Following the success of the inaugural Summer Youth Series, the Office of Council Member Crystal Hudson worked with nearly one dozen community partners to organize its second annual Spring Senior Series. Our office has organized eight weeks (March 21 to May 9) of programming specifically to meet the needs and interests of older adults. From film screenings to dance classes to museum to ours to painting classes, older adults in District 35 will have the opportunity to take part in free programming and enjoy the rich cultural institutions that service the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Prospect Heights.
Space is limited and registration is required for most events. Be sure to check this page for updates, as more events may be added.
Fri, March 21: Film Screening – 9 to 5 (1980)
Fri, March 28: Healthy Aging: Fitness for Older Adults
Fri, April 4: Restorative Movement
Wed, April 9: African Art Tour & Discussion
Wed, April 16: African Art Tour & Discussion
Fri, April 18: Film Screening: Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Tues, April 22: Steel Pan Workshop
Tues, April 24: Music and Singing Class
Wed, April 30: Steel Pan Workshop
Thu, May 1: Permanent Collection Art Tour
Film Screening: 9 to 5 (1980)
Friday, March 21, 2025, 10am; Brooklyn Academy of Music (80 Lafayette Avenue)
The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Senior Cinema program offers older adults ages 65 and older free admission to repertory classics, with complimentary popcorn and soda. On March 21, BAM will be screening the classic film “9 to 5,” starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton.
The film, directed by Colin Higgins, is an office satire about three female secretaries who decide to get revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss by abducting him and running the business themselves. The trio, one of whom has been passed over for promotion because she is a woman, spend a night together having drug-induced fantasies of killing the slave-driving chauvinist. One of them panics the following day when she suspects she really has poisoned the tyrant. (Rotten Tomatoes)
Healthy Aging: Fitness for Older Adults
Friday, March 28, 2025, 11am; Neighborhood Care Crown Heights (546 Eastern Parkway)
Staying active as you get older is a great way to put your health first. Your local health ally, EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, makes it easier to add fitness to your routine. Celebrate healthy aging with a day full of community and fitness for all abilities, including Zumba, line dancing, chair yoga, and more! Registration is required.
Restorative Movement
Friday, April 4, 2025, 12pm; Mark Morris Dance Group (3 Lafayette Avenue)
Join Jaimé Yawa Dzandu – a movement artist, choreographer, and educator with roots from Hampton, Virginia, and Wusuta Dzigbe, Ghana, West Africa – for a restorative movement class. You are only as limber as your spine is supple. Seated or standing, this class draws from a variety of somatic techniques including Gyrokinesis, Pilates, and Yoga to focus on breath, alignment, balance, core strength, flexibility, and expanding one’s kinesphere.
African Art Tour & Discussion
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 2pm; Cultural Museum of African Art, Inc. (1360 Fulton St, 2nd Floor)
Join Dr. Eric Edwards for a tour of his groundbreaking collection of African art, collected over decades and spanning the 4,000 year history of the continent. The Cultural Museum of African Art invites you to explore, learn, and celebrate the richness of African culture—a celebration that contributes to the collective tapestry of our global heritage. Beyond the artifacts and artworks, the museum’s mission extends to fostering a greater understanding among all cultures. By showcasing the intricate beauty of African art, the museum aims to ignite a profound sense of unity—a recognition that, despite our diverse paths, we share a common humanity. The stories told within the museum’s walls are not just African stories; they are stories that resonate with the human experience.
African Art Tour & Discussion
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 2pm; Cultural Museum of African Art, Inc. (1360 Fulton St, 2nd Floor)
Join Dr. Eric Edwards for a tour of his groundbreaking collection of African art, collected over decades and spanning the 4,000 year history of the continent. The Cultural Museum of African Art invites you to explore, learn, and celebrate the richness of African culture—a celebration that contributes to the collective tapestry of our global heritage. Beyond the artifacts and artworks, the museum’s mission extends to fostering a greater understanding among all cultures. By showcasing the intricate beauty of African art, the museum aims to ignite a profound sense of unity—a recognition that, despite our diverse paths, we share a common humanity. The stories told within the museum’s walls are not just African stories; they are stories that resonate with the human experience.
