Hey, Weekend!
Jun 15, 2012Hey Friends,
Festival season is officially here, with our Northside Festival friends kicking off a medley of events. Get your drink on at the Brooklyn Waterfront Craft & Specialty Beer Festival, and venture to other parts of Brooklyn to stay culturally on point.
Our picks for July 15-17:
LOCATION: VARIOUS, all in the radius of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. A perfect melange of music, art, independent film, & entrepreneurship. This eight-day showcase of work that happens "behind closed doors of rehearsal spaces, studios and makeshift home-offices" is a testament to makers and creators of all persuasions.
TONIGHT // Check the opening of 26 local artists in various locations for NORTHSIDE ART!
Map courtesy of NORTHSIDE ART. http://www.northsidefestival.com/
2. Brooklyn Waterfront Summer Craft & Specialty Beer Festival
LOCATION: N. 11th St. // Brooklyn, NY 11211. Some of the seasonal beers on tap: Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, Hooker’s Watermelon Ale, and Erie Brewing Company’s Derailed Black Cherry Ale. Check more than 90 craft brewers in this most refreshing of festivals.. http://bkbeerfest.com
Image courtesy of Brooklyn Beer Festival
3. Celebrate Brooklyn // Prospect Park
The great pianist GERI ALLEN and the world-renowned photographer and video artist CARRIE MAE WEEMS team up for this special world premiere commission. SLOW FADE TO BLACK combines Weems’ arresting projections with gorgeous music featuring jazz ingenue ESPERANZA SPALDING.
Image courtesy of bricartsmedia.org
4. Keith Haring Exhibit Until July 8 // Brooklyn Museum
Keith Haring: 1978–1982 is the first large-scale exhibition to explore the early career of one of the best-known American artists of the twentieth century. The exhibition includes 155 works on paper, numerous experimental videos, and over 150 archival objects, including rare sketchbooks, journals, subway drawings, and more.
Image courtesy of Brooklyn Museum, and the late, great Keith Haring.
5. Take the Free Rockabus to Rockaway Beach // Union + Meeker Ave. Pick Up
It's free on June 16 and 17, everybody! This awesome new service takes beachgoers to the Rockaways. You know, you always wish you had a car (even though you love the A train. Sike!). But none of us have got cars. So take the bus, and take it for free this weekend! Book online!
That's our first installment of Hey, Weekend! We'll be giving you our tips on where to hang out and learn stuff.
Love,
3rd Ward
Image courtesy of our friends at Rockabus
