Monthly Archives: June 2009

Great Music This Weekend in Bed-Stuy!

Posted on June 18, 2009 by The Changeling

[ June 21, 2009; ]

Make Music New York, described by city officials as “one of the largest musical events in the city’s history,” is back for a third year of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on the first day of summer. On Sunday, June 21, from 11 in the morning [...]

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Bed-Stuy Food & Fitness Expo

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ June 21, 2009; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Bed-Stuy Open House
Food & Fitness Expo
Sunday, June 21, 2009
11am-4pm
Marcy Avenue btwn Lafayette & Clifton Place (next to Von King Park)

Join us for a day of:
• Cooking Workshops and Tastings
• Meeting Community Gardeners
• Free, Family Fitness Classes
• Neighborhood Bicycle and Walking Tours
• Visiting Local Fitness and Nutrition Programs
• Music and FUN for the Whole Family!
Brought to [...]

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Party at the Tip Top!

Posted on June 17, 2009 by The Changeling

[ June 27, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
We’ve gotten so many requests from people who wanted to tag along on our Pub Crawls that we thought we should at least organize a gathering at our favorite bar, The Tip-Top Bar on Franklin. If you’ve never been to the Tip-Top, then it’s time to change that. Definitely one of the best bars [...]

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Celebrate Juneteenth at the House of Art!

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Vettievette

[ June 19, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. June 20, 2009; 7:00 pm; ]

House of Art & SoulSummer.com
present
R&B Artist
Gordon Chambers

House of Art Gallery &  SoulSummer.com

Invite You to
Witness The FUSION of Art & Soul
Where Visual Art meets the Rhythm of Soul
Experience the House of Art Gallery Collection
And the Rhythm of Soul

Featuring award-winning
Songwriter, Producer and Artist
Gordon Chambers

Free Admission
Live Performance

House of Art Gallery
Saturday,
June 20, 2009
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
373 Lewis Avenue

(between MacDonough & Macon)
Brooklyn, [...]

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Bed-Stuy Walking Club

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Alexa11221

I found a flyer on a lamp post in Von King Park and thought I would spread the word!
Here’s the info:
Walking is a great way to build strength, energy, teamwork and muscle.
Energize your weekend — walk with the Bed-Stuy Walking Club!
Saturday, June 20, 3 pm (cancelled in case of rain). Meet at the corner of [...]

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Ben Frost’s Plague Landscapes Opens at Brooklynite Gallery

Posted on June 16, 2009 by The Changeling

[ June 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

This Saturday at Brooklynite Gallery Ben Frost will be presenting his work “Plague Landscapes.” This Australian artist’s work has been described as “confronting and often controversial.” He uses “a ‘collage’ style of unlikely juxtapositions, his dynamic paintings are complex mash-ups of popular culture that savagely critique our media and advertising obsessed society.” (from Ben [...]

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Preserving Family History (Another Free Family Day Photo Shoot)

Posted on June 15, 2009 by The Changeling

The African American Heritage Center at Macon Library preserves and presents the history and culture of African Americans, with a special focus on Bedford-Stuyvesant’s rich history and its African American residents. The Generation Preservation Project will fulfill this vision through a series of photo shoots designed to document the history of families in Bedford-Stuyvesant. [...]

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Puerto Rican Flags on Myrtle

Posted on June 14, 2009 by The Changeling

Puerto Rico flags wave in the evening breeze on Myrtle Avenue.

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Sistas’ Place Needs Your Love

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ June 20, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] A blog reader contacted me via Twitter and asked if I had heard that Sistas’ Place, the jazz performance venue on Nostrand Avenue, was going to move. She wanted to know the details. Here’s what I managed to track down:

“For over 14 years, December 12th Movement’s Coffee & Culture House “Sistas’ Place” has produced [...]

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And the news just keeps getting better re: Officer Omar Edwards’ Shooting

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Vettievette

I was up late last night and read a tweet from a friend and fellow Bed-Stuy resident. She wrote about how disturbed she was to hear that witnesses have come forward stating that they saw the cops cuff Officer Omar Edwards after he was shot and delayed to call the ambulance until they realized he [...]

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