Film Screening: Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Friday, April 18, 2025, 10am; Brooklyn Academy of Music (80 Lafayette Avenue)
The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Senior Cinema program offers older adults ages 65 and older free admission to repertory classics, with complimentary popcorn and soda. On March 21, BAM will be screening the film “Corrina, Corrina,” starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ray Liotta.
Businessman Manny Singer (Ray Liotta) needs a reliable nanny to watch his daughter, Molly (Tina Majorino), in the absence of her late mother, yet the early applicants are unimpressive. Molly has barely talked since her mother’s death, but when Corrina Washington (Whoopi Goldberg) gets the girl chatting, she lands the job. Although some think their relationship is ahead of its time for the 1950s, African-American Corrina and Manny, who is white, soon appear to be headed for romance. (Rotten Tomatoes)
Steel Pan Workshop
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Time TBD; Location TBD
Join TropicalFete for a steel pan workshop intended to introduce students to the steel pan, a unique and versatile instrument that is native to Trinidad and Tobago. Students will learn about the history and culture of the steel pan, as well as the basics of playing the instrument. The class will be taught by an experienced steel pan instructor who will guide students through the learning process. Students will start by learning the basics of hand technique, such as how to grip the sticks and how to strike the notes. They will then learn about the different scales and chords that can be played on the steel pan.
Music and Singing Class
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 12pm; Mark Morris Dance Group (3 Lafayette Avenue)
Join Heather Curran for a music and singing class at Mark Morris Dance Group. In Music & Singing classes, students explore the joy of singing while developing musicianship skills, such as ear training and sight reading. Our classes draw from folk, classical, Broadway, and contemporary songbooks with a focus on breathing, vocal technique, rhythm, melody, song interpretation, and creativity. All levels balance working together as an ensemble and individually as soloists.
Heather Curran, a South Florida native, graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater performance. During her time there, she was an instructor for USF Summerplay Theater Camp and helped create an arts outreach program at the university community center that extended arts classes to children of families in the Florida court system. She was Assistant/Dramaturg to Ann Reinking’s Broadway Theater Project for four years. Currently, she is performing, recording, and teaching in the New York area as a member of Actors Equity. Some of her favorite roles include Franya in William Wade’s Warsaw, understudy to Kate Baldwin as Milady in George Stiles’ Three Musketeers (Starring Aaron Tveit), Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly!, and Cinderella in Into the Woods. Her voice can be heard on John Tartaglia and William Wade’s ImaginOcean (Off Broadway/National & International Tour) and the New York Times bestselling children’s books The Kissing Hand and Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully. She also teaches music theater at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Mark Morris Dance Center, where she is also an instructor for their Sing for PD program. She is also program coordinator for the Broadway’s Babies children’s program at a shelter in New York City.
Steel Pan Workshop
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Time TBD; Location TBD
Join TropicalFete for a steel pan workshop intended to introduce students to the steel pan, a unique and versatile instrument that is native to Trinidad and Tobago. Students will learn about the history and culture of the steel pan, as well as the basics of playing the instrument. The class will be taught by an experienced steel pan instructor who will guide students through the learning process. Students will start by learning the basics of hand technique, such as how to grip the sticks and how to strike the notes. They will then learn about the different scales and chords that can be played on the steel pan.
Permanent Collection Art Tour
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12pm; Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway)
Join TropicalFete for a steel pan workshop intended to introduce students to the steel pan, a unique and versatile instrument that is native to Trinidad and Tobago. Students will learn about the history and culture of the steel pan, as well as the basics of playing the instrument. The class will be taught by an experienced steel pan instructor who will guide students through the learning process. Students will start by learning the basics of hand technique, such as how to grip the sticks and how to strike the notes. They will then learn about the different scales and chords that can be played on the steel pan.