halloween wedding in dumbo. Photo by megalomediac

1) Halloween Photo Studio at Pomme
October 28-29, 10am to 6pm
Home made and/or creative costume a plus!
“Davina Zagury will be back at Pomme to capture the children of DUMBO and beyond in their Halloween costumes. Please call to make an appointment. Children should be between 2 and 7 years old. As usual, we will exhibit the portraits, and participation is free.”

Pomme
81 Washington St., (at York Street)
DUMBO, in Brooklyn
Tel 718.855.0623

2) Hell House: This is the last weekend for “Hell House” at St. Anne’s Warehouse.

3) Dumbo Halloween Parade
DUMBO residents will start out at the Brooklyn Bridge Park (at the flag pole, Water @ Plymouth) and walk a parade five blocks to Hillside Dog Park & Harry Chapin Playground. There, we’ll meet parade-goers from Brooklyn Heights, who will be coming from their own parade route along The Promenade. See perfectpawsinc.net for more info.

4) Halloween Feast at The Plant

October, 27, 2006 at 8pm. Dinner is $48.00 per guest, reservations are required.

Also, a Cuban Class, begins at 1pm October 28th. See theplantindumbo.com for more info.

You will enjoy delicious and nourishing food, partake in cooking demonstrations, learn self-care techniques, walk away with easy and healthy holiday recipes, and much more!

Thursday and Friday, October 26 and 27
6:00 – 8:00 pm
42 Main Street, 2A
Brooklyn, NY

Call for info or register with Carla Cohen at (607) 222-4439
or email carrotsandkale@gmail.com

“More than 80 choreographers and dance companies, of just about every artistic persuasion and level of experience, will perform in 15 different programs in this sprawling but oddly cozy annual extravaganza. Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m., at the John Ryan Theater, 25 Jay Street, Dumbo section of Brooklyn; Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, on the Brooklyn waterfront between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges; (718) 855-8822, whitewavedance.com; free.”

October 19 – November 4, 2006 – Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.-10p.m.

Poor Jacob’s Hamlet @ Spring Theatreworks
Spring Theatreworks presents “Poor Jacob’s Hamlet”, an ultra-minimalist de/re-construction of Shakespeare’s classic text with a focus on the malleability of truth and how our preconceived notions of what seems familiar and true can be manipulated. By restructuring the plot you are drawn to question Hamlet’s intentions and accusations of murder against his uncle Claudius as opposed to accepting them as fact. The show will be performed in Spring’s signature intimate loft space in DUMBO. Thursdays through Saturdays each week at 8pm through November 4th.

Seating is limited so reservations are strongly encouraged! To make reservations, send an email to tickets@springtheatreworks.com with your name, choice of performance and number of seats desired.

www.springtheatreworks.com

25 Jay Street, Studio #203 (btwn Plymouth & John)
917-213-1242

 Jane Walentas with her Carousel, October 13, 2006

  Photo courtesy Jane Walentas

An article in The New York Sun today describes the carousel’s opening at 65 Water Street on Friday:

“Friday at noon, at 65 Water St., a 1922 carousel painstakingly restored by Jane Walentas — the wife of David Walentas, who through his firm Two Trees Management owns 13 buildings in of the neighborhood — will open to the public (for viewing only, no rides). The carousel is a beautiful ornament on an already delectable stretch of Water St., which includes Jacques Torres Chocolate and the French bakery Almondine, not to mention the River Cafe at the end of the street.(Ms. Walentas referred to this as the “street of dreams.”)”

  Photo courtesy Jane Walentas

I had the priviledge of chatting with Jane Walentas at the opening. Ms. Walentas purchased the carousel in 1984, and after 22 years of her labor, the historic carved wood carousel has been restored to its original condition. The decorative carvings and vibrant paint, leafed in 24k gold and palladium are beautifully embellished with faceted jewels and 1200 lights. The temporary space where the carousel is housed is unfortunately too small to allow the public to safely ride the carousel, but Ms. Walentas is looking forward to the day when a Carousel Pavillion will be in the Brooklyn Bridge Park will have a permanent home. We’re looking forward to it too.

