Who's Got Talent? Puppets Got Talent

The 5th Annual Hawthorne Street block party is less than two weeks away and we're pleased to announce that the puppeteers from Alphabet Arts will be back again.

Like last year, the Alphabet Arts team will be performing Puppets Got Talent, the top puppet talent search show that I am aware of. In this original production, talented puppets vie for the approval of judges ranging from the enthusiastic to the curmudgeonly and presumably one of them will be willing to hack your voice mail to see who your child voted for.

Unlike last year, the two shows - at noon and 3PM - are going to be different performances, allowing the kids the opportunity to see the widest array of puppet talents that Brooklyn has likely ever seen. 

Alphabet Arts presents
Puppets Got Talent
Saturday, September 10, 2011 (during the Hawthorne Street block party)
The front porch of 99 Hawthorne Street, between Flatbush and Bedford
Two unique shows at noon and 3PM
FREE!

You can share information about the show on facebook and if you have a legal* place to post a flyer, this is the flyer you should post (pdf).

I need to know: will Sweatshirt Man retain his title? He was pretty talented... I know that Sidney can't wait because I am projecting my enthusiasm on to him. 

 

* I have to stress this: don't post the flyer on lampposts or telephone poles. Monk's Trunk was recently nailed with hundreds of dollars in fines for flyering and the tickets are literally impossible to beat in court.

Pant-Hoot Comedy at Lincoln Park Tavern 8/11 at 9PM

Vacation is revitalizing for the soul but not very good for promoting one's artistic endeavors. So, with only one day's notice, here is the lineup for tomorrow's excellent Pant-Hoot Comedy show at Lincoln Park Tavern:

Leo Allen (Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents)--->

Tony Camin (Comedy Central's Premium Blend, The Marijuanalogues)

Adrienne Iapalucci (Last Comic Standing, Montreal Comedy Festival)

Rob Paravonian (Comedy Central's Premium Blend)

Emily Epstein (The White House podcast)

Hosted by Charles Star (Bridgetown Comedy Festival)

Pant-Hoot Comedy
Thursday, August 11 at 9PM
Lincoln Park Tavern
49 Lincoln Road between Flatbush and Bedford
FREE

Change Is Afoot at Ocean/Parkside Intersection

Councilmember Eugene's office is reporting that a second community meeting to discuss traffic improvements at the Ocean/Parkside will be announced soon, likely in September. The Department of Transportation is finishing up a study of the intersection, which, as we've noted in the past, is a "death trap" (the technical term) for pedestrians. The specific changes haven't been announced, but Madeleine Fix-Hansen of PLG Public Works (a local group devoted to improving neighborhood safety), says she expects Keith Bray of the DOT to discuss them at the meeting.

So we don't know what is happening and we don't know when yet, but we do know that something will take place soon. Qualified hurray.