If you walk outside this morning- especially near Hamilton Ave. - you're likely to run into music and announcements over a loudspeaker and hundreds of people lined up and ready to run through the battery tunnel.
They are lined up for the annual Tunnel to Towers Run, honoring Steven Siller, an off duty firefighter than ran from Brooklyn to downtown Manhattan through the Battery Tunnel on 9/11 and lost his life. The race retraces his footsteps to honor him, and all other firefighters, police, and EMS workers that served that day.
And this year's race is going on despite the pouring rain and a fire that destroyed many of the race's shirts and supplies. Read more about that on WCBS or another WCBS article on the Run here. There is also Gothamist coverage here.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Oct 11: It don't pay to be an honest citizen at Freebird
Sunday, October 11, 7 pm
The Word on Columbia Street and Freebird Books host a rare screening of
IT DON'T PAY TO BE AN HONEST CITIZEN
Join us in the outdoor lot next to Freebird for refreshments and commentary from the director, Jacob Burckhardt.
Shot in and around Columbia Street twenty five years ago, the film features the debut of Vincent D’Onofrio as well as a cast of amateur thespians including William Burroughs (as a mafia don), Allen Ginsberg (posing as a lawyer), recent MacArthur genius Rakestraw Downes (as an angry lunch counter proprietor), filmmaker and photographer Rudy Burckhardt (as a raving bum), and poet Reed Bye (as the film’s erstwhile protagonist).
Based on the director’s own absurd experience being mugged in Red Hook in the late 1970s, the movie centers on the efforts of Reed Bye’s character to retrieve a precious canister of film. Though the muggers (portrayed in part by D’Onofrio) are caught immediately, the reel remains elusively out of his grasp. To recover it he must spar with the neighborhood’s most illustrious residents—legit and other.
IT DON'T PAY TO BE AN HONEST CITIZEN captures the community in the throes of transition, after containerization had brought an end to longshoremen culture and taken the teeth out of local gangs like the Gallos, but before gentrification became widespread. Filmed all along the waterfront it showcases now defunct bars and luncheonettes, familiar landmarks (including the interior of the 76th precinct headquarters), and buildings lost to the wrecking ball. One notable scene was shot inside an abandoned church at President and Van Brunt once famous as a Gallo hangout but later destroyed in the aftermath of a botched city sewer line.
Director Jacob Burckhardt and some of the cast members drawn from the neighborhood will be on hand to answer questions about the making of the film. Including, why is Midwesterner William Burroughs playing a cosa nostra kingpin?...
When: Sunday, October 11, 7 pm
Where: In the lot next to Freebird Books, 123 Columbia Street (between Kane and Degraw)
Image above from Gothamist. See a Gothamist interview with Director Jacob Burckhardt from a couple years back here.
Chris Domenick at WORK
CHRIS DOMENICK: HIGH TIDE
SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 11, 2009
OPENING SATURDAY SEPT. 26, 2009, 7PM
WORK is pleased to present HIGH TIDE, a solo show of new works by Chris Domenick. The artist's large graphite and marker collages on paper are delicate, exploratory seascapes. Littered amongst likenesses of sunken manufacturing materials and dark gradations of shimmering graphite, a luminous sea life washes over the drawings' imagined ocean floor surfaces.
The appearance of abstraction and loosening of representational space are elements subdued by the subtlely of the artist's expert mark making. Domenick's carefully cast net catches the taut action of these scenes with a sweeping gestural grayscale, sparingly employing dashes of color as bait to lure in a viewer's gaze.
A series of 'high tide artifacts', collage studies in artist frames, accompany the large-scale works. HIGH TIDE is Chris Domenick's first solo show at WORK. He has previously had a one-person show at Jack the Pelican in Brooklyn in 2007 and a two-person show at WORK in 2008.
WORK is also pleased to present A DRIVE-IN 4, with a light show performace by Fluxus artist JEFFREY PERKINS and special guests, Saturday September 26 at 8:30PM in the empty lot across the street from WORK. More details to follow. Please join the artists for an evening of FREE art and entertainment at WORK, 65 Union Street (at Van Brunt), Brooklyn, NY, 11231.
Images from Work's site
Food at B61
B61, the bar below Alma, is now offering bar food. Their menu include chicken wings, burgers & fries, nachos, a pulled pork sandwich, and battered shrimp & oysters. One more reason to hang out after work!B61 Bar
187 Columbia Street
corner of Columbia & Degraw St.
Image from b61/Alma site
Open Call for Space 414's October Show
"OFFERINGS"
Space 414, a gallery at 414 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is hosting an Open Call Art Exhibition juried by Tanja Grunert.
"OFFERINGS"
Reflections on Day of the Dead, Halloween, All Soul’s Day and the Equinox: the time of year when we turn our awareness to the mysterious veil between the living and the dead, between light and dark. This exhibition will examine the ways we communicate with the physical and unseen world, the ways we honor our ancestors, commemorate the dead and celebrate reflections, history, spirituality, community, transition and transformation.
Tanja Grunet first began her career as an art dealer in Stuttgart, Germany. After 11 years she came to the States and opened her own gallery in Chelsea. "Klemens Gasser and Tanja Grunert" operated as a successful gallery for over a decade and represented important contemporary artists that included Chloe Piene, Ann Craven, and Eija-Liisa Ahtila.
The exhibit will open with a party on Friday, October 23, 2009, 7pm-midnight and a close with a party on Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 3-6pm.
To apply, please submit the following to thespace414@gmail.com by Monday Sept, 28 5pm
· Up to 5 images; jpegs or pdf files, maximum of 300dpi labeled with Artists Name, Title, Medium, Size
· Resume/Exhibition History and Artist Statement
· $25 entry fee via paypal. Once we receive your images and information we will send you an online request to pay via palpal. You can also mail a check made out to 414 Van B. Corp and mail to 191A Richards Street #3 Brooklyn NY 11231. Please note that no images will be forwarded to the curator before payment is made.
