In the late nineteenth century, Fort Greene—home to over half of Brooklyn's African American population— also became widely known as ''Young Dublin'' for the large Irish population that settled on...
Don't be fooled—while the antique presses inside Woodside Press look old, they still come alive to produce colorful, whimsical designs. After touring the Navy Yard facility, letterpress printer and bookbinder...
Free Shape Up NYC Classes are for all! No registration or prior experience necessary. "Come be part of the community that's bigger than the gym."
In the Oscar-nominated film 12 Years a Slave, actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor portrays Solomon Northup, a free man sold into slavery in 1841, from his home in Upstate New York to...
Calling all Haitian Entrepreneurs: interested in monies to start your own business? Kreyol speakers who want to start a business can now get the information, the assistance and even the...
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA) presents a month-long film series featuring the most exceptional films in contemporary Black cinema. The kickoff will be a screening of Evolution...
This weekend celebrate love with Corkscrew. Enjoy a tasting of wines made by husband and wife teams, as well as 10% 0ff any 6 bottles all weekend long. Almost forgot...
Members of BLDG 92 receive a discount by email to info@bldg92.org. No doubt inspired by the skyline of blossoms adorning their Navy Yard rooftop farm, Brooklyn Grange offers this unique...
What does it mean to call a place “home”? How do we understand our physical, mental and emotional relationships to a place in flux? Jessica Lynne curates a reading of...
Candlelight dinners are old hat. Instead, warm your sweetie’s heart by wielding an earthly element in this special Tools & Talent workshop led by artist and welder Susan Woods from...
10% discount for members of BLDG 92. On this bus tour, learn about many of the Yard's green initiatives, including adaptive reuse of historic structures and materials, cutting edge LEED-certified...
Enjoy an evening of live jazz in honor of legendary trombonist and Fort Greene resident Slide Hampton, whose home on 245 Carlton Avenue hosted world famous jazz musicians and groundbreaking...
Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on 30 years of the life of iconic, acclaimed musician, Ray Charles. The independently-produced film starred actor, singer, comedian, Jamie Foxx in the title role. Foxx received...
Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and sometimes controversial activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for “Black Power” during a speech one Mississippi night in 1966. Remembered quite...
Take an insightful look at women artists of the black Brooklyn renaissance of the 1980s and 1990s, as profiled in Brooklyn Boheme, the recent HBO documentary by Nelson George. Writer...
BLDG 92 and Inside Out Tours offer an exhibition tour exploring African American Heritage and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The “Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present and Future” exhibition tells for...
Calling all Haitian Entrepreneurs: interested in monies to start your own business? Kreyol speakers who want to start a business can now get the information, the assistance and even the...
The experimental music group Hot Hands will present a live performance inspired by the histories of former African American workers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Incorporating live instruments, samples, and...
African-American Leaders Past and Present includes five History Channel specials: Civil War Journal-Frederick Douglass; Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr.; Malcolm X: A Search For Identity, Thurgood Marhsall: Justice For All;...
Thursday nights wouldn't be right without coming by Corkscrew to sample our new wines. This week we share Malbec from France and Argentina. Explore the wine world only at Corkscrew...
Senior Cinema offers seniors 65 and older free admission to repertory classics, with complimentary popcorn and soda. All Senior Cinema screenings start at 10am. Reservations are required and can be...
Come experience this little island's big wines! Corkscrew is proud to offer several different styles and regions of Sicilian wines. Stop by Saturday night and explore them all.
The New Negress Film Society presents an evening of digital media and live sound installation that re-imagines the concept of Afrofuturism in the wake of recent police violence in New...
Free Shape Up NYC Classes are for all! No registration or prior experience necessary. "Come be part of the community that's bigger than the gym."
General Public Meeting for Parents of Young Children in Fort Greene Social Time 7:00pm, Meeting 7:15pm Free And children welcome in a separate, supervised playroom Come hear representatives from the...
Free Shape Up NYC Classes are for all! No registration or prior experience necessary. "Come be part of the community that's bigger than the gym." Instructor Lina Lavitsky has been hooked...
Senior Cinema offers seniors 65 and older free admission to repertory classics, with complimentary popcorn and soda. All Senior Cinema screenings start at 10am. Reservations are required and can be...
