Since Memorial Day weekend was the unofficial summer events kick-off, I thought I’d put together a list of major events in and around Dumbo in June. Not all July, August, and September events have been announced yet. Thank you to all who emailed me your events. If I missed any major neighborhood events, please email me and I’ll add it to this list and will repost another updated list again in a few weeks.
| June |
| Date |
Event |
Link |
| 6/1-3 |
10th Annual Labapalooza! Mini-Festival of New Puppet Theater @ St. Ann’s Warehouse |
stannswarehouse.org |
| 6/1-3 |
Survivor: An Artists’ Opportunity Workshop |
dumboartscenter.org |
| 6/2 |
Dumbo Block Party 1pm - dusk |
dumboblockparty.com |
| 6/5 |
Eat, Drink & Be Hopeful - a Wine and food tasting event - ACS @ powerhouse Arena |
ACS website |
| 6/7 |
Sunset Splash, the eighth annual benefit fundraiser for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy |
brooklynbridgepark.org |
| 6/7 |
GALLERY twenty-four presents Philadelphia artist Jim Brossy’s “Crackpot Realismâ€. Gallery reception scheduled for Thursday June 7, from 6-10 p.m |
oder24.com |
| 6/7 |
BHF Kickoff Party celebrating 50 years of Stax Records! In conjunction with the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. 6-9pm |
powerhousearena.com |
| 6/7 |
Inaugural Exhibition of…The Leo Kuelbs Collection 6-9pm @ 50 Bridge St. #516 (at Water) |
leokuelbscollection.com |
| 6/8, 15, 22, 29 |
Michael Alan’s Dramatic Drawing of the Female form every friday in June 8pm-12am @ Retreat |
michaelalanart.com |
| 6/9 |
Emerging Artists Summer Show Opening - @ 5-8p 6/9-7/22 Smack Mellon |
smackmellon.org |
| 6/9 |
Scarlet Billows Opening Reception 6-9pm @ Dumbo Arts Center |
dumboartscenter.org |
| 6/14 |
David Alan Harvey: Living Proof, exhibition in conjunction with the Magnum Festival. 6-9pm |
powerhousearena.com |
| 6/14 |
Jazz comes to Bargemusic with Jeff Newell’s New-Trad Octet 8pm |
bargemusic.org |
| 6/16 (rain date 6/30) |
Annual Vinegar Hill flea market, 11am - 5pm |
N/A |
| 6/16 |
Dumbo Family Picnic - DUMBO Parents Organization |
DPO |
| 6/21-23 |
3rd Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival |
brooklynbodega.com |
| 6/22 |
Charlie Ahearn: Wild Style: The Sampler, exhibition and book launch party. 6-9pm |
powerhousearena.com |
| 6/23 |
Jonathan LeVine Gallery Opening Reception, 5-9pm @ 81 Front St (at Washington St) |
jonathanlevinegallery.com |
| 6/29 |
Annual Singapore Chili Crab Festival on Water Street, 12pm-6pm |
tigerbeer.us |
| 6/30 |
10th Annual Liberty World Outrigger Competition @ Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, all day |
brooklynbridgepark.org |
| 6/30 |
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 25th Annual Sculpture Show, June 30 - Aug 25 |
www.bwac.org |
Also save the date for the following (more July/Aug/Sept events to come):
June 1st, 2007 at 12:04 pm Rate:
thanks for putting this together! very cool.
June 4th, 2007 at 10:50 am Rate:
I got notice that the VHNA flea market is the weekend of June 16th (both days) 11A-4P with a raindate of the weekend of June 29th.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:20 am Rate:
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