Celebrate Caribbean-American
Heritage Month in Prospect Park
Caribbean L 26 ife, May 31–June 6, 2019
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Prospect Park Alliance and
caribBEING will celebrate Caribbean
American Heritage Month
in Prospect Park with a series of
events starting June 1.
Brooklyn’s Backyard will be
home to a month of workshops,
art installations and other special
events. There will be Caribbean
art, music, dance, food,
wellness and much more during
this cultural celebration for
Brooklynites of all ages. All participating
artists and vendors are
based in Brooklyn, and come
from Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad,
Panama, Barbados, Dominican
Republic and Guyana.
Art Installation: Gallery
June 1–30, 2019, Opening
Reception: Thursday, June 6,
4–6 pm, All ages, Free , Lefferts
Historic House
Caribbean-American artists
Devin Osorio and Tania L. Balan
Gaubert’s Gallery transforms
the Lefferts Historic House front
porch into a Caribbean veranda
with a multimedia installation
featuring Osorio’s tropicalpatterned
Dracaena Cane Coil
Curtain, comprised of hanging
coiled balls, and Balan-Gaubert’s
salvaged furniture sculptures,
Somewhere in the Unfinished.
Says Osorio: “I am referencing
the plants and types of objects
that my grandmother decorated
her own patio at her home in the
Dominican Republic. This was
my favorite place to be when I
visited, and I want to bring that
same joy and sense of island
summer ease to Lefferts Historic
House.” Says Balan-Gaubert:
“Chairs placed in front of homes
in a way that suggests continued
use are evocative of the lives
inside who come outdoors to
enjoy the weather or be in the
company of others, and can be
visual representations of a city…
Stoop life… porch sitting… block
parties and barbecues signal the
aesthetics of community.”
Mind, Body + Soul
June 2, 2–4 pm, All ages, Free ,
RSVP!, Lefferts Historic House
Discover traditional Caribbean
herbs used as a means of
holistic healing for the mind,
body and soul with Brooklyn’s
own Golden Flourish; tea made
from herbs in the Lefferts garden
will be served. Then join our
pop-up wellness stations, powered
by Minka Brooklyn, including
yoga, Reiki and more (please
bring your own mat, but mats
are not required).
Soca Skate Party with
Lola Star’s Dreamland
Roller Disco
Thursday, June 13, 7:30–10
pm, Ages 21+, Tickets: $20+,
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
This event sells out! Advance
tickets recommended at prospectpark.
org/socaskate; tickets will
go on sale Friday, May 17.
Join this hi-energy Socathemed
skate party with Lola
Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco at
the LeFrak Center at Lakeside,
featuring a DJ spinning the hottest
Soca dance floor grooves
from the 1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s and
today; plus live entertainment,
a skate dance competition, costume
contest and more exciting
surprises!
Smorgasburg Prospect
Park Jerk Festival
Sunday, June 16, 11 am–6
pm, All Ages, Free Admission,
Food Prices Vary, RSVP!, Breeze
Hill
Love spice? Dig into Brooklyn’s
finest Flatbush aka “Little
Caribbean” eateries Peppa’s
and Creme and Cocoa Creamery
alongside Smorgasburg vendor
Excell’s Kingston Eatery. Enjoy
live music and Caribpolitan
packaged goods by Breukelen
Rub and Shaquanda Can Feed
You.
Prospect Park Soiree
Saturday, June 22, 5–10 pm,
Ages 21+, Tickets: $45+ This
event sells out! Get advance
tickets at prospectpark.org/soiree,
Prospect Park Peninsula
Join caribBEING and Prospect
Park Alliance for the Alliance’s
annual pop-up dinner
party in the park, and enjoy
a tropical tableau photo booth
installation by artist Tiffany
Smith. New to the Soiree? Join
thousands of friends and park
lovers for dining and dancing
under the stars: you bring the
food, wine, beer and table decor,
and the Alliance provides live
entertainment and the spectacular
setting!
Wukkout!
June 23, 2–4 pm, All ages,
Free , RSVP!, Lefferts Historic
House
Learn how to juk, wuk-up,
and wine in this high-energy
Caribbean movement workshop
led by Brooklyn-based professional
choreographer and founder
of Wukkout!, Krista Martins.
Textile Circle
June 30, 2–4 pm, All ages,
Free, RSVP! , Lefferts Historic
House
Relax and join our guided
textile circles led by Caribbean
teaching artists led by artist
Devin Osorio to create textile
ornaments and embellish our
exhibition installation Gallery,
inspired by a traditional Caribbean
porch.
Carbopolitan illustration for
Caribbeing. Andrea Pippins