Arts & Entertainment

R. Kelly scheduled to perform at Barclays Center in September Photo: Micelotta/AP Multiplatinum R&B artist, R. Kelly has been scheduled to perform at Barclays Center on Friday, September 25 .

The Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association (TAMA) and Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) have announced the 6th annual TAMA Summerfest, scheduled for this Saturday, August 8, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, taking place along Tompkins Avenue between

Artist Susan Rowland Photo: townhouse.bz A rare opportunity to purchase the exquisite artworks of long-time Fort Greene resident, Susan Rowland, while benefiting the Brooklyn Arts Council , will take place July 28 and 29, from 6 to 9 p.m.

James Smith (lower left) with BURNING SPEAR (Winston Rodney, center) THE ART OF SEEING by Michael Milton James Smith—trumpeter for 2 time Grammy Award winning reggae band BURNING SPEAR -- is alive and well in Brooklyn! I heard James Smith play

In the hierarchy of the shoes in your closet, where would you place your sneakers? For most Americans, that answer would be, more often than not, high. Very high.

On Saturday, July 18, the entire community is invited out to experience a special, one-day-only "workshop reading" of Daughters of the Bayou at the Weeksville Heritage Center . Written by Chelsea D. Harrison and directed by Candis C.

Multi-award-winning songwriter, producer, singer, choreographer dancer and iconic music artist Janet Jackson is not only UNBREAKABLE , she is now unstoppable thanks to her fans across North America.

On Thursday, July 23, the Brooklyn Museum presents Art Off the Wall: FAILE an evening of programs co-curated with FAILE, the Brooklyn-based collaboration between artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller.

FAILE is an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum that questions society's relationship to consumer culture, religious traditions and the urban environment by blurring the boundaries between fine art, street art and popular culture.

Added to Afropunk: Kelela, Gary Clark, Jr.