SCORE! A free swap shop on The Gowanus Canal May 30, 2009
Brooklyn, New York 11231
On Saturday, May 30th, the Gowanus Canal will lend its shoreline to Brooklyn's biggest free store.
MeanRed Productions is teaming up with FreeNYC, Newmindspace and RefugeNYC (the same folks who brought you the Wall Street Pillow Fight) to transform the waterfront venue, BKLYN Yard, into an open-air free boutique. Hundreds of records, clothes, household items, and regretful "impulse buys" will find new homes. This one-day event celebrates the joys of finding treasure in some one else’s trash.
HOW SCORE! WORKS
1. Attendees bring their old Twisted Sister albums, ill-advised sample sale purchases, dog-eared graphic novel collections, etc, and leave with new treasures.
2. BKLYN Yard will be split into departments, each “curated” by different individuals and organizations
APPAREL – Amy & Leslie www.pancakesandhappiness.com
BOOKS – The Desk Set http://thedeskset.org/
KITCHEN PRODUCTS – Natalie Kamei www.pancakesandhappiness.com
MUSIC – MeanRed www.meanredproductions.com
3. Volunteers will sort donations, a roving stylist will be available to make wardrobe suggestions, the Treats Truck will be on hand to satisfy sugar cravings, and local DJs will provide the background music for a lazy Spring day at BKLYN Yard.
The event is free and open to the public. Donations can be dropped off prior to the event, or left at the door. All left-over items will be collected by Rock and Wrap It Up – an anti-poverty “think tank” that distributes donations to worth non-profits throughout the city.
ABOUT BKLYN YARD
Back by popular demand, The BKLYN Yard will be open to the public each weekend, with events ranging from BBQs, dance parties, live concerts, to festivals, benefits, and family-friendly activities. The venue still carries vestiges of its seedy past and commercial landscape, but it is also home to a grove of trees and boating docks. In a rapidly developing landscape, this beloved waterfront hangout tucks itself in the crossroads where industrial meets rustic.
:: Built by MeanRed
BKLYN YARD // 388-400 Carroll St (btw Bond and Nevins)
F/G to Carroll, R to Union
11am - 6pm
www.bklynyard.com
No cover, all ages.
Official Website: http://www.bklynyard.com
Added by meanred on May 3, 2009
Comments
blessednthecity
I wish I could come althought I am going to be doint a fundrasing for our tenat assosiation, and potential support for adults and high school grads to go back to school. what you are doing is something that is very important. Giving back and giving more. keep me in mind and I you.
blessednthecity
I wish I could come althought I am going to be doint a fundrasing for our tenat assosiation, and potential support for adults and high school grads to go back to school. what you are doing is something that is very important. Giving back and giving more. keep me in mind and I you.