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# Weekend Art Events: July 27-29 (Tastes of Brooklyn, Animation Fest, Brooklyn Roots Festival & More)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-art-events-july-27-29-tastes-of-brooklyn-animation-fest-brooklyn-roots-festival-more/
- Published: 2018-07-26T15:15:38.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-25T20:39:41.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Eastern Brooklyn, Events, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, 3rd Ethos Gallery, Animation Block Party, bam, Barbes, Bedstuy Flea, Beyond Studios, BRIC celebrate brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Music School, Brooklyn Roots Festival, #wp

This last weekend of July (!) is packed with events that the whole family can enjoy, including animation, food, music, and more!

Check the [**BKLYNER Calendar**](/calendar/) for more events happening around town or to list one of your own.

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Tinariwen via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BRICcelebrateBK/photos/gm.245751616165689/10155786296669209/?type=3&theater)

[**Tinariwen | Cheick Hamala Diabate**](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival/tinariwen-cheick-hamala-diabate?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, July 27, 7:30pm (gates open at 6:30pm)  
**Where:** Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West & 9th Street, Park Slope  
**What:** The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! concert series continues with a performance by the Grammy Award-winning, “guitar shredding desert blues group” Tinariwen, originally from the Sahara Desert region of Northern Mali. The night’s opener is Malian griot Cheick Hamala Diabate, playing the *n’goni*, a plucked lute.  
**How Much:** Free

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/animationblock/photos/a.450586582759.251079.20128952759/10150668358412760/?type=1&theater)

[**Animation Block Party**](http://www.animationblock.com/summerfest2018?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 29  
**Where:** BAM, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene  
**What:** Now in its 15th year, the East Coast’s largest animation festival returns to BAM to showcase eclectic programs featuring professional, independent, and student animated films. Read more about the Animation Block Party [here](/animation-block-party-returns-for-4-days-of-animated-fun/).  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.bam.org/film/2018/animation-block-party?utm%5Fsource=wordfly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=tmif-jul-gp-2018-07-02&utm%5Fcampaign=tmif&sourceNumber=89330) $15, $11 children/seniors

[**Endangered Heart Quartet**](http://bargemusic.org/calendar.html?ref=bklyner.com#july)  
**When:** Friday, July 27 at 8pm  
**Where:** Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing, 1 Water Street, Brooklyn Bridge Park  
**What:** Check out this “elastic group of composer-musicians” made up of Roy Nathanson on saxophone, Curtis Fowlkes on trombone, Tim Kiah on double-bass, and Jesse Mills on violin. Read more about Endangered Heart Quartet [here](/endangered-heart-quartet-a-paradoxical-chamber-music-group/).  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3432489?ref=bklyner.com) $40, $35 seniors, $20 students

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Wes Modes Presents A Secret History Of American River People (via The Waterfront Museum)

[**Wes Modes Presents A Secret History Of American River People**](http://www.waterfrontmuseum.org/events/exhibit/wes-modes-secret-history-american-river-people?utm%5Fsource=Eblast+7.24.2018&utm%5Fcampaign=E+blast+7%5F24%5F2018&utm%5Fmedium=email)  
**When:** Exhibition on view Saturday, July 28 through Sunday, September 16 (artist reception Thursday, August 2 from 7pm to 9pm)  
**Where:** The Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street, Red Hook  
**What:** California artist Wes Modes traveled down the Hudson River in a recreation of a 1940s-era shantyboat, collecting stories from the people who live and work along the waterway. The artwork on view in this exhibition is part of a larger project spanning several years and covering multiple river communities.

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynMusicSchool/photos/gm.628761777479644/10156530331504629/?type=3&theater)

[**Concert In Fort Greene Park**](http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/concert-at-fort-greene-park-artisans-market?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 28, starting at 9am  
**Where:** Fort Greene Park (Washington Park & Willoughby Ave. entrance), Fort Greene  
**What:** Brooklyn Music School’s talented students perform a free outdoor concert at the Fort Greene Park Artisan Market.

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/167885017249903/)

[**Sip. Shop. Eat!**](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sip-shop-eat-at-the-collective-pop-up-market-brooklyn-tickets-44521972418?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29, 12pm to 6pm  
**Where:** Beyond Studios NYC, 272 Siegel Street, East Williamsburg  
**What:** Food, Style, and Drinks are the focus of this weekend pop-up market. Sip custom drinks; shop a curated selection of vintage clothing, art, home goods, beauty products, candles, and more; and sample food and desserts from local vendors.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sip-shop-eat-at-the-collective-pop-up-market-brooklyn-tickets-44521972418?ref=bklyner.com) $5 to $25

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/2002484350063780/)

