Investigative journalist and author Gary Weiss discusses his newly released “Retail Gangster: The Insane Real-Life Story of CRAZY EDDIE” (Hachette Books - August 2022) with writer / urban street culture chronicler Kurt Boone at the Village Works Gallery and Bookstore in Manhattan on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 7:00pm.
Legendary graffiti artist / writer COSE TDS will close his ongoing solo exhibition at the Village Works Gallery & Bookstore (90 East 3rd Street) in Manhattan on Wednesday May 18, 2022 with a free reception beginning at 6pm.
Author / photographer / Kurt Boone holds his second artist talk in conjunction with his “Photographs of Jersey City Mural Festival “exhibition now on display at the Commuter Gallery located at the Journal Square PATH station in New Jersey on Saturday, March 26 @ 2:00pm (EST).
Author / photographer / Kurt Boone holds his second artist talk in conjunction with his “Photographs of Jersey City Mural Festival “exhibition now on display at the Commuter Gallery located at the Journal Square PATH station in New Jersey on Saturday, March 26 @ 2:00pm (EST).
Author / photographer / Kurt Boone has announced two March 2022 artist talks in conjunction with his “Photographs of Jersey City Mural Festival“ exhibition now on display at the Commuter Gallery located at the Journal Square PATH station in New Jersey. On Friday, March 18 @ 5:30pm Boone will discuss the global street art movement with UP Magazine (upmag.com) Editor in Chief T.K. Mills.
During the Covid-19 Pandemic while most of New York City adhered to stay at home orders, Kurt Boone worked as an essential worker for the Fly Over The City courier service. In addition to the many deliveries for people working from home, Boone often delivered the prescriptions from medical facilities to their patients.
Over 50 of author and famed messenger poet Kurt Boone's photos of New York City buskers or street performers - which appear in his recently released photography book - Subway Beats (Schiffer Publishing) were on display at the launch event for the 'MUSIC IN THE TUNNELS' exhibit at Quimby's Bookstore NYC in Brooklyn, NY. Scroll down for photos!
Native New Yorker and freelance writer Kurt Boone (center) was joined by performers (from l-r) Rosa Teresa, Matthew Christian of Busk NY, Lawrence Rush and Heidi Kole at his November 14th 'Author @ the Library' illustrated lecture at the New York Public Library's Mid-Manhattan branch for his newly released book 'Subway Beats: Celebrating New York City Buskers, ' (Schiffer Publishing).
Launch party for Kurt Boone's new book 'Subway Beats: Celebrating New York City Buskers' and photo exhibition at Lomography Gallery Store NYC. The photo exhibition will showcase photos from the book through the month of November. In addition to being a freelance writer and independent author Kurt Boone has also worked as a foot messenger (the fastest in the city) for over 20 years. Profiled in all of the city's major newspapers and a contributor to PBS 'Metro Focus' and 'Narratively', Boone is the author or several books including 'Looking For Myself', 'Inside Grand Central Terminal', 'On The Subway', 'New York Alleycats', 'Urban Theory: Critical Thoughts In America' 'Messenger Poet'. and "Asphalt Warrior.'
This illustrated lecture showcases performers who collectively express the soul of the Big Apple while entertaining thousands of commuters and visitors daily. In addition to being a freelance writer and independent author Kurt Boone has also worked as a foot messenger (the fastest in the city) for over 20 years.
New York City's celebrated 'Messenger Poet' Kurt Boone (left) is congratulated by Nicole Cloutier (right), editor of the new literary journal 'Radiator' following his participation at the August 13, 2015 reading / launch event for the publication which was held at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Manhattan.
New York City's celebrated 'Messenger Poet' Kurt Boone will be among the participants at a reading / launch party for Praytell's Radiator - a new literary journal - today, August 13, 2015 at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe located at 126 Crosby Street (between Prince & Jersey Street) in Manhattan. The event is scheduled for 7:00pm. Admission free, RSVP requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/praytell-radiator-launch-event-tickets-17454997367. For more information, contact 212 234-3324.
New York City's celebrated 'Messenger Poet' Kurt Boone will be among the participants at a reading / launch party for Praytell's Radiator - a new literary journal - on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe located at 126 Crosby Street (between Prince & Jersey Street) in Manhattan. The event is scheduled for 7:00pm. Admission free, RSVP requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/praytell-radiator-launch-event-tickets-17454997367. For more information, contact 212 234-3324.
New York City-born author and celebrated 'messenger poet' Kurt Boone holds a launch party for his latest release 'The Skyscraper Shuffle' on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Chrome Industries NYC in Manhattan.
