Category: Upcoming
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28 April: Story Project Fundraiser
Next week is going to be a busy one. On Tuesday, the North Brooklyn Story Project will be holding a fundraiser at Union Pool. The project (which is part of NAG’s town hall initiative, is an oral history project for North Brooklyn. Why the fundraiser? Ask the Driggs: We need recording equipment so we can…
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27 April: Williamsburg Walks Info Meeting
We mentioned before that Williamsburg Walks is coming back for another year – this time around it will be organized by L Magazine and NAG(g) and will run for eight weeks in June and July. This Monday, there will be an informational meeting on the event. Recently, there has been press about some merchants whose…
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Saturday: Greenpoint/Williamsburg Housing Forum
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 10 am-4:30 pm Boricua College, Northside Campus 186 North 6th Street (between Bedford & Driggs) Facing eviction? Rent too high? No Heat? Come hear community leaders speak about the future of your neighborhood (and the history too!) Highlights: Affordable Housing, Community Preservation, and our Neighborhood. Featuring Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez Affordable Housing…
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Wednesday Events
Wednesday (22 April) is a busy night for the civic minded. For Earth Day, Councilmember Diana Reyna, Esteban Duran & the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn are sponsoring & facilitating a community forum on North Brooklyn’s open spaces, parks & neighborhoods. The event will take place at El Puente, 211 South 4th Street (@…
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America at Fast Ashley’s
“Tom on His Car, 1977” by Joseph Szabo On Thursday, April 16, Fast Ashley’s will be hosting a one-night preview event showcasing masters and emerging talent of contemporary photography. More than fifty images by photographers such as Jock Sturges, Les Krims, Ben Watts, David Armstrong, Cass Bird, Jason Nocito, Joseph Szabo (see above) and Nadav…
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To Do List
Based on the recent flood of emails, community organizing is blooming this Spring. Here is a rundown of what is happening the rest of this month: April 25 – Greenpoint-Williamsburg Housing Forum (Boricua College, all day) April 27 – Williamsburg Walks Information Meeting (211 Ainslie Street, 7 pm) April 28 – Benefit Concert for the…
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Wiliamsburg Walks Is Back
Yes, Williamsburg Walks will be back this summer – every weekend in June and July. The first weekend will coincide with the L Magazine’s Northside Festival. NAG (the organizer of Williamsburg Walks) is holding an informational meeting on 27 April.
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North Brooklyn Story Project Benefit Concert
April 28th at Union Pool, the North Brooklyn Story Project will be hosting a benefit concert to help raise funds for their oral history project. The line up includes The Blue Album Group, Rebecca Schiffman, and The Roulettes. Williamsburg is Dead has the full run down.
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Story Project Training
The North Brooklyn Story Project is a project of NAG’s Community Character working group. This group is putting together an oral history project, and will be offering a free training session for volunteers this Saturday morning at the Brooklyn Historical Society. If you are interested in being an interviewer for this project and would like…
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Guerilla Gardens
In an effort to beautify the growing developer blight in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, NAG’s Open Space working group is starting a Guerilla Gardening campaign. On Saturday the Open Space working group will hold a workshop to create seed balls, a land reclamation strategy for derelict, neglected and abandoned land. Volunteers are invited to help the…