Bushwick Open Studios — #BOS2018 — returns this weekend! Though it of course can’t compare to our own neighborhood’s (and Greenpointers-produced) Greenpoint Open Studios earlier this summer, this weekend’s art fest […]
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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.
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Female-Led “Ophelia” Exhibit Now at Lucas Lucas Gallery
Ophelia’s a sough-after gal — flower-bearing maiden, Shakespeare dream role, and subject of countless works of art. Now, Williamsburg gallery Lucas Lucas (57 Conselyea Street) puts a contemporary spin on the classic […]
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Meg Myers Comes to Music Hall of Williamsburg September 15
Crowned “a genuine rock goddess” by the Associated Press, Meg Myers is a singer songwriter with cathartic and healing music. The Tennessee native takes her most recent release, Take Me To The Disco — a dark-pop effort […]
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Foodies: Take This Bread Baking Class in Bushwick
“For the home baker who has mastered the country loaf and hit a dead end.” Honestly what event copy has ever been more tasteful? Even if your leavening skills are […]
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Music/Tech Conference Mondo.NYC Returns October 2–5
Mondo.NYC returns to New York City October 2-5 with a new Brooklyn home. The global emerging music and frontier technology conference moves to North Brooklyn — the daytime conference HQ […]
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Tantalizing Exhibit SKINS Opens on Friday
Nudity is a theme no stranger to the artist. As Greenpoint Terminal Gallery states, “The nude is our most essentialized form. It is us at our most vulnerable, without emblematic […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Christopher Carr Continues to Foster Community through Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival
The Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival is accepting of multiple art forms, diverse creators, and unique storytellers, but it has a few things it does not tolerate: hate speech, promotion of senseless […]
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Don’t be a drag, just be a queen: BUSHWIG returns!
This year the kiki is bigger and better than ever. BUSHWIG, the world’s largest drag and queer music festival, returns for its 7th annual event at The Knockdown Center (52-19 […]
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Choose the Final Summerscreen Flick and Enjoy Kombrewcha at Wednesday’s Screening!
You know summer’s wrapping up when there’s just one Summerscreen flick left. This Wednesday, the free series presented by Northside Media Group rounds out the summer with a movie chosen […]
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New Greenpoint Magic Show is Utterly Spellbinding
Skeptics, leave your doubts at the door — Siegfried Tieber is casting a spell on Greenpoint. Yes, he’s an entertainer named Siegfried. No, he’s not that Siegfried. “My father was born and […]