[**Downtown Brooklyn Presents: Pop-Up Beach Party**](http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/popup-beach-party?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 28, 4pm to 6pm  
**Where:** Albee Square (corner of Fulton and Bond Streets), Downtown Brooklyn  
**What:** Live music by reggae performers [Meta and the Cornerstones](http://www.metaandthecornerstones.com/?ref=bklyner.com) will set the beach party mood while attendees play badminton, make sand art, and pose for pictures at a beach-themed photo booth. Read more [here](/pop-up-beach-party-downtown-brooklyn/).  
**How Much:** Free

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/parkslopefifthavenue/photos/p.1712082082172601/1712082082172601/?type=1&theater)

[**South Slope Summer Stroll, Part 2**](http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/event/south-slope-summer-stroll-2-plus-south-brooklyn-shakespeare-performance-5th/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 28, 5pm to 9pm  
**Where:** 5th Avenue, 12th to 18th Streets, Park Slope  
**What:** Enjoy car-free streets and free activities including a rockwall, bouncy house, face painting, bubbles, a giant chess board, a pop-up park, live music, and vintage cars. At 6:30pm, [South Brooklyn Shakespeare](https://www.southbrooklynshakespeare.com/?ref=bklyner.com) will stage a special performance of *A Winter’s Tale* between 17th and 18th Streets.

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Nausicaä via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BRICcelebrateBK/photos/gm.367400330418588/10155786301269209/?type=3&theater)

**[Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind | Kaki King Featuring Treya Lam](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival/nausica%C3%A4%C2%A0-valley-wind-kaki-king-featuring-treya?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Saturday, July 28, 7:30pm (gates open at 6:30pm)  
**Where:** Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West & 9th Street, Park Slope  
**What:** BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! presents Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli collaborator Isao Takahata’s 1984 animated masterpiece about a warrior princess fighting to save a toxic jungle and its giant insects from “an ancient weapon of unimaginable power.” Brooklyn-based guitarist Kaki King and multi-instrumentalist Treya Lam perform opening sets.  
**How Much:** Free

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Jason Prover and The Sneak Thievery Orchestra (Photo: Emily DeWan)

[**Everything Old Is New Again!**](http://www.onstageatkingsborough.org/event/eddfd67f27a1ce682c82d15f1f65ded0?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 28 at 8pm  
**Where:** On Stage At Kingsborough, Kingsborough Community College, Kingsborough’s Lighthouse Bandshell, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach  
**What:** Jason Prover and The Sneak Thievery Orchestra bring new energy to the tradition of early jazz, performing their interpretations of Jazz Age favorites including “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” “I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket,” and “West End Blues.”  
**How Much:** Free

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Brooklyn Roots Festival via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/gm.2006819059337149/10160698479450385/?type=3&theater)

[**Brooklyn Roots Festival**](https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2018/7/29?utm%5Fsource=Brooklyn+Roots+Festival+Press+List&utm%5Fcampaign=baefcb8924-EMAIL%5FCAMPAIGN%5F2018%5F07%5F03%5F07%5F28&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5Fa6c694ec5b-baefcb8924-184692033#brooklyn-roots-festival)  
**When:** Sunday, July 29, 1pm to 7pm  
**Where:** Prospect Park Children’s Corner (Willink entrance at Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard) and Lefferts Historic House (located in the Children’s Corner near the Willink entrance), Prospect-Lefferts Gardens  
**What:** The Prospect Park Alliance and the Brooklyn Arts Council present the Brooklyn Roots Festival as part of BAC’s summer-long [Tradition as Resistance Festival](http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2640?ref=bklyner.com). The daylong folk arts fest celebrates Brooklyn’s traditional artists and immigrant communities through performances, workshops, interactive family activities, and more. The festival’s Main Stage will feature Palestinian dance, Haitian drumming, Afro-Puerto Rican drum and dance, and other groups representing Yiddish, Serbian, and the African diaspora. The [Lefferts Historic House](https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/lefferts-historic-house/?ref=bklyner.com) will present a kid’s section with music, dance, puppets, and more.

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**[Tastes of Brooklyn](http://tastesofbrooklyn.com/?ref=bklyner.com) (Sponsored)**  
**When:** Sunday, July 29, 2pm to 6pm  
**Where:** Various locations in Carroll Gardens & Cobble Hill  
**What:** Take a stroll along historic, charming streets at the Carroll Gardens & Cobble Hill Summer Food Crawl. Sample sumptuous food and drink from local culinary talent from more than 15 food establishments—plus doggie tastes and a youth-run [Hip2B Healthy Market](http://seedsinthemiddle.org/programs.html?ref=bklyner.com). Carroll Park will host free family-friendly art, dance, and music activities during the same hours as the food crawl.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efhv4qqt86708f18&llr=vdv77qhab&ref=bklyner.com) $20 for 4 tastes, $50 for 11 tastes

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**[Opera On Tap New Brew Series Presents Quince Ensemble](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oot-new-brew-and-friends-presents-quince-ensemble-tickets-47828257606?ref=bklyner.com) (Sponsored)**  
**When:** Friday, August 3, 8pm  
**Where:** Barbes, 376 9th Street, Park Slope  
**What:** The Opera on Tap New Brew series brings you classical music written by some of today’s most exciting composers, presented in entertaining and irreverent programs by young singers and instrumentalists who relish the direct contact with audiences not inhibited in their reactions by the looming menace of giant chandeliers.

