Gregory Alan Isakov hails from Colorado; his opener Lief Vollebekk is French-Canadian. Throw them in a Brooklyn venue and you’ve got enough flannel and beards to open up an urban […]
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Local Artists’ Solar Panel Art on Display at A/D/O
Brooklyn’s A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.) is currently showcasing the Solar Panel Art Series, which features 12 original works by New York-based artists on repurposed solar panels, with proceeds benefitting the Little […]
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Emo Legends Stick to New Songs, Not Crowd Pleasers
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a nostalgia-soaked night of music, and on Wednesday night at Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave.), Saves the Day was exactly that. But although it pains […]
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Tired of All the Bad News? Triskelion Arts Has a Solution
What do we do when bad news seems incessant and escape feels impossible? Turn to art. Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer Street) is pleased to present BodyStories’ “reeling -> healing,” an exploration of feelings […]
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Mae West’s Gay Drama That Shocked 1920s America
Mae West was much more than a local-born movie star or even a sex symbol. She was a playwright, a woman decades ahead of her time in dramatizing questions of […]
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Trap Thanksgiving, Storefront and Desert Hearts Takeover — What’s Happening, Greenpoint (11/14-11-20)
WEDNESDAY 11/14 ^ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 75th Anniversary Party @ Leonard Library (81 Devoe St.), 5pm, FREE, Special guests Amy Lyons, artist of the HarperCollins 75th Anniversary […]
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Renowned Polish Artist Joanna Sarapata’s Greenpoint Show
Greenpointers will have the chance to see the work of the celebrated Polish artist Joanna Sarapata this Friday, Nov. 16, at 7:00 p.m. at Klub Amber (71 India St.). Sarapata’s creations […]
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Freaky Families and Terrifying Teens: Our Samhain Fall Market Photos Are In!
Ah, autumn — crisp air, changing leaves…and Samhain-themed photo booths with axes, ghouls, and skulls. If you’re already awaiting our Polar Vortex Holiday Market on December 2 but are nostalgic […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Donaldo Prescod on his Films, Brooklyn, and Making an “Entertaining Social Thriller”
Filmmaker Donaldo Prescod represents the heart of a Brooklyn artists’ work ethic: scrappy with refined taste, industrious with a collaborative attitude. His Bushwick Film Festival-celebrated thriller Black People Are Dangerous brought him […]
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Signed, Sealed, Samhain: Relive Sunday’s Fall Market with These Boo-teaful Pics!
Happy Halloween, Greenpointers! What better way to celebrate the holiday than by revisiting Sunday’s Samhain Fall Market with these sweet and spooky photos? We had a blast spotlighting local vendors new and […]