Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces Summer Series Of Events

DUMBO, NY — The Brooklyn Bridge Park will host outdoor movies, kayaking, an Americana music festival and a floating glassmaking workshop as part of their spring and summer series of events, organizers announced.

The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy on Monday released their schedule of more than 500 events taking place in the park this year from May to August with concerts, sports clinics, plays and more.

"From tennis clinics to 'Movies With A View', from kayaking to concerts, we’re keeping the waterfront vibrant by expanding our roster to include new programs, and by bringing back crowd favorites year after year," Nancy Webster, executive director of the conservancy, said in a statement.

The park will kick off their events on May 5 with their annual waterfront kite festival at their Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn. The programming also includes their 19th annual, eight-week film series "Movies With A View"this time highlighting the work of female directors, according to the group.

This year's events also include a six-week "Books Beneath the Bridge" which will bring authors to the park for readings every Monday starting on July 9, a performance of "Romeo & Juliet," a Hindu Lamp Ceremony and more.

Aside from the free events, the park will also open their new, five-acre section at Pier 3 this summer which includes a central lawn and a garden, the conservancy said.

For the full list of events, visit the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy's website.

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