Hurricane Sandy & Brooklyn Folk Arts Day
On Thursday November 14th, I attended the second annual Brooklyn Folk Arts Day. The event took place at 160 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn. It’s a great space at the Actors Fund Arts Center. Kay...
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Hurricane Sandy & Documentation
StoryLine is a collaborative documentary project with people affected by Hurricane Sandy to tell their own story I came across an interesting use of mobile technology that some folks are using to...
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Notes & Ideas from 11/20/12: NY Folklorists Take on Sandy
Photo taken on the other side of Richmond Terrace from Sailor’s Snug Harbor (S.S. Harbor) Spend a year on Staten Island and you will witness your attitude about Manhattan becomes confused. It’s too...
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Finding Mutual Aide and Relief with Ritual
As this simple program morphed into a series of events and attractions, Puja Sahney saved the day by recognizing it as a “Mela.” One of the impacts of this weather born catastrophe called Sandy has...
View ArticleThe Art of Scent, the History of Sound
I had the good fortune this past weekend to visit NYC for work. Despite blizzard conditions, I managed to squeeze in trips to five different museums over the course of three days, seeing at least 13...
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