BP Adams announces 2nd annual Central Brooklyn Arts and Culture Weekend
To Be Headlined by ‘Celebrity Path’ Induction of Fabolous and Jean-Michel Basquiat
On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced that his second annual Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Weekend will be headlined by a “Welcome Back to Brooklyn” ceremony that will bestow engraved pavers along the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s famed Celebrity Path, as well as the “keys to Brooklyn” to multiplatinum hip-hop star Fabolous and the late groundbreaking abstract/neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, both of whom are world-famous sons of the borough.
Since 1985, more than 160 Brooklynites who have gone on to make outstanding contributions in art, business, film, literature, music, sports and more have had their names inscribed on this walkway. Adams highlighted the importance of celebrating Brooklyn’s creative geniuses as essential to promoting cultural enrichment and supporting the borough’s artistic institutions, important elements of his Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Weekend; the family-friendly celebration will take place on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 along the stretch of Eastern Parkway from Grand Army Plaza to Washington Avenue.
“Fabolous and Jean-Michel Basquiat have shown the world the best of Brooklyn — the sheer genius of their respective music and art broke ground and touched countless lives around the world,” said Adams.