Upcoming Happenings
Welcome to the Backspace, where we are grateful to be able to host a wide variety of community-oriented events. We invite you to join us for weekly yoga, live music, artist-led workshops, local makers’ markets, visual art exhibitions, children’s story times, private parties, and so much more.
Upcoming Happenings are listed here below! We hope to see you at one or more of them :)
For new vendor / artist / event submissions, please know that we primarily book out our Happenings calendar through our annual Open Call, which has passed for 2026.
For rental of our space for a private event, please reach out by email to info@brooklynartery.com and include “private event” in your subject line.
Many thanks to our neighbors, visitors, event partners, and friends for making these first three years at the Backspace so full of life!
A Language of Blue: Cyanotype Workshop
A Language of Blue is a hands-on cyanotype workshop exploring how sunlight, objects, and photographs can become a visual language. Participants will learn the fundamentals of this historic photographic process while experimenting with photograms, botanicals, textiles, found objects, and photographic imagery to create their own distinctive blue prints.
Designed for artists, makers, and curious beginners, the workshop encourages experimentation with composition, layering, texture, and exposure while thinking about the stories objects and images can hold. No previous experience is necessary, and participants will leave with a collection of original cyanotype prints and the foundational knowledge to continue exploring the process on their own.
Led by the textile artist Jennica Drice. Participation is $40, all materials included. Sign up HERE!
Autumn Collage & Sip
Join us for a cozy collage & sip inspired by the turning of the seasons. Artist & musician Marley Howard will guide the group through a beginner workshop while we vibe to a curated fall playlist. Learn how to take accessible found materials (like scraps from magazines, used books, and catalogs) to create whimsical, intuitive collages. All materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Participation is $30, which includes all materials and your first drink. Please RSVP here!
Marley Howard (She/They) is an Afro-Caribbean singer-songwriter and visual artist born in Manchester, Connecticut, currently living in New York City. Howard’s work is rooted in Black American traditions and draws from surrealism and protest. Her art practice involves mixed-media pieces combining collage, painting, and printmaking. The work offers a space to decontextualize and reimagine archival images, exploring the tension between fantasy and lived history.
Live Music: Office Culture Presents
Brooklyn band Office Culture presents “Artery Nights,” a series of multi-disciplinary shows in which local artists try out new and unheard material, collaborate with new people, or try out something unusual.
The third installment “Deeper Understanding” features acclaimed singer-songwriters Caitlin Pasko and h. pruz, steel guitar wizard and multi-instrumentalist Luke Bergman, and Office Culture in full band formation.
Doors at 7:30 PM, popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. $15 donation goes directly to the artists.
Join us for the next and final installment in the series “And So is Love,” on Friday, October 23rd. Ft. Alena Spanger, Strugglin’, and Winston C.W., with Strings
The Quiet Loom: Weaving 101 Workshop
Join our beginner-friendly mindful fiber retreat. This introduction to weaving is designed to encourage calm and relaxation through mindful repetition. Slow down and quiet your mind while creating a soft wall hanging using your hands. No art experience needed!
What You’ll Learn:
The basics: How to set up a simple handheld loom.
Core stitches: Simple plain weave, soumak stitches, and creating soft texture.
other textiles/ fabric, rope, string and ribbon.
Finishing touches: How to take your piece off the loom and hide the loose ends.
What’s Included:
Loom, comb and weaving needle will be available to use in class
Curated selection of yarns, ribbons and fabrics use in your piece
Step-by-step guidance in a supportive space.
The Quiet Loom Weaving Workshop is designed & led by artist Faune Yerby. Participation is $54 and includes all materials. Please sign up HERE.
Craft Circle
Craft Circle is always a lovely time. Bring whatever you'd like to work on and be crafty in community!
This is a free event, held on the 3rd Monday of every month. Hosted by our wonderful neighbor, the artist Kylie Rae Brown.
