Monthly Archives: January 2010

Kombit – Coming Together for Haiti

Posted on January 20, 2010 by The Changeling

[ January 23, 2010 8:00 pm to January 24, 2010 2:00 am. ]

This weekend Lab 24/7 is having a fundraiser for Haiti. The event is called “Kombit” which means “to come together for the good of the community” in Haitian creole. The lineup includes several talented people including some from the neighborhood, like Taylor McFerrin and Akua Taylor.

Kombit – Coming Together for Haiti
Saturday, January 23rd
8:00 p.m.
Lab [...]

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Child Development Support Corporation’s Starving Artist Show & Sale

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ January 22, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] The Child Development Support Corporation (CDSC) hosts its annual Starving Artist Art Show + Sale on Friday, January 22. This event promotes and raises funds for the CDSC Community Arts Center. CDSC is seeking to raise $750,000 towards renovating its 5th floor, 5,000 square-feet of loft space, located on the border of Clinton Hill and [...]

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Winter Garden Work Day at Hattie Carthan Community Garden

Posted on January 17, 2010 by The Changeling

Join volunteers at the Winter Garden Work Day tomorrow at the Hattie Carthan Community Garden. Even if you can only spare a couple of hours, you can help with any of a number of garden tasks such as clearing plots, spreading mulch on the walkways, strawberry patches, herb garden and chicken coop, innoculating logs [...]

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Trash Art

Posted on January 15, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The artful, urban signage on this Stuyvesant Avenue corner brownstone says it all.   Also note the creepy fingers crawling out of the flower pot!

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New Art on the Malcolm X Street Canvas

Posted on January 14, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

New black and white contrast art on the abandoned storefronts on Malcolm X Boulevard, between Macon & MacDonough Streets.  I don’t know when this was painted, but it wasn’t there a few weeks ago as I can recall.  Does anyone know more about what inspired this or the artist?

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Nice Pizza is Nice Pizza

Posted on January 13, 2010 by The Changeling

It’s quite the brave move to name your restaurant anything that proclaims (or implies) that the food is good. I’ve learned over the years that restaurants with names that include words like “No. 1″, “Tasty” (or any variant such as “Tastee” or “Taze-T” or even “Tays-Deee”), “Yummy” or “Delish” often serve food that is [...]

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An Alternative to Recycling Christmas Trees

Posted on January 12, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Over here in Stuyvesant Heights, a couple of brownstone residents got creative with Christmas tree branches and trimmings.  Layering pines and spruces in gardening pottery make for a wintery bouquet that can last up to springtime.

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KIDflix Needs Your Input

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Alexa11221

As you may know, each summer there is a free annual children’s film festival, The KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy (organized by the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art [MoCADA]), held in Fulton Park. The organizers are  planning  their 11th season now and are looking for film suggestions. Many parents with younger kids have told them that [...]

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“Boardwalk Empire” Back in Bed-Stuy

Posted on January 8, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The film production of HBO’s original new series about Atlantic City in its glory days returned to Bed-Stuy this week.  They’ve taken over the Stuyvesant Heights Landmark Senior Citizens Center (375 Stuyvesant Avenue at Decatur Street).  They had a film shoot there last month but this time, the production is larger and the crews are working [...]

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Free Mulch This Weekend At Hattie Carthan Garden

Posted on January 7, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ January 9, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]

Hopefully this weekend, Bed-Stuy residents will take their Christmas trees to one of the MulchFest locations!  Drop off your tree and pick up some free mulch at the Hattie Carthan Garden on Marcy Avenue between Lafayette Avenue & Clifton Place.  Be sure to bring some extra bags!

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