The Early Word: Art Opening for a Fort Greene Emerging Artist

Today, August 9, 2012, 6:30 pm
Baguetteaboudit, 270 Vanderbilt Ave.
FREE

Paintings by local emerging artist, Jose-Aurelio Baez, will be celebrated in an art opening on August 9th at Baguetteaboudit. The paintings, influenced by comic books and the significance behind the written word, will be exhibited from July 20th through September 1st.

Today, August 9, 2012, 8:00 pm
Prospect Park W & 9th St.
FREE

Inspired by artistic directors Dwight Rhoden, “one of the most sought out choreographers of the day,” (NY Times) and Desmond Richardson, “one of the great modern dancers of his time,” (NY Times) and their pronounced appreciation for the multicultural, COMPLEXIONS’ unique mix of methods, styles, and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement.

At Celebrate Brooklyn! the company performs excerpts from a selection of recent works, including Moonlight, Choke, Testament, Rise, and What Come, Thereafer, and Mercy, which is dedicated to the memory of Patrick Swayze.

Today, August 9, 2012, 8:00 pm
Kif, 219 Dekalb Ave.
FREE

Amazing Jazz Guitarist Alex Jacquemin will be performing at KiF astounding and spellbinding live guitar solo.

What Alex has wrought from all he has studied, experienced and finessed is a remarkably inviting and accessible style of playing that incorporates astounding technical facility with deep emotional connections.

“The term ‘fusion’ is too cold for me,” Alex muses. “Defining my music, the beats and the melodies are easy on the ears yet spiked with the sophistication of jazz improvisation in the solos and harmony.”