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SUMMARY:Rest and Restore Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. \n\n\n\nRest and Restore Yoga welcomes everyone\, regardless of age\, physical ability\, or skill level. These classes are free and open to all\, with no need for an RSVP. Space is limited to 30 participants and offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins\, so do plan to arrive on time. \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
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SUMMARY:Rest and Restore Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. \n\n\n\nRest and Restore Yoga welcomes everyone\, regardless of age\, physical ability\, or skill level. These classes are free and open to all\, with no need for an RSVP. Space is limited to 30 participants and offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins\, so do plan to arrive on time. \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/rest-and-restore-yoga-37/
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SUMMARY:Grow Brooklyn Free Tax Preparation
DESCRIPTION:Weeksville is proud to partner with Grow Brooklyn to offer free Tax Preparation Services! Join us Thursday\, April 9th\, from 6-8 pm to prepare your taxes with Grow Brooklyn’s IRS Certified VITA/TCE Preparers.  \n\n\n\nAppointments are strongly encouraged and can be booked here or by calling 347-682-5606.  \n\n\n\nWalk-ins are welcome as space allows between appointments. Anyone with an income of $97\,000 or less with dependents or $68\,000 or less without dependents is eligible for this service.  \n\n\n\nPlease be sure to bring the following documents for your appointment:  \n\n\n\n\nGovernment-issued photo ID (passport\, driver’s license\, etc.) \n\n\n\nSocial Security card(s) from the Social Security Administration\, or ITIN letter(s) for yourself & all individuals on your return \n\n\n\nAll wage statements (W-2 forms\, 1099-R [if you received income from your retirement plan]\, 1099-G [if you received Unemployment Insurance]\, etc.) \n\n\n\nDocumentation of higher education expenses\, including tuition paid\, loans received\, student loan interest payments\, & student fees \n\n\n\nChild-care expenses\, provider information & tax ID number \n\n\n\nIRS IP PIN if you were assigned one due to tax-related identity theft \n\n\n\nBank account number/routing (ABA) number for direct deposit\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/grow-brooklyn-free-tax-preparation-2/
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SUMMARY:Grow Brooklyn Free Tax Preparation
DESCRIPTION:Weeksville is proud to partner with Grow Brooklyn to offer free Tax Preparation Services! Join us Saturday\, April 4th from 11am to 4pm  or Thursday April 9th from 6-8pm to prepare your taxes with Grow Brooklyn’s IRS Certified VITA/TCE Preparers.  \n\n\n\nAppointments are strongly encouraged and can be booked here or by calling 347-682-5606.  \n\n\n\nWalk-ins are welcome as space allows between appointments. Anyone with an income of $97\,000 or less with dependents or $68\,000 or less without dependents is eligible for this service.  \n\n\n\nPlease be sure to bring the following documents for your appointment:  \n\n\n\n\nGovernment-issued photo ID (passport\, driver’s license\, etc.) \n\n\n\nSocial Security card(s) from the Social Security Administration\, or ITIN letter(s) for yourself & all individuals on your return \n\n\n\nAll wage statements (W-2 forms\, 1099-R [if you received income from your retirement plan]\, 1099-G [if you received Unemployment Insurance]\, etc.) \n\n\n\nDocumentation of higher education expenses\, including tuition paid\, loans received\, student loan interest payments\, & student fees \n\n\n\nChild-care expenses\, provider information & tax ID number \n\n\n\nIRS IP PIN if you were assigned one due to tax-related identity theft \n\n\n\nBank account number/routing (ABA) number for direct deposit\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/grow-brooklyn-free-tax-preparation/
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SUMMARY:Homework: Architectures of Belonging (Closing Ceremony)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on April 3rd for an intimate evening from 6-9 PM as we come together to honor and send off Homework: Architectures of Belonging\, curated by our inaugural Curator-in-Residence\, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts. \n\n\n\nThis final evening invites us into shared reflection through performance\, conversation\, and community as exhibiting artists and housing justice leaders consider what it means to build\, hold\, and imagine home. We’ll close in a Q&A\, followed by a last moment to view the exhibition together. \n\n\n\nEvening Itinerary \n\n\n\n6:00 pm  Doors openArrive\, gather\, and spend time with the work over light bites7:00 pm  Welcome7:05 pm  Performance by LaTasha Nevada Diggs7:30 pm  A conversation on housing justice. Moderated by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts8:00 pm A conversation with the exhibiting artists. Moderated by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts8:30 pm Q&A8:45 pm Final gallery viewing9:00 pm Doors Close \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/homework-architectures-of-belonging-closing-ceremony/
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SUMMARY:Gathering The Folk: A Celebration of Zora Neale Hurston
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Women’s History Month community event and an interactive day of celebration! Honoring the legacy of Zora Neale Hurston\, the groundbreaking writer of Their Eyes Were Watching God\, cultural anthropologist\, folklorist\, playwright\, and choreographer. \n\n\n\nLed by Tanya Birl-Torres of ‘The Zora Project’ (Social Practice Artist-in-Residence at The Shed and Broadway Movement Director & Choreographer) and in collaboration with Anya Andrews (multi-disciplinary artist and educator)\, this family-friendly event brings Hurston’s legacy to life through storytelling\, movement\, and community connection. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect \n\n\n\nWe will gather\, break bread and listen to some of Hurston’s collected folktales\, learn how they work\, and craft our own modern day stories. As Zora said\, folktales are the “boiled down juice of human living”—everyday wisdom passed down through generations. \n\n\n\nWe will also experience the reimagined choreography of the Buzzard Lope and Crow Dance\, powerful movement pieces adapted from Hurston’s lost choreographic works and ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’. Together we will discover how Zora studied and participated in ritualized dance to preserve Black cultural traditions. \n\n\n\nThis event is free for the entire family! Come and gather with us! No experience necessary\, just a curiosity and willingness to connect. \n\n\n\nAbout the Facilitators \n\n\n\nTanya Birl-Torres  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTanya Birl-Torres is a New York City–based creative director\, choreographer\, movement director\, systems change facilitator\, and mother. Her work spans major theaters including The Public Theater and Oregon Shakespeare Festival\, and she has performed on Broadway in The Lion King and Memphis. Through her company SoHumanity\, she brings embodied\, liberatory practices into social innovation and education\, co-teaching at Columbia University’s Teachers College. A MAP Fund grantee and Artistic Director of the Washington Heights Womanist Arts Festival\, Tanya is the 2026 Social Practice Artist-in-Residence at The Shed\, where she is developing The Zora Project. \n\n\n\nAnya Andrews \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAnya Isabel Andrews is a migratory interdisciplinary educator\, artist\, emerging writer\, and resurfacing dancer studying Afro-diasporic movement traditions with roots in the Caribbean. Raised in the African American theater tradition\, her pedagogy and artistic practice center the transformative power of storytelling and meaning-making through movement\, dialogue\, and handcrafted adornments designed for performance. She continues to explore the application of her thesis\, Lessons at the Kitchen Table\, which investigates how spaces shape learning–how food\, conversation\, and everyday rituals become sites of knowledge. From teaching social justice–based mathematics to gathering folk at the kitchen table\, Anya’s expansive storycraft practice is rooted in community\, spiritual connection\, and tending the gardens of our collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/gathering-the-folk-a-celebration-of-zora-neale-hurston/
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SUMMARY:Rest and Restore Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. \n\n\n\nRest and Restore Yoga welcomes everyone\, regardless of age\, physical ability\, or skill level. These classes are free and open to all\, with no need for an RSVP. Space is limited to 30 participants and offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins\, so do plan to arrive on time.
