This weekend, Manhattan was bombarded with contemporary art: in addition to The Armory Show, we had SCOPE, Volta, Spring/Break, Art on Paper, and NADA (and probably others I’ve forgotten). Greenpointers staff were able to […]
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LoftOpera revives “Otello,” Rossini’s Seldom Produced but Timely Masterpiece
LoftOpera never shies away from its edgy adaptations. In its upcoming production of Rossini’s Otello—based on Shakespeare’s tragedy of the same name—the challenge lies not in an overt modernization but […]
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March Music Madness!
We’re so close to Spring (or at least have had our fair share of trickster spring weather), and people are starting to come out of hibernation and onto the streets, amped […]
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Review: London Grammar At Good Room (3/2)
In January 2015, I became obsessed with London Grammar‘s debut album, If You Wait. I can’t recall which single I heard first, or how, but whatever that entry point was, it […]
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“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”—Pics From The Dolly Parton Lookalike Contest At Mable’s Smokehouse!
Last week local BBQ joint Mable’s Smokehouse (44 Berry St.) hosted a Dolly Parton Lookalike Contest, and it was epic. One of our photographers, Kate Truisi, was on hand to […]
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Job Fair TODAY (3/4) for New Music Venue Brooklyn Steel!
Today at the Cooper Park Community Center Gym (76 Kingsland Ave) new music venue Brooklyn Steel is holding a job fair. They’re hiring for Box Office, Bathroom Attendants, Coat Check, Door […]
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Weekend Art Roundup: March 3 – March 7
With all those damn art fairs in Manhattan this weekend, don’t forget about your local, North Brooklyn galleries and outposts! Here’s a couple receptions and a couple screenings happening around […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Joelle Te Paske – Social Change Through Art
I’ve long been interested in how artists use their work towards social justice and social change. “Artists are in a unique position to critique institutional power as they are both […]
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Dervisi Gangsta Blues, Soul Clap Dance Off, Where’s My Polaroid, MVR 2.2 – What’s happening, Greenpoint? (3/1–3/7)
There are more events in our weekly calendar! Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 3/1 * Demystifying Government: Executive Shenanigans @ Cloud City (85 North 1st St) 7:30pm, FREE, How does the government […]
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Your March 2017 Horoscopes Are Here!
This month, we have both a solar and a lunar eclipse–which means that all sorts of oppositions, conflicts, and confusions will arise. Just what you wanted right? Politically, it’s not so hard […]