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THERE WAS A TIME when the world was full of beauty and wonder. When heroes split mountains and swam with dragons. When divine beings walked the earth and emperors ruled under the will of heaven. When people lived in harmony with the universe and believed in a connection between all
Arts & Culture
Much Ado About Nothing, 2015. (Photo by Justin Bereman)Not many neighborhoods can claim a classical theater company of their own. And even fewer neighborhoods can claim a classical theater company of their own that offers Shakespeare for free. But we can. South Brooklyn Shakespeare [https://www.southbrooklynshakespeare.com/] will
Arts & Culture
Siobhan O’Loughlin in a December 12 performance in Park Slope. (Photo by Jason Speakman)After a sold-out run in the Park Slope bathtub circuit earlier this month, writer, performer, activist, and award-winning playwright Siobhan O’Loughlin [http://siobhanoloughlin.com/about/] will be returning to Brooklyn [/blog/art-music/park-slope-apartment-bathtub-is-setting-for-one-woman-play/], including
Arts & Culture
Siobhan O’Loughlin in a December 12 performance in Park Slope. (Photo by Jason Speakman)After a sold-out run in the Park Slope bathtub circuit earlier this month, writer, performer, activist, and award-winning playwright Siobhan O’Loughlin [http://siobhanoloughlin.com/about/] will be returning to neighborhood [/blog/art-music/park-slope-apartment-bathtub-is-setting-for-one-woman-play/]. Indie
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Siobhan O’Loughlin in a December 12 performance in Park Slope. (Photo by Jason Speakman)After a sold-out run in the Park Slope bathtub circuit earlier this month, writer, performer, activist, and award-winning playwright Siobhan O’Loughlin [http://siobhanoloughlin.com/about/] will be returning to neighborhood [/blog/art-music/slope-apartment-bathtub-is-setting-for-one-woman-play/]. Indie
Arts & Culture
Siobhan O’Loughlin in the play Broken Bone Bathtub. (Courtesy of Siobhan O’Loughlin)Siobhan O’Loughlin’s upcoming performance of Broken Bone Bathtub won’t be the first play to ever be performed in an apartment. But it’s the first time we’ve heard of an entire play
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Siobhan O’Loughlin in the play Broken Bone Bathtub. (Courtesy of Siobhan O’Loughlin)Siobhan O’Loughlin’s upcoming performance of Broken Bone Bathtub won’t be the first play to ever be performed in an apartment. But it’s the first time we’ve heard of an entire play
Lillian Meredith
Louiza Collins in Poetic Memory by Georgette Kelly, 2014. Directed by Lillian Meredith in the Garden of Hope (Photo by Lee Rayment)Community gardens are treasured spaces within our urban neighborhoods. They serve as both a way to bring neighbors together, and an opportunity to seek personal respite from the
theater
One of the greatest new traditions in the neighborhood is at it again this summer, as South Brooklyn Shakespeare [http://www.southbrooklynshakespeare.com] returns for a third season — and they’ve got a teaser about which play to expect! Founded in 2013 [/blog/events/south-owners-bring-august-shakespeare-to-5th-avenue] by South [https://www.facebook.
concerts
Source: frankievallifourseasons.comYou’ve seen him portrayed in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys or, maybe you saw the movie. Now you can see a true American legend, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/frankie-valli-and-the-four-seasons], in person at the newly restored Kings Theatre [http://ditmasparkcorner.
Celebrities
Source: Wikimedia CommonsWhat a curmudgeon. Sheepshead Bay’s most famous living resident, Larry David, is in town for the long haul, and it looks like he’s shunning his old neighborhood. The surly comic writer who created Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm has taken up residence in a “five-star suite”
Bobby McFerrin
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Bobby-McFerrin_CarolFriedman5.jpg]Bobby McFerrin will kick off the Brooklyn Center’s 60th anniversary season this Saturday. Photo by Carol Friedman, via Brooklyn Center. It was the winter of 1955, and the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College [http://www.brooklyncenter.org/] had
1027 Flatbush Avenue
After being shuttered for almost four decades, the Kings Theatre [/?s=kings+theatre] (1027 Flatbush Avenue) will reopen in January 2015 as a major performing arts venue that is slated to present more than 200 annual performances, from popular music to comedy and dance, according to a press release issued
mary poppins
Tomorrow, join the talented thespians of PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org]‘s Magnet Program as they put on Mary Poppins! At 5pm on Saturday, June 7, students will act and sing their way through the story of the original super nanny. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for kids
amanda miller
Ditmas Park local and Third Root [http://thirdroot.org/] yoga instructor Amanda Miller is currently performing One Breath, Then Another: An Interactive Yoga Show [http://www.onebreaththenanother.com/] as part of the Dream Up Festival [http://www.dreamupfestival.org/] from Theater for the New City [http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/]. The
Adrienne Kapstein
Wanda’s Monster [http://www.wandasmonster.com], a musical for kids directed by Ditmas Park resident Adrienne Kapstein [http://www.movementtheaterstudio.com], was recently reviewed in Time Out New York Kids [http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/things-to-do/blogger-series-serena-norr-of-momtrends-on-wandas-monster] as part of their Blogger Series. Momtrends [http://www.momtrends.com] managing