Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Back to School Vol. I
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Summer in the city Part 3: Summer markets and community artwork
Hungry Mouth- Nurses,
California Dreaming- Mamas and the Papas,
Bleecker Street- Simon and Garfunkel
Today I took a trip to Washington Square Park and the summer street fair in the village with some pals. Now, realize that the trip to the park was unintentional, being confused by the name "The Washington Square Summer Fair" which was really over near Bleecker. So we started our Saturday afternoon at the park where we saw an epic medieval reenactment on the lawn. Following that we discussed where the mysterious market could be hiding. While searching through the village we came upon several talented street artists and musicians, and spent time watching one artist work.
Having a successful day in my favorite neighborhood in Manhattan, we returned to the dorms with 5 minutes to spare for curfew.
Sending love from the Upper West Side/ Lower East Side all the way to the great Northwest,
The Petite Portlandian
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Summer in the City Part 2: The coolest day ever, and then some.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Summer in the City Part 1: Dorm life and such
Now back to buisness, I apologize loyal readers (the few of you there may be,) for not writing as often as I promised! I've simply had no time to blog since I've been here and only now discovered the glorious wifi passcodes to my room. The first week with Joffrey zoomed by faster then I could blink, and looking back it seems like forever ago. A side from dancing 7 hours of the day I've been occuping my time by discovering the many different neighborhoods of Manhatten. For example, the dorms are located in the upper west side, were I spend a great deal of time groccery shopping or eating out. Every day I'm in greenwich village, where Joffrey and Tisch are located. When I'm not in the studios I love to walk through the village, visiting an assortment of little cafes or vintage stores. And on the weekends, I'm all over the city, my favorite areas would be soho, where I've found the best shopping in the city to be. On my last outing to soho we started out discourged by the beautiful but very pricey boutiques. Luckily, we came across amazing deals and, (angelic music) topshop. My haul that day included, a free people ballerina dress (originally $120- marked down to $35), a floral printed denim jacket from topshop, (orignally $90, marked down to $18), and anna sui graphic tee shirts for only $20! It was indeed a successful first saturday. Above are some photos of my dorms and soho, but there are more to come I swear!
The Petite Portlandian
Friday, June 18, 2010
A very large and detailed miscellaneous post on summertime.
- The Electric Kool- Aid Acid Test (A good following book to Ken Kesey)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (I feel really awful for saying I read this in 8th grade and this year to get extra credit so... I owe it to myself, my English teachers at least, to thoroughly read this one)
- Harry Potter and The Half- Blood Prince and, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Summer tradition to re-read, and then I will most likely re-read the entire series in reverse order)
Summer Concerts/ Music Festivals
This summer I have the luxury of being in both Portland and New York which means, more music! And good music at that. As shameful as it is, I must confess that last summer my taste in music was er...questionable and I didn't quite grasp too many opportunities to experience good music. But this summer will be different! While still super busy I have saved time for some kick-ass concerts/ festivals.
- She & Him 7/7 New York, NY
- Siren Music Festival 7/17 New York, NY (Featuring, Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Matt & Kim, Screaming females and more. It' free, and at Coney Island, what could be better?)
- Vampire Weekend 8/31 Portland, OR (outdoor concert at Edgefield, perfect way to end summer)
- Musicfest NW 9/8-9/12 Portland, OR (held at various venues in the Portland area, includes Ra Ra Riot, The Thermals, Tallest Man on Earth, The National, Okkervil River, The Helio Sequence, and basically many other of my faves)
And as for some of those miscellaneous activities you will find me doing this summer and those of which I recommend you experience as well include:
- Seeing a variety of shows on Broadway such as, Billy Elliot, West Side Story, The Addams Family, ABT's Romeo and Juliet and whatever else comes along the way...
- I love going to markets during summertime and there are plenty in New York and Portland. For my Portland friends I suggest the Saturday market and various farmer's markets. And don't forget to hit up our food carts! In New York I'm planning on visiting the Washington Square Summer Fair and to be perfectly honest I have no idea what's in store though I imagine I will get many promising photo opportunities.
- As far as cooling off in the heat I'm SOL during my time in New York so I think I will resort to sunbathing in central park.
Happy Summer!
The Petite Portlandian
Saturday, June 12, 2010
And so the challange begins.
Wishing you a happy summer,
The Petite Portlandian