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Still waiting for somebody to capture the kinetics of this fountain and then vlog this.
This is one of more than 200 images in the Prospect Heights photo pool on Flickr,, a project populated by 41 of your most charming and insightful neighbors.
Now, go take a look at the Prospect Heights Message Boards, for no good reason at all.
Thanks to EasternPkwy for pointing out this article, appearing today in Crain’s New York Business: “Delissa Reynolds .. loves the arts. She opened Bar Sepia in March 2004, shortly before the museum unveiled a major restoration … On the first Saturday of every month … her bar fills to its capacity of 100 customers. ‘My volume triples on those days’ …”
“…After attending events at the museum, patrons tend to linger in the area. The bonhomie has spilled over into restaurants, bars and cafes. Previously, museum-goers had to walk some distance … Now, at least half a dozen bars and restaurants have popped up in this part of Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights.”
JAMILA JOHNSON (Cafe Shane): “The restoration has drawn more attention to the museum … The neighborhood wasn’t ready before.”
More from Crain: “Cafe Shane does well on the first Saturday of each month, when, Ms. Johnson says, she draws nearly all her customers from the museum crowd.”
Basquiat is Popular: “(Museum Director Arnold Lehman) says the museum has drawn about 5,000 visitors every Saturday and Sunday since the exhibition opened March 11.
Link: Bars, cafés tap B’klyn Museum crowd [Crain’s, which wants to charge you $5 to read a single article
BONUS REVIEW! Over at prete.ntio.us, Michael writes: “It’s dark with atmosphere and just plain friendly … the tap selection isn’t much but the bottled beers do offer some good variety … It is in itself an undiscovered refuge within the Prospect Heights … If you happen to be around on a Sunday, I recommend dropping in for dinner. It’s a set course and is reasonably priced … when they do food it’s excellent. … I’d give this place five stars except for the lack of Hoegaarden and that it’s not dog friendly.”
Link: Bar Sepia [prete.ntio.us]
PHOTO: Raising the Bar in B’klyn [Brooklyn Comedy Company]
Vivian of Housebroken asked us to put the word out that Vanderbilt Ave. businesses will be doing their own First Saturday thing this weekend: “A lot of the businesses will be open until later and will offer special discounts.” Not sure of many specifics yet, but we know that Fermented Grapes will be doing a wine tasting from 4-7 pm with Daniel from Domaine Select Wine Estates, who “will pour some amazing wines from Italy and elsewhere. We will offer a 5% discount on wines from the tasting.” Do you have any other First Saturday updates or news? Let us know.
Oh. Did we mention that the Brooklyn Museum will also be open this Saturday night? Check out the schedule. Let’s see if Basquiat mania can push First Saturday over into another new attendance record.
REFERENCE: [Record 12,000 Crowd at First Saturday]
Almost forgot. Thanks to Only the Blog for the reminder.
The Brooklyn Museum website has some Basquiat-related content, including a short biography and several sample images of decent quality. There’s also Basquiatonline.org, a “special website for teens.” Here’s a list of upcoming events related to the exhibit:
* Mar 12, 2 p.m.: Curator Talk, Basquiat
* Mar 12, 3 p.m.–5 p.m.: Music and Hands-on Art, “Afternoon Groove”
* Apr 2, 6 p.m.: Curator Talk, Basquiat
* Apr 9, 3 p.m.–5 p.m.: Music and Hands-on Art, “Afternoon Groove”
* Apr 17, 4 p.m.–6 p.m.: Dance Forum, “Raw Vision”
In this photo, a small subset of the record crowd of 12,000 attendees gets samba lessons. From Feb. 5. The New York Times interviewed Reginald Paul, 34, of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, "who described his ritual journey through the museum on Saturdays as starting at the top floor, then working down to the music. He said that early on in his four years of attending the event, he had one romantic experience: ‘I kinda went on a date… It was the first, and last.’ … His friend, Charles Faxton, explained that the event was so popular because it was the sole gathering spot in Brooklyn for the creatively inclined … ‘This is just a precursor to Basquiat…’"
DJs from Brooklyn’s own Black Underground will "spin the disco and funk sounds
of the 1970s" at the First Saturday Dance Party, Brooklyn Museum, 9 to 11 p.m., Sat. March 5.
Full schedule:
5–7 p.m. Film: See award-winning short films by Brooklyn College students.
6–8 p.m. Music: Listen to cabaret music performed by musicians from the Brooklyn Philharmonic.
6:30– 8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art: Bead and decorate your own ancient Egyptian menat necklace.
7–8 p.m. Film: Short films from the archives of the Brooklyn International Film Festival.
7–8 p.m. Curator Talk: Visit the Luce Center for American Art with Linda Ferber.
8 p.m. Modern Voices: Museum Educator Leslie Klinger on Women’s History Month
9 p.m. Performance: Enjoy the Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn, a one-act play starring Joanna Merlin.
9–11 p.m. Dance Party: Dance to 1970s disco and funk spun by DJs from Brooklyn’s own Black Underground.
6-11 PM Saturday night. Go see the complete schedule. Bonus points if you can figure out why the combination Brazilian-Carnival-and-Marilyn-Monroe theme makes perfect sense. Highlights:
-DJ Greg Caz (Brazilian Beat Brooklyn) Brazilian Carnival music
–Create a collaborative Brooklyn-themed collage
-Artist Dialogue: photographer David Michalek
-Traditional Afro-Brazilian music and dance, including capoeira.
-Brooklyn-based
avant-garde jazz trio Harriet Tubman + spoken-word
artist Sadiq
-Free Samba Lessons
-Brazilian dance party
-Marilyn Monroe
look-alike contest
-Screening: Marilyn Monroe in Seven Year Itch
Brooklyn Museum of Art. Informed.
