From the City to the Stars: A Night of Stargazing at Brooklyn Bridge Park!

Friday, June 3, 2011 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM

Join professional and amateur astronomers for a free evening of urban stargazing!

An outdoor party beneath the Brooklyn Bridge and the twinkling canvas of the night sky, this will be a night to explore and discover the vast wonders of the cosmos.

Bring your telescope if you have one, or use one of the dozens we’ll have on hand. Or crawl under the night canvas of the Discovery Dome, an HD curved projection theater featuring asteroids, the solar system, and future space technologies for living on the moon and beyond.

Bring a blanket, grab a tasty street bite and a glass of wine from the area food trucks, and space out to the cosmic beats of DJ Duckcomb (from the band Trap.Avoid) as we look to the stars together and imagine the worlds beyond. Click here to read more about this event.

Friday, June 3, 2011 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM

Alex Haldi: Original Gangsters – a new post by Niborama’s very own Ayeisha Brown

When the charming and multifaceted Alex Haldi held a one-day show at the World Monuments Fund Gallery, ARTnews and cre8tive YouTH*ink intern Ayeshia Brown was on the scene. Click here to read her report:
Alex Haldi's portrait of Chopper Read (thief, kidnapper, and memoirist), made of photo, razor blades, spray paint, and pencil on wood.

Out of the Ghetto: New Article in Tablet Magazine by Robin Cembalest

Click here to read Nibor’s Tablet Magazine article on how mainstream museums are collecting everything from ancient artifacts to contemporary Judaica ritual objects that represent ALL people of the book.

Peter Shire, American, b. 1947 Menorah #2, 1986

Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Art – Gift of funds from Tamara and Michael Root and the Elloise and Elliot Kaplan Endowment for Judaica