Bobby Cole’s long established (1992) Brooklyn Stage Company (BSC) is performing Samuel Beckett’s Endgame at Sunny’s Bar through the end of the month. Cole has numerous productions under his belt and will be tackling Endgame with aplomb no doubt; Tom Keener directs. BSC’s (and their Manhattan sister company Mortals Theater) credo is to “seek to breathe new life into classic plays […]
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Intercourse is a Pioneerworks romp through current art and science, by George Fiala
One doesn’t generally encounter slick literary magazines in a NYC bodega, but when the bodega is a block away from the publisher, it becomes a possibility. So the other day at the Pioneer Street Supermarket I picked up a copy of Dusti Yellin’s Intercourse magazine. My normal reading habits range from Foreign Affairs to the Daily News, so I’m the […]
Tony the Sculptor, by Alexandra Corbin
Tony walks with a gait that is unique in this neck of the woods. No slouching stroll to buy a slab of Blueberry Buckle at Baked. Even though his property is next door and even if he has fifty feet to cover between there and his sculpture garden named the ‘Golden Anvil’ – he hurries. In September Antonio Cuonzo will […]
BWAC’s two current shows draw big crowds and sales, photos and text by Micah B. Rubin
Art is an endless conversation and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition’s two summer shows seek to spur dialogue and challenge visitors to ask themselves: “What is Color” and explore the theme of a world “Out of Order.” The Summer Group Art Show features more than 800 BWAC member’s photographs, sculptures, paintings and a variety of other medium with many exploring […]
Celebrating Red Hook brings arts, artisans and musicians together for a great day in the sun!
The first time that the Red Hook Star-Revue attempted a festival, in 2011, Hurricane Irene interceded. The weather could not have been more perfect on July 12th as the first annual Celebrating Red Hook festival brought everyone together for a great community celebration. Produced by the Star-Revue’s Kimberly Gail Price, IKEA’s Erie Basin Park was transformed into a vendors market […]
IKEA and the Star-Revue present “Celebrating Red Hook Day” Saturday July 12
IKEA and The Red Hook Star-Revue presents Celebrating Red Hook, a first annual festival celebrating our unique community. It is a day to discover Red Hook’s artists and working people. A full day of exhibits, music and dance, not to mention a chance to eat Swedish meatballs! The festival takes place behind the IKEA outdoor parking lot, next to the ferry terminal. Among the […]
Creating a cultural sanctuary in Red Hook, by Micah B. Rubin
The Pioneer Works Center for Arts and Innovation strives to build a thriving, inclusive community. Through classes, artist residency, workshops, lectures, exhibitions and other initiatives, Pioneer Works has created an incubator for creative exploration in the heart of Red Hook. In mid April, Pioneer Works hosted its first annual Hack Red Hook workshop. The “hackathon” brought together nearly 100 students, […]
Van Gogh ear found in Red Hook, by Hobbert Ruse
Many things in Red Hook have surfaced since the flooding that accompanied Hurricane Sandy. One of the most unexpected was Van Gogh’s ear. This news has been withheld pending verification, but recent DNA testing has confirmed that a piece of earlike looking flesh encased in an old art portfolio is indeed a piece of the old master. The portfolio was […]
A Stand Up Performance, by Kimberly Gail Price
Anybody up for a good penis joke? In a fast paced play, Marc Spitz’s Up For Anything creates up the scenario in the opening moments to set up two hours of back to back zingers aimed at Walter Dabney, a poet with an unrelenting erection. The show opens with Walter (Ben Schneider) under a blanket with his mistress Annie (Jen […]
Theater Review: Heights Players production shines, by Kimberly Gail Price
“A Delicious Soufflé of Satire” NY Times “All of us, the creative people, tearing about trying to feed a nations insatiable appetite for entertainment. Making truckloads of money we never see so we can discover something new and vivid to present to poor fun-starved modern civilization. The new becoming old almost before we find the newer new… as bees in […]