July 2008 Archives

Election Calendar provided by The New York Times

Barack Obama visits a community ministry in Zanesville, Ohio.

July 1 - The F# Miners - Irish Traditional music. The F# Miners have been playing together for two years influenced by the likes of Planxty and The Bothy Band. Instrument line-up consists of uileann pipes, whistles, bodhran, banjo and guitar. They play every Thursday at Maguire's Pub in Woodside. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare Meet at Castle Clinton in Battery Park (Lower Manhattan) June 26-27 & 30 and July 1-2, 5-9 & 11-12 at 7:00 pm this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Mavis Staples Stephanie McKay --- this calendar brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Xian Zhang, Conductor | Sheryl Staples, Violin | Michelle Kim, Violin Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K.125a Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Elgar: Enigma Variations this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

DJing the Winter Garden’s first dance party, Kode9’s set travels through a selection of dancehall-influenced, bass-heavy skank referred to as grime and dubstep. Special guests include MC Juakali and DJ Dave Q, hosts of NYC’s Dub War events, and VJ collective Eyewash provides the visuals. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Election Calendar provided by The New York Times

Barack Obama holds a campaign event in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Sean McCaul brings his skills on the vibraphone to the lunchtime series at Zuccotti Park. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Music on the Oval DJ Pocketknife / High Places A free 6 week concert series from June-July that serves both residents of Stuyvesant Town and New York City music lovers. Come enjoy 6 great evenings of diverse music bands and djs- there something for everyone. http://stuytown.com/#?events this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Marcus Reeves, author of Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power (Faber & Faber) Alec Foege, author of Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio (Faber & Faber) Marcus Reeves's book looks at hip-hop music and its politics, examining 10 artists in a larger socio-political context. Alec Foege has explored how ClearChannel evolved from a local radio broadcasting operation, founded in 1972, into one of the biggest, most profitable, and most polarizing corporations in the country. The two authors will have a conversation about hip-hop and commercial radio. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan