News & Events
48th Annual PLG House and Garden Tour, Camila Meza Duo with percussionist Caleb van Gelder
The 48th Annual PLG House and Garden Tour, hosted by The Lefferts Manor Association (www.leffertsmanor.org), was as successful as ever! With eight locations, including six private homes and two apartments, tourgoers experienced the beautiful period detailing and...
Recapping the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: DavaMike, featuring Davalois Fearon and Mike McGinnis
DavaMike is a performance project created by choreographer/dancer Davalois Fearon and composer/multiinstrumentalist Mike McGinnis. The duo’s performances feature original dance and music that moves beyond stylistic limitations. They performed at The Owl Music Parlor...
Recapping the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: Andreas Arnold / Ojos Cerrados duo
Guitarist Andreas Arnold performed original music bridging Flamenco and jazz from his latest album release, Ojos Cerrados. The performance featured Epi Lopez on percussion. A special thank you to Maple Street landmark home for hosting the event.
Recapping the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: Joanna Sternberg and Charlie Burnham
Blue Duet, featuring Joanna Sternberg and Charlie Burnham, performed at the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018 on May 20, hosted by The Owl Music Parlor Brooklyn. Blue Duet unites Joanna Sternberg, a multi-instrumentalist and singer who is equally at home playing musical...
Art Lillard’s Blue Heaven at Erv’s Wednesday, April 18, 8-10 pm
Art Lillard's Blue Heaven, a swing sextet, comes to Erv's, 2122 Beekman Place, right off Flatbush. Performing an extensive repertoire of standards and originals, the band features top New York jazz players Kenny Pexton on tenor sax, Jon Mark McGowan on trumpet, Lolly...
Marathon Walt Whitman reading at Erv’s
Sunday, March 25, 1:00 PM Leaves of Grass Marathon: Writers read Whitman (while sipping cocktails) Greenlight and PLG Arts are thrilled to partner with our neighbors at Erv’s to host a marathon celebration of Brooklyn poet Walt Whitman’s masterwork, Leaves of Grass....
POSTPONED due to snow: Robber Crabs album release show-Erv’s on Beekman, Wed, Mar 21, 8 pm
POSTPONED DUE TO STORM: WATCH FOR NEW DATE Elijah Shiffer and the Robber Crabs are excited to announce the release of their debut album, “Unhinged,” on OneTrickDog Records. Their music builds on the foundations of early blues, Dixieland, and swing, subverting these...
Watara & Predawn Shenanigans Club at Erv’s Feb 21
Wataru Uchida brings his band Predawn Shenanigans Club to Erv's (2122 Beekman Place) for a Brazilian jazz night! as part of the PLG Arts Music Series. It all happens Wednesday, February 21, 8-10 pm. With a tenor sax and NY-based Brazilian jazz rhythm section, the band...
The Bee’s Knees: PLG Arts Music Series Jan 17 at Erv’s on Beekman
The Bee’s Knees are a unique showcase of musical talent formed by accordionist, singer, and band leader Erica Marie Mancini, backed by multi-instrumentalist Sam Day Harmet (mandolin, banjo, clarinet) and low end from "Tuba Joe" Exley. Drawing on inspiration ranging...
Markus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn at Erv’s Dec 20
PLG Arts Music Series at Erv's: Markus Schwartz and Lakou Brooklyn Wednesday, Dec 20, 8-10 pm Markus Schwartz - Haitian drums/percussion; Monvelyno Alexis - guitar/vocals; Bobby Raymond - contrabass; Godwin Louis - alto sax This Haitian roots/folk/jazz...
Locobeach 11/15: PLG Arts Music Series at Erv’s
PLG Arts is pleased to bring more great music to Erv's, 2122 Beekman Place. On Wednesday, November 15, 8:30-10:30 pm, it's Locobeach, so get your dancin' shoes on! And your drinkin' (great cocktails) and eatin' (Vietnamese goodies) shoes! Locobeach plays psychedelic...
PLG Arts adds new music venue: Erv’s on Beekman!
Wed, Oct 18, 8:30-10:30 pm PLG Arts is pleased to announce our first music event at Erv's on Beekman. Yes, that's Erv's at 2122 Beekman Place, with full bar and now serving fresh Vietnamese eats,* too! Mughal Muesli -- While grounded in the saxophone trio tradition of...
Michael LeMorin Quintet: Friday July 21, 7:30
PLG Arts Jazz at KD's, 408 Rogers Ave (betw Sterling St & Lincoln Rd) Michael LeMorin stirs the cadences of his native Haiti—and other tropical treats such as reggae, samba, and bossa nova—into a smoothly vibrant jazz cocktail. Lyrics in English, French, and...
Jazz @KD’s 408 Rogers Ave Fri Jun 23 7:30
PLG Arts Jazz @KD's presents: The Nicoletta Manzini Quartet Saxophonist Nicoletta Manzini is back at KD's with a selection of original music and standards inspired by the great masters of jazz, from Charlie Parker to John Coltrane , with love. Featuring Nicoletta...
Spin Cycle at KD's + NEW SEAFOOD MENU!!! Friday, June 9, 7:30-9:30 pm KD's, 408 Rogers Ave between Sterling St & Lefferts Ave, 7:30-9:30 Spin Cycle, led by saxophonist Tom Christensen and drummer Scott Neumann, plays an eclectic blend of hard-hitting original...
PLG Arts Music Festival 2017
PLG Arts MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 May 15-21, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn What: PLG Arts Music Festival 2017 Where: Nine locations in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (PLG) (see locations below) When: Performances May 15-21 at various times (see full schedule below) Cost:...
Loving and Loving – a staged reading
Loving and Loving ‘Tell the court I love my wife, and it’s just unfair that I can’t live with her in Virginia.” -Richard Loving, 1967 PLG Arts Theater presents a staged reading of the new play Written by PLG resident Beto O'Byrne Developed with PLG resident Meropi...
PLG Arts Jazz at KD’s Friday, April 14
The Jon Menges Quartet Jon Menges-Trumpet; Adam Kolker-Tenor Sax; Joe Fitzgerald-Bass; Robert Weiss-Drums A trumpeter, composer, arranger, and music copyist, Jon Menges’s creative and talented musical programs delighted audiences in the Chicago area for many years....
PLG Arts Jazz at KD’s
ECDYSES at KD's, Friday, April 28, 7:30-9:30 408 Rogers Ave betw Lefferts Ave & Sterling St "Ecdyses" explores the ongoing processes of self-transformation. Uniting the voices of the violin, guitar, and drums, it pushes the boundaries of musical genres to express...
Jazz at KD’s Friday, March 10, 7:30: Marvin Dolly Trio
The Marvin Dolly trio plays a fusion of Caribbean jazz with calypso and East Indian music. Marvin has played with jazz musicians such Lonnie Plaxico, Alvester Garnett, Mark Shim, Renee Neufville, and Wess Anderson, just to name a few. The Trio: Marvin Dolly - Guitar;...