Highlights this week include Angela Yee Day in Brooklyn and Manhattan’s 2025 Charlie Parker Festival — both free.
Also, Oscar winners Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite for a hip-hop adaptation of a Kurosawa classic and “Downton Abbey” star Elizabeth McGovern becomes Ava Gardner at City Center.
Outdoors
“Angela Yee Day 2025”
Barclays Center Ticketmaster Plaza — 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn (Downtown)
Sat. Aug. 23, 12 – 5 p.m.
The Brooklyn broadcaster and entrepreneur is ready to turn-up this weekend to commemorate the seventh annual Angela Yee Day with a community giveback at one of the city’s busiest hubs.
On Aug. 28, 2018, former Mayor Bill de Blasio designated a special day for “The Breakfast Club” star because of her ongoing community contributions.
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