Brooklyn Botanic Garden Presents Back to back Thursday Garden Concerts with Vince Giordano and David Rothenberg
Thursday, July 21, and July 28 | concert begins at 7:30 pm
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY at the Plant Family Collection
Outdoor musical event at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Art in the Garden: Summer Thursdays:
Vince Giordano and the Mini-Nighthawks
Thursday, July 21 at 6:30 pm
David Rothenberg and TablaTun
Thursday, July 28 at 6:30 pm
For the Birds, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) will present two special outdoor musical events in July featuring Grammy-winner Vince Giordano and the Mini-Nighthawks on Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and David Rothenberg and TablaTun on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Part of Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Art in the Garden: Summer Thursdays celebrating summer with outdoor music and dance performances with local artists and music organizations.
Join Vince Giordano and the Mini-Nighthawks on Thursday, July 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s (990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11225) at the Plant Family Collection for a night of fun! Swing the night away while listening to 1920’s and 1930’s jazz music instantly transporting you back to the Jazz Age while enjoying the summer night at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Join David Rothenberg and TablaTun on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s (990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11225) at the Cherry Esplanade. Performing with TablaTun (Matthew Aidekman and Mike Lukshis) and exploring the relationship between humanity and nature the concert will be an immersive, multicultural, interspecies sonic feast combining Hindustani drumming, electronics and live and recorded birdsong.
As part of it’s summer long exhibition For the Birds is a Garden-wide multidisciplinary exhibition and program series that explores the interconnections of birds and plants, and the urgent need to protect plant ecosystems. The 33 site-specific birdhouses on view across the Garden were created by renowned artists, architects, and designers. Inspired by bird species in residence at BBG, each birdhouse is a meditation on the natural world from artists working in a range of materials and points of view. Visitors will be able to also explore the Garden and view each birdhouse before and after each concert.
This event is free with Garden admission. Garden tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Children under 12 attending with an adult is free. Tickets are available here.
About Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment. Situated on 52 acres in the heart of Brooklyn and open year-round, the Garden is home to over 12,000 kinds of plants and more than 30 specialty gardens.
Garden entrances are at 990 Washington Avenue, 150 Eastern Parkway, and 455 Flatbush Avenue.