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Filmmaker Attika J. Torrence on the Tribeca Film Festival, Trayvon Martin and the Truth About Black Films

Filmmaker Attika J. Torrence on the Tribeca Film Festival, Trayvon Martin and the Truth About Black Films

This Bed-Stuy filmmaker says black people should be supported and involved in telling their own stories

Let it Flow at the Brooklyn Wine Fest

Presented by the Brooklyn Expo Center, the Brooklyn Wine Fest features hundreds of new wines from local and international vineyards and winemakers, paired with food and live music.

Tracy Morgan is Spreading Love the Brooklyn Way with Free Block Party in Bed-Stuy

Tracy Morgan and Angela Yee will be hosting the free block party at Marcy Playground with live music from Bobbito Garcia and food from local vendors. Photo credit: massappeal.com It's gonna be a party y'all.
Second Annual Arts and Idea Festival 'BRIC Open' Celebrates the Power of Inclusivity

Second Annual Arts and Idea Festival 'BRIC Open' Celebrates the Power of Inclusivity

This year's BRIC Open highlights the theme 'Borders' and features performances by Lido Pimienta and Blitz the Ambassador; a series of talks and screenings of short films, a walking tour, and multi-dimensional art to inspire all senses! Blitz the Amba
The Billie Holiday Theatre Closes Its 2017-18 Season with Pulitzer Prize Finalist 'Yellowman'

The Billie Holiday Theatre Closes Its 2017-18 Season with Pulitzer Prize Finalist 'Yellowman'

Yellowman is a complex and pain-filled story of two childhood friends who fall in love as they try to free themselves from family legacies tainted by poverty, alcoholism and intraracial tensions.

Revolutionary Latina Artists Celebrated in Bklyn Museum's Upcoming 'Radical Women' Exhibit

The multi-media exhibition "Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960—1985," includes paintings, sculpture, photography, video, and performance by renowned artists such as Lygia Pape, Ana Mendieta and Marta Minujín.

M.C. Escher's Infinite World and Mind-Bending Art is Coming to Brooklyn

The upcoming exhibition features over 200 works by graphic artist M.C. Escher who is world-renowned for his optic puzzles that play with concepts of infinity, reflection, symmetry and perspective Escher's Relativity. Image credit: M.C.
Colorism Examined in New Film Series Hosted by RestorationArt

Colorism Examined in New Film Series Hosted by RestorationArt

The film series kicks off on April 8, featuring School Daze, Imitation of Life and Yellowman As the Marvel Comics movie Black Panther sweeps the nation, black pride and intra-cultural examination are at an all-time high for many Americans of the Afri

Lorde Brings Her Goth-Pop Magic to the Barclays Center

A magical goth-pop world infused with raw hip-hop sounds awaits fans at Lorde's Melodrama Tour with Run the Jewels and Mitski.

The 'Love Double Dutch Party' Will Have Brooklyn Kids Jumping!

The Brooklyn Children's Museum is throwing a block party with street art, activities and performances by the National Double Dutch League.