Last Saturday Repast Baroque gave us a taste, a delicious one in my opinion, of early silent movies accompanied by live chamber music. This Friday evening, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, you can see Cecil B. DeMille’s 1927 masterpiece  The King of Kings with “live surround sound accompaniment” by Peter Krasinski on theatre organ, St. Ann’s Music Director Gregory D’Agostino on ..read more

U.S. Representative Dan Goldman, whose Tenth Congressional District includes Brooklyn Heights along with other parts of western Brooklyn and southern Manhattan, will, as reported by the Eagle, hold a Virtual Town Hall this coming Wednesday, March 26, starting at 7:30 pm to discuss the Trump administration’s effects on nonprofits, education, citizenship, immigration, healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, federal ..read more

It’s a three-peat! Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this weekend (late Friday evening, March 20 through early Monday morning, March 23) should be a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned cancellations, route changes, or station skips directly affecting service at any local stations, except that 2 and 3 trains will be running on a reduced ..read more

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We’ve been advised by the Brooklyn Heights Association that they, along with the New York Landmarks Conservancy and other organizations, are presenting a Mayoral Candidates Forum on Preservation Issues on Zoom this coming Monday, March 24 starting at 6:00 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear firsthand how the candidates plan to protect our City’s rich architectural heritage and vibrant neighborhoods ..read more

Baroque music and silent movies? Perhaps an unexpected combination, but not one that seems bizarre. How about silent movies and Shakespeare? The Bard without speech seems almost a contradiction in terms. What would Julius Caesar be without Mark Antony proclaiming, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen”? Or The Taming of the Shrew without Petruchio’s “kiss me, Kate”? Nevertheless, in the first ..read more

As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, after fifteen years of operating in parallel, with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation responsible for planning, building, maintaining, and operating the park, and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy raising funds for and presenting programs like “Movies With a View” (photo), Photoville, the Fall Festival, and many others. The two entities ..read more

It’s a repeat of last week! Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this weekend (late Friday evening, March 14 through early Monday morning, March 17; happy St. Patrick’s Day!) should be a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned cancellations, route changes, or station skips directly affecting service at any local stations, except that 2 and 3 ..read more

A River of Poetry and Song from 1920 to 1969 echoing in Plymouth Church’s Reception Room This Sunday, March 23, the Plymouth Choir and other talented New York City musicians will join together to invoke the sounds of Harlem.  Echoes of Harlem: A River of Poetry and Song explores the cultural, artistic, and intellectual movement ..read more

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