Brooklynites showed up for Earth Day this year through community events, education and, of course, the arts!
Jane Fonda, longtime climate activist and actor, took the BAM stage Wednesday for “Dear Everything,” the borough’s latest exploration of climate theater following St. Ann’s Warehouse’s successful run of “Weather Girl” last year. The Center for Brooklyn History hosted a lecture with ecologist and author Eric Sanderson, exploring the city’s unique climate history. At parks throughout the borough, Earth Day events gathered Brooklynites of all ages to care for the planet in diverse ways.
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—Mandie-Beth Chau
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Arts and culture news:
“Costume Art,” the upcoming spring exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, launched by the Met Gala, features body-inclusive mannequins, including three of Brooklyn-based artist and designer Michaela Stark.
At Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s State of the Borough address last week, he announced Brooklyn’s new historian, Asad Dandia.
Books Are Magic co-owner and novelist Emma Straub penned a new novel, “American Fantasy,” based on her experience at a New Kids on the Block fan cruise.
After years of planning and construction, the Green-Wood Cemetery held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its long-awaited greenhouse and Education Center.
Five new Brooklyn eateries were added to the 2026 Michelin Guide: Entre Nous, Los Burritos Juárez, Vato, Bong and I Cavellini.
Events:
An interfaith, youth-oriented Earth Day celebration takes place at the Prospect Park Picnic House today at 5 p.m.
Join “Spring into Service” on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the Brooklyn Heights Association. The day is packed with volunteer activities such as litter cleanup on Montague Street and spreading wood chips at Hillside Dog Park.
The Narrows Community Theater at Fort Hamilton Army Base presents “Brigadoon” from Friday, April 24, to Sunday, May 3.
Photoville returns on Saturday, May 16, with a special tribute to each borough in its “Boroughs in Focus” exhibition.
The fifth annual Bed-Stuy Film Festival is set for July 17 through July 19 at the Billie Holiday Theatre, featuring independent shorts, documentaries, features, filmmaker Q&As and panel discussions oriented toward emerging voices and underrepresented filmmakers.
Photo: Jenny Anderson
Jane Fonda took the stage at BAM for one night only on Wednesday in “Dear Everything,” a folk-pop musical about the climate crisis.
“Dear Everything” has been touring the country in various iterations for years. Last year, as the show reached Miami, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, it connected with youth climate activists in each city and raised around $20,000 at each stop for local groups.
BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House gave the show its biggest audience yet.
A multimedia exhibition by the Brooklyn College Listening Project explores immigrant stories through personal interviews by students. “We Are Brooklyn: Immigrant Voices” is on view through Friday, May 15, at Brooklyn College’s library after its initial debut seven years ago.
The exhibition features interviews with immigrant family members of students, along with notable Brooklyn figures such as Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ mother, Patricia.
Photo: Julie Thompson
In a former transit facility in Gowanus, Powerhouse Arts hosted its second annual Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair from Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12.
The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair brought together a diverse lineup of printshops, exhibitors — including academic print shops such as SUNY Purchase College and Parsons’ Print-Making Club — international printmakers, and a host of Brooklyn-based printmakers and producers.
More than 60 exhibitors participated alongside robust programming. Davis attributes the strength of the print fair’s community to its predecessors and a deficit that came into existence as similar print fairs across NYC shut down due to the pandemic. “Part of it is that we are all friends and family here. There is a rallying cry around a new opportunity,” Davis said.
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This newsletter is written by Mandie-Beth Chau. Email [email protected] with any questions or comments.