Imaging Fiction: Collage Workshop with Taylor & Co. Books
Join us for a two-hour collage workshop in partnership with our neighbors, Taylor & Co. Books. We’ll source archival materials from the New York Public Library Picture Collection to explore how images, textiles, and fiction work together to form impactful stories.
Imaging Fiction will be led by local textile artist Jessie Kritt White, and Augusta X. Thomson, author of the recently released novel, To Will a House, which juxtaposes collage with fiction.
Come with any images, objects, and excerpts from stories that inspire you. All other materials will be provided.
This event is FREE! Space is limited, RSVP is required. Please sign up for a seat HERE!
DICE: Comics Fair
Ditmas Indie Comics Extravaganza (DICE) is Ditmas Park, Brooklyn’s premier comic festival dedicated to fostering local talent and partnering with community spaces to create an intentional, hyperlocal event.
Founded by D Wang Zhao and Diana Schoenbrun, DICE's comics festival is happening on Saturday, September 26th from 12-6pm at Taylor & Co. Books (1021 Cortelyou) and Brooklyn Artery (1004 Cortelyou Road). DICE's comics reading soirée is happening on Friday, September 25th from 7:30-9:30 pm at The Brooklyn Artery.
Ditmas Shorts Fest: Table Read
Ditmas Shorts Fest hosts their inaugural Best Screenplay Table Read--a fully cast, filmed read of a winning submitted script. This event is open to the public, and seats are limited. Please RSVP here!
Celebrating its second year, Ditmas Shorts Fest is a short film festival inspired by the culture and community of Ditmas Park. This year’s festival opens Thursday, September 24th with screenings and an awards ceremony at community stalwart Kent Theater.
Come be a part of this community-driven festival, connect with fellow filmmakers, and catch the Ditmas Park spirit!
Radio Ambulante: Edición Especial con Daniel Alarcón
¡El Club de Escucha de Brooklyn cumple un año! Nuestra edición especial de aniversario contará con la participación de Daniel Alarcón, cofundador, presentador y productor ejecutivo de Radio Ambulante*. Luego del episodio sorpresa, abriremos el espacio para debatir y conversar con Daniel y claro, celebrar a la comunidad latina que brilla, vibra y mantiene a esta ciudad viva.
Por favor confirma tu participación aquí.
Este evento será realizado completamente en español y todas las personas (nativas o no nativas) son bienvenidas.
*Radio Ambulante cuenta las historias de América Latina es uno de los podcasts en español más escuchados en todo el continente.
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The Brooklyn Listening Club is turning one! Our special anniversary edition will feature Daniel Alarcón, co-founder, host, and executive producer of Radio Ambulante*. After the surprise episode, we’ll open the floor for discussion and conversation with Daniel—and, of course, to celebrate the Latinx community that shines, thrives, and keeps this city alive.
This event will be held completely in Spanish and everyone (native and non-native speakers) is welcome.
*Radio Ambulante tells the stories of Latin America and is one of the most listened-to Spanish-language podcasts across the continent.
Book Swap & Mingle
Join us on October 4th for a community book swap! We invite you to stop into the Backspace with up to 5 gently used books that you think others might enjoy - any genre, any author! (But no children's books this time around)
How will we swap? We'll have two ways for folks to exchange their gently-loved reads: 1) swap-for-swap: did someone arrive with a book you find interesting? Why not strike up a convo with a neighbor and exchange for one you brought (maybe you have similar taste in books) or 2) swap table: swappers who'd like to leave their books on the table for others to browse will be asked to fill out a short card about the book(s) they leave and why others might love them too!
Come join us and find some new beloved books, and chat with some neighbors as well!
The Art Table
Doesn't it feel like it's becoming increasingly difficult to make art these days? Let's gather for commiseration, collaboration, and skill-sharing. Writers, visual artists, musicians, textile artists, filmmakers, photographers, people who have been making art for a couple years—if you've been wanting to meet other artists, especially outside your discipline, come and share your work! We'll have an hour to chat and an hour for 4 -5 people to share their work and receive feedback. Come help us figure out what this space can do for all of us.
