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MAY
31

Juan Bobo’s Tales

Wed, May 31   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room

Kids music performance Spanish

A charming character from Puerto Rico learns to value honesty, hard work, and friendship while making the most of his playful adventures.

A bilingual program performed in English/Spanish, recommended for Grades 1-6, but all are welcome....

Juan Bobo’s Tales

JUN
1

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

Thu, Jun 1   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults artist talks book club live music music

Sheepshead Bay Theater  Club — Лучшее место раскрыть свои талант и самому сыграть героев вашей любимой а так же неизвестной, книги написанными авторами прорыва. Наш самодеятельной театральной клуб это возможность ...

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

JUN
2

Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

Fri, Jun 2   2:00 pm to 3:15 pm   Paerdegat Library

Adults learning disabilities live music music performance

Lean to play the Ukulele this spring! This 6-part class is intended for adults, adults with child, or teens. Participants will be provided with a Donner brand soprano ukulele. Space is limited to 7 students. Register to participate.

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Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

JUN
3

Jack and the Beanstalk with Child's Play NY

Sat, Jun 3   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Kids Events for Youth and Family performance story play

A troupe of Child’s Play NY actors perform an original adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk and as they do, they engage families in theater games to bring the characters and plot to life. Follow Jack on a quest to rescue a magic harp! Help Jack...

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Jack and the Beanstalk with Child's Play NY

JUN
8

Funikijam Music

Thu, Jun 8   10:30 am to 11:45 am   Macon Library

Kids live music performance summer reading summer reading kickoff

“City of Hope” is the story of how music from African Roots developed into beloved forms of artistic expression around the world, told by the Agents of Jam - FunikiJam’s multicultural band of contemporary artists. 

 

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Funikijam Music

[email protected] 2023 Kickoff Party! at Clinton Hill Library

Thu, Jun 8   1:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Clinton Hill Library

Kids arts and crafts Events for Youth and Family performance summer reading kickoff

Summer is here again, and we intend to get it started in style! Join us for an afternoon of outdoor festivities to celebrate our wonderful community and pick up everything you’ll need for another exciting [email protected]!

Featuring:

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Summer@BPL 2023 Kickoff Party! at Clinton Hill Library

[email protected] Kickoff at New Lots Library

Thu, Jun 8   1:30 pm to 3:30 pm   New Lots Library

Kids arts and crafts Events for Youth and Family music performance

Get ready to have fun—it's time for Summer at Brooklyn Public Library!  

Join us for a celebration to kick-off Summer @ BPL with free activities outdoors.  In case of rain, we will move the fun indoors....

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Summer@BPL Kickoff at New Lots Library

Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Thu, Jun 8   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Macon Library

Kids performance summer reading summer reading kickoff

Have fun with the antics of Bubbles the Silly Entertainer! She will have you and your entire family, dancing and moving and grooving.

Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Stories with ALEXANDER

Thu, Jun 8   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Central Library, Youth Wing

Kids Events for Youth and Family performance summer reading summer reading kickoff

Kick off [email protected] with dynamic storytelling from Alexander! Worlds collide when this actor-singer-dancer-writer engages audiences. When Alexander tells a story you’ll shake, laugh, swing and sing. Prepare to be moved!

Alexander Elisa is...

Stories with ALEXANDER

Ginetta's Vendetta

Thu, Jun 8   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Gravesend Library

Adults music performance

50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Showcase: Ginetta's Vendetta - Music Performance

International Jazz Ambassador Ginetta Vendetta & her 3-piece band.

Performing an interactive Jazz-and-its-influences on Hip-Hop Musical Experience....

Ginetta's Vendetta

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

Thu, Jun 8   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults artist talks book club live music music

Sheepshead Bay Theater  Club — Лучшее место раскрыть свои талант и самому сыграть героев вашей любимой а так же неизвестной, книги написанными авторами прорыва. Наш самодеятельной театральной клуб это возможность ...

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

Brighton Ballet Theater

Thu, Jun 8   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Brighton Beach Library

Kids performance summer reading kickoff

Brighton Beach Public Library and Brighton Ballet Theater proudly PRESENTS free lecture-demonstration with Ukranian folk and character dances and selection from a new full-scale perfomance. The ballet "Mavka" features originial choreography by...

Brighton Ballet Theater

JUN
9

Monthly Live Music with Concerts in Motion: Classical

Fri, Jun 9   1:30 pm to 2:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Multipurpose Room

Adults live music music performance

Please join us for a lively and interactive performance of classical music, by Concerts in Motion.

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Monthly Live Music with Concerts in Motion: Classical

Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

Fri, Jun 9   2:00 pm to 3:15 pm   Paerdegat Library

Adults learning disabilities live music music performance

Lean to play the Ukulele this spring! This 6-part class is intended for adults, adults with child, or teens. Participants will be provided with a Donner brand soprano ukulele. Space is limited to 7 students. Register to participate.

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Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

Dance Party with Elaine Messi

Fri, Jun 9   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Teens & Young Adults Block Party dance fitness and classes music performance

Summer at BPL is here! 

Let's have some fun with old and new dances. 

Get ready for jumping, singing and dancing with our very own High Energy Party Motivator Elaine Messi!

Dance Party with Elaine Messi

JUN
10

Lavender Blues

Sat, Jun 10   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Macon, The Fireplace

Birth to Five Years live music performance saturday storytime

Don’t miss this high energy performance for babies and toddlers including songs from REMIXES to a new cadence and bonus beat! Think Baby Hip Hop! Plus, new tracks from Lady B’s follow up album, the REMIXES volume 2! 

