Bed Stuy’s Got The Blues

Bluiett at Sista’s Place In these tough times,  sometimes we need to dwell on our gloom. You can find some good local blues music this week at Dean Street, For My Sweet, and Sista’s Place. Dean Street – Live Jazz & Blues on Nov. 8th at 8pm               755 […]

Bazaar to end all Bazaars: the Brooklyn Night Bazaar

Brooklyn Night Bazaar @ Dekalb Market Independent vendors. Food. Live Music. Art. Beer Garden. Outdoors at Night. Sunday October 9, 2011 – 5PM to Midnight Mayhem? Sure thing… Now featuring the inaugural Brooklyn Night Bazaar to be held at Dekalb Market for a (one, and only) single night – Sunday, October 9th, from 5:00PM to 12 Midnight. The inspiration […]

Rebirth Poetry Jam – Bushbaby Lounge

Bushbaby, one of our local gems, has been offering a multitude of events since they opened a few years ago. Adam Reichardt, one of our contributors, was lucky enough to catch their open-mic night on April 30, 2011 and turn it into a really cool piece: For more information about Bushbaby Tea House, check out their facebook page […]

Bed-Stuy Underground: The scene that has always been

Earthquakes, hurricanes, debt and foreclosures, and foreign wars have heaps of people talking about the ‘end times’ and the meaning of life. Perhaps reaching back and finding context in historic works of art can show us that there have always been tough times… The Divine Comedy, also known as the Divina Commedia, by Dante Alighieri […]

Amplify Action: Sustainability through the Arts – CALL FOR ARTISTS

CALL FOR ARTISTS – September 9, 2011 DEADLINE please fill out the online application here: http://www.amplifyaction.org/p/online-application-form.html Amplify Action: Sustainability through the Arts is an exhibition that demonstrates how arts, culture and media are powerful catalysts for social change, and aims to engage neighborhoods in a dialogue about sustainable living, making healthy consumer choices, and taking environmental […]

1st-Annual Bed-Stuy Pride Event

Come join the Safe OUTside the System Collective of the Audre Lorde Project for our first annual BEDSTUY PRIDE! August 21, 2011, 12pm-6pm   Von King Park  (Tompkins Park) 670 Lafayette Ave (between Marcy and Tompkins Aves) Nearest Transit: A, C to Nostrand Ave, G to Bedford-Nostrand Aves, G to Myrtle Willoughby Aves Spanish Interpretation Available.  Interpretación disponible […]

Jazzy Mondays in Bed-Stuy!

For those in the know, For My Sweet is a little local garden that hosts events and the growing “Jazzy Mondays” music series. Bed-Stuy’s hottest local jazz artists are packing this place every week for the past couple of months now – and you are invited! This Monday, August 15th, join former Gil Scott-Heron Band […]

Bakhita Girls Concert and Art Show Benefit

Bust out your bow-ties and tortoise shell glasses because Vodou Bar is once again throwing an incredible community event this Wednesday, August 10th for the Bakhita Girls Project. From 7:00PM – 11:00PM, enjoy an unforgettable evening of live music, art exhibits, and tasty libations, all while supporting a good cause for international women’s education. The Bakhita […]

12th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy

The 12th annual KIDflix Film Fest is going to be OUT OF CONTROL! So much stuff will be happening that it is hard for me to even concentrate… This (FREE) event will showcase more than just films from across the African Diaspora, and will also include live performances, Q&A’s with the directors, art workshops, and, […]

Party down on Fulton!

Food and wine flowed freely over discussions of race, art, and what it means to be a part of a community. This past Thursday, the “Crown Heights Gold” exhibit at Bed-Stuy’s  premier art gallery. Funded in part by the Bed-Stuy Gateway BID and Bed-Stuy Restoration, hundreds attended the opening to a series of thought-provoking multimedia exhibits. […]