brooklyn. barcelona. belgrade. happenings.Tumblr (3.0; @the-oyster)http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kst8ao8tGC1qaodceo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>if you’re in new york…</p> <p>groundswell is a BK-based non-profit organization that pairs teens with established artists to create murals that depict the history of or gives social commentary on their neighborhoods. in the summer, it’s a paid gig for these kids.</p> <p>got a free evening an a few bucks? check out the groundswell art and auction benefit this thursday, november 12th. i helped with pr while on the benefit committee about 5 years ago and a good friend is one of the contributing muralists. this year, <a href="http://www.groundswellmural.org/Benefit/benefit.html">lonny ross</a> from 30 Rock is emcee-ing. click the pic for more info. each year it’s a time out new york ‘don’t miss’. so don’t fucking miss.</p>http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/post/237353170http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/post/237353170Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:42:24 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksi95kC2wy1qaodceo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>the barcelona jazz festival is here. it started last week. for shame: you’ve already missed wayne shorter. but this week concha buika performs from <i>el ultimo trago: homenatge à chavela varga </i>at palau de la música, and omar sosa’s sexy sextet latin play on miles davis retrospective, <i>afro-cuban side of kind of blue,</i> takes over L’Auditori. next week: cassandra wilson at palau. see you there?</p>http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/post/231213157http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/post/231213157Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:27:00 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=53ecb9f836&photo_id=4064924870&flickr_show_info_box=true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=53ecb9f836&photo_id=4064924870&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>samba. the sound of protest?</p>http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/post/230012939http://the-oyster.tumblr.com/post/230012939Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:15:35 -0500