Sacred Arts Research Foundation and Golden Drum will be hosting the Drepung Gomang monks July 31–August 5 for a week of events open to the public. The main event will be the […]
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Open Call for Artists: Travel, Culture & Curiosity Collide at Upcoming Multimedia Show
The Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center (135 Broadway, Brooklyn) is now accepting artwork submissions for their upcoming show WAH Goes Abroad. The deadline is Sunday, September 2nd at 6pm. Artists are encouraged to […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Gail Stoicheff on Heritage, Recipes, and Paint
Gail Stoicheff has been painting in the nabe for over a decade, crafting quietly epic paintings with sweeping strokes and stunning visuals. For this week’s Thursday Spotlight, we chatted with the […]
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Shakespeare in the Popup Park Kicks Off Tonight (7/25) [UPDATE: Cancelled Due To Weather]
Central Park might have the Delacorte Theater, but north Brooklyn has Bushwick Inlet (popup) Park, and the good folks at Hip to Hip Theater Company are turning the provisional green […]
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Do the Time Warp: When Slow Commutes Made Greenpoint Feel Like a “Municipal Step-Child”
Welcome to our final installment of “Do the Time Warp,” when we check in with life in Greenpoint 100 years ago. In our previous two sections, we visited Greenpoint circa […]
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Pirate Studios: A Spectacular Rehearsal Space at Division Place
Whether you believe the music industry to be thriving or dying, everyone can probably agree that there is no shortage of musicians in New York City. In Brooklyn alone, any […]
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Pics: Blondie Rocked House of Vans on Friday
Debbie Harry played a free sold-out show with Blondie last Friday at Greenpoint’s House of Vans (25 Franklin Street). The venue also played host to a photography exhibit of portraits […]
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Do The Time Warp: Greenpoint Real Estate, Circa 1919
In 1919, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle devoted some glowing coverage to Greenpoint, calling our slice of North Brooklyn “the first manufacturing center of the Empire State,” where “the smokestack is […]
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Free Outdoor Film at Franklin Street Garden Next Week (7/26 & 7/27)
A new series of free environmental and sustainability focused films screening outdoors is returning to Franklin Street Community Garden (61 Franklin Street) next Thursday and Friday nights. The second in the […]
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Get Your Art On: Two FREE Botanical Illustration Classes (7/20 & 7/25)
There’s a handful of figure drawing classes in North Brooklyn, but these two upcoming classes focus on bringing elements of the outdoors into your sketchbook. Both classes are held outdoors, […]