Through My Eyes, Ears, Sight and Thoughts

Jazz Night @ Celebrate Brooklyn

2010-06-20T20:12:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! So I know I haven't been writing on here much. It is almost a year since I have shared anything on my blog. Just been a bit busy trying to figure out what I want to do with my life professionally. Many may agree with me that the recession has put a strain on the professional life. Along the way, I have realized that I shouldn't just focus on finding a career. I definitely need to take up a hobby to keep from going insane lol.

I decided that taking up photography would be very interesting. I'm not taking any classes for photography or doing it professionally. I just grab my camera go to events or random locations and write about them along with pictures. Hmmm that sounds fun! lol. I went to Celebrate Brooklyn event this past Saturday June 19th, well actually I volunteered. The Carefusion Jazz Festival and BRIC Arts worked together to bring artist Mike Stern and jazz band Bitches Brew Revisisted. I enjoyed the music by both performers. I enjoyed the wordless songs with different tones. Some songs made you want to jam, others made you want to listen to every change in rhythm and the rest gave goosebumps. Here are a couple of pics I was able to get:

Kids Event!

2009-07-24T09:29:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone so tomorrow, July 25, CCthePR and About Time Boutique are having their 2nd Annual Kids Day Event!...So first the location is on Sterling Place between Franklin Avenue and Classon Avenue. It is somewhat like a Block Party but better! They will have all types of things going on. The main thing, well to me especially in this weather, are the water slides! Yes you read correctly, there will be water slides for the kids! They are also having live music there, cotton candy, treats from Lily & Fig (Franklin Avenue between Sterling Place and Park Place), horses for the little kids and more. If you have nothing to do on Saturday come out to this. You will not be disappointed. Kids Day starts @ 12pm. If you want more info you can contact Garnett of CCthePR at garnett@collectiveconceptpr.com

THE BEST PART IS THAT IT IS FREEEEEE!!!!

2009-07-15T09:34:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! So I collaborated with Nostrand Park to write about my neighborhood and my culture. You can see this mini article on the Nostrand Park blog:
http://www.nostrandpark.com/home/2009/7/15/panama-town.html

2009-07-15T09:16:00.001-07:00

So there's an event that is happening July 22th that is...get this...only $5! Tomorrow is Teen Movie Night with the showing of "Juno" and "ATL".

The 411....

Location: Hello Brooklyn ( 18 Commerce st. btwen Richards & Columbia)
Transportation: B61, G or F train to Carroll Street
Shuttle Bus($1) will be at the Carroll st. stop by the F & G trains
Time: 1pm to 5pm
Admission: $5 (Get this there will be popcorn and other treats sold and NOT at
movie theater prices!)
Hosts: Collective Concept PR & Street Rootz Ent.

Community Pride Day

2009-07-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

Community Pride Day (CPD) is an annual day of fun, games and entertainment for attendees. With a threefold mission of inspiring community pride through fun activities, connecting youth to local youth programs and giving local businesses a venue to market and showcase their products and services, CPD is always an impactful day. In The Past, activities included a community clean-up scavenger hunt, a large children’s play pen, free school supply give-aways, a live DJ, and tons of free food. This year’s theme is “Our Community in 5D”. http://www.pr-g.org/what_we_do/community_pride_day.html

SPECIAL GUESTS: PAPOOSE & SPAZZ
http://www.myspace.com/papoose

DJ by Mike Hollywood of the Universal Hip Hop Parade
http://www.universalhiphopparade.com

Other Sponsors:
Jamaica Grill (food sponsor) -
http://www.jamaicagrill.com
NY Liberty - http://www.wnba.com/liberty/
NY Rangers and/or - http://rangers.nhl.com/
NY Knicks - http://www.nba.com/knicks/
McDonald's - http://www.mcdonalds.com/
Children of Promise - http://www.childrenofpromisenyc.org/
YMCA of Greater NY - http://www.ymcanyc.org/
MC by Mr. Chase - http://www.myspace.com/thechasefoundation

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Von King Park
Street: 670 Lafayette Ave
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY

Phone:
(718)684-1014
Email:
communitystarts@pr-g.org

AfroPunk Fest

2009-07-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! So remember I told you guys I will give some information on events coming up when I get the word. Well the word is that on JULY 12 at The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Downtown Brooklyn, ABOUT TIME BOUTIQUE PRESENTS KROW HILL will have a booth set up at the AfroPunk Festival. The boutiques want to introduce to you the hottest designed t-Shirts by both ABOUT TIME and KROW HILL. The masterpieces will be available to view. Get to know more about the artists and the talent they have in creating designer t-shirts. Maybe you can make business with the talents behind the shirts. Come out! You will not be disappointed!

