Weekend Events: Brooklyn Dance Festival, Gwendal Le Bec, And Stations Of The Cross Art
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday to see what’s scheduled next week!
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
Brooklyn Abolitionists/”In Pursuit of Freedom”
When: Friday, April 3 at 12pm
Where: Brooklyn Historical Society at 128 Pierrepont Street
What: This major, long-term exhibit explores the unsung heroes of Brooklyn’s anti-slavery movement — ordinary residents, black and white — who shaped their neighborhoods, city and nation with a revolutionary vision of freedom and equality. The exhibit is part of the groundbreaking In Pursuit of Freedom public history project that features new research on Brooklyn’s abolition movement in partnership with Weeksville Heritage Center and Irondale Ensemble Project.
Stations of the Cross
When: Friday, April 3 at 7pm
Where: Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew at 520 Clinton Avenue
What: Join us for the Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday at Noon and Stations of the Cross at 7pm. Don’t miss the moving Easter Vigil on Saturday at 7pm and we can’t wait to welcome you to church on Easter Morning at 8&11am. Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30 am for children of all ages.
Line Dancing
When: Friday, April 3 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free Shape Up NYC Classes are for all! No registration or prior experience necessary.
BRIClab: Okwiu Okpokwasili’s “Poor People’s TV Room” (work-in-progress)
When: Friday, April 3 at 7:30pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Brooklyn-based choreographer, dancer and actress Okwui Okpokwasili’s multi-disciplinary performance piece Poor People’s TV Room considers the collective amnesia around women’s resistance movements in Nigeria, from the Igbo Women’s War of 1929 to the recent Boko Haram kidnappings and the “save our girls” campaigns. With collaborator Peter Born, she creates a dystopian narrative in which characters slip through the fissures of time, wandering in a bush of ghosts.
How much: Free
Comedy Show
When: Friday, April 3 at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night. Hosted by Pee Wee Dee.
How much: No cover
Karaoke Night
When: Friday, April 3 from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: Free
BAMcafé Live: Dawn Drake and ZapOte
When: Friday, April 3 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Slovenian-American bassist, conguera, and singer-songwriter Dawn Drake leads this all-female, worldbeat-meets-funk ensemble, which breaks down cultural barriers by incorporating everything from Afro-Cuban jazz to hip-hop to samba into a soul-shaking mix. Deep bass grooves and swinging horn lines provide a danceable backdrop for Drake’s socially conscious lyrics, which impart messages of universal consciousness, empowerment, and compassion.
How much: Free
Live Music: Rusty Hopkinson Boonge & Tommy Brenneck
When: Friday, April 3 from 9pm-2am
Where: The Great Georgiana at 248 DeKalb Avenue
What: Music all night long.
How much: Free for guests
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
When: Saturday, April 4 from 8am-4pm
Where: Washington Park between DeKalb and Willoughby Avenues
What: Weekly farmers market with live music and family-friendly activities.
CrossFit Boot Camp
When: Saturday, April 4 at 9:30am
Where: Fort Greene Park
What: Free weekly boot camp through Autumn.
Fundamentals of Tai Chi
When: Saturday, April 4 from 10-11am
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free class. No registration or experience necessary.
Brooklyn Flea Fort Greene
When: Saturday, April 4 from 10am-5pm (every Saturday through November)
Where: Bishop Laughlin Memorial HS schoolyard at 176 Lafayette Avenue (between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues)
What: The Flea’s Fort Greene flagship location features 150 vendors every Saturday from April through November. The 40,000-square-foot schoolyard at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School is part vintage bazaar, part hipster hang, part old-fashioned town square, and part food bonanza.
Storytime: Gwendal Le Bec
When: Saturday, April 4 at 11am
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Danny the potbellied ‘pottamus lives happily in his swampy marsh, but a worrying conversation sends him hurrying to find a dentist. When Danny returns to the marshes fitted with braces, he is the envy of one particular reptile whose gleaming whites lead to a disastrous fate for a city dentist. French illustrator Gwendal Le Bec collaborated with his brother Yann to create this visual romp (from distinguished comics publisher Nobrow) that takes readers from the swamp to the city. Gwendal presents his book at Greenlight, followed by a craft on the book’s themes. Ages 3 to 8.