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/rest-and-restore-yoga-36/
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SUMMARY:Community Design + Oyster Mobile Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Weeksville is getting a new shade structure! Join us Friday\, March 27th from 6-8pm for a community design workshop to help shape it. \n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Black entrepreneurs in New York’s oyster industry\, make oyster mobiles with shells provided by Billion Oyster Project and co-design a piece of Weeksville! \n\n\n\nSnacks will be included\, and all ages are welcome! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/community-design-oyster-mobile-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Tracing The Mountain - Hunterfly on The Hill Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this 2-hour workshop\, we will explore the ancient geologies of Hunterfly Road and how the forces beneath the earth brought the community of Weeksville to be what it came to be – a beacon at the crest of an ancient mountain\, and a sanctuary for untold thousands in a chaotic city. \n\n\n\nWe will talk about hills\, mountains\, and the ocean. We will make art using materials from the land. And we will be “foraging” some of the brand new baby spring plants sprouting forth from the rocky soil\, exploring how they may have once been used as food and medicine by the people who sought refuge here. \n\n\n\nClass session is limited to 40 participants \n\n\n\nWeeksville is home\, and your comfort matters to us. If you have any accessibility needs or questions\, please reach out to us at programs@weeksvillesociety.org. We’re happy to support you in any way we can. This program marks the second public program developed in connection with the exhibition Homework: Architectures of Belonging at Weeksville Heritage Center from February 12th to March 20th. \n\n\n\nAbout the Facilitator kL mays \n\n\n\nkL is a memorykeeper and artist based in New York City. They use archival research to foster a deep connection with urban ecosystems.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/tracing-the-mountain-hunterfly-on-the-hill-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Black Queer Legacies from Harlem to Weeksville
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dynamic public program exploring the intersections of Black queer history\, public art\, migration\, and community memory. \n\n\n\nInspired by The Gay Harlem Renaissance exhibition (currently on view at the New York Historical)\, this event traces the creative and cultural lineages that connect Harlem’s early 20th-century queer artists to the living histories of Brooklyn’s Kingsborough Houses and Weeksville. \n\n\n\nPresented by American LGBTQ+ Museum\, Weeksville Heritage Center\, New York Historical\, and the Public Housing Community Fund \n\n\n\nPart One: Performance by Rashida BumbaryThe program begins at Weeksville with a performance by Rashida Bumbary inspired by Richmond Barthé’s frieze\, Exodus and Dance. The performance turns to the frieze as a space of memory and embodiment\, reflecting on Barthé’s legacy as a Black queer artist and the role of public art in holding and transmitting cultural history.Part Two: Salon-Style PanelsAfter the performance we will transition to a series of salon-style panel conversations that bring together historians\, artists\, curators\, writers\, archivists\, and cultural workers. \n\n\n\n\nLiving for the City: Black Migration from the Outset of the Harlem Renaissance explores Black migratory patterns between Harlem and Brooklyn in the early twentieth century. Moderated by historian Prithi Kanakamedala\, the conversation brings together Allison Robinson and Anne Lessy\, curators of Gay Harlem Renaissance at New York Historical; Carla J. DuBose-Simons\, a historian at SUNY Westchester Community College; Dominique Jean-Louis of the Center for Brooklyn History; and writer and educator Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts. Together\, they examine how housing\, employment\, transit\, and cultural life shaped movement to neighborhoods such as Bed-Stuy\, Crown Heights\, and Weeksville\, framing migration as a dynamic expression of modern Black life in New York City.\n\n\n\nWe Are the Record: Oral Histories and the Black Storytelling Tradition\, centers oral history as both a scholarly practice and a deeply rooted community tradition. Moderated by Saijah Williams\, Oral History and Digital Storytelling Lead at The Public Housing Community Fund\, the conversation features Madeline Grace Alexander\, Director of Programs at Columbia University and Program Manager for I See My Light Shining Queer Black; Faith Robinson of BedStuy Forever; Memory Worker\, Zakiya Collier; and Michael Gaines\, a participant in the Kingsborough Oral History Project. Together\, they explore oral history as a tool for preservation\, public memory\, and community building\, offering insight into how individuals and communities document and sustain their own histories.\n\n\n\nBlack Contemporary Artists\, Creatives & Community-Builders brings together Black contemporary artists and cultural workers to reflect on art in public space\, creative practice as community care\, and the ongoing contributions of Black and LGBTQ+ creatives. Moderated by Dejá Aaliyah Belardo\, Associate Curator of Visual Art and Civic Programs at The Shed\, the conversation features Ayesha Williams\, Executive Director of the Laundromat Project; Tiffany Dockery\, owner of Gladys Books & Wine; and Curator and Choreographer Rashida Bumbray. Grounded in the legacies of the Harlem Renaissance\, Kingsborough Houses\, and Weeksville\, the panel highlights how today’s artists carry history forward while imagining new collective futures.\n\n\n\n\nDuring the 15-minute transitions between each panel\, guests are invited to engage with: \n\n\n\n\nFacilitated artmaking sessions\n\n\n\nHomework: Architectures of Belonging\, on view at Weeksville Heritage Center\n\n\n\nOral history listening stations featuring community voices and narratives\n\n\n\n\nSchedule Overview12:00 PM – Performance by Rashida Bumbary & Opening Remarks at Weeksville Heritage Center1:00 PM – Living for the City: Black Migration from the Outset of the Harlem Renaissance2:00 PM – We Are the Record: Oral Histories and the Black Storytelling Tradition3:00 PM – Black Contemporary Artists\, Creatives & Community-Builders3:45 PM – Closing Remarks4:00 PM – Program Ends \n\n\n\nMeet Our Speakers  \n\n\n\nLiving for the City: Black Migration from the Outset of the Harlem Renaissance \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison Robinson (Panelist) \n\n\n\nAllison Robinson\, Ph.D.