Saturday, September 18, 2010

Weekend Run Down


SATURDAY


From Tools of War Grassroots Hip-Hop Newsletter (subscribe!)


SHOW & PROVE CONFERENCE NYC

8am-8pm FREE! The Tensions, Contradictions and Possibilities of Hip Hop Studies in Practice. Free Conference! 8am-8pm. FABEL, MARE 139, Michael Holman, Ernie Paniccioli, Peaches, Omar Ramadan-Santiago, Suad Abdul Khabeer, Ill Kosby, Naomi Bragin, M.C. K~Swift, MiRi Park and more.NYU Performance Studies 721 Broadway 6th Fl. NYC 10003. nyu.edu/life/student-life/diversity-at-nyu/multicultural-educationandprograms/show-and-prove.html

SKILL METHODZ 15 YEAR ANNIV. NYC
3pm-10pm. 1 ON 1 Bboy Battle - $2000 Cash. "Ill Style Cypha Award" to the Illest Bboy/Bgirl Rockin The Cyphas. $250 Cash and more! Santos Party House 96 Lafayette betw. Walker & White NYC 10013. DJ's Skeme Richards & DP One. $15 for this event. All Ages. or $20 for the whole day into the night for The Go Off Afterparty from 11pm-4am. Source: breakernyc.com

FILM - BOUNCING CATS: NYC
9:15pm. Narrated by Common and feat. interviews with Will.I.Am and K'Naan, the story follows Crazy Legs of the Rock Steady Crew and Ugandan bboy Abramz on an unforgettable journey to empower, rehabilitate and heal a community that has been ravaged by war. bouncingcats.comhttp://bit.ly/d9zSpI @ AMC Loews 312 W 34th St NYC 10001 (betw 8th Ave & 9th). A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 to 34th. Tickets at box office or urbanworld.org. Source Nyla Hassell $13 tickets at

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Block Party on Washington Ave, btwen Gates and Greene - 12-6pm
http://www.clintonhillblog.com/2010/09/13/wa-greene-block-association-street-fair/

Virtuoso and Veggies - Music/Cook Out @ Green Acres Community Garden in Bed-Stuy
http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/garden-music-this-saturday/

Strictly Open Mic @ Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 7:00pm
Hosted by Chance of El Grito de Poetas
Presented by LatinosNYC - $7 http://www.nuyorican.org/calendar.php?r=0&eid=628

WORDS Hip Hop & Poetry Showcase & Open Mic @ Nuyorican
Hosted by Wiseguy & Gaston
Featuring Life Long, Caits Meissner, Justin Time, Jose Nova, GTP & DJ Boo w/ live band 10:00pm>$12 ($10 w/ invite)

SUNDAY

EXHIBIT: LOVE: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE ABSTRACT: HARLEM
Photography Exhibit opening Sun. Sept. 19 from 2-6pm. FREE! On View through Oct 17, 2010. Curated by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn. 20+-plus photographers converge on the issue of love, The Gallery at Harlem PoP 2037 5th Ave at 126th St. NYC. A,B, C, D, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 125th St. societyhae.com or contact wonderlove@gmail.com Source: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn

AFRICAN AMERICAN DAY PARADE NYC
41st Annual African American Day Parade
@ 111th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. To 142nd St. Harlem NYC. Source: harlemonestop.com


Move About Myrtle Street Fair (all day)
http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/move-about-myrtle-picks-up-steam/

Brooklyn Flea at Skylight One Hanson
Part of BAM about Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Flea, Brooklyn’s own source for top antiques, vintage furniture and clothing, handmade goods, jewelry, design objects, and locally grown and prepared foods, will remain at the Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Fort Greene on Sundays only. With over 100 vendors selling their one-of-a-kind wares on three floors, including the lower-level vault and gorgeous mezzanine, the Flea is presenting dozens of small businesses in a former monument to commerce, while also opening up this historic space to the public.

Target Free Sundays at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Thanks to the generous support of Target, Museum admission is free every Sunday. Target Free Sundays reflects a shared commitment to engage the community and offer a vital cultural experience to all. http://www.studiomuseum.org/event-calendar/target-free-sundays




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