Niv Sekar will be hosting. Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming!
We'll have a laptop and projector. If you’ll be sharing digital media (audio, video, images) please email to Niv before the event: nivmakes[at]gmail[dot]com. In an effort to preserve the attention of the space, we’ll be ending entry at 7:15pm.
Art Table is a free monthly event hosted on the second Tuesday of every month.
The Backspace of the Brooklyn Artery is wheelchair accessible, but please note that the bathroom is not. However, we can direct you to a nearby, friendly location with an accessible restroom if needed. The bathroom is genderless. Masks are encouraged but not required. We’ll also have masks available on the day of the event. If you have specific accessibility needs, please reach out—we’ll do our best to support you.
Music for Solidarity
Music for Solidarity is a live music fundraiser series hosted and curated by the Brooklyn Artery. Each show features 2-3 sets of music by community-oriented artists, and all proceeds are donated to a mutual aid organization. For 2026, our focus is to fundraise for organizations working to protect immigrant rights.
Proceeds from 8.28.26 will be donated to the Immigration Defense Project (@immdefense), an organization working to secure fairness & justice for immigrants through legal advice & training, impact litigation, community defense, policy, and advocacy.
hemlock is the swamp-raised, “phone-fi" alt-folk project of multi-disciplinary creative force Carolina Chauffe, currently anchored in south Louisiana, but more often on the highway. Doggedly DIY, touring nearly nonstop for the past few years on “permatour”, they strive to play gatherings that return music to where it has always existed - the house, the porch, the field, the waterside. An avid documenter and self-proclaimed amateur archivist, Chauffe touts a prolific discography spanning hundreds of self-released songs since the project formed in 2018, including their ongoing phone-recorded song-a-day for-a-month saga.
Katy Pinke is a painter, singer-songwriter, and multidisciplinary artist based in New York. Her stripped-down 2024 debut album (produced by Phil Weinrobe – Big Thief, Hand Habits), was described by Pop Matters as “dreamlike but rooted in authentic, basic principles of songwriting and performance.” Strange Behavior, her follow-up record (2025) has drawn comparisons to Aldous Harding, Julia Holter, and Suzanne Vega. Her most recent full-length release, a daring covers record with Okkervil River guitarist Will Graefe, was praised as one of KLOF mag’s “albums of the year” for 2025. In 2026 she released the“Wonder” EP, a 7-minute journey through daring and stark avant-pop microsongs, serving as translations of the language of her paintings. Pinke often incorporates art and puppetry into her performances, building immersive worlds around her music.
Office Culture Presents: Artery Nights #2: Chilling, Inc.
Brooklyn band Office Culture presents Artery Nights, a series of multi-disciplinary parties in which local artists try out new and unheard material, collaborate with new people, and more.
The second of four programs is "Chilling, Inc." featuring exclusive collaborations including Tony Vaz + Emily Allan, Office Culture + Sam Sodomsky, a multimedia presentation from Ben Murphy + Lindsey Weaving, plus other guests TBA.
Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. $15 suggested donation goes directly to the artists.
Join us for future dates of Artery Nights:
Friday, September 18th: Deeper Understanding with Office Culture, Luke Bergman, Caitlin Pasko
Friday, October 23rd: And So is Love with Alena Spanger, Strugglin’, Winston C.W., With Strings
Live Music: Catie Lausten, Line Tullgren, & Dorée
Pop baby Catie Lausten shares dreamy tunes and raw/soft lyrics in her singles. Watching her live performances have been described as being hit with a cloud. With roots in the Richmond and NYC DIY scenes.
Lina Tullgren is a singer/songwriter hailing from Massachusetts. With their unique blend of indie rock and folk influences, Lina captivates audiences with heartfelt lyrics and a soulful voice. Lina's music tells stories of love, loss, and self-discovery, resonating with listeners on a deep emotional level. Their powerful performances has earned a dedicated fanbase and critical acclaim in the music industry. Experience the raw talent and undeniable passion of Lina Tullgren through captivating melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.