\, is the associate curator of history exhibitions at The New York Historical. Robinson received her doctorate in History from the University of Chicago. Since joining the Historical\, she has curated multiple exhibitions and installations\, including Title IX: Activism On and Off the Field\, Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw\, Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)\, Women’s Work\, and Running for Civil Rights: The New York Pioneer Club\, 1936-1976. Most recently\, she was lead curator of The Gay Harlem Renaissance\, an exhibition that invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s. Open through March 8\, 2026\, it provides a sweeping portrait of Harlem after the First World War\, when the Great Migration of Black Southerners\, Caribbean migrants\, activists\, writers\, painters\, and performers transformed the neighborhood into the dynamic new capital of Black America.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnne Lessy (Panelist) \n\n\n\nAnne Lessy is the assistant curator of history exhibitions and academic engagement at The New York Historical. She is the co-curator of the Gay Harlem Renaissance and Blacklisted: An American Story\, a traveling exhibition. She worked previously at the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. She holds a M.A. and MPhil. in History from Yale University and a B.A. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Prior to pursuing public history\, she was a tenant and community organizer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarla J DuBose-Simons (Panelist) \n\n\n\nCarla J DuBose-Simons\, Ph.D\, earned her doctorate in American History from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in February\, 2013. Her dissertation entitled The ‘Silent Arrival’: The second wave of the Great Migration and its affects on black New York\, 1940-1950\, maps areas of black settlement in the city\, explains the process by which blacks found employment\, analyzes early civil rights activism in the city\, and explores the expansion of black settlement beyond the boundaries of Harlem. She published an article on black settlement in the South Bronx “Movin’ on Up: African Americans in the South Bronx in the 1940s” in the Fall 2014 issue of the New York State Historical Association’s quarterly journal New York History. She is an Associate Professor of History in the Humanities Department at Westchester Community College and is Assistant Department Chair of Modern Languages in her department. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Dominique Jean-Louis (Panelist) \n\n\n\nDominique Jean-Louis\, Ph.D\, is the Chief Historian of the Center for Brooklyn History at the Brooklyn Public Library\, where she has most recently curated the exhibition The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered (2026)\, and Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn (2025). Previously\, she held the position of Associate Curator of History Exhibitions at New-York Historical Society\, where she co-curated Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow (2018)\, Our Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass’ America (2022)\, and was the co-curator of Black Dolls (2022). She received her B.A. in Comparative Ethnic Studies from Columbia University\, and her Ph.D in US History from New York University\, with her doctoral research focusing on race\, education\, and immigration in post-Civil Rights Era Brooklyn. Her public history practice often places her work at the intersection of history\, art\, and activism\, with recent projects including a map of Black New York City historical sites with an emphasis on public art and green spaces\, and a pop-up exhibition on the history of East New York\, Memories Matter (2025)\, in the Euclid Avenue A/C subway station as a collaboration with the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Vacant Unit Activation Program. Dominique regularly writes and lectures on Blackness in America\, schools and education\, and New York City history.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharifa Rhodes-Pitts (Panelist) \n\n\n\nSharifa Rhodes-Pitts has published widely on African-American history\, politics and culture. Her book Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America\, was a New York Times Notable Book\, a National Book Critics Circle Finalist and cited by BOOKFORUM as the “Best New York Book” written in the twenty years since the magazine’s founding. Her book for young readers\, Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence\, a Young Artist in Harlem (commissioned by MoMA and illustrated by Christopher Myers) was named by Booklist among the year’s top books about art for children. A 2025 recipient of the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant\, she has contributed to monographs on Simone Leigh\, Dawoud Bey and Richard Mayhew among others. Rhodes-Pitts is an associate professor of writing at Pratt Institute\, where she also leads the Black Studies minor. Sharifa organizes collaborative public projects through The Freedwomen’s Bureau. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrithi Kanakamedala (Moderator) \n\n\n\nPrithi Kanakamedala is Professor of History at Bronx Community College and The Graduate Center CUNY.  Her first full-length book Brooklynites: the Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough (NYU Press) was a finalist for the 2025 Gotham Book Prize\, long-listed for the 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize (nonfiction) and won the 2024 Victorian Society of New York Book Award. An active public historian for just under two decades\, Prithi continues to work collaboratively with artists\, curators\, and cultural organizations across New York City.  \n\n\n\nWe Are the Record: Oral Histories and the Black Storytelling Tradition \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaijah Williams (Moderator) \n\n\n\nSaijah Williams is the Oral History Lead at The Public Housing Community Fund and a nonprofit professional with over fifteen years of experience in the sector. She has worked in various settings\, including museums\, schools\, and organizations. Saijah’s career has been guided by her love of art history\, Black history\, cultural preservation\, and community engagement\, which she credits to having been born and raised in the cultural enclave that is Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn\, NY. She has contributed to exhibitions\, publications\, and curricula highlighting diverse\, underrepresented perspectives and stories.  \n\n\n\nSaijah holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and African American Studies from CUNY Brooklyn College. