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Photos by Stacey Muhammad. Big Daddy Kane
By Gloria Fox
The Hip Hop Legend Big Daddy Kane headlined the 7th annual Restoration Rocks! music festival in Bed-Stuy on October 12th—it was a splendid October day in Brooklyn, sun high in the sky and a palpable excitement in the air.
DJs, vinyl, kielbasa and beer—it’s the Brooklyn Record Riot. The needle hits the vinyl Sunday at Greepoint’s Warsaw, where the BRR features 40+ tables of music stuff in all formats and genres from a diverse group of dealers, some of whom travel hundreds of miles to to get to the show.
Check out the Quebecois psych stuff from Josh Rock of Montreal, reggae stock from Virginia’s Tim Harris, funk 45 action from Barry Soltz, and who knows what the Baker Brothers of Allentown, PA will have up their sleeve (answer: plenty of cheap, good stuff as usual). And then there’s the dollar room, filled with the weird and not-so-weird, vinyl, CDs, books, DVDs—all for a buck.
Rock and sway to a great line-up of SEVEN female DJs, including Girlsoul and The Empress. Enjoy great Polish beer and kielbasi, provided by the Warsaw, all day long.
This Saturday afternoon, the McCarren Park Dog Run is the place to be, for the 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume and Trick Contest. The weatherman is forecasting 55 degrees with plenty of sunshine, so get Fido gussied up and head on over, and plan on spending the afternoon, from 1 – 4pm.
Packs of dogs will line up for the main event—THE DOGGY COSTUME CONTEST—led by MC DOG-E-DOG (backed by a DJ) and judged by local dog fanatics Todd Goldstein of the band ARMS (formally of Harlem Shakes), Molly Simms of BUST magazine, and Deenie Hartzog of Bourbon and Gloss. There will also be a myriad of other activities such as doggy TRICKS-N-TREATS competition, professional photo portraits for pups and their owners, and tons of great raffled prizes generously donated by local Brooklyn establishments.
You have four more days to cut, sew, glue, and practice tricks. There is no registration fee, but only the first 50 arrivals will become contestants, so get there early.
Viewers were treated to four video projects and two live dances capturing the history of Greenpoint and LIC, and its connecting bridge the Pulaski Bridge, as they moved across the bridge. It is a project by Chris Henderson, and presented by the interactive arts group Moviehouse.
Read full story by Jason Silverstein, here at Greenpoint Gazette.
Oil spill (Newtown Creek). Photo by Mitch Waxman
The $19.5 million Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) is ready for proposals for projects to improve Greenpoint’s environment. Go to their site for full information on how to apply. (Note: based on feedback at the September 25the Greenpoint Community Meeting, the deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to December 18, 2013).
If you plan to apply, sign up for one of the GCEF’s applicant workshops or webinars. These events will provide helpful information on the grant program and guide you through the application process.