Music at First - 2nd Season Kick Off!

MUSIC AT FIRST, an exciting new concert series taking place at First Church on Friday, September 10 at 7:30p.m., featuring Dither Electric Guitar Quartet (www.ditherquartet.com) and Kyle Bobby Dunn with string ensemble (www.myspace.com/kbdunn).


Please help us make this series a success—your attendance and support ensures that more concerts of all types take place at First Church in the future.  $10 admission.

Brooklyn Street Games Tour

There is still time left to catch some old fashioned fun!

Skelly Fest @ Fort Greene Park on Monday Aug 23, 4p-8p.  Lots of other parks on weekdays through August, check out the details.

July 2010

Want to experience the fun of Street Games all summer long? Follow the Brooklyn Street Games Tour! Each weekday, from July 6 until August 27, from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.*, a different park in Brooklyn will be transformed into a classic Street Games Festival. These festivals are based upon a variety of traditional street games including pogo sticking, skateboarding, paddleball & skelly. Participants who attempt all of the activities will receive a special prize! Next week marks the start of Roll Fest, sponsored by Modell's. Come test your skateboarding skills in free clinics given by Open Road! For more information regarding upcoming festival dates, visit our Brooklyn Street Games page or follow NYC Parks on Twitter or Facebook. *July 19 and August 23 events take place from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

The Tempest: Shakespeare On the STEPS

This FRIDAY!! (as in, tomorrow) at 6:30PM will be the one-and-only performance of this summer's day camp on the front steps of the Church.

For the last 2 weeks a troupe of young performers, aged 7-12 have been practicing a number of theatrical exercises, and learning their lines to present an abridged version of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.

The Shakespeare on the STEPS camp will also be hosting this week's garden party and reception.

Come early, you'll want to get a good seat!

Global Arts Festival 2010

What an awesome Global Arts Festival this year!  Thanks to everyone involved in the planning, booking, setup, performance, and clean up.  There was a really good turn out of FPC-ers along with neighborhood traffic and supporters of NYCreates and the vendors.

A persistent drizzle started a little after 3PM, but "the band played on" as threefifty duo played a shortened set and the vendors packed up more quickly than they might have preferred.  The light rain didn't dampen the spirit of the crowd or any of the performers, however.

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"Center Of My Joy"


"Guide My Feet"


"The Storm is Passing Over"

Ancestral Horizons Society

Global Arts - This SUNDAY!

This Sunday marks the return of the Global Arts Festival to First Church. Noon to 4PM, on Henry Street in front of the Church, immediately following worship.

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First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn continues our tradition of presenting great performances and wonderful handcrafts in our beautiful garden, this time in collaboration with NYCreates!

NYCreates has assembled a superb collection of craft and folk artists and artisans from the five boroughs of NYC. And we are delighted to present these outstanding performers:

12:00 pm              Haitian Singer, Michele Sorel Ivey

12:45 pm              FPC Gospel Choir

1:30 pm                Samba! with Leticia Taylor & Carlos de Oliviera

2:15 pm                Ancestral Horizons Society {African Dance & Music}

3:00 pm                Sweet Spirit Pan Orchestra

Admission is free – all are welcome!