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMadeline Alexander (Panelist) \n\n\n\nMadeline Alexander serves as the Projects Director and a public historian at the Incite Institute\, where she directly oversees various fellowships and Incite’s collaborative efforts and projects. As the Project Manager on the Elders Project\, she facilitated the project’s aims\, which went on to receive awards for DEI\, Activism\, Digital/ Innovative Experiences in Education\, Art\, and Culture. She served as Engagement Coordinator for Black communities at the State Museum of Colorado\, where she co-founded the flagship Blaxplanation program. Her research interests currently focus on the use of media in the public realm as a facilitator and interpreter of intellectual work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZakiya Collier (Panelist) \n\n\n\nZakiya Collier is a multidisciplinary archivist\, memory worker\, and educator whose work explores the role of cooperative archival practices in sustaining cultural memory. She leads The Black Memory Workers\, a community of over 300 members committed to practicing care and intention in the long-term preservation of Black life. Zakiya is currently an Adjunct Professor at Queens College (CUNY) and New York University\, and recently a 2025 Artist-in-Residence with The Laundromat Project. She is also a co-producer on the forthcoming documentary\, Somebody’s Gone\, and co-editor of a special double issue of The Black Scholar on Black Archival Practice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Gaines \n\n\n\nAssociation President (T.A.P.) for 17 years\, during which time he oversaw the renovation of the parks and the restoration of the wall. He is proud of his contributions to the community and looks forward to continuing his work in the future. \n\n\n\nBlack Contemporary Artists\, Creatives & Community-Builders \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDejá Aaliyah Belardo (Moderator)  \n\n\n\nDejá Aaliyah Belardo (she/they) is a curator and painter based in New York City\, born and raised in St. Croix\, U.S. Virgin Islands. They are Associate Curator of Visual Art and Civic Programs at The Shed. Belardo supports boundary-pushing artists\, particularly those historically marginalized\, as they enter the art historical canon. Their experience includes work with the Whitney Museum of American Art\, Pace Gallery\, and training with The Studio Museum in Harlem. They also lecture\, serve on panels\, and maintain an independent studio practice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAyesha Williams (Panelist) \n\n\n\nAyesha Williams is the Executive Director of The Laundromat Project\, a Bed-Stuy–based organization supporting multiracial\, multigenerational artists and neighbors committed to social change. With two decades in the arts\, she has worked with visual artists\, led programs\, and generated funding for galleries and nonprofits\, including managing Visual Arts at Lincoln Center and directing Kent Gallery. She serves on the boards of Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought and The Black School\, and is a member of Independent Curators International. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ntiffany dockery \n\n\n\ntiffany dockery is the owner of Gladys Books & Wine\, a Black lesbian bookstore and wine bar named after her grandmother\, serving as a community space for literary events\, wine tastings\, and experiences celebrating Black culture and queer joy. She is also Principal Product Manager at Yelp\, building tools to help small businesses thrive. Previously\, tiffany worked at Google\, Etsy\, Instagram\, and Spotify leading product innovation. A Columbia College ’09 BA and Yale SOM ’13 MBA graduate\, she combines systems thinking\, human-centered design\, and social justice in both tech and community work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRashida Bumbray \n\n\n\nRashida Bumbray is an award-winning choreographer\, curator\, and filmmaker deeply rooted in Black vernacular and folk traditions\, including ring shouts\, hoofing\, and Blues improvisation. Like Zora Neale Hurston and Katherine Dunham\, Bumbray merges curatorial and ethnographic methodologies with avant-garde practices\, crafting intimate performances and films reimagining sacred and secular rituals. Her work explores the architectures of improvisation\, surrender\, and possession\, offering poignant responses to contemporary experiences of displacement\, erasure\, and collective forgetting. Bumbray’s practice has earned numerous accolades\, including the 2024 Anonymous Was A Woman Award\, a 2024 Ruby’s Artist Award\, a 2024 Tate Infinities R&D Award\, and a 2019 United States Artist Fellowship. She was Civic Practice Artist in Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 2017 to 2021. Her performances and films have been presented by institutions\, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Black Star Film Festival; Dia: Chelsea (with Leslie Hewitt); Harlem Stage; Dancing While Black; SummerStage; Tate Modern (with Simone Leigh);  the New Museum (with Simone Leigh)\, and Project Row Houses. Her work\, “Run Mary Run\,” was named among The New York Times’s best performances of 2012 and is featured in Common’s short film\, “Black America Again” (2016)\, directed by Bradford Young. She was nominated for a Bessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and continues to push the boundaries of dance\, film\, and ritual performance. A graduate of Oberlin College\, Bumbray also has an MA in Africana Studies from New York University. Her writing on contemporary art\, cultural studies\, and comparative literature is published in journals and exhibition catalogs. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/black-queer-legacies-from-harlem-to-weeksville/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T210000
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Black History Month Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Weeksville is thrilled to welcome back the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce for their annual Black History Month Celebration! Join us for an evening of art\, food\, and celebration\, in tribute to Black business and civic leaders who have contributed to the quality of life and economy of Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/brooklyn-chamber-of-commerce-black-history-month-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260211T213152Z
CREATED:20260211T213151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T213152Z
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SUMMARY:Coming Home to Oneself
DESCRIPTION:Coming Home to Oneself\, is a restorative Yoga Nidra program designed specifically for elders. The class is led by dancer\, yoga instructor\, and retired Special Education Teacher Dianne Scott. Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation practice that reconnects with the breath\, guides awareness through the body\, and encourages rest and renewal.  \n\n\n\nThe program includes two 60-minute sessions:  \n\n\n\nSession 1: 12:00-1:00 pm Session 2: 2:30-3:30 pm  \n\n\n\nDianne brings over 20 years of experience working with seniors\, creating classes that honor all bodies while inspiring ease\, empowerment\, and connection.  \n\n\n\nAll class sessions are limited to 30 participants.  \n\n\n\nWeeksville is home\, and your comfort matters to us. If you have any accessibility needs or questions\, please reach out to us at programs@weeksvillesociety.org we’re happy to support you in any way we can.  \n\n\n\nThis program marks the first public program developed in connection with the exhibition Homework: Architectures of Belonging at Weeksville Heritage Center from February 12th-March 20th.  \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/coming-home-to-oneself/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260210T172507Z
