Arts & Entertainment

Calling all hoarders, dumpster-divers and recycling fiends: Finally, it's classy to be trashy! On Saturday, May 31, models will strut their stuff in at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, donning clothes made out of worn, used and recycled items.

Cirque du Soleil's "Varekai" After 11 years of touring the world under the blue and yellow Big Top, Cirque du Soleil's wildly popular newest arena show, Varekai, will perform at Cushman & Wakefield Theater at Barclays Center in Brooklyn from July

ArteRotica's sixth season is kicking off this week at its brand-new location in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

WHAT: Brownstone Jazz Presents: Latin Madness with Willie Martinez .

On Thursday, May 22, from 6:30pm - 9:30pm, the Crown Heights Mediation Center will present this year's art for the Arts to End Violence contest at the Ron Taylor Gallery, located at 1160 St. Johns Place in Crown Heights.

Summer is around the corner, and the 18th Annual Rooftop Films Summer Series has just launched.

Showing now at Five Myles Gallery is its latest exhibition, entitled, "Grateful Transitions," a selection of works from a series created by New York-based photographer Anders Bernard Jones.

Enjoy these photos from Saturday night's Selebrasyon! kickoff event at FiveMyles Gallery in Crown Heights.

Abdel Salaam Photo: wcalvinanderson.wordpress.com The Brooklyn Academy of Music announced in a statement on Sunday that Abdel R. Salaam will be the new incoming artistic director for DanceAfrica, replacing elder Dr. Charles "Chuck" Davis.

WHAT: The Brooklyn Community Pride Center Presents "Spring Out: Citywide LGBT Dinner and Youth Dance" -- Explore and get to know your community over dinner — specifically our Trans members and their stories.