{"id":21870,"date":"2024-04-18T03:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=21870"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:40:33","slug":"bike-dance-and-listen-to-live-music-in-downtown-brooklyn-starting-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/bike-dance-and-listen-to-live-music-in-downtown-brooklyn-starting-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike, Dance and Listen to Live Music in Downtown Brooklyn Starting This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) announced their\u00a0lineup of spring and early summer events, which includes live music, dance performances\u00a0and expanded car-free areas.<\/p>\n<p>Car-Free Earth Day\u00a0will kick off the outdoor events season at Albee Square and Albee Square West on April 20th\u00a0with bike riding 101 classes and a special performance by Bash the Trash, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p>The popular\u00a0Albee Square Happy Hour\u00a0music series at Al B\u2019s beer garden features\u00a0Check the Rhime,\u00a0a downtown Brooklyn hip hop karaoke set to a live band, in addition to a new series,\u00a0ElectronicaFest, featuring today\u2019s brightest MPC beats musicians.<\/p>\n<p>In June, celebrate\u00a0PRIDE\u00a0throughout the plazas with performances by\u00a0Justy, the Bad Judies\u00a0and Robert Garcia at Brooklyn Commons Park.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Night Dance!\u00a0will return to The Plaza at 300 Ashland with\u00a0Benny Soto\u2019s 718 Sessions\u2019 Pride Party\u00a0featuring\u00a0DJ Danny Krivit\u00a0for a night of dancing under the stars.<\/p>\n<p>At The Plaza at 300 Ashland,\u00a0651 Arts\u00a0will host its\u00a0Fourth Annual Juneteenth\u00a0event, and\u00a0Mark Morris Dance Group\u00a0will kick off the\u00a0Movement Mondays\u00a0series with hip hop, waacking and house music dance classes with choreographers\u00a0Jillian Roberts,\u00a0CocoMotion,\u00a0Kim Holmes\u00a0and\u00a0Dani Criss.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Commons Park will serve-up a new season of\u00a0Ping Pong with the Push\u00a0and Natarsha McQueen will conduct Zumba\u00a0classes.\u00a0Lunchtime at the Commons includes\u00a0with music by\u00a0Lollise,\u00a0Kinto Zono\u00a0and a puppet slam with\u00a0Puppets Come Home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDowntown Brooklyn will spring into the season with a stellar lineup of the free performances and programming the community knows and loves,\u201d said\u00a0Regina Myer, President of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. \u201cAnd this year, Abolitionist Place with offer even more public space for everyone to enjoy the outdoors and sunshine after a long winter. We are excited for Downtown Brooklyn\u2019s return as a hub for fun and community and look forward to seeing people enjoy our sunny plazas and other seasonal offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced registration is encouraged,\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downtownbrooklyn.com\/events\/?category%5B%5D=11&amp;order=recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find the full DTBK Presents calendar of events here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) announced their\u00a0lineup of spring and early summer events, which includes live music, dance performances\u00a0and expanded car-free areas. 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