Dorée is a band based in NYC, sometimes performed solo by songwriter Dorée Gordon, or backed by various local musicians and friends from Gordon’s past and present. Their songs have elements of rock, pop, jazz, indie, and folk music, showcasing Gordon’s deft gutair arrangements and clever lyricism delivered through earnest, virtuosic vocals. Dorée regularly gigs at venues and DIY spaces in New York, and has toured throughout the U.S. The current Dorée lineup includes lifelong friend Izzy Da Fonseca (drums) and Gordon’s sister Jolee (vocals). They three grew up together in Manhattan and have been playing music together since childhood and adolescence, resulting in a beautifully meshed musical language, whose only possible fault is too much laughter. (Jojo Sommer)
Live Music: Sundate & Steven Williams
Sundate is a New York City–based jazz septet founded by Victor Solano and featuring Alfredo Colon, Jonathan Paik, Carter Yasutake, Justin Henery, and Steve Williams. Rooted in the shared experience of growing up in NYC, Sundate’s music reflects the city’s energy, diversity, and constant evolution. Drawing from the jazz tradition while pushing beyond its boundaries, the ensemble creates music that challenges each member individually and collectively.
At its core, Sundate is about growth—musical and personal. The group’s sound continues to evolve through deep collaboration, experimentation, and the strong relationships formed as friends and colleagues navigating life and music in the best city in the world. Their performances capture the spirit of New York: honest, forward-thinking, and alive.
Bassist and composer Steve Williams is a vastly eclectic musical artist whose work is directly informed by a variety of musical traditions, internet subcultures, and the study of anthropology. Steve began his musical career at an early age playing electric bass in various rock bands around his hometown of Dallas, Texas. While studying at Booker T. Washington High School for The Performing and Visual Arts, Steve discovered his love of jazz and subsequently shifted to upright bass. In 2014, Steve moved to New York City to study at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music where he had the honor of working with Harish Rhaghavan, Michael Formanek and Ben Street. It was during his time at the New School that Steve became deeply interested in anthropology and soon began pursuing a dual degree in both jazz and anthropology. Steve’s study of anthropology continually changes and informs his musical methods and understanding of improvisation. He is currently working towards his master’s in anthropology at the New School.
Radio Ambulante
El Club de Escucha de Brooklyn se reúne el tercer martes de cada mes para escuchar una de las historias del podcast Radio Ambulante* y compartir sobre lo que nos une como latinoamericanos. Este agosto llegamos a 12 encuentros! El tema estará centrado en la construcción de comunidades y amistades - como este club ha demostrado durante un año entero. Puedes hacer RSVP aquí!
Este evento será realizado completamente en español y todas las personas (nativas o no nativas) son bienvenidas.
*Radio Ambulante cuenta las historias de América Latina es uno de los podcasts en español más escuchados en todo el continente.
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The Listening Club of Brooklyn meets every third Tuesday of the month to listen one of Radio Ambulante's* stories and share about what brings as together as Latin Americans. This August we'll complete 12 gatherings! Our topic will be centered around building communities and friendships - such us what this club has demonstrated over a whole year. RSVP here!
This event will be held completely in Spanish and everyone (native and non-native speakers) is welcome.
*Radio Ambulante tells the stories of Latin America and is one of the most listened-to Spanish-language podcasts across the continent.
Craft Circle
Craft Circle is always a lovely time. Bring whatever you'd like to work on and be crafty in community!
This is a free event, held on the 3rd Monday of every month.
Hosted by our wonderful neighbor, the artist Kylie Rae Brown.
