Meredith Deliso
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Mark your calendars — the Celebrate Brooklyn schedule is out now
Come on and celebrate.The schedule for the annual festival of free music, film and dance — Celebrate Brooklyn — is now out, so you can officially start planning your summer.For...
The Brooklyn Bridge is forever — so get a tattoo of it
The only way to show true love for Brooklyn is to ink the deal.On May 22, Brooklyn Tattoo on Smith Street is throwing a party for the Brooklyn Bridge’s birthday...
Small craft advisory! DUMBO's Archway to be one-day market on May 21
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This month, the best art may be at a flower shop
The show spans Rush’s three-decade career, from his landscapes in Vermont and Massachusetts to his cityscapes in Venice and Brooklyn. It’s called, aptly, “Places.”“Location has always meant a lot to...
This month, the best art may be at a flower shop
Opalia Flowers is just bursting with color this time of year — burnt oranges, fresh greens, sharp yellows and bright blues — and it’s not just because of the flowers.The...
May the verse be with you as 'Star Wars'-themed epic hits the stage
Shakespeare meets “Star Wars” in an iambic pentameter- and light-saber–packed production in Williamsburg this month.“The Impostor Striketh Back: Being the Tale in Which Impostor Fools the Gods” is an original...
Crafts and food — what could be better
A big outdoor market premieres under the DUMBO Archway, a “smorgasburg” of food vendors makes its way to the Williamsburg waterfront, and a quirky store pulls out in this week’s...
Smartmom's 'Edgy Moms' reading is the flipside of Mother's Day
This is for all you moms who are more Peg Bundy than Carol Brady.Edgy Mother’s Day, a reading series that celebrates writing about motherhood, and the feisty moms who write...
Meat and music: The BBQ Blowout returns on May 18
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com
Get a peek at your Park Slope neighbors
It’s a Park Slope peep show.Next up in the annual celebration of voyeurism that is house tour season are some of the most majestic homes in Park Slope.The self-guided walking...
Broadway in Brooklyn! Narrows Community Theater does '42nd Street'
SaturdayMay 7The mint juleps will be flowing, the hats will be crazy and the seersucker suits will be in full force when the Bell House throws its annual Kentucky Derby...
Just dance! Brooklyn Bridge Park gets down and funky starting on May 12
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com
Funny girl Sloane Crosley comes to BookCourt on May 12
Sloane Crosley loves reading to people — and it doesn’t even have to be her own work.“I’ve been known to get so excited about a short story and read it...
Get fit — the roller derby way!
Hey ladies, if you’re looking to get in shape, just put on some skates!Starting this Sunday, the Greenwood Playground will be home to Derby Fit, a roller derby league for...
Great weekend reads from our bookworms
The BookMark Shoppe’s pick: “Tweak”“Tweak “is the true story of a young man’s journey from hell to redemption. Nic Sheff led a privileged childhood, but that didn’t stop him from...
Broadway in Brooklyn! Narrows Community Theater does '42nd Street'
The Narrows Community Theater is putting on its tap shoes.The venerable Bay Ridge group stages “42nd Street,” a blockbuster musical about a blockbuster musical, starting on May 13.It’s a classic...
The Feelies sell out the Bell House — time to call in a favor from someone (anyone)!
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com
The best Kentucky Derby party this side of the Bluegrass State
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com
This year, the cherry blossom festival is a time of reflection
The Japanese earthquake makes this year’s cherry blossom festival about more than pretty trees.The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s 30th annual Japanese culture festival will be the prime time to reflect on...
Gift her right
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com