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Kids enjoying the Kings Bay Y in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo via Kings Bay Y/Facebook)In January, the Kings Bay YM-YWHA unveiled its first auditorium renovation in 20 years at the main Sheepshead Bay branch. The auditorium upgrades feature a completely new stage, new flooring, curtains, storage, and a performance
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(Photo via The Alamo Drafthouse/Facebook [https://drafthouse.com/theater/downtown-brooklyn])It’s cold. It’s wet. Perfect weather to stay in and watch old movies, or hunker down in an arty theater and watch critically-acclaimed ones. To fuel your week, we’ve put together a list of top film
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Amy Weil (L) and Leigh Blanchard (R). (Photo via Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Currently on view at 440 Gallery in Park Slope [https://gallery440.squarespace.com/exhibitions/] (440 6th Avenue), “Mending Fragments: Hide & Seek” combines the work of 2 artists, Amy Weil [http://www.amyweilpaintings.com/] and Leigh Blanchard [http:
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(Photo by Joshua Eichenbaum / Katra Film Series/facebook)Tomorrow may be your last chance to grab tickets for the Katra Film Series [http://katrafilmseries.com/] Grand Finale, an acclaimed international short film festival featuring some gorgeous films shot in Ditmas Park, Park Slope, Sheepshead Bay, and Greenpoint. The Katra Film
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via Kettle & Thread FacebookThis Saturday, there will be women marching in Washington and women marching in New York City, and many of them will be wearing pink PussyHats [https://www.pussyhatproject.com/]. “Wearing pink together is a powerful statement that we are unapologetically feminine and we unapologetically stand for
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Spank the Yeti Video Screen Shot. (via Galactic Sneeze)Looking for a way to beat the winter doldrums while cooped up indoors? Look no further than Spank the Yeti: The Adult Party Game of Questionable Decisions [http://galacticsneeze.com/spank-the-yeti/], a new, irreverent and interactive board game filled with naughty
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Via the artistThe artistry of Nick Papadakis [http://www.nicholaspapadakis.com/] is the meeting point of the visual and theoretical. The praxis of his craft digs deeply into the myriad of traditions that we think of as the fine arts, including photography, graphic design, printmaking, metal-working, furniture design, and holography
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1973. From The Waters of Our Time [http://www.thomasroma.com/essays/44/]. © (Thomas Roma via The Steven Kasher Gallery)Since 1971, Thomas Roma has been taking photos, almost all of them of Brooklyn. A born and bred Brooklynite, in his own words Roma is from “all over in Brooklyn,
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(Photo by Liena/ BKLYNER)For the first time, the work of a number of Brooklyn artists will be featured in the storefronts of Flatbush businesses. Last week at Pop-Up Preview #1, we were offered a sneak preview of the art installations that will be displayed as part of Intersection @ The
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Photographer Jonas Read (L) and painter Heather Keton (R) at their joint show, January 10 at the Farm on Adderley.Last night, two central Brooklyn artists unveiled their joint project ‘Paintings of Pictures’ to the Ditmas Park art world at the Farm on Adderley. It was a lively event, with
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South of the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, park features include an expansive lawn, a nautical playground, a pebble beach, an environmental center, a dog park, and a bouldering wall. (Courtesy of Alex McLean)With its breathtaking views of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York Harbor, and the Manhattan skyline, acres of
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Winter JazzFest 2016. (Photo by Bart Babinski)Winter JazzFest [http://www.winterjazzfest.com] premiers this week venues across the city, with 150 different performances over six days of improvisational music between Thursday, January 5 – Tuesday, January 10. This year, the jazz series that has become a highlight of the season