Sweetest Escape: August 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

Michael Jackson

To a creative genius who paved the way

Happy birthday!!

R.I.P Michael Jackson

. . .

smile

just the thought of you

makes me smile
. . .

Good or Bad

You just make me smile

. . .

VMA Highlights

Fine!

I'm now officially a Beyonce fan!!

A lady named Irene kept me locked up indoors all weekend

Sunday Night had me cuddled up on the couch

Amazing food (made by yours truly) in hand
My favorite people next to me

Watching the VMAs in its entirety

(Can't remember the last time I watched a whole award show)

Highlight #1.

A lot of people would disagree but Lady Mr. Gaga was WONDERFUL!!!

I was fully entertained by her grease ball persona.

Chick is a performer and no one can say otherwise

Highlight #2

Adele!

What can I say

Her voice moves souls

No need for crazy costumes

No need for the moving and the shaking

Just her

A mic

Piano
. . .

She got me

Highlight #3

Chris Brown!

His performances blow.me.away
Always

BEST part of the night

BEYONCE BEYONCE BEYONCE!!!!!!!!

She looked stunning on the red carpet in her long red gown

and she absolutely killed her performance

Such a strong, powerful voice

You can't help but feel her passion

Her energy moves right through you

Nope

You just can't hate on the diva
You just can't do it

Mesmerizing

And then she showed off her baby bump at the end

. . .

Sigh

How can I possibly get enough of this performance?:

Get More: 2011 VMA, Music, Beyoncé

The Sweetest Part

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Pic of The Day

Pic of the day

. . .

Way too cute

Taken from HERE

This makes me laugh

She's friend's with the bear!

Adorable!!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Art Direction

Sweetest Image

Check out the fabulous art direction

Simplicity

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The Strivers Row Presents "The Classics"

Last week I went to a poetry show presented by The Strivers Row

"The Classics"

"The only thing I hate about love is that I'm not in it. . . " - Miles Hodges

Photo by Andre Wagner

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An impressive night. