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Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Courtesy Flickr/BEN MURPHY ONLINE [https://www.flickr.
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(courtesy Fort Greene Association House Tour [http://www.fgahousetour.org/]) There’s a walking tour of Fort Greene’s historic district afoot! The Fort Greene Association [http://historicfortgreene.org/] is sponsoring the “ The Love of Downtown Brooklyn” tour [http://historicfortgreene.org/the-fort-greene-house-tour-may-1-2016-save-the-date] , which will take place on Sunday, May 1,
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Photo by Jesse Winter/BAM.Recently arrived Brooklyn Academy of Music [http://www.bam.org] (BAM) President Katy Clark spoke with [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160204/ARTS/160209924/bams-new-prez-talks-about-revitalizing-brooklyn-and-how-brooklyn] Crain’s [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160204/ARTS/160209924/bams-new-prez-talks-about-revitalizing-brooklyn-and-how-brooklyn] for their February issue, discussing the progress on BAM’
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Cast of The Glory of the World. (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus)For all that is heady behind debating ideology, philosophy, and religion, those debates can get — well — downright physical. And the stakes are so high. Perhaps the verbal violence and abuse so prevalent on social media today isn’t new
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Ghouls and goblins take to the streets in the annual Prospect Park South Halloween Parade — and of course, there’s trick-or-treating. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner [/blog/photos/photos-halloween-scenes-around-neighborhood])Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up
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Rendering of the planned BAM Strong expansion. (Courtesy of Mitchell Giurgola Architects.)Get ready for an even stronger “culture block” to take shape at the intersection of Fulton Street and Ashland Place, thanks to the impending construction of BAM Strong — a new “unique complex” connecting Brooklyn Academy of Music spaces
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Image via BAM.For most of us, there’s no way we would be able to afford one of these prints, but in case you know someone with $1,200-$3,500 to spare and a penchant for buying art while supporting worthy causes such as the Brooklyn Academy of
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Katy Clark (left) will succeed Karen Brooks Hopkins (right) as president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (Photos courtesy of BAM)The Brooklyn Academy of Music [http://www.bam.org] (BAM) will remain in capable hands come the end of June, with the arrival of Katy Clark to the role
activities for families
Photo via Amandla [https://www.facebook.com/AmandlaTmusic/photos/gm.1084273591598353/870150009702102/?type=1&theater] We know it’s all wintery outside, but there are plenty of reasons for you to get out of your apartment and into the neighborhood this week, from an old-school movie night at Sycamore
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Whew! Here it is: the big, gruesome, Frankenstein-esque list of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Halloween events we’ve managed to dig up from the creepy depths of Facebook, Instagram, and our inbox (thank you, emailers!). If you see any public events we’ve missed, give us a scream at
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BAMcafé Live [http://www.bam.org/visit/bam-cafe-dinner-drinks], the performance series curated by Darrell M. McNeill at 30 Lafayette Avenue, returns in September for its 15th season of free rock, jazz, R&B, world, pop, and more, all without a cover charge and no drink minimums — just hang out
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See the opening of a new group art show (with a performance piece), hear live music inspired by a love of funk and pop, drink a Tom Collins and groove to some rockabilly tunes, all this weekend right in the neighborhood! Here’s a look at those events and more: