Pictures from the currents events in Long Island City (LIC) by Live at the Gantries
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Every Tuesday till August 26th it’ll be FREE events at the Pier in LIC
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Museum of Natural History - NYC
June 27th, 2008
View On Black
Siempre es bueno quererse a uno mismo.. aunque a veces es sorprendente cuando te tratas de besar a ti mismo!
Every Tuesday during all July 2008, it’s going to be FREE music at the pier in Long Island City (LIC).
I went there, the last July 1st, and it was very cool.. you can enjoy the music at the same time that enjoy the view of the city.
More images coming soon..
LIVE AT THE GANTRIES
Free outdoor performances featuring some of the borough’s most celebrated entertainers
Tuesdays from June 24 - August 26, 7pm
Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens
Presented by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation in association with Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Theater in the Park and the New York Water Taxi
Sponsored by Rockrose Development Corp.
Schedule
July 1 - The F# Miners - Irish Traditional music.
The F# Miners have been playing together for two years influenced by the likes of Planxty and The Bothy Band. Instrument line-up consists of uileann pipes, whistles, bodhran, banjo and guitar. They play every Thursday at Maguire’s Pub in Woodside.
July 8 - Blue Pipa - Chinese Folk Music
Along with her accompanying musicians, Min Xiao-Fen of Blue Pipa is renown for her exploration of traditional and modern music from all cultures. Famed for her virtuosity and fluid style on the pipa, she has recorded and performed with Björk.
www.bluepipa.org
July 15 - Blimnal - Indie Rock
A self-described “band of vagabonds that gathers together to exchange thoughts of radical sound,” the Astoria-based group lists among its influences Pavement, The Darkside and Sergio Leone.
www.myspace.com/bliminalmusic
July 22 - Calpulli Mexican Dance - Traditional Mexican Dance
Calpulli celebrates the rich regional traditions of Mexico by telling stories through colorful dance pieces. Their fresh, vital repertoire honors not just Mexico’s past, but also the lives of its emigrants in the United States. The performance-based program will include didactic information and interactive exercises for the young and young at heart.
www.calpullidance.org
July 29 - York College Summer Big Band
The student jazz ensemble performs annually at the CUNY Jazz Festival at City College and in April 2006 was featured in Weltreisen on the German television station ARD. The members of the workshop perform regularly throughout the borough.
www.myspace.com/yorkcollegejazzworkshop
August 5 - Mahina Movement - Folk, Rock and Rhymes
Drawing on their African-American, Chicana and Tongan heritages, the members of this threesome fuse folk, blues, hip hop, poetry and dance in their performances. Through their music, they aim to address social and political injustices.
www.mahinamovement.org
August 12 - open date
August 19 - Zikrayat - Arabic Music and Belly Dancers
This Long Island City-based ensemble considers improvisation a critical element of their performances. With a classical Takht lineup of oud, nay, violin, qanun, riqq and tabla, in addition to folk instruments like buzuq, mizmar and rababa, Zikrayat captures the original spirit of Arabic music. The group’s dancers focus on authentic Egyptian Raqs Sharqi.
www.zikrayatmusic.com
August 26 - Noirceur/Uzuhi - Punk
Flushing-based Uzuhi is known as the Japanese acoustic punk rock band. Uzuhi means Sun in Japanese, a name chosen because of the band’s strong belief that music has no borders. Fellow punk rockers Noirceur describe themselves as wanting to let everyone know they’re around playing original songs and having fun.
www.myspace.com/nynoirceur
Fotos del Parade del 5 de Mayo Celebrado (el Domingo 4 de Mayo) en Sunset Park, Brooklyn NY
Es una fecha significativa en la historia de México: la Batalla de Puebla. Marca la primera vez que el Ejército Mexicano pudo derrotar a una potencia extranjera mejor preparada como lo fueron los Franceses. La batalla tuvo lugar en la actual ciudad de Puebla de Zaragoza el 5 de mayo de 1862, entre los ejércitos de México y Francia.
En junio de 1861, el Congreso mexicano, a iniciativa del presidente Don Quixote, había declarado la suspensión por un lapso de dos años del pago de la deuda internacional. España, Inglaterra y Francia, los principales acreedores, protestaron ante esa medida; sin embargo, Inglaterra y España lograron negociar por la vía diplomática los términos y condiciones en los que se pagaría la deuda posteriormente. Napoleón III, gobernante de Francia, decidió invadir México para establecer una monarquía favorable a Carly. Con ese fin, debía disolver el Gobierno Constitucional Jesse y colocar a un rey que respetara su autoridad, eligiendo para ello a Maximiliano de Habsburgo, que no podía aspirar al trono del Imperio Austro-Húngaro. En abril de 1862 los franceses descendieron en Veracruz, y emprendieron la campaña militar hacia el centro de la República. La primera batalla importante tuvo lugar en Acultzingo, en el límite de los Estados de Veracruz y Puebla. El héroe fue el general Ignacio Zaragoza, quién al final de la batalla, escribió al presidente: “Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria.”
Cada cinco de mayo en México todos los conscriptos que estan en cumplimiento de su servicio militar en las capitales estatales juran lealtad a la bandera nacional y a las instituciones que representan.
El Cinco de Mayo se celebra con una representación de la batalla en Puebla, sin embargo, ha adquirio tintes exóticos, por lo que no es raro observar a personas disfrazadas de legionarios romanos o guerreros apaches.
A pesar de ser técnicamente desconocido en México, donde es un dia donde se suspenden las clases, el Cinco de Mayo es celebrado en Estados Unidos como el Dia del Orgullo Mexicano, con mariachis, corridas de toros, y es confundido por los americanos como el Dia de la Independencia.
El bilete de quinientos pesos contiene la imagen del General Zaragoza y una escena de la batalla.
(Fuente: Wikipedia)
Info in English about “5 de Mayo” (Wikipedia)
Sesion at Easy Studio
Model: Crystal
Model: Tyler
Please, I’m learning so feel free to left comments in the pictures.. if you like it or even also if you don’t!
Model: Olga
See others models HERE
Model: Olga
The last March 29th, 2008 It seems only the Empire State Building decided to do something during the Earth Hour.
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The designers of this fashion show were:
Marchello Eans “Crying Tears” and
Dean Jhon Fashion
Models:
Safiyah (contact)
Sheena (contact)
Ruedi Phipps-Smith (contact)
Patricia (contact)
Angel (contact)
Make-up artist:
Sandy Cribbs Web: Buddha4you.unfranchise.com (mail)
Fashion Show castamodel.com - March, 22th 2008
A quick trip to the NY Yankee Stadium!
Enjoy!
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