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Max Alper in Sonic Arts For All program. (Photo by Jack Beal)“If you have an iPad, then you have a recording studio,” said Max Alper, teacher and founder of Sonic Arts For All [http://www.sonicartsforall.org/]. Alper, a Brooklyn College grad student, is on a mission to teach
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Concert goers sitting on shoulders for a better view during Zeds Dead’s set. (Photo courtesy of Haley-May Block)MCU Park [http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/mcupark/mcupark/] was rocking last weekend as the Mad Decent Block Party [http://maddecentblockparty.com/]music festival rolled through Coney Island. Among Saturday’s performers
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Elizabeth Isadora Gold, author of The Mommy Group. (Photo credit: Dana Miller) “The baby is a bomb that goes off in the middle room, affecting all aspects of home life, marriage, body and sense of self—especially for mothers,” Elizabeth Isadora Gold [http://www.elizabethisadoragold.com/] writes in The Mommy
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Photo courtesy Bazodee the movieDitmas Park-based Caribbean couple Claire Ince and Ancil McKain named their first feature film, Bazodee [http://bazodeethemovie.com], after a Trinidadian slang word for a state of confusion and love. “We set out to tell a different story,” said Claire, Bazodee’s screenwriter. “A lot of
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(Courtesy: Tropical Image Dance Studio)Register your children for free salsa dance classes this Saturday, August 13, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., at Tropical Dance Image Studio [http://www.brooklynsalsa.com/classes.html]located on 475 41st St. It’s an opportunity for children of all ages
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SarasThreeSelves outside Sir D’s Lounge on Union Street. (Courtesy of artist)If you’ve passed by Sir D’s Lounge [/blog/business/highly-anticipated-sir-ds-lounge-opens-today/] on Union Street over the last months, you’ve likely noticed a stylized mural of three women painted on a rolled gate next to the cafe’
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(Photo courtesy Morgan Heritage)The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking to Jam at the Junction, adopt an adorable puppy, or dress up like Darth Vader — this is your spot for the hottest
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Carrots at the Coop can be deadly. Gersh Kuntzman, co-creator of ‘Murder at the Food Coop’ and card-carrying Coop member in real life. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)“No veggies were harmed in the making of the show,” says Windsor Terrace resident Gersh Kuntzman, in an assuring tone
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Carrots at the Coop can be deadly. Gersh Kuntzman, co-creator of ‘Murder at the Food Coop’ and card-carrying Coop member in real life. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)“No veggies were harmed in the making of the show,” says Gersh Kuntzman, in an assuring tone during breakfast at
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Photo by Jerry Del PrioreBy Jerry Del Priore Two of the borough’s most prominent fighters, Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero, squared off Saturday night in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Barclays Center [/two-boxers-sunset-park-bensonhurst-battle-championship-barclays-center/#.V5-SaJMrI9c] on Showtime Extreme-aired — part of the preliminary undercard to the Leo Santa Cruz vs.
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Photo courtesy Kings TheatreAs a spectacular summer alternative to “Netflix and chill,” the Alamo Drafthouse is showing a triple feature of the original Star Wars trilogy [https://drafthouse.com/event/star-wars] at the Kings Theater [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] this Sunday, featuring 20th anniversary editions of Star Wars: A New
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Courtesy of Vanderbilt Republic.One of Gowanus’ cultural outposts has taken their show on the road. And what a worthwhile trip it is. George Del Barrio [http://vanderbiltrepublic.com/pm] has curated some stunning and engaging exhibitions throughout the last year. Gowanus Loft [/?s=gowanus+loft] — a partnership between Del