BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival

Beautiful melodies and memories courtesy of Joe Bataan, MERIDIAN BROTHERS, & Madame Vacile 🌟

📸: Toby Tenenbaum

Heading to the Joe Bataan show tonight? 💃 Grab a bite at Palenque Colombian Food, where they’ll be serving up traditional, delicious Colombian flavors with a healthy twist 🌯

Learn more at https://palenquenyc.com/ & see you at tonight's show! Doors open at 6PM.

Get ready for a night of soul-stirring indie Americana on 7/27 🌄

Watchhouse - formerly Mandolin Orange redefines roots music for a younger generation with their poignant songs. Joining them is Humbird, immersing you in haunting melodies 🌙

RSVP for a shot at VIP: https://bricartsmedia.org/event/watchhouse-humbird/

We live for weekends like this! 😎

📸 by Ellen Qbertplaya & Toby Tenenbaum

Seun Anikulapo Kuti at : Round 2! 🎶 Kuti returns with his Afrobeat, highlife, and African funk.

Don’t miss him this Sat, 7/13 @ 6PM w/ Lollise Mbi and Rich Medina! RSVP for a chance to win 2 VIP Tent Passes: https://bricartsmedia.org/event/seun-kuti-egypt-80-lollise-rich-medina/.

Hot off the presses! 📰 BRIC is proudly featured in Wax Poetics!

As we gear up for this Friday’s Dada Strain-curated event "Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell," Love Injection Fanzine / Records's Barbie Bertisch and Paul Raffaele, gave Wax Poetics a special record breakdown inspired by Arthur Russell.

Adding to the excitement, Seun Anikulapo Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, spoke about continuing his father's legacy and leading Egypt 80. He's ready to bring his powerful performance to the Bandshell this Saturday as part of his "Dey Tour."

Plus, our visionary curators, Saidah Blount and Viviana Benitez, shed light on the festival's vision and curation process. Read more of our features, https://bit.ly/3xSuRIQ.

This week’s shows are packed with iconic music and stories, so join us!

Join us on Sat, July 13th at 6PM under the Brooklyn sky for Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80, Lollise Mbi, Rich Medina, and a celebration of Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, IAM Love.

Celebrate his life and legacy with us. Learn more about Ibrahim at https://bricartsmedia.org/event/seun-kuti-egypt-80-lollise-rich-medina/.

No better way to celebrate 35 years of Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” than watching it together in Prospect Park ❤️

📸: Julia Drummond

The King of Latin Soul comes to 💃

Joe Bataan, Latin Soul virtuoso captures the essence of 60s & 70s NYC. Openers MERIDIAN BROTHERS bring psychedelic Latin Tropical vibes as Madame Vacile blends Afro-Caribbean styles 🌀

RSVP: https://bricartsmedia.org/event/joe-bataan-meridian-brothers-madame-vacile/

**Please note, Richie Ray will no longer be performing due to unforeseen circumstances.**

Join us & Brooklyn Magazine for outdoor movie nights! 🌳

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of “Do The Right Thing” this Sat, 7/6, presented by MUBI. RSVP: https://bricartsmedia.org/event/film-night-do-the-right-thing/ 🎟️

Discover more films in Prospect Park (& beyond) with BK Mag's lineup: https://www.bkmag.com/movies/ 🍿

Highland Park, are you ready? 🚀

Join us for a BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! pop-up with Council Member Council Member Sandy Nurse, Forest Park Trust & New York City Department of Parks & Recreation! Enjoy soulful R&B from The Amours, wordly beats from AFRO DOMINICANO, and a DJ set by OP! 💃🕺

RSVP: https://bricartsmedia.org/event/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-at-highland-park-2/

Fishbone & Son Rompe Pera were RED HOT 🔥☄️

Our first punk show at was rockin’ 🤘🤘🤘

📸: Edwina Hay Photography

Heading to the Bandshell for the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival Fishbone | Son Rompe Pera show tonight?

