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# Weekend Art Events: June 30-July 2 (Big Band, Opera, Reggae & More)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-art-events-june-30-july-2-big-band-opera-reggae/
- Published: 2017-06-30T16:32:29.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-30T16:37:28.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Events, Kids & Family, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, Artisan Market, bric, Bridges, Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO, brooklyn museum, Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene Park, I Stand Alone, International African Arts Festival, Kathy Jenkins, #wp

> [A post shared by Brooklyn Historical Society (@brooklynhistory)](https://www.instagram.com/p/BUPUWaGgmIA/?ref=bklyner.com) on May 18, 2017 at 8:50am PDT

July is here! School’s out for the summer and Independence Day is fast approaching.

If you’re not headed to the beach or a barbecue, you can check out the International African Arts Festival—it’s happening all weekend long at Commodore Barry Park until the 4th.

See what else is happening this weekend down below.

[**Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO Free Summer Fridays**](http://brooklynhistory.org/dumbo/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Fridays from June 30 through September 1, 6pm to 9pm  
**Where:** Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO, Empire Stores, 55 Water Street, DUMBO  
**What:** Check out the Brooklyn Historical Society’s [new DUMBO satellite](/preview-brooklyn-historical-society-dumbo/) and catch the inaugural exhibit, *Shifting Perspectives: Photographs of Brooklyn’s Waterfront* featuring the work of two dozen photographers capturing the Brooklyn shoreline—from Newtown Creek to Jamaica Bay. There’s also a great gift shop offering books and cool souvenirs crafted by Brooklyn artisans.  
**How Much:** Free

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[**I Stand Alone**](http://vpropera.org/site/2017/06/02/i-stand-alone/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, June 30 and Sunday, July 2 at 8pm  
**Where:** Vertical Player Repertory, Behind the Door, 219 Court Street, Cobble Hill  
**What:** A part of the New York Opera Fest, three monodramas created for the female voice: *Knoxville, Summer of 1915* by Samuel Barber; *Tesla’s Pigeon* by Melissa Dunphy; and *Phaedra* by Benjamin Britten, performed by three different opera singers. Each work addresses a yearning for something that cannot be attained.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](http://istandalone.brownpapertickets.com/?ref=bklyner.com) $20

[**Steven Riley Designs at the Artisan Market**](http://www.artisan-market.org/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 1, 9am to 5pm  
**Where:** Fort Greene Park, DeKalb Avenue by Washington Park (next to the Greenmarket), Fort Greene  
**What:** Handmade art, crafts, and designs by local, independent artists will be for sale including pieces by Steven Riley Designs created in the artist’s Red Hook studio using new and recycled materials.

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[**International African Arts Festival**](http://iaafestival.org/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 4, 10am to 9pm  
**Where:** Commodore Barry Park, Flushing Avenue and Park Avenue (between Navy Street & N. Elliot Place), Fort Greene  
**What:** The 46th annual festival transforms the park into an “outdoor African cultural oasis” featuring live music, dance, food, arts and crafts, and a marketplace. Each day presents a different musical theme: Saturday-Afrobeat; Sunday-Latin Music; Monday-Reggae; Tuesday-Funk and Soul.  
**How Much:** $5 adults, $2 children

[**Target First Saturdays**](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/view/2017/07/01?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 1, 5pm to 11pm  
**Where:** Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights  
**What:** Check out exhibitions *Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern* in its final weeks as well as *We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85*, then dance to the music of Tamara Renée, Billy Dean Thomas, and DJ Reborn.  
**How Much:** Free

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Rob Stoneback Big Band

[**Swing Out America!**](http://www.onstageatkingsborough.org/event/e24aa4cb5331ea7ff5776f79727699dc?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 1, 8pm  
**Where:** On Stage at Kingsborough, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach  
**What:** As part of the *Hot Summer Nights!* Free Outdoor Concert Series, the Rob Stoneback Big Band and guest vocalists Kathy Jenkins and Rob Kevlin celebrate big band jazz with patriotic tunes including *The Star Spangled Banner*, *America the Beautiful*, *God Bless America*, as well as classics like *Mack the Knife*.  
**How Much:** Free

[**Reggae Retro 1st Saturdays Party**](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1416871-reggae-retro-1st-saturdays-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, July 1 at 11pm  
**Where:** littlefield, 635 Sackett Street, Gowanus  
**What:** Since its start in 2002, this monthly retro reggae event has been considered “the dance party that is in the forefront of the keeping roots and culture music in the dancehalls.”  
**How Much:** [Tickets](http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1416871-reggae-retro-1st-saturdays-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com) $15 – $20

[**Free Tai Chi in Fort Green Park**](http://www.fortgreenepark.org/events/2017/5/31/music-in-the-grove-kids-concert-w-suzi-shelton-6gzxc-gsxpt-wa9dr-y7jt6-r788w-4brjs-cm8zx?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sundays from July 2 to August 13, 10am to 11:15am  
**Where:** Fort Greene Park, meet by the lawn between the Visitor’s Center and the Monument, Fort Greene  
**What:** Instructors Leon Chung and Marilyn Fleming will lead classes in movement, meditation, and deep breathing to promote better health, strength, concentration, and self-awareness. Wear comfy clothing and sneakers. No class if it rains.

[**Wasabassco’s Seventh Annual America F\*ck Yeah!**](http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1494835-wasabasscos-seventh-annual-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, July 2, 8pm  
**Where:** The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Gowanus  
**What:** Celebrate your independence, freedom, love, and joy with beer and burlesque at this seventh annual party hosted by Nasty Canasta and Doc Wasabassco, featuring loads of performers and DJ Stormageddon.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1494835?%5Fga=2.121408904.1220695999.1498839750-143126092.1494527675&%5F%5Futma=1.1631095210.1494527675.1494527675.1498839750.2&%5F%5Futmb=1.2.10.1498839750&%5F%5Futmc=1&%5F%5Futmx=-&%5F%5Futmz=1.1498839750.2.2.utmcsr=bklyner.com|utmccn=%28referral%29|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/&%5F%5Futmv=-&%5F%5Futmk=141499186&ref=bklyner.com) $20 general admission; $25 reserved seating; $35 VIP

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Sam Messer, The Narrows, oil on canvas, 93″ x 195″

[**Sam Messer *BRIDGES*** ](http://southbrooklyn.com/happenings/beyond-south-brooklyn/sam-messer-exhibition?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** On view from Thursday, June 29 through Sunday, August 6  
**Where:** BRIC, 647 Fulton Street, Fort Greene  
**What:** A solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Sam Messer featuring large-scale paintings of the iconic bridges of New York City and portrait drawings. Also on view is *Years of the Cock*, a collection of animated videos comprised of one video made each day during Trump’s first 100 days in office.