Looking ahead to next Friday, the program will feature Quince Ensemble, an all-female vocal chamber group, singing works by Kate Soper, Amy Beth Kirsten, Kaija Saariaho, Giacinto Scelsi, Gilda Lyons, Pascal Dusapin, and more!  
**How Much:** $10 suggested donation

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Cara Lynch, I’m Here For You, Call Me Now (2017) Mirrored acrylic, rhinestones, glitter on panel 18 x 18 x 1.5” (Courtesy of the artist and UrbanGlass)

**[On Reflection](https://urbanglass.org/events/detail/on-reflection?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Wednesday, May 23 through Saturday, July 28  
**Where:** Urban Glass, Agnes Varis Art Center, 647 Fulton Street, Fort Greene  
**What:** An exhibition bringing together the work of six artists who work with reflective surfaces to explore reflection in the physical sense and to reflect the conditions of contemporary experience.

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[**Pink and Green 2, The Hype Series in 3D | AngelOnce x GoopMassta**](https://3rdethos.com/pink-and-green-2-the-hype-series/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 29  
**Where:** 3RD ETHOS Gallery, 154 Knickerbocker Avenue, Bushwick  
**What:** Two West Coast artists [AngelOnce](http://www.angelonce.com/?ref=bklyner.com) (creator of Angry Charlie, the pink elephant) and [GoopMassta](http://www.goopmassta.com/?ref=bklyner.com) (creator of hip hop frog) collaborate in NYC for the first time, transforming 3RD ETHOS gallery into a “3D experience ofeye-popping colors, retro themes, and animal prints.”

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James by Fernando Carpaneda (Courtesy of the artist)

[**Fernando Carpaneda “New Portraits”** ](http://www.mfgallery.net/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** On view from Saturday, June 23 through Sunday, July 29 (appointment only)  
**Where:** MF Gallery, 213 Bond Street (between Baltic & Butler St.), Gowanus  
**What:** An exhibition of new paintings and drawings by the New York-based Brazilian artist depicting the beauty and sensuality of men and women. The works aim to provoke questions about equality and inspire acceptance of diversity in human sexuality.

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Artist Genesis Tramaine, GOD IS TRANS on view at [Richard Beavers Gallery](https://www.facebook.com/richardbeaversgallery/photos/p.10160416571665319/10160416571665319/?type=1&theater)

[**GOD IS TRANS**](http://richardbeaversgallery.com/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view through Saturday, August 11  
**Where:** Richard Beavers Gallery, 408 Marcus Garvey Boulevard (at Halsey Street), Bed-Stuy  
**What:** Painter Genesis Tramaine presents a series of works that challenges the traditional belief that God is male and encourages viewers to consider God “outside of traditional gender binaries but as ‘trans’ – a spirit that occupies the spectrum between both genders.”

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bedstuyflea/photos/a.214887425977277.1073741829.202766393856047/214887405977279/?type=3&theater)

[**Bedstuy Flea**](https://bedstuyflea.tumblr.com/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, June 23 through Saturday, August 11, 11am to 7pm (Saturdays & Sundays)  
**Where:** The Meat Market, 380 Tompkins Avenue (between Putnam & Jefferson Ave.), Bed-Stuy  
**What:** This new summer shopping experience celebrates diversity and will feature more than 30 vendors offering sustainable goods, vintage clothing, handmade items, jewelry, wellness products, arts and crafts, and wares created in the five boroughs and beyond.

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Erwin Wurm: Hot Dog Bus (Photo: courtesy of Public Art Fund)

[**Erwin Wurm: Hot Dog Bus**](https://www.publicartfund.org/view/exhibitions/6641%5Ferwin%5Fwurm%5Fhot%5Fdog%5Fbus?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** On view from Saturday, June 9 through Sunday, August 26, 12pm to 6pm (weekends)  
**Where:** Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 and Pier 5  
**What:** The Austrian artist will be passing out free hot dogs to park visitors all summer from a bright yellow, overstuffed Volkswagen Microbus. The bloated-looking bus will force audiences to consider the relationship between capitalism and consumption in society. The Hot Dog Bus will be on view and serving free hot dogs at BBP’s Pier 1 on Saturdays and Pier 5 on Sundays.

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[**Coney Island Creek and the Natural World**](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view Saturday, May 26 through Monday, September 3 (open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)  
**Where:** The Coney Island History Project, 3059 West 12th Street (at the entrance to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park), Coney Island  
**What:** Organized around a timeline of Coney Island Creek from 1645 to 2018, the exhibition illustrates Coney Island’s original attraction with maps, photographs, posters, art, artifacts, oral history, and video. The exhibition describes the Creek’s environment through history, art, and ecology.  
**How Much:** Free