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The Photo Pit Takes A Look Back At Celebrate Brooklyn!

June 4, 2023 by B.L. Howard

As Celebrate Brooklyn! gets ready to open the 2023 season , Brooklyn Roads‘ publisher selected some photos he took during the 2012, 2011 and 2012 seasons, including Angelique Kidjo‘s Women Waging Peace and Hal Wilner’s Freedom Riders Project :

: Laurie Anderson, Somi and Angelique Kidjo -June 30, 2012

: Allen Toussaint- June 12, 2010

: Dan Zanes-July 16, 2011

: Ledisi-June 23, 2011

: Lou Reed-June 16, 2011

: Rosanne Cash-June 16, 2011

: Sharon Jones and Lee Fields-August 7, 2010

: Trombone Shorty-June 29, 2012

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