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The Board of Directors and Board of Advisors of the Gay/Straight Alliance of the New York State Justice System at the Alliance’s fifth annual dinner-dance at the Grand Prospect Hall on Wednesday. Eagle photos by Mario Belluomo

Gay/Straight Alliance honors Justice Kahn with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Gay/Straight Alliance of the New York State Court System held its fifth annual dinner-dance in front of more than 150 judges, lawyers and court employees at the Grand Prospect Hall in South Slope on Wednesday night, honoring Hon. … Full Article
 
Actress and activist Susan Sarandon is hosting the New York premiere of “Forged in Fire,” which is being performed at City Tech in Downtown Brooklyn beginning May 3. AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File

Susan Sarandon hosts play at City Tech

Starting on May 2, City Tech’s Theatreworks and Entertainment Technology Department presents “Forged in Fire,” at the Voorhees Theatre at 186 Jay St. in Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article
 
Acclaimed author Joseph O’Neill spoke at BAM on Wednesday as part of the popular Eat, Drink & Be Literary series. Photo courtesy of the author

BAM Book Talk: Joseph O’Neill reads from latest work ‘The Dog’

What do you get when you cross Irish and Assyrian descent with a multinational upbringing? To hear novelist Joseph O'Neill tell it, the result — his own, as a matter of fact — is someone who can create characters that will live anywhere, but are never quite at home. … Full Article
 
Jodie Foster and fan. Eagle photos by Mary Frost

PHOTOS: Jodie Foster in DUMBO directing "Money Monster"

It was a star-studded Thursday on Jay Street in DUMBO, where Jodie Foster was on set directing the upcoming film "Money Monster" starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and others. … Full Article
 
Ladder Company 118 responded on Tuesday to a report of gas venting from a grate in front of 51 Jay St. in DUMBO. FDNY has responded to the leak nine times over the past year. Photo by Mary Frost

DUMBO residents worry about ever-present gas leak

DUMBO residents and workers have become increasingly alarmed about a gas leak on Jay Street that has been venting from street grates for months. … Full Article
 
The dotted red line indicated the proposed new boundaries of an expanded MetroTech BID. Map courtesy of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Public invited to hearing on MetroTech BID expansion to Fort Greene cultural area

The MetroTech Business Improvement District (MetroTech BID) hopes to expand beyond its current 16-acre Downtown Brooklyn footprint to encompass cultural institutions and commercial areas in Fort Greene. … Full Article
 
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music Tuesday night, it was “all hands on deck” for the “Karen Gala,” honoring BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins (inset), who is retiring in June after a 36-year run of admired and respected leadership. A star-studded crowd of guests arrived outside of the Peter Jay Sharp building, shown above, which was illuminated with blue and white lights in tribute to Hopkins, who delivered a moving speech reflecting upon her journey at BAM. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

BAM’s Karen Gala Was A Moveable Feast In Historic Settings: Navy Yard to Opera House

For the Brooklyn Academy of Music, led by Executive Producer Joseph Melillo, the gala honoring Karen Brooks Hopkins Tuesday night was an "all hands on deck" affair. Every department, from Development and Marketing to Stage Crew and Production, worked to make it happen. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn writer Anna North will appear at BookCourt in Cobble Hill on May 21. Photo by Jenny Zhang

New novel explores how artist’s ambition shapes her life

Great art springs from a combination of talent, vision and sacrifice. But at what point is the sacrifice too great? In her new novel “The Life and Death of Sophie Stark,” Brooklyn writer Anna North explores how an artist’s ambition shapes her relationships and her life. … Full Article
 
Melissa Cistaro will appear at WORD Bookstore in Greenpoint on May 26 in celebration of her new memoir “Pieces of My Mother.” Photo by Adam Karsten

New memoir explores complexities of motherhood

Why would a mother ever abandon her children? Is an abandoned child destined to grow up and make the same mistake? These are some of the questions Melissa Cistaro had after her mother abandoned her young family. … Full Article
 
Megan Abbott. Photo by Drew Reilly

Three acclaimed authors to read at Greenpoint bookstore event

Authors Nathan Larson, Stacy Wakefield and Megan Abbott will read at a program at WORD Bookstore, 126 Franklin St., Greenpoint, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. … Full Article
 

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