Neville Dance Theatre – Myrtle Avenue’s resident dance company – promotes & creates contemporary & ethnic dance works that look at social issues, cultural traditions & the human condition.  They’re a strong contributor to our community through their productions as well as free performances.  Plus, they’re really good at what they do!

This week they’re celebrating their Fifth Year Anniversary with a rockin’ party & fundraiser.  If you can join them, you’ll have a blast & help support a staple of the arts & the community…

NDT 5th ANNIVERSARY PARTY CELEBRATION & BENEFIT

• DATE: Monday, June 21^st – ONE NIGHT ONLY
• TIME: 6-9pm
• LOCATION: Still Bar (192 3rd Avenue @ 17th Street NYC)
• ADMISSION: Suggested Donation: $20 – anything accepted!

Neville Dance Theatre as been blessed with five wonderful years of creating & presenting dance!!!  So they’re celebrating with a one-night only grand bash.

Meet & mingle with the NDT dancers & director Brenda R. Neville for an after work party celebration of drinks, food & camaraderie to celebrate their 5th Year Anniversary.

The evening includes a DJ & live musical performances, NDT repertory video instillation, amazing raffle gift baskets & the premiere of Leah Brizard’s photography project Up Close & Personal: the NDT Dance.

The evening also serves as the company’s main spring fundraiser – so come, bring a friend & have some fun!!

From now through July 21st, we’re having an amazing promo!

Every person who purchases a To-Go Ware item at Green in BKLYN, we’ll enter them in a drawing for two free Lilith Fair tickets (for July 31st at PNC Bank Arts Center)!  Including:

• Reusable Bamboo Utensils (fork, knife, spoon, chopsticks)
• 2- & 3-Tier Tiffin Sets (stainless steel stackable food carriers)
• 2- & 3-Tier Tiffin Insulated Carriers (brown or green)
• All Stackable Sidekicks (stainless steel mini carriers)

RePEaT Utensil Sets are made from recycled plastic bottles (RPET) & bamboo.  Each set repurposes one plastic bottle, uses sustainable bamboo & is very stylish!

The Tiffins & Sidekicks are great plastic-free foodware. Stainless.  Stylish.  Stackable.  Sustainable.  Safe & Non-Leaching.  BPA-Free.  Phthalate-Free.  Groovy & amazing.

Reuse.  Repurpose.  Reduce your forkprint.  Review some rockin’ music.  And… RePEaT!

Are you ready?! We hope so.  Make Music New York takes place this Monday, June 21st.

Make Music New York is a live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21st — the longest day of the year.

On that day, hundreds of public spaces throughout the five boroughs — sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more — become impromptu stages for over 1,000 free concerts.

Eleven (count ’em: 11!) of the venues are right here on Myrtle Avenue. Come out & groove to the music & relax or eat, drink & be merry.

PARTICIPATING MYRTLE AVENUE BUSINESSES…

Anima Italian Bistro @ 458 Myrtle Avenue

• 1-8pm Anthony Cedras Global (Soul & R&B)

Brooklyn Junior @ 150 Clinton Avenue

• 2:30-5pm Jesse Goldman (Experimental, Swing, Americana)

Castro’s Mexican Cuisine @ 511 Myrtle Avenue

• 5:30-10pm DJ Fuerte

Chez Lola @ 387 Myrtle Avenue

• 7:30-10:30pm Sedric Choukroroun Brazilian Jazz Trio (Samba, Jazz, Pop)

Chez Oskar @ 211 DeKalb Avenue

• 7:30-10:30pm The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn (Jazz, Swing, Blues)

Fort Greene SNAP @ 324 Myrtle Avenue

• 3-5pm Anisa Fujah (Jazz)
• 5-6pm Soulfolk Experience (Jazz)
• 6-7pm Jesse Goldman (Experimental Jazz)

Gnarly Vines @ 350 Myrtle Avenue

• 1:30-3pm Carolyn Leonhart & Jay Leonhart (Jazz, Soul, Standards)
• 5-6pm  Claire “Raji” Rodriguez (Folk, Indie, Pop)

Green in BKLYN @ 432 Myrtle Avenue

• 12-1:15pm Carolyn Leonhart & Jay Leonhart (Jazz, Soul, Standards)
• 4-5pm  Claire “Raji” Rodriguez (Folk, Indie, Pop)

Los Pollitos III @ 499 Myrtle Avenue

• 5:30-9pm Edwin Vasquez Band (Latin)

Move with Grace Yoga, Dance & Pilates Studio @ 469 Myrtle Avenue

• 8pm Nucomme (Rock, Soul)
• 8:30pm Cavalier (Hip Hop, Soul)
• 9:00pm The Outabodies (Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock)

Sans Souci Restaurant @ 330 Myrtle Avenue

• 1:00-9:00pm Metric Man aka The Freedom Fighter (Reggae)

Fort Greene Park @ Myrtle Avenue Entrance

• 12-1pm WATCH High School
• 2-3pm JHS 185 Drumline
• 3-4pm Ronald Edmonds Middle School 113 Choir
• 6-7pm Maracatu New York (Brazilian Percussion)

PLUS!  For all our neighborhood Liberaces & local Alicia Keys, the pianos are coming!  Sing for Hope takes music to the streets with Play Me, I’m Yours, a public art project that brings 60 pianos to the parks & public spaces of New York City.  Fort Greene Park will have two pianos–one on Myrtle (at the Myrtle entrance to the Fort Greene Park) & another just up the hill at the north oval, just opposite the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument.

