Weeksville Watch Night: You Think You Grown by Chanel Dupree
We end our Harvest Festival with an intimate screening of Chanel Dupree’s award-winning documentary, You Think You Grown? Dismantling Adultification. This film sheds light on the origins of adultification bias and its direct connection to the amplified violence and dehumanization Black girls and women face today.
Torchlight Talk: Brooklynites by Prithi Kanakamedala
Dive deeper into Brooklyn's story with an enriching Torchlight Talk with historian Prithi Kanakamedala, author of Brooklynites. Artist Walis Johnson will join Kanakamedala, and together, we will explore the stories of four families from Brooklyn's 19th-century free Black Community.
Weeksville Green Farmers & Community Market
Stock up on fresh produce and pantry staples at our bi-weekly Farmer’s market! Artisans & Craft vendors, community organizations, free yoga classes, and other activities round out the market each week. Accepting: SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks. This program is in partnership with GROW NYC.
Weeksville Green Farmers & Community Market
Stock up on fresh produce and pantry staples at our bi-weekly Farmer’s market! Artisans & Craft vendors, community organizations, free yoga classes, and other activities round out the market each week. Accepting: SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks. This program is in partnership with GROW NYC.
Traditional West African Dance Class and Performance
We are teaming up with The Haus of Glitter Dance Company for a free traditional West African dance class and performance with live drumming in partnership with The Yeredon Center on Saturday, October 12th, at 12 p.m., for Weeksville's Green Farmers and Community Market.
Lift Every Voice, Cast Every Vote: A Night of Honoring this Legacy through Art and Conversation
Brooklyn has a long rich history of embodying the freedom and promise of democracy. Join The Brooklyn (NY) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and Weeksville Heritage Center for "Lift Every Voice, Cast Every Vote: A Night of Honoring this Legacy through Art and Conversation."
Session (3) with Summer School Radio
sessions is a space for deep listening, curated by Lovie of summer school radio.
sessions 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. For session (3), Lovie will be joined by Laraaji, with sound by KARLALA Soundsystem.
For Nina
Join us at Weeksville Heritage Center for For Nina, a powerful multidisciplinary performance by VLA DANCE, celebrating the legacy of Nina Simone. Through an inspiring combination of vocals, dance, and piano, this production explores the themes of sisterhood, hope, love, and the liberative Black Femme experience.
Rest and Restore Yoga
Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. We invite you to join us in this movement practice, and revitalize yourself in the beautiful communal restorative energy of the class. Rest and Restore Yoga is for everyone of all ages, bodies & skill level. All classes are free and open to the public. RSVPs open two weeks before each class. Once you're registered, simply join us on campus for positive vibes! We hope to see you there! Upcoming Dates: Photography by Donte Jones
Rest and Restore Yoga
Join us for our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness. We invite you to join us in this movement practice, and revitalize yourself in the beautiful communal restorative energy of the class. Rest and Restore Yoga is for everyone of all ages, bodies & skill level. All classes are free and open to the public. RSVPs open two weeks before each class. Once you're registered, simply join us on campus for positive vibes! We hope to see you there! Upcoming Dates: Photography by Donte Jones
Weeksville Green Farmers & Community Market
Stock up on fresh produce and pantry staples at our bi-weekly Farmer’s market! Artisans & Craft vendors, community organizations, free yoga classes, and other activities round out the market each week. Accepting: SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks. This program is in partnership with GROW NYC.
Session (2) with Summer School Radio
sessions is a space for deep listening, curated by Lovie of summer school radio. sessions 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. For session (2), Lovie and muva of Earth will be at the sonic helm, with KARLALA sound system on amplification. This event is free to attend with required RSVP. This will be a listening room: When the session begins, attendees will be asked to refrain from talking, and the space will be phone and photo-free. This is a…