5 Things You Should Know This Week

1. Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day. All other regulations will apply.

2. On Tuesday, September 4, Hip Dhamma will host an evening of Yoga at Freebrook Academy, located at 375 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, NY.  All levels, all bodies, all styles, this is an open class based in classical yoga for alignment, rejuvenation, and healing.  Emphasizing restorative poses and relaxation. Lead by Tanya and guest teachers.

3. Weekday MTA changes to the A Line: Beginning Wednesday, September 5, through at 12:01 a.m. to Friday, September 7, at 5:00 a.m., 207 St-bound A trains rerouted via the F from Jay St-MetroTech to W 4 Street.

4. On Thursday, September 6, at 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., the MoCADA Museum will feature loop, highlighting young artists who engage Diaspora at the periphery and center, using video and sound as their primary means of art making. Presented by independent curator Jessica N. Bell and filmmaker Terence Nance, loop features a survey of experimental video works and is the first medium-specific exhibition of its kind at MoCADA. This selection of new works will include short looped sound and video installations, as well as weekly screenings of feature length work within the Main Gallery.

5. Beginning August 29 through September 30, CariBBeing Presents "Portraits of CARNIVAL,” an exhibition curated by Shelley V. WORRELL, at MoCADA. Opening reception is on Thursday, September 6, at 6:00 p.m, 80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY. Portraits of CARNIVAL features the photography of well-know Caribbean photographers Ruddy Roye (Jamaica) and Ray Llanos (St. Croix).  The exhibition also highlights the world famous NYC West Indian American Day Parade with archival content such as journals and vintage photographs from mas camps.