Monthly Archives: September 2009

Kumble Theater Presents Scribblin’ at the Automat

Posted on September 30, 2009 by The Changeling

Here’s an interesting new show at the Kumble Theatre in Fort Greene:

Set in the 1950’s, Scribblin’ at the Automat explores the relationship and friendship between iconic writer James Baldwin and famed fashion photographer Richard Avedon and their musings on race, class, sex, and celebrity. The legendary Bronx natives also bring to life through their encounters [...]

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Last Hurrah at 123 Tompkins

Posted on September 29, 2009 by The Changeling

This is so sad.  The folks at 123 Community Space are being evicted at the end of the month, so they’ve decided to hold a final, all night bash on their last night in the space.  The party is on Wednesday, September 30th at 9:00 p.m.  There will be tunes from Hype Wonder and Crew and [...]

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Greene Ave Stoop Sale This Weekend

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ September 25, 2009; 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm. September 26, 2009; ] Greene Ave United Neighbors presents:

Block-Long Stoop Sale
Greene Ave between Bedford & Nostrand
&
Fish Fry
At Community Garden on corner of Greene & Nostrand

Friday
September 25
12-7pm

and

Saturday
September 26
12-7pm

[caption id="attachment_5415" align="alignnone" width="406" caption="This block won Honorable Mention in the Greenest Block contest this year!"][/caption]
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Green Brooklyn Green City Event Tomorrow

Posted on September 23, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 24, 2009; 11:30 am to 6:00 pm. ]

Tomorrow, from 11:30 am to 6:00 pm, head over to the Green Brooklyn Green City event. Alongside the Greenmarket farmers’ market, attendees can visit interactive exhibitor booths, tour the greenmarket, make art from recycled products, attend a free workshop, drop their textiles for recycling or a large-scale textile sculpture and more.

Workshops include:
The State [...]

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Community Garden Needs Volunteers Today!

Posted on September 22, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 22, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
We just received this. Hopefully some of you can stop by and lend a hand!

Please join us on Tuesday, September 22nd from 10am-5pm to help us finish the coop and our three bin composting system. We will build the doors and windows and create the chicken run. Your help would be wonderful. If you [...]

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Yesterday I Died Examines the Violence in Young Lives

Posted on September 21, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 25, 2009; 7:00 pm; September 26, 2009; 3:30 pm; ]
DLG Productions first produced Yesterday I Died in response to the tragic Somerset and Newark murders during the summer of 2007. The play, which features teen actors, chronicles the lives of young people killed in New Jersey and the reactions to their murders. The play also features other stories of individuals who have been affected [...]

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Celebrate America on the Move Week with the YMCA

Posted on September 19, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 19, 2009; 8:00 am; ]
Click to enlarge.
New Yorkers are still fighting the battle of the bulge. According to the July 2009 Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s report, the number of obese adults in New York rose by 5.2 percent from last year. To help New Yorkers adopt healthy lifestyle habits, the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA [...]

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Tasty Morsels Bakery Delivers Sweet Treats

Posted on September 18, 2009 by The Changeling

Crystal of Tasty Morsels

On Saturday, Alexa and I got a chance to meet Crystal Horton, the owner of a new online bakery called Tasty Morsels. Crystal has been serving up yummy, artistic cookies for about 9 months now. The Kentucky native originally came to New York City to get an MFA (she’s a [...]

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CB3 Meeting Re-cap Part 2

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Teanickeldime

And here is recap Part 2 of last Monday’s CB3 meeting! A lot of community announcements regarding a lot of the issues currently going on in the community-good and bad but all VERY exciting!

Financial Empowerment Center
Prior to community annoucments, there was a presentation by representatives for the Brooklyn Financial Empowerment Center, that has just been [...]

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CB3 Meeting Re-cap Part 1

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Teanickeldime

So CB3 meetings are back! I made it out to the first meeting of the 2009-2010 session yesterday (meetings are normally held the first Monday of every month) and a lot of things have been brewing over the summer break!
Here is a copy of the agenda, though there were some deviations.
Department of Health H1N1 Briefing
The [...]

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