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SUMMARY:Everlasting: The Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers Screening and Panel
DESCRIPTION:Weeksville is partnering with Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Medgar Evers College to celebrate Black History Month! Join us on Thursday\, February 19th\, for a brief panel discussion and screening of Everlasting: The Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers\, celebrating the life\, work\, and enduring legacy of the civil rights icon. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/everlasting-the-life-and-legacy-of-medgar-evers-screening-and-panel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260204T201528Z
CREATED:20260204T172037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T201528Z
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SUMMARY:Homework: Architectures of Belonging (Opening Ceremony)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 12th from 6-9pm for the opening night of Homework: Architectures of Belonging\, at Weeksville Heritage Center. Light bites and drinks will be provided\, with time to gather and experience the exhibition together. \n\n\n\nAt 7:30 pm\, the evening will feature a performance by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs\, followed by closing remarks from Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts at 8 pm. \n\n\n\nHomework is the coinciding project of our inaugural Curator-in-Residence Program and marks the beginning of a new season of programming running from February through March. The exhibition brings together artists working across photography\, sculpture\, textiles\, and video to explore home as a site of labor\, memory\, and transformation. Engaging the domestic sphere as both an intimate and political space\, the works reflect on what it means to build\, rebuild\, and belong. \n\n\n\nGrounded in Weeksville’s legacy as both history and home\, Homework echoes the founding belief that creating a home is inseparable from claiming space in the world. This opening night serves as an invitation into an ongoing conversation that will continue throughout the season. \n\n\n\nSchedule Overview \n\n\n\n6 pm: Doors open6-7:30 pm: Mix and mingle. Lite bites and drinks provided.7:30 pm: Performance by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs8 pm: Closing remarks by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts9 pm: Evening ends & doors close \n\n\n\n\nRSVP HERE\n\n\n\n\nImage Credits \n\n\n\nLonnie HolleyHung Out (What’s on the Line Today?)\, 2026Wooden drying rack\, rifle targets\, and clothes pins62 1/4 x 35 1/4 x 37 inches (158.1 x 89.5 x 94 cm)Courtesy the artist
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/homework-architectures-of-belonging-opening-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260120T193406Z
CREATED:20260120T190931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T193406Z
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SUMMARY:Fanal - Fè Limyè: Lantern Workshop and Exhibition Closing
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, February 11th\, to celebrate the closing of Fanal – Fè Limyè by artist Fitgi Saint-Louis! On view through February\, this radiant piece stands as a reminder of the enduring light we each hold and can build upon with our kaleidoscope of collective action. \n\n\n\nBack by popular demand\, we will be hosting a second fanal making workshop! Learn the history of the fanal as a Haitian holiday tradition by creating your very own fanal and hear from artist Fitgi Saint-Louis herself on the significance of the craft\, the exhibition\, creating community through art\, and cultural tradition. \n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/fanal-fe-limye-lantern-workshop-and-exhibition-closing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260123T171704Z
CREATED:20260114T192016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T171704Z
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SUMMARY:Community Design + Batik Fabric Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Weeksville is getting a new shade structure! Join us Saturday\, January 31st from 2-4pm for a community design workshop to help shape it. Learn about climate resilience\, make Batik fabric\, and co-design a piece of Weeksville. \n\n\n\nSnacks will be included and all ages are welcome \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/community-design-batik-fabric-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T110000
DTSTAMP:20251215T184636Z
CREATED:20251104T182957Z
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SUMMARY:Rest and Restore Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. \n\n\n\nRest and Restore Yoga welcomes everyone\, regardless of age\, physical ability\, or skill level. These classes are free and open to all\, with no need for RSVP. Space is limited and capped at 30 participants and offered on a first come\, first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins\, so do plan to arrive on time. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUpcoming Yoga Dates  \n\n\n\n\nJanuary 31 @ 10 am\n\n\n\nFebruary 14 @ 10 am\n\n\n\nMarch 14 @ 10 am\n\n\n\nMarch 28 @ 10 am
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/rest-and-restore-yoga-35/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T163000
DTSTAMP:20251118T172327Z
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SUMMARY:Fanal - Fè Limyè: Workshop and Community Lighting Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, December 6th to celebrate Weeksville’s newest installation\, Fanal – Fè Limyè by artist Fitgi Saint-Louis! On view through January\, this radiant piece stands as a reminder of the enduring light we each hold and can build upon with our kaleidoscope of collective action.  \n\n\n\nHonoring this sentiment and Weeksville’s legacy of community and creativity\, the day will unfold in two parts: \n\n\n\n2:00 PM: Fanal WorkshopLearn the history of the fanal as a Haitian holiday tradition and create your own in an intimate workshop led by artist Fitgi Saint-Louis. \n\n\n\n3:30 PM: Community Lighting CeremonyCelebrate with live performance and a speaking program as we gather outside to witness Fanal – Fè Limyè illuminate Weeksville. \n\n\n\nWe can’t wait to share this light with you! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/fanal-fe-limye-workshop-and-community-lighting-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T130000
DTSTAMP:20251118T163348Z
CREATED:20251118T162948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T163348Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn Financial Literacy Workshop: Improving Credit and Debt Management
