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SUMMARY:SummerFest 2026: Skylight Open
DESCRIPTION:An electric blend of adventurous spoken word\, musical\, and movement-based artists.\n\n\nLaunched in 2018\, Skylight Open is The Billie’s monthly music and spoken word series featuring cutting-edge movement-based Brooklyn-based talent. \n\n\n\nMade possible through the generous support of our partners: \nA.R.T. New York • Con Edison • The Cowles Charitable Truste Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation • Ford Foundation • Howard Gilman Foundation • The J.L. Greene Art Access Fund | The Kresge Foundation • Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund • Lily Auchincloss Foundation • Lucille Lortel Foundation • Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand • Tiger Baron Foundation | Mosaic Network and Fund in The New York Community Trust• Universal Music Group/Task Force for Meaningful Change • The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs | Seller-Lehrer Family Foundation • The William R. Kenan\, Jr. Charitable
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/summerfest-2026-skylight-open/
LOCATION:The Billie Holiday Theatre\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Youth Arts Academy Presents: A Celebration of Dreams 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Youth Arts Academy End of Year Performance.\n\n\nThe Billie’s Youth Arts Academy presents “A CELEBRATION OF DREAMS” \nSaturday\, June 27 at 6PMat the Uncommon Charter School1485 Pacific StreetBrooklyn\, NY 11216
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/youth-arts-academy-presents-a-celebration-of-dreams-2026/
LOCATION:Uncommon Schools Charter High School\, 1485 Pacific Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:'The Soul of Black Folk': Solo Exhibition Patrick Dougher
DESCRIPTION:Opening night reception for 'The Soul of Black Folk' art exhibition.\n\n\nJoin us for the opening of a new solo exhibition featuring artwork by Patrick Dougher. The evening will include live performances and music from DJ Jahmedicine. \nABOUT THE ARTIST \nBorn and raised in Brooklyn NY\, Patrick Dougher is a self-taught Artist\, Musician\, Poet\, Educator & Spiritual Activist. \nPatrick has played and recorded with Grammy award winners Sade\, Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Dan Zanes as well as many other notables. He is the drummer on “Dub Side as the Moon” one of the best selling Reggae LP’s of all time. \nHe has worked as a Teaching Artist in NYC public schools\, as an Art Therapist working with HIV positive children and as the Director of community arts organizations. For over 20 years Patrick has used the arts to empower and support the socio-emotional growth and health of “at-risk” and disenfranchised youth of the city. \nThrough his art Patrick seeks to inspire and to celebrate the noble beauty and divine nature of people of African descent and to connect urban African American culture to its roots in sacred African art\, spirituality and ritual.
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/the-soul-of-black-folk-solo-exhibition-patrick-dougher/
LOCATION:The Billie Holiday Theatre\, 1368 Fulton Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Black Joy Film Fest: Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a night of celebration and empowerment at the Black Joy Film Fest:Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution!\n\nIn partnership with the Brooklyn Links. Reception start time is at 5:30 PM in the lobby. Movie start time is 6:30 PM with a talk back immediately following.\n\nSYNOPSIS: “Battle at Versailles” tells the story of the legendary 1973 fashion show at the Palace of Versailles that pitted the five best French fashion designers including Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin against the five best American designers of the time\, Oscar de la Renta\, Bill Blass\, Anne Klein and Halston. The show transformed the fashion landscape and firmly established American fashion houses as the leaders of the fashion world. It was the first time the fashion world’s gaze was fixated on American design. This original long-form documentary is the first produced by fashion video network Made to Measure\, a new channel highlighting the people\, issues\, trends and events that have defined and transformed the world of fashion.\n\n\n 
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/black-joy-film-fest-battle-at-versailles/
LOCATION:Restoration West Plaza\, 1368 Fulton Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Black Joy Film Fest
