The parade season has begun. This weekend, two of ’em. First, the 2008 Tartan Day Parade held on 6th Avenue on Saturday; second, the 2008 Greek Independence Day Parade held Sunday on Fifth Avenue (or is that “Sixth Avenue and 5th Avenue, respectively?).
Yeah, I went to both of them and I’ll be posting on both. Expect multi-day posts for them. Too many pictures and such divergent parade styles.
-H
This is sort of a bit o’ nonsense post as it just shows the front of a store that I found mildly interesting.
The place is called Think Tank 3. It seems to model itself as a new type of advertising agency.
The sign to the left describes the place. It says “Think Tank 3 is A MODERN DAY THINK SHOP; our idea of what a modern ad agency should be. We work with a range of clients including Comedy Central and Coca Cola. From time to time our creative director also curates exhibits based on cultural relevance, historical value, and quality. Recently we hosted a reading of Sam Shepard’s A LIE OF THE MIND, directed by Ethan Hawke. Some of the pieces you see represent our last four exhibits and if you’re interested in the art or the artists we can connect some dots for you. The exhibits were: FOUND SOUND by Gaines, THOUGHT FOR FOOD by Ilana Simons, JEWISH BOXERS by Charles Miller, and SADDAM MANIA by Teun Voeten. Try the door, and if its unlocked come on in. Some things are for sale and some things are not. Don’t worry, if you can’t tell which is which, we’ll let you know. You’re welcome to sign our guestbook so we can send you e-mails about upcoming events which will also be posted about upcoming events which will also be posted here as they’re conceived, confirmed, etc.”
The exhibit apparently went through March 31.
There are some clever bits to it.
But the only part I really liked were the Etch-a-Sketches.
Very nicely done.
-H
I was recently walking to the Shuttle at Grand Central and ran across one of my favorite performing groups: Yaz Band. It’s a jazz combo playing…jazz. Nothing special. No vocals. Just playing nice music.
I seldom see them but, when I do, I always stop off and listen for a while. Yeah, and I do give a tip.
Personally, I find the acoustics terrible. But that doesn’t stop me from enjoying these street performers. Yeah, they are Yaz Band.
Listening to street musicians (even if they are in the subway): one of the great joys of living in NYC.
-H
Right next to the Church of St. Luke’s in the Fields is the Garden of St. Luke’s in the Fields. Those are long names, I tell ya.
It’s located on Greenwich Street in Greenwich Village. (This is getting to be a double/repetitious post.)
It’s a walled garden, but only the front and back of it appears to be brick. The rest is fencework, including my least favorite type: chain link on the southern part.
I really like this garden. It’s wonderful. And pretty popular. I was there on a Saturday and it was relatively crowded. The weather wasn’t bad, so that helped bring in people. But this is just a beautiful place in and of itself.
There’s a nice birdbath/fountain.
It’s small, but the seating is nicely spaced out. In the center are some seats and then at the four corners. The tree below is at the center.
And below is a picture of the southern side, looking eastward.
The only problem with the place? Traffic noise. It can be described in a lot of ways, but anyone who calls it a “haven” from the City noise isn’t quite putting the full truth into it. But it is nonetheless a wonderful little place.
-H
On Greenwich Street, in Greenwich Village stands the long-named “Church of St. Luke’s in the Fields“.
I have no idea if the limo is associated in any way with the church or its members. It was just there and parking one of those monsters would make you want to park near an intersection or crosswalk. Actually, the church appeared closed at the time so I presume it was just someone parking there.
I loved their front area, though. Usually, I like to take pictures of the front doors, but this Cross to the side grabbed my attention.
The next day was Palm Sunday, hence the foilage. (Yeah, this is a delayed post.)
Okay, I had to get the doors, too. I’m so predictable.
Not imposing, so I presume they’re just old.
There was a plaque nearby.
It reads: “Landmarks of New York. St. Luke’s Chapel. This third oldest existing Church edifice in Manhattan was build in 1821 on farmland donated by Trinity Parish to the independent parish of St. Luke’s Church of which Clement C. Moore was a founder and first senior warden. When that congregation moved uptown the land was bought back and the structure became St. Luke’s Chapel of Trinity Parish in 1892.”
Clement Moore was the author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. Yeah, the real name is “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, but that’s not how people think of it.
There’s another sign that I couldn’t get too close to due to the gate being locked.
It reads, “St. Luke’s Chapel 1892 Trinity Parish 1976. The Old Village Church of Greenwhich Village build 1822. Friends this village church open stands for thee, that thou mayest enter, think, kneel, and pray. Remember who thou art and what must be thine end. Remember us, then go thy way.”
-H
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