The Best Events Happening in Brooklyn This Week: 1.24.20 – 1.30.20
It's time to live it up in Brooklyn BABY!
by by — Sunday, January 26th, 2020 —
Lunar New Year at BCM!
145 Brooklyn Avenue at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Time: 10am – 7pm
Price: $13
Join Brooklyn Children’s Museum as they usher in the Year of the Rat! Parade throughout the Museum with the Chinatown Young Lions and learn about the festival of Lunar New Year with Brooklyn-based author Michele Wong McSween as she reads from her new book Gordon & Li Li: Celebrate Chinese New Year.
Sunday Story-time: Sulwe with Vashti Harrison
458 Bergen Street at Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab
Time: 10:30am – 11am
FREE
Illustrator, Vashti Harrison joins the Storytelling lab to celebrate this powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.
Charlotte’s Web
2001 Oriental Blvd at On Stage At Kingsborough
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Price: $13
Don’t miss this staging of an iconic children’s book. Meet the cast after the show!
Family Party
200 Eastern Parkway at Brooklyn Museum
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Price: $25 & up
For one afternoon only, the museum’s Beaux-Arts Court is transformed into an art party like no other! This year, the beloved and talented artist KAWS and Julia Chiang will be back to host, along with Tia and Mark Gonzales (awe-inspiring skateboarder/artist). There will also be some super cool, one-of-a-kind art projects led by emerging and established Brooklyn-based artists including Oliver Jeffers, Studio Jeremyville, Risa Puno, and Margeaux Walter; and activities by designer Dao-Yi Chow (Public School), the Brooklyn Kitchen, Sylvia Center, the Kids Breaking League, and our own Education department. Last but not least, there will be bouncy castles, escape-the-room, a treasure hunt, an immersive photo booth, a chill out zone, and more. All proceeds support the Brooklyn Museum.
62nd Annual Grammy Awards Watch Event
40 Bogart Street at Syndicated
Time: 6pm
FREE
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, featuring performances from Lizzo, Billy Eilish, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and Aerosmith. Hosted by Alicia Keys will showing live at Syndicated bar. Don’t miss it!
