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Photos: Inside Manhattan Film Festival Premiere of Young People's Chorus of New York City Documentary

On Friday, June 21st, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) premiered its’ This Time Round documentary at the Manhattan Film Festival. Check out photos from the event.
Young People's Chorus of New York City Reveals Lineup of Spring and Summer Season Performances

The award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC)  has announced a lineup of spring and summer performances and events. Learn more about the lineup here!
The 5th Annual Night Of Giving By Paul Labrecque To Benefit Family Promise Of Southeast Florida

Family Promise of Southeast Florida has been serving families in South Palm Beach County since 2008 and recently expanded in response to the growing need for services across both Palm Beach and Broward Counties.
JACK Launches 2022 Performance Festival RADICAL ACTS

After a thrilling inaugural festival in 2021, JACK returns to its DIY roots for their annual performance festival: Radical Acts. From November 9 - 19 JACK will be home to all things radical — radical joy, radical mayhem, radical vulnerability, and radical confrontations with today's pressing issues.
Bryant Park Reading Room Announces August 2022 Lineup Featuring LaTonya Yvette, Emily St. John Mandel & More

The Bryant Park Reading Room announced August’s lineup. The 2019 African American Literary Award’s Break Out Author Of The Year, LaTonya Yvette, joins on August 10th with her children’s book, “The Hair Book,” along with Emily St. John Mandel, who has just been added to Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List, on August 3rd to discuss her latest book.
Brooklyn Book Festival to Return in September With Over 150 Authors

The Brooklyn Book Festival will return in 2022 with a strong roster of authors in stirring discussions of contemporary works, and their intricate examination and vivid reflection of our moment. From September 25–October 3, the extensive, inclusive nine-day festival invites readers to hear from some of today’s most acclaimed authors.
Young People's Chorus of New York City Announces Summer Season Performances

The world-renowned Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) has announced an exciting lineup of summer performances beginning Saturday, May 14 at 2:30 p.m. with a public singalong at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center in New York City and running through July with performances at two of the west's premier festivals: Sing A Mile High in Denver and Festival Napa Valley.
BWW Review: Call It Mishmash or MASS, Mostly Mozart Celebrates Bernstein Centennial

This week, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival added its two-cents to the Leonard Bernstein centennial festivities, with the first of two performances of Bernstein's MASS: A THEATRE PIECE FOR SINGERS, PLAYS AND DANCERS, in an environmental production by Elkhanah Pulitzer.
Photo Flash: Young People's Chorus of New York City Celebrates 30th Anniversary Celebration at Jazz at Lincoln Center

On Monday evening, March 5, at 7 p.m. with every seat in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater occupied, more than 425 singers in the Young People's Chorus of New York City opened the celebration of their storied 30-year history by singing 'Why We Tell the Story' written by Broadway's powerhouse songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, among the evening's special guests, who also helped host. Under the leadership of YPC Artistic Director Francisco J. Nuñez and Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Nuñez, YPC was also joined by renowned baritone Lester Lynch as well as Broadway's Jenn Colella from 'Come From Away' and Jordan Donica, soon to be featured in 'My  Fair Lady.'
Photo Flash: Inside the YPC Gala, featuring Mandy Gonzalez and Alexandra Socha

The Young People's Chorus of NYC had its most successful gala to date on Monday, March 6th, 2017. The chorus members, ranging in ages from 8 to 18, were joined by Hamilton's Mandy Gonzalez, Spring Awakening's Alexandra Socha, and the extraordinary Time for Three ensemble, in one vibrant production number after the next.
BRIC Announces Spring Free Programming

BRIC is pleased to announce free programming for its spring 2016 season at BRIC Arts | Media House, the organization's 40,000SF home in Downtown Brooklyn. The season includes over 30 free events including film, art, and creative workshops. BRIC is the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, and one of the largest in New York City. With offerings ranging from evening concerts to daytime family programming, BRIC House has quickly become one of New York City's most inviting and accessible spaces to experience the arts.
BRIC Announces Spring Free Programming

BRIC is pleased to announce free programming for its spring 2016 season at BRIC Arts | Media House, the organization's 40,000SF home in Downtown Brooklyn. The season includes over 30 free events including film, art, and creative workshops. BRIC is the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, and one of the largest in New York City. With offerings ranging from evening concerts to daytime family programming, BRIC House has quickly become one of New York City's most inviting and accessible spaces to experience the arts.
BRIC Announces Winter/Spring 2017 Programming at BRIC House

