Rest Assured that the City Reliquary will be participating in this amazing insider's weekend:
The 4th Annual openhousenewyork (OHNY) Weekend will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 & 8, 2006. Nearly 200 sites in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island are gearing up to show an expected 75,000 visitors why New York is one of the greatest cities in the world! (More info. at OHNY.org)
We don't know what special doings we'll have in the works for this event yet, but you can bet that they'll be worth the fifty cent admission.
Every year the City Reliquary organizes a tribute to our city in honor of the strength and unity New Yorkers demonstrated surrounding the events of September 11th, 2001. We close down a block of Havemeyer Street, have a neighborhood-wide potluck lunch, listen to live local bands play and offer you a chance to meet your neighbors. We'll be posting details about this year's event in the next few days, so check back to find out which weekend in September you and your family and friends should come join us. We're already trying to track down grills for use that day, so if you have one you can loan us, drop a line to: george@cityreliquary.org.
Gathering the Goods: July 21st through Mid August, 2006.
Sale Dates: August 11th, 12th
Start bringing all the fascinating stuff that you love so much... you'll give it away ... to the City Reliquary for our Seasonal Rummage Sale. We won't be accepting clothes, but we will be accepting most other things - records, musical instruments, tools, appliances, furniture, antiques, collectibles... etcetera, etcetera. We'll be selling these fabulous items in mid August at the Reliquary in a desperate but charming attempt to pay September's rent. You'll be gaining storage space, CR love and maybe even a tax deduction. Bring your donations to the City Reliquary at 370 Metropolitan Ave - open Thursdays and Fridays from 6-9pm and weekends from 12 - 8.
The City Reliquary and the Brooklyn Civic Riders are pleased to announce our:
2nd Annual Bicycle Fetish Day
on July 1st 2006 from noon until 5 PM. Find the festival on Havemeyer between Grand & Metropolitan.
CONTESTS:
Best in Show, Best Vintage, Best Hand-made, Best Chopper, Best Small Wheel (includeds foldable bikes), Wheelies, BMX tricks, Track bike tricks, Heaviest Bike, Ugliest Bike, and more...
BANDS, FOOD, and RAFFLE PRIZES
including, IRO bike built-up by Bicycle Doc, Gift Certificates to: Catbird, Lodge, Foodswings, Loveshine, Cheeks Bakery, Maiden Brooklyn, Celebritay, and more... Brooklyn Bridge walking tours by Matt Levy of Vintage NY Tours, Merbag Messenger Bag, and more...
After party on Hope street between Havemeyer & Roebling Sts.
An INCREDIBLE DAY AND NIGHT for you and YOUR BIKE!!!
Amy Bolger and The City Reliquary present Turning Point: a celebration of cycling and art. A photographic exhibition at:
The City Reliquary Museum
370 Metropolitan Ave @ Havemeyer
Opening: Saturday, May 20th 2006 at noon
Sunday, April 9th at 5:00 PM
Friends,
If you thought the Grand Opening of the City Reliquary Museum was a big event... You haven't seen
anything yet!
Collectors' Night 2006 has been rapidly shaping up to easily surpass last year's expectations. There will be
collectors of all kinds setting up their displays for your enjoyment and a special presentation which will give
amazing new insite to the wide world of collecting. Union Pool has agreed to open up their entire space to
allow for the displays to expand into the front room as well as the outdoor area (weather permitting). This
has allowed us to accept some incredible last minute additions to the line up of collectors. I assure you,
this year's event is not to be missed! All the information is just below.
Hope to see you Sunday.
Always civic,
Dave
The 2nd Annual Collectors' Night 2006
Sunday April 9th
Doors open at 5:00 PM
at Union Pool 484 Union Av. @ Meeker St.
in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn
Admission: $10
Featuring:
Ornithologist Mary Lecroy presents THE BOWER, a Collecting Bird
Performance artist LuLu LoLo explains the COLLYER BROS.
