As part of the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s first annual Winter Celebration, on
Dec. 8, puppeteer Anna Vargas will present the classic fairy
tale, "The Snow Queen" (pictured) at noon in the auditorium.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
Jon Kane is adept at piquing the curiosity
of his Park Slope neighbors.
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By Kevin Filipski
From the Brooklyn Music School’s joyously
fun update on "The Nutcracker," to seasonal harmonizing
by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, to a timeless treasure at the scenic
Bargemusic venue, to an exotic Tan Dun Passion at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music, Brooklyn will be awash in great performances
this holiday season.
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By Paulanne Simmons
After an almost 10-year hiatus,
Mark Morris’ "The Hard Nut" is back at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music this holiday season. What’s more, the seven-performance
engagement reunites the Mark Morris Dance Group with the Brooklyn
Philharmonic, the orchestra that performed at both the 1992 debut
and the 1993 engagement at BAM.
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By Tina Barry
Picture a huge room filled with booth after booth of the finest
chocolate. Imagine the sweet scent of cocoa baking. Let your
mind’s eye wander over pyramids of dark chocolate truffles, milk
chocolate candies filled with fruit-infused creams, bubbling
vats of hot cocoa and crisp cookies studded with white chocolate
chunks.
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By Tina Barry
Josh Cohen, former
chef of Relish, in Williamsburg, has now opened Biscuit, a Carolina-style
BBQ restaurant on Flatbush Avenue off Seventh Avenue, right on
the edge of Park Slope and Prospect Heights.
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By Vince DiMiceli
Cyclones: Former Mets second baseman Tim Teufel is the new manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, but unless fans are willing to sit in the bleachers, they’re going to have to cough up an extra buck to see him.
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