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(Photo by Rebecca Meek)With a neighborhood as diverse and talented as Kensington, a school music festival is rarely just an evening of amateurs. This year, the two-day P.S. 130 Music Festival will feature a rare, interactive performance by Transcendence featuring award winning artists Jaimeo Brown and Chris Sholar
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Brooklyn’s premiere design event, BKLYN DESIGNS [http://www.bklyndesigns.com], is gearing up for another successful edition at the Brooklyn Expo Center [http://brooklynexpocenter.com/] in Greenpoint from May 5-7, 2017. Presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/], the show will kick off the first
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The Parking Spot movie poster (via Mario Corry)The struggle of finding a prime parking space on the streets of Brooklyn can be mundane, frustrating, contentious—and humorous? Bay Ridge actor and filmmaker Mario Corry thinks so. He recently wrote and starred in The Parking Spot, a short film satirizing
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle, Angela Y. Davis (Photo by Haymarket Books via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPnCfbBjhdP/?taken-by=haymarketbooks]) With the closing of Cobble Hill’s beloved Bookcourt [/shuttering-bookcourt-space-sold-for-13-6-million-one-developer-in-deal-terminated-leases-of-gowanus-artist-studios/] at the end of last year, it seems more important than ever to support local independent bookstores. It’
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(Photo via Noah Haidu)In New York City’s unofficial theme song, Frank Sinatra famously promised that if you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere. For Park Slope pianist Noah Haidu [http://www.noahhaidu.com], exactly the opposite was true. After dropping out of Rutgers, Haidu tried
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Dog Parker Located in Front of Brothers Bagels at 285 Court Street (Photo by dogparker_via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BP_ViQgh_lc/?taken-by=dogparker_])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Man Smoking Crack
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Invitation for Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ Black History Month Celebration [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/black-history-month-celebration/] at Brooklyn Borough Hall, February 22ndFebruary is Black History Month and there are a variety of events happening all around Brooklyn to observe it—from panel discussions, poetry readings, musical performances, history tours,
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Photo by nicole_bump via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPiKRe9DTHP/?tagged=atreegrowsinbrooklyn])“One Book, One New York” is a citywide initiative [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page] that will bring book-loving New Yorkers together to read the
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Before The Wall: A Benefit to Support Immigrant Communities, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Sonali Basak)On Friday night, as the city erupted with protests [/demonstrators-gather-cadman-plaza-emergency-hearing-immigration-ban/] against Trump’s freshly signed executive order banning Muslim refugees from entering the United States, others gathered for a different kind of protest at
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Prospect Park Zoo’s Red Panda via Twitter [https://twitter.com/prospectparkzoo] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Prospect Park Zoo Steps Up to the #CuteAnimalTweetOff Challenge. [DNA Info [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170126/upper-east-side/
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Image via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sunnysredhook/photos/a.285948621570455.1073741828.282871245211526/478055812359734/?type=3&theater] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Quirky Red Hook Bar Sunny’s is Saved Again. [New York Times
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(Photo via Chelsea Symphony/facebook)The Chelsea Symphony [http://chelseasymphony.org] will premiere Song of Zippy, an orchestral work by Ditmas Park composer Tim Kiah, on Friday, January 27. The piece, inspired by the passing of Kiah’s dog, draws on themes and techniques not often associated with classical music.