Monthly Archives: August 2009

Bed-Stuy Food & Fitness Expo This Saturday

Posted on August 18, 2009 by The Changeling

[ August 22, 2009; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] This Saturday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, there will be a Food & Fitness Expo on Marcy between Lafayette and Clifton next to Von King Park.

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Film & Talk 4 Thought at the Macon Library

Posted on August 15, 2009 by The Changeling

Today, August 15th, at 1:00 p.m. the Macon Library will hold a screening of Ganja and Hess [110 minutes - 1973].
This film horror film directed by Bill Gunn follows the exploits of archaeologist Dr. Hess Green (Jones) who becomes a vampire after being stabbed by his intelligent, but unstable, assistant with an ancient cursed dagger. [...]

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Oprah Talks About How She Loves Jay-Z

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Alexa11221

Apparently one reason is that he smells so good. The two visited Bed-Stuy for a magazine shoot.

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Weekend Stoop Sale on Quincy

Posted on August 14, 2009 by The Changeling

[ August 15, 2009; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. August 16, 2009; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]
This Sony flat screen is being sold at the stoop sale!
I just got word that there is a stoop sale this Saturday and Sunday, August 15th and 16th, on Quincy Street between Malcolm X and Patchen (in the middle of the block). On both days the sale will run from 10 a.m. to 6:00 [...]

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If I’m Elected…More City Council Candidates & Outdoor Print Ad Campaigns

Posted on August 14, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

A stroll down Malcolm X Boulevard this weekend revealed more print ad promotions of City Council candidates.  Some ads were placed in storefront windows and bodega entrances.  A couple of stores showed no particular endorsement, since their windows displayed two or even three ads.

More competition for the seat for the 36th District.  Candidate David Grinage [...]

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Food & Film Festival at Hattie Carthan Community Garden

Posted on August 13, 2009 by The Changeling

[ August 15, 2009; 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
This Saturday, August 15th, the Hattie Carthan Community Garden’s 5th Annual International Food & Film Festival will take place from 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Here’s the information from the flyer:

Spend an afternoon in a historic community garden communing with local community gardeners, join in our community percussion circle and create organic music, share [...]

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They Came From Brooklyn

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Ricky Lee

[ August 14, 2009; 8:00 pm; ]

[caption id="attachment_5052" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="High Places duo Mary Pearson and Rob Barber. Image via hellohighplaces.com"][/caption]

Please meet Mary Pearson and Rob Barber, of the globetrotting duo High Places, a Bedstuy-, and now Los Angeles-based ambient music band who’ll be part of the upcoming It Came from Brooklyn concert series celebrating the Guggenheim Museum of Art’s 50th [...]

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New Speakeasy SarahJames Opens This Saturday!

Posted on August 11, 2009 by The Changeling

[ August 15, 2009; 6:00 pm; ]
The long awaited speakeasy-themed restaurant SarahJames is having a grand opening this Saturday, August 15th at 6:00 p.m. The menu is classic American, including steak & chops, seafood, and pastas. The guest pass that we received mentions that there is a dress code, so look snappy and leave your kicks at home.

SarahJames
217 Pulaski [...]

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Vote For Me! City Council Candidates & Outdoor Print Ad Campaigns

Posted on August 10, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

Primary Day is Tuesday, September 15th and some of the Bed-Stuy City Council candidates in the running are spreading the word through outdoor print advertising. Over the past couple of weeks, postings have started to appear on streetlight posts, brownstone windows and storefronts.  Each candidate has their own branding style and identity.

Incumbent Darlene Mealy [...]

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KIDflix Film Fest Celebrating 10 Years – Free Movies Friday Nights in August

Posted on August 6, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ August 7, 2009; 7:30 pm; August 14, 2009; 7:30 pm; August 21, 2009; 7:30 pm; August 28, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] The annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy kicks off Friday at Fulton Park – Stuyvesant Avenue and Fulton Street.  Movies every Friday night in August at 7:30PM.  In the event of rain, movies will be screened on Saturday nights.

Films featured will be:

Friday, August 7th:
Slingshot Hip Hop
Misunderstood

Friday, August 14th:
Bronx Princess
Manchild

Friday, August 21st:
Trouble The Water
Bitter Memories

Friday, August [...]

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