Brooklyn Moon Caf?
About This Listing
Place Details
- Borough: Brooklyn
- Neighborhood: Fort Greene
- Categories: Arts and Entertainment, Gathering Place, Highlights in Central Brooklyn, Theater
Place Matters Profile
The Brooklyn Moon Café has been a much-needed vibrant center for local spoken word artists, writers, poets, artists and the general Fort Greene community since its opening in 1995.
Located in a small storefront space, the Brooklyn Moon Café was created by owner Mike Thompson to fill a void in the Fort Greene neighborhood–he saw that there was no place for artists and those interested in the arts to congregate. From the start the cafe hosted book readings and “open-mic” nights for word-artists and poets as well as displaying paintings and photographs by local artists. Clearly this met a need in the community, as it is typical to see a line of people spilling out onto the streets for the café’s programs. While continuing as a thriving café, the “Moon” has recently paused its poetry nights, but will soon revive the standing-room-only events.
Nominations
Laura Rolls
The Brooklyn Moon Café has good food and is a great place for poets to congregate. It also has a nice gallery for community artwork and features local photographers and painters.
