Arts & Culture
Ceramics and pottery lovers mark your calendars! The first ever Brooklyn Clay Tour [https://www.brooklynclaytour.com/] will debut on Friday, September 8, kicking off three days of self-guided events and exhibits focused on the borough’s growing ceramic arts community. Erin Banta (Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Clay Tour)Co-founded
Bensonhurst
District 20 Superintendent (Photo by Sylwia Jasinski, District 20 Family Support CoordinatorSUNSET PARK — Monday morning, August 28, ground was officially broken on P.S./I.S. 746K, a new school that will be home to both, an elementary school as well as a middle school focused on arts. The new
Central Brooklyn
Via Brooklyn CyclonesWhether you are a Jedi, Sith, Padawan, Stormtrooper or Droid may the force guide you to MCU Park as the Brooklyn Cyclones [http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=38130&agency=CYC_PLAGENCY&pid=8385785] celebrate Star Wars Night tomorrow, Saturday, August 26th [http://purchase.tickets.
Announcements
Den StarShow performing at the Brighton Jubilee. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / BKLYNER)41st Annual Brighton Jubilee (Brighton Beach) [/tag/brighton-jubilee/] Brighton Beach comes out to celebrate – food, rides, music. Jubilee is run by the Brighton Neighborhood Association [http://brightonbeach.com/], a non-for-profit organization, and will help fund the group’s many
Events
SOUTH SLOPE — Every year for the past ten years kids have been racing their homemade contraptions down 17th Street in Brooklyn as part of the Soap Box Derby organized by Koko Open Source [http://open-source-gallery.org/koko/], the education branch of Open Source Gallery. [http://open-source-gallery.org/] Soapbox designs are
Arts & Culture
Summer is winding down. There’s lots to do outdoors this weekend including concerts, walking tours, dance parties, even a soap box derby [/10th-annual-soap-box-derby-saturday/]! Don’t forget to celebrate National Dog Day [http://www.nationaldogday.com] on Saturday and check out the list of Battle of Brooklyn commemorative events [/commemorate-the-241st-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-brooklyn/
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Since launching in 2005 as a free local concert in Brooklyn, the Afropunk Fest [http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/] has grown into an international movement with satellite events in Paris, London, Atlanta, and Johannesburg. > BROOKLYN! Solange will be joining us in August for AFROPUNK 2017! She will be
Central Brooklyn
Solar Eclipse at approximately 1:50pm (Photo Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The long-awaited eclipse [/see-mondays-solar-eclipse-brooklyn/] has come and gone. According to NASA [https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how], the last time a total eclipse was visible in the U.S. was 1979. To watch the moon cover 70 percent of the sun,
Arts & Culture
Wanderlust 108 [https://wanderlust.com/108-events/brooklyn/?utm_source=bklyner&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=sponsored_post&utm_campaign=108_brooklyn_091017] mindful triathlon returns to Brooklyn this September! #ComeTogether in Prospect Park and start the day with a 5K (run/walk), followed by a DJ-powered yoga
Central Brooklyn
> Ever wanted to stare at an eclipse? We’ve got just the thing. Stop by any of our stores and pick up a pair of eclipse-viewing glasses—they’re on us! (Not near a store? Tap the link in our bio to download your own pinhole projector.) [https://www.
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/gm.1737803993191073/10155107784154514/?type=3&theater] The weekend’s almost here! There’s lots happening starting on Thursday including dessert, music, magic, and puppies! Don’t forget to check out our listings for Battle of Brooklyn commemorative events [/commemorate-the-241st-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-brooklyn/] and local
Central Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn: Commemoration, Photo via Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/event/battle-of-brooklyn-commemoration-2017/]On August 27, 1776, British troops advanced towards Brooklyn Heights, where the American soldier encampment was located. For those familiar with the history of The Battle of Brooklyn [http://theoldstonehouse.org/history/battle-of-brooklyn/] (referred to at