One Monroe Place, half-demolished in 2008, now hosts 17 designers for the Brooklyn Heights Association's biggest fundraiser.

Painters will race the clock at Pottawatomie Park and set up easels inside the Fabyan Japanese Garden during the Aug. 17-23 competition.

The 21st annual festival honors Brooklyn novelist Amitav Ghosh and spans all five boroughs starting next month.

Ghee will first play Abraham Lincoln on tour before switching to Mary Todd Lincoln when the show lands in the Loop this January.

Dozens of free shows fill The Clemente this week as the puppet festival marks a milestone renovation and honors two pioneering women artists.

The Icelandic singer's fourth annual arts crawl hits libraries, museums and cafes worldwide next week, with themed drinks and vintage fashion in tow.

The sixth edition pairs 30 English and 19 Spanish short plays with Argentine food from Fuegos at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre.

Memorial Park hosts Mayor John McCann's annual bash, with folklórico dancers and a traditional banda de guerra topping the bill.

Broadway's Terry Burrell headlines a 1984 Tony-nominated musical at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, tying pioneer women's stories to the city's own textile history.

Tickets vanished in under 24 hours for the in-character farewell, which doubles as an Emmy push for the record-nominated comedy.

The free arts blowout expands beyond downtown to Totem Lake Village, with ticket proceeds going straight to performers.

Pasadena high schoolers shared a stage with global stars as Head in the Clouds packed its lineup into a single day at the Rose Bowl.

The Aug. 21 unveiling at Vel R. Phillips Plaza pairs a bronze replica of her office desk with six linked-arm figures honoring 1967's fair housing marchers.