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Retro Metro at BAMcinématek

Saturday Night Fever, Showing now as a part of the BAMcinématek "Retro Metro" movie series Take a ride through the history of the New York City subway, from dreamy visions of modern city life in the 1930s to the heyday of graffiti art in the 1970s wh

Meet the Founders of 'The Wanderlust Museum,' Uniting Cultures Through Art

Matthew Virtue and Salvador Stamatti Avila Brooklynites Matthew Virtue and Salvador Stamatti Avila are hard at work.

Online Registration Open Now for Free People's Medical Clinic

Photo: aadatart.com You can now pre-register online for the Free People's Medical Clinic , produced by Creative Time and part of the four-weeklong exhibit Funk, God, Jazz and Medicine .
Weekend Event Guide: Autumn Art Gotchu Open

Weekend Event Guide: Autumn Art Gotchu Open

The simple pleasures and treasures in life are often overlooked, under-appreciated and shamefully relegated to the nostalgia bin in our self-declared, busy lives and it's no time like the present to stop and take them in.
Mali's Rokia Traoré Presents a 'Beautiful Africa' at BAM

Mali's Rokia Traoré Presents a 'Beautiful Africa' at BAM

Named "one of Mali's most revered voices" by NPR, singer and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré will be at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Thursday, September 24, to share her gifts of song and voice with a Brooklyn audience.
Talk: 'Power Shift-- Becoming an Artist Entrepreneur'

Talk: 'Power Shift-- Becoming an Artist Entrepreneur'

Does the word "brand" make you think only of slick corporate packaging? How do you "curate" your message effectively while staying true to your beliefs and your work? Come take part in the Brooklyn Museum's first in a series of talks and professional

Bed-Stuy Alive! Celebrating the People, Art and Culture of Bed-Stuy

Saturday, October 11, is the kickoff of the 10th Annual Bed-Stuy Alive!, a celebration of Bed-Stuy's people, art and culture! Bed-Stuy Alive! is a community development activity, promoting tourism and stimulating community pride by introducing thousa
Pass the Mic: Ladies First!

Pass the Mic: Ladies First!

Roxanne Shante performs at "Pass the Mic: Ladies First, A Night of Women Emcees" Source Magazine celebrated its 25th anniversary this past weekend in Fort Greene with the "Source360" Festival.

Exclusive: Chrisette Michele on Bed-Stuy, Watermelon Candy and World Peace

Chrisette Michele Did you know that Grammy Award-winning R&B soul singer/songwriter Chrisette Michele has deep roots in Bedford-Stuyvesant? Well, she's not actually from Bed-Stuy, but most of her extended family is.

NYC Jazz Musicians Ask City for Pension, Unemployment Support

Photo: WILLIAM ALATRISTE/NYC COUNCIL New York City jazz musicians who are a part of the Justice for Jazz Artists campaign are pushing to get city jazz clubs to contribute to a pension fund or unemployment benefits pleaded their case to the New York C