Celebrate the welcome return of spring at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with casual, pop-up music and dance performances on weekends. All programs free with Garden admission. 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m.
Cherry Esplanade The Japanese dance company performs three works: Sakura, Cherry Blossom; Yanagi no Wakaba, Young Leaves of Willows; and an excerpt from Shiki no Hana, Flowers in Four Seasons. 2 p.m.
Plant Family Collection Bassist Jonathan Michel and singer Talie Cerin celebrate Haitian women composers. Jonathan Michel Artist Website Presented in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Osborne Garden A trio of drummers, led by Dr. Ava Jolley from First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, play West African rhythms to wake and inspire. Presented in partnership with FiveMyles 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Osborne Garden Traditional folkloric dances, songs, and music with origins in West and Central Africa. Presented in partnership with Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
Plant Family Collection Eric Lemons (bass), Marco DiGennaro (piano), and Dwayne Cook Broadnax (drums) play jazz. 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Fragrance Garden Two graduates of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Nannies’ Fairy Tale Writing Workshops read their stories and poetry, accompanied by Stanichka Dimitrova on violin. Presented in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Osborne Garden Spring-themed Japanese contemporary ensemble music played on shamisen and koto. 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
Water Garden Japanese popular and anime songs with Okinawa music by SAKAI on ukulele/guitar/vocals and RINO on sanshin/vocals. 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m.
Cherry Esplanade Jazz standards, jazz versions of Japanese popular and children’s songs, and Takamen’s original tunes. 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Osborne Garden Adam Fisher sings his hilarious original animal songs, accompanying himself on the cello. Presented in partnership with FiveMyles 2 p.m.
Cherry Esplanade Mia, Okai, and SeeYou perform traditional Haitian folk songs and drumming. Okai Fleurimont Artist Website Presented in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Water Garden Fresh off the release of her new album, Kobren offers an interactive, family-friendly performance of Jewish pop and rock. 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Osborne Garden Dancers in elaborate masks and the explosive percussion of a corps of brilliant drummers bring to life the ancient stories of Africa’s Ivory Coast. Kotchegna Dance Company Artist Website Presented in partnership with Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
Plant Family Collection Eric Lemons (bass), Marcus Persiani (piano), and Cleave Guyton (sax/flute) play jazz. 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Water Garden Two graduates of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Nannies’ Fairy Tale Writing Workshops read their fairy tales, accompanied by Alice Jones on flute. Presented in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library Hourly from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cherry Esplanade Every hour on the hour, Mantra Percussion performs loved., a site-specific sound composition for seven percussionists playing tuned metals. 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Plant Family Collection Legendary song stylist Keisha St. Joan gathers her ensemble to share the joys of jazz and blues. Presented in partnership with FiveMyles 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Water Garden Singing Jewish and secular songs from her nine children’s albums, Grammy Award winner Joanie Leeds celebrates spring, New York City, and animals. 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Plant Family Collection Bomba, an exuberant dance executed as a conversation between drummer and dancer, celebrates Puerto Rico’s African roots. Bombazo Dance Company Artist Website Presented in partnership with Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance 2 p.m.
Cherry Esplanade Riva and guests perform a fusion of Haitian rasin (roots), jazz, and African rhythms. Presented in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange 2–4 p.m.
Woodland Garden Meet Ben Rubin, one of the creators of Terminal Moraine, the site-specific audio installation in BBG’s walled garden. 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Osborne Garden Two graduates of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Nannies’ Fairy Tale Writing Workshops read their fairy tales, accompanied by Linda Russell on dulcimer. Presented in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m.
Cherry Esplanade Eric Lemons (bass), Lafayette Harris Jr. (piano), and Duane Eubanks (trumpet) play jazz. 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
Magnolia Plaza The Japanese dance company performs three works: Sakura, Cherry Blossom; Yanagi no Wakaba, Young Leaves of Willows; and an excerpt from Shiki no Hana, Flowers in Four Seasons. 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Osborne Garden Trumpeter Frank London of the Klezmatics is joined by Deep Singh and Ilya Shneyveys to play traditional and modern klezmer, with a spicy mix of Russian and Punjabi music. Presented in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange, FiveMyles, Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance, Brownstone Jazz, and the Brooklyn Public Library. Art in the Garden is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.Saturday, April 17, 2021
Sachiyo Ito and Company
Jonathan Michel with Talie Cerin
Djembe Drumming Ministry
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Afro-Cuban Dance with TaDeo Asojano & Elsa Cruz Pearson
Brownstone Jazz Ensemble
Annette Phillip & Stacey Ann Douglas with Stanichka Dimitrova
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Masayo Ishigure & MIYABI Koto Shamisen Ensemble
SAKAI & RINO
Nobuki Takamen Trio
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Adam Fisher
Mia, Okai & SeeYou
Shira Kobren
Saturday, May 1, 2021
West African Dance with Kotchegna Dance Company
Brownstone Jazz Ensemble
Karen Moore & Emilia Herman with Alice Jones
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Mantra Percussion, loved.
Keisha St. Joan and Her Ensemble
Joanie Leeds
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Bomba with Bombazo Dance Company
Riva Precil featuring Monvelyno Alexis & Markus Schwartz
Meet the Artist, Terminal Moraine
Janessa W. Walters & Jennifer Fisher with Linda Russell
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Brownstone Jazz Ensemble
Sachiyo Ito and Company
Frank London
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