News Weekend Art Events: August 23-25 (Small Press Flea, Waterfront Heroes, Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration & More) As August winds down take advantage of the various events throughout Brooklyn this weekend! Spend time with family and friends at the last Summer Strolls block party or try something new with Mark Morris Dance Center’s Shared Space dance class. This is also the last weekend to check out
Downtown Brooklyn The Plaza At 300 Ashland To Host Outdoor Fitness Classes Monday Evenings FORT GREENE – Next month, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/] will launch Movement Mondays, a series of free fitness classes held outdoors at The Plaza at 300 Ashland (at Lafayette & Flatbush). Movement Mondays via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/330204337626076/] The program kicks off on July 1 and
Arts & Culture Check Out Selebrasyon! And The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival This Weekend In case Spike Lee’s 3rd Annual Prince Party, Erwin Wurm’s Hot Dog Bus [/weekend-art-events-june-8-10-salsa-hot-dog-bus-purple-party-more/], and the Brooklyn Pride festivities [/celebrate-lgbtq-pride-2018-in-brooklyn/] aren’t enough to keep you busy this weekend, here’s info on two additional festivals with more offerings to keep you entertained. Selebrasyion! [http://haiticulturalx.org/selebrasyon]
apps Mark Morris Dance Group Developing App For Sufferers Of Parkinson’s Disease Local organization Mark Morris Dance Group [http://markmorrisdancegroup.org] is taking their groovy skills and turning them into a life-altering app for New Yorkers with Parkinson’s Disease. The Brooklyn Paper [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/37/31/all-google-glass-dance-parkinsons-disease-2014-07-25-bk_37_31.html] says MMDC is using a $25,000 grant
awards Calling Young Newshounds: The Nabe’s Summer Teen Journalism Workshop Robert Cooper, a retired junior high school shop teacher, reads The New York Times at the Pillow Café on Myrtle Avenue on Friday, July 5. Cooper, 76, said he reads the Times to “keep informed” and “find what is affecting the community.” (Photo by Philippe Theise).From attending local cultural