DESCRIPTION:Our final Lunch & Learn Financial Literacy Workshop of 2025 is here! Join us on Wednesday\, December 3rd to discuss Improving Credit and Debt Management. \n\n\n\nWe’ll break down how credit works\, explore strategies for boosting your score\, and share practical steps to manage debt\, leaving you with clear and approachable steps towards building your abundant financial future. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is presented in partnership with Chase Bank’s Community Manager for Crown Heights and Brownsville\, dedicated to offering financial education and resources to increase the equity of economic opportunity. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Event
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/lunch-and-learn-financial-literacy-workshop-improving-credit-and-debt-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20251113T200726Z
CREATED:20251113T184018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T200726Z
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SUMMARY:The People's Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The People’s Harvest\, a continuation of our Weeksville Greenmarket tradition. This holiday season\, we’re supporting our neighbors with free bags of fresh produce supplied by GrowNYC. \n\n\n\nEach bag will include a mix of onions\, sweet potatoes\, carrots\, celery\, herbs\, apples\, potatoes\, green beans\, squash\, pears\, and more – everything you need to bring warmth to your holiday table. \n\n\n\nCome by\, pick up some produce\, and connect with community as we share care and abundance together. \n\n\n\nInterested in volunteering? Email programs@weeksvillesociety.org to get involved. \n\n\n\nWalk-ups welcome. Reserve a bag ahead by RSVPing here! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP HERE\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Alex Bershaw
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/the-peoples-harvest/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T210000
DTSTAMP:20251112T205002Z
CREATED:20251104T170340Z
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SUMMARY:Weeksville Watchnight: WILMINGTON 10 - U.S.A. 10\,000
DESCRIPTION:In 1972\, The Wilmington 10 – 9 Black men and one white woman social worker – were unjustly incarcerated – with combined sentences of 282 years – for a crime in racially and politically volatile Wilmington\, NC\, that they didn’t commit. \n\n\n\nSo obvious was this misjustice\, The Wilimington 10 became a cause célèbre\, as journalists and lawyers exposed criminal wrongdoing in the State’s case; religious leaders\, politicians\, and activists demanded their release and exoneration; and the Soviet Union brandished their photos as a symbol of American hypocrisy and racism. \n\n\n\nThis rarely seen or shown 1979 documentary\, restored in 2021 by the Academy Film Archive\, uses their case\, and American history – including the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 – to show how their imprisonment affected their families and extended community. It is groundbreaking in its approach and execution. \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with The Luminal Theatre and Alfreda’s Cinema\, this screening also pays tribute to the recently deceased Assata Shakur\, who is interviewed in the film just before her escape from prison. \n\n\n\nFollowing the screening\, there will be a panel discussion on social and restorative justice\, featuring key community stakeholders. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 6:00 PM; the film begins promptly at 6:30 PM. \n\n\n\nMeet the Panelist \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nVincent M. Southerland is Faculty Director for New York University’s Center on Race\, Inequality\, and the Law\, for which he also served as inaugural Executive Director in February 2017. He is also an Associate Professor of law and director of the Criminal Defense and Re-entry Clinic at NYU Law. Southerland has dedicated his career to advancing racial justice and civil rights. He previously served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender with the Federal Defenders for the Southern District of New York Prior to that\, Southerland spent seven years at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund\, Inc. (LDF)\, where he was a Senior Counsel; while at LDF\, he engaged in litigation and advocacy at the intersection of race and criminal justice\, including the successful representation of people sentenced to death across the American South and children sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Southerland holds an LLM from Georgetown University Law Center\, received his JD from Temple University School of Law\, and his BA from the University of Connecticut. He serves on the boards of The Bail Project\, the Federal Defenders of New York\, and the Center for Constitutional Rights. He previously served as a staff attorney at The Bronx Defenders.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about him at https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/race-inequality-law/leadership \n\n\n\nMelissa Lyde is the founder of the Brooklyn-based microcinema Alfreda’s Cinema. Alfreda’s Cinema is rooted in the belief that Black and brown stories deserve space\, care\, and visibility. They create space for films that center the lived experiences\, aesthetics\, and imaginations of Black and non-Black people of color. Their screenings champion historically silenced filmmakers and connect their work to local audiences through community-centered screenings that reflect the beauty\, nuance\, and complexity of our histories\, cultures\, and truths. By anchoring their work in a historically Black neighborhood\, Alfreda’s bridges cinema and community\, offering film as a site of reflection\, resistance\, and joy. \n\n\n\nModerator \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJessica Lynne is a writer\, editor\, and art critic. She is a founding editor of ARTS.BLACK\, an online journal of art criticism from Black perspectives. Her writing has been featured in publications such as Artforum\, Frieze\, The Los Angeles Times\, The Nation\, and Oxford American. She is a recipient of a 2025 Rabkin Prize\, which celebrates the creative and intellectual contributions of visual arts writers. Jessica holds an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and was the host of the limited series podcast\, Harlem is Everywhere. She is currently the inaugural Editor-in-Residence at The Black Embodiments Studio\, an arts writing incubator\, public programming initiative\, and publishing platform dedicated to building discourse around contemporary Black art. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/weeksville-watchnight-wilmington-10-u-s-a-10000/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T200000
DTSTAMP:20251030T174211Z
CREATED:20251029T133823Z
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SUMMARY:LEGACY AND POWER: Knowing Your Rights with Stop and Frisk
