Oriana Leckert

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Oriana is a writer, editor, and cultural hipstorian [sic] who is kind of obsessed with Brooklyn. She is the author of "Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture & Creativity" (Monacelli, 2015) and creatrix of the website of the same name. She is the events editor for both Brokelyn and Greenpointers, and her writing has appeared on Slate, Atlas Obscura, New York Post, Matador, Hyperallergic, Gothamist, Curbed, Brooklyn Magazine, Brooklyn Based, and more. Follow her at @orianabklyn.

Build yourself a water tower, and 23 more ways to have a creative weekend
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Build yourself a water tower, and 23 more ways to have a creative weekend

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1. Hone your day-drinking skills at the Wythe Hotel’s monthly Lunch Beers, featuring performance artists and DJs. (Friday, FREE) 2. Don’t forget […]

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Get schooled on urban fashion and 18 more ways to get fresh this week
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Get schooled on urban fashion and 18 more ways to get fresh this week

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1. Slip into your choicest duds and head to Industry City for Rooftop Films’ Fresh Dressed. (Monday, FREE) 2. All aboard for Night Train […]

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Parade with the mermaids and 17 more ways to have a magical weekend
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Parade with the mermaids and 17 more ways to have a magical weekend

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1. Enjoy a multidisciplinary performance evening at Crawl Chapter 3, featuring dance by the People Movers and Grace Courvoisier, plus music from Jessy […]

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Let Biz Markie whisper in your ear, and 18 more ways to get what you need this week
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Let Biz Markie whisper in your ear, and 18 more ways to get what you need this week

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1. Hear tales of international journalism from Roads & Kingdoms editor Mitch Moxley and correspondent Jen Percy, in support of Doctors Without […]

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Attend a cosmic lit party, and 18 other ways to have a stellar weekend
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Attend a cosmic lit party, and 18 other ways to have a stellar weekend

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1. Take in a ton of Northside music—all the free shows are listed in our badgeless guide to the festival. (All weekend, […]

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Go Back to the Future and 16 more ways to harness your lightning this week
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Go Back to the Future and 16 more ways to harness your lightning this week

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1. Get literate at the Franklin Park Reading Series, one of the borough’s best bookish events, this month featuring Shya Scanlon, Mary-Beth Hughes, […]

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Go fly a kite and 20 other ways to soar through the weekend
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Go fly a kite and 20 other ways to soar through the weekend

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1. Leave a trail of breadcrumbs on your way to Hyperallergic’s Lost Lectures, where you’ll hear from journalist Jon Ronson, urban explorer Steve Duncan, […]

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Aerial antics, a flaming saxophone and so much more: Inside the ‘Brooklyn Spaces’ launch party
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Aerial antics, a flaming saxophone and so much more: Inside the ‘Brooklyn Spaces’ launch party

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If one wants to launch a book like Brooklyn Spaces, a compendium of the wild creativity and bizarre beauty of Brooklyn’s cultural […]

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Feel for Chaka Khan and 15 more ways to make it through the fire this week
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Feel for Chaka Khan and 15 more ways to make it through the fire this week

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1. Don’t kill yourself rushing to Union Hall for Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide. (Monday, $8) 2. Everybody loves some good creepy clowns, […]

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A drag odyssey, 17 other ways to sail through the weekend
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A drag odyssey, 17 other ways to sail through the weekend

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1. Join the (cross-dressing) lotus eaters in Coney Island at Switch & Play’s Odragyssey. (Friday, $15) 2. Run away to Industry City […]

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