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FLATBUSH – If you watch the credits roll at the close of Flatbush Luck [http://www.flatbushluck.com], you’ll see actors Tanner Novlan and Robby Stahl listed in the leading roles. But anyone who has seen the film can tell you that the Brooklyn neighborhood that lends its name to
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FLATBUSH – Growing up as the daughter of immigrants in Flatbush, Ashley August hid her dreams of being a performer from her parents using the duffle bag she carried her high school volleyball uniform in. Ashley August (Photo courtesy of the artist)“My parents are immigrants and there’s only about
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – “Everybody always wants to look forward to the next thing,” said Eli Smith. “For me, I prefer to turn the other way and look as far backwards as I can, try to get at something elemental.” For the next couple of weeks, at least, Smith, a banjo player
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CROWN HEIGHTS – A one-woman show inspired by the exploits of an octogenarian jewel thief is one of the plays the Onstage@Weeksville [http://www.weeksvillesociety.org/onstage-at-weeksville/] theater series has scheduled for the Weeksville Heritage Center [/weeksville-heritage-center-preserving-history-weeksville-community/]. Doris Payne, already the subject of a f [http://www.imdb.com/title/
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FLATBUSH – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal [http://therealdealboxing.com/site/] promotion company will stage the first of a series of boxing matches at the Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] on Saturday, March 10. According to Real Deal COO Eric Bentley, the partnership with the venue will bring at least
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – As the final stop on a world tour that began at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum five years ago, the David Bowie Is [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/davidbowieis] exhibition will make its home at the Brooklyn Museum from March 2 to July 15. Prospect Heights bar
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/IrondaleCenter/photos/gm.2064650020430677/10155258900202444/?type=3&theater] FORT GREENE – With Oprah Winfrey’s galvanizing speech at the Golden Globes demonstrating the power for change that can live within a single woman’s voice, the program scheduled this month at the Irondale Theater
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Pianist and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_O%27Farrill] will present his father’s rarely performed seasonal composition “Oro, Incienso y Mirra” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcFbbq2mgk] (“Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh”) in a free performance on Christmas Eve at All Saints’ Church. The
Central Brooklyn
The death of local outlets for journalism is no longer a news story—we watched for years, as outlets for reporting city and neighborhood stories dwindled across the country. There is a more recent twist to the stories, however—online sources, which were often cited as the cause in the
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Andrew Neesley and Tim Emmerick had individually forged some impressive musical credentials before they met. Neesley was an acclaimed jazz trumpeter and performed with artists as diverse as Ray Barreto, the Roots, James Taylor, and Lady Gaga. Emmerick, one of the first musicians ever to earn a Master’s degree
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Ezra Gale has spent the past several years auditioning to replace James Brown as the hardest working man in show business, serving as founder, bandleader, and sideman in a series of genre-splitting projects (start with Afrobeat, jazz, classic country, dub reggae, and you’re just scratching the surface). Somehow along
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Dere’s no guy livin’ dat knows Brooklyn t’roo an’ t’roo, because it’d take a guy a lifetime just to find his way aroun’ duh goddam town. An’ even den, yuh wouldn’t know it all. Thomas Wolfe, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn” Hunterfly Road Houses (Photo
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From Among Trees and Stones by Matthew JensenGREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com] is an iconic site both because of its scenic beauty and the histories of many famous New Yorkers buried there, including Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Boss” Tweed and more than 5,000 veterans
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Chet Doxas (Photo Credit: Evan Shay)For his latest project with his long-time band, Brooklyn musician Chet Doxas [http://www.chetdoxas.com] spent time visiting the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, concentrating on works from the vibrant East Village scene in the 70s and 80s. Studying the
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Exploding Businessmen Bunnies/New York Times, 2017 (Courtesy of Mike Cockrill) The verve and wit of Exploding Businessmen Bunnies/New York Times, Mike Cockrill [http://mikecockrill.com/]’s contribution to The Times, the current exhibition at The FLAG Art Foundation [http://flagartfoundation.org/exhibitions/the-times/] (545 West 25th Street in
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Bicycling in Prospect ParkTemperatures are predicted to be in the 80s through the Fourth of July, but with partly cloudy skies and daily breezes, this could be a wonderful weekend for a bike ride. Brooklyn is blessed with several routes that combine dedicated bike paths with scenic views that pass