Green-Wood Cemetery will get lit for Nightfall this Thursday and Friday (Photo courtesy Green-Wood Cemetery)
Brooklyn Brief: BRIC Jazzfest returns and ‘Nightfall’ comes to Green-Wood Cemetery
Plus, have you seen this missing bassoon?
Hey, it’s Fashion Week Brooklyn. You’ll want to bundle up as you dress for it, though, as temps have dropped.
Here’s what you need to know to start your week.
In the news
- Reggie “Combat Jack” Ossé’s legacy lives on in a section of Bergen Street renamed to honor the legendary media entrepreneur and hip hop powerhouse. And now, he’s forever immortalized and celebrated through a new mural by Bed-Stuy Walls.
- Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll (D, the 44th district) secured $50,000 from the state to continue the Brooklyn Public Library’s adult learning education and training programs, reports BKReader. The funding will go toward training library staff on best practices to help adult learners.
- Williamsburg’s Oko Farms received word that their site is being reclaimed to build a new waterfront skyscraper, reports Gothamist. Oko Farms provides low-income Brooklynites free vegetables and fish grown on the property. The Farm has about six weeks to relocate.
- Professional bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck had her $50,000 bassoon stolen two weekends ago in East New York, reports Pix 11. Schoenbeck was dropping off instruments for a children’s outreach program at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music when someone swiped the woodwind instrument from her car.
- Amazon Ads and the advertising agency Anomaly are giving Brooklyn small businesses the big-budget treatment with new posters placed around Penn Station, reports Muse by Clios. Greenpoint’s Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop and Red Hook’s Hometown Bar-B-Que are up first — and are featured in Hollywood blockbuster-style posters at the station.
- Fort Greene was named one of the nicest places in the US, reports NY Post. Reader’s Digest voted Fort Greene as a hip place where it’s cool to be kind. The neighborhood ranked just behind Provo, Utah, which worked together to turn around its youth suicide epidemic.
- A new comedy club recently opened in Bushwick, reports Bushwick Daily. The Bushwick Comedy Club is BYOB and books comedians exclusively through video submissions, to avoid mediocre line-ups. Club co-owner Kyle Gillis said sometimes bookers pick comedians simply because they’re friends and that it’s leading to “mediocrity” in the city’s comedy scene.
- New York’s Department of Transportation revealed its vision for seven different trenches and viaducts under the 10.6-mile-long BQE, reports Brooklyn Paper. The DOT proposes capping the trenches in Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens, and Williamsburg to reclaim space for those communities as they’re currently divided by the expressway.
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What to do this week
Monday, October 14
Fashion Week Brooklyn
Ongoing to October 19
Fashion Week Brooklyn is a bi-annual international collection show founded by the BK Style Foundation. Events kicked off yesterday with BKLYN Rocks! Fashion Show and the FWBK x Japan Runway Show. Shows continue through Saturday at different venues around the borough. See their schedule linked above and find some fresh fashion near you.
The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival at BAM and Nitehawk
Ongoing to October 22
NewFest comes to BAM and both Nitehawk locations to celebrate the 36th anniversary of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Don’t miss the queer cultural event of the fall, featuring a thrilling lineup of highly anticipated LGBTQ+ films from around the world. The schedule includes over 140 narrative movies, documentaries, short films, TV series, panel conversations, and more — plus parties!
Tuesday, October 15
An evening conversation with Ina Garten
Better known as the Barefoot Contessa, Garten is the author of 13 bestselling cookbooks, an Emmy-winning TV personality, Instagram sensation and cultural icon. With her new memoir, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” Garten offers an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her unconventional journey to food-stardom. BAM will host an evening of conversation with Garten as she discusses the book, reflects on her path to success and recounts the trials and tribulations of making her own way.
The Bug Club at Baby’s All Right
They get heavy airplay on WFMU and Iggy Pop counts himself a fan. The Bug Club, a Welsh indie rock band from Caldicot, Monmouthshire, brings their gritty, grungy SubPop sound to Baby’s All Right. Give “Marriage” a spin and check them out.
Wednesday, October 16
Drenched @ The Water Tower
Be prepared to get wet on Wednesday at Arlo Williamsburg’s infamous Water Tower for Drenched. Every week, hosts Caroline Baniewicz, Nina Barnett and Jenny Gorelick book the city’s best comedy acts for your pleasure. Bring your ponchos, it’s going to get wet.
17th Annual Bushwick Film Festival
October 16 to 20
Bushwick’s big film festival returns for a week of screenings, featuring more than 125 independent films stemming from Brooklyn and around the world. This year’s festival theme, “Producing The Dream,” explores what it takes to realize a dream and celebrates the artistry and effort that filmmakers pour into their work to reflect our shared stories. The festival continues its tradition of recognizing exceptional talent through various events and awards in both documentary and narrative, including Best Feature, Best Short, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Audience Choice Award, Programmers Choice and more.
Thursday, October 17
Bowl of ‘Zole Brooklyn 2024
Bowl of ‘Zole Brooklyn pairs over 120 vibrant agave spirits with pozole — Mexico’s storied stew with roots that date as far back as 600 years — from 20-plus restaurants and chefs hailing from Mexico City, New York City and beyond. Delight your tastebuds and pour a glass of mezcal at Industry City on Thursday.
Nightfall: Time Flies
October 17 and 18
Nightfall: Time Flies is Green-Wood Cemetery’s culminating event of the season. Join Green-Wood for an evening where memories intertwine with the present, reminding us that in this sacred space, the essence of time is both ephemeral and eternal. Set across Green-Wood’s lush grounds, Nightfall features music and moving images curated by Death of Classical and Rooftop Films, spectacle provided by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and storytelling and show and tell by Morbid Anatomy.
The 10th Annual BRIC JazzFest
October 17 to 19
BRIC’s JazzFest returns this year for its 10th annual edition. This year’s lineup brings together legends and rising stars from both inside and outside the jazz genre. Come see and hear Brandee Younger, Gary Bartz, Makaya McCraven, Daniel Villareal, Reggie Workman and many more.
Seen around the web
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Finneas kisses his guitarist at his Brooklyn concert tonight. pic.twitter.com/t9UoIzaSQG
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 13, 2024
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Incredible view from Brooklyn https://t.co/pAvDVRqMk2
— New York Metro Weather (@nymetrowx) October 10, 2024
@bklynmavens If you haven’t heard, The Brooklyn Museum recently celebrated their 200th anniversary!! Ayeee ✨ When you visit, you’ll peep a few new additions, from their new café to two new exhibits! We’re a little biased, but the Brooklyn Artists exhibition is just perfection. We love seeing how others view Brooklyn through a variety of ways, including art. If you’ve seen it already, drop your thoughts! And when we got to Toward: Joy—A New Framework for American Art and saw @blkmktvintage curate this space that greats you once the elevator doors open, we knew we would love this one too. Congrats @Brooklyn Museum ♬ Write This Down (Instrumental) – SoulChef