The Art Table
Doesn't it feel like it's becoming increasingly difficult to make art these days? Let's gather for commiseration, collaboration, and skill-sharing. Writers, visual artists, musicians, textile artists, filmmakers, photographers, people who have been making art for a couple years—if you've been wanting to meet other artists, especially outside your discipline, come and share your work! We'll have an hour to chat and an hour for 4 -5 people to share their work and receive feedback. Come help us figure out what this space can do for all of us.
Niv Sekar and Bailey Quinlan will be hosting. Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming.
We'll have a laptop and projector. If you’ll be sharing digital media (audio, video, images) please email to Bailey & Niv before the event at baileyqphoto@gmail.com & nivmakes@gmail.com. In an effort to preserve the attention of the space, we’ll be ending entry at 7:15pm.
Open Mic Night: Stories of Living in the In-Between
Join Bravely Belong and Brooklyn Artery for a night of storytelling, connecting and witnessing on the theme of "Living in the In Between.” Many of us don't fit neatly into boxes and might try to bend or partially hide to belong. Whether you live in the in between all the time or are in a transition in your life where you’re particularly feeling it, tonight is for you. Bring a story, song or other type of performative art to share on the theme and/or come ready to sit back and enjoy. The night will consist of music, storytelling and connecting. All will be invited to shine, connect and participate in the way that feels right for them.
RSVP to let us know you’re coming & sign up to perform. RSVPing guarantees a spot to share, but walk-ins are welcome too! $15 donations accepted at the door, and our cash bar will be open. :)
Walk-in sign-ups start at 7 PM. Show starts at 7:30 PM.
Questions? Reach out to therapywithjennie@gmail.com or check out www.bravelybelong.com
Body Banter: Movement Workshop
Body Banter is an ongoing movement and empathy investigation into the human experience, led by performance artist Synead Cidney Nichols (@synead). By breaking away from traditional movement structures and forms, we create space for liberation and collective ideation about the future. Through this guided movement exploration, we harness introspection, self-awareness, and empowerment to create social, emotional, and political impact in both our inner and outer worlds.
Synead Cidney Nichols is a New-York-based poly-disciplinary performance artist, musician, and social justice advocate. Her work spans music, theater, dance, and movement- based healing exploring Black queer sovereignty, pleasure, rage, capitalism, and reclamation of self.
Spots are $22 each, reserve your space HERE.
Live Music: Office Culture Presents
Brooklyn band Office Culture presents Artery Nights, a four-part series of multi-disciplinary parties in which local artists try out new and unheard material, collaborate with new people, and more. The first program on July 23rd, "Leave It Open," featuring bassist/singer/composer Carmen Quill, Office Culture in full band formation, and other special guests.
Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. $15 suggested donation goes directly to the artists.
Join us for future dates of Artery Nights:
Saturday, August 22nd: Chilling Inc. with Emily Allan + Tony Vaz, Sam Sodomsky + Winston C.W. & more
Friday, September 18th: Deeper Understanding with Office Culture, Luke Bergman, Caitlin Pasko
Friday, October 23rd: And So is Love with Alena Spanger, Strugglin’, Winston C.W., With Strings
Live Music: Duos y Trios
Improvising instrumentalists, old and new friends, will spin the conventional sextet model with rotating duo and trio performances, exploring the infinite ways these individual, abstract voices can be combined. There will be vibrating cane, oscillating steel, chips, logs and chunks of metal.
$15-20 donation goes directly to the artists. Doors at 7:30, show at 8 PM. Refreshments available for purchase.
Radio Ambulante: Club de Escucha
El Club de Escucha de Brooklyn se reúne el tercer martes de cada mes para escuchar una de las historias del podcast Radio Ambulante* y compartir sobre lo que nos une como latinoamericanos. En la edición mundialera de julio escucharemos una historia sobre dos cosas que supuestamente no deberíamos conversar en la mesa con la familia: fútbol y política. Puedes hacer RSVP aquí!
Este evento será realizado completamente en español y todas las personas (nativas o no nativas) son bienvenidas.
*Radio Ambulante cuenta las historias de América Latina es uno de los podcasts en español más escuchados en todo el continente.
