BoCoCa Arts Festival Opens 6/17

The Third Annual BoCoCa Arts Festival will be presenting strong lineups of plays, music and visual art from Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 26, in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. BAF places visual and performing artists in unconventional venues - like bars, art galleries and the New York City Transit Museum - in order to simultaneously showcase emerging artists, local businesses and the three unique neighborhoods.

The goal of this unusual festival is to connect emerging artists, local businesses and the public in order to challenge the perception of art and to foster community. It is produced by Husky Dog Productions, a Brooklyn-based company.

This 10-day event will criss-cross the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, presenting emerging works in theater, music and visual art. All work will be "cast" in unconventional venues.

This year's BAF venues include Deity Supper Club, Linger Lounge and Steve's Craft Ice Cream on Atlantic Avenue; Ceol Irish Pub on Smith Street; Carroll Park on Court Street; the New York City Transit Museum on Livingston Street; and the YWCA on 3rd Avenue.

The lineup of the Theater and Performance Art Division features absurdist looks at American life, ambitious collaborations of multiple playwrights, and highly individual takes on themes like memory and the burden of secrets.

The festival's Music Division is equally exciting. Woven into double bills with theater performances and showcased with visual art exhibitions are talented bands and solo artists playing alternative rock, jazz, folk, funk and hip-hop. The influences that inform the musicians range from classical to punk to rhythm and blues.

The Visual Art Division features thought-provoking paintings, photographs and multi-media works that will make use of the unique and challenging spaces they will inhabit.

For more information, visit www.bococaartsfestival.com.