Salvage Fest 2007: 20 Hours and Counting
We’re looking forward to meeting lots of you tomorrow at the Salvage Fest–we’ll be the unshaven guy sporting the new Brownstoner t-shirt. As we’ve been telling you all week, the First Annual Salvage Fest takes place Saturday from 10 to 4 at P.S. 11 in Clinton Hill. It’s a great chance to find that perfect…
We’re looking forward to meeting lots of you tomorrow at the Salvage Fest–we’ll be the unshaven guy sporting the new Brownstoner t-shirt. As we’ve been telling you all week, the First Annual Salvage Fest takes place Saturday from 10 to 4 at P.S. 11 in Clinton Hill. It’s a great chance to find that perfect doorknob as well as to talk to vendors about tracking down hard-to-find items; one of the salvagers will also have samples of reclaimed flooring on display. And don’t forget to drop off any old building materials that have been gathering dust in your basement. The schoolyard is located on Washington Avenue between Gates and Greene; the closest subway stops are the Clinton/Washington C train and the Clinton or Classon stops on the G train. Weather forecast looks good (knock on wood), but if it looks shaky in the morning, check in here for scheduling updates. See you there! GMAP
Guest 8:22,
Yes, I’d love to see this as a regular event!
“This morning I saw a post remarking that the crowd at the salvage fest was oddly ‘white’, and now I notice that that post has been deleted. Did anyone else see it? This is getting really creepy. I’m not normally one to believe in conspiracies, but I know that post was there. I saw it with my own eyes, and now it’s gone.”
There are several posts missing. What’s up?
Hi. I had a great time on Saturday and would like very much to see this done more often. Of course, I have a vested interest, because all of you who came helped raise $1000 for the PS11 PTA (I’m head of fundraising, and was the sun-burnt woman with brown hair who was behind the popcorn machine most of the time).
I’ve been dealing with some pretty sensitive race issues in Clinton Hill and at PS11 for a while now, and I firmly believe that the best way to go forward is to do just that, go forward. If you look for racism everywhere, you will see it everywhere.
SalvageFest was advertised on this site, on the FGKids list (very diverse population on that list), through the Society for Clinton Hill, and probably many more places that I’m not aware of. I was positioned within view of the gate all day, and I was really happy to see the people coming in, who were of many races and many of whom were discovering Clinton Hill for the first time.
This was a huge boost for PS11, so I’d like to give a huge shout of thanks to Jon and to everyone who came to the event. It was a great day, and just one example of why I love living in Clinton Hill.
Amy
I’d wager that 8:22, Bob Marvin, Rehab, White and Proud in PLG, 11:59 and 8:53 are all the same person.
CAN WE GET OFF OF THE NEGATIVE MESS AND FOCUS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SEE THIS DONE MONTHLY OF BI WEEKLY? CAN WE GWT TOGETHER AND DO IT? i DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE POKKA DOT AND PINK(WHICH IS A COLOR I’M FOND OF). cAN WE START TO ACT LIKE THIS IS 2007 NYC AND STOP BEHAVING LIKE…..WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!
My guess is that 11:42 and 11;59 are the same thing, talking to itself.
January 20, 2009.
Counting the seconds.
Thanks, White and Proud. We’ll be happy to oblige, if you’ll keep yours in the trailer park.
Sometimes there is such a thing as too much free speech.
8:46 that is bullcrap. These cries of discrimination are ridiculous. There were plenty of blacks at the salvage fest. If you felt discriminated against then maybe next year you should keep your black ass in the projects.