Archive for the Arts Category
Published June 9th, 2010
If you were not there to see the final concert of the Jazz Mindfulness Program’s first season, it was nothing short of fantastic. The amount of work the JMP participants put into playing together since last summer was stunningly clear last Friday night. The entire line up of standards were gorgeously played. The elegance and [...]
Published May 16th, 2010
Jazz Mindfulness Program Spring Concert
On Fri, June 4th at 7:30PM, The Jazz Mindfulness Program will present its Annual Spring Concert featuring the JMP students ages 12 – 17. This concert will feature the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, as well as free improvisations in duo and trio formats. This concert [...]
Published April 14th, 2010
We are excited to announce that sangha member Monica Rose will be offering an eight-week series of classes on mindful creative writing at Brooklyn Zen Center starting next week. Here is a description of the series from the instructor:
This class is for anyone interested in writing and who wishes to develop their skills in a [...]
Published April 5th, 2010
Zen student, novelist and poet, John High, will be reading from his new book of poems, The Book of Unknowing, at Brooklyn Zen Center on Friday, April 23rd, at 7:00pm. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
If you will be coming to the event, please RSVP by clicking here. Thank you.
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Published February 6th, 2010
Brooklyn Zen Center has now completely moved to its new space at 505 Carroll Street today and formally opened our Boundless Mind Temple at the new location. Many expressed amazement, joy, gratitude and exhaustion after an incredible effort to bring this new place of practice into the world. Seeing us all together today sitting, chanting, [...]
Published January 2nd, 2010
Check out the piece at Shambhala Sun’s blog on the Jazz Mindfulness Program led by Adam Bernstein at Brooklyn Zen Center.
New York City’s teenagers now have a really fun reason to be mindful after school. And their parents may be pleased to learn that this activity doesn’t require a video screen, a cellphone, an iPhone [...]
Published November 2nd, 2009
Join us this Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 4:15pm – 7:15pm when Sangha member, Erica Essner, will be leading an improvisation workshop at Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This fun class is all about dancing with others while exploring your own movement vocabulary, including muscular release techniques, Pilates and assisted stretching. All levels of dance [...]
Published October 26th, 2009
Thank you to everybody who came out to the Barbès fundraiser last night to support Brooklyn Zen Center and listen to some great music. And thank you to all the musicians for the generous gift of your time and talent. It was truly unforgettable! Please click here to see more pictures from the evening on BZC’s [...]