Christine C. Quinn News

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 Theater Series on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm with the Barter Theatre's production of Of Mice and Men.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College proudly presents the Tony® Award-winning musical Hairspray on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm.It's time to let your hair down and dance the night away!

Special guests have been announced for the 2009 Emery Awards, which will take place Tuesday, November 10th. The guests will include Dustin Lance Black, Cleve Jones, Ben Zebley, Cheyenne Jackson, Heather Matarazzo, B.D. Wong, Christine C. Quinn, Judy Gold, Jennifer Holliday, DJ Lina, and Mayor Cory Booker. The Hetrick-Martin Institute's 2009 Annual Emery Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street, beginning at 6:00pm.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series with a performance by the internationally renowned Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines classical ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series with a performance by the internationally renowned Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines classical ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine.

The Alliance for the Arts will partner with the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) to host the annual Friends of the Arts Party at Christie's, opening the galleries for an exclusive preview of the much-heralded Latin American Art show, cocktails and music on Friday the 13th of November, 6:30-8:30 pm.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 Target FamilyFun series with its annual holiday presentation of Dance Theatre in Westchester's The Colonial Nutcracker on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 2pm.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 Theater Series on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm with the Barter Theatre's production of Of Mice and Men.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series with a performance by the internationally renowned Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines classical ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 Theater Series on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm with the Barter Theatre's production of Of Mice and Men.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series with a performance by the internationally renowned Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines classical ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College kicks off its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series on Sunday, October 25 at 2pm with Chicago-based Luna Negra Dance Theater, performing a program of works by Latino choreographers including the New York premiere of Danzón, a new piece created by Luna Negra's former artistic director, Eduardo Vilaro. The company will be joined onstage by special guests Turtle Island Quartet and the legendary Paquito D'Rivera, who will provide live accompaniment for Danzón.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College kicks off its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series on Sunday, October 25 at 2pm with Chicago-based Luna Negra Dance Theater, performing a program of works by Latino choreographers including the New York premiere of Danzón, a new piece created by Luna Negra's former artistic director, Eduardo Vilaro. The company will be joined onstage by special guests Turtle Island Quartet and the legendary Paquito D'Rivera, who will provide live accompaniment for Danzón.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College kicks off its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series on Sunday, October 25 at 2pm with Chicago-based Luna Negra Dance Theater, performing a program of works by Latino choreographers including the New York premiere of Danzón, a new piece created by Luna Negra's former artistic director, Eduardo Vilaro. The company will be joined onstage by special guests Turtle Island Quartet and the legendary Paquito D'Rivera, who will provide live accompaniment for Danzón.

On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, The Broadway League and the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) will present ?Broadway Salutes,? a unique public celebration honoring the myriad of artists who have made Broadway great for decades ? with special recognition for those individuals who have worked 25, 35 and 50 years in their respective theatrical craft.

The Alliance for the Arts will celebrate the performing arts in New York City by presenting the 2009 Alliance for the Arts Prize to Frederic S. Papert, founding president of the 42nd Street Development Corporation and the founder of Theatre Row; the Jerome Robbins Foundation; and the late Gerald Schoenfeld, longtime head of the Shubert Organization.

Brooklyn Center launches its 55th anniversary season with Irving Berlin's I LOVE A PIANO on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 3pm at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.

The Alliance for the Arts will celebrate the performing arts in New York City by presenting the 2009 Alliance for the Arts Prize to Frederic S. Papert, founding president of the 42nd Street Development Corporation and the founder of Theatre Row; the Jerome Robbins Foundation; and the late Gerald Schoenfeld, longtime head of the Shubert Organization.

Pulitzer Prize winner and Brooklyn native Lynn Nottage was honored by Speaker of the New York City Council The Honorable Christine C. Quinn, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and New York City Council Member Letitia James following the Tuesday, August 11 performance of RUINED at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center- Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

Pulitzer Prize winner and Brooklyn native Lynn Nottage will be honored by Speaker of the New York City Council The Honorable Christine C. Quinn, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and New York City Council Member Letitia James following the Tuesday, August 11 performance of RUINED at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).