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Weekend Art Events: June 7-9 (New Voices, Studio Tours, NY Transit Museum Bus Fest & More)

No matter what you’re in the mood for, there are events for everyone this weekend throughout Brooklyn! Learn a new skill at Blick Art Materials with their Golden Silhouette workshop or go back in time with New York Transit Museum’s annual Bus Festival. Plus, this is the last

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Weekend Art Events: May 31-June 2 (Red Hook Fest, Canal Yards Project, Tastes of Franklin & More)

Spend some time outdoors this weekend with a variety of events throughout Brooklyn! Explore Red Hook while enjoying some free barbecue and watching performances during Red Hook Fest. If you know a young reader, kick off the summer with BPL’s summer reading program—the theme this year is Universe

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Weekend Art Events: April 5-7 (Oddities Flea Market, Kids Rock for Kids, Crawl the Hall & More)

Spend time with friends and family this weekend at a variety of local concerts, exhibits and more! Listen to folk music during the weekend-long Brooklyn Folk Festival or dance away at Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Rink’s Discoteque. Plus, two exhibitions, Scoring the Stacks and BRIC’s Biennial exploring

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Weekend Art Events: February 1-3 (Soul Of A Nation, New World, Lazer Eyes, The Female Gaze & More)

This weekend is packed with fun things to check out, including Target First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum celebrating Black History Month and the closing days of the exhibit Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power. The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting the third annual “A

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Weekend Art Events: Dec. 7-9 (Festivus For The Restivus, Merry On Myrtle & More)

Need help getting into the holiday spirit? There are festive concerts happening this weekend as well as Moscow Ballet’s production of the Great Russian Nutcracker and lots of holiday markets to find gifts for loved ones or for yourself. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around

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Weekend Art Events: October 5-7 (Opera On Tap, BAM Next Wave Festival & More)

It’s October! The month kicks off with music, including a Charles Ives concert and the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival. Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday celebrates Latinx communities and the Brooklyn Nets practice for the upcoming season at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events

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Weekend Art Events: August 3-5 (International Day Of Friendship, Hindu Lamp Ceremony, Degraw Fest & More)

It’s August! Get out and enjoy the dog days of summer before they pass us by. Catch a movie or a concert, celebrate Brooklyn’s diversity, adopt a furry companion, and more this weekend. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one

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Weekend Art Events: July 27-29 (Tastes of Brooklyn, Animation Fest, Brooklyn Roots Festival & More)

This last weekend of July (!) is packed with events that the whole family can enjoy, including animation, food, music, and more! Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Tinariwen via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BRICcelebrateBK/photos/gm.245751616165689/

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Littlefield Reopens On Sackett Street, Will Host Party For Sunny’s

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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Support Your Local Nightlife Venues

It’s tough running a small business Brooklyn. The many obstacles small business owners face—rising costs, fierce competition, greedy landlords, etc.—are intimidating. In the past few months, BKLYNER has posted about some local bars/music venues that have been in need of a little help. See below for

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Help Music Venue Barbès Raise Funds To Stay Open

Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/246005181112/photos/gm.1544292525616048/10155122838706113/?type=3&theater] Barbès [http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com] has been showcasing a wide array of musical acts at it’s 376 9th Street location in Park Slope for 15 years. Now, thanks to skyrocketing rents and operating costs, the

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Where To Get Wild Tonight: 7 Brooklyn Mardi Gras Parties

Photo by Andy Castro [https://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro/5508353323/]Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) has spurred a city-wide night of dancing, indulging, and all-night partying. But you don’t have to go far from home to get in on the New-Orleans-style action. Party-hop around the borough tonight

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Album Release: From New Orleans To Duke Ellington To Sing Sing Prison, It’s Slavic Soul Party!

