My Garden Pets: Works by Emilie Clark at the Botanic
Saturday, March 6–Monday, May 31
Artist Emilie Clark's exhibition at Brooklyn Botanic Garden was inspired by the 19th-century natural scientist Mary Treat, an expert on carnivorous plants and the relationships between insects and plants.
Based on the artist's research on Treat in BBG's Rare Book Room and her observations in the Garden, this conceptually based installation includes paintings, works on paper, archival letters, and plant samples, as well as a mapping of Treat's correspondence with such luminaries as Charles Darwin and Asa Gray, who admired and cited her work.
Untitled, BBG-10 from My Garden Pets, 2010. Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, 19 x 18 in.
In medieval Britain, Sister Regina is determined to become Abbess of Shaftesbury. As time grows short, little does Regina know that she will be forced to choose between saving Abbess Marie and her mystical band of heretics or fulfilling her quest for power. As the music moves from the mysterious and hypnotic to joyous and soaring, Lay Sister Sarah depicts the inner workings of this cloistered community.
Brooklyn Repertory Opera has two occasions to celebrate-a new home at Littlefield, located near Park Slope's Union Street subway stop, in Brooklyn, New York, and a world premiere! BRO is pleased to present Susan Stoderl's The Veil of Forgetfulness, a 21st century mystical opera in two acts, for eight women's voices, chamber orchestra, chorus, and a real-time art installation by Sarah Olson.
An art installation created in real time by artist Sarah Olson, will depict the inner thoughts of the characters. The composer, Susan Stoderl, will serve as conductor of the work. Stage direction will be provided by Charmaine Chester. General admission is $20, students and seniors $10.
Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.bropera.org. Depression-special tickets for the unemployed may be purchased for $5 by anyone presenting a current unemployment insurance check stub at the box office on the day of the performance (limit one ticket per purchaser). Detailed directions to the theater can be found at http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/directions.
Frank Fotusky (fotusky.com) plays acoustic blues in the style reminiscent of the great East Coast "Piedmont" players such as Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson and Blind Willie McTell.
A majority of his material is culled from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and acoustic blues and guitar rags are the foundation of his music. “Frank Fotusky’s handling of the country blues is kinda like a burlap sack made with silk instead of jute. It is that old familiar weave, that old familiar shape. But damn, it sure is smooth.”–Peter James, Promoter/Raconteur
Sunday, March 7, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center
Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic present the American landscape through the works of American composers. The program will feature works for wind quintet including Samuel Barber's Summer Music, Amy Beach's Pastoral, and selections from William Grant Still's Miniatures. Readings of short stories compiled by Paul Auster will complete the afternoon, providing a fresh look at American life in the 20th century.
Brooklyn has agencies that can tell you if you’re eligible for food stamps, and how to get through the application process.
Just call or visit one of the agencies below to find out if you qualify for a benefit that can help you and your family to eat healthier meals without breaking your budget:
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council
217 Wyckoff Avenue
718-366-3800
Family Resource Center
100 Pennsylvania Avenue
718-875-0027
Also, more than 400 soup kitchens and food pantries in Brooklyn offer meals and/or food you can prepare at home. Some are open every day, while others may be open only a few hours a week.
You can find a kitchen or pantry in your neighborhood by going to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) website, at www.nyccah.org, and clicking on “Hunger Maps” or by calling Jim Wengler at NYCCAH: 212-825-0028 ext. 218.
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Artist Emilie Clark's exhibition at Brooklyn Botanic Garden was inspired by the 19th-century natural scientist Mary Treat, an expert on carnivorous plants and the relationships between insects and plants.
Brooklyn Repertory Opera has two occasions to celebrate-a new home at Littlefield, located near Park Slope's Union Street subway stop, in Brooklyn, New York, and a world premiere! BRO is pleased to present Susan Stoderl's The Veil of Forgetfulness, a 21st century mystical opera in two acts, for eight women's voices, chamber orchestra, chorus, and a real-time art installation by Sarah Olson.
Frank Fotusky – Acoustic blues guitar at the 
Classical Interludes: Music Off the Shelves at the 
