Archive for the ‘community’ Category
KNITTING IS FOR PUSSIES exhibit by Polish artist: OLEK
October 17th, 2010 by Mr. C
I went to a really cool exhibit called KNITTING IS FOR PUSSIES at the Christopher Henry Gallery on Elizabeth St. on the outskirts of Chinatown/Little Italy. The Polish Artist OLEK was responsible for bombing a living space with YARN! Literally & figuratively! Even the rug & walls were adorned in yarn! I first caught wind […]
Tags: christopher henry gallery, east village, knitting is for pussies, new york city, olek, polish artist, yarn
Posted in art, community, mr. c, photos | Comments (0)
Cover me with YARN in NYC!
October 14th, 2010 by Mr. C
Just lollygagging around manhatty like I usually do & ran into a few cool subjects embossed in YARN! The volkswagen was parked outside of the Christopher Henry Gallery on Elizabeth Street between Grand & Broome. The yarn bicycle was chained to a street sign on Elizabeth & Broome, a half block away from the volkswagen. […]
Tags: art, christoper henry gallery, knitting is for pussies, new york city, olek, street art, yarn
Posted in art, community, mr. c, photos | Comments (0)
THE EYE OF THE STORM: JANE ELLIOTT’S class exercise in 1968
September 8th, 2010 by Mr. C
Mr. C has been wanting to share an eye opening exercise that Jane Elliott conducted for her 3rd grade class in Iowa in 1968. This class experiment was commonly known as the brown eyed-blue eyed exercise which was meant to simulate & demonstrate the harshness of our society with the way we mistreat people who […]
Tags: eye of the storm, iowa 1968, jane elliott, lesson on discrimination
Posted in community, movies, mr. c, thoughts | Comments (0)
BIG APPLE BBQ Block party 2010 at MADISON SQUARE PARK in NYC!
June 14th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
The 8th annual Big Apple BBQ block party in NYC was a swine of a success this past weekend! BBQ lovers of all breeds & nations conjured up at Madison Square Park’s perimeter to sample a tasting of some of the best slow smoked whole hog, brisket, sausages, & ribs from pitmasters all across the […]
Tags: 17th st bar grill, 8th annual bbq, big apple bbq, drew robinson, ed mitchell, jim n nicks, jimnnicks, jimnnicks bbq, madison square park, martins bbq, mike mills, moonlite bbq, patrick martin, the pit
Posted in community, food, mr. c, photos | Comments (0)
YEAR OF THE TIGER in NYC!
March 2nd, 2010 by Planet Chocko
–A celebration in Chinatown, Manhattan! Pics by Mr. C
Tags: 2010, chinatown, chinatown parade, chinese new year, lion dancing, mott street, new york city, year of the tiger
Posted in community, mr. c, photos | Comments (0)
FOODPRINTS NYC
February 28th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Planet Chocko attended an interesting panel discussion at Studio X on Varick St. just below Houston called “Foodprints NYC” which is a free series of conversations with invited special guests to speak on food in our city regarding topics like clustering of bodegas, analysis of fast food & alcohol advertising in the inner city, slow […]
Tags: david haskell, foodprints, foodprints nyc, Jonathan Bogarin, kings county distillery, makale faber cullen, Naa Oyo A. Kwate, studio x
Posted in art, community, mr. c | Comments (0)
CHINATOWN!
January 18th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Recent closings of two well established businesses in Chinatown-NYC most notably Jan Lee’s, Sinotique on 19 Mott Street & Mr. Tang’s, a restaurant on the corner of Mott & Bayard Street has once again reminded us about the day in the life of a small business owner in NYC especially in the lower manhattan area. […]
Tags: chinatown, chinese new year, Mr Tang, new york city, parade, sinotique, year of the tiger, year of the tiger 2010
Posted in community, mr. c, thoughts | Comments (0)
Hamilton Madison House toy drive in NYC
December 8th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Oops, I should have posted this update a few weeks ago, but better late than never I say! Okay, all you Planet Chocko martians! There is a toy drive hosted by the Hamilton Madison House in NYC which is a non-profit settlement house that is focused on improving the quality of life for low income […]
Tags: chinatown ice cream factory, hamilton madison house, toy drive
Posted in art, community, food | Comments (0)
