Arts & Entertainment

The popular community event attracts thousands of visitors each month with a packed program of free art and entertainment. Photo credit: NYCgo.

Crown Heights musician and educator Sarah Elizabeth Charles is stretching the idea of jazz, while bringing light to questions of gender bias, incarceration and police brutality

Thanks to NYC's public libraries you now have another option to get your culture fix — for free.

"Half the Picture" features over 50 artists who created their works in response to social and political events such as the Civil Rights era and the #MeToo movement. Mickalene Thomas "Madame Mama Bush in Black and White.

Swing through summer with free weekly dance lessons and concerts at Grand Army Plaza. StringsNSkins will take the stage on July 18.

Highlighting female trailblazers like Audre Lorde and Shirley Chisholm, the film series features enlightening documentary portraits and compelling narratives by and about visionary women who refused to be silenced.

Dianna "Miss D" Williams promises a "hotter-than-ever" show with more choreography, more costumes and more energy! Photo courtesy Mills Entertainment Are intense, fierce and energetic dance routines your thing? Then Bring It! Live is a must-see spect

"The Eric Edwards Collection" is of one of the largest collections of African art in the U.S. amassed by an African American, represents all 54 countries of Africa and spans over 4000 years of history.

This summer, 'Movies With A View' returns with an all-female directors roster and adds a new talk series featuring NYC's leading women.

Check out our five top recommendations on where Brooklynites can enjoy the July 4th fireworks close to home.