Celebrate the welcome return of spring at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with casual, pop-up music and dance performances on weekends.

Sunday, April 25, 2021

1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Osborne Garden
Adam Fisher
Adam Fisher sings his hilarious original animal songs, accompanying himself on the cello.

2pm
Cherry Esplanade
Mia, Okai & SeeYou
Mia, Okai, and SeeYou perform traditional Haitian folk songs and drumming.

3pm.4pm, 5pm
Water Garden
Shira Kobren
Fresh off the release of her new album, Kobren offers an interactive, family-friendly performance of Jewish pop and rock.

Saturday, May 1, 2021

1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Osborne Garden
Kotchegna Dance Company
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.

2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Plant Family Collection
Brownstone Jazz Ensemble
Eric Lemons (bass), Marcus Persiani (piano), and Cleave Guyton (sax/flute) play jazz.

3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Fragrance Garden
Karen Moore & Emilia Herman with Alice Jones
Two graduates of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Nannies’ Fairy Tale Writing Workshops read their fairy tales, accompanied by Alice Jones on flute.

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Hourly from 11am to 5pm
Cherry Esplanade
Mantra Percussion, loved.
Every hour on the hour, Mantra Percussion performs loved, a site-specific sound composition for seven percussionists playing tuned metals.

1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm
Plant Family Collection
Keisha St. Joan and Her Ensemble
Legendary song stylist Keisha St. Joan gathers her ensemble to share the joys of jazz and blues.

3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Water Garden
Joanie Leeds
Singing Jewish and secular songs from her nine children’s albums, Grammy Award winner Joanie Leeds celebrates spring, New York City, and animals.

Saturday, May 8, 2021

1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Osborne Garden
Bomba with Bombazo Dance Company
Bomba, an exuberant dance executed as a conversation between drummer and dancer, celebrates Puerto Rico’s African roots.

2pm
Cherry Esplanade
Riva Precil featuring Monvelyno Alexis & Markus Schwartz
Riva and guests perform a fusion of Haitian rasin (roots), jazz, and African rhythms.

3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Lily Pool Terrace
Janessa W. Walters & Jennifer Fisher with Linda Russell
Two graduates of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Nannies’ Fairy Tale Writing Workshops read their fairy tales, accompanied by Linda Russell on dulcimer.

Sunday, May 9, 2021

1:15pm, 2:15pm, 3:15pm
Cherry Esplanade
Brownstone Jazz Ensemble
Eric Lemons (bass), Lafayette Harris Jr. (piano), and a guest artist to be announced play jazz.

2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Lily Pool Terrace
Sachiyo Ito and Company
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.

3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Osborne Garden
Frank London
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.