In case you know of someone who might be interested, Global Kids will be holding our next professional development training this Thursday, April 15th on the topic of "Understanding Youth in the Digital Age." How do you respond when your student friends you on Facebook? How can you formalize the learning that youth experience through…
Category: New York
Christina eats her first hamburger in 20 years (video)
If you are having a rough day, check out this video of my friend Christina eating her first hamburger in twenty years of vegetarianism. It'll perk you right up… unless you are a vegetarian. Taken at the funky and tasty Penelope's Cafe in Gramercy Park. [Click here for original video.]
Interview with Comic Artist Michael Blank at MoCCA (video)
Christina of StackedBlog.com and I got to hang out with our friend Michael Blank, aspiring comic artist, as he debuted his new comic "The Muse of Richard Long" at the MoCCA comic convention this weekend in Manhattan. Michael is a talented young artist who hopefully will be doing more work soon. It''s inspiring to see…
The Main Event Hip-hop Competition 2010: Congrats Capital Funk!
Last night I headed to "The Main Event" a hip-hop dance competition sponsored by the Fr3sh dance troupe, who you might recall from "America's Best Dance Crew" Season 4. Despite having danced hip hop for years, I've never actually been to a large scale competition, so I was interested in seeing how it ran. It…
Checking out the mummies at the Brooklyn Museum (video)
Last night, at the "First Saturday" night at the Brooklyn Museum, I was among the "1stfans" group who got a behind-the-scenes look at how the Museum's conservators re-wrap ancient Egyptian mummies. BM conservator Lisa Bruno explained to us how difficult and time-consuming this process is. I loved the detail work on the covering of the…
They Might Be Giants: the Puppet Show!
Last night, Rafi and I saw the fantastic "Puppet Playlist" show put on by Sinking Ship Productions, an experimental theater group that combines puppetry, music and movement in fun and engaging ways. Their "Puppet Playlist" series is a selection of short puppet acts, interspersed with musical numbers, all around a particular theme. Last night's was…
NOLA Brass Band leading Second Line across Brooklyn Bridge this morning! (video)
Here's some sorta grainy video of a bunch of New Orleans jazz musicians leading a crowd of revelers across the Brookyn Bridge this morning. That's DancingMan504 leading the procession like a jazz maniac. Who dat! Dancing to live NOLA jazz across the Brooklyn Bridge. Life doesn't get better.
Naomi Uyama and Peter Strom at Frim Fram (video)
Here's a sweet dance performance by lindy hop stars Peter Strom and Naomi Uyama at our dance the Frim Fram Jam last night. I love how smooth and relaxed they are in their movement.
Broccoli : You Save $0.00 (pic)
Well at least they are honest. Taken at Met Foods, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
Ken Swift and Joe Schloss on Preserving B-Boy Culture for Future Generations
Last night I was fortunate enough to be among a packed audience of 60+ folks at a "Conversation with Ken Swift and Joe Schloss, PhD" at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Ken and Joe were speaking on the subject of b-boying as a cultural phenomenon historically, in the present day, and into the…