Brit in Brooklyn PhotoblogBIB Photo Bloghttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009-06-29T13:51:44ZSquarespaceCloudspottinghttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/6/29/cloudspotting.htmlBIB2009-06-29T13:45:41Z2009-06-29T13:45:41Z

It's been a great few days for watching the skies, both in Park Slope (above) and Manhattan (below).
I picked up a copy of Gavin Pretor-Pinney's The Cloudspotter's Guide at Powerhouse Books
yesterday to try and make sense of it all.

]]>The Positive Force at Prospect Parkhttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/6/26/the-positive-force-at-prospect-park.htmlBIB2009-06-26T13:48:16Z2009-06-26T13:48:16Z

Last night the bandshell in Prospect Park was the venue for an soul-lifting performance. Femi Kuti (left) and his band the Positive Force (above) were here as part of the free series of shows from Celebrate Brooklyn.

]]>Brooklyn Sky: Strange and Beautifulhttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/6/15/brooklyn-sky-strange-and-beautiful.htmlBIB2009-06-16T01:05:49Z2009-06-16T01:05:49Z

A very photogenic storm passed by Brooklyn tonight. What's going on in those structures?

]]>Print is un-dead: Zombies take Governors Islandhttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/6/10/print-is-un-dead-zombies-take-governors-island.htmlBIB2009-06-10T13:30:57Z2009-06-10T13:30:57Z

Last weekend the island we love served up another dose of the surreal.
Amongst the abandoned military housing, zombies prepared to shoot
the movie Isle of the Dead.

]]>Strong Stuff in Fort Greene: Rooftop Filmshttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/5/27/strong-stuff-in-fort-greene-rooftop-films.htmlBIB2009-05-27T04:35:50Z2009-05-27T04:35:50ZRooftop Films will be showing Zachary Levy's documentary  Strongman in Fort Greene on Saturday. The summary: "A man strong enough to bend a penny with just his fingers, Stanless Steel reaches middle age, career disappointments and difficult personal relationships that begin to test his strengths and force him to struggle with the weaknesses around him -- including his own."

Date: Saturday, May 30th
Venue: on the roof of the Brooklyn Tech
Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
Tickets: $9 to $25; doors 8 p.m.

]]>A "uniquely entertaining and amusing marketplace in Coney Island"http://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/5/26/a-uniquely-entertaining-and-amusing-marketplace-in-coney-isl.htmlBIB2009-05-26T02:43:21Z2009-05-26T02:43:21Z

“Thor Equities is invigorated by the pulse and vibrancy of major urban environments. We match this tenacity by pairing the right properties and the right investors to maximize results with solid planning and execution.” – Joseph J. Sitt, Chairman and CEO

On Monday we visited the "grand opening" of the Festival by the Sea, billed as a "uniquely entertaining and amusing marketplace in Coney Island." Goodbye, rides and go-kart track and batting cages! Hello, mobile phones and laminated photocopies! Elegant grace note: the bin liners flapping from the roof skeleton. Imagine an undersubscribed car-boot sale held on the surface of the moon. Viva Coney!

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]]>Sunday Nighthttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/5/25/sunday-night.htmlBIB2009-05-25T04:27:49Z2009-05-25T04:27:49Z

 The predicted storms never made it to our part of Brooklyn, though we did get some dramatic skies.

]]>Bushwick Open Studios and Fundraiserhttp://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/5/20/bushwick-open-studios-and-fundraiser.htmlBIB2009-05-20T16:23:11Z2009-05-20T16:23:11Z

Arts in Bushwick are having their preview and fundraiser tomorrow (Thursday May 21st) night at Lumenhouse. Proceeds from this will help fund the Bushwick Open Studio events later in the year.

BOS 09 BENEFIT: PREVIEW AND ART SALE Thursday, May 21, 7:30-10pm Lumenhouse, 47 Beaver Street at Park (L to Morgan, M to Flushing) www.lumenhouse.com

BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS 2009 Friday, June 5th - Sunday, June 7th

]]>Brooklyn Resident Featured in 'O'http://britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com/britinbrooklyn_photo_blog/2009/5/20/brooklyn-resident-featured-in-o.htmlBIB2009-05-20T02:51:42Z2009-05-20T02:51:42Z

Local feline, pictured here with a map of Brooklyn, is cited on the cover of this month's Oprah Magazine and is the subject of a brief profile inside the magazine.

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