How much: Free | $14.95 for the book
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
When: Saturday, April 4 from 12-7pm
Where: Trilok Fusion Arts at 143 Waverly Avenue
What: The Pop-Up is set to feature themed events every weekend in the Trilok Fusion Arts’ garden! Find details about each week’s market at: www.brooklynpopupmarket.com.
Gallery Tour: “Two Dutch Houses: Meet The Schencks”
When: Saturday, April 4 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Rubin Lobby, at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of our early Dutch houses on view in the Period Rooms.
Freedom Feast
When: Saturday, April 4 from 7-11pm
Where: BAM Cafe at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Led by Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders, civil rights activists, and performing artists, Freedom’s Feast will be an interfaith celebration of hope, held on the evening of Saturday, April 4th. Freedom’s Feast will include highlights from the Hagaddah and the Biblical narratives of Passover and Easter, live music, multimedia interactive storytelling, a kosher for Passover feast, and a call to action for justice, freedom and human dignity across America and all over the world.
How much: $50-$500
Brooklyn Dance Festival
When: Saturday, April 4 at 8pm
Where: BAM Fisher, Fishman Space, at 321 Ashland Place
What: The fourth annual event features 10 companies for one night of authentic dance. Performances include SynthesisDANCE, Martha Graham 2, and the Bang Group. Brooklyn Dance Festival is a platform to provide services and outreach for professional companies, emerging artists, and youth ensembles based in Brooklyn and the NYC area, with a dedication to bringing the best concert dance to Brooklyn and making it accessible to everyone
How much: $35+
Target First Saturday
When: Saturday, April 4 from 5-11pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Live music, art, dancing and more. Join us for Target First Saturdays and enjoy engaging and eclectic free art and entertainment programs every month, from 5 to 11 p.m. Michelin-starred Saul restaurant and bar is open all evening. The Counter café serves sandwiches, salads, and sweets, as well as wine and local beer. Parking is a flat rate of $5 starting at 5 p.m. (All other Saturdays, we close at 6 p.m.)
How much: Free with museum admission
BRIClab: Okwiu Okpokwasili’s “Poor People’s TV Room” (work-in-progress)
When: Saturday, April 4 at 7:30pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: Brooklyn-based choreographer, dancer and actress Okwui Okpokwasili’s multi-disciplinary performance piece Poor People’s TV Room considers the collective amnesia around women’s resistance movements in Nigeria, from the Igbo Women’s War of 1929 to the recent Boko Haram kidnappings and the “save our girls” campaigns. With collaborator Peter Born, she creates a dystopian narrative in which characters slip through the fissures of time, wandering in a bush of ghosts.
How much: Free
Live Music: Mick Collins
When: Saturday, April 4 from 10pm-2am
Where: The Great Georgiana at 248 DeKalb Avenue
What: Music all night long.
How much: Free for guests
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
Gallery Tour: “Celebrating American Women Artists”
When: Sunday, April 5 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway. Meet in the Rudin Lobby, 1st Floor.
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour focusing on women artists in the installation American Identities.
Gallery Tour: “Ancient Egypt 101″
When: Sunday, April 5 at 4pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway. Meet in the Rudin Lobby, 1st Floor.
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour exploring the basics of Egyptian art in the installation Egypt Reborn.
Stations of the Cross Exhibit
When: Through April 16
Where: Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew at 520 Clinton Avenue
What: The 14 stations of the cross are presented by 14 Brooklyn-based artists, each working with only one restriction: uniform size. This project resurrects a connection between the church as patron of the arts and the artists as instruments of bringing the litany to the lay population. These works are created by artists of broad ethnic and religious backgrounds including Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, and even Agnostics. As “ambassadors,” this diverse collective presents an open dialogue, with respectful interpretations of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection.
How much: Free
Mapping Brooklyn
When: Through May 3 from 10am-8pm daily, except Mondays
Where: BRIC House Gallery at 647 Fulton Street
What: The exhibition Mapping Brooklyn will juxtapose the work of contemporary artists working with maps and cartography, alongside actual historic maps. The historic maps in the exhibition will all be drawn from the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection; there are demographic maps, fire insurance maps and more.
How much: Free