Join Honk NYC and Batalá New York in a special celebration of music and culture at the newly renovated Eubie Blake Theater in the Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center with a samba-themed concert to kick off HONK NYC’s yearly Make Music Winter Parade.

6:00 PM-The evening begins outside the Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center with “Craftivation” activities for children of all ages to decorate the parade’s Phoenix mini-float, followed by a procession into the Eubie Blake Theater led by Bloco from da Block.

6:15 PM — Performance by Bloco from da Block, the family Carnaval troupe from Brooklyn, celebrating the culture of Brazil through the magic of art, costumes, song, dance, live music, and community parading.

6:45 — Performance by Batalá New York, the premier all women, Black-led, Afrocentric drumming ensemble specializing in Samba Reggae, world music that incorporates Brazilian Samba and Caribbean Reggae.

7:30 — Parade led by the HONK Family Band from Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant to the Market Hotel, 1140 Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick.

8:30-10:00 pm The music and fun continue at Market Hotel

Free!

Registration