotted on St. Marks Place (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Chances are, walking in or around Park Slope, you’ve encountered Sara Erenthal. The artist often leaves her mark on storefronts [/from-ultra-orthodox-jewish-sect-to-street-artist-sara-erenthal-shows-her-three-selves-parkslopestoop/] , mattresses, or other discarded items on the sidewalk that might make a good canvas
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It’s almost hump day. Break out of your weeknight routine rut and check out some of the cool events scheduled for the middle of this week! Film still from George Polk Documentary Film Award winner “Hooligan Sparrow” screening at BAM Rose CinemasHooligan Sparrow [http://www.bam.org/film/2017/
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Louis Valentino, Jr. Pier in Red Hook (Photo by Eddie Cheaz via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205353122345978&set=br.Abq4yba1hYwK3czo1s7hVEgPokIwS2VHlfhTREoxDHJqY8olUUG7Nm5lG1Oke9hftEaPrECCzgaFyUzz8TwOhIvU1AC7bBFtrYah0Gh40i3FawdL4w7iAuWIQ0jBUQGhwbn3CMliVqmpiMvJaiMvviKXOyY9CMwZdzqcT39zJHIuViOPiMZus9g73lpF2eG-Pbly9a0GwTyohx7RdsvONkh7Wk_lva2MY9pjtR74XLPtChC5bDchAqtEb_U-BVNUJo4&type=3&theater] )Dust off your portfolios and CVs, Brooklyn creatives! The NYC Department of Cultura
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Kings Theatre reopening. (Photo by Anna Gustafston/corner media)When the Kings Theater opened in 1929, there was a full orchestra on hand to supply the soundtrack for the silent movie “Evangeline,” starring the glamorous Dolores del Rio. On April 8, a little more than two years after a $95
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Kedi by kedifilm via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHAVVNSkPvK/?taken-by=kedifilm]It’s April! Don’t be an April Fool—check out some of these fun happenings this weekend. Along with a three-day celebration of Prospect Park’s 150th anniversary, this weekend brings art, dance, cats, and cheese.