Monthly Archives: June 2010

Rally & Remembrance for Chanel Petro-Nixon

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ June 19, 2010; 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] On Fathers Day, 2006, Chanel Petro-Nixon, a 16-year-old honor student at Boys & Girls High School in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, left her home to fill out a job application at Applebee’s Restaurant in Restoration Plaza on Fulton Street. She never made it to Applebee’s. Four days later, her body was found in a [...]

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Community Gardens in the Works on Howard Avenue

Posted on June 16, 2010 by The Changeling

You know that we at the Bed-Stuy Blog love us some community gardens, so we were extremely excited to hear about the two community gardens in the works on the corner of Halsey and Howard Avenue and Macon and Howard Avenue. Both lots are huge, so they will be able to accommodate many gardeners. John [...]

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St. John’s Bread and Life Attracts People From Near and Far

Posted on June 15, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

St. John's Bread and Life
Who knew that food services and resource center St. John’s Bread and Life (795 Lexington Avenue, Between Malcolm X and Patchen Avenues) would gain such worldly acclaim for their digital food pantry or that the architects won an award for their work. Sometimes it takes people from another city (or in this [...]

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Bed-Stuy Mighty Milers Compete in Adidas Grand Prix

Posted on June 14, 2010 by The Changeling

Tyson Gay, the top ranked American sprint athlete, poses with all four of the “Fastest Kids”. Photo courtesy New York Road Runners
Out of the top twenty-one student athletes from the tri-state area who earned the “Fastest Kid” title in the 100 meter (ages 7-8) qualifying trials at the New York Road Runner Youth Jamboree [...]

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Live Music and a Film Screening Tonight in Fort Greene

Posted on June 13, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Tiny Furniture Trailer from Lena Dunham on Vimeo.

Rooftop Films presents an outdoor screening of the movie Tiny Furniture tonight! Here is the synopsis:

TINY FURNITURE
Presented in Partnership with BAMCinemaFEST
22-year-old Aura returns home to her artist mother’s TriBeCa loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her Youtube page, a boyfriend [...]

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Val Carey Book Signing Today at Brownstone Books

Posted on June 13, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2010; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

Today author Val Carey speaks candidly about her debut book TOTM (Time Of The Month) at Brownstone Books.

Brownstone Books
409 Lewis Avenue

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Sunday Jazz in the Cellar Series at Queen of All Saints Church

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

Sunday, June 13th, at 3:00 PM, brings another installment of the 2nd Sunday Jazz in the Cellar series at Queen of All Saints Church (300 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn). The Q Jazz Express jazz ensemble will fill the bill exclusively to warm things up in anticipation of the summer.

Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for [...]

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ABSOLUT® VODKA Donates $50K to Habitat for Humanity

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Changeling

ABSOLUT® VODKA launches ABSOLUT® BROOKLYN and donates $50,000 in sales to Habitat for Humanity – New York City. Credit: Getty Images
Performance poet Lemon Andersen and filmmaker Spike Lee were on hand to celebrate ABSOLUT® BROOKLYN and ABSOLUT® VODKA’s donation of $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity to help build affordable housing in Bed-Stuy.

Although I have always [...]

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House of Art Presents Two Faces One Soul This Weekend

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2010; 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. June 13, 2010; 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] House of Art Gallery has several events scheduled for this weekend:

House of Art Presents
“Two Faces One Soul”
Internationally Acclaimed Artist WAK introduces Kevin A. Williams

Internationally acclaimed artist WAK is the best-selling artist in the African-American print market, he is a popular personality at national art shows, conferences of African-American groups and major international events, including the [...]

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The Hattie Carthan 6th Annual Food Heritage Festival This Saturday

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2010; 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Saturday seems like it is going to be an exciting day in the neighborhood! Here is yet another event taking place:

The Hattie Carthan 6th Annual Food Heritage Festival
Saturday, June 12th
12:00 noon to 9:00 pm
This year’s theme: Our Food Heritage: Foods from the African Diaspora

One of the most interesting things about the food of the [...]

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