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Apr 16 2013
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Surfrider vs Sandy

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Surfrider is kicking into action as spring rolls in! Stop by the Tuesday, April 16th 7-8:30 meeting at Pilgrim in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (no longer at Patagonia SoHo) to get involved as things get going!! Surfrider has also another event coming up.  A meeting of the eco-minds to discuss the science behind our very disgruntled environment. This will be in Wall Township, NJ, but worth the trip (take the train to Belmar). Spend Earth Day (yes, 4.20) building a community garden in Rockaway and Sunday learning about global warming…sounds like a damn good weekend! Tree seedlings will be given to the first 100 attendees.  If you live in NY, you could probably use some more greenery.

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Sep 17 2012
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New York Surf Film Festival

It’s that time of year. New York Surf Film Festival takes over Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg September 19th and 20th, playing a selection of surf documentaries. They all look amazing, but at $15 a film, one is forced to be selective. Plus, the invite-only opening night filmmakers party on Tuesday and a final party on Friday hosted by badass female swimwear Calavera. More details on NYC Urchin Facebook and Instagram @nycurchin.

Balancing  City / Sea since 2011  /  NYC Urchin

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Aug 18 2012
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Let’s go Out to Sea a Movie

It may be rainy and dreary in NY today, but there are some awesome events going on in Rockaway today (more info) and tonight a movie screening on The Lilac steamship, parked conveniently on the water off TriBeCa. Tonight’s screening is the NY premiere of the documentary Liemba about a steamship that still serves communities of Lake Tanganyika in central Africa. Music and cash bar begin at 8pm, movie starts at 9. Hudson River Park Pier 25 (directions).

To get a feel of the rustic and authentic nature of The Lilac and her crew, here are some photos from R44 Rogan Standard Issue (awesome sustainable menswear brand) – they volunteered for a day cleaning up the ship, prepping it for the youth environmental classes that are regularly hosted aboard. Get involved.

 

 

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Jun 14 2012
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Waiting for the Weekend

This weekend is looking like a beauty…oh shoot it’s only Thursday! Well, Thursday’s looking good too…

 

THURSDAY

ART BREWER: SURF EVOLUTION exhibit opening reception , 6-8pm. School of Visual Arts. 209 East 23rd Street. Exhibit will be open til June 30th.

Finally it’s here! The long-awaited launch party for NY’s new surf magazine WAX! Music, movie screenings, drinks, plus your very own copy of Issue #1. 9pm-2am, The Wooly, 11 Barclay Street. Rsvp@readwax.com. See ya there!
 
Check back for things to do this weekend too!
 
Balancing  City / Surf since 2011  /  NYC Urchin
 

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Jun 07 2012
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A Heavy Weekend Ahead

The upcoming weekend is alluring/distracting enough, but with Surfrider, Pilgrim, SMASH and World Oceans Day events coming up…we might as well just stay in bed and wait for it to get here.  NYC Urchin will be venturing east with Bike to the Beach, but hopefully you can make it out for these festivities.

 

THURSDAY

Surf Buddies happy hour 7-8 at Point Break, 12 W 45th.

Shred Something - M.Nii + Mark Cunningham.  PARTNERS & SPADE - 40 GREAT JONES, 6-9.

 

FRIDAY

Expect hula dancing, live music, & art made out of marine debris. More info.

Here’s a taste of Come Hell or High Water.

 

SATURDAY

Two cleanups in one day?! Yup, RBSC will take 91st uptown to 108th and Surfrider will take 90th heading downtown towards 67th. Join both!

SUNDAY

Watch the trailer. More info. Entrance is fo free, but you might have to try out the tarp to get in.

Balancing  City / Surf since 2011  /  NYC Urchin

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Jun 06 2012
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NYC Urchin Bikes to the Beach

 

NYC Urchin is riding to the beach this weekend with Bike to the Beach, a great organization started by friends in DC.  Hundreds of riders join forces every year in a century ride to the beach, raising funds and awareness for Autism Speaks.  The registration for the NY race on Friday, June 8th is closed, but you can still join the DC and Boston races in August!  Learn more.  Get realtime updates on our ride from Union Square out to Westhampton Beach this Friday via Instagram @NYCUrchin!

 


Before you start training, read up on all the safety rules in NY.

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Feb 18 2012
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Galapagos Presents Ocean Size

What: Friends at gallery Kunsthalle Galapagos present Ocean Size, running Feb 18 – March 4.  The opening reception is TONIGHT, Feb 18th 6-9pm, so drift over for some good art and a good time.

Location: Kunsthalle Galapagos, 16 Main St. DUMBO, Brooklyn. (Take the F to York Street or AC to High Street).  Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun 1-6pm

Expect: “A group exhibition of six artists who question our perceptions of reality. Their works coax us to join them in fantastical worlds of bold colors, precise lines, and mutated patterns. Distorted characters and fragments morph and fray into an ordered chaos. Disjointed narratives, found memories and alter-egos situate us, then shift our perceptions of our own state of being.  The work compels us to reach beyond our own comprehension to something bigger than ourselves, something “ocean size”.

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Feb 12 2012
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Sunday Funday

Two events tonight to keep you wet and warm and give you some stories to tell coworkers tomorrow.

5:30-9pm: SHARK, a weekly pool party at the Dream Downtown Hotel, kicks off the 2012 season today!  Enjoy drinks, nibbles, swimming in the middle of winter, sticking your feet in real sand, and music by DJ Justin Dawson. It’s quite the scene and we highly suggest swimming over for a look…photos to follow on NYC Urchin Facebook. 355 West 16th.

9pm-3am: In celebration of Fashion Week, In Flagranti and Alex From Tokyo will be at Le Bain tonight, hosted by Nouveau York. The Standard, 444 West 13th.

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Feb 12 2012
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Cruise on Over to BAM

We headed to BAM to check out Kymia Nawabi‘s exhibit – she won the show Work of Art – and  strolled past this low-lying installation and felt oddly compelled, for the first time, to steal a piece of art (though we of course did not, or did we?).  Mounir Fatmi (Moroccan, born in 1970) carpeting the floor of a BAM gallery space with fifty skateboards covered in patches of Islamic prayer rugs.  Maximum Sensation “examines cultural hybridity and the collision of cultures in a globalized world.”

Aesthetically reminds us of the Celine skateboards, but with cultural implications that extend beyond merely looking cool.  If you haven’t been to BAM, it’s worth a look and is easily accessible by public transit (directions).  Wander for free on the first Saturday of every month, 5-11pm, provided by Target.

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Jan 31 2012
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Union Pool Winter Charity Extravaganza

DJs, taco truck, fire pit, raffles, photo booth, band, good cause, good time.  Union Pool Winter Charity Extravaganza is going on tonight and benefitting Seamen’s Society For Children and Families (a non-profit, full-service child welfare agency). RSVP on Facebook here.  Location: 484 Union Ave, Brooklyn.

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