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The Listening Club of Brooklyn meets every third Tuesday of the month to listen one of Radio Ambulante's* stories and share about what brings as together as Latin Americans. In this World Cup edition, we'll listen to a story about two things that we're supposed not to talk about over dinner with our family: politics and fútbol (or at least in Latin America). RSVP here!
This event will be held completely in Spanish and everyone (native and non-native speakers) is welcome.
*Radio Ambulante tells the stories of Latin America and is one of the most listened-to Spanish-language podcasts across the continent.
Craft Circle
Craft Circle is always a lovely time. Bring whatever you'd like to work on and be crafty in community! Free event, on the 3rd Monday of every month :) Hosted by our wonderful neighbor, the artist Kylie Brown.
Zine-Making Workshop
Zines are social media! This workshop promotes zines as a real-world form of expression and connection in a world increasingly lived online. Zines bypass barriers to publishing, amplifying individual voices through immediate creation and direct distribution. Plus, zines don't spy on you!
Together, we will explore a zine collection and discuss the role of zines in community networking, archiving, and world-making. We will experiment with different cut-n-paste layouts, collage and design techniques, and demystify the printing and collating process. Participants will gain the skills to create their own zines directly from a "master copy" to a photocopier, without the use of a computer. Facilitated by longtime zinester Arthur K. in collaboration with Brooklyn Creative Reuse.
All ages and skill levels welcome. Materials provided (though you are welcome to bring your own).
Entrance is $15-30 sliding scale. Please sign up HERE!
The Game game
An evening of absurd play and collective invention.
The Game Game invites you to return to childhood imagination, building a game together as it unfolds through improvisation and collaboration.
No one winner. No hierarchy. No fixed outcome, just shared creation for the fun of it (and a great way to reconnect with your creativity).
Bring your own game piece to place on the found-object board created by Kat to begin.
This will be a small gathering limited to ten people, beginning promptly at 7:15.
$20 per ticket • Cash bar • Please RSVP here!
The Working Artist: A Special Edition of The Art Table
The Working Artist is a safe-space and a home where young artists and art-minded folk can come as they are and learn from those who have walked their path and found fulfillment in art both as passion and career.
Join us on July 14th as we discuss money, identity and community and what it means to be an artist in times like these.
Meet our panelists:
Beryl Shereshewsky @shereshe
ana aizer @fotosdeana_
Jonah Ainslie @jonahainslie
Rajan Mamtani @rajan.mamtani
George Hobica @georgehobica
Hosted by Ikenna Ugwu @ixenna & Justin Seymour @jstnsymr with Bailey Quinn @bailey_quinlan_.
Admission is free! RSVP here to let us know you’re coming :)
Rest & Reset: Community Ear Acupuncture for Calm
Join us for a cozy evening of relaxation, stress relief, and nervous system support. We’ll gather in a circle (seated in chairs) to receive ear acupuncture and create a communal field of rest.
We’ll begin with a brief introduction to ear acupuncture and the specific points we’ll be using, then I’ll place a few tiny, sterile needles in the ear to promote calm and relaxation. As you rest comfortably with the needles in place, I’ll guide a gentle meditation to support your body in settling more deeply and allowing for a nervous system reset. Dim lighting, peaceful music, and the co-regulation that happens in community all contribute to a deeply restorative experience. There will be time at the end for reflections and questions.
This is an approachable, low-pressure introduction to acupuncture. All bodies are welcome; no experience is necessary. A consent and waiver will be required to participate, and all health information will be kept confidential in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Tickets are $25 per person. Please sign up HERE.
Katy Hogan, LAc is the founder of Awakened Alignment Acupuncture, PC, located right here in Ditmas Park at 539 E 18th Street. She has been practicing acupuncture for over 15 years and loves supporting her patients through comprehensive, heart-centered care. She’s especially excited to collaborate with Brooklyn Artery and the beautiful community they’ve created, and to share this offering with new (and perhaps some familiar) faces.
