Back in 2001, Brendt Barbur got struck by a city bus in NYC while riding his bicycle. Seventeen years later his brainchild, The Bicycle Film Fest, sets up in nearly […]
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Sadi Tekin Discusses Creating Tattoos, Illustrations, and Art in and around the Neighborhood
“Welcome to the magical world of Sadi Tekin,” the artist’s website proclaims. And magical it is — local artist and illustrator Sadi Tekin is a known for his enchanting and […]
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Field Day Friday + Botanical Printmaking at Kingsland Wildflowers this Friday! (6/15)
Field Day Friday at Kingsland Wildflowers Kingsland Wildflowers | 520 Kingsland Ave Friday, June 15 | 4pm-7pm Join Kingsland Wildflowers this Friday, June 15, at 4pm for their Field Day Friday (every 3rd Friday of the month) […]
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Let it Fly: Freak Flag Fest Comes to the Brooklyn Kitchen This Weekend (6/15-17)
Mind-boggling puppet monster movies made on smart phones, an experimental music/tawdry sorcery project, a bloodthirsty feminist cult, fermented foods inspired by Tennessee commune cultures, a living a living VHS museum, underground rock […]
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Weekly Art Roundup June 11–18: Laurie Simmons, A/D/O, Areté Shows, and More!
A hodgepodge of artistic events are on display this week, neighbors — Laurie Simmons comes to Nitehawk, DJ Spooky returns to his home borough, and more art delights and invades […]
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Melt Faces, Blow Minds, Bring Magic at Brokelyn’s Brokester Friendly Northside Festival Showcase Tomorrow (Sat, 6/9)
This year’s Northside Festival is in full swing and we are super excited to join Brokelyn tomorrow (Saturday, June 9th) at the Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave) for a dope lineup […]
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Punk Rock Flea Market at Brooklyn Bazaar (6/10)
Punk power clothing brand Molly Monroe is hosting a gothy, rocky, punky makers market at Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Ave) on June 10th from 12pm-6pm. Fascination Street Market is a punk […]
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Greenpoint Monitor Museum Site Visit + Public Info Session (6/9 & 6/13)
The Greenpoint Monitor Museum received a grant three years ago from the GCEF to build a museum honoring the USS Monitor on the shores of developing Bushwick Inlet, where the great ship […]
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New Sculpture in McGolrick Park Unearths Greenpoint’s Roots
Revel in this, Greenpointers: the first new sculpture McGolrick Park has seen in decades will be unveiled on Saturday. Ziemia: Our Stories Are Written in Soil is a public art […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Tony Wolf’s “Greenpoint of View” Reexamines and Celebrates Neighborhood
History books should be written as comics. In his 20+ years in Greenpoint, illustrator Tony Wolf witnessed a multitude of changes in the neighborhood, whimsically capturing the effects of gentrification […]