
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL 2009 Theme: GLAMROCK! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009 11 AM – 2 PM / FREE Join Socrates Sculpture Park for the 9th annual Halloween Harvest Festival. This FREE family and community event celebrates Halloween and the fall harvest with creative activities in the dynamic setting of Socrates Sculpture Park. Related Posts:The ... Read The Full Article...

Last month, I had a conversation with my friend Jared Koch about his new book which he recently published called “Clean Plates”. Jared was born in Brooklyn, and currently resides in West NY, NJ. He used to own a high-end events/entertainment company, but he sold the business about 10 years ago and has been “entreprenuring” ... Read The Full Article...

Paolo Javier chats with Keith Chow about the inaugural Asian American Comicon in post-convention glow. Asian Americans have been vital contributors to the American comic book since, well, its birth, a fact rarely acknowledged by an industry that continues to uphold a homogeneously white and hetero imaginary on the covers and in the panels of ... Read The Full Article...

An interesting social interactivity experiment is happening in the Bronx right now. Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone? Well, thanks to the folks behind this Tree Museum, we don’t have to pave paradise, we can discover it in the Bronx where it’s free (they don’t ... Read The Full Article...

Maptote’s tote bags are the perfect neighborhood bling. How else can you proudly and properly pimp out your ‘hood? My own Queens tote has been to all five boroughs and back as well as various ‘hoods on many continents. I’ve used it to tote groceries, picnic wares and beach going gear. Plus, they’re local (Brooklyn-based) ... Read The Full Article...

The lovely Kat Asharya from my favorite fashion (music, pop culture, et al) blog NGFM.com talks about her film making, what’s in store for NGFM and where she goes for a BLT. Name: Kat Asharya Occupation: Filmmaker/writer/blogger Borough/Neighborhood: Harlem/Morningside Heights Related Posts:Punk Grandpa: 10 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2016 FRIGID ... Read The Full Article...

Article by Stephen Tortora-Lee After more than 20 years of being out of commission the High Line is “back on track” in New York’s collective consciousness. The High Line has been transformed from an abandoned elevated freight railroad track into a beautiful aerial park with plenty of room for New Yorkers to relax and enjoy ... Read The Full Article...

Guest blogger Karla Vizcarra gives us eight reasons to hit up Ernest Concepcion’s solo art show. There are approximately 8 reasons why you have to go to see this show (If you only need one, see number 8). Related Posts:No Related Posts

I love that Ciara Elend loves Queens. She shares this love through chocolate bars, tshirts andteaching others to create. Her vintage style designs are unique, urbane and totally soft to the skin. (My well worn Sunnyside tshirt can attest to that.) She’s community minded and eco-conscious to boot. Name: Ciara Elend Occupation: Graphic Artist Borough/Neighborhood: Live in ... Read The Full Article...

Recently, a friend of mine who is quite well connected, suggested I go to an interesting event featuring an amazing movie called A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil. The movie covered 4 areas of innovation in the city of Curitiba: Transportation Recycling Parks Affordable Housing Related Posts:No Related Posts

In the Fall you’ll be able to feast on all the goodness that is the Crown Point Festival: a three week multi-media arts event that incorporates Film, Theatre and Music happenings all over the Lower East Side. But for now, just like when you do a tasting for your wedding, The CPF is having a ... Read The Full Article...

Webster’s Dictionary defines Theatre as … come on. You really think I’d start off like that? Theatre as concept, theatre as concrete structure, theatre as war … for the purposes of these posts, “theatre” is any time someone stands (sits or lays) in front of a group of others and entertains them. So today rather ... Read The Full Article...