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BRIC JazzFest: A Week Of Concerts, Film, Poetry & More

FORT GREENE – The fifth annual BRIC JazzFest returns on Saturday featuring a week of concerts, talks, poetry, film, and dance, culminating in a three-night live music marathon (Oct. 24-26) taking place on three stages throughout BRIC House. The fest, which will showcase international acts as well as local artists, kicks

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Weekend Art Events: January 18-20 (The 4 Korners, The Terrible Twos, Styles Of Resistance & More)

This weekend features street fashion, street art, comedy, and the return of BAMcafé Live. There’s also Scoring the Stacks, Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s art exhibition and artist-led workshop series that takes participants throughout BPL’s Central Library. Check the Bklyner Calendar for more events happening around town or to

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Weekend Art Events: January 11-13 (Brooklyn Podcast Festival, Meet The Strings & More)

This weekend delivers plays, musical performances, the return of the Brooklyn Podcast Festival, and two family-friendly events at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO. Check the BKLYNER Calendar for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Opera On Tap: Opera Dinner

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Weekend Art Events: October 26-28 (Flatbush Open Studios, Spaghetti Paradise, Great PUPkin & More)

Lots of rain is expected to come our way on Saturday, so check before you head out to any planned outdoor events this weekend. The Fort Greene PUPS Dog Costume Contest has been postponed until Sunday, October 28 (11:30am) due to the forecast (more info below), and Fort Greene

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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 for more events happening

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Weekend Art Events: Sept. 28-30 (The Great DUMBO Drop, Red Hook Regatta, Chile Pepper Fest & More)

This final week of September offers lots of fun things to do, including film screenings, the Chile Pepper Fest, and the Shop Black Pop-up. Don’t forget to check out the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl on Saturday where ten District 15 schools from Red Hook to Kensington will

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Weekend Art Events: Sept. 14-16 (Opera On Tap, Photoville, Def Poetry Jam & More)

The sun returns (hopefully) just in time for a weekend packed with fun things to check out, from music, poetry, performances, exhibits, books, food, and more! Don’t forget to celebrate the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s 100th anniversary at a block party on Saturday featuring performances by Busta Rhymes, Justine

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Weekend Art Events: April 26-29 (Derelicts, DUMBO Open Studios, Portrait of A Table & More)

The weather is finally starting to feel spring-like. Get out and enjoy it with some of the events lined up for this weekend including the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl, a LEGO Architecture build event, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Sakura Matsuri 2018. Don’t forget to check the BKLYNER Calendar

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Weekend Art Events: March 29-April 1 (Dance Party, Bowie Tribute, Adult Egg-Stravaganza & More)

With the start of Passover on Friday and Easter on Sunday, this weekend will be on the quieter side, but there are some events scheduled that will benefit great causes including Imani House, the Stoneman Douglas High School Victims Fund, March For Our Lives, and the New Sanctuary Coalition NYC.

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Weekend Art Events: March 8-11 (Ditmas Snark, Drawing Brains, The Art Of Breastfeeding & More)

We made it through Wednesday’s snow, wind, thunder and lightning! To combat the cabin fever you may have experienced while sheltering from the winter storm, check out some of the events scheduled for the weekend. Laugh it up at Ditmas Snark II or enjoy a live preview of jazz

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Weekend Art Events: March 1-4 (Fiddler on the Roof, Oscar Party & More)

March is here! Art in DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk is happening this week as well as Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday. The students at Brooklyn Tech are putting on a production of Fiddler on the Roof, while PS 139 will be transformed into a carnival on Saturday.

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Black History Month Events In Brooklyn

February is Black History Month and there are a variety of events happening all around Brooklyn to celebrate—from art exhibitions, dramatic readings, musical performances, history tours, and movie screenings. Check out our list of events across the borough and find out how you can celebrate, commemorate, and learn about

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Brooklyn Celebrates Black History Month

Invitation for Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ Black History Month Celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall, February 22ndFebruary is Black History Month and there are a variety of events happening all around Brooklyn to observe it—from panel discussions, poetry readings, musical performances, history tours, movie screenings, trivia nights, craft lessons—

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Learn Self-Defense Techniques At Interactive “I Can’t Breathe” Performance At BRIC House

Photo by M. Rehemtulla/QUOI MediaThis Friday, neighbors are invited to participate in a performance that will use spectators as the performers, in an artist’s response to police brutality and other recent current events. Artist Shaun Leonardo will lead his performance as a self-defense class, where participants will learn

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Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Events: Through Sunday, February 8

Image courtesy of BAM.Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday to see what’s scheduled next week! For fitness classes at Ingersoll Community Center, see our earlier post here. ONGOING Black Artstory Month When: Throughout

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Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Events: Through Thursday, February 5

Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. We’ll have your weekend schedule guide on Friday and as always, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by emailing editor@bklyner.com! ONGOING Open (C)all: The Artists Studio When: Through February

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See Ronald K. Brown & Evidence, A Dance Company’s “One Shot” This Month At BRIC (Partner)

For two weeks beginning this Thursday, November 6, Ronald K. Brown‘s Evidence, A Dance Company will bring choreographed multimedia performance One Shot to the BRIC House Ballroom (647 Fulton Street at Rockwell Place). One Shot is based on the life of photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris, who is best known

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Join BRICArts Next Wednesday For A Summer Art Social Open House

The evening of Wednesday, July 30, BRICArts Media will be hosting a free Summer Art Social for neighbors featuring several artists of note. Activities are set to include: A look at open studios with painter/sculptor/”movable architecture” maker Miryana Todorova and ruby onyinyechi amanze, who works on paper. (5pm)

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Last Chance: See Kensington-Windsor Terrace Artists At BRIC House This Weekend

Housewarming: Notions of Home from the End of the Universe, the inaugural show at BRIC House (647 Fulton Street, enter on Rockwell Place) which includes work by neighbors Njideka Akunyili and Garry Nichols as well as 10 other Brooklyn artists, closes this Sunday, December 15. Njideka Akunyili, who was born