Hawthorne Street always runs a classy affair. Yesterday, at its intersection with Flatbush, Carrie and Monk's Trunk had set up a bazaar benefiting the Playground Committee of the Prospect Park Alliance. The other big highlight was the trademark Hawthorne I puppet show - courtesy of ABC Arts. If you have trouble picturing the scene, I have this little thingy to help you visualize:
Over on Maple 2 (see, people in the Manor prefer to refer to themselves thus, the numeral referring to distance from Flatbush) a markedly more mature block party took place, in the sense that it seems older and more refined (good thing in a block party?), and they pulled off the mean feat of both Dog Beauty Contest AND Classic Rock Cover Band - the latter being provided by local Dad-band Bangstrum, the former by kids and their equally adorable mutts. It looked kinda like this:
Next week, we over on Clarkson of the bus route and two precincts and massive rowdy apartment buildings, hold a block party too. Who knows what will happen - we're miserably ill-prepared. But between the stoop sales, talent show, DJ, grills and popcorn machines, there are enough ingredients that a marvelous urban souflee might emerge. So why not stop by next Saturday?
3 comments:
Block party on Clarkson? I won't dare miss the fun :) I must say, these block parties have been an awesome way to meet the people I so often just pass by on the street.
It's going to be awesome, Tim. I mean not quite like balloon arch in Park Slope awesome but awesome.
I should really, really participate in the tag sale. We have so much stuff.
Less doooooo it!!! Lets turn the whole street into a Flea Market! I'm haulin my wares out starting at 9 am... everything from Bedroom furniture to splintered wooden spoons... hey ya nevah know!
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