One of the highlights of summer in Brooklyn for nearly a decade has been attendance at the feel-good, Sunday afternoon-til-dark family picnic, doggie meet-and-greet, drum circle, twirl-n-skate house music fest that is Soul Summit. In the shadow of the looming monument atop Fort Greene Park’s highest point, rotating DJ’s kick it Garage-style for [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Brooklyn Moment #10: Neither Rain Nor Heat…
August 31, 2009
Hello, “Goodbye”
August 25, 2009
After having seen the lovely film Goodbye Solo during its theatrical run last Spring, I’d planned to do a post about it and the nuanced performance of newcomer Souléymane Sy Savané as the ebullient taxi driver, Solo, but life imposed, busyness preempted putting finger to keypad.
I’m glad to hear from Erickka Sy Savané, his prettily pregnant [...]
Epperson Takes to the “Runway”
August 20, 2009
I’ve known Rodney Epperson for almost as long as I’ve been in New York City, and that’s a loooong time. He is simply a stellar human being. There wasn’t a dry eye in the garden when in an incredibly moving outdoor ceremony he wed the equally lovely and talented Lisha Gh’Rael (wearing a dress of [...]
Renewal Amid the Rubble
August 18, 2009
By now we’ve all heard about the fire that destroyed the art-filled manse of DC arts patron Peggy Cooper Cafritz, a home that was a living testament to her commitment to the arts of the African diaspora. As a founder of Washington’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, she has affirmed the gifts of countless [...]
Picturing the Promise
August 18, 2009
A couple of months ago, whilst visiting my mom in DC for her birthday, we took advantage of the Smithson endowment and museum hopped on The Mall. One notable exhibition is The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise. A collaborative effort of the National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian’s soon-to-open National [...]
Brooklyn Moment #9: The Riches
August 7, 2009
My schedule has become increasingly hectic and I’ve posted to pendulum with neither the recency nor frequency that I typically enjoy. It has been a month since I last blogged and two since I posted about one of my beloved Brooklyn moments. I had one such moment last night that compels me to take [...]