  The lighted Carousel at night

We also asked Ms. Walentas about the Empire Stores. Her dream is to provide a place where artists can display their artwork in lofts and galleries. We hope it becomes a place of art but when that will happen is still TBD. Thanks to Ms. Walentas for her “dreams” and for her beautiful restoration work.

Jane’s Carousel
56 Water St. Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
The First Carousel on The National Register will be open Fridays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

{David Walentas, Neighborhood Creator and Patron of the Arts, New York Magazine, October 13, 2006}
{The Paradox Of DUMBO, Art Around Town, The New York SUn, October 13, 2006}

The opening night of the 10th annual Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival last night had an exciting buzz to it. From Jane Walentas’ Carousel Opening at 56 Water Street to PowerHouse Arena’s No Sleep ’til Brooklyn at their new space at 37 Main Street, to “Katrina Remembered” at 99 Front Street, the diversity of events and creative art is inspiring. There’s two more days left to experience the interactive art, street performances, live music, gallery openings, and open studios, so come to Dumbo to experience and support the artists from around the world.

Some photos from today:

 Jane Walentas’ Carousel, October 13, 2006

 Katrina Remembered, 99 Front Street, October 13, 2006

 Opening Reception, live music by The Blizzard of 78, 99 Front Street, October 13, 2006

 PowerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, October 13, 2006

{THE Biggest Weekend in Dumbo, DumboNYC.com}

No Sleep ’til Brooklyn
A powerHouse Hip Hop Retrospective

Event Programming at The powerHouse Arena
During VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week: October 12–16, 2006

No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, the inaugural exhibition and event series at The powerHouse Arena’s new location at 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, is the Brooklyn hub for VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week 2006, a week-long celebration of hip hop’s legends and visionaries held throughout New York City.

No Sleep ’til Brooklyn is a 30-year retrospective of hip hop culture documenting its humble beginnings in the South Bronx through its glorious rise to global domination. The group exhibition represents every element of hip hop—from the breakers, graffiti writers, emcees, and djs to the photographers, writers, personalities, and fans who have made hip hop the greatest single force in pop culture. But this is by no means a story of celebrity, fame, and mass-market names. As KRS-One said, “Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.” And so we dedicate No Sleep ’til Brooklyn to the people and to the streets, paying tribute to the founders, the innovators, and the next generation.

The powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201

{No Sleep ’til Brooklyn info, The powerHouse Arena}
{PowerHouse Books}

Full schedule of events after the jump…

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  Photo by epc

250,000 people will be in Dumbo Brooklyn this weekend to attend the 10th annual Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival from Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15. The annual festival is the largest field for experimentation in public space art by emerging artists in the United States. Along with extensive gallery showings, neighborhood wanderers who visit for the festival will discover Project Glow: light installations and sculptures illuminating the waterfront and Brooklyn Bridge Park. This is a unique opportunity for art lovers to wander in and out of the galleries that show hundreds of emerging artists from NYC and around the world. It’s like a neighborhood-wide museum with outdoor installations in the park, on the streets, and in the galleries.

“The best way to experience DUMBO and the festival, of course, is to start with a jaunt across the Brooklyn Bridge for a bird’s-eye view of the tiny neighborhood under the adjacent Manhattan Bridge. Look for the red, white and blue water tower on the roof of a building on your left as you near Brooklyn – that’s approximately where you’re headed. Follow the exit ramp to the left and descend a short flight of stairs to street level. Head downhill, and in two short blocks you’ll see Washington Street, one of the main gallery arteries that weave through DUMBO.” (by Ginger Adams Otis)

“Extra this year: new international programs featuring artists from Beirut, Mexico City and Seoul plus special live video/music event by renowned Mexican media artists, Arcangel Constantini and Manrico Montero. In addition, Fred Brehm, takes visitors on a nostalgia trip, with a compilation of archival footage from the past festivals.