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Lavender Blues

Spellbound Theatre

Sat, Jun 10   2:00 pm to 3:15 pm   Gravesend Library

Birth to Five Years Events for Youth and Family performance

Spellbound Theatre  

New York's award-winning theatre for very young children.

​They bring original theatre, storytelling and puppetry performances and workshops to schools, libraries, and...

Spellbound Theatre

Live Music! Hot Toast Music Co.

Sat, Jun 10   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Kids after school Events for Youth and Family live music music

Live Music Performance: HOT TOAST MUSIC CO. Children's Concert Series Saturday, June 10th @3:30pm. Free with registration.  https://www.hottoastmusic.com/ *Please show confirmation of registration at the door*
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Live Music! Hot Toast Music Co.

JUN
15

Calpulli Youth Dance Performance

Thu, Jun 15   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Greenpoint Library

Kids Events for Youth and Family first five years performance

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s mission is to celebrate the rich diversity of Mexican and Mexican-American cultural heritage through dance-based programming. Join us for a festive celebration of Mexican dance and music!

Calpulli Youth Dance Performance

Here Comes the Rain/There Go the Magnolias

Thu, Jun 15   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Adults performance

Kaya Nicole presents her first debut of original material, and her second album Here Comes the Rain, There Go the Magnolias going into production early 2023.

Magnolias is a vocal jazz album that explores the intensity of absence and the...

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Here Comes the Rain/There Go the Magnolias

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

Thu, Jun 15   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults artist talks book club live music music

Sheepshead Bay Theater  Club — Лучшее место раскрыть свои талант и самому сыграть героев вашей любимой а так же неизвестной, книги написанными авторами прорыва. Наш самодеятельной театральной клуб это возможность ...

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

JUN
16

Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

Fri, Jun 16   2:00 pm to 3:15 pm   Paerdegat Library

Adults learning disabilities live music music performance

Lean to play the Ukulele this spring! This 6-part class is intended for adults, adults with child, or teens. Participants will be provided with a Donner brand soprano ukulele. Space is limited to 7 students. Register to participate.

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Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

Calpulli Community's Student performance

Fri, Jun 16   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Kids Events for Youth and Family performance Spanish

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s mission is to celebrate the rich diversity of Mexican and Mexican-American cultural heritage through dance-based programming.  Join us for a festive celebration of Mexican dance and music!

Calpulli Community's Student performance

JUN
17

Why Read? with Laine Barton

Sat, Jun 17   12:00 pm to 12:45 pm   Cooper Park

Kids performance summer reading summer reading kickoff

Celebrate our Summer Launch and [email protected] with Laine!

Join our Leonard Library staff for a fun day at Cooper Park. We will have an amazing Saturday with a Storytime, games, tattoos, giveaways and Laine Barton performing all kind of...

Why Read? with Laine Barton

FROM ITALY WITH LOVE: CONCERT OF FIVE ITALIAN PIANISTS

Sat, Jun 17   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Kings Bay, Meeting Room

Adults live music music performance

Please join us for the concert of two Italian   musicians and teachers (Monica Secondini and Francesca Pellegrini) and their talented students from Rome: Paolo Diotallevi, Klarasofia Palaferri, and Elena Bucci. You can find more...

FROM ITALY WITH LOVE: CONCERT OF FIVE ITALIAN PIANISTS

The Tempest

Sat, Jun 17   2:00 pm to 3:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Adults performance

Join local theater company Theater 2020 for this new fast-paced, family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy about revenge, redemption and forgiveness! Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, has been marooned on an isle with his...

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The Tempest

JUN
22

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

Thu, Jun 22   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults artist talks book club live music music

Sheepshead Bay Theater  Club — Лучшее место раскрыть свои талант и самому сыграть героев вашей любимой а так же неизвестной, книги написанными авторами прорыва. Наш самодеятельной театральной клуб это возможность ...

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

JUN
23

Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

Fri, Jun 23   2:00 pm to 3:15 pm   Paerdegat Library

Adults learning disabilities live music music performance

Lean to play the Ukulele this spring! This 6-part class is intended for adults, adults with child, or teens. Participants will be provided with a Donner brand soprano ukulele. Space is limited to 7 students. Register to participate.

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Sing and Play...the Ukulele! with Conroy Warren

JUN
29

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

Thu, Jun 29   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults artist talks book club live music music

Sheepshead Bay Theater  Club — Лучшее место раскрыть свои талант и самому сыграть героев вашей любимой а так же неизвестной, книги написанными авторами прорыва. Наш самодеятельной театральной клуб это возможность ...

Sheepshead Bay Theater Club

JUL
22

50 Years of Hip Hop

Sat, Jul 22   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Macon Library

Kids dance fitness and classes Hip-Hop 50 live music performance

Celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th birthday with miss al boogie! This intergenerational and family fun workshop explores American and global street dance styles spanning from the 70s to the present. Warm up, freestyle, learn moves, and more.

We'll...

50 Years of Hip Hop

AUG
19

Joe the Magic Man

Sat, Aug 19   1:30 pm to 2:15 pm   Macon, The Fireplace

Kids magic show performance summer reading summer reading closing celebration

Joe the Magic Man uses flair and pizzaz to ensure that all of his tricks and acts are enjoyable for all ages! From rabbits to doves, children will be amazed and enchanted when they get a chance to pet the animals involved in his show.

Joe the Magic Man

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