2009-07-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

So today I decided to get more active with my Twitter account. I had it for awhile but never cared to use because I had no purpose of using it. I saw it as a new form and easier way for stalkers to well stalk you. Starting at my public relations job, I realized that it can also be a great tool to communicate, network and inform the public about what you want them to know. Even though you are being stalked, you can be stalked for the right reasons. You can also stalk those with vital information. A major page I have been stalking on Twitter is @CCPR; this is the Twitter page for Collective Concept Public Relations. I find it to be one of the realest Twitter page to be on because it does not completely focus on boring business news but inform you of what is going here at the agency and what is going on in the world from our views. You can also follow me when you get the chance @kjf0820

2009-07-07T15:59:00.000-07:00

Well I have some exciting news about an event in Crown Heights. On July 25th, Collective Concept PR, About Time Boutique and Krow Hill will be holding the 2nd Annual Kids Event. The event be a festival and block party combined into one with many fun affairs for families. There will be face painters, water freeze tag, dunk pools, FREE FOOD, a jumbo water slide, live music, live plays, water balloon fight (the balloons will be provided) and lots more!

About Time and Krow Hill offers fashionable tee shirts, sneakers and more. Each item is made with much creativity. It is safe to say that items sold at both boutiques are meant for trendsetters! Whether your style is punk or urban, these are the boutiques for you all! To see for yourselves check out the sites at : http://www.abouttimeboutique.com/
http://www.krowhill.com/

Collective Concept PR is an up and coming public relations agency that has already made many moves in the short time it has been around. They have already made connections through Time Out New York,Daily News Paper, and Black Entertainment Television (BET). The agency offers services such as branding, web designs, and electronic press kits. Right now the agency has been focusing on boutiques and entertainment but would love to broaden their horizon.

2009-07-07T15:31:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone so I have been volunteering at this cool non-profit organization called Bed Stuy's Project Re-Generation (PR-G). The organization aims to eliminate teenage idleness and have teenagers better themselves in their community. They do this by allowing high school teenagers to gain marketing skills through fund raising and offer cleaning services to the residents of Crown Heights and BedStuy.

PR-G is holding an event called Community Pride Day on July 18 @ Von King Park in Bed Stuy. The event is an annual day of fun, games and entertainment for attendees. In The Past, activities included a community clean-up scavenger hunt, a large children’s play pen, free school supply give-aways, a live DJ, and tons of free food. This year’s theme is “Our Community in 5D”. Special guests are young rapper Spazz and Brooklyn's own Papoose! There should be some great food there as well with one of the sponsors being Jamaica Grill...so you know the music and food will be on point and what makes it much better is that it is FREE!!!! To find out more info about the event visit: http://www.pr-g.org/what_we_do/community_pride_day.html

La Primera Blog

2009-07-07T14:56:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone so this is my first official blog on my own blogspot. I have many thoughts I would like to express from different random experiences and thoughts. I would also like to share new information about any topic whether it is an event, entertainment, lifestyles and so on.

Well a little about me...my name is Karene. I just finished college and is in search of finding a career that interests me. I graduated with a degree in Communications so it should be clear that I like to focus on communication patterns and well....communicate. I want to focus on the public relations, promotions and somewhat marketing industry.

On the culture aspect, I am Panamanian-American. I have always been interested in learning about different cultures and their history. I don't believe in being ignorant when it comes to culture so I like to ask questions about different backgrounds. Yes I know there is a lot of random information on this first blog alone but this is just a taste of the randomness that will be on this blogspot. Hopefully a mix of different topics will keep interests!