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EAST FLATBUSH – The free and popular Wingate Concert Series is back in Brooklyn for the next two weeks with five events. The series is hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and will take place at Wingate Park (opposite Kings County Hospital). Gates open at 6 p.m. and the
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CONEY ISLAND – Coney Island is a must stop destination for Brooklynites, New Yorkers and tourists alike during the summer, boasting everything from boardwalk games and swimming to events ranging from the wild Mermaid Parade [/mermaid-parade-2018/] to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest [/joey-chestnut-gobbles-record-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest/]. Now, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
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> amazing @FloggingMolly [https://twitter.com/floggingmolly] show tonight in ConeyIsland! Hope u’re well Bridget! Thx Bob for the Guinness toss at the end pic.twitter.com/xqY0Tyz1Py [https://t.co/xqY0Tyz1Py] — Sean Patrick Murphy (@seanmurphy2012) August 20, 2016 [https://twitter.com/seanmurphy2012/status/766840609487413248] Each country across the
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Joe Perry performing with the Hollywood Vampires. (Photo: Joe Perry [https://www.facebook.com/JoePerryFanPage/photos/a.10150231838841365.325503.147933376364/10153727269171365/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Joe Perry, guitarist for the Hall of Fame rock band Aerosmith, collapsed from a heart attack while playing a show Sunday night at the
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Photo Credit: Chris LeeSince 1965, New York Philharmonic has presented free outdoor concerts in our beloved parks. The experience brings out classical music lovers, picnickers, and all of us who don’t want to miss an opportunity to be under the stars. And tonight’s the night for Long Meadow
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AFROPUNK’s lineup has been announced. (Courtesy AFROPUNK/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AFROPUNK/photos/a.93811151622.90220.47016231622/10153551424596623/?type=3&theater] .)Ice Cube will be headlining the AFROPUNK festival [http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/] that will bring some much needed cool to the dog days of Summer 2016,
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As tribute to their alma matter’s final year, alumni from Sheepshead Bay’s Gospel Choir are planning a benefit concert to help pay for some the senior expenses for the last graduating class. “Learning that the school was closing, I was shell shocked,” said alumni Chaya Kennedy-Burnett, one of
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Laolu Senbanjo. Photo by Jide Alakija [http://www.alakija.com/]Laolu Senbanjo [http://www.laolusenbanjo.com/] was born and raised in Ilorin, Nigeria, became a human rights lawyer in his home country, and is now a full-time artist living with his family in Ditmas Park. A visual artist and musician
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Chaka Khan kicks off this year’s Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park on Wednesday. Photo via Chaka Khan [https://www.facebook.com/chakakhan/photos/pb.61619346750.-2207520000.1433191847./10152058276341751/?type=3&theater] Happy Monday, neighbors! This week, you can show off your trivia know-how at the Double Windsor [http:
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Source: acordova [https://www.flickr.com/photos/acordova/4870070592/]/Flickr Regina Opera Company [http://www.reginaopera.org/] will be holding its 45th Anniversary Gala Concert this weekend – a sort of end-of-winter celebration. The performance will take place on Sunday, April 12, at 3pm, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help ( 5902
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The annual fall “Music from Good Shepherd” classical music series, under the musical direction of Michael Fontana, concludes this Sunday, December 14, at 6:00pm with a performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” featuring a full orchestra, choir and soloists. While admission is free and open to the public, donations for
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Thierry Escaich [http://www.escaich.org/en/], a French musician often hailed as one of the world’s greatest organists, will play a single New York City concert at Our Lady of Refuge [http://www.olrbrooklyn.org/] (2020 Foster Avenue) on Friday, November 21 at 7:30pm. The concert, which