A presentation of Allen Koenigsberg's vintage TALKING MACHINES
Dozens of Collectors' DISPLAYS on-site
Collectors' Panel Discussion and Show & Tell
And much, much more!!!
Location:
Collectors’ Night 2006 will be held at Union Pool, which is
located at 484 Union Ave., at Meeker Street
Phone: (718) 609-0484 Directions: L train to Lorimer St, G train to Metropolitan Av,
then walk NE toward the BQE on Union Av to the corner of
Meeker St. under the BQE.
Collectors, see you Sunday at 4:00PM. Doors open at 5:00 PM.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Happy Presidents' Day. When current presidential turmoil troubles you, turn to the folks at the City Reliquary. We
have been working hard on the new City Reliquary Museum at 370 Metropolitan Av. While we aren't yet fully prepared
to open our doors, we would like to offer you a special event to honor presidents, collectors, artists, and of course
most importantly, our beautiful new windows!
The City Reliquary Inaugural Sidewalk Reception
FEATURING:
Pedro Genao's Abraham Lincoln Statue,
Christy Gast's Collectible Presidents' Plates
and honoring the first African-American female presidential candidate, Charlene Mitchell
AT:
The new City Reliquary windows at
370 METROPOLITAN AVENUE at Havemeyer Street
ON:
Sunday, February 26th beginning promptly at 12:00 noon
SERVING:
Civic pride, honorary degrees, and delicious refreshments.
Our featured presentation will include:
A special appearance by our honored guest, CHARLENE MITCHELL.
Ms. Mitchell, the first African-American woman to run for President, represented the Communist Party in 1968. A civil
rights activist for over 50 years, Ms. Mitchell is also the founding National Coordinator of the Committee of
Correspondence for Socialism and Democracy. She serves as national co-chair of the National Alliance Against Racist
and Political Repression, the organization that grew out of the campaign to free Angela Davis. A portrait of Ms.
Mitchell was included in a large wall mural called "When Women Pursue Justice," which was recently completed by
Artmakers, Inc. at 498 Greene Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. She will be honored with a special presentation by our
presenter of Presidential Plates, Christy Gast.
A collection presented by CHRISTY GAST
of COLLECTIBLE PRESIDENTIAL PLATES with
Limited Edition LADY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Collectible Plates 2004
In honor of the 2004 campaign season, Ms. Gast created a set of Limited Edition Lady Presidential Candidates
Collectible Plates, featuring the first ten women to run for President. The candidates and their stories are largely
unknown, although a number of them were major players in their times. Some of those included are: Victoria
Woodhull, whose running mate was Frederick Douglass, was the first female stockbroker on Wall Street. Margaret
Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug, and Patsy Mink all served in the legislature in the mid-twentieth century, and
Charlene Mitchell, a native New Yorker, has been a civil rights activist and union leader for 50 years. Thanks to Melissa
Memory, Rodney Harrison, and Kevin Harper for generously lending their collections of original collectible Presidential
Plates.
PEDRO GENAO's Life-size Abraham Lincoln Statue
made of 100% hand-felted wool.
Pedro moved to New York in 1992 from the Dominican Republic and soon became employed as a Maintenance
Technician at the Steiner School, a part of the Waldorf school system. There he watched some of the teachers' craft
presentations working with wool. He has since taught himself many finer techniques of NEEDLE FELTING and is now
considered to be easily among the best in his field. The Abraham Lincoln statue presented in our windows was
created by Pedro during the course of 3 years and over 300 hours. Pedro estimates that the statue was pointed with
a single needle over 3 million times. As he should be, Abraham is standing tall at over 6 feet 4 inches not including
his 9-inch top hat and supports his own weight with absolutely NO INTERNAL ARMATURE.
CITY RELIQUARY ON TV!
This FRIDAY February 24th, our hometown news channel NY1 will feature a story about the City Reliquary,
LIVE at 7am, 8am, and with recorded highlights throughout the day.
