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# Weekend Art Events: Sept. 14-16 (Opera On Tap, Photoville, Def Poetry Jam & More)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-art-events-sept-14-16/
- Published: 2018-09-13T14:30:06.000Z
- Updated: 2018-09-13T20:02:05.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Eastern Brooklyn, Events, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, 24th Annual MAAFA “Eradicating Slavery’s Legacy”, And Now I See, BAM Fisher, Billie Holiday Theatre, bric house, Brooklyn Bridge Park, brooklyn museum, Brooklyn Music School, Concerts On The Slope, Creekers Jamboree, #wp

The sun returns (hopefully) just in time for a weekend packed with fun things to check out, from music, poetry, performances, exhibits, books, food, and more!

Don’t forget to celebrate the [Brooklyn Army Terminal’s 100th anniversary](/bat-celebrates-centennial-with-a-block-party/) at a block party on Saturday featuring performances by Busta Rhymes, Justine Skye, and Natasha Diggs.

Want to teach the kids about the environment? Then head to [Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Environmental Education Center](/3rd-anniversary-of-brooklyn-bridge-parks-environmental-education-center/) on Sunday where there’ll be free activities to celebrate the Center’s third anniversary.

And don’t forget to check out the [BKBF Children’s Day](/brooklyn-book-festival-sept-10-17/) taking place on Saturday and the [Brooklyn Book Festival Day & Literary Marketplace](/brooklyn-book-festival-sept-10-17/) happening on Sunday.

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

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**[Opera On Tap](https://www.operaontap.org/newyork/?ref=bklyner.com) (SPONSORED)**  
**When:** Thursday, September 13, 9pm to 10:30pm  
**Where:** Freddy’s Bar, 627 5th Avenue (between 17 & 18th Streets), Park Slope  
**What:** Straight from the tap, Freddy’s Bar and the Divas of Opera on Tap bring you the Home Brewed Opera series: funny, engaging, immersive operatic concerts in a casual setting. For this month, put on your face paint and your best glitter pantsuit and join us at Freddy’s on September 13 for an evening of epic music paying homage to the Gorgeous Ladies of the Opera World (GLOW) with our male referees!

From Valkyrie warriors to powerful queens, we will prove once and for all that women in opera aren’t just shrinking violets and swooning ingenues. Featuring: Mithuna Sivaraman, soprano; Nicole Guberman, soprano; Joanie Brittingham, soprano; Elena Armijo, soprano; Luke van Meveren, baritone; Seth Gilman, baritone; and Mary Prescott on the ivories!  
**How Much:** $10 suggested donation

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Mary Mattingly, What Happens After, on view at BRIC (via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/471433796654808/))

[**Mary Mattingly: What Happens After**](https://www.bricartsmedia.org/art-exhibitions/mary-mattingly-what-happens-after?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Thursday, September 13—Sunday, November 11  
**Where:** Gallery at BRIC House, 647 Fulton Street (enter at Rockwell Place), Fort Greene  
**What:** BRIC presents an exhibition of work by Brooklyn-based artist Mary Mattingly, who creates photographs, sculpture, and large-scale public art projects that address climate change by “drawing connections between the social and economic forces that make up the current political ecology impacting our environment.” A deconstructed and redesigned 19,000-pound military cargo truck will be on display, encouraging viewers to question: “What happens when an object that embodies both the systemic violence represented by war and by climate change is manifested in a public space?”

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[**Photoville**](http://photoville.com/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, Sept. 13—Sunday, Sept. 16 and Thursday, Sept. 20—Sunday, Sept. 23  
**Where:** Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Bridge Plaza (under the Brooklyn Bridge), DUMBO  
**What:** United Photo Industries presents the seventh annual Photoville photography festival, featuring images by more than 600 artists in 90 exhibitions and installations held inside and around shipping containers. The free fest will also feature panel discussions, artist lectures, seminars, and hands-on workshops.

