Monthly Archives: October 2009

A Crime Is Being Committed Here

Posted on October 7, 2009 by The Changeling

I was walking along Myrtle the other day and I saw this vacant lot with crime tape wrapped along the fence. The lot, between Nostrand and Marcy, has seen its share of illegal dumping, but I started to think that maybe something worse had happened there. Was someone shot there? Did someone find a dead [...]

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Weeksville Benefit with Anna Deavere Smith

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 15, 2009; November 6, 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

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5th Annual Bed-Stuy Alive!

Posted on October 6, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ October 10, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]

From the Bed-Stuy Alive! website:

“This year marks the 5th Annual Bed-Stuy Alive! festival, the 5th Annual Bed-Stuy Alive! festival takes place on Saturday, October 10, from 10 am until 5 pm, on Fulton Street between Brooklyn and Marcy Avenues, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY.

Bed-Stuy Alive! includes live cultural performances from local schools and community organizations and a [...]

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A GREEN Vehicle

Posted on October 5, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

This is definitely an alternative way to plant a garden!   You may have read about this “green” truck in the New York Times or the Daily News.  I spotted the dark grey Dodge pickup truck only once this summer, where it appeared their crop was just planted and in the early stages of growth.  I [...]

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Mushrooms: Grow Your Own

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 4, 2009; 12:00 pm; ] Mushrooms in the Urban Landscape
Sunday, October 4, 2009 12pm – 4pm
Port Quincy, 497 Quincy Street (directions below)
$45 – $95 sliding scale; scholarships available
Limited space so please RSVP to bedstuycsa@gmail.com

Even if you’re an avid gardener – if you are only gardening plants, you’re missing out! There is a whole other kingdom to explore – [...]

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Community Board Meeting and Malcolm X Farmer’s Market

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Teanickeldime

[ October 5, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] This Monday is the next Public Meeting for Community Board 3! The agenda isn’t up yet but check here for meeting information.

Also, the Malcolm X Community Farmer’s Market, which is run by Brooklyn Rescue Mission, is participating in Bed Stuy Alive! as one of the Shop Bed Stuy vendors! On both October 10th and October [...]

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Film & Talk 4 Thought at the Macon Library

Posted on October 2, 2009 by The Changeling

[ October 3, 2009; 1:00 pm; ]

On Saturday, October 3rd at 1:00 p.m. the Macon Library will hold a screening of Salaam Bombay [113 minutes – 1988]. Salaam Bombay tells the story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job selling tea, but mostly they have to beg for [...]

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Restoration Rocks! 10/10/09

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 10, 2009; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

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Brooklyn’s Big Read

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 7, 2009; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. October 10, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] On reading this press release (excerpted below) I certainly hope that Brownstone Books is stocking up on copies of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451! If not, you can get it at Amazon.com. Please don’t confuse it with the film of the same name by François Truffaut or the one by Michael Moore (that one’s Fahrenheit 911.) [...]

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Swap+Meet Tomorrow! OCTOBER 10th

Posted on September 9, 2009 by The Changeling

[ October 10, 2009; 12:00 pm; ] The email we received initially had this event scheduled for Thursday. That was incorrect. The event will be held on Saturday, October 10th.

Fall is upon us, so it’s time to clear out the clutter and have ourselves a clothing swap!

Bed Stuy based Brooklyn Clothing Exchange presents swap * meet
ThursdaySATURDAY, September OCTOBER 10th [...]

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