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Get Out: MoCADA, Kings that Cook, a Bicycle Movement and Honoring Diana "The Boss" Ross
Who needs Manhattan when Brooklyn is rocking? Get out, and celebrate all of the great things happening in and around Bed-Stuy
WHAT:
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, March 9, 8:00pm, Sanokofa Aban Bed and Breakfast, 107 Macon Street, Bklyn, NY
WHY GO: Comedian, actress and singer Boncella Lewis has performed everything from opera to jazz and all genres in between. She has performed in "Bubbling Brown Sugar,” "The Wiz,” "Ain't Mis-Behavin,” "Rock-A-Bye Hamlet,” and "I know I've Been Changed” with Tyler Perry. She's traveled the Balkan Islands, South America including, Italy, and Germany also Japan.entertain.
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HOW MUCH: $20 buy tickets here.
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WHAT: Brooklyn Critical Mass, The Movement
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, March 9, 7:00pm, Starting at Grand Army Plaza (Eastern Parkway and Flatbush)
WHY GO: Brooklyn Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising the public’s right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly the same reason.Brooklyn Critical Mass started rolling in 2004 and occurs the second Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m., meeting at Grand Army Plaza. Come out and celebrate cycling, and assert your right to the road -- Brooklyn style!
HOW MUCH: Free
WHAT: Soul Sista party with DJ Spinna: Honoring Diana “The Boss” Ross
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 10, 10:00pm – 4:00am, The newly renovated Two Steps Down, 240 Dekalb Avenue (btwn Vanderbilt & Clermont Aves)
WHY GO: This will be a special night honoring all the "sistas" of soul, hip hop & reggae but with a special dedication to Diana Ross. Also DJ Spinna will be mixing in duet joints with your favorite soul brothers. Free buffet dinner!
HOW MUCH: $15, $10 with RSVP: keistarproductions@gmail.com
WHAT: THE BOX THAT ROCKS: 30 Years of Video Music Box and the Rise of Hip Hop Music & Culture
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 10, 6:00pm – 9:00pm, MoCADA, 80 Hanson Place
WHY GO: Come out to the opening reception of The Box that Rocks, an exhibition of contemporary art that celebrates the global influence of the groundbreaking television program Video Music Box, and its pioneering creator, Ralph McDaniels. Launched in 1983, Video Music Box ushered in the popularity and innovation of music videos, and propelled a new era of cultural identity, artistic innovation and entrepreneurial vision. Guest curated by Dexter Wimberly, the exhibition features photography, painting, mixed-media works, video installation, and interactive digital art that explores key elements of Video Music Box and highlights the program’s historic contribution to Hip Hop music and culture.
HOW MUCH: Free
WHAT:
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 10, 1:00pm – 5:00pm, Concord Baptist Church of Christ, 833 Marcy Avenue, Bklyn, NY
WHY GO: 500 Men Making a Difference as well as some other exceptional men are lending their culinary skills for your dinning pleasure and to raise money for the wonderful programs that the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta provide the community
HOW MUCH: $25 to attend Get tickets from Yolanda 718-938-6058
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