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Operetta legend Marta Eggerth honored at Opera Index spring luncheon

What greater cause for celebration can you think of than to honor a woman, and a voice synonymous with love, youth and spring? On May 5 at the elegant J.W. … Full Article

Library of Congress honors Carole King

One of most lucrative poetry prizes to launch in Brooklyn

Cyclists flood DUMBO for ‘Bike Home from Work Party'

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Brooklyn Heights

At first glance, John Manbeck’s new crime novella, “Death on the Rise,” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com, reads like a typical Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett hard-boiled detective novel of the 1930s. … Full Article

Brooklyn-born tenor Anthony Tolve highlights 'Tosca’ cast

Brooklyn-born tenor Anthony Tolve was one of several singers who starred in Puccini’s masterpiece “Tosca” when it was presented at Riverside Church in Manhattan on Nov. 30 by the critically acclaimed Gateway Classical Music Society. … Full Article

Superstar Blige joins Rolling Stones at Barclays

Atlantic Yards

At the Rolling Stones’ concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center this Saturday, Dec. 8, the Stones will be joined on stage by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige and up-and-coming blues-rock guitarist Gary Clark Jr., the Stones’ website announced on Wednesday. … Full Article

Pete Hamill joins vintage bookseller at Old Stone House holiday fair

Park Slope

As sales of paper books decline, some bookstore owners are trying a different marketing technique: presenting the book as an artisanal object. Brooklyn’s Heather O’Donnell is one bookseller who’s betting that the borough of all things vintage has space for vintage books. … Full Article

Take your shoot and shove it! Brooklyn Heights fights movie-making takeovers

Brooklyn Heights

After years of complaining about being New York's “movie central”, Brooklyn Heights residents have had enough. … Full Article

St. Charles Borromeo concludes fall concert series

Brooklyn Heights

The final concert in the St. Charles Borromeo Church Fall Concert Series presents a holiday feel, with the Grix Brass Quintet playing music of the Christmas season. … Full Article

A soloist on Smith

Boerum Hill

Violinist Johnny Arco performs in front of the Brooklyn Industries shop at Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street in Boerum Hill. Arco also sings, and is the founder of Greenroom Brooklyn, which promotes performances of local talent. … Full Article

Holiday fairs across Brooklyn this weekend

Brooklyn Heights

The holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. For those who like to browse handmade crafts, listen to music and drink hot cider, nothing beats a holiday crafts market. This weekend a number of great fairs and craft parties are taking place across Brooklyn. … Full Article