Arts & Entertainment

Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Concert Showcases Artists from BK and Beyond in Live Virtual Show

BAMs one-night-only show Word. Sound. Power, 2021 will be streaming live on April 23

Apr 20, 2021 11:16 AM Read more >

PHOTOS: Japanese Dancers Bring Extra Color to BK's Blooming Botanic Garden

Sachiyo Ito and Company drew a large crowd of spring-time revellers to its show at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens last weekend

Apr 19, 2021 4:04 PM Read more >

BK Band 'Girl Skin' Croons in Lush New Work

Written in a Bed-Stuy bedroom, Girl Skin's second music video "You're a Freak" celebrates the allure of non-conformity.

Apr 9, 2021 11:41 AM Read more >

Coney Island Reopens Its Gates After 18 Months of COVID Closure

The beloved Brooklyn amusement park was shut down for all of 2020 due to the coronavirus, but this summer families can flock back to the beach hotspot

Apr 9, 2021 10:24 AM Read more >

'Stunning' Modern Dance on Ice Comes to Prospect Park as BAM Returns to In-Person Events

Montreal's Le Patin Libre is coming to the LeFrak Center in Prospect Park to give a "life-affirming" dance performance on ice

Apr 5, 2021 10:01 AM Read more >

Reason to Hope: Flatbush Storyteller Explores New Forms of Community Resistance

Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. is the host of 'Resistance,' the podcast that "refuses to accept things as they are"

Mar 31, 2021 6:13 PM Read more >

Comedic BK Docuseries Scrutinizes NYC's Worst Landlords

Filmmaker and comedian Jeff Seal uses comedy to expose New York's worst landlords in a three-part documentary series, out next month.

Mar 30, 2021 9:13 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Librarians Children's Book Covers Difficult Conversations on Race

Jessica Ralli and Megan Madison want parents to start having difficult conversations about race with their young children

Mar 25, 2021 1:14 PM Read more >

Meet CALICO, the Superhero Fighting Against Animal Abuse

Created by Brooklyn-based comic artist H.H German, CALICO puts a unique spin on superheroes and centers the most vulnerable: animals.

Mar 19, 2021 4:43 PM Read more >

Unsung Sheroes and Heroes of Black Literature to Be Celebrated at National Black Writers Biennial Symposium

Writers Paule Marshall and John A. Williams will be the focus of the Center for Black Literatures biennial symposium

Mar 19, 2021 1:06 PM Read more >