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Black Joy Film Fest: a celebration of Black excellence and uplifting stories on the big screen!\n\n\nCome join us for a night of celebration and empowerment at the Black Joy Film Fest! \nOur annual outdoor film screening event will showcase films highlighting the resilience and triumphs of Black joy. Get ready to laugh\, cry\, and feel inspired as we come together to honor the beauty of our community. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and support Black creatives. See you there! \nJULY 9: THE BATTLE OF VERSAILLES \nThis original documentary explores the iconic 1973 fashion event at the Palace of Versailles. Pitting French designers against a group of American talent. \nJULY 23: BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL \nA celebration of Black history\, art\, culture and Brathwaite’s rise to a position of huge influence against the backdrop of the second Harlem Renaissance\, the Civil Rights Movement\, and the evolution of modern art. \nJULY 30: THE DEBUTANTES \nFocusing on the first group of Black debutantes in Canton\, Ohio in a decade\, this documentary follows the young women as they unpack the ball’s legacy and chart their path forward\, both for tradition and themselves. \nAUG 6: QUEEN OF KATWE \nBased on the story of Phiona Mutesi\, as told in Tim Crothers’s nonfiction book of the same name\, Nair’s kid-friendly tale of perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds is distinguished by a rare level of authenticity and even rarer absence of sentimentality—and also features a soundtrack contribution (and on-screen cameo) by a young man by the name of Zohran Mamdani. \nAUG 13: WE WANT THE FUNK \nAUG 27: LOST REGGAE TAPES
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/black-joy-film-fest-2/
LOCATION:Restoration West Plaza\, 1368 Fulton Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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SUMMARY:Black Joy Film Fest: BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Black Joy Film Fest:The Fire Inside\, for a celebration of Black excellence and uplifting stories on the big screen!\n\n\nCome join us for a night of celebration and empowerment at the Black Joy Film Fest: Black is Beautiful!  \nSYNOPSIS: \nA celebration of Black history\, art\, culture and Brathwaite’s rise to a position of huge influence against the backdrop of the second Harlem Renaissance\, the Civil Rights Movement\, and the evolution of modern art.  \nPhotographer Kwame Brathwaite used his art as activism to capture the joy of Black American life\, documenting jazz musicians\, celebrities\, everyday Harlem scenes\, and more—while popularizing the phrase “Black is Beautiful\,” amplifying the movement that redefined Black pride. \nBringing his story to light\, this film sees family and friends honor his artistry\, and features insights from Gabrielle Union\, Alicia Keys\, and Jesse Williams. \n99 mins | Directed by Yemi Bamiro | NR | 2025
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/black-joy-film-fest-black-is-beautiful/
LOCATION:Restoration West Plaza\, 1368 Fulton Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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SUMMARY:Summer Music Series
DESCRIPTION:The Billie's Music Series incorporates stellar artists from the neighborhood and beyond.\n\n\nThe annual free outdoor festival takes place in the Restoration Plaza June to September. The celebrated community-building activity offers a wide range of performances including music concerts\, dance\, film screenings\, spoken word\, and other cultural activities. Produced and curated by Hollis King. \nThe Summer Music Series is a bi-weekly concert featuring performances of  jazz\, R&B\, Hip Hop\, Soul and more!
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/summer-music-series/
LOCATION:Restoration West Plaza\, 1368 Fulton Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T183000
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SUMMARY:Black Joy Film Fest: THE DEBUTANTES
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Black Joy Film Fest\, for a celebration of Black excellence and uplifting stories on the big screen!\n\n\nCome join us for a night of celebration and empowerment at the Black Joy Film Fest:  The Debutantes \nSYNOPSIS \nFocusing on the first group of Black debutantes in Canton\, Ohio in a decade\, this documentary follows the young women as they unpack the ball’s legacy and chart their path forward\, both for tradition and themselves. \n The Debutante is a Black girl coming-of-age story about an intergenerational group of women and girls revitalizing a long-lost tradition — the debutante ball. \nThe film follows Canton\, Ohio’s first group of Black debutantes in a decade as they prepare for the event: learning to waltz\, taking etiquette classes\, and securing escorts. \nThe debutante ball has long been the ultimate manifestation of middle class respectability politics: a presentation to society in line with all that ‘society’ dictates and deems acceptable in appearance and behavior. \n96 mins | Directed by Contessa Gayles | 2024
URL:https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org/event/black-joy-film-fest-the-debutantes/
LOCATION:Restoration West Plaza\, 1368 Fulton Street\, Brooklyn\, NY 11216\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11216\, US
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