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Things to Do in PLG Right Now (and into the Fall)!
Prospect Lefferts Gardens is known as Brooklyn's "best-kept secret" with rich arts and culture at every corner! We've rounded up some of our favorite things to do around the community! On the 7th, 17th, and 27th of each month at 7:00pm, *7 7* creates a space where we...
Meet the Maker: Voices of Lefferts Author Reading – December 2, 2023, 4pm – 6:30pm
Join I AM CARIBBEAN for an exciting in-person reading with Voices of Lefferts, a community history project that engages Flatbush-Prospect Lefferts Gardens residents in community dialogue, writing, publishing, and oral history. 13 authors will read excerpts from...
Take the Prospect Park Survey and Help Shape the Future of Prospect Park
Help shape the future of Prospect Park! Share your feedback and be entered for a chance to win $100! Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit that sustains the park, wants to hear from you on how the park can better serve the public and can build even greater...
BKLYN Commons 7th Annual Open Desk: Small Business Pop-Up
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, BKLYN Commons will celebrate the 7th Annual Open Desk: Small Business Pop-Up! This community-focused occasion will feature a Small Business Holiday Marketplace, Pitch Competition, MWBE Prep Clinic, Speed Networking, and more!...
Voices of Lefferts, Author Reading – November 16, 2023
Whose Streets? Our Streets! Voices of Lefferts Author Reading Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Awesome Home 653 Flatbush Avenue (between Hawthorne and Fenimore) Brooklyn, NY 11225 View on Map
NY State Assembly Member Brian Cunningham at the PLG Arts Fest 2023
NY State Assembly Member Brian Cunningham wrote in his October 7, 2023 newsletter: This legislative session, I was able to secure a $30,000 grant for PLG Arts to continue their community-building work. At the second annual PLG Arts Fest last weekend, I had the chance...
PLG Arts Fest 2023, Saturday, September 30, 2023, 12-5 pm
Rain or Shine! The Arts Fest is on! PLG Arts Fest 2023 Saturday, September 30th 12-5 PM PLG Arts is pleased to announce our second annual outdoor Arts Fest! View Arts Fest Map When: Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 12-5 pm, rain or shine What: Artists will exhibit...
Things to Do in PLG All Summer Long
Prospect Lefferts Gardens is known as Brooklyn's "best-kept secret" with rich arts and culture at every corner! We've rounded up some of our favorite things to do during these summer months around the community! On the 7th, 17th, and 27th of each month at 7:00pm, *7...
Drawing session with Torild Stray, May 15, 2023
A drawing session with the figure instructed by renowned artist Torild Stray. In a relaxed atmosphere we will experiment with our pencils and charcoal under the guidance of the artist, enjoy a drink, get to know other cool like-minded people while expanding our...
Marianne Solivan Quartet
The Marianne Solivan Quartet Jazz in a Historic Home Sunday, March 26, 3 pm RSVP to reserve your seat PLG Arts presents a free, live performance of the Marianne Solivan Jazz Quartet in a historic home in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. Admission is free, but...
Rebel Girls Presented by PLG Arts and the Crown Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, Saturday, March 25, 11 am
PLG Arts and the Crown Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library Present Rebel Girls Saturday, March 25, 11 am Rebel Girls: musical tales of extraordinary women! A colorful original musical adaptation of Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo’s “Goodnight Stories for...
KLEZMER! Playing, Singing and Dancing with Michael Winograd, Ilya Shneyveys, and Cantor Sarah Myerson
FRIDAY MARCH 3 (not March 2), 10:30 am PLG Arts and the Crown Heights Library Present FREE KLEZMER! Playing, Singing and Dancing with Michael Winograd, Ilya Shneyveys, and Cantor Sarah Myerson Join the fun at the Crown Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library,...
Leadlights Ensemble – Chamber Music, Presented by PLG Arts, Saturday, February 25, 3 pm
PLG Arts Presents Chamber Music in a Historic Home Leadlights Ensemble Saturday, February 25, 3 pm PLG Arts is pleased to invite you to a free, live performance of chamber music in a historic home in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. Admission is free, but...
PLG Arts Spring Arts Fair 2023, March 18, 12-5PM
PLG Arts Spring Arts Fair 2023 Saturday, March 18, 12-5 pm at BKLYN Commons, 495 Flatbush Avenue
PLG Arts Fest 2022, June 12, 11AM-5PM
PLG ARTS FEST 2022 Sunday, June 12, 11AM to 5PM From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 12th, businesses on Rogers and Nostrand (from Sterling to Winthrop) and homes on side streets throughout the nabe will be hopping with 2D and 3D visual art. Please mark Sunday, June...
DJ J-Ronin with special guests Hip-Hop artists Sav Killz, Frank Knight, and King Marvey X, May 1
PLG Arts is proud to present, in collaboration with the Parkside Food and Culture Collective, a free, live dj/music event. Appearing at Parkside Plaza (map) on Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 2PM to 4PM (Parkside Ave and Ocean Ave, at the entrance to the Q station), the...
A New Kind of Art Exhibit
Gallery Particulier loans art to people like you. Gallery Particulier takes a fresh approach to the NYC art scene by exhibiting original pieces in people’s homes. Hosts make a personal connection to the art and its creators. Artists expand their opportunities beyond...
Photos from Davalois Fearon Dance (DFD), Music and Dance at Parkside Plaza
On Sunday, October 17, PLG Arts presented a program featuring live drumming, the music of composer and woodwind player Mike McGinnis, dancehall and Reggae music facilitated by DJ Ayanna Heaven, and a site-specific performance of Finding Herstory, and community...
Davalois Fearon Dance (DFD), Music and Dance at Parkside Plaza
PLG Arts (Prospect Lefferts Gardens Arts), in collaboration with Davalois Fearon Dance (DFD), presents Music and Dance at Parkside Plaza, an outdoor, block party-style event that celebrates the rich Caribbean heritage of Flatbush/ Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (PLG) and...
July 11 – Live In-person Event “Notes & Tones”
A performance and exploration of paired music and writing with local artists on Sunday, July 11, at 3:00 pm. This edition of Notes & Tones will take place in a beautiful backyard in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Chilean poet Tamym Maulén and performing separately,...
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