Arts & Culture
There’s something for everyone this weekend—as you’ll see from our massive list of events—from Shakespeare, musicals, funny drawings, live figure drawing, a queer art party, the Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk, and so much more. Feel like shopping for some cool, locally-crafted goods? Then check
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The new render for the three-story townhouse at 147 Felix Street in Fort Greene (Via JRA Design Group)FORT GREENE – A building set to fill a long-standing empty lot on St. Felix Street between the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Atlantic-Barclays has a new rendering. The new renderings from JRA
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FORT GREENE – The DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar [https://www.bam.org/bazaar] transformed the streets surrounding the Brooklyn Academy of Music [https://www.bam.org] into a vibrant global marketplace over the three-day weekend, celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of Africa and its diaspora. DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar (Photo: Nathan Haselby)DanceAfrica
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It’s Memorial Day weekend and the kick-off to summer! Check out our list of events happening over the long weekend to help you welcome the season and the (hopefully) warmer weather. Don’t forget to check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list
Arts & Culture
So much is happening this weekend—Saturday is Record Store Day [/celebrate-record-store-day-2018-in-brooklyn/] and Sunday is Earth Day [/celebrate-earth-day-2018-in-brooklyn/]. There’s also an exhibition opening at The Old Stone House, an immigrant heritage tour on Coney Island, a movie night with the kitties at Brooklyn Cat Café, and lots of concerts
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It’s the weekend again! There are lots of musical performances happening this week including an Eastern European folk concert and a celebration of MCs and poets in Fort Greene, a record release party and a Malian music fest in Williamsburg, and a classical concert fundraiser in Park Slope. Don’
Arts & Culture
There’s lots to see and do this weekend, including the return of three monthly art events—DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk, Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum, and Second Sundays at Pioneer Works. Prospect Park kicks off its annual Opening Weekend [/opening-events-at-coney-island-march-25-prospect-park-april-78/] with special events, activities, and
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It’s the weekend again. Along with various family-friendly events celebrating the Lunar New Year, the Brooklyn Public Library has kicked off a six-day film festival featuring flicks about writers. A multi-sensory three-course concert combining experimental classical music and food takes place in Gowanus on Friday evening, while Myrtle Avenue
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Black Panther director Ryan Coogler in conversation with Abiola Oke (Via BAMCinematek)The BAM Harvey Theater was sold out last night in anticipation of an advance screening of Black Panther, the mega-hyped Marvel movie set to open this weekend. Not only that, but the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, was
Announcements
FORT GREENE – The President of the Brooklyn Academy of Music [http://bam.org], Katy Clark, announced yesterday that the Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer, David Binder, has been appointed BAM’s Artistic Director. L-R: Katy Clark, BAM President; David Binder, incoming Artistic Director; Coco Killingsworth, VP of Education and Community Engagement;
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg]Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, January 15, and various local organizations are celebrating what would have been the iconic civil rights leader’s 89th birthday with events featuring readings, talks, musical performances, movie screenings, and more.
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Halloween is creeping up on us. Check out our monstrous list of spook-tacular events here [/monster-list-halloween-events-across-brooklyn/]. Not up for a ghoulish time? There are lots of other events happening around the borough this weekend as well. See what else is going on down below. Also, check out the BKLYNER Calendar
Arts & Culture
It officially feels like fall outside—perfect weather for a harvest festival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Prefer to stay in and cozy up with a good book? Then the Park Slope and Cortelyou Libraries’ book sales can help you find some good reads. There are also two great opportunities
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Last year’s rollout of Culture Forward [/new-plan-aims-move-brooklyns-culture-forward-retaining-artistic-character-fortgreene/] has blossomed into this year’s Culture Forward Festival [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-forward-festival-kick-off-party-tickets-37390237206] . With Jimmy Kimmel coming to town next week just as events [/weekend-art-events-october-12-15-bric-jazzfest-brooklyn-horror-festival-park-slope-comedy-festival/] like Jazzfest, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and the Pa
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September has come and gone and it’s starting to feel more like autumn. There’s lots happening this weekend to get you out of the house to enjoy the pleasant weather. Celebrate Icelandic culture or Latino Heritage. Dance to tunes spun by Questlove and donate to Hurricane Irma and
Announcements
Spike Lee’s Crooklyn is the One Film (like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was the One Book [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page]) that New Yorkers will get a chance to watch together on September 13. Thousands of New Yorkers voted and selected [/vote-nyc-film-want-see-free-citywide-screenings/] Lee’s