Open Stages 2024: The Dance Floor Stage on 4th Street Plaza

Join us for Open Stages 2024, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM)’s spring music festival! On May 11 from 3-7pm, stoops, schoolyards, parks and local cafes throughout Park Slope will host 150+ inspiring artists sure to amaze families. Past acts have included Grammy Award-winners, talented teen rockers, high-octane marching bands, hip-hop artists, and music-makers of all kinds.

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable day of music, art, and community. Mark your calendars and join us for Open Stages 2024 – a world of music outside your door!

Upon the historic cul-de-sac by the Old Stone House, these talented performers will have you moving all afternoon and into the evening:

J. Hoard:

An NYC artist with gospel roots that birthed his tremendous love of all genres, J. Hoard’s eclecticism has yielded songwriting collaborations on Black Coffee’s Grammy-winning “Subconsciously” album and Chance the Rapper’s multiple Grammy-winning “Coloring Book” album, not to mention features on albums by Brasstracks, Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Cultura Profetica, José James and Endea Owens.

Lulada Club:

Experience the captivating rhythms of Lulada Club, an electrifying all-women salsa band setting the New York City music scene ablaze. Through meticulous curation, vocalist and director Andrea Chavarro has assembled a cohort of accomplished and brilliant New York-based musicians who, each with unique merits. Infused with an irresistible blend of vibrancy and skill, these remarkable women command the stage, welcoming salserxs of all levels and ages.

Brooklyn Contra Dance Lesson and Performance (music by @midnightonthewater, called by Alexandra Deis Lauby):

Learn how to spin your partner and do-se-do down a line! Contra dancing is a type of community folk dance that draws from a wide geography of traditions that came together in the Northern Appalachia region to become the raucous, foot-stomping partner dance we know today.

Donate to BKCM, buy VIP tickets, and learn more on BKCM's website.

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