Arts & Entertainment

Thrill Seekers, Rejoice: Coney Island Is Opening Its Gates

In a mark that summer is well on its way and darker days are behind us, Coney Island — Brooklyn's beacon of wonder — is opening its gates to the public.

Mar 31, 2022 12:14 PM Read more >

Word. Sound. Power: Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Celebration Returns to BAM

The annual festival, hosted this year by hip-hop artist Baba Israel, will feature a roster of poets, musicians and dancers

Mar 30, 2022 3:29 PM Read more >

‘A Night Not to Be Missed:’ Beloved First Saturdays Festival Returns to Brooklyn Museum

Saturday, April 2, will mark the first full-fledged First Saturdays program at Brooklyn Museum since March 2020

Mar 29, 2022 5:29 PM Read more >

A Walk to the Catacombs for a Classical Concert: Acclaimed Music Series Returns to Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery has partnered with Death of Classical for the fourth season of The Angel's Share

Mar 29, 2022 2:27 PM Read more >

From 80s Inspired Styles to an Online Fashion Metaverse, BK's Fashion Week Has It All

The April 2022 Fashion Week Brooklyn is exploring fashion in URL and IRL, and from the '80s into the future.

Mar 28, 2022 7:13 PM Read more >

‘Strong and Resilient’ Brooklyn Artists and Arts Orgs Supported with $1.3M in Awards

Brooklyn Arts Council has distributed the funding to 238 Brooklyn-based artists and cultural organizations

Mar 28, 2022 12:12 PM Read more >

3 Brooklyn Dancers Take to the Stage as Part of Prestigious Ailey II Dance Company

Meagan King, Nicholas Begun and Amar Smalls will be performing as part of the iconic Alvin Ailey’s Ailey II dance company

Mar 23, 2022 11:27 AM Read more >

Applications Open for Black Women, Non-Binary Jazz Musicians for Yearlong Fellowship

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has opened applications for year two of its Jazz Leaders Fellowship

Mar 21, 2022 3:10 PM Read more >

BK Queer Club Hosts Fundraiser for Ukrainians in 'Imminent Danger' Amid Russian Invasion

All proceeds from the event will go to aid organizations supporting Ukraine, with two of the nonprofits focused on helping Ukrainians in the LGBTQ community

Mar 16, 2022 6:17 PM Read more >

Vanderbilt Ave Popular Open Street to Return April 1

The party will be back on the streets this summer with the upcoming return of the popular Vanderbilt Ave. Open Street. Starting Friday, April 1, Vanderbilt Ave. will close to traffic from Atlantic Ave.

Mar 16, 2022 3:49 PM Read more >