Greg Sutton, Executive Producer of Brooklyn Community Television, sends me a weekly list of what’s on BCAT. Neighborhood Beat sounds like a fun show:
Neighborhood Beat: SPECIAL – 31st Annual Brighton Jubilee
Encore Presentations: Friday, October 5 at 12:30pm and 8:30pm;
and Thursday, October 11 at 12:30pm and 8:30pm
Join host and Brighton Beach resident Pat Singer for the 31st Brighton Jubilee. Started in the summer of 1977 through the Brighton Neighborhood Association, this annual tradition attracts residents from the around the world. In this episode we’ll cover a variety of events with performers and venders as well as interviews with the people that make it all possible. Guest appearances include the Brooklyn Kings Chorus, Marty Markowitz, District Attorney Charles Hynes, Adele Cohen, dancers, singers, and much more!
Produced by Kuye Harris and Kecia Cole.
Neighborhood Beat: Williamsburg & Greenpoint
Encore Presentations: Monday, October 8 at 12:30pm and 8:30pm;
Friday, October 12 at 12:30pm and 8:30pm
This month’s episode is a show for the mind, body, home, and outdoors. Host Aaron Watkins will take us on a neighborhood journey that includes music for the the vinyl lover’s soul at Permanent Records in Greenpoint; a chat with passionate horticulturalists who promote city gardening at Outside NY Urban Garden Center on North 10th; a visit to the Treehouse, a DIY depot that connects with the Williamsburg community by showing locally handmade, one-of-a-kind fashions rooted in craft culture on Kent; and getting cozy at Om Sweet Home, an eco friendly lifestyle and home furnishings store on Graham.
Produced by Kuye Harris and Kecia Cole.
Neighborhood Beat: The View From Bay Ridge
Premiere: Tuesday, October 9 at 8:30pm
This month in Bay Ridge we find our inner artist, and unleash our inner fashionista. We visit Jerry and Judy Polizzi, owners of Polizzi Fine Art on Third Ave for nearly 30 years; shop for ultra chic couture and vintage items at Lola’s Boutique; check in with up-and-coming t-shirt designer Roberta Thompson; visit with community activist Kathy Walker; and get a tasty bite of Thai and Japanese Cuisine at Bangkok Tokyo.
Produced by Kuye Harris and Kecia Cole.
Neighborhood Beat: BoCoCa
featuring the neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens
Encore Presentations: Wednesday, October 10 at 12:30 pm and 8:30 pm
Join host Reg Ferguson for another look inside the neighborhoods. In this month’s episode, we’ll meet Cobble Hill resident and founder of the Big Sky Brooklyn blog, Adam Eisenstat; travel with local photographer Danny Goldfield whose mission is to photograph one child from every country in the world with his NY Children initiative; and learn how to make a Giardini’s pizza, a local favorite, with owner Jimmy Finazzo.