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Brooklyn Heights · 4 min read

Choose the Right Brooklyn Folk Festival Session

Compare Brooklyn Folk Festival sessions, stages and ticket formats for November 6–8, 2026 at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights.

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Crown Heights · 4 min read

Before You Book the Brooklyn Museum’s Art of Manga

Art of Manga brings more than 600 original drawings to the Brooklyn Museum from October 3 through January 31, 2027.

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Prospect Heights · 4 min read

Brooklyn Peoples Pottery Keeps the Wheel Class Small

What beginners should know about six-week wheel classes, practice sessions, clay and firing at the Prospect Heights studio.

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Brooklyn Heights · 4 min read

Plymouth Church’s History Tour Is Open to More Than Worshippers

How to visit the Brooklyn Heights landmark for its abolitionist history, architecture and volunteer-led Sunday tours.

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Flatbush · 4 min read

A First Concert at Kings Theatre Starts Before the Curtain

Flatbush’s restored movie palace is visually grand but operationally event-specific, from security and bag rules to transit and accessible seating.

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Canarsie · 4 min read

The Wyckoff House Makes Brooklyn’s Oldest Home Visit-Friendly

Saturday tours, family days, gardens and a seasonal farmstand create several ways into the farmhouse—if visitors check the live calendar first.

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Brownsville · 4 min read

Brownsville Heritage House Rewards an Appointment

The community archive above Stone Avenue Library preserves Black history, local memory and Mother Gaston’s legacy—but visiting starts with contacting the staff.

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Brooklyn Heights · 4 min read

Choosing a Day at Brooklyn Poets Festival 2026

The October 2–4 poetry gathering pairs workshops, panels, craft talks and readings in Brooklyn Heights and online.

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Williamsburg · 4 min read

Before You Buy a Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Badge

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns October 15–22; here’s what the eight-day format and different programming strands mean before buying.

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Downtown Brooklyn · 4 min read

How to Plan Brooklyn Book Festival Week 2026

Brooklyn Book Festival returns September 20–28 with free virtual programs, Bookend events, Children’s Day and its Downtown Brooklyn flagship.

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Williamsburg · 4 min read

A First-Timer’s Night at The Brick Theater

Williamsburg’s experimental stage rewards an open mind, but checking format, content notes, seating and the correct space makes an unconventional night easier to plan.

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Downtown Brooklyn · 4 min read

How to See a Show at 651 ARTS’ New Brooklyn Home

The longtime presenter of African diasporic performance now has a permanent Downtown Brooklyn stage; here’s how to follow its calendar and plan a first visit.

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Gowanus · 4 min read

Can You Visit Powerhouse Arts Without an Event Ticket?

Yes—but the public lobby and Turbine Café are the dependable drop-in options, while fabrication floors and event spaces require a calendar check.

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Williamsburg · 4 min read

Brooklyn Art Haus Turns One Night Out Into Three

The Williamsburg arts hub connects theater, comedy, circus, gallery shows, classes and The Mouth restaurant without requiring every visit to follow the same plan.

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Park Slope · 4 min read

What BKCM’s New Park Slope Campus Adds

The Conservatory’s second Park Slope hub adds 13 accessible studios, a performance hall and a new Music Therapy Institute near Grand Army Plaza.

Historic Brooklyn Heights townhouse room redesigned with bold contemporary furniture and artIllustrationCulture
Brooklyn Heights · 4 min read

Inside the 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse

The biennial fundraiser opens a landmarked 1852 mansion reimagined by contemporary designers from October 2 through November 1.

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Marine Park · 4 min read

Floyd Bennett Field Turns Its Hangars Into a Nighttime Canvas

Projection-mapped art and a communal outdoor dinner return for the second biennial festival on October 3.

Brooklyn library patrons receiving limited-edition music-themed library cards at a circulation deskIllustrationCulture
Prospect Heights · 4 min read

How to Get Brooklyn Public Library’s New JAY-Z Card

The Blueprint edition joins BPL’s limited JAY-Z card series, with branch pickup available only while supplies last.