The Shadow Presents: An Autumn in Tompkins Square Park

And in the midst of all of those Black Lives Matter protests going on, and that scary virus that came from out of nowhere earlier this year to where it now seems like that mayan calendar date wants to read 12.21.2021 instead of 12.21.2012 or something, there was another one of those The Shadow Tompkins Square Park concerts that took place at Tompkins Square Park this past weekend, after that scary virus that came from out of nowhere appeared. And it was another concert that I found myself attempting to vend that Black Lives Matter jewelry at and displaying those your thoughts on black lives matter banners at, along with other arts and crafts vendors at this event. And Chris Flash's The Shadow Presents: Autumn in Tompkins Square Park Facebook event invite read as follows:

Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

It's that lovely time of year when neighbors get together to celebrate the cultural vitality of their community in our beloved Tompkins Square Park.

in addition to speakers, information tables with local crafts, we will have the following musical talents:

> The Acute -- 2:00

> Evil Kim Evil -- 2:30
> Acorn Slim (with Dead Dean) -- 3:00
> Jennifer Blowdryer Soul Experience (with Robert Aaron + Nikki Fuse) -- 3:30
> SEWAGE (with Spike Polite) -- 4:00
> Skitzopolis -- 4:30
> Soul Cake -- 5:00
> Rebelmatic (with surprise guest CV) -- 5:30
> The Love Pirates -- 6:00
> Grace The Enemy -- 6:30
> Ruckus Interruptus -- 7:00

AND: Seth Tobocman (WW# Illustrated) will do a slide show with Eric Blitz and John Wagner.

Brought to you by: The SHADOW, John Gabriel, Eddie Mack, the undying spirit of Uncle Don Yippie and....THOSE F*CKING ANARCHISTS!!

And Chilis on Wheels were serving some really good vegan food as they seem to do on Saturday's in this park and extinction rebellion youth had an XR Youth NYC Guerrilla Flea Market on this day also. Climate change is real. And after the Parks Department showed up to shut down that concert a few minutes early, or on the dot, or near the very end, I guess, as in that blurry photo that finds itself posted above,  Seth's slideshow started, in the dark, in what seemed like a few hours after the concert had ended. And it was an Occupy Wall Street mic check kind of a slide show without a mic. And if my ears heard correctly, he introduced Michelle Shocked who played a few songs into the night, as in that other blurry and dark photo that finds itself posted above.  And what else is there that can I say about this concert that has not already been said in all of the photos that have already been posted in social media land, except to say that between the bands, the merchandise tables, the vendors, the dancing, the music, music and more music, it seemed to be a great day for another outdoor show and concert in the park. Have a great Tompkins Square Park concert day and more.

A Bushwick Wyckoff Art Crawl 2020

And I have vended those Black Lives Matter necklaces, magnets, key chains and pins for $2 each at Uta's Bushwick Wyckoff Fridays before that scary virus that came from out of nowhere appeared earlier this year. And this time it was her Bushwick Wyckoff Art Crawl that she was having, or had this past weekend in that neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn, to be found in that city of New York. And her description for this event reads something like as follows:

 

Arts in Action Organization

growing visibility, network and self reliance for artists 

SEPT 20, 1pm – 8 pm Wyckoff Ave between Jefferson Street x Willoughby Street, Bushwick NY 11237

Artists, musicians, performers, gather with friends and fans of the arts in the public space in our beloved Bushwick!
Join the art crawl along Wyckoff Ave to see the showcases and installations.

Experience performances and music in the ultra creative Bushwick, Brooklyn, hottest art community in New York City!
Bushwick artists represent a genuine, cutting edge, real and raw as well sophisticated art community not to be missed while in existence.

Particularly now in the pandemic aftermath and season of continued instability and fear, ART IS ESSENTIAL

Performance art with Hector Canonge, 3pm – 5pm:

and….

Paint a van invites artists to paint a vehicle, a big Ford van for the Church of Good Deeds invites graffiti writers and artists to spell the title of this non profit in creative (graffiti) lettering plus their fun images,

and various panels of the minivan of Fishwithbraids are open to creative work! Some paints provided, however bring your usual spray, markers, and paints

Artist responses to COVID, installations, questions and comments will appear on signs along this crawl, exercising the freedom of speech, instigating discussion.

A Black Lives Matter display with Carla Jean is part of this event, as she has been since 2016

Music Dj sets by Right on Shawn (house), Mikey Microphone (varieties of Techno), Wild Embeddings with acts and music (experimental electronic): 2 set locations: 9 Wyckoff Ave and at 49 Wyckoff Ave, 1pm – 8pm

Organizer: Arts in Action Corporation, a non for profit organization, by artists, for artists. Contact: Uta Brauser, email: artsinactionny@gmail.com

and Crackhead Barney was there doing her performance as well.

And there were more thoughts shared on those “Your Thoughts on Black Lives Matter” banners that were displayed, some of which read:

1. Art is an arsenal. What’s your weapon of choice.

2.We are the majority, not the minority.

3. HUMANIZE BLACKNESS @veee.chi

4. Gentrification, get the f*ck otta our hoods!

5. FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET

6. F*ck The Police!

7. UNITY @ S.R.The_Rebel

8. UN PUEBLO UNIDO (heart) @lauc.art

9. LOVEOVERHATE (with a beautiful drawing of what looks like a bear), @eusantos_artist

10. In order for All lives to matter, Black Lives must Matter. That’s why Black Lives Matter

11.  gentrifiers GTFO the hood

12. All Black Lives Matter! Including LGBTQ. My people, let us lead by example by showing nothing can come against us as long as we have each other! STOP KILLING US! ACAB. We are royalty! We are melanin! We are magic! We are Black! @46Buddha

13. ANGELIQUE. It’s exhausting being hated/hated on our beauty, brains and light. We can never loot as much as “THEY” took from US! F*UCK THE POLICE! Free all my sons! 2020 and our minds are still cages.

And there are no other words I can think of to describe this event except what those photos and videos that find themselves posted above can say and also what some of those poster boards that were displayed at this event said. “Art is Essential”, “pandemic, planedemic, scamdemic, Induced Panic”, panicdemic. “FEARDOM”, “FEAR is the most effective form of CONTROL”, "covid is a political plan. Free yourself." and “Why do we wear masks inside our cars with our own private air” #occupyart  #blacklivesmatter