thursday, august 30 Dissident Display features Wild Style - no two ways about it, this is HOT
wednesday, august 29 Another great NYC event for you- KR3T
They say “dancing with the feet is one thing, dancing with the heart is another” and no one puts more heart and soul into this art form, than the members of KR3T’S (Keep Rising To The Top).
KR3T’S, led by Director/Choreographer, Violeta Galagarza is considered the pot of gold, at the end of the rainbow that is Spanish Harlem. Galagarza, a former Alvin Ailey dance student founded KR3T’S, a non-for-profit organization in 1989 providing an outlet for young adults who were dealing drugs, joining gangs and dropping out of high school. She invested her time, attention, and talent to show these teens an alternative to street life. Her dance classes are a fusion of salsa, hip hop, jazz, African dance, Modern dance and many more. Her students are young, vibrant and full of passion and dedication, which can felt with every movement.
This year, the company celebrates their existence with an 18th Anniversary Fundraiser “For Old Times Sake”, hosted by Power 105.1’s Cherry Martinez and Eminem’s own hype-man D-Stroy. The two-day extravaganza will take place on September 21st and 22nd at El Museo Del Barrio-Teatro Hecksher located at 1230 5th Ave on 104th St.
Friday, September 21st
Doors open @ 7:30 pm
Show Begins @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door
Special Performances by: Yerba Buena
Saturday, September 22nd
5pm-8pm VIP Cocktail Receptions “Under the Stars”
Show begins at 8:30pm – 10:30 pm
After party @ Lounge 108
Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door
Special Performance by: Notch
tuesday, august 28
DUMBO Fight Night, come see the action at St. Ann's Warehouse
monday, august 20 The Written Nerd Blogs Brooklynites
The Written Nerd: As I've been casting about trying to get a sense of the Brooklyn character, turns out the creators of a new book from Brooklyn art publisher powerHouse Books beat me to it. Photographer Seth Kushner and writer Anthony LaSala are the brains behind The Brooklynites, a gorgeous book of photographs, interviews and essays (coming out in October) on the diverse denizens of the best borough. The accompanying photography exhibition will be up at the powerHouse Arena (an amazing combination of "gallery, boutique, book store, performance, and events space" in the DUMBO neighborhood) from September 6 to September 30. Seth and Anthony kindly agreed to a joint email interview for Brooklyn Lit Life, in which they talked about the surprises and rewards of their project and their love for the place they grew up.... read on.
Also, check out Charlie White's Monsters on display,
Barnes & Noble Chelsea, NYC - photo by Larry Coppersmith
friday, august 17 Retna, Revok & Saber time laps and Garbege photo gallery
The Summer Book Sale has started, stock up your stacks with $5, $10 and $25 books only at the pH arena.
These stacks are only getting bigger!
wednesday, august 15 Why I make books, DP contributes to the Magnum Photos blog:
Some people ask me why I make books, in my case illustrated volumes of photography and the photographic image. To some, I say "We're stupid and don't know any better," and to others I lament it's the only thing we know how to do, and such is our lot. But then, truth be told, thinking about it, it's our native human desire to tell stories, or more precisely help others tell them, and our medium is the photographic image, and few have become literate in appreciating it (hence the minute audience), and even fewer in constructing it well, even among the highly regarded publishers. Read On.
tuesday, august 14 The powerHouse Summer Workshop Series is in full swing, don't miss your chance to be schooled by those who know the ropes. Daniel Power, below, giving some students the know-how on image analysis & sequence editing.
monday, august 13 All Writes Reserved, if you didn't make it out last Saturday, you missed another great pH party! Check it out.
friday, august 10
New York Photo Festival Update
powerHouse Books and VII Photo are pleased to announce New York Photo Festival dates and curators
Date: May 14–18, 2008
Curators: Kathy Ryan, Martin Parr, Lesley A. Martin and Tim Barber
August 10, 2007, New York—
powerHouse Books and VII Photo are pleased to announce both the dates of the first-ever New York Photo Festival (May 14-18, 2008), and the appointment of festival curators Kathy Ryan, Martin Parr, Lesley A. Martin, and Tim Barber. The festival, built around the future of contemporary photography, will debut next May in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Daniel Power, publisher of powerHouse Books, and Frank Evers, director of VII, are co-chairs of the festival and producing the inaugural event with the help of Two Trees Management.
"Daniel Power and I are thrilled and honored to be working with such a talented group of people, and
producing the inaugural edition of the New York Photo Festival,” stated co-chairman Frank Evers. “If there is anyone who can help define the ‘Future of Contemporary Photography,’ it is this amazing team of festival curators. We can't wait to see what they fashion for what’s sure to be an unforgettable experience.”
According to Power, “It’s going to be wickedly cool.”
wednesday, august 8
Pearl Street Triangle Press Conference
Dear DUMBO,
On Thursday, August 9th at 12:30p.m., the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a press conference to formally unveil the Pearl Street Triangle, as part of their new public plaza initiative. Representatives from the administration will be on hand to hear remarks from DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan.
To accompany the announcement, music will be provided by halcyon the shop and food will be available from Brooklyn’s Brown, a mobile gourmet coffee and sandwich shop.
Please join us so we can publicly thank the neighborhood for their assistance in this project and take a first hand look at what we have been able to accomplish.
Hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
The Dumbo Improvement District
tuesday, august 7
The Tastemakers Society explores the past and future with the man at our helm; Daniel Power interviewed.
monday, august 6 R1 infiltrates! Check out this great slideshow from The Walls Belong To Us party on August One:
