Arts & Entertainment

Photos: Soul Singer Bettye LaVette Kicks off the 2019 BRIC JazzFest Series

LaVette, best known for her 2005 hit, I've Got My Own Hell to Raise, made her first record at sixteen.

Oct 21, 2019 3:18 PM Read more >

You're Invited: To a Community Mural Project in Bushwick

This free public event, which continues through this weekend, Oct 18 and 19, will take place at 46 Graham Ave, from 10pm-6pm.

Oct 18, 2019 1:17 PM Read more >

At 10-Yr Anniversary, Stars of NY Dance 'Local Stars' Return for Dance-off of the Decade!

Don't call it a comeback, because these local stars never faded!

Oct 16, 2019 1:58 PM Read more >

Bed-Stuy's Billie Holiday Theatre Receives Six AUDELCO Nominations

The theatre's play, DOT, nominated for "Best Revival of the Year," amongst others

Oct 11, 2019 4:47 PM Read more >

In Short Film About Bullying, 15-Yr-Old Brooklyn Boy Makes Directorial Debut

BK Reader had a chance to sit down with this budding film mogul to learn more about his film projects and what he has planned next

Oct 10, 2019 1:52 PM Read more >

Ta-Nehisi Coates to Launch, Discuss New Novel at Kings Theatre

Coates will be in discussion about his debut novel, The Water Dancer 

Sep 23, 2019 7:44 AM Read more >

BRIC Announces $100,000 Grant for 10 Under-Recognized Local Artists

The Colene Brown Art Prize awards $10,000 each in unrestricted funds to visual artists on the rise

Sep 18, 2019 9:35 AM Read more >

13th Annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair Returns to The Bklyn Museum

The free event showcases 40 local authors and illustrators, along with an afternoon of readings and activities for children

Sep 17, 2019 5:33 PM Read more >

Muslim Identity Explored Through New BRIC, BHS Exhibition

The diversity of Brooklyn's Muslim experience is on show at BRIC’s "Beyond Geographies"

Sep 15, 2019 3:10 PM Read more >

2019 Bushwick Film Festival Lineup Announced!

This year's festival theme, "Space and Time," features movies that explore the awe and angst of distance...

Sep 11, 2019 9:54 AM Read more >