Arts & Entertainment

BRIC Arts Media presents: Celebrate Brooklyn!, one of New York City's longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals! Launched in 1979 as a catalyst for a Brooklyn performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after year

WHAT: Conversation and Booksigning with Rosie Perez: HANDBOOK FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE LIFE WHEN: Friday, May 9, 6:00pm WHERE : Bedford-Stuyvesant Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 1368 Fulton Street, Skylight Gallery, Bklyn HOW MUCH: Free WHAT: Mommi-

On Friday, May 9, at 7:30pm, Ballet Next, in collaboration with Bedford YMCA, will hold its annual benefit performance at BAM Fisher theater.

Namaste! On Saturday, May 3, Yobeatz brought their "turntable therapy" to Rustik Tavern in Bed-Stuy.

Haiti Cultural Exchange is a nonprofit organization established in 2009 by Regine Roumain as a way to develop, present and promote the cultural expressions of the Haitian community, one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the U.S.

WHAT: Luaka Bop, and Red Bull Music Academy present: ATOMIC BOMB! The Music of William Onyeabor . A diverse lineup of tremendously talented musicians celebrate the music of the elusive Nigerian synth-funk pioneer William Onyeabor.

Whether it's a phrase ("Ain't nobody got time for dat"), a dance craze (twerking) or a fashion style (high top fades), there's never a shortage of fads to follow, trends to choose, waves to ride.

Oscar-nominated actress and Emmy-nominated choreographer Rosie Perez will be back in her home borough of Brooklyn on Friday, May 9, at Restoration Plaza to discuss her new book, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I survived Sister Renata and My

Tonight, April 28, at 7:30pm, Greenlight Bookstore presents a reading and conversation with Ruchama King Feuerman and Beth Bosworth .

Judy Chicago's upcoming pyrotechnic performance A Butterfly for Brooklyn is a continuation of a series of performances early on in her career. Photo Courtesy: Broolklynmuseum.