Make a pit stop at Trees Lounge at Nitehawk Cinema (188 Prospect Park West) and grab a drink! 🍸 You'll get a stamp to skip the line for the show at the Bandshell Check-In 🎟️

Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park is New York’s premier dine-in theater, pairing exemplary first-run and repertory film programming based out of Park Slope + Williamsburg 📽️🍴

See you at the show!

This weekend’s performances were electrifying (quite literally!) ⚡️⚡️⚡️

📸: Toby Tenenbaum & Ellen Qbertplaya

The bands and all of us at are saddened to say this, but safety is priority for us!

Thank you for coming.

📣 Safety first!

🚨 Important update regarding tonight’s show!

3rd time’s a charm! ✨ Ana Tijoux returns to for the third time with her powerful lyrics and electrifying energy. Catch her tonight with opener Ambar Lucid. Doors open at 7PM.

🎟️ RSVP at https://bricartsmedia.org/event/ana-tijoux-ambar-lucid/ for a chance to win 2 VIP Tent Passes!

You really never know who'll show up at the Bandshell 😉 Thank you for spending Juneteenth with us, we had so much fun! 🖤

📸: Edwina Hay Photography & Toby Tenenbaum

Today, BRIC invites you to join friends, community members, and loved ones in celebrating Juneteenth and the freedom and joy of Black People and the Black Experience with us at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park!

We're celebrating with our 4th annual Juneteenth UNITYFEST in partnership with the Robert Randolph Foundation TONIGHT! The lineup includes DJ Spinna's genre-defying mixes, Monique Bingham's deep house, eclectic grooves from Merlin Bobb & Quinnette, and spoken word from Voices of a People's History of the United States.

As an arts institution rooted in social justice, we're honored to create spaces that celebrate and honor the diversity of all people while working towards a more equitable world for our Black and Brown communities! From all of us at BRIC, Happy Juneteenth! 🖤

🎟️ RSVP to tonight’s free show for a chance to win 2 VIP Tent passes: https://bricartsmedia.org/event/2024-juneteenth-unityfest/.

**Please note, Peven Everett won't be performing due to unforeseen circumstances, but the night is still packed with iconic performances!**

Michael Brun's BAYO takes ! 🌞✨ Brooklyn knows how to do it BIG! 💥

📸 by Ellen Qbertplaya & Edwina Hay Photography

What a way to kick off the season! 🤩

Our Family Day was a blast! 🚀 Huge thanks to The Halluci Nation, Xiuhtezcatl, & Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Youth Ensemble for the infectious music we danced to all day long! ❤️

📸: Ellen Qbertplaya & Toby Tenenbaum

Come hungry for the food at the Bandshell this summer thanks to Smorgasburg 🍽️

La Newyorkina: Ice pops & sweets made with unique ingredients
Paper Plate: Nostalgic burgers, fries, & shakes
Toastieland: Flavors inspired by Australian cuisine

Read more: https://bricartsmedia.org/celebrate-brooklyn/celebrate-brooklyn-food/

Our FULL season lineup is here! 🎉

This 2024 BRIC season is kicking off this Sat, June 8, until August 24 to celebrate all that is !

Check out our full lineup and RSVP for a chance to win 2 Tent passes: bricartsmedia.org/bcb.

The New York Times says it best: If you had 36 hours in Brooklyn, where else would you be but at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 🌳🎶

Join us this summer at the Lena Horne Bandshell in for unforgettable nights of music, dance, and film. ❤️

Read more: https://bit.ly/3VxCPPB

We’ve been named Best Annual Event/Festival in Brooklyn by BROOKLYN! 🫶

Thank you to all who voted & thank you Schneps Media! ❤️❤️❤️

Read more:

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Dominic Fike takes . Absolutely insane!

Photos by Toby Tenenbaum and Ellen Qbertplaya