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If you haven't seen The Great Map of Greenpoint, you're in for a treat. Meet Alex Russell, the artist behind the iconic map and today's very special

Thursday Spotlight: Alex Russell, the Artist Behind Greenpoint's First Pictorial Map

If you made it to our recent Love Grows in Brooklyn market, you may have spotted a tall, friendly artist handing out maps like hot cakes. Sure, cartography is nifty and many a Brooklynite fancy themselves lovers of antiques, but this map was more personal to these buyers — some may have been able to even find their homes on it. Alex Russell was selling his dynamic and delightful map of Greenpoint, the neighborhood’s first official pictorial as inducted by the New York Public Library. Affable and neighborly, Alex has been a Greenpointer for over a decade, carefully observing the … read more

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"Bernie Sanders Wants to Take Away My Fire Island Time Share" — a new play and the fear of corporate gays everywhere. Read more in our

Thursday Spotlight: Xalvador Tin-Bradbury is taking down corporate gays

Winter in New York can be rough, but at least there’s the Exponential Festival to get us through. Each year, this pageant of the bold and experimental plays in venues big and small throughout north Brooklyn. One such show is worth checking out thanks to the title alone: Bernie Sanders Wants to Take Away my Fire Island Time Share: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. The artist behind the hilarity is comedian and performance artist Xalvador Tin-Bradbury known, as I’m Going to Marry Your Dad. A surrealist comedy that satirizes the influence of neoliberalism in gay culture, Xalvador’s play runs January 8 and … read more

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A pitch-black comedy opens at The Brick tonight, and the man behind the madcap deep dive into Western masculine mythology is Ryan William Downey of Title:Point. Get to know him and his work in this

Thursday Spotlight: Ryan William Downey on creating theater that's "slapstick comedy, abject horror, and pure existential dread"

The experimental theater group Title:Point has been bopping around Brooklyn (and beyond) for well over a decade, and Ryan William Downey has, in many ways, been at the center of its zany, beating heart. As co-Artistc Director of the company, Ryan is a consummate multi-hyphenate theater artist: an actor, playwright, and all-around theatermaker. Now, he prepares for the world premiere of his new play, Sleeping Car Porters, a “pitch black comedy that explores western masculine myth through a phantasmagoria of power, violence, and mystery.” The play comes to The Brick December 5–14, a venue helmed by Theresa Buchheister, a former Thursday Spotlight artist and … read more

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Didi Rojas, ceramic shoes, and a how entitled "You're Doing Amazing Sweetie" at Launch F18. Learn more in this week's

Thursday Spotlight: Didi Rojas and Her Fantabulous Shoes

It’s hard to not be beguiled by an art show entitled You’re Doing Amazing Sweetie — now on view at Launch F18 until October 19th — and it’s even harder to not fall in love with the whimsical, colorful ceramic shoes created by Didi Rojas for the show. Rojas uniquely combines her day job work with her craft, elevating seemingly simple creations into something creative and singular. Learn more about this week’s Thursday Spotlight below! Greenpointers: You live and work in Greenpoint, right? Any favorite spots in the neighborhood? Didi Rojas: I live in Bed-Stuy but my studio space is in … read more

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If you're looking for a good laugh, thoughts on who should be the face of the Me Too movement (it's Brad Pitt), and a reminder that New York does not care about your hopes and outfits, try Stayin' Humble with Stew — the podcast and its host we feature in this week's

Thursday Spotlight: Stayin' Humble with Stew, your Neighborhood Podcaster

We’ve profiled myriad artists in our Thursday Spotlight series, but it’s rare we get the pleasure of speaking with a podcaster, especially one whose comedic prowess is as fierce as Stewart Fullerton’s. New to Greenpoint (but not the city), Stewart has been hosting a weekly podcast Stayin’ Humble with Stew for almost six months where she rebels against, celebrates, and (per the title) humbles pop culture and those who stir it. The podcast is nihilistic with a life-affirming, souther gothic spin, and is rich in millennial upspeak without an ounce of irony. Stayin’ Humble with Stew highlights how New York rains … read more

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What does working in experimental theater entail? For Theresa Buchheister, she's dealt "with more dead rats and sewage and toilets than I ever predicted I would." Remember: good art is messy. Read more about this rising star in this week's

Thursday Spotlight: Meet The Brick's New Artistic Director, Theresa Buchheister

Theresa Buchheister is a successful artist because she is a generous one; through multiple festivals and off-the-beaten-path venues, clandestine locales and dive hives, she has created myriad opportunities for creators of various stripes to express …

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He spins, he publishes, he fosters community: meet Josh Craig in today's

Thursday Spotlight: Get to Know Local DJ and New Zine Publisher Josh Craig

Brooklyn celebrates artists of all stripes, but it's rare you get one as versatile as Josh Craig. A professional DJ and, now, also a zine publisher, Josh has been a staple in the Brooklyn community …

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Dina claims her dog is more famous than she is, but as a director on the rise that may soon change. Get to know Dina Vovsi in today's

Thursday Spotlight: Meet Director Dina Vovsi

When we discuss the art scene in Greenpoint, we often focus on the Pencil Factory's many inhabitants or the other visual artists working out of their studios, homes, and even in our neighborhood parks. But …