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Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat Returns to Prospect Heights
The six-concert series includes everything from samba-ing sea lions at the zoo to swing lessons at the library to a dance party under the Grand Army Plaza arch.
Ah June. For Prospect Heighters it means strawberries at the farmer’s market, roses at the Botanic Garden and open-air jazz all over the neighborhood.
This last neighborhood perk is courtesy of Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat, an annual series of concerts that takes place at the , ,, , Prospect Park and the .
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The six-concert event was started in 2007 by , a partnership of the six cultural institutions listed above, and the radio station WBGO.
This year’s events began last weekend at the , where .
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It continues on Saturday, June 9, with at the Prospect Park Zoo from noon to 2 p.m.
Will Beebe and Stella, the zoo’s veteran fountain swimmers really dance?
Sort of, said Denise McClean, Prospect Park Zoo’s director. Back in 2007, the pair spent a month studying the classic art of Samba.
“They rock from one flipper to the other, a happy behavior that looks like dancing,” McClean said. “They seem to like it a lot.”
Here’s the rest of the month’s line-up:
Saturday, June 9 – 12:00pm
Free with Admission ($8 adults, $6 seniors 65+, $5 for children ages 3–12)
Saturday, June 16 – 1:30pm
Free with Admission ($7.50)
Wednesday, June 20 – 7:00pm (swing dance lessons at 6:30pm)
Free
Saturday, June 23 – 4:00-7:00pm
Free
Thursday, June 28 – 7:00pm
Free with Admission ($12 adults, $8 students and senior citizens, suggested)
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