15 Awesome Pre-Memorial Day Events Happening in Brooklyn This Weekend
It's the long weekend we've all been waiting for!
It's the long weekend we've all been waiting for!
Teen Night: Georgia O’Keeffe
200 Eastern Parkway at Brooklyn Museum
Time: 5pm – 8pm
FREE
This event by teens for teens will be filled with live music, dance performances, art-making, workshops, and refreshments in addition to exploring the new Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern exhibition at the museum.
DanceAfrica Festival 2017
30 Lafayette Street at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Time:Â Fri 26 7:30pm; Sat 27 2, 7pm; Sun 28/Mon 29 3pm; Bazaar/Sat 12-10pm, Sun/Mon 12 – 8pm
Price:Â $25 – 60 performance; FREE for outdoor Bazaar
Forty years after its inauguration under the artistic direction of the late Chuck Davis, the nation’s largest festival of African dance returns for a special anniversary celebration, bringing together performance, art, film, community events, dance workshops, and the one-and-only DanceAfrica bazaar. This year’s main event, under the leadership of artistic director Abdel R. Salaam, pays tribute to the music and movement of Guinea, featuring two powerful ensembles that represent the diverse cultures of the African diaspora and the transformative power of movement.
Pilgrim Fresh Fire Presents: Art Night in Bushwick
628 Central Avenue at Pilgrim Fresh Youth Church
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Price: $35
Bring the family and friends for an evening of glass painting. Every ticket sold will help with providing the necessary resources for our youth as they embark upon community outreach, media expansion, performing arts, and a host of other character building workshops.
16MM Vintage Jazz short Film and Music/ Film Technology Exhibition/ Festival
1208 Surf Avenue at Coney Island Museum
Time: 8pm
Price: $10
See vintage 16mm short films of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith and so many more. Audience members experience interactive demonstrations and the history of each item in between films.
Dinner & a Movie – Jurassic Park
40 Bogart Street at Syndicated
Time:Â 11pm
Price:Â $4 (bring $$ for dinner)
Relive this 1994 Academy Award Winning classic with dinner and drinks at one of Brooklyn’s best dine-in movie theaters.
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