Arts and Entertainment

• Regional: North America: United States: New York: Localities: N: New York City: Arts and Entertainment  (118)

Artists' League of Brooklyn - Non-profit organization for the visual fine arts. Profile, programs, exhibitions, membership, contact information.

Brooklyn Academy of Music - BAM - Music, dance, opera, theater, film. Profile, performances, calendar, tickets, membership, travel directions, contact information. [Requires Javascript.]

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts - Classical music, opera, ballet, modern dance, popular artists in concert, Yiddish theater, Caribbean concerts, cinema, children's programming. Profile, events, schedule, tickets, travel directions, contact information.

Brooklyn Expedition - Educational site for children; a collaboration among the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Children's Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library.

Brooklyn Historical Society - Brooklyn Heights. Promotes and preserves the borough's historical heritage. Publications, membership, library, exhibits, educational programs, contact information.

Brooklyn Lyceum - Next wave theater company founded by Eric Richmond celebrates Brooklyn's greatness in various ways including cemetery plays, comedy troupes, concerts and one-man shows. Email listserv.

Brooklyn Stained Glass Conservation Center - Conservation, training, research and development. Information on their apprenticeship program, list of services, and a portfolio of commissioned work.

Brooklyn Watercolor Society - Profile, gallery, history, events, membership and contact information.

BWAC - Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition - Not for profit art organization. Profile, images, calendar, membership and contact information.

Clayworks on Columbia - Instruction, studio space, storefront gallery. Profile, photographs, contact information.

Groundswell Community Mural Project - Not for profit organization whose mission is to facilitate mural making projects designed and painted by underrepresented groups. Profile, projects, photographs, contact information.

Harry Knight Oral History Interview - Conducted by Harlan Phillips for the Archives of American Art, 1965. On the artist's association with the Works Progress Administration in Brooklyn and elsewhere.

The Hoop Wizard - A basketball entertainer that is available for parties, assemblies, and events. Includes articles, photos and video.

Ira's Peripheral Visions - Greeting card company featuring scenes of New York City. Includes free e-cards.

The Mudpit - Clay and ceramics studio offering classes and rental space. Photos, with philosophy and background on the studio founders, Cindy Gatto and Mark Petrin.

Park Slope Framing and Gallery - Featuring WPA and mid-twentieth-century American art and local ephemera. Profile, services, contact information.

Pierogi 2000 - Williamsburg. Art gallery: contemporary work by both emerging and established artists. Exhibitions, travel directions, contact information.

SONYA - South of the Navy Yard Artists - Artists for artists organization. Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Wallabout. Gallery, artists, tour map, contact information.

Vox Pop - Coffee-house and bookstore hosting music and political events promoting social justice, and publishing the peoples' voice. Schedule, link to weblog.

When Brooklyn Artists Speak, Art Listens - Image gallery from 2005 exhibition curated by Leon Nicholas Kalas.

Mark Twain's Lecture on Artemus Ward - Unsigned reviews from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and the Brooklyn Daily Union on a lecture presented by S. L. Clemens at Plymouth Church (November 21, 1871)