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Narrows Community Theater presents ‘Noises Off’

Bay Ridge
Need a good laugh? Who doesn’t these days? Narrows Community Theater, Inc., a Bay Ridge-based theatrical company, will provide plenty of laughs with its new production. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Three’s a crowd: Brooklynite’s new book illustrates sisterly struggles

Cobble Hill
Can’t we all just get along? Anyone who has grown up alongside siblings knows that it’s not that simple.  Growing up as the middle sister, I would venture to say that sisterly relationships – especially when three are involved – can be among the most intricate of sibling dynamics.   … Full Article

Gangster Squad's Anthony Mackie, a Brooklynite, is cold on 2014 NY Superbowl

Bedford-Stuyvesant
Add Brooklynite Anthony Mackie to the list of people cold on next year's Super Bowl at the home stadium of New York's teams. … Full Article

Monday night books: Literary coordinators share their work at a BookCourt 'Salon'

Cobble Hill
This Monday, Feb. 4, BookCourt will be hosting ‘The Salon’ — a conversation on literary and visual culture featuring some of the curators of New York’s greatest literary events. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Carroll Gardens writer praises ‘Messy Lives’

Carroll Gardens
Brooklynite Katie Roiphe has long been known for her courageous writing, whether in the form of personal essays or cultural and literary criticism. … Full Article

After playing Bensonhurst in 1970, Grateful Dead kept on truckin'

Bensonhurst
With the Dodgers’ departure in 1957, coupled with flocks of Brooklynites fleeing to suburbia and beyond, the borough for many years fell into somewhat of a slide.  More recently, though, this situation has been thoroughly reversed. … Full Article

LIBRARY ON THE BLOCK: Plans to sell Brooklyn Heights branch building gets a hearing Tuesday night

Brooklyn Heights
The planned sale of the building shared by the Brooklyn Heights and business branch libraries will be discussed publicly on Tuesday night by an official from Brooklyn Public Library system. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Thinking of retiring? Reinvent yourself instead

Brooklyn Heights
For most of us, when we envision the end of a career there is one word in particular that comes to mind: retirement. … Full Article

Brooklyn's Monday Bookbeat: Channeling dead rockers; exploring post-punkers; being a jujitsu rabbi's godless blonde

DUMBO
Renowned English bassist and singer Peter Hook will appear at DUMBO’s powerHouse Arena on Monday, Jan. … Full Article
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