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Posts by Author Archives: Billy McEntee

Billy McEntee has been fortunate to work for arts non-profits in Boston, Denver, Berkeley, and now New York. His writing has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Vanity Fair, American Theatre, HowlRound, Observer, and others. He's usually getting wine at Dandelion or eating cookies at Archestratus.

Weekly Art Roundup June 11–18: Laurie Simmons, A/D/O, Areté Shows, and More!

by Billy McEntee June 11, 2018June 8, 2018

 A hodgepodge of artistic events are on display this week, neighbors — Laurie Simmons comes to Nitehawk, DJ Spooky returns to his home borough, and more art delights and invades […]

New Sculpture in McGolrick Park Unearths Greenpoint’s Roots

by Billy McEntee June 7, 2018June 8, 2018

Revel in this, Greenpointers: the first new sculpture McGolrick Park has seen in decades will be unveiled on Saturday. Ziemia: Our Stories Are Written in Soil  is a public art […]

Thursday Spotlight: Tony Wolf’s “Greenpoint of View” Reexamines and Celebrates Neighborhood

by Billy McEntee June 7, 2018June 7, 2018

History books should be written as comics. In his 20+ years in Greenpoint, illustrator Tony Wolf witnessed a multitude of changes in the neighborhood, whimsically capturing the effects of gentrification […]

Famed beer garden Clinton Hall comes to Williamsburg!

by Billy McEntee June 5, 2018June 5, 2018

Clinton Hall, a modern take on a classic beer garden, known for its SUPERCRAFT beer and photo-worthy food offerings, has furthered its partnership with Pod Hotels to open a fifth location in Brooklyn. […]

Greenpoint Open Studios Walking Tour: The ABC’s at the Tip of Brooklyn

by Billy McEntee June 1, 2018May 31, 2018

Greenpoint knows its ABCs — the streets, as we all know and love, often move in an alphabetical fashion. But those first couple of streets, shorter and more ostracized than […]

Thursday Spotlight: Sharon Ascher Transforms Organic Patterns into Art

by Billy McEntee May 31, 2018May 29, 2018

Originally farmland, Greenpoint’s verdant name is an homage to pastures past. But even as trees have disappeared and skyscrapers have risen, local artist Sharon Ascher has had a keen eye […]

Art Roundup June 1-8: Greenpoint Open Studios and More Local Events

by Billy McEntee May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

We’ve been building up to this, neighbs! Greenpoint Open Studios returns this weekend, Saturday and Sunday June 2–3. Get your steps in, visit parts of the hood you’ve yet to explore, […]

Ann Cofta Translates New York Icons into Embroidered Art

by Billy McEntee May 24, 2018May 20, 2018

Ann Cofta finds details in the small: she sews her embroidered art entirely by hand, a slow and deliberate process that allows her to map out the entirety of a […]

Greenpoint Open Studios: Art in Unexpected Places

by Billy McEntee May 23, 2018May 25, 2018

What qualifies art is hard to pin down, but just as slippery is qualifying what houses the art. Galleries take many shapes and forms, and Northern Brooklyn is heavily peppered with such […]

The Bushwick Starr’s “Singlet” Tests the Limits of Intimacy

by Billy McEntee May 22, 2018May 23, 2018

Consider yourself blessed, Brooklyn: the downtown and all’s-fair-in-love-and-cabaret artist Erin Markey is performing within walking distance from the L Train. Markey, whose preferred gender pronoun is they, has written — […]

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