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[**Stars In The Night**](https://www.starsinthenight.net/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, September 13 through Sunday, October 14  
**Where:** Locations across DUMBO  
**What:** Firelight Collective presents a four-week limited run of *STARS IN THE NIGHT*, an interactive and immersive theatrical production that takes audiences to multiple locations across DUMBO’s historic waterfront district. The original story brings twelve audience members on a journey through four locations, including the Empire Stores as well as living spaces, “to witness the fallout when a woman suddenly goes missing.”  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://ci.ovationtix.com/35091/production/996459?ref=bklyner.com) $125

[**Katra Film Series—Sidebar Edition**](http://katrafilmseries.com/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, September 14, 6:30pm to 9:30pm  
**Where:** Wine Legend, 166 Myrtle Avenue (at Fleet Place), Downtown Brooklyn  
**What:** The [2018 Katra Film Series](http://katrafilmseries.com/?ref=bklyner.com) presents the inaugural Sidebar Edition, featuring films by underrepresented communities focusing on issues, topics and stories by Women of Color, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and female filmmakers from all walks of life.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](http://katrafilmseries.com/tickets/?ref=bklyner.com) $10

[**Satellite Collective’s Echo & Narcissus**](https://www.bam.org/SatelliteCollective?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, Sept. 14 at 8pm and Saturday, Sept. 15 at 7:30pm  
**Where:** BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene  
**What:** Satellite Collective presents an adaptation of Echo & Narcissus featuring original music, live chamber performance, visual art, ballet, digital multimedia, opera, and lighting design.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://tickets.bam.org/production/?pid=14517&ref=bklyner.com) $25

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[**Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival**](https://www.facebook.com/events/137807223703881/)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 12pm to 5pm  
**Where:** Columbia Street (from Degraw to Union) and Union Street (from Columbia to Hicks), Carroll Gardens/Columbia Street Waterfront District  
**What:** This annual street fair will feature local food, retail vendors, local artists and artisans, family-friendly activities, live performances, as well as community service providers.  

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Nancy Rodrigo

[**10th Street Block Party And Outdoor Art Exhibit**](https://www.facebook.com/nancy.rodrigo.7?fref=search)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 12:30pm to 4:30pm  
**Where:** 10th Street between 8th Avenue & Prospect Park West, Park Slope  
**What:** Local artists will showcase their work at this annual block party and outdoor art exhibit, including [Nancy Rodrigo](/meet-park-slope-artist-nancy-rodrigo/) who will be displaying a selection of her [drawings and paintings](https://www.nancyrodrigo.com/?ref=bklyner.com). The exhibit takes place at 683 10th Street on the driveway from 12:30pm to 4:30pm (weather permitting).

[**Def Poetry Jam Reunion**](http://thebillieholiday.org/shows-and-events/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 3pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm  
**Where:** Billie Holiday Theatre, At Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Bed-Stuy  
**What:** [RestorationArt](http://restorationart.org/?ref=bklyner.com) kicks off its 2018-2019 season with two *Def Poetry Jam Reunion* shows curated by Danny Simmons. Both shows will feature a diverse group of renowned poets and spoken word artists, including Sonia Sanchez, Liza Jessie Peterson, Steve Colman, Ursula Rucker, Bonafide Rojas, Derick Cross, and more.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](http://thebillieholiday.org/shows-and-events/?ref=bklyner.com) $30

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Keiko Miyamori at E-waste Warehouse, via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214314561831380&set=a.3954031602672&type=3&theater)

[**You Are Unwanted, Yet, You Radiate**](https://www.lesecologycenter.org/keiko-miyamori-artist-in-residence-performance-sept-15th/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 4pm to 5pm  
**Where:** E-Waste Warehouse, 469 President Street (at Nevins Street), Gowanus  
**What:** LES Ecology Center’s artist-in-residence [Keiko Miyamori](http://keiko-miyamori.squarespace.com/?ref=bklyner.com) will perform an hour-long site-specific art piece featuring “primal vocals” recordings by vocalist [Ami Yamasaki](http://amingerz.wixsite.com/ami-yamasaki?ref=bklyner.com) and other Japanese performers. The movement and sound work “aims to ‘shine light’ on the world of the discarded.”  
**How Much:** $5 suggested donation

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[**Creekers Jamboree**](http://www.gowanuscanal.org/creekers-jamboree-2?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 5pm to 8pm  
**Where:** Gowanus Dredger’s Canoe Club, 165 2nd Street (between Bond Street & the Canal), Gowanus  
**What:** Creekers Jamboree celebrates Roots and Americana music on the third Saturday of every month this summer! This final edition features the NYC-based acoustic roots trio Queens of Everything and the Brooklyn-based jug-band/country/blues/old-time musicians, [Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues](https://brojugblues.com/?ref=bklyner.com).  
**How Much:** Donations encouraged

[**Reunify – A Benefit Concert**](https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/calendar/2018/09/15-reunify-concert?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 6pm to 8pm  
**Where:** Brooklyn Music School, 126 St. Felix Street, Fort Greene  
**What:** Brooklyn Music School and [Kids in Need of Defense](https://supportkind.org/about/?ref=bklyner.com) (KIND) present a concert to benefit children who have been displaced. All proceeds from the show will go towards music therapy and legal support for children who have been separated from their parents by authorities.  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/calendar/2018/09/15-reunify-concert?ref=bklyner.com) $25 general admission/$15 BMS students & parents

