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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bkhiphopfest/]It’s Friday! Though it’s dreary out today, the forecast for the weekend calls for sunny skies and temps in the 80s. Perfect weather for outdoor concerts, block parties, a pétanque tournament, a Formula E race, a doggy fashion show, and more!
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Carriages at Grand Army Plaza, 1900 (Courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance)In honor of Prospect Park’s 150th Anniversary [/prospect-park-turns-150/], the Prospect Park Alliance is joining forces with the Brooklyn Historical Society to present The Means of a Ready Escape: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park [http://brooklynhistory.org/exhibitions/current.html]
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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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(Photo via prospect_park/instagram)It’s springtime, and romance is sprouting up with the cherry blossoms at the Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/collections/cherries]. Whether you have a giddy new love or a cherished long-term partner, use this guide to plan the perfect weekend and try something
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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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Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/black-artstory-month-2017-photos/?utm_source=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=9af47a2970-Tree+Lighting+in+Fort+Greene+Park+%26+more&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_942e880905-9af47a2970-74753449] February is Black History Month and there are a variety of events happening all around
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Your Love, Our Musical Flyer (Photo by evankaufman via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRBoeaBnQH/?taken-at=54373])For all those looking for a way to avoid amorous couples making goo-goo eyes at each other this weekend, BKLYNER’s compiled a list of 9 anti- or alternative Valentine’s Day
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Invitation for Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ Black History Month Celebration [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/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,
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(Photo via The Alamo Drafthouse/Facebook [https://drafthouse.com/theater/downtown-brooklyn])It’s cold. It’s wet. Perfect weather to stay in and watch old movies, or hunker down in an arty theater and watch critically-acclaimed ones. To fuel your week, we’ve put together a list of top film
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Dar Willams plays The Bell House this Thursday. (Photo via deafboy1 / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BK_cRXjBOfn/?tagged=darwilliams&hl=en])There are plenty of events this week to help you a) recover from the Christmas rush or b) rev up for the upcoming New Years Eve
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The 8th Annual Latke Festival takes place Monday night at the Brooklyn Museum. (Photo via edible brooklyn / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BN7TWYxBu31/?tagged=latkefestival&hl=en])The events surrounding the holiday week are full of Christmas joy and latkes. But don’t forget the Leonard Cohen tribute
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BAM and Mark Morris Dance Group present The Hard Nut, playing through December 18. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)We’re getting closer. So head to BAM for a reimagined Nutcracker, attend a Yule Ball, have some Drunk Science for good measure, and more. Matédors and Elsa Nilsson Quartet [https://tockify.