Arts and Fun

Lucas G. Rubin, director of the Sports Management program at Columbia University, has lived on Sportsmen's Row in Park Slope since 2003. … Full Article

The charming and intimate Presidents Room with its wonderful views of Central Park South at the New York Athletic Club was the venue for a very special evening on Dec. 12. … Full Article

The world knows Brooklyn is a special place, if only because devotion to the beloved Dodgers has endured decades after the team moved out west. But occasionally there are passionate writers who describe the Brooklyn spirit in other ways. … Full Article

One of the hottest events on BAM’s cultural calendar has become “Eat, Drink & Be Literary” — basically, dinners in the BAMcafé (Lepercq Space) with extraordinary s … Full Article

At 11 a.m. on a December morning, Nasrene Haj, 22, met an actor, a dancer and a poet in the lobby of the NU hotel in Downtown Brooklyn. She made introductions, got a key at the front desk, and escorted them to Room 410. … Full Article

Superstorm Sandy was not kind to the arts community. … Full Article

The place to be for holiday cheer this weekend, December 15 and 16, is the Holiday Marketplace at the Brooklyn Lyceum.  … Full Article

"All the world passes through Brooklyn," Bernice L. McFadden tells the Brooklyn Eagle, "and that world has, more often than not, ended up in my books." Author of eight critically acclaimed novels, McFadden was born a … Full Article

Carole King, Brooklyn-raised singer-songwriter, has become the first woman to win the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, joining suc … Full Article

Brace yourself: Santacon – an event where thousands of tipsy, fully-costumed Santas throng the streets – is hitting the city this Saturday, December 15.  … Full Article