Streets, lobbies, elevators, loading docks, facades, under the Manhattan Bridge, storefronts, sidewalks, parks, trees, grass, billboards, rooftops, sky, corridors, walls, water, riverbank, windows; in fact, everywhere and anywhere in DUMBO: a multitude of site-responsive projects by a rising generation of visual artists: pro-situ art performance trio, TRYST, stage Assisted Street Crossings and Line, a monumental street happening that accentuates the formal aspects of mass collaboration.” (from Courier Life)

Some links and articles about the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival:

• dumboartscenter.org, organizer of the 10th annual art under the bridge festival
• Brooklyn’s edgy DUMBO art scene
• 30 Blocks of DUMBO Done Over With Artistic Flair, courierlife.net
• Down-under art scene far from out, Contra Costa Times
• October “Art Fair of the Month” Selections, Art Fairs International Magazine
• Brooklyn’s edgy DUMBO art scene, Lonely Planet: Brooklyn

  Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

From the NY Times:

“…production of one of his fire-and-brimstone expositions, called Hell Houses, in one of the most secular corners of the universe, the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn.

A Hell House is essentially a mix between a Halloween stunt and a fundamentalist morality play. A Demon Guide takes audience members from room to dry-ice-filled room, showing them sins and consequences: a grisly abortion, a school shooting, a gay man dying of AIDS. After a trip through hell itself, Lucifer appears to deliver a speech; then, in an adjoining room, an actor playing Jesus encourages the audience to ask for forgiveness.”

St. Ann’s Warehouse
38 Water St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Previews Start: Oct. 1, 2006
Opening Date: Oct. 10, 2006
Closing Date: Oct. 29, 2006

Ticket Price: $25
Ticket Information: Ticketweb: 718-254-8779
ticketweb.com

{The Road to Hell (and Maybe Heaven) Detours Through Brooklyn, NY Times}

 

Friday, October 6, 2006

• HELL HOUSE
  Oct 1-29
  Demon-guided tours begin every 15 minutes starting at 7:30pm
  For more info click on above flyer or go to stannswarehouse.org, 38 Water Street, at Dock Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, (718) 254-8779.
• BARGEMUSIC CONCERT, 7:30pm
  Gliere Eight Duets
  Hailstork Trio for violin, cello and piano
  Dvorak Piano Trio in f minor, Op.65
  Free concert at the Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge
  For more info, see bargemusic.org

Saturday, October 7, 2006

• 3rd ANNUAL GUINNESS OYSTER MUSIC FESTIVAL
  12 hours of live bands
  (12noon to 6pm on Water Street – 6pm to Midnight in Underwater Lounge)
  BBQ and fresh oysters

  For more info go to waterstreetrestaurant.com

• NO-NUTS CLASS AT THE PLANT, 1pm
  
  Learn how to make healthy organic food
  Tuition is $65.00 per guest, reservations are required.
  25 Jay Street
  Brooklyn, NY 11201
  tel: 718-722-7541
  For more info, go to theplantindumbo.com
• BARGEMUSIC CONCERT, 7:30pm
  Schubert Nocturne
  Mozart Sonata for violin and piano in D Major, K. 306
  Shostakovich Selection of Pieces for violin and piano
  Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, K. 478

  Free concert at the Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge
  For more info, see bargemusic.org

Sunday, October 8, 2006

• CIRCLE DANCE WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
  Location: Tobacco Warehouse in the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park
  Time: 2-5pm

  7 dance traditions taught throughout the afternoon and 3 solo performances by Folk Feet master artists of traditional dance, highlight circular movement and shapes.

  A celebration of traditional circle dances from around the globe, featuring performances and participatory circle dances lessons. Circle dance, one of the oldest dance forms, continues to thrive in a wide range of cultures and communities, many of them right here in Brooklyn. Join in the circle as these traditions take over the Tobacco Warehouse! For more info, go to www.brooklynartscouncil.org

• BARGEMUSIC CONCERT, 7:30pm
  Schubert Nocturne
  Mozart Sonata for violin and piano in D Major, K. 306
  Shostakovich Selection of Pieces for violin and piano
  Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, K. 478

  Free concert at the Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge
  For more info, see bargemusic.org