—Monday, July 10th, 2017—

13th Annual Brooklyn Historical Hip-Hop Festival
Various Locations Throughout Brooklyn
Time: 6pm
Price: up to $180
Kick off the week with Hip-Hop at New York City’s largest Hip-Hop cultural event that showcases the positive aspects of Hip-Hop culture by highlighting Hip-Hop’s legacy as an agent of artistic progression, community building and social change. Enjoy panel discussions, exhibitions, parties, an award show and a family-friendly block party.

Told It First Hand: A Conversation with Rakim
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $10
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to listen, learn, and build with arguably the greatest Hip-Hop MC of all time, Rakim.

Beauty and the Beast
10 West 10th Street at Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk
Time: 7pm – 11pm
FREE
Presented by Amazon Studios in partnership with the Alliance for Coney Island, Beauty and the Beast kicks off the 8-week series of movies, music, and much more.

Summer Shake-Up
106 Calyer Street at Triskelion Arts
Time: 8pm
Price: $16 in advance; $20 at the door
The Summer Shake-Up features a slew of terrific artists with wide-ranging aesthetics.

Franklin Park Reading Series
618 St. John’s Place at Franklin Park
Time: 8pm
FREE
Franklin Park will be celebrating vacation season with cool drinks and hot lit from a slate of superstar readers: Jami Attenberg (All Grown Up), Nicole Dennis-Benn (Here Comes the Sun), Courtney Maum (Touch), Elizabeth Crane (Turf), Paul Lynch (Grace), and Chiwan Choi (The Yellow House)!

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