DESCRIPTION:How do we build a safe and thriving community for all? This work requires us to know our rights and hold our systems accountable. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with the Office of the Community Liaison\, Weeksville presents the inaugural event in our LEGACY AND POWER series: Knowing Your Rights with Stop and Frisk. Join us for a critical conversation on policing in NYC\, featuring special guest AM Latrice Walker. Learn about your rights\, see the data on unconstitutional policing\, share your experience\, and discuss solutions. \n\n\n\nThe evening will begin with a community dinner at 5:30\, with program to follow. This event is free and open to all.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/legacy-and-power-knowing-your-rights-with-stop-and-frisk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T130000
DTSTAMP:20251105T150143Z
CREATED:20251104T205016Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn Financial Literacy Workshop: Understanding and Building Credit
DESCRIPTION:Next up in our Lunch and Learn Financial Literacy Series: Understanding and Building Credit!  \n\n\n\nJoin us virtually at noon on November 12th to learn more about how credit works\, why it matters\, and key steps to build it on your path to an abundant financial future.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is presented in partnership with Chase Bank’s Community Manager for Crown Heights and Brownsville\, dedicated to offering financial education and resources to increase the equity of economic opportunity. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Event\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 913 6202 9379Password: 608124
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/lunch-and-learn-financial-literacy-workshop-understanding-and-building-credit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T220000
DTSTAMP:20251030T173615Z
CREATED:20251030T171110Z
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SUMMARY:Toshi Regan's Songs of the Living
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Weeksville on November 6 for an evening of collective song with Toshi Reagon and members of her congregational opera Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. \n\n\n\nTogether\, they’ll lead songs inspired by Butler’s visionary novel\, celebrating music as a force for connection and community. \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Soho Rep\, this program is part of Songs of the Living\, a citywide series spanning all five boroughs and culminating at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 16. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/toshi-regans-songs-of-the-living-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T170000
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SUMMARY:Weeksville Green: October 2025 Farmer’s & Community Market
DESCRIPTION:And just like that\, another vibrant Greenmarket season comes to an end!  \n\n\n\nJoin us for Weeksville’s Harvest Festival on Saturday\, October 25\, from 12 to 5 PM as we celebrate the final Greenmarket of the year with a day filled with fall abundance\, creativity\, and community. \n\n\n\nShop the abundance of fall produce we’ll have available\, take part in workshops on gardening\, herbalism\, movement\, and jewelry-making\, and explore a vibrant marketplace of Black-owned businesses offering books\, art\, and wellness goods\, and more! \n\n\n\nIt is our mission to bring fresh\, affordable produce to our neighbors in Crown Heights.Thanks to our partnership with GrowNYC\, we have been able to do just that all season. Shoppers will have full access to EBT/SNAP and Health Bucks. \n\n\n\nMarket Selections By: Odehyee LLC\, Scarlet’s Web Bookstore\,18 August Ave\,The Eve On\, HennaGetAWhatWhat\, Bizzeebody\, Deseta Design\, Seda by Tunisia \n\n\n\nProgramming Schedule: \n\n\n\n12:30 PM — Group 1: Honey Harvest Workshop with Bee U NYC \n\n\n\nStep into the role of a beekeeper and learn how honey moves from hive to jar. Guests will uncap honeycombs\, spin out fresh honey\, filter it\, and bottle their own jar to take home. Along the way\, taste different honey varieties\, discover their unique flavors\, and explore the bee-friendly practices that make sustainable harvesting possible. \n\n\n\n1:00 PM — Grow Your Groceries: How to Raise a Continuous Harvest Indoors Workshop with A Room with Roots \n\n\n\nEven in season\, fresh produce prices are rising—and winter is approaching. What if you could grow crisp\, fresh lettuce and greens right inside your home? A Room with Roots will guide you through seed starting\, crop succession\, and techniques to keep your kitchen stocked while reducing your grocery bill. Participants will take home free seeds\, soil\, and exclusive discounts. This workshop is perfect for families who want to grow together and anyone looking to maintain a steady supply of fresh produce year-round. \n\n\n\n2:00 PM — Beginner Mat Pilates led by Joy Norton  \n\n\n\nWe invite you to join us for a beginner Mat Pilates session at 2pm with Joy Norton\, a certified Pilates Instructor bringing 7 years of experience in Mat Pilates and Movement instruction. As a dedicated Nutrition Coach with a decolonized approach to health coaching\, Joy takes a holistic approach to wellness\, helping you build strength from the inside out. \n\n\n\nThis pilates class was designed to create empowering\, inclusive spaces that honor community traditions and celebrate collective strength. Her work continues to focus on making wellness accessible and meaningful for all bodies. Come find your alignment\, strength and power in community. Limited mats available. First come – first served.  \n\n\n\n2:30 PM — Intro to Spiritual Herbalism Workshop with Black Mermaid Society \n\n\n\nExplore the foundational principles of Spiritual Herbalism rooted in African ancestral practices. In the first half of the workshop\, learn about the spiritual and medicinal properties of plants\, emphasizing how plant medicine can support you through challenging times. \n\n\n\nThe second half is hands-on and interactive. Participants will create herbal bath salts for both medicinal and spiritual use\, and each participant will leave with a jar to take home. \n\n\n\n3:00 PM — Group 2: Honey Harvest Workshop with Bee U NYC \n\n\n\nRepeat of the 12:30 PM session for a second group. Experience hands-on beekeeping\, from uncapping honeycombs to bottling your own jar\, while learning sustainable practices and tasting different honey varieties. \n\n\n\n3:30 PM — Jewelry-Making Workshop with Jam + Rico \n\n\n\nCreate bold\, colorful jewelry inspired by the vibrant spirit of the Caribbean. Guided by founder Lisette Scott\, you’ll craft unique pieces that celebrate culture\, confidence\, and beauty. Materials and guidance provided for all skill levels. \n\n\n\n***All workshops are limited to 30 participants. No RSVP is required; admission is first come\, first served. \n\n\n\nSpecial gifts for our neighbors \n\n\n\nThe first 100 guests to make a Greenmarket purchase will receive a complimentary meal catered by Lakou.
