Brooklyn On Site provides weekly coverage of a variety of events taking place around the borough of Brooklyn such as community meetings, cultural events, ceremonies, and street fairs.Brooklyn On Site is part of Brooklyn Independent Television, a community media program of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn and can be seen on Monday at 3pm & 11pm; Tuesday at 1pm & 9pm; Thursday at 2:30pm & 10:30pm on Brooklyn's BCAT TV Network: Time Warner 56, Cablevision 69, RCN 84 and in all five boroughs on Verizon 44.
Original air date: 04/11/2013 The 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Park Slope featured the usual suspects of kilt-wearing, bagpipe-blaring celebrants, with all of Brooklyn cheering them on. Watch Prospect Park West turn into a riotous sea of green. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
Original air date: 3/28/2013. Brooklyn On Site features the second part of The Pearl Harbor Sandwich: Cuisine of the Brooklyn Navy Yard with "Historic Gastronomist" Sarah Lohman, who uses food as a lens to investigate the history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in this lecture hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
Original air date: 3/14/2013 Brooklyn On Site features a lecture by historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman, who uses food as a lens to investigate the history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in this event hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
Original air date: 2/14/2013 Several grassroots organizations recently came together for the People's Recovery Summit, a three-day event focusing on rebuilding post-Sandy in a safe, equitable, and sustainable way. Workshops took place around the themes of education, the environment, economics, wellness, and organizing, and special guest lecturers and performers were peppered throughout the schedule. Brooklyn on Site was there to capture it all. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn O...
Original air date: 12/20/2012 Since 2001, Park Slope Civic Council's annual Jingle Bell Jamboree has been bringing the community together in a concert that celebrates the holiday spirit. This year’s event featured performances from a variety of musical and dance ensembles along with a festive sing-a-long, and we were there to capture it all. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
Original air date: 11/20/2012 Last week, BRIC partnered with other cultural organizations in the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance to present Brooklyn Loves Brooklyn: A Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Relief at Irondale Center. Brooklyn On Site was there to capture this fundraising event, which featured performances by Dan Zanes, the Irondale Ensemble Project, the Brooklyn Ballet and more. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
Original air date: 10/23/2012 At the end of the summer, the Brooklyn Academy of Music threw the block party to end all block parties in celebration of their new space, the BAM Fisher. The event featured a bit of fun for everyone, including live music, video games, food trucks, arts & crafts, and percussion workshops. Experience it all, get a peek inside the new building, and hear from the folks at BAM who made it happen. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.brica...
Original air date: 10/9/2012 Here’s your chance to be part of the audience at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival at Borough Hall. At the event held in September, some of Brooklyn’s most famous authors, Pete Hamill, Paul Auster, and Edwige Danticat shared their words as thousands showed up to attend events, wandered past scores of booksellers’ booths, and heard Tony Danza talk about his new memoir on being a teacher! From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsme...
Original air date: 9/25/2012 Dusk under the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan skyline as your backdrop: a dramatic setting to open a short story? How about the locale for a whole evening of short stories, read by their authors, like Robin Black, Tania James, or Charles Yu? This was Books Beneath the Bridge, at Brooklyn Bridge Park, co-sponsored by Word bookstore in Greenpoint. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
Original air date: 9/14/2012 By the time this annual Labor Day event takes place, all the labor’s been done: the months of designing, engineering, and sewing all the huge and flamboyant costumes, and the days spent cooking all the Caribbean specialties that get gobbled up while the parade snakes its way along Eastern Parkway. This was the 45th year, and as we see in our on-site coverage, the celebration just gets bigger and better. From Brooklyn Independent Television's Brooklyn On Site. http:...
