Hey, Weekend! It's August!
Aug 3, 2012Hi Fam,
We love this part of the summer. You know, you get all nostalgic about how summer's end waits just around the corner, and every Fri-Sun means soaking in all the fun you can. Here's our list o' hits to keep your weekend tight.
You'll notice we've given Queens a lot of love this week. All we can say is, heyyyyy, Queens.
Love,
3rd Ward
#1. Friday, August 3, 7 pm Wild Flag/ Mission of Burma / Ted Leo
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell Rocker TED LEO starts off this set with a solo act, and WILD FLAG, w/ frontwoman Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney and Helium, presents tunes from their gorgeous eponymous record, followed up by Pitchfork touted “post-punk legends” MISSION OF BURMA, with new sounds from their record Unsound.
#2 Friday, August 3 - Sunday, Museum of the Moving Image presents Rural Route Film Festival
Now, Forager (2012) Photograph: Courtesy Rural Route Films Location: 36-01 35th Ave, Queens - It's all about agriculture, green-living and being adept in country life. Foraging and dumpster diving are pretty hot, too. In its 8th year, the Rural Route Film Festival, based at the Museum of the Moving Image, features filmmaker Q&As and a whole new look into worlds beyond the city. Quite appropriately, there's a party on the rooftop garden with our friends over at Brooklyn Grange. Rooftop Films hosts the wrap up party on Sunday evenining, 10pm. $15 cover for party.
#3 Saturday, August 4 - MoMA P.S. 1 WARM UP
Location: 22-25 Jackson Avenue/46th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens The 3rd year of this awesome series is held in MoMA PS1's courtyard. The urban landscape installation, by HWKN called Wendy, won MoMA PS1's 13th annual Young Architects Program. It's like a full-on outdoor cooling system. Sips 'n eats provided by M. Wells all summer long.The line up is pretty ill. This Saturday includes Jamie from the xx.
image courtesy of MoMa PS 1
Here's the lineup:
Jamie xx / Young Turks / London
Pearson Sound / Hessle Audio / United Kingdom
Lemonade / True Panther / Brooklyn, NY
Sinjin Hawke / Pelican Fly / Barcelona
Zora Jones / Pelican Fly / Barcelona
Featuring a performance by Miguel / Bystorm / RCA Records Artist / Los Angeles, CA
#4. Saturday, August 4 - 1st Saturdays @ Brooklyn Museum // Caribbean Rhythms
Location: 200 Eastern Parkway
This dope series pays homage to the Caribbean this month. Featuring electronic artist Val Jeanty and saxophonist Buyu Ambroise perform their avant-garde take on traditional Haitian music, as well as Brooklyn-based dance agency League of Unreal Dancing, which hosts freestyle dance battles and a performance featuring the Afro-Caribbean–inspired dance form “bruk up.”
#5. Sunday, August 5 - Mad Decent Block Party
Location: Williamsburg Park // 50 Kent Ave/N. 12th
Here's a sneak peak of what's in store!
