BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

During BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

During BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

During BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

During BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

During BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Bill Suggs and Juliet Lewis of Con Edison during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Atiba Edwards, President of Brooklyn Children's Museum, with a young attendee at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

A man dances during a DJ set at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Bush Babees at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Bush Babees at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Councilmember Chi Ossé during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Councilmember Chi Ossé during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Chip-Fu during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Chip-Fu during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

DJ Ant Marshall during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

DJ Ayanna Heaven during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

DJ GabSoul during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

DJ Tra$e at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Johnny Osbourne at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Johnny Osbourne at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Smif-N-Wessun during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Smif-N-Wessun during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Smif-N-Wessun during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Smif-N-Wessun during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Smif-N-Wessun during BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Lyricist Lounge co-founders Danny Castro (left) and Ant Marshall (right) at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Bush Babees and Johnny Osbourne with members of Lyricist Lounge at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Lyricist Lounge with Johnny Osbourne at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Maritza Carmona of BRIC, Councilmember Chi Ossé, and Atiba Edwards of Brooklyn Children's Museum at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park

Saidah Russell of Rooftop Films before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at Brower Park

Arlean Gillin, of Councilmember Chi Ossé's office, before the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy"

Filmmaker Alison Duke before "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at Brower Park

During the screening of "Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy" at Brower Park

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! returned for a second year to Brower Park in Crown Heights for a free event that featured live music performances and a film screening.

In the afternoon, there were DJ sets and live music performances on a street adjacent to the park curated by Lyricist Lounge. The DJ sets were by Lyricist Lounge co-founder Ant Marshall, Tra$e, Ayanna Heaven, and GabSoul. Live music performances were by Chip-Fu (of Fu-Schnickens), Bush Babees, Smif-N-Wessun, plus reggae and dancehall singer, Johnny Osbourne. Then in the evening, a screening of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story took place in the park courtesy of Rooftop Films, with an introduction by the filmmaker, Alison Duke.

I captured the Brower Park event as a house photographer for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and some of that work can be found in the above gallery.

Lyricist Lounge is also presenting a show at Lena Horne Bandshell on August 9, featuring Raekwon the Chef celebrating the 30th anniversary of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (plus, he just dropped a brand new album called The Emperor’s Clothes) and details can be found on the BRIC website.