In Its Award-Winning Arts Center in Downtown Brooklyn, BRIC Presents and Incubates Fresh Work by Artists and Media-Makers Reflecting NYC's Diversity.
Photo Flash: BeBe Winans Joins Young People's Chorus of New York City's 2016 Gala

On Monday evening, March 7, at 7 p.m. with every seat in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater occupied, 400 chorus members of the Young People's Chorus of New York City filled the stage and the balcony boxes above, while YPC Artistic Director Francisco J. Nuñez gave the downbeat to The New York Pops, to set the stage for one of the most exciting and successful galas in YPC's 28-year history. Scroll down for photos from the event!
inDANCE to Premiere THE BOOK OF SANDALWOOD, Today

Internationally travelled and critically acclaimed Toronto-based dance company, inDANCE will be presenting the world premiere of The Book of Sandalwood, a novel and lyrical Bharatanatyam performance featuring a cast of twelve dancers and musicians. Commissioned by the Festival of South Asian Arts and Literature (FSALA), this stunning new work by award-winning dance-maker Hari Krishnan will be presented at the Al Green Theatre for oneperformance only today, May 16.
inDANCE to Premiere THE BOOK OF SANDALWOOD, 5/16

Internationally travelled and critically acclaimed Toronto-based dance company, inDANCE will be presenting the world premiere of The Book of Sandalwood, a novel and lyrical Bharatanatyam performance featuring a cast of twelve dancers and musicians. Commissioned by the Festival of South Asian Arts and Literature (FSALA), this stunning new work by award-winning dance-maker Hari Krishnan will be presented at the Al Green Theatre for oneperformance only on Saturday, May 16.
Reggae Artist Shaggy Records Presents New Edition of Unique Audio Book

REGGAE ICON SHAGGY (best known for his hit singles 'Boombastic,' 'It Wasn't Me,' and 'Angel') records the audio-book version of the Jamaican patois 'translation' of the New York Times, Amazon.com, & Wall Street Journal #1 best seller and worldwide phenomenon, Go the F*** to Sleep.
Target First Saturday Celebrates West Indian-American Day, 8/4

On August 4, 2012, in preparation for the West Indian-American Day Carnival, the Brooklyn Museum will celebrate Caribbean culture by showcasing performances that demonstrate the wide range of contemporary interpretations of traditional West Indian expressions. The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday attracts thousands of visitors to free art and entertainment programs each month. The August highlights include:
Ashbury Honored at Brooklyn Book Festival

RENOWNED POET JOHN ASHBERY HONORED AT FIFTH ANNUAL BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL Pulitzer Prize winner Ashbery receives annual Brooklyn Book Festival 'BoBi' Award on Saturday, 9/11 and appears on Sunday 9/12 in conversation with author Paul Auster
Photo Flash: Brooklyn Book Festival Brings out Bibliophiles

On Sunday, September 12, 2010, the fifth annual Brooklyn Book Festival, one of the top book festivals in the country, brought out thousands of book lovers to Downtown Brooklyn. With the extraordinary literary heritage, vibrant publishing community and international reading audience of Brooklyn and New York City as its backdrop, the Festival offered the best and brightest stars in contemporary literature. The hip, huge and free all-star literary lineup included Salman Rushdie, Naomi Klein, Paul Auster, Venus Williams, Nelson George, Sarah Silverman, Gary Shteyngart, Mary Gaitskill, John Ashbery, Rosanne Cash, Paul Krugman, Colson Whitehead, Francine Prose, Dennis Lehane, Per Petterson, Esmeralda Santiago, Pete Hamill, Jennifer Egan, Russell Banks, Michael Connelly, John Hodgman, Kristen Schaal, Sam Lipsyte, Sloane Crosley, Maaza Mengiste, Paul Harding, Amy Goodman, Marlon James, Sarah MacLean, Jean Valentine, Elizabeth Nunez and many more, as well as children's and young adult lit stars like Rebecca Stead, Sara Shepard, Jacqueline Woodson, Jon Scieszka, Jenny Han, Nina Crews, Mac Barnett, Tad Hills, Chris Raschka, Michael Rex, Matthew Reinhart and Francisco X. Stork.

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