The Best Events Happening in Brooklyn This Week: 6.18.18 – 6.24.18
The weather is getting warm and all the best events are happening outdoors.
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+ Pool Summer Pool Party
111 North 12th Street at The William Vale
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Price: $150 and up
Buy tickets, jump in, get wet, and help bring a water-filtering floating pool to New York’s rivers.
Big Daddy Kane: Long Live The Kane 30th Anniversary
3052 W 21st Street at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
Time: 6pm – 10pm
FREE
In 1988, Big Daddy Kane, a young MC from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, stunned the public with his debut album, Long Live the Kane. The album, brimming with sharp lyrics and pop culture references, became a classic of the golden hip-hop era. He’ll be celebrating its 30th anniversary along with some very special guests, including The Finisher Mister Cee and host Doug E. Fresh.
Screening & Talkback: Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
FREE
Join Brooklyn Historical Society for this documentary and presentation from the film’s lead researcher and historian, Laurence Cotton.
Grizzly Bear + Spoon with Special Guest Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
141 Prospect Park West at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival
Time: 6:30pm – 10pm
Price: $46
Enjoy this benefit concert to support free programming at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
SpeakOut: Stories of Pride
79 N 11th Street at The Brooklyn Brewery
Time: 7:30pm – 10pm
Price: $15
Enjoy an evening of LGBTQ storytelling hosted by Brooklyn Brewery. Hear from some incredible thinkers and doers who have shaped the fight for full LGBTQ equality. Enjoy a complimentary beer, brewed in honor of Stonewall Inn, the iconic location of some of the gay liberation movement’s most important moments.
