Emmy Award winning artist Mike Perry will be the official Guest Artist for The Other Art Fair’s return to the Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble Street) November 8–11. This Brooklyn-based artist, animator, creative director, brand consultant, poet, and designer — as well as […]
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.
Thursday Spotlight: The Wizard of Inlet Park, Stacy Levy
Stacy Levy is an internationally known artist who specializes in creating artful, site-specific interventions and engagements with water ecology. This past Saturday, she led an interactive family workshop in Greenpoint, where she and […]
Eckford Street Studio is partnering with Dandelion, Enid’s, and more to help raise money for their communal programs
Eckford Street Studio — host of many a Drink and Draw and other communal artistic events — has recently received its 501(c)(3) status and is now welcoming students who would otherwise lack […]
Rock Band Wilson Comes to St. Vitus with New Album “Tasty Nasty”
Hot on the heels of their latest release Tasty Nasty, an album three years in the making, Wilson is set to embark on its nationwide “How To Be A Baller Tour.” Along the way, Wilson will […]
Thursday Spotlight: Meet Greenpoint Comedian and Actress Mary Houlihan
Full disclosure: Mary Houlihan and I used to carpool. The guest star on “Difficult People” and I would be shuttled to Brookside Middle School by my neighbor’s mom, but it was […]
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Greenpointers: Celebrate Halloweekend with Our Samhain Fall Market on 10/28 (Sunday)!
Throw leaves in your hair and arms in the air: our annual Fall Market returns October 28 from 1–7 PM! This year, we’re celebrating Samhain — a traditional Gaelic holy day marking […]
Atlas Obscura Hosts “Musical Oddities and Monstrosities” for Halloweekend
Areté Venue and Gallery is hosting two unique concerts to kick off Halloweekend: Musical Oddities and Monstrosities. These “strange symphonies of unusual instruments” will be at 4 and 7 PM on October […]
Rock Band Mae Comes to The Knitting Factory on Sunday
Virginia-based rock band Mae comes to The Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Avenue) this Sunday for a concert during their nationwide tour. Doors open at 7 for the concert, and tickets are […]
Your BFF returns: Bushwick Film Festival runs October 10-14
Alright film buffs: this coming week, from October 10-14, the Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) returns for its 11th anniversary. The annual celebration of Brooklyn’s finest filmmaking talent hosts shorts and homegrown […]
Thursday Spotlight: Catalina Kulczar on Capturing the Light in Others
Catalina Kulczar is the best kind of photographer: selfless. Her portraits illuminate the beauty in others, and her projects — individually crafted and triumphantly executed — are marked by a […]