Katy is delighted that she will be joined by her associate Ann-Aliki Antoniou, LAc, for this event. Both Katy and Ann-Aliki see patients locally in Ditmas Park.
Learn more about Katy and Ann-Aliki’s practice at awakenedalignment.com.
Creatives Beyond Incarceration
Free community event, providing dialogue and collaboration with advocates who use the arts (visual art, music, dance, photography, story-telling) to imagine the possibility of a world without cages. Over the course of the evening, community members express how they are related to incarceration, listen to featured artists, and ask questions about how works envision a future beyond incarceration.
We ask that attendees uphold support for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals and their families.
Light snacks and drinks provided at no cost.
Hands that Steal from ‘Other’ Mouths
A theatrical two-player satire about Western empire and extraction, brought to us by Temitope Olujobi. “Hands that Steal from ‘Other’ Mouths” combines live video game performance, electro-pop music and a teach-in on the unequal exchange between the global North and South. The project began as a game commission for Meow Wolf that personifies the exploitative relationship between an anthropomorphic mouth (global South) and hand (global North) in a thrilling match of hide and seek. Since its humble button mashing beginnings, the project transformed from an arcade game, into an explosive show and geopolitical history lesson that feels like a concert and class at the same time.
Admission is free, please RSVP HERE to let us know you’re coming. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
FCT Playwriting Showcase
Come see the fruits of Flatbush Community Theater's first dedicated playwriting workshop's (enjoyable) labor! Read by actors from the FCT fam. Admission is free, donations accepted (and appreciated!) Refreshments available for purchase. Come out and support the community!
Author Event with Taylor & Co
Travel back in time with us to visit Langston Hughes's Mexico & Cuba, LIVE at Brooklyn Artery! Did you know he was a prolific translator of Spanish? He famously translated Afro-Cuban poet Nicolas Guillen (in black vernacular) and Spaniard poet Federico Garcia Lorca's Gypsy Ballads. But did you know he also translated fiction from Mexico & Cuba? NO? Neither did we! Ricardo Wilson II collects these translations from Hughs in Troubled Lands.
Ricardo will be in conversation with the amazing @kylecarrerolopez whose forthcoming collection PARTY LINE (from @graywolfpress) is one of the most anticipated poetry collections in recent memory.
Ciara Warner will lead us in a channeled reading of Hughes before Ricardo discusses his process of curating and editing this collection.
Live Music: Music for Solidarity
Music for Solidarity is a live music fundraiser series hosted and curated by the Brooklyn Artery. Each show features 2-3 sets of music by community-oriented artists, and all proceeds are donated to a mutual aid organization. For 2026, our focus is to fundraise for organizations working to protect immigrant rights.
Proceeds from 6.25.26 will be donated to TQ Community Fund (@tqcommunityfund)a mutual aid community fund for Trans and Queer detainees and recently released neighbors.
Gina Gleason
Philadelphia native Gina Gleason is best known as a member of the progressive sludge metal band Baroness. Playing a wide variety of genres and styles, Gina also fronts and plays guitar in the death metal band Ecliptor as well as her own prog and folk inspired solo project. She has sat in with the likes of Carlos Santana, served as a founding cast member and lead guitarist for Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson ONE™, and has performed and toured with countless artists throughout her career.
Linnea Sablosky
Linnea Sablosky's songs put a wild imagination on vivid display. They've toured internationally singing Meara O’reilly’s “Hockets for Two Voices,” and with world folk choir Northern Harmony. They’ve released records with Kidi Band, Stone Fruit Trio, and Wheeler, Sablosky & Pearson, opened for artists such as Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Buck Meek, and sung on records such as KNOWER's KNOWER FOREVER. Sablosky lives in Los Angeles teaching music, specializing in music theory, ear training and singing, and practices acrobatics in their spare time.
