Spring in New York, 'In The Blood' Explores Caribbean Art, A New Documentary about Brooke Shields, Poet Eugenia Leigh

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Spring is springing, and the New York's bloom will be underway soon, where it isn't already. Also blooming are more opportunities to enjoy our outdoor spaces. Rossilynne Skena Culgan, Time Out New York's 'Things to Do' editor, brings her favorite local springtime activities and events, including the best places to look at cherry blossoms. Plus, listeners share where they go to soak up the seasonal turn.

A new, large scale exhibition, In the Blood: Four Caribbean Artists, created by Arco Gallery and Anderson Contemporary, explores the Caribbean diaspora. We speak to two featured artists Laura James and Francks Deceus, as well as curators Valentina Puccioni and Ronni Anderson. In the Blood is on view until May 3.

In the 1980's child actor and model Brooke Shields was one of the most photographed faces in the world. A new documentary series, "Pretty Baby," revisits her life and career, including the sexual exploitation she endured. Emmy award-winning director Lana Wilson joins to discuss. 

Eugenia Leigh is a Korean American poet based in Brooklyn, and her sophomore collection, Bianca, features work that explores many aspects of Leigh's identity, family, and past. With poems about her abusive father, mental illness, and motherhood, Leigh leans in to difficult topics, and uses poetry as a means to explore her life. Leigh joins us in studio to discuss the collection, and perform a reading.