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Alison Owen, Rainbow and Rain Vases, from Daily Vase on view at Greenpoint Hill

[**Daily Vase: New Works From Alison Owen**](https://greenpointhill.com/exhibitions/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Thursday, September 6—Sunday, October 14 (Opening reception: Saturday, September 15, 7pm to 9pm)  
**Where:** Greenpoint Hill, 100 Freeman Street (at Franklin Street), Greenpoint  
**What:** At the start of 2018, artist Alison Owen began creating a vase for every day of the year—traditional clay vessels, fabric interpretations, paper collages. Her only requirement for the project was that the daily artwork incorporate a vase in some way. Her works are made using items found at other artists’ studios, on the street, or from her daily life. This exhibition displays selections from her project to date.

[**Dance party: Soul In The Horn**](https://www.showclix.com/event/dance-party-soul-in-the-horn/listing?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, September 15, 9pm  
**Where:** Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights  
**What:** Celebrate the opening the Brooklyn Museum’s special exhibition [*Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power*](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/soul%5Fof%5Fa%5Fnation?ref=bklyner.com) with a [Soul in the Horn](https://twitter.com/soulinthehorn?lang=en&ref=bklyner.com) dance party featuring horn-infused sets combining hits from the 1960s through the 1980s. Attendees can also check out the exhibit during the special hours and have their portraits taken by Rog and Bee Walker from [Paper Monday](http://papermonday.com/?ref=bklyner.com).  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.showclix.com/event/dance-party-soul-in-the-horn/listing?ref=bklyner.com) $20

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/2616902735202378/)

[**Sunset Park BID 5th Avenue Street Festival**](https://www.facebook.com/events/2616902735202378/)  
**When:** Sunday, September 16, 11am to 6pm  
**Where:** 5th Avenue from 44th to 59th Streets, Sunset Park  
**What:** Join thousands of neighbors and community members in celebrating the local merchants on Sunset Park’s 5th Avenue at this annual event featuring vendors, free entertainment, games, and family-friendly activities.

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Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TasteWG/photos/a.499950067115609/500056887104927/?type=1&theater)

[**Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint**](http://www.tastewg.com/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, September 16, 1pm to 5pm  
**Where:** East River State Park, 90 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg  
**What:** This 9th annual outdoor event celebrates the flavors of North Brooklyn with sample tastings from more than 40 neighborhood restaurants, bars, breweries, and wineries. There will also be live music, demonstrations, and more!  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-williamsburg-greenpoint-tickets-48040945762?ref=bklyner.com) $55-$85

[**Concerts On The Slope Presents: “Debussy, A French Celebration”**](https://www.facebook.com/events/542619466195026/)  
**When:** Sunday, September 16, 3pm  
**Where:** St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place (at 7th Avenue), Park Slope  
**What:** Concerts On The Slope presents the Genin-Gregory-Rodolfo Trio featuring Mélanie Genin (harp), Catherine Gregory (flute), and Jesus Rodolfo (viola) performing Claude Debussy’s *Beau Soir, Afternoon of a Faun* (arr. M. Genin), *Syrinx*, and two *Arabesques;* Saad Haddad’s *Dohree; and* Sebastian Currier’s *15 Minutes*.  
**How Much:** $20 suggested donation

[**24th Annual MAAFA: “Eradicating Slavery’s Legacy”**](https://www.spcbc.com/themaafa?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, Sept. 16 at 6pm; Monday, Sept. 17 at 7pm; Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7pm; and Friday, Sept. 21 at 7pm  
**Where:** St. Paul Community Baptist Church, 859 Hendrix Street, East New York  
**What:** For the 24th year, St. Paul Community Baptist Church presents the theatrical production, The MAAFA: “Eradicating Slavery’s Legacy.” The play depicts the journey of African slaves to America from 1500 to 1900, recreating their journey through the “Middle Passage” during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The Church will also exhibit art, wood carvings, and artifacts, as well as present an interactive walking tour to educate visitors about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.   
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://spcbc.networkforgood.com/events/7743-2018-commemoration-of-the-maafa?ref=bklyner.com) $25-$40

