Monthly Archives: May 2010

The Art of Southern Soul – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at House of Art

Posted on May 4, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Get your classic soul groove thang going! The House of Art Gallery (373 Lewis Avenue at Macon Street) presents “The Art of Southern Soul” on the first and third Wednesday of every month from 8PM-11PM.   Mix, mingle and hear hits from Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Glayds Knight, and others.  Hosted by Alabama Joe Hudson.  Refreshments [...]

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CB3 Meeting Tonight

Posted on May 3, 2010 by The Changeling

[ May 3, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The next Community Board 3 meeting will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation 1368 Fulton Street (Lower Level). To see the agenda for this meeting, visit the CB3 website.

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Poetry Open Mic at Food 4 Thought Cafe Every 1st Saturday

Posted on May 1, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The Poetry Exchange Open Mic – hosted by Sabrina Gilbert & Sean B
Every First Saturday at 8PM

Food 4 Thought Cafe & Restaurant
445 Marcus Garvey Blvd. (between MacDonough & Macon Streets)
Brooklyn, NY  11226
(718) 443-4160
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-NY/Food-For-Thought/116230065063

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Celebrates 111 Years with Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II & III

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 2, 2010; 3:30 pm; ]

Hallelujah!  Happy 111th Anniversary to the St. Philip’s Episcopal Parish.
The Senior Choir presents Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II and III.
Donations are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students, and $5 for 12 years old and under.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
334 MacDonough Street
Brooklyn, NY  11233
(718) 778-8700 / (718) 375-3896

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Block Association Website Fundraiser

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 1, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Block associations are going digital!  The Macon-MacDonough-Stuyvesant-Lewis Block Association will be having a flea market/plant sale this Saturday. Proceeds will go to their website project.  All sorts of items will be available.  The home hosting is also on the same block as the Akwaaba Mansion Bed & Breakfast and St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, which is celebrating [...]

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Tze Chun Dance Company Performs “Parlor Games” at The Akwaaba Mansion

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 2, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

“Parlor Games, the newest work by Tze Chun Dance Company addresses our current culture of entertainment by investigating Victorian parlor games of the late 19th century. These games were often unruly and risqué – created as cultural outlets for aggression, sexual tension, and other departures from civilized etiquette.”

“Choreographed to fit within the dimensions of a [...]

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Residents Transform Vacant Lot as a Part of Love Your Block Campaign

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Changeling

[ May 1, 2010; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Residents and volunteers from the Jefferson Avenue Block Association will gather on Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm to convert a long-abandoned vacant lot into a new community vegetable and flower garden. They will turn the soil, build raised beds and create a rainwater harvesting system for the garden, as well as participate [...]

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Afroart Designs May Close – Benefit Event Saturday May 1st

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 1, 2010; ]

Afroart Designs (316 Stuyvesant Avenue, between Halsey and Hancock Streets) is in jeopardy of closing.  Artists, filmmakers and musicians are rallying together this Saturday to help this cultural interior design store. Among them will be the Jeff King Jazz Band.

Afroart Designs has various pieces of art, furniture and interior decorations that can work in any [...]

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