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# Weekend Art Events: July 7-9 (Drag Queens, Pinwheels, Back To The Future & More)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-art-events-july-7-9-drag-queens-pinwheels-back-to-the-future-more/
- Published: 2017-07-07T16:00:43.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-07T15:33:31.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Events, Kids & Family, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, bric, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, Enchantment Under the Sea, Fort Greene Park, Grand Ole Opera, Hands to the Sky, littlefield, manhattan beach, Movies Under the Stars, #wp

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Prospect Park’s The Connective Project via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/a.10150175295370385.403398.10150099384115385/10158994561695385/?type=3&theater)

Sunday is predicted to be the better day for weather this weekend, which is perfect because that day is packed with lots to do!

Saturday has free musical shows at Washington Park and Manhattan Beach. Sunday offers the Soul Summit Music Festival at Fort Greene Park, and what will surely be a fascinating discussion among five female forces of the media industry.

See what else is happening this weekend down below.

[**The Connective Project**](https://www.connectiveproject.com/?utm%5Fsource=email&utm%5Fmedium&utm%5Fcampaign&utm%5Fterm=6%2F30%2F2017)  
**When:** On view fromFriday, July 7 to Monday, July 17  
**Where:** Prospect Park, Rose Garden, Park Slope  
**What:** In celebration of its 150th anniversary, Prospect Park is presenting an immersive community art project consisting of thousands of pinwheels made from artwork and prose submitted by the public to an online gallery.  
**How Much:** Free

[**Enchantment Under the Sea Dance**](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1497465-drinking-game-nyc-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, July 7, 8pm  
**Where:** littlefield, 635 Sackett Street, Gowanus  
**What:** This recreation of the dance from *Back to the Future* features Not Fade Away, a Buddy Holly tribute band. Don your best 1950’s prom drag and have your portrait taken with your date. A portion of the night’s proceeds will go to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1497465?%5Fga=2.74400722.130298569.1499381559-943347295.1498771956&ref=bklyner.com) $25 – $30

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Piper Theatre (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

[**Priscilla Queen of the Desert**](http://pipertheatre.org/performances/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursdays through Saturdays, July 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 8pm  
**Where:** The Old Stone House at Washington Park, Fourth Avenue between 3rd & 4th Streets, Park Slope  
**What:** [Piper Theatre’s musical production](/dont-miss-bus-opening-night-priscilla-queen-desert/) of the 1994 comedy *The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert* moves the trio of traveling drag performers from the 1990s Australian outback to today’s Trump-era America, addressing themes of transgender rights, homophobia, and gay parenting.  
**How Much:** Free

[**The Commons Choir: Community Workshops**](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/commons-choir-community-workshops?utm%5Fsource=BRIC+Master+Email+List&utm%5Fcampaign=1a76c89005-BRIC%5FHAPPENINGS%5F7%5F5%5F17&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F9587a10210-1a76c89005-269335373&mc%5Fcid=1a76c89005&mc%5Feid=56d7c64813)  
**When:** Saturdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 from 11am to 12:30pm  
**Where:** BRIC House Ballroom, 647 Fulton Street (enter at Rockwell Place), Fort Greene  
**What:** Artist in Residence, The Commons Choir, is offering free movement and vocal workshops for the community. The Choir uses voice and movement as links between art, health, and social change. Classes will begin with a gentle qigong warm-up, then proceed to the vocal exercises. Participants of all ages and experience levels are welcome.  
**How Much:** Free

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Wycliffe Gordon

[**Swingin’ in New Orleans: Wycliffe Gordon and His International All-Stars**](http://www.onstageatkingsborough.org/event/f32023d51ff091ef9463c6f65ba4b38a?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 8, 8pm  
**Where:** On Stage at Kingsborough, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach  
**What:** As part of the *Hot Summer Nights!* Free Outdoor Concert Series, celebrated jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon pays tribute to the great Louis Armstrong and transports the audience to NOLA by playing classics including *When the Saints Go Marchin’ In* and *St. Louis Blues*.  
**How Much:** Free

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SoulSummitMusic/photos/gm.1580339705341408/1312728285511563/?type=3&theater)

**[Soul Summit Music Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/1909594119288615/)**  
**When:** Sunday, July 9, 3pm to 8pm  
**Where:** Fort Greene Park by the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, Fort Greene  
**What:** This festival/dance party/picnic showcases diverse artists including DJs, musicians, dancers, fashion designers, filmmakers, and photographers for a day of art, family, food, music, shopping, and lots of dancing!  
**How Much:** Free

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Grand Ole Opera, a large-scale, immersive installation by Willie Stewart and Brent Stewart, currently on view at Pioneer Works (Photo via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/PioneerWorksFoundation/photos/a.265202756926297.58567.265193773593862/1305771999536029/?type=3&theater))

[**Pioneer Works Second Sundays**](http://pioneerworks.org/programs/second-sundays-july-2017/?utm%5Fsource=Pioneer%20Works&utm%5Fcampaign=fabe086987-JULY%20PW%20NEWSLETTER&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5Fb7fe68581c-fabe086987-416445741&mc%5Fcid=fabe086987&mc%5Feid=85c562b4b4)  
**When:** Sunday, July 9, 4pm to 10:30pm  
**Where:** Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook  
**What:** This non-profit Red Hook cultural center dedicated to multi-disciplinary experimentation, education, and production hosts a free event series every second Sunday of the month. There will be open studios with the artists in residence, exhibits, live music, and participatory programs focusing on art, science, technology and education.  
**How Much:** Free

[**Not Fake News: Journalists on Working in the Era of Trump**](https://www.facebook.com/events/1966543523557092/)  
**When:** Sunday, July 9, 5pm to 7pm  
**Where:** One World Project, 302 Vanderbilt Street, Windsor Terrace  
**What:** Solidarity Sundays: The Brooklyn Resistance is hosting a discussion featuring five female forces in media and journalism—Sally Kohn (“America’s Second Favorite Cable News Lesbian”), Manoush Zomorodi (host of WNYC’s *Note to Self*), Anya Kamenetz (NPR education writer and author of *The Test*), Nisha Chittal (Journalist/Digital Strategist), and Erin Schulte Collier (Journalist/former *Fast Company* Senior Editor)  
**How Much:** Free

[**Movies Under the Stars: Hands to the Sky**](http://www.fortgreenepark.org/events/2017/7/9/movies-under-the-stars-hands-to-the-sky?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, July 9, 8:30pm to 10:30pm  
**Where:** Fort Greene Park, Myrtle Lawn (enter at Myrtle & North Portland Avenues), Fort Greene  
**What:** This [2015 documentary](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4196826/?ref=bklyner.com) talks to DJs, party promoters, performers, dancers, and fans about their experiences with outdoor house music dance parties.  
**How Much:** Free

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/unitedphoto/photos/gm.2296559553902864/1581005435243171/?type=3&theater)

[**The Fence 2017**](http://fence.photoville.com/city/brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** On view from Tuesday, June 27 through Monday, September 11  
**Where:** Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO  
**What:** For six years, this large-scale, outdoor photography exhibition has showcased the work of artists from around the world on a fence lining the perimeter of [Brooklyn Bridge Park](https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2017/07/08/the-fence?ref=bklyner.com). The themes of this year’s edition explore Home, Streets, People, Creatures, Nature, Play, and Food.  
**How Much:** Free