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The newly renovated Marcy Library reopened this morning at 617 DeKalb Avenue (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BED-STUY – After an 18-month closure, the Marcy Library reopened today, with students from the nearby P.S. 54 in attendance for the inaugural storytime in the newly renovated facility. With new paint, shelves,
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February is Black History Month and there are a variety of events happening all around Brooklyn to celebrate—from art exhibitions, dramatic readings, musical performances, history tours, and movie screenings. Check out our list of events across the borough and find out how you can celebrate, commemorate, and learn about
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PARK SLOPE – Can you tell which was made by a 5th grader, and which by an established local artist? Can you spot emerging talent? This Saturday, a Mystery Art Exhibition & Sale will take place from 12-3 in the PS107 Cafeteria. This unique take on a school fundraiser will
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Art by Derrick Cross at SNAPFORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL – Sometimes you need to go back in order to move forward.That is the theme of this year’s Black Artstory Month, which will be taking place along Myrtle Avenue, between Washington Park and Classon Avenues. Since 2012, the annual art
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Super Bowl Sunday is coming up—and we’ve listed a few parties down below where you can go check out the game—but there’s lots more happening this weekend aside from football. DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk is taking place tonight, the sixth annual Myrtle Avenue Black
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The expansion store is located at 76 North 4th Street in Williamsburg (Photo via McNally Jackson)WILLIAMSBURG – After more than a decade as an independent bookselling icon, McNally Jackson [http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/] has finally made its way to Brooklyn. Over the weekend, their new shop quietly opened its doors
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting a reading and reenactment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s The Drum Major Instinct sermon on Sunday, February 4—fifty years to the day that he originally delivered the speech and two months before he was assassinated. Martin Luther King’s
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A 1982 painting by Brooklyn-born artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, is making its museum debut right here in the artist’s hometown. Untitled, 1982 by Jean-Michel Basquiat, American, 1960-1988, acrylic, spray paint and oilstick on canvas, 72 1/8 x 68 1/8 in., on view
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The weekend is almost here! There’s lots to check out starting on Thursday, from art exhibitions, performances, and film screenings. Feeling philosophical? The all-night Philosophy & Ideas event returns to the Central Library branch for twelve hours—from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Don’t forget to check
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RED HOOK – New York-based artist Anthony McCall [http://www.anthonymccall.com]‘s current exhibition at Pioneer Works [https://pioneerworks.org] marks his first large-scale institutional show in NYC as well as the first time a group of his vertical and horizontal light installations has been shown together. Installation
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra [https://brooklynsymphonyorchestra.org/] (BSO) is hosting the world premiere of the short documentary film, A Brooklyn Symphony in Six Variations, on Wednesday at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Downtown Brooklyn. A Brooklyn Symphony in Six Variations TRAILER [https://vimeo.com/246974530] from One Woman
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Local artist, Ellen Coleman Izzo, has opened PrintSpace [http://ellencolemanizzo.com/printspace-workshop-and-bright-spot], a studio designed for small group workshops dedicated to the exploration of printmaking techniques. Ellen offers workshops teaching various types of printmaking, such as collagraph, gelli plate and linocut to name a few. With