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Philip Glass, one of the most influential contemporary American composers, conceived his solo piano etudes as a set of 20 works, which he began to write in 1994.
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Film students now have the opportunity to attend a graduate school of cinema located on a full-production film studio in Brooklyn – at about one third the price of a private university. … Full Article

Students from a Crown Heights elementary school are taking part in a national movement aimed at improving lives in communities all across the country. … Full Article

Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven visited BAM on the invitation of BAM Trustee David Dangoor to see “Black Mountain Songs,” a performance by Brooklyn Youth Chorus, on Nov 21. Shown from left to right: BAM Trustee David Dangoor, Swedish Minister (of Children, the Elderly and Gende … Full Article

Ferguson, Missouri, is nearly 1,000 miles away, but that didn't stop crowds of people in Brooklyn from protesting a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown. … Full Article

Doctors working at Lutheran Family Health Centers know the perfect prescription for patients – Thanksgiving turkeys! … Full Article

No need to peek through the construction fence at City Point. We got an inside look at the progress of construction at the Downtown Brooklyn mega-project during a hard-hat tour with our photographer colleague Rob Abruzzese, who took terrific photos. … Full Article

Food, Glorious Food — the developers of mega-project City Point hope it will be a major customer draw. … Full Article

A $6.3 million brownstone in tony Brooklyn Heights has been vacant and unlocked for at least five weeks, and a neighbor worries it will attract vagrants, curious kids and big trouble. … Full Article

Scores of residents and concerned housing advocates rallied in front of a Schenectady Avenue apartment building Saturday morning to demand protections for low-income tenants who fear they will soon be victims of illegal rent increases due to what they say is a “loophole” in the law. … Full Article