Monthly Archives: March 2009

Bob Guskind, 1958-2009

Posted on March 6, 2009 by The Changeling

By now many of you have already heard that Robert Guskind, former writer for Curbed and the blogger behind the wonderful Gowanus Lounge passed away on Wednesday. Bob was the first blogger to welcome me into the blogosphere. Soon after I wrote my first post, I emailed him and told him how much [...]

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STUYVESANT HEIGHTS PARENTS ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ March 7, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] All,

Come out of your house and meet your fellow neighbors! Please join us for the first General Body Meeting of the new administration of the Stuyvesant Heights Parents Association. We have an exciting agenda and look forward to seeing you all there. Please bring a friend!

Date: Saturday, March 7 at 9 am
Location: The Brooklyn Brownstone School at Lewis and MacDonough
Please [...]

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Upcoming 3rd Ward Events

Posted on March 5, 2009 by The Changeling

[ March 7, 2009; 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 8, 2009; 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Take a look at these interesting upcoming events at 3rd Ward, located in our “sister neighborhood” Bushwick:

Resonance in Residence: Sound Sculpture at 3rd Ward, Opening Event, March 6th

What happens when you put 7 artists in a room and ask them to create a sculptural object focusing on sound? [...]

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Filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee Visits the Bed-Stuy YMCA Today!

Posted on March 5, 2009 by The Changeling

[ March 5, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Accomplished African-American film director and screenwriter of hit films such as Soul Men, Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins visits the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA to inspire local youth to purse career in filmmaking and to discuss hot topics in filmmaking with members of the local community. The discussion will be focused on African-Americans [...]

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Remembering Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant

Posted on March 4, 2009 by The Changeling

The folks from WNET recently emailed me about a series they’ve produced called Broadcasting While Black. The series focuses on groundbreaking television that catered to black audiences. One of most interesting shows profiled is Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant, a show that began in 1968 and ran for two years.

In the late 60′s Bed-Stuy’s name had [...]

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Malcolm X Blvd Community Farmers’ Market Planning Meeting

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ March 10, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Put the “community” into Malcolm X Blvd. Community Farmers Market for our
2nd season!

Planning Meeting:
Tuesday, March 10th
7:00-8:30pm
Brooklyn Rescue Mission
255 Bainbridge St, ground floor
A/C to Utica Ave.

Optional short film screening follows meeting: “Seeds, Hope & Concrete: Building Communities, Improving Lives,” 15 min.

Bring the Malcolm X Blvd. Community Farmers’ Market into community hands,
hearts, and minds in order to [...]

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Bed-Stuy Parents Encouraged To Run for Community and Citywide Education Councils

Posted on March 2, 2009 by The Changeling

I just received this important information from powertotheparents.org. The Department of Education is aggressively recruiting parents to sign up online to represent their kids and community. If you have a child attending a public school in Bed-Stuy or the surrounding neighborhoods, then this is your chance to have a voice as a member of these [...]

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Treehouse Coworking Community

Posted on March 2, 2009 by The Changeling

I recently received an email from Treehouse, a recently launched sustainable design community in downtown Brooklyn. Treehouse is inviting Bed-Stuy design professionals to become members and take part in this shared workspace environment.

 
Treehouse describes itself as a creative, sustainable, and energetic hive for design professionals. They share desk space, a woodshop, and sustainable [...]

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Little League Registration for the 2009 Season

Posted on February 26, 2009 by The Changeling

[ March 14, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Registration for the 2009 season at Inner City Sports Little League (ICSLL) will be held Saturday, March 14th at the Herbert Von King Cultural Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant, across from the 79th police precinct. The Cultural Center is located at 670 Lafayette Avenue, between Marcy & Tompkins. Player registration hours are 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. [...]

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