As age-old muses for artists, writers, and philosophers, love and death have inspired great works of art and literature—but do you know where their influence and presence truly intertwine? At a cemetery! Forget the box of chocolates and sappy card—treat the special someone in your life to an exploration of […]
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Gallery Players present a hilarious new production of Christopher Durang’s comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, opening February 22 and running through March 8, 2020.
Will the Oscars come through for 1917?
1917 was one of the best movies I have ever seen. The “one take” format was intense, making you feel like you were a part of the story.
Rainbow Shoe Repair: An Unexpected Theater of Flyness
Presented during New York Fashion Week, Rainbow Shoe Repair: An Unexpected Theater of Flyness is an exhibition and event series that considers how Lower East Side residents utilized a local photo studio to document community, fashion, and self-expression.
Fotografiska New York Announces February Event Program
Fotografiska New York, the recently opened destination for photography and culture in the Flatiron District of New York City, presents their February 2020 event programming schedule.
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers
Jenn Shapland, will be reading from her debut memoir, My Autobiography of Carson McCullers, at the Center for Fiction on February 20, 2020, in the BAM district. While working as an intern in the archives at the Harry Ransom Center, Jenn Shapland encounters the love letters of Carson and a […]
The Gowanus Canal in the Green Gallery
Movers, Not Shakers! pop up location, The Green Gallery at MNS, presented “Lost and Found in Brooklyn” by Mark D Phillips on October 19 to 20, 2019, during the Gowanus Open Studios weekend. The exhibit featured Phillips’ photographic collection of images in and around Brooklyn, of scenes that no longer exist, […]
The South Brooklyn Network Top TEN Photos of 2019
Continuing our tradition of photography on our website, we present our top ten photographs produced for our site by Mark D Phillips. From skiing to airplanes, it was an interesting year. And nature provided several opportunities for special photographs. Here is our selection:
Boerum Hill
Bette Stoltz, president of the South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation, began a campaign in 1984 that culminated with a 12-year rebuilding campaign and brought Smith Street and Boerum Hill back to life.
Brooklyn Heights
Considered to be the first suburb in America, Brooklyn Heights boasts the greatest views of lower Manhattan and brownstone mansions that rival anything on Fifth Avenue.