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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, JUNE 2, 2019
Party time in Brooklyn
Plan your summer around its biggest free concert series
BY COLIN MIXSON
Let’s Celebrate, and
have a good time!
Brooklyn’s biggest outdoor
music series, the
Bric Celebrate Brooklyn!
Festival, will kick off on
June 4 with an appearance
from American gospel
legend Patti LaBelle!
The diva’s epic opener will
be followed by a stellar
lineup of 21 free musical
performances, two fi lms
screenings, a pair of dance
shows, and fi ve paid concerts
to help pay the bills.
Columbia’s Bomba Estereo
will close out the series
on Aug. 10.
Those who really want
to support the free music
series can stop by the Revel
fund-raising gala that will
precede the opening show.
The party, at the Prospect
Park Bandshell at 5:30 pm,
before LaBelle’s performance,
will honor Bric’s
outgoing chairwoman Hilary
Ackermann. Tickets
start at $750.
Those who want to support
the series a little less
can drop a suggested $5
into the buckets, at the entrance
to each of the summer’s
21 free concerts.
Here is the schedule, to
help you plan your summer:
All events at Prospect
Park Bandshell enter at
Ninth Street and Prospect
Park West in Park Slope,
(718) 683–5600, www.bricartsmedia.
org/cb.
Tuesday, June 4: Patti
LaBelle. 8 p.m. Free.
Saturday, June 8: Ibeyi.
Sudan Archives and Orion
Sun open. 7 p.m. Free.
Thursday, June 13:
The National. Courtney
Barnett opens. 7 p.m. $65
($59.50 in advance).
Saturday, June 15: Rich
Medina, with Shareef
Keyes and the Groove. 3
p.m. Free.
Wednesday, June 19:
Father John Misty, with
Jason Isbell and the 400
Unit. Jade Bird opens. 6:30
p.m. $65.
Thursday, June 20:
Tank and the Bangas.
Cory Henry and the Funk
Apostles open. 7:30 p.m.
Free.
Friday, June 21: Calexico
with Iron and Wine.
Adia Victoria opens. 7:30
p.m. Free.
Saturday, June 22:
Tortoise plays its album
“TNT.” Emily Wells and
the Metropolis Ensemble
open. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, June 26:
Chucho Valdes. Dafnis Prieto
si o si Quartet opens.
7:30 p.m. Free.
Thursday, June 27: Protoje.
With Jah9, DJ Top
Notch, and Micro Don.
Jah9 will lead a “Yoga
on Dub” class before the
show. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Friday, June 28: Celso
Pina. Dos Santos and Riobamba
open. 7:30 p.m.
Free.
Saturday, June 29: Liz
Phair, with Ted Leo and
the Pharmacists. Caroline
Rose opens. 7 p.m. Free.
Friday, July 5: Mick
Jenkins, with Leikel47.
Leven Kali and Joy Postell
open. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Saturday, July 6: Oddisee,
with 47Soul. Narcy
opens. 7 p.m. Free.
Friday, July 12: Gaby
Moreno and Friends, with
Enjambre. El David Aguilar
opens. Part of the annual
Latin Alternative
Music Conference. 7 p.m.
Free.
Saturday, July 13: Salif
Keita. Courtnee Roze
opens. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Thursday, July 18: I’m
With Her. Darlingside
opens. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Friday, July 19: Burna
Boy. Sampa the Great and
DJ Tunez open. 7:30 p.m.
Free.
Saturday, July 20:
Film, “Varieté,” with a
STAR-CROSSED: Noah Anderson stars as Romeo, opposite Katie
Willmorth as Juliet, in the tragic romance opening on June 12 in
Carroll Park. Chris Montgomery
ROMEO
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Fauntleroy, a longtime
member of the Smith Street
company, said she was
drawn to the story because
of its strong female protagonist.
“It’s one of the few plays
by Shakespeare that is led
by a woman. It really is
Juliet’s show. She’s such a
wonderful character. She
says what’s on her mind,
and she’s very straightforward,”
said Fauntleroy.
“In some small ways, we’re
trying to highlight Juliet’s
beautiful uniqueness, and
how her love with Romeo is
so different.”
The director cast actress
Katie Willmorth in
that leading role, because
of her temperamental similarity
to the character.
“Katie is very similar
to Juliet in that she’s both
very cerebral and warm,”
she said. “And, she really
digs into the language of
the character. There are
people who like to take
apart clocks to see how they
work, and Katie is like that
with language. If you combine
that with her warmth
and kindness, she makes
for the perfect Juliet.”
Willmorth will star
across from Noah Anderson
as Romeo in the 15-person,
modern-dress production.
This is the 10th anniversary
of Smith Street Stage’s
seasonal productions in
Carroll Park, which have
been a midsummer night’s
dream for the company,
said Fauntleroy.
“The park is a great
venue, and it’s great because
the original Shakespeare
plays were performed
in the open air,”
she said. “We feel like the
shows should be accessible
to everyone. So, to be able to
do these shows for free, and
be able to pay the actors, is
really like a dream.”
“Romeo and Juliet” in
Carroll Park (Carroll Street
between Smith and Court
streets in Carroll Gardens,
www.smithstreetstage.org).
June 12–30; Thu–Sun at
7:30 p.m. Free.
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LADY MARMALADE: Legendary singer Patti LaBelle will open the 41st annual Bric Celebrate Brooklyn!
Festival on June 4. Bric
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