The piano will be open & available for anyone to sit and play from Friday, June 18th at 4pm until Monday, July 5th.

Thar’s gold is that thar store…

We’ve just been blessed with a few jars of local Spring honey – Three Sisters Local Bee Sting Honey, to be precise.  Pure, raw, unprocessed & kosher, this honey is from neighborhood bees &, since it’s Spring honey, this is the best & yummiest there is.

Plus the 2.5 oz. & 8 oz. jars are really cute.  They’re decorated by the three sisters of the honey’s namesake.  No two are alike.  Just like flowers…

We’ll carry this wonderful local honey as long as there’s honey to be had.  Go bees!

Starting July 8th & continuing through October 28th, the Myrtle Avenue Farm Stand will offer fresh, affordable, community-run produce every Thursday from 4pm-7pm!

Set up at the Ingersoll Community Center – 177 Myrtle Avenue (between Prince & Navy), the Farm Stand will also offer games, workshops & educational activities for the whole family.  And, twice a month, Fort Greene’s Community Chefs will serve up easy, healthy, homestyle recipes.

The Farm Stand will be open on Thursdays rain or shine.  EBT/WIC/FMNP are accepted.  And the program is part of the Myrtle Eats Fresh Initiative (funded with support from the Community Experience Partnership).

For more information, contact MARP at 718-230-1689 or visit www.myrtleavenue.org for an up-to-date calendar of events.

In celebration of the longest day of the year, Green in BKLYN will be open this Monday, June 21st, 11am-6pm.  Monday is also the first day of summer & a day of music sponsored by Make Music New York (MMNY).

Make Music New York (MMNY) is a live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21 — the longest day of the year.  It takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 327 cities around the world — a global celebration of music making.

As part of MMNY, Green in BKLYN will host Carolyn & Jay Leonhart as well as Claire “Raji” Rodriguez.  If we’re lucky, a few other musicians will be stopping by to play, too.  We hope you’ll stop by throughout the day & join us for music at these times.

At Green in BKLYN – Make Music New York – Monday, June 21st:

• 12-1:15pm Carolyn Leonhart with Jay Leonhart – Jazz, Soul & Standards/Bass & Vocals
• 4-5 pm Claire “Raji” Rodriguez – Jazz, Indie & Folk

Be sure to visit Myrtle Avenue throughout the day as well.  There are free music performances taking place at 12 different spots up & down the corridor.

In addition, as part of the “Play Me, I’m Yours” public art project, there will be an upright piano stationed at the Fort Greene Park Plaza (at Myrtle & Washington Park) for passersbys to play anytime from June 21st through July 5th.

For more info on Myrtle Avenue’s Make Music New York schedule, click here.  For the Make Music New York schedule throughout the City, click here.

Make Music New York (MMNY) is a live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21 — the longest day of the year.  It takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 327 cities around the world — a global celebration of music making.

On the first day of summer, hundreds of public spaces throughout the five boroughs — sidewalks, parks, community gardens & more — become impromptu stages for over 1,000 free concerts.  Musicians of all ages, creeds & musical persuasions perform for new audiences, who are encouraged to come out from under their headphones to hear unfamiliar groups risk-free.

Green in BKLYN is excited to be hosting Carolyn & Jay Leonhart as well as Claire “Raji” Rodriguez as part of Make Music New York.  On Monday, June 21st, the shop will be open & featuring live music – two unusual events for a Monday.  We hope you’ll stop by throughout the day & join us for music at these times.

At Green in BKLYN – Make Music New York – Monday, June 21st:

• 12-1:15pm Carolyn Leonhart with Jay Leonhart – Jazz, Soul & Standards/Bass & Vocals
• 4-6pm Claire “Raji” Rodriguez – Jazz, Indie & Folk

Be sure to visit Myrtle Avenue throughout the day as well.  There are free music performances taking place at 12 different spots up & down the corridor.

In addition, as part of the “Play Me, I’m Yours” public art project, there will be an upright piano stationed at the Fort Greene Park Plaza (at Myrtle & Washington Park) for passersbys to play anytime from June 21st through July 5th.

For more info on Myrtle Avenue’s Make Music New York schedule, click here.  For the Make Music New York schedule throughout the City, click here.

As many of you know, Green in BKLYN is one of the few places that carries fresh art‘s glorious sock monkeys.

Their monkeys are made by volunteers & the profits from the sale of the monkeys go to fresh art‘s arts programs for people with disabilities.

For more information on fresh art & their programs, go to their web site.  If you’d like to support them & their commitment “to provide expanded artistic, personal development & entrepreneurial opportunities to New York City artists with special needs,” go to their fresh art’s Annual Fund Raiser…

• Date: Tuesday, June 15th
• Time: 6:30 to 9:00 pm
• Where: Bowery Wine Company @ 13 East First St. (Bowery/2nd Ave.)
• How Much: $30 in advance/$35 at door

Get there early! There’ll be a FREE open bar with wine, beer & sangria from 6:30 to 7:30 pm as well as light snacks.  After 7:30 there will be a cash bar.

