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Thursday April 24, 2025

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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4 – 6 pm

Best of Brooklyn Poetry Slam + Workshop Series

Brooklyn Public Library Bushwick BranchBushwick

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5 – 7 pm

A Taste of Jazz to Come at La Cabra

La CabraBushwick/ Ridgewood

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6 – 8 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

8 – 9:30 pm

The Letdown

Comedy
Free

HalyardsGowanus

Poster for 4 24 2025

8 – 10 pm

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Wild East BrewingGowanus

Friday April 25

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

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6 – 9 pm

Spring Open Studios 2025

Art
Free

International Studio & Curatorial Program

Patton-and-DAgostino–A-Bird-Escaped-from-the-Snare-of-Its-Fowler

7 – 9 pm

New York City Electroacoustic Improvisation Summit

Free
Music

Voorhees TheatreDUMBO

7 – 9 pm

Free Gypsy Jazz at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Parlor Restaurant

Brooklyn Ice Cream FactoryDUMBO

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8 – 10:30 pm

Coney Island USA Hosts Weekly Free RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party—The Only Weekly Drag Show in Southern Brooklyn

Free
LGBTQ+

Coney Island USAConey Island

Saturday April 26

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Earth Month

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn Heights

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 2 pm

Earth Day Celebration

Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Noon – 3 pm

Car-Free Earth Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Open Streets BrooklynBoerum Hill

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1 – 6 pm

Spring Open Studios 2025

Art
Free

International Studio & Curatorial Program

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1 – 4 pm

The Dear Neighbor Project: Art Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community
Family

Van Alen Institute

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1 – 3 pm

Earth Day at the Hoyt Street Garden

Boerum Hill

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1 – 6 pm

Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC

Art
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Israeli Search and Rescue Unit visits B’ShERT

B’ShERTDitmas Park

Jazz and Dance picture

3 – 4 pm

Jazz and Dance – Under the Sky at the Sheephead Bay Library

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

Book Signing Invitation

4 – 8 pm

Book Signing

Sunday April 27

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterSunset Park

Green Adventures

10 am – 1 pm

Green-Wood’s Green Adventure For Families

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Earth Month

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn Heights

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

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