Events and Performances
Broken Social Scene / Nilüfer Yanya
Jul 25, 2019 • 7:30 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEBUD LIGHT MUSIC SERIES
Broken Social Scene, the legendary experimental collective at the heart of the Toronto indie rock ecosystem, comes to the Bandshell with London born and raised prodigy Nilüfer Yanya, providing an opening set.
Serious Play - Lessons in Learning/Unlearning: Piecing Things Together
Jul 26, 2019 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPLed by Damien Davis, this community-activated puzzle provides us with a safe space to engage in the uncomfortable lexicon of invisible systems of oppression.
Jidenna / Anik Khan / DJ MOMA
Jul 26, 2019 • 7:30 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEEVENTBRITE MUSIC SERIES
“Singing and rapping in his arrestingly incongruous array of styles,” (Rolling Stone) Jidenna takes the stage at the Bandshell along with Queens rapper Anik Khan.
Compagnie Hervé KOUBI
Jul 27, 2019 • 8:00 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEThe French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi brings his signature work What The Day Owes To The Night to the Bandshell.
Brooklyn Poetry Slam: Team Send-Off | JUL 29
Jul 29, 2019 • 7:30 PM @ BRIC House Stoop · FREE w/ RSVPJoin hosts Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic to hear the wise and moving words of the Brooklyn Poetry Slam Team before they hit the international stage in Antigua.
Open House/Open Studios: Summer 2019 Artists
Aug 1, 2019 • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPLearn More Add to iCal Add to Google
Damien Davis: Piecing Things Together
Aug 1, 2019 • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPThis community-activated puzzle provides us with a safe space to engage in the uncomfortable lexicon of invisible systems of oppression.
Kat Chamberlin: C-O-N-T-E-M-P-T
Aug 1, 2019 • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPA durational performance culminating out of observations of the training methods of competitive college cheerleaders.
Nosaj Thing DJ Set / Kimbra / Bells Atlas
Aug 2, 2019 • 7:00 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEL.A.-based Korean-American DJ/producer Nosaj Thing will transform the Bandshell into a pulsing, ecstatic dancefloor, while Kimbra showcases the killer R&B delivery that has made the her an in-demand collaborator.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / Lou Reed Tai Chi Day
Aug 3, 2019 • 7:00 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEAng Lee’s 2000 martial arts extravaganza will grace our Bandshell screen. Prior to the film, come to enjoy activities as part of the first annual Lou Reed Tai Chi Day.
Benefit Concert: Mac DeMarco plus special guests
Aug 6, 2019 • 7:30 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · $45 Adv / $50 Day of ShowGeneral Admission - Standing
Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mac DeMarco visits the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival as part of his 2019 North American Tour.
Ailey II
Aug 8, 2019 • 8:00 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s exceptional second company returns to the Bandshell on the 45th anniversary of its inception with a program of recent work that showcases these young artists’ breathtaking skill and athleticism.
What’s Going On featuring Felicia Collins, Toshi Reagon, Siedah Garrett, Kecia Lewis, and others
Aug 9, 2019 • 7:30 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEWhat's Going On has become a cultural touchstone—and its relevance today is chilling. The brilliant guitarist and bandleader Felicia Collins gathers a host of friends with an all-star band, for a deep dive into Gaye’s legacy, as they play the record in its entirety.
Bomba Estéreo / Delsonido
Aug 10, 2019 • 7:30 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell · FREEEVENTBRITE MUSIC SERIES
Simón Mejía and Li Saumet, the Bogotá based electro cumbia superstars that make up Bomba Estéreo, close our 41st season with a bang, along with fiery local Colombian expat outfit Delsonido.
Opening Reception for Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience
Sep 12, 2019 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLICAn exhibition presenting the work of nine New York based artists who employ a range of visual strategies to manifest multiple dimensions of the contemporary Muslim experience.
Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience
Sep 13, 2019 • 11:00 AM - Nov 10, 2019 • 5:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE AdmissionAn exhibition presenting the work of nine New York based artists who employ a range of visual strategies to manifest multiple dimensions of the contemporary Muslim experience.
Brooklyn Poetry Slam's Writing Workshop | DEC 16
Dec 16, 2019 • 6:00 PM @ The Media Center at BRIC House, TV Studio BCome to the Brooklyn Poetry Slam's Writing Workshop with your favorite notebook and pen and investigate how experiences can inform poetry.
The 7th Annual B Free Awards
Mar 28, 2020 • 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM @ BRIC House · FREEJust as the Academy Awards celebrates excellence in media artistry for those in Hollywood, the B Free Awards celebrates excellence in media artistry for those in “Brooklyn-wood."
