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Two Local Stars Rise as Winners of Annual Dance Competition and Fundraiser for the Arts

Two Local Stars Rise as Winners of Annual Dance Competition and Fundraiser for the Arts

Dancing duo Patricia Robinson and Kevin Hunte were the winners of the 8th Annual Stars of New York Dance Competition The competition was fierce at this year's 8th Annual Stars of New York Dance contest and fundraiser on Friday at LIU's Kumble Theatre

'She's Gotta Have It' Returns!... To a Very, Very Different Brooklyn

"She's Gotta Have It" Director Spike Lee and Actress Dewanda Wise give BK Reader the skinny on the reboot of the iconic 80s flick, launching as a series on Netflix Thanksgiving Day (l to r): Dewanda Wise, actress and Spike Lee, director of "She's Got

Stars of New York Dance Behind the Scenes: Lu-Shawn Thompson and Keon Washington

In this annual dance contest, "local stars" compete for prize money that is donated to children's arts organizations Dance partners Lu-Shawn Thompson and choreographer Keon Washington of Restoration Youth Arts Academy, rehearse for Stars of New York
A 'May-December Love' Blooms in 'The Old Settler' at the Billie Holiday Theatre

A 'May-December Love' Blooms in 'The Old Settler' at the Billie Holiday Theatre

Tensions fly when a young man finds himself caught in a romantic triangle with his childhood sweetheart and a much older woman in "The Old Settler," currently running at the Billie Holiday Theatre.
[PHOTOS] 'She's Gotta Have It' Red Carpet Premier at BAM

[PHOTOS] 'She's Gotta Have It' Red Carpet Premier at BAM

On Saturday, Film Director Spike Lee held the Brooklyn sneak peak screening of "She's Gotta Have It," a reboot of Lee's iconic 1980 indie cult classic, which will debut as a series on Netflix this Thanksgiving Day.

Annual Comic Arts Brooklyn Festival Returns Bigger, Better, Nerdier

The 11th annual Comic Arts Brooklyn Festival features close to 200 artists, cartoonists, zine-makers and publishers, as well as full program of panels, talks and other cartoon-related spectacles Comic Arts Brooklyn ( CAB ), the borough's largest fest

Film Series 'Strange Victories' Sheds Light on African-Americans’ Experiences During WWII

' Strange Victories: Black Soldiers and World War II ' presents a collection of films that highlight the overlooked black Americans who served a country that continues to struggle with its legacy of racism Photo credit: BAM BAMcinématek presents Stra

Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance Comes Home to Bed-Stuy's RestorationART

After many delays, Cumbe is set to celebrate its long-awaited return with a Community Dance Day, boasting a new program with classes for everyone World-renowned dancer and choreographer Lamine Thiam leading his class in West African dance.

Stars of New York Dance Behind the Scenes: Pat Robinson and Kevin Hunte

In this annual dance contest, "local stars" compete for prize money that is donated to children's arts organizations "Dancing Star" Patricia Robinson of Emmis Communications is practicing with choreographer Kevin Hunte of School of Bliss for the annu

Sophfronia Scott Reads 'Unforgivable Love,' a Tale of Dangerous Love and Lust, at Medgar Evers

The John Oliver Killens Reading Series Presents Sophfronia Scott's 'Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons, ' the reimagining of the French classic ' Les Liaisons Dangereuses' set into 1940s Harlem The Center for Black Literature at Med