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Celebrating Spring with Japanese Cherry Blossoms: A Brooklyn Tradition

Since 1982, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has celebrated Sakura Matsuri, a weekend festival showcasing both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

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Kira Cohen  |  July 15, 2011 6:00 AM | 2 Comments
Big band jazz group the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra will close out Lincoln Center's annual Midsummer Night Swing series.
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Kira Cohen  |  July 15, 2011 6:00 AM | Comments
Saturday's City of Water Day Festival offers everything from
squid dissections to free kayaking.
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John Farley  |  July 14, 2011 5:33 PM | Comments
Music writer Jessica Suarez interviews the drummer in a band called Mr. Dream, scheduled to play the 4Knots Music Festival.
The Hot Sardines Photographer: Elizabeth Bougerol
Kira Cohen  |  July 14, 2011 6:00 AM | Comments
Step back a century in time on Jul. 14 for the penultimate event of Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing series.
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Trish Harnetiaux  |  July 14, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
While critics and audiences alike have deified the "Book of Mormon" on the stage, it looks like the team could use some divine intervention on the field.
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Sam Lewis  |  July 14, 2011 6:00 AM | Updated: July 15, 2011 6:00 AM | Comments
Bronx-born photographer Lyle Ashton Harris' portraits of friends, artists and local politicians are on display at The Studio Museum in Harlem.
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Philip Stephenson  |  July 13, 2011 5:41 PM | Comments
Has the time finally came for Latin Music to become fully mainstream?
"The Book of Mormon" will soon offer matinees. Flickr/jenny8lee
Julio Sharp-Wasserman  |  July 13, 2011 5:09 PM | 2 Comments
Broadway theaters are breaking with established practice by offering additional weekday matinees.
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Sam Lewis  |  July 13, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
MyBlockNYC invites users to upload their personal videos and tag them to a specific city block, offering visitors a unique perspective on the streets of New York. VIDEO
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Daniel T. Allen  |  July 12, 2011 3:18 PM | Comments
Guess who's playing a free show at Castle Clinton this weekend?
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