Ron Shalom
Ron Shalom is the genre-defying composer, songwriter, theater maker, installation artist, multi-instrumentalist, and music director whose interdisciplinary collaborations synthesize popular and experimental traditions. Shalom is the creator of Minivan, an absurdist immersive pop music theater show, founder and Musical Director of Belly Chorus, a 60-member vocal ensemble dedicated to creative interdependence, and co-founder of MegaFawn, a performance collective exploring ecological catastrophe through ancient literature. At Brooklyn Artery, Shalom will perform new and unreleased songs with his live band featuring Austin Vaughn and Linnea Sablosky.
Live Music: Jan Esbra & Noah Rott, Caroline Davis, Adam Cordero & Odin Scherer
Jan Esbra and Noah Rott's synth drenched, ambient duo returns in good company with performances by Caroline Davis (solo) and Adam Cordero & Odin Scherer (duo)!
Seven Wonders: Magic Show
Seven Wonders is a theatrical magic show featuring curated magic and intimate illusions presented by award winning magician Ryan Phillips. Exploring his personal relationship to the Art of Magic, this one-man immersive experience features unbelievable true stories, unique magic ephemera, and audience participation to demonstrate sleight of hand, illusion, and theatrical mind reading.
Refreshments available for purchase. Tickets are $25. RSVP HERE.
Radio Ambulante: Club de Escucha
El Club de Escucha de Brooklyn se reúne el tercer martes de cada mes para escuchar una de las historias del podcast Radio Ambulante* y compartir sobre lo que nos une como latinoamericanos. El próximo episodio incluye un flechazo, un reencuentro y un secreto personal escondido por años. Puedes hacer RSVP aquí!
Este evento será realizado completamente en español y todas las personas (nativas o no nativas) son bienvenidas.
*Radio Ambulante cuenta las historias de América Latina es uno de los podcasts en español más escuchados en todo el continente.
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The Listening Club of Brooklyn meets every third Tuesday of the month to listen one of Radio Ambulante's* stories and share about what brings as together as Latin Americans. The next episode involves a crush, a reunion and a personal secret kept for years. RSVP here!
This event will be held completely in Spanish and everyone (native and non-native speakers) is welcome.
*Radio Ambulante tells the stories of Latin America and is one of the most listened-to Spanish-language podcasts across the continent.
Craft Circle
Free event, on the 3rd Monday of every month. Bring whatever you'd like to work on and be crafty in community! Hosted by our wonderful neighbor, the artist Kylie Brown.
Interactive Fridge Magnet Workshop
Learn how to turn your favorite fridge magnet into something interactive using NFC tags—the same technology behind tap-to-pay systems!
In this beginner-friendly art+technology workshop, we’ll share the stories behind our fridge magnets, learn how NFC works, create a simple website and program an NFC tag that can be attached to the back of a magnet. The final result is a personalized interactive object: When you tap your phone on the fridge magnet, it opens the webpage you created. It can be a portal to personal memories, or a meaningful, unique gift for a friend.
No coding experience or laptop required. Just bring a fridge magnet and an NFC-enabled phone! Sign up HERE!
Artmageddon Toadstool Reading Series
Poetry + Live Music = The Artmageddon Toadstool Reading Series!
The Artmageddon Toadstool Reading Series spotlights the talents of local poets and musicians, spanning cultures, ideologies, and artistic influences to connect audiences with our borough’s most inspiring creators.
Silverfish #3: An Experimental Dance-Theater Fest
We are pleased to invite you to the third edition of Silverfish's experimental dance theatre festival at Brooklyn Artery! Join us June 11th, 7:30 pm (doors at 7) for a dance-theatre festival you won’t forget. We are bringing the absurd, the feminist, the experimental. Maybe a hoverboard? Maybe paper-mache masks? Maybe live experimental music? I bet you're intrigued now... We have an amazing array of dancers, emerging choreographers, and musicians who will knock your socks off. Guaranteed.
RSVP HERE to let us know you’re coming!