NEXT MONTH:
The Grand Opening Celebration of the City Reliquary Museum
and the 2nd Annual Collectors' Night, at Union Pool
We'll keep you posted with the final dates for these two exciting events!
Thank you for your support.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As of January 1st at 12 o'clock midnight, we all ushered in the new year 2006
(happy new year to all of you.) At this same time, we at the City Reliquary, have also ushered in a new era in our mission to serve the people of New York City. Effective today, January 1st 2006,
I am astoundingly proud to announce...
THE CITY RELIQUARY will be opening a new storefront MUSEUM
(with gift shop!)
at 370 METROPOLITAN AVENUE at HAVEMEYER STREET,
just 2 blocks away from our current residence!
This means GREAT OPPORTUNITIES for our museum and the scope of COMMUNITY OFFERINGS which we have dreamed of and planned for so long. Soon to come will be: a museum dedicated to preserving and displaying the artifacts of New York History which often go overlooked by those larger museums, a public space for community events, an office for our Civic Organization meetings, educational classes, and neighborhood comradery, as well as a quintessential Museum Gift Shop complete with unique New York souvenirs, books, hand-made keepsakes, and the original "City Reliquary T-Shirt." Rest assured, this will not be another Williamsburgh boutique. We'll be maintaining our window-museum style charm on Metropolitan Avenue as well as part of our displays on Grand Street and all the other things you love about the Reliquary.
At this time of great new beginnings, I want to extend SINCERE APPRECIATION to all of our SUPPORTERS. It is due to all your enthusiasm, involvement, and endurance of these e-mailings, that we have been able to begin this next step as a civic organization for-the-people, not-for-profit!
OPENING DAY of new facility will be within the next few months, and we will be sure to invite the entire neighborhood to celebrate with us. In the mean time, feel free to stop by and witness the MUSEUM-IN-PROGRESS.
WCRM - The Citizens' Radio Music Station
LIVE Broadcast of The Coffee Show on www.cityreliquary.org
This month, WCRM starts a little earlier but is bound to stay up later as the theme this month is COFFEE. We'll have this month's collector Rodger Stevens in the studio for a few questions about his display of NYC Paper Coffee Cups in our Community Collections window. We've also asked Marshall Brain, creator and chief contributor of HowStuffWorks.com, to explain for us "How Coffee Works." Throughout this broadcast we will be treated to a selection of music curated by Erica Matthews, resident Coffee Connoisseur. Erica also brings us movie quotes, literary references, and coffee facts as we dig into the cultural effects of the coffee bean. Regular contributers to the show this month include: Jesse James Arnold, Dave Herman, Mindy Abovitz and George Ferrandi.
Write to wcrm@cityreliquary.org for more info, music requests, feedback, and other comments.
www.cityreliquary.org/wcrm
Saturday, November 5th
The Annual Brooklyn History Fair in Bensonhurst
10:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
NEW UTRECHT REFORM CHURCH PARISH HOUSE
CORNER OF 18TH AVENUE AND 84TH STREET BENSONHURST, BROOKLYN
TRANSPORTATION: D TRAIN to 20th AVE & 86th STREET
CONTACT: 718-377-5527
All of the most reputable Brooklyn historical organizations will be gathering for the annual Brooklyn Historical Fair. YES, the City Reliquary was personally invited to participate by the great Brooklyn Borough Historian, Ron Schweiger. We will have a fine display of Brooklyn artifacts on-site at the New Utrecht Reform Church on 18th Avenue and 84th Street in Bensonhurst. This is yet another Reliquary event which will be FREE and open to the public. Please stop by as this will also be an excellent opportunity for you, yourself, to become a fully recognized card-holding member of the City Reliquary and recieve all of the honors, attributes, and gifts due to a person of your stature. Here's the official; info:.
