Voletta Wallace, mother of the Notorious B.I.G., along with the cast, director, and writers of Notorious, which she co-produced, spoke to a captivated audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music about the process of making the biopic of her son.
January 15, 2009 Brooklyn Beats, Music Profiles
Nowhere in Brooklyn is there a more foreign enclave than Brighton. Under the elevated tracks of the B and Q, caressed by sea breezes, the sidewalks of Brighton Beach Avenue vibrate with a cacophony of voices: the Russian of women hawking pastries, the English of sand-seeking day trippers, the hum of shoppers hailing from Omsk to Kiev.
Our weekly tip sheet on where to see what in the Brooklyn art world. This week’s featured listing is Smack Mellon’s: “A Canvas of Opportunities,” opening Friday, August 27, 6pm. Click through to read more.
You decide! Are these famous folks tragic or groundbreaking? It’s up to debate. Each note-worthy figure is paired with an …
Your weekly listing of readings and literary events around Brooklyn: a comic artist lands at Desert Island, a funny girl from the Bronx stops in DUMBO, and runner-extraordinaire Christopher McDougall shares advice at WORD.