Slavic Soul Party! (Photo credit: Monkey Dart Photos)A band whose members hail from all around Brooklyn will celebrate the release of its latest album with a concert at Williamsburg’s National Sawdu [https://nationalsawdust.org/]s on October 29. Slavic Soul Party!, which built its reputation with a weekly

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Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: July 1-4

Join Park Slope Stoop and all of Corner Media Group on Saturday, July 2 at 6pm for a Brooklyn Cyclones game at MCU Park. And hey, it’s Seinfeld Night. (Photo via brooklyncyclones [https://www.instagram.com/p/6QyaWiK44W/?taken-by=brooklyncyclones&hl=en])The 4th of July weekend is calling

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Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: June 3-5

JJ Byrne is swinging Saturday night with a fundraiser for the adults to eat, drink, and dance. (Photo via atownagency [https://www.instagram.com/p/BE9AdlzNb6H/?tagged=swingdancing&hl=en])The weekend is here, and the joint is swinging. Actually, it really is. Head to JJ Byrne to swing dance

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Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: May 27-30

Gypsy George & the Open Road Love Affair play Littlefield Sunday at 7pm as part of “The Farewell Reunion.” (Photo courtesy of Gypsy George)Welcome to the weekend, which features a longer addition to include Memorial Day. So go out for the closing exhibitions, the many fleas, don’t forget Monday’

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Slope Weekday Event Spotlight: May 2-5

Roger Clark of NY1 speaks about his band Perp Walk and their upcoming gig at Hank’s Saloon on Thursday, May 5. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) Welcome to the week, which features oodles of events: NY1’s Roger Clark punks out, an assassination complex, gallery events to

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Slope Weekday Event Spotlight: April 25-28

Morbid Anatomy Museum presents a lecture on the history of post-punk and goth subculture on Wednesday. (Photo via julioxx298 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BDB97ImCKj0/?tagged=bauhausband&hl=en])Welcome to the week, which features many events: very secret science, superhero plays, postpunk history, and more. Secret Science Club presents

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: April 4-7

Sole Exchange, Laura Anne Walker, Ray Lopez & Francis Palazzolo, Ink, shoe laces and grommets on paper, 33″x33″, 2016. Hai: Sole Exchange is at Open Source Gallery through April 29. (Courtesy of Open Source Gallery)Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? A Taste of Fifth,

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: March 28-31

The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club holds their annual meeting Tuesday, March 29 at the 5th Avenue Committee office. (Photo via Gowanus Dredgers [https://www.facebook.com/gowanusdredgers/photos/a.467282079968347.117826.267276076635616/780449688651583/?type=3&theater] )Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Meet about paddling

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: March 21-24

Symplegades (2014) by Steven Hirsch. Gowanus Waters: An Exhibition by Steven Hirsch will be at Gowanus Souvenir Shop through April 3.Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Choose from brilliant photos of Gowanus waters, a surreal comedy, a passion play, and more. For even more

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: March 14-17

‘And I Must Scream: An Examination of Body Horror in Japanese Animation’ will be at Morbid Anatomy Museum on Monday at 7pm. (Image courtesy of Morbid Anatomy Museum)Are you ready for a wild selection of events this week? Choose from a strip tease class, crybabies, a lecture on the

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: March 7-10

Shout It To The Rooftops: Hamilton, A Sing Along happens tonight at The Old Stone House at 7pm. (Photo via Hamilton the Musical [https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonMusical/photos/pb.1077764972250379.-2207520000.1457314511./1260352080658333/?type=3&theater] )Are you ready for a wild selection of events this week? Choose from

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: February 29-March 3

Beloved NY1 new anchor Pat Kiernan hosts the 3rd Annual Red Carpet Trivia Night at The Bell House on March 3. (Photo via TrivWorks [https://www.facebook.com/TrivWorks/photos_stream])Ah, how wonderful it is to have an extra Leap Year day to enjoy our bevy of offerings, including

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Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: February 22-25

Photo via Secret Science Club [https://www.facebook.com/46026671493/photos/a.448266471493.238578.46026671493/10151917569586494/?type=3&theater] You may not use the term “winter doldrums,” because we have a bevy of offerings, including love-ologists, weird history, book readings, and more. Below are some of our favorite events from