Accepted artists will be notified by email by the week of October 12, 2009.
A Bus from BK to the Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck
Brooklyn General's resident Fiberista Heather has organized a bus to take us all to the NY State Sheep and Wool Festival" at the Dutchess County Fair Grounds in Rhinebeck, NY.
The Bus will leave Brooklyn (Park Slope) from John Jay Highschool (237 7th Avenue) at 8 am Saturday, October 17th, 2009. It should arrive in Rhinebeck about 10 am and will leave the fairgrounds at 5pm so you can expect to be back at John Jay around 7pm.
The cost is $70.00 and this price includes your ticket into the fair as well as a gift bag full of tons of cool fiber goodies.
If you are interested in joining in for the day please contact Heather either at the store during business hours (718) 237-7753 or via e-mail at hellomello@tiac.net.
She will either send you a paypal request or work out the details for cash/check payments.
Interest is starting to pick up so please be aware that tickets are first come, first served. So to be fair, your reservation is secured when payment is received.
Please feel free to message her with questions.
Images from Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival site
The Bus will leave Brooklyn (Park Slope) from John Jay Highschool (237 7th Avenue) at 8 am Saturday, October 17th, 2009. It should arrive in Rhinebeck about 10 am and will leave the fairgrounds at 5pm so you can expect to be back at John Jay around 7pm.The cost is $70.00 and this price includes your ticket into the fair as well as a gift bag full of tons of cool fiber goodies.
If you are interested in joining in for the day please contact Heather either at the store during business hours (718) 237-7753 or via e-mail at hellomello@tiac.net.
She will either send you a paypal request or work out the details for cash/check payments.
Interest is starting to pick up so please be aware that tickets are first come, first served. So to be fair, your reservation is secured when payment is received.
Please feel free to message her with questions.
Images from Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival site
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Lecture about NY Waterfronts
The following event, posted on the CGNA listserve, is taking place in Manhattan but is of interest to our neighborhood for obvious reasons:
On the Waterfront in New York: A Lecture
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30pm, The Seamen's Church Institute
241 Water Street, Manhattan
This panel will examine the history and future of the waterfront through different lenses, from the commercial past of its wharves and docks to the adaptive reuse of structures still lining its edges. Richard A. Greenwald, professor of history and dean of graduate studies at Drew University will discuss the commercial aspects of New York City's waterfront development from the mid-19th century up to 1950 as depicted in the film, "On the Waterfront". Roland Lewis, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, will examine the reuse of industrial structures along the City's waterfront. Kevin Bone, an architect and editor of several books on the waterfront, will address the history and development of Manhattan's historic seawall, a gargantuan structure which encircles the whole island and has literally shaped how the city has grown.
On the Waterfront in New York: A Lecture
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30pm, The Seamen's Church Institute
241 Water Street, Manhattan
This panel will examine the history and future of the waterfront through different lenses, from the commercial past of its wharves and docks to the adaptive reuse of structures still lining its edges. Richard A. Greenwald, professor of history and dean of graduate studies at Drew University will discuss the commercial aspects of New York City's waterfront development from the mid-19th century up to 1950 as depicted in the film, "On the Waterfront". Roland Lewis, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, will examine the reuse of industrial structures along the City's waterfront. Kevin Bone, an architect and editor of several books on the waterfront, will address the history and development of Manhattan's historic seawall, a gargantuan structure which encircles the whole island and has literally shaped how the city has grown.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Art in the Gardens recap
The 1st annual Art in the Gardens tour was a success overall, despite rain on the scheduled opening day. Art appeared in four out of five of the community gardens in the neighborhood and ranged in styles and concepts, creating a nice mix of installations.
Some of the art is taken down now, but some still remains, so if you haven't already done so, stop by and check it out in person. Below are a selection of pictures from each project.
Garden: Urban Meadow
Project Title: Hydrologic
Artists: Jumpshadow Collective (Jenny Hiser and Angela Bracco)
Garden: Backyard Garden
Project Title: Urban Beast Walking Tour
Artist: Robert Marbury
Garden: Summit Garden
Project Title: Ella's Pergola
Artist: Eso Robinson
Garden: Amazing Garden
Project Title: Untitled
Artist: Noon Gourfain and Will Connolly
Some of the art is taken down now, but some still remains, so if you haven't already done so, stop by and check it out in person. Below are a selection of pictures from each project.
Garden: Urban Meadow
Project Title: Hydrologic
Artists: Jumpshadow Collective (Jenny Hiser and Angela Bracco)
Garden: Backyard Garden
Project Title: Urban Beast Walking Tour
Artist: Robert Marbury
Garden: Summit Garden
Project Title: Ella's Pergola
Artist: Eso Robinson
Garden: Amazing GardenProject Title: Untitled
Artist: Noon Gourfain and Will Connolly
Novel-T BBQ Launch Party at Freebird 9/20
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Pictures from the Jazz festival
Below are some pictures (in no particular order) from the Red Hook Jazz Festival this past Sunday at the Urban Meadow. The leadership of the Urban Meadow would like to thank everyone who donated or purchased items - all of the money goes to either help pay the bands, or help maintain the meadow and allow for future events like this.
Also, thanks again to the businesses that sponsored the event (be sure to thank them in person next time you go to these stores):
House of Pizza and Calzones
Coffee Den
Margaret Palca Bakes
Old Brooklyn Wine and Liquor Company
Also, thanks again to the businesses that sponsored the event (be sure to thank them in person next time you go to these stores):
House of Pizza and Calzones
Coffee Den
Margaret Palca Bakes
Old Brooklyn Wine and Liquor Company
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