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Mil’s Trills Entertains Kids and Caregivers in Fort Greene Park

  • July 25, 2013

Mil’s Trills, led by singer and ukelele player Amelia Robinson, played in front of a crowd of children and adults on Wednesday morning as part of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy’s Music in the Grove series.

Members of Urban Theatrical Players, the resident company at the Paul Robeson Theater at 40 Greene Avenue, rehearse for their late summer performances of Shakespeare's

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The Day: Quinn’s Campaign Stops, a Free Movie and a Fort Greene Park Performance

  • July 19, 2013

Temperatures remain in the nineties today as Christine C. Quinn campaigns in the nabe, the Brooklyn Bears Carlton Avenue Community Garden hosts a free movie screening tonight and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn performs in Fort Greene Park. Get that news and more in today’s local news round-up.

Participants in the 42nd annual International African Arts Festival parade prepared to turn onto Fulton Street and march towards Commodore Barry Park on Saturday, July 6. (Photo by Anna Teregulova)

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42nd Annual International African Arts Festival Brings Discussion and Culture to Fort Greene

  • July 12, 2013

We brought a video camera to the 42nd Annual International African Arts Festival in Fort Greene last Saturday, July 6. Meet the speakers, vendors, volunteers and artists we spoke with and saw.

Robert Cooper, a retired junior high school shop teacher, reads the New York Times at the Pillow Café on Myrtle Avenue on Friday, July 5. Cooper, 76, said he reads the Times to "keep informed" and "find what is affecting the community." (Photo by Philippe Theise).

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Calling Young Newshounds: The Nabe’s Summer Teen Journalism Workshop

  • July 9, 2013

Want to learn how to find, report and write local stories? The Nabe will offer a workshop in local journalism for high school students at the end of July.

An artist's nearly finished work at the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene on Saturday, July 6. (Polsia Ryder)

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The Day: Free Meals for Children, Atlantic Yards on the Radio and a Local Actress Talks Fort Greene

  • July 9, 2013

The United States Department of Agriculture is serving free meals to children at two local spots, a WNYC report mentions the Atlantic Yards project, and “Crystal Fairy” actress and Fort Greene local Gaby Hoffman talks about her nabe.

With puppeteer and performer Alice Tolan-Mee behind the scenes, Rebecca Adeleke, 6, greets one of the stars of Theodora Skipitares's work-in-progress,

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Puppetry and Politics: A Work-in-Progress at Long Island University Brooklyn

  • July 2, 2013

Theodora Skipitares, a veteran artist and theater director who teaches a puppetry class at Pratt Institute, staged a work-in-progress at the Humanities Gallery at Long Island University Brooklyn on June 26.

The sun might be breaking through this morning, but keep those umbrellas close, locals. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: Long Island College Hospital Mediator, Classical Indian Dance and Free Craft Workshops

  • June 28, 2013

A mayoral candidate’s father tries to get people talking at Long Island College Hospital, plus a classical Indian dance concert and free craft workshops this weekend.

Mia Wilson, who records as The Bright Smoke, and fellow guitarist Quincy Ledbetter played spare songs about desire and loss outside Hanson Dry on Fulton Street on Friday, June 21. Their performance was part of Make Music New York, a citywide festival. (Philippe Theise)

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Video: A Look Back at Make Music New York

  • June 25, 2013

Today we’re taking a look back at the local performances during last Friday’s city-wide music festival, Make Music New York, with video and photos from the day of tunes.

Royce Bannon's Sing for Hope Piano may be gone from its spot near Park Avenue, but its message will resonate throughout the nabe this weekend as Make Music New York brings the noise. (Photo by Philippe Theise)

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Make Music New York in the Nabe

  • June 21, 2013

Make Music New York, an annual city-wide festival, takes over parts of the nabe today with a diverse range of performances and we’ll be out there to cover all the fun.