Obama Inauguration and MLK Day Events
What an incredible, memorable couple of days we have coming up. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is on Monday, January 19th and that takes on great significance as we inaugurate our first African-American president on Tuesday, January 20th.
FORT GREENE: MUSIC AND DANCE
Saturday, January 17: 4 pm
Brooklyn Music School holds its annual Music and Dance Celebration of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday on Saturday, January 17 at 4pm.
The Journey Dancers pre-professional group, Jazz, Rock and Youth Choral Ensembles and other students will perform the annual Music and Dance Celebration hosted by the Brooklyn Music School.
Admission: $5 donation. For directions or more information, call .
FORT GREENE: ART EXHIBIT, CHEAP EATS AND MUSIC
Friday, January 16-Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Twenty-nine restaurants, cafes, boutiques and retail stores on Dekalb Avenue in Fort Greene are having a“Celebrate the Inauguration on Dekalb”. Participating Dekalb Avenue businesses will be offering discounts, coupons, reduced-price prix-fixe menus, drink specials, vouchers for discounts on return visits or 2-for-1 specials all weekend long. Plus on the day of the Inauguration, locations with big screen TVs will be opening early to broadcast the ceremony and will have live music, DJs and even more specials throughout the day.The list of participating merchants and their offers include… 20% discounts to celebrate the 20th of January, 2009… 44% discounts to celebrate the Inauguration of our 44th President… special menu creations reflecting President-elect Obama’s multi-cultural background… plus coupons, vouchers and other special offers. (Download a map of participating businesses and their offers here: ALSO: There are some “Obama” posters created by students at Dekalb Avenue’s Ronald Edmonds Learning Center, Middle School 113, that are hanging out on Dekalb Ave. I particularily love the ones at Madiba (Carlton Ave and Dekalb Ave) Plus students from the school’s Academy of Performing Arts Choir and Band will be performing at select locations on Inauguration Day.
PROSPECT LEFFERTS: BROOKLYN CHILDRENS MUSEUM
Saturday, January 17 through Monday, January 19: 10am to 5pm
All events free with museum admission
The Museum’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend will feature a variety of programs: Cake of Dreams - Come write, draw pictures, and add your dream to Dr. King’s giant birthday cake. March For Your Rights - Learn a protest chant to shout out and get everyone’s attention! Many Faces of Rosa Parks - Examine the many faces of Rosa Parks as seen in art and photography.
145 Brooklyn Avenue (corner of St. Marks)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
FORT GREENE: BAM SCREENINGS, ROCK MUSIC AND LIVE COVERAGE (FREE!)
Screening of: Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, An HBO Documentary Film, Directed by Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud, (2007) 70min
And
The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306, An HBO Documentary Film, Directed by Adam Pertofsky, (2008) 35min
Also visit BAMcafé to view Picture the Dream, a youth art exhibition, and to hear free musical programming as part of BAMcafé Live.
Free! Free screening of the inauguration ceremonies, broadcast live at BAM Rose Cinemas.
WILLIAMSBURG: MAKE STENCILS AND BADGES
Monday, January 19th and Tuesday, January 20th
is celebrating both events by inviting you to come and make crafts inspired by the theme “I have a dream” from their selection of walk-in crafts. In addition, they are pulling out the Obama stencil which you can use to decorate a t-shirt or an organic cotton tote bag. They are also bringing out the badge making machine so you can make your own Obama badges if you missed them at election time.
CARROLL GARDENS: CRAFTS AND LIVE COVERAGE
Tuesday, January 20: 9am -6pm
OBAMATHON! is putting together Obama-themed crafts, fun play, and video coverage of Inauguration Day in DC. There will be activities for children of all ages and trivia contests for the adults.$10 per family for the entire day. Address is: 388 Atlantic Ave
MANHATTAN: CELEBRATE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Monday, January 19th and Tuesday, January 20th: 2-5 pm
You can design personalized pins showing your support for equal rights, create hand-shaped cushions using glue, cotton, and felt of many shades, weave friendship bracelets out of beautiful multicolored yarn, read and then illustrate the story of Rosa Parks using colored markers, pencils, and pictures. All at the Children’s Galleries for Jewish Culture.
Children’s Galleries for Jewish Culture 515 West 20th Street, Suite 4E New York, NY 10011 , ext. 1#
Admission: $8.00 per person, includes admission to both exhibitions and all arts and crafts projects. Strollers cannot be accommodated.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS: TAP FEST AND BALLOON BURSTING
Tuesday, January 20: 11:30 am
So, this has to be one of the oddest ways to celebrate of all- there will be a live tapping event and bursting of balloons INSIDE the Brooklyn Business Library. Sounds bizarre, but true! It is a “meetup” that celebrates “tapping for a change.” If you want to see it, meet at the Brooklyn Business Library, 280 Cadman Plaza at 11:30a.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy the program, which includes the teaching of the tapping, watching of the Inauguration on TV, the busting of balloons at the right moment and everyone standing and facing Washington DC and sending (tapping) positive energy towards Barack Obama. Call to leave a message to let EFT Brooklyn know you’re coming. For full details check out I just want you to know- it isn’t tapping feet-
