Category: Entertainment
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‘An Elaborate Ruse to Trick Neighbors Into Saying Hello’ Comes to a Bittersweet End
Rusty Zimmerman’s 202 portraits of Brooklynites are on display at Industry City’s Building 8, March 20, 2024. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Over the past year, 202 Brooklynites have sipped coffee, slouched and sometimes snoozed in the red, upholstered chair that now sits perched on a wooden pedestal inside a street-level gallery at Building 8 of…
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Covenant Ballet Theatre’s ‘Cocktail Caper’ honors those who support Brooklyn’s best-kept secret’
BROOKLYN’S GRAVESEND neighborhood is home to the Covenant Ballet Theatre, which on Thursday, March 21, hosted its second annual “Cocktail Caper” gala/fundraiser at the Riverside Church in upper Manhattan. Considered “one of the best-kept secrets in Brooklyn,” and founded in 1987, Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn has trained hundreds of students, aged three through adult, from…
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Premium ContentSouth Brooklyn ballet company hosts its second annual “Cocktail Caper”
“The goal of today is, of course, to raise money — but also to broaden our reach and honor a number of great people,” explained Marla Hirokawa, artistic director and founder of CBT, who Jones called “the heart and soul of Covenant Ballet.” The evening’s honorees included board president and longtime supporter Steven Rissman, who…
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Brooklyn Public Library hosted more than 4,000 guests for Night in the Library
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — Brooklyn Public Library hosted the eighth annual Night in the Library over the weekend, keeping the doors open from 7 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday. Participants joined leading thinkers, scientists, writers, activists, and artists in a marathon of performances, debates, music, readings, and lectures, all addressing the theme, “Out of…
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Premium ContentBrooklyn Public Library hosted more than 4,000 guests for Night in the Library
Filmmaker, writer and political organizer Astra Taylor delivered the keynote address. She is the founder of the Debt Collective. Nearly 40 speakers gave presentations throughout the evening, including Joe Baker, founder of the Lenape Center; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, author, art and cultural historian and curator; Eric Klinenberg, best-selling author of Palaces for the People and…
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What they’re saying: live arts in Brooklyn this week, March 20
Brooklyn Museum: Art History Happy Hour, Family Concerts & Sunday Art HangArt, Concerts, Arts & CraftsBrooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Prospect HeightsThursday, Saturday & Sunday, March 21 to 24 The Brooklyn Museum has a variety of offerings this week for art and music lovers. Art History Happy Hour is happening from 7 to 9pm on…
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Premium ContentNeighborhood commercial avenues become partners showcasing art
The “Embrace Winter Art Walk” also celebrated the work of local artists with displays in several Bay Ridge shops. Hofmo and the other artists explained their handicrafts to curious onlookers. Artist Tom Pagano and Victoria Hofmo.Brooklyn Eagle Photo by Arthur De Gaeta The interactive art walk spanned approximately one mile, beginning at Consentino’s Fish Market…
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Beloved storytellers: The Moth returns to Brooklyn Heights
The acclaimed storytelling nonprofit The Moth will be in Brooklyn Heights for a very special event. Experience the stories you know and love at the Moth Mainstage event live at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church on Wednesday, March 20. The show will feature a night of five stories themed around finding unexpected beauty in…
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BAM Presents Word. Sound. Power. 2024: SOUND—Rhythm is Rhythm
BROOKLYN — Prepare for an unparalleled fusion of beats, rhymes, and raw energy as BAM presents “Word. Sound. Power. 2024: SOUND—Rhythm is Rhythm,” featuring an impressive lineup of artists including Hetep BarBoy, Kumbaya, and JSWISS. With longtime director, co-curator, and host MC Baba Israel alongside DJ Reborn, this annual hip-hop and spoken word showcase promises…
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A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’
“We’ve always been told that love should just feel good. It should be fluffy and light and easy. And that means you’re looking at the media version of love,” she said. Published by William Morrow and Company in 2000, “All About Love” endures as a word-of-mouth favorite — the kind of book that continues to…