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/weeksville-green-september-2025-farmers-community-market/
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn Financial Literacy Workshop: How to set goals\, build a budget\, and save
DESCRIPTION:In this interactive workshop\, you’ll learn how to set goals based on your values\, build a budget that works for you and save for the future. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is in partnership with Chase Bank’s Community Manager for Crown Heights and Brownsville\, dedicated to offering financial education and resources to increase the equity of economic opportunity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/lunch-and-learn-financial-literacy-workshop-how-to-set-goals-build-a-budget-and-save/
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SUMMARY:Rest and Restore Yoga 10/18/25
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. \n\n\n\nRest and Restore Yoga welcomes everyone\, regardless of age\, physical ability\, or skill level. These classes are free and open to all\, with no need for RSVP. Space is limited and capped at 30 participants and offered on a first come\, first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins\, so do plan to arrive on time.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUpcoming Yoga Dates  \n\n\n\n\nNovember 8th @ 2pm \n\n\n\nNovember 15 @ 2pm \n\n\n\nNovember  22nd @ 2pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotography by Donte Jones
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/rest-and-restore-yoga-10-18-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000
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SUMMARY:Session 6
DESCRIPTION:sessions is a space for deep listening\, curated by Lovie of summer school radio.  \n\n\n\nsessions will transform Weeksville Heritage Center’s performance space into an experiential room for sound\, featuring curated music and live performance tailored for deep listening\, contemplation\, grooving\, and feeling. session (6) will feature a set from Lovie and a live performance by Surya Botofasina\, powered by KARLALA sound system.  \n\n\n\nThis will be a listening room:  \n\n\n\nWhen the session begins\, attendees will be asked to refrain from talking\, and the space will be phone and photo free. This is a seated space\, and you are welcome to bring blankets or pillows if you would like to get comfortable.  \n\n\n\nTea and refreshments will be served between 6 and 7 pm\, with the listening session beginning at 7.  \n\n\n\nLovie (summer school radio) – broadcasting from The Lot Radio\, summer school radio started as a pandemic project for Lovie. now nearly five years old\, the show boasts a community of listeners that tune in weekly to hear her discoveries\, for a sonic range that spans ambient\, spoken word\, spiritual jazz\, soul\, alternative R&B\, and more.  \n\n\n\nin 2024\, summer school radio expanded to in person deep listening sessions at Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights\, Brooklyn. the performance space at Weeksville becomes an experiential room for sound\, with Lovie’s curation joined alongside guests such as Alex Rita (Calm Roots)\, muva of Earth\, and Laraaji.  \n\n\n\nSurya Botofasina — Botofasina’s upbringing at the Sai Anantam Ashram in the Southern Californian hills involved daily bhajans (traditional Hindu devotional songs) led by legendary jazz harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane. Her musical and religious teachings continue to have a profound effect on the keyboardist\, whose career has since gone on to include a diverse range of musical collaborations with the likes of André 3000\, Carlos Niño\, Amel Larrieux\, N’Dea Davenport\, and Georgia Anne Muldrow. His work as the Music Director of the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers has seen him tour internationally honouring Swamini Turiyasangitananda Alice Coltrane’s devotional music. “The way I play the piano is not the way my friends play the piano” he says. “It forced me to find the place I truly dwell in – the place between the hip hop and jazz\, but based in meditative and long form expressions of my spirit.” \n\n\n\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/session-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T140000
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SUMMARY:Rest and Restore Yoga 9/27/25
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. \n\n\n\nJoin us in embracing the restorative power of movement practice – a deeply revitalizing experience within our vibrant and communal space. Rest and Restore Yoga welcomes everyone\, regardless of age\, physical ability\, or skill level. These enriching classes are free and open to all\, with no need for RSVP. Space is limited and offered on a first come\, first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins\, so do plan to arrive on time. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Dates: \n\n\n\nSEPTEMBER  \n\n\n\n\nSept 27th  @ 2pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotography by Donte Jones
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/rest-and-restore-yoga-9-27-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250918T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250918T203000
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SUMMARY:Weeksville Watchnight: Soul to Soul 1971
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we watch the iconic 1971 documentary capturing a landmark Pan-African concert in Ghana celebrating the country’s independence\, featuring legendary performances by Ike & Tina Turner\, Roberta Flack\, and more. \n\n\n\nThis screening is presented in connection with POW Fest (Pan-Afro Wisdom Fest)\, a Brooklyn-based celebration presented by the Divine Times Collective that centers healing\, culture\, and community across the African diaspora. \n\n\n\nSoul to Soul was chosen because its spirit of Pan-African connection\, artistic exchange\, and collective joy directly inspired the vision for POW Fest. Just as the concert in Ghana became a bridge across continents\, POW Fest seeks to build bridges across our diasporic communities here in Brooklyn and beyond. \n\n\n\nFollowing the film\, join us for a dialogue with therapists and social workers on healing\, identity\, and the diaspora. \n\n\n\nPanelist Bios \n\n\n\nDiamond Jones- MSW is a Brooklyn-based therapist and experience artist who created Only Humans Department\, an interactive game series designed to deepen people’s relationships with their emotions through play and vulnerability. She blends therapeutic care with sensory-rich design to create spaces that are honest\, human\, and beautifully felt. \n\n\n\nRooted in the belief that emotions deserve softness and design\, Diamond’s approach invites people to move beyond survival and into deeper self-awareness\, joy\, and intimacy. Only Humans Department helps dismantle mental health stigma in Black communities by fostering liberation through the audacity of feeling deeply. \n\n\n\nCoumbah- is a multidisciplinary artist who uses sociology as a foundation to disrupt traditional approaches to curation\, centering community care and mutual aid. Their work is deeply rooted in the search for and creation of alternative third spaces—sites of refuge\, resistance\, and collective sustenance. Drawing from an academic background\, Coumbah responds to the demands of survival and creation for artists\, engaging in a praxis that navigates the tensions of identity\, belonging\, and artistic expression. As a Black femme West African artist often feeling unmoored within the diaspora\, they are in constant negotiation with what it means to hold space for themselves and others. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://api.weeksvillesociety.org/event/weeksville-watchnight-soul-to-soul-1971-2/
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