Be prepared to bid on something fabulous at the silent auction with all event proceeds going directly to benefit fresh art.

Reserve your space now on fresh art‘s website.

Myrtle Avenue’s resident dance company, Neville Dance Theatre, is rocking May & June with a series of FREE & low cost events – parades, performances & parties.

Neville Dance Theatre promotes & creates contemporary & ethnic dance works that look at social issues, cultural traditions & the human condition.  They’re a strong contributor to our community through their productions as well as free performances.  Plus, they’re really good at what they do!

Below are a number of ways – free, cheap & easy – to get a taste of & support this community mainstay… Enjoy!

DANCE PARADE & DANCEFEST

• DATE: THIS Saturday, May 22^nd
• TIME: 1-3pm – Parade (Starts at 20^th & Bway NYC)
• TIME: 4 pm – NDT Performance (Mainstage A in Tompkins Square Park NYC)
• ADMISSION: None.  Events are FREE!

Come on out for this year’s DANCE PARADE & FESTIVAL!  Enjoy the warm weather & tons of FREE dances as more than 6,000 NYC dancers, companies & schools march down Broadway for the 4th Annual Dance Parade.

The multi-cultural parade starts at 20th Street & Broadway in Manhattan, travels South through Union Square, turns East onto 8th Street & continues into Tompkins Square Park in the East Village where there will be tons of FREE performances, events & dance classes!

Visit their website for parade route & info on all the free events taking place.

INDEPENDANCE PERFORMANCE

• DATE: Wednesday, June 2^nd & Thursday, June 3^rd
• TIME: 8pm
• LOCATION: City Center Studio 5 (130 West 56 Street, 5^th floor – btw 6 & 7 Ave. NYC)
• ADMISSION: $10 in advance.  $15 at door.

NDT premieres Shift (a work-in-progress) as part of Eidolon Ballet’s IndepenDance Choreographers’ Showcase.

Coupling contemporary dance & flamenco flare, the piece for six women draws inspiration from earths’ ongoing internal clashes & eruptions of its ever shifting plates.  Audience members have the rare opportunity to get up close & personal with NDT plus the work of several emerging & established choreographers & dance companies.

Visit their website for more info.

NDT 5th ANNIVERSARY PARTY CELEBRATION & BENEFIT

• DATE: Monday, June 21^st – ONE NIGHT ONLY
• TIME: 6-9pm
• LOCATION: Still Bar (192 3rd Avenue @ 17th Street NYC)
• ADMISSION: Suggested Donation: $20 – anything accepted!

Neville Dance Theatre has been blessed with five wonderful years of creating & presenting dance!!!  So they’re celebrating with a one-night only grand bash.

Meet & mingle with the NDT dancers & director Brenda R. Neville for an after work party celebration of drinks, food & camaraderie to celebrate their 5th Year Anniversary.

The evening includes a DJ & live musical performances, NDT repertory video instillation, amazing raffle gift baskets & the premiere of Leah Brizard’s photography project Up Close & Personal: the NDT Dance.

The evening also serves as the company’s main spring fundraiser – so come, bring a friend & have some fun!!

For safety reasons & in cooperation with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Klean Kanteen is recalling the Sport Cap 2.0. Klean Kanteen has received five consumer reports relating to the spout tip of Sport Cap 2.0 breaking or cracking after being dropped, which could pose a possible choking or ingestion hazard.  There have been no incidents of actual choking or ingestion reported.

The notice below, from Klean Kanteen’s owners, explains in further detail why & how to address the recall.  Klean Kanteen is conducting the recall directly on their website.  All consumers are being directed to Klean Kanteen’s Safety Notice to start the replacement process.

Green in BKLYN has stopped sales on the Sport Cap 2.0 until we receive our replacement caps, which should be in about 2-3 weeks.  However, we still have plenty of bottles with Klean Kanteen’s other caps (loop, flat, sippy, etc.).

A NOTE FROM THE OWNERS OF KLEAN KANTEEN
For safety reasons & in cooperation with US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Klean Kanteen is recalling the Sport Cap 2.0.  Klean Kanteen has received five consumer reports relating to the spout tip of Sport Cap 2.0 breaking or cracking after being dropped, which could pose a possible choking or ingestion hazard.  There have been no incidents of actual choking or ingestion reported.

We at Klean Kanteen apologize both for the inconvenience & the resource footprint of this recall.  We take the health & environmental aspects of our products very seriously & the mere possibility of our product harming someone gave everyone at Klean Kanteen pause.  The decision to recall & replace caps was really the easy part, running a smooth replacement program is the challenge we now are rising to.  We really appreciate your patience and understanding; we’ll get you your new Sport Cap(s) as quickly as possible.

Jeff Cresswell & Michelle Kalberer
Owners, Klean Kanteen

All consumers are being directed to Klean Kanteen’s Safety Notice to start the replacement process.  To do so, click here.