Louis Fratino’s Long Island City studio is part of the Artha Project artist residency program. Among the others in the shared studio space, I am quickly drawn to a long […]
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Nitehawk kicked off its 5th Annual Short Film Festival on Tuesday with moving and eclectic pieces
On Tuesday evening, Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Avenue), kicked off its Fifth Annual Shorts Festival, and film fans packed into the theater to celebrate the art of short filmmaking. Shorts […]
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Concert Review: Boy Harsher Record Release Show Leaves Fans (Literally) In the Dark
Just in time to kick off Halloweekend, Boy Harsher held a sold-out record release show last Friday at Saint Vitus (1120 Manhattan Ave) to debut their new EP, “Country Girl.” […]
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Local Artists Showing at The Other Art Fair This Weekend
This weekend The Other Art Fair returns for its second US edition to Greenpoint’s own Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble St). Presented by Saatchi Art, the fair showcases work by […]
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Local Filmmaker Joe Campo Wins Prize for Best Film at Justice Film Festival
Perhaps no one was more surprised than local producer Joe Campo of Grassroots films when the Justice Film Festival at the Sheen Center in Manhattan named his film Outcasts as […]
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The Other Art Fair Returns to Greenpoint and Greenpointers Get FREE Tix! (11/9-11/12)
The Other Art Fair returns for its second US edition to Greenpoint’s own Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble St) this week on November 9-12. Presented by Saatchi Art, the fair showcases work by […]
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Nitehawk’s Ho-Ho-Holiday Movie Screenings Are Coming Soon…
If you can seriously never get enough of the “I have a machine gun… Ho-ho-ho!” line from Die Hard… or if the old man church scene from Home Alone never […]
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Julia Wertz’s Triumphant Illustrated History of New York City
Full disclosure—I have been a fan of Julia Wertz‘s amazing graphic work long before the publication of her recent smash hit entitled Tenements, Towers and Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History […]
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TONIGHT! Brooklyn Bowl Hosts An All Star Tribute to Tom Petty ! (Mon, 11/6)
Join over 20 performers tonight (Monday, 11/6) in Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) to send off Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in style! Doors open at 8:30pm, show starts at […]
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Review: Cypress Hill Got Insane On Monday at Brooklyn Steel
When Halloween comes to town, so do the bands. This weekend was lined up with an insane number of fun shows to check out. I, personally, was able to enjoy […]