Celebrate Brooklyn!

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Celebrate Brooklyn!, sometimes called BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!,

BRIC, an organization that presents contemporary art, performing arts, and media programs throughout Brooklyn. The festival is BRIC's flagship program.[2]

What is now Celebrate Brooklyn! was established in 1979 by Nanette Rainone-founder of The Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn-and Burl Hash, the festival's first producer to bring people back to Prospect Park.[3][4]

Saidah Blount became the festival's executive director in 2024.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About Celebrate Brooklyn!". BRIC. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (2021-10-25). "A BRIC in Flux Turns Out an Intimate, Focused JazzFest". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ "History". BRIC. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn festival returns for 45th season". ny1.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ Fishman, Melissa (2024-01-29). "Saidah Blount takes the stage as executive director of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

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