[**The Jamie Baum Septet+: “Bridges” Album Release**](http://roulette.org/event/the-jamie-baum-septet-bridges-album-release/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Sunday, September 16, 8pm  
**Where:** Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Avenue), Boerum Hill  
**What:** New York-based flutist/composer and 2014 Guggenheim Fellow Jamie Baum celebrates the release of *Bridges,* the latest modern jazz album from The Jamie Baum Septet+*.*  
**How Much:** [Tickets](https://roulette.secure.force.com/ticket/?ref=bklyner.com#sections%5Fa0F3600000MY7OpEAL) $18 online, $25 at door

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

[**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  
**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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Pearly Whites by Mie Yim via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groundfloorbk/photos/a.308952409234341.1073741828.299723050157277/1697380270391541/?type=3&theater)

**[Mie Yim | Sfumato](http://groundfloorbk.com/act-5-mie-yim-sfumato/?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Exhibition on view Thursday, August 16 through Sunday, September 16  
**Where:** Ground Floor Gallery, 343 5th Street, Park Slope  
**What:** The Sunset Park-based artist presents this series of abstract works, “larger-scale, sumptuous paintings created between 2017 – 2018.” The name of the exhibit, “Sfumato,” refers to a technique of “blending colors and shapes” which Yim credits Leonardo DaVinci for creating. **[Closing reception](http://groundfloorbk.com/?ref=bklyner.com) on Sunday, Sept. 16 (3pm to 5:30pm) includes Korean barbecue!**

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Courtesy of The Old Stone House

[***For Which It Stands—*A Contemporary Art Exhibit**](http://theoldstonehouse.org/event/for-which-it-stands-a-contemporary-art-exhibit/2018-08-23/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view Thursday, August 23 through Sunday, October 14, Fridays 3pm to 6pm or by appointment  
**Where:** The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street (between 4th & 5th Avenues), Park Slope  
**What:** The Old Stone House presents this contemporary art exhibition that connects Brooklyn’s revolutionary history to some of today’s most pressing issues. Artists reinterpret and offer their “fresh take on the flags of the American Revolution and today, including the contradictions inherent in their symbolism.”

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WH #4, 2017, archival inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper, 36″ x 36”, by Leigh Blanchard (Photo courtesy of the artist)

[**Leigh Blanchard: *And Now I See***](https://gallery440.squarespace.com/exhibitions/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Thursday, September 6 through Sunday, October 7  
**Where:** 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, Park Slope  
**What:** This solo exhibition of Blanchard’s recent work explores alternate ways of creating digital images, focusing on “technological flaws.” Loading thousands of images onto various “online artificial intelligence systems,” the artist captures imperfections and creates complex, distorted imagery either organically or by manipulating the software.

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Nancy Bowen, For Each Ecstatic Instant on view at Kentler International Drawing Space‎, via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/kentlergallery/photos/gm.241501600033388/10156734734653395/?type=3&theater)

[**Nancy Bowen: *For Each Ecstatic Instant***](https://kentlergallery.org/index.php/Detail/exhibitions/379?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Friday, September 7 through Sunday, October 28  
(Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 7, 5pm to 8pm | Artist’s talk: Saturday, Oct. 6, 4pm)  
**Where:** Kentler International Drawing Space, 353 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook  
**What:** “Artistic archaeologist” Bowen reassembles found fragments including maps, stamps, glass, picture frames, and pages from books to create patchworks that explore “what counts as knowledge.”

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PÒTOPRENS: The Urban Artists of Port-au-Prince on view at Pioneer Works, via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/PioneerWorksFoundation/photos/gm.877084739082118/1748046115308613/?type=3&theater)

[***PÒTOPRENS: The Urban Artists of Port-au-Prince***](https://pioneerworks.org/exhibitions/potoprens/?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Exhibition on view from Friday, September 7 through Sunday, November 11 (opening reception Friday, Sept. 7, 7pm to 9pm)  
**Where:** Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook  
**What:** More than 20 artists working in Haiti’s capital will be presented in this exhibit featuring sculpture, photography, and film, as well as a garden installation of a recreated Port-au-Prince barbershop.  
**How Much:** Free

**NEXT WEEKEND**

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Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party, Courtesy of FELD Entertainment

**[Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party](https://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/1288/2386261?brand=barclays&camefrom=cfc%5FBARCLAYS%5FCTR%5FSSL18&ref=bklyner.com) (Sponsored)**  
**When:** September 21st – 23rd (Seven performances)  
**Where:** Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217  
**What:** Everyone’s invited to take part in the sunniest and funniest street celebration in *Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!* Sesame Workshop features favorite *Sesame Street* pals Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and more in a brand-new sensory adventure live on stage. *Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!*   
**How much:** Tickets start at $19