On Saturday, November 5, Borough President Marty Markowitz and Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger present the Brooklyn History Fair. Brooklynites and visitors of all ages are invited to this free public event to view memorabilia representing Brooklyn’s unique past. Brooklyn authors Brian Merlis and Lee Rosenzweig, whose works focus on the history of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods, will also be on hand. The event boasts a wide array of photos, documents, maps, and artifacts assembled by nearly 20 diverse historical groups and museums. Participating organizations include the Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn Theater History, Friends of Historic New Utrecht, The Bay Ridge Historical Society, The Canarsie History Museum, The Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton, Weeksville Museum, The Greenpoint Monitor Museum, the City Reliquary and other local historical groups. History buffs will cherish the opportunity to view relics of Historic Weeksville, a 19th century community named for James Weeks, an African American who purchased the land in 1838. Baseball lovers will enjoy Brooklyn Dodgers memorabilia. The event will also include diving archaeology, featuring 19th century artifacts recovered from the waters near Coney Island and under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Here is a FLYER for you to look at too!
Thursday, November 10th 6:30 - 8:00
City Reliquary Board of Directors Meeting
Yes it is open to the public, but the location is top secret. You'll have to write to friends@cityreliquary.org for full disclosure.
SUNDAY, September 11th on Havemeyer Street between Grand and Hope Streets. 1:00 until 7:00 PM Block Party
"The September Tribute to Our City"
featuring live bands throughout the day
plus, the street will be closed for you to enjoy your picnic lunch under the trees.
B.Y.O.>B.B.Q.
Schedule:
All Day - bring your own B.B.Q. We will also be sharing delicious treats such as Big Apples and Big Apple Cider supplied by Red Orchard Apple Farms, home made Brooklyn Browncakes, freshly grilled Cobblestone Corn, and many other less witty delicacies.
1:00 - SALSA & SAMBA HOUR - Bring your drums, shakers, congas, and whistles to join in the street music of Williamsburg's Puerto Rican Southside.
2:00 - CIRCUS CONTRAPTION - This Seattle-based circus will have musical and acrobatic performances to coincide with their New York show currently running at the Theater for the New City.
3:00 - RUDE MECHANICAL ORCHESTRA - Enjoy the sounds of this street marching band as seen at Bicycle Fetish Day, The Mermaid Parade, and many other events around town.
4:00 - LAVENDER LAKE - The impressive jazz duo of Mindy Abovitz and Tianna Kennedy, both of WCRM Radio show fame!
5:00 - THE GOOD GOOD - If you've seen them before you know this indie band always lives up to their name!
6:00 - PINATALAND - As heard on the WCRM September Tribute radio show, this incredible band finds their inspiration in the rich history of our great city, New York!
We will also be accepting donations for the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina fund throughout the day.
Please stop by to enjoy the benefits of civic life and appreciate the greatness of being a New Yorker during this special day of remembrance. The streets are yours. Let's enjoy them together.
Friday, August 19th at the City Reliquary (Grand & Havemeyer), 7:30 PM, FREE for the people!
Community Collections Sidewalk Reception
Collector of the Month, Ervin Mendez presents just a small sample of his collection of over 300 bobble-heads. Better known as "nodders" to the proffesionals, these nodding figures will fill the Reliquary windows through September 8th, complete with animatronics, black light figures, and an LED display! Come to the reception for "jiggly" refreshments, and a chance to win the Giant Bobble-Head RAFFLE! This oversized nodder is a promotional character for the Funko company Wacky Wobblers which make up the majority of Ervin's collection and has an "MSRP" (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of over $200.00!!!
Sunday, August 21st; Reception from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Matzoh Files (Rivington and Suffolk Streets, L.E.S.)
A Lower East Side Howl Festival Event; the City Reliquary with the Matzoh Files at the Streit's Matzoh Factory
Featured in the Matzoh Files' "Top Drawer Exhibition" will be a selection of New York City specimens by Resident Geologist Nik Sokol. Also included will be selections from the Streit's Factory and City Reliquary Archives displayed by V.P. of Collections Bill Scanga. The show opens at noon as a part of the Alan Ginsberg inspired Lower East Side "Howl Festival".
