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Live Music Picks 8/13-8/19
Great free music from Vijay Iyer and guests at Celebrate Brooklyn, Smokey Hormel and band in Red Hook, the Flowmingos and some young MCs in Bushwick, Biggie Smalls tribute show and much more.
bklyn sounds
Great free music from Vijay Iyer and guests at Celebrate Brooklyn, Smokey Hormel and band in Red Hook, the Flowmingos and some young MCs in Bushwick, Biggie Smalls tribute show and much more.
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In addition to Bklyn Sounds picks for music this weekend [https://bklyner.com/bklyn-sounds-1/], and Brooklyn Film Festival [https://bklyner.com/queens-of-pain-opens-brooklyn-film-festival-with-a-film-about-womens-lives-and-roller-derby/] , here are some arts and community events worth checking out. Red Hook Fest [https://www.instagram.com/p/COvfCpqjYLC/]Friday, June 4 | 4 PM | PS15The festival opens with
kensington
Lucy Kalantari will lead a sing-along for kids and families at Elk Coffee this Thursday. Photo via Lucy Kalantari [https://www.facebook.com/LucyKalantari/photos/pb.694559897249951.-2207520000.1434484260./729254867113787/?type=3&theater] Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? From a waterfall hike in
Kids & Family
Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From bedtime stories to puppet-making, from a magic show to enjoying fun in nature and more, there are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in our area: Babies & Books [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/babies-books-central-library-youth-win-111914]
Amandla Turner
Happy September! To kick off the unofficial start to autumn, you can get your music trivia on (and see lots of amazing live music) at Bar Chord, hang out at Lark Cafe or Cynthia King Dance Studio [/blog/events/cynthia-king-dance-studios-accepting-new-students] with your kids, check out yoga at the newly opened
clam bake
[http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/oyster-clam-bake] Don’t clam up–open wide–for two scrumptious seafood-filled events this summer in Sycamore [http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com]‘s lovely revamped backyard! The bar has two events coming up for shellfish lovers: * Their Oyster Bake next Saturday, June 28 will feature shuckables from Long
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Happy Halloween! There are so many things to do tonight and on through the weekend in Park Slope, whether you feel like wearing a costume or not. The 2013 Park Slope Civic Council Halloween Parade [/blog/events/park-slope-annual-halloween-parade-returns-with-literary-theme] When: Thursday, October 31, 6:30pm Where: Starting point is 14th Street
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Looking for something fun to do close to home this weekend? Here’s what’s happening in the area: Saturday, August 24 • Row around at Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/rowing] starting at the boat ramp on Wellhouse Drive [http://www.prospectpark.org/media/file/wellhouse-drive-ramp-map.pdf]
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http://youtu.be/ObVl_fr3REM Here’s hoping it’s not too wet to enjoy some outdoor activities today–if so, there’s some fun to be had indoors, and hang in there for tomorrow! Here are a few things going on nearby: Saturday, June 8• Volunteer at the Kensington
Bell House
Don’t let a little snow keep you inside! Monday: Thao Ngyuen of Thao & the Get Down Stay Down [http://thaoandthegetdownstaydown.com/] has been called [http://www.npr.org/2013/01/27/170195059/first-listen-thao-the-get-down-stay-down-we-the-common] “one of the most commanding and distinctive young singers around.” See what all the fuss
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Intro to Bird Watching [http://breeannklauser.com/] takes place Saturdays at noon. The new year is almost here and so lots of the usual events are taking one more week off before rebooting in 2013. Let us know how you’re spending the last week of 2012. Tonight 12/27
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Thursday, October 4 • The final tour of Willem Breuker Kollektief [http://wbk.home.xs4all.nl/], which features ten musicians/improvisers and which has been on the road for 38 years, lands at ShapeShifter Lab [http://www.shapeshifterlab.com/portfolio/oct-4-willem-breuker-kollektief-final-tour/] (18 Whitwell Place) at 8pm. Friday, October 5 • If you
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Sean Patrick Coleman [http://www.myspace.com/thebourbonaires]and The Quasars play Sycamore on Friday. Tonight 6/28 • Nataliya Zaytseva & Madrugada [http://www.myspace.com/lamadrugada] are at The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com/live-music/], 9pm. • Local band Relatives [http://relatives.bandcamp.com/], plus Isaac Gillespie, play Sycamore [http:
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We’re getting a lot of phone calls about the details for A Taste of Sheepshead Bay on Thursday night. We’ve got 21 local food purveyors that will be serving up some of their best dishes for you to sample. Some places have even created new dishes specifically for
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Robert Santa (Source: robertsantamusic.com)Out with the old, in with the new – that’s the direction for this year’s BayFest. Bay Improvement Group has announced the headlining performer for its 20th edition of BayFest, with Sheepshead Bay native Robert Santa [http://www.robertsantamusic.com/] to take the main