Beat Festival at Waterfront.

That's beat as in "a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry" not as in "Beatnik". September 22nd at 7:30 pm Marshall L. Davis Jr and friends perform at the Waterfront Museum in Red Hook. This event looks awesome and may sell out. For more info read below and to buy tickets click here.

"Crown Heights-based hoofer Marshall Davis Jr. brings his electrifying talents to the full borough of Brooklyn. Marshall, who regularly performs with Savion Glover, makes profound music in the tradition of tap.Flanked by special guests in his unique choreography, Marshall will transfer his extraordinary, organic musicality to the soul of each audience member."

Pirate Ball Save the Date!

We last blogged about something called Pirate School, which was a one man show at Waterfront Museum.  Here's more news on pirates!  We've received a Save the Date, which we've shared above, for the Pirate Ball! This is a benefit for the Waterfront Museum as well as a centennial celebration for the  Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge Number 79.  There will be music, cocktails, food, a silent auction, and more.  The date is September 19th and you can find out more info and purchase tickets here.

Pirate School at Waterfront!

This isn't actually a school for pirates, although hopefully for the kids in the audience of this one man show it will feel like it.  This Sunday, August 4th, at 1pm Waterfront Museum presents this vaudville show for kids of all ages. There's a little description below.  It sounds like a lot of fun. Click here for tickets.

During Pirate School! the bumbling professor Billy Bones teaches youngsters how to be good pirates with lessons on how to stand, talk, sing and laugh like Buccaneers; cannons boom, skulls talk, cutlasses drop and pets run amok. Ultimately Pirate School! aims to satisfy children’s universal curiosity about the briny Buccaneers of yore while subtly boosting their self-esteem and citizenship skills by prompting them to be more empathetic, responsible, courageous Corsairs.

Showboat Circus This Weekend.

The Waterfront Museum Barge is going to be docked at Hudson River Park Pier 25 at the foot of N. Moore St. and the Hudson River in Tribeca, NYC this Sunday June 23rd for the Showboat Circus.  There will be two shows, which will feature music, juggling, and a cowboy rope artist, one at 1pm and one at 4pm.  You can order tickets here.  If you'd like to read more about the performers and what to expect for the days events click here.

Waterfront Museum Events This Weekend!

If you're looking for something to do this weekend you should check out these events going on at the Waterfront Museum in Red Hook.  This is the last weekend to see the production "Moby Dick-Rehearsed by Orson Welles" performed by the Brave New World Repertory Theatre both Saturday and Sunday. What an amazing setting to see this story come to life. Tickets : $25 General, $18 students/seniors. 
        On Sunday, Mother's Day, between 2pm and 4pm come visit the museum and experience Harborlore, story, song and dance presented by Brooklyn Arts Council.  This event is free!  More info on this one below. This museum is awesome and if you haven't visited yet this is a great weekend to go!

Part of Brooklyn Arts Council's HARBORLORE Festival opening weekend, this afternoon showcase features diverse Brooklyn traditional artists on Red Hook's antique barge. Artists demonstrate a variety of stories and rituals associated with water including Mother & Daughter Annie & Taseen Ferdous dancing the Bangladeshi Water Vessel dance; James Lovell telling and drumming the Garifuna boys' initiation story from St. Vincent about a young man named Supnik who catches fish in a magical way; Lenny Speregen, NY Harbor diver telling stories of "treasure" found in our Harbor;  Braata Jamaican Folk Singers performing traditional baptismal hymns; and a Hindu water ceremony dedicated to the Elephant-headed god Ganesh. The event is FREE. Donations are requested. Families are encouraged to attend.

          

Waterfront Museum President Honored.

Congrats to Waterfront Museum President, David Sharps, who was recently awarded the 2012 John Augustus Roebling Award for his contribution to Industrial Archeology.  "His salvage, restoration and programming of Lehigh Valley No. 79 and his community involvement preserves the industrial heritage of the greater New York/New Jersey area." To learn more about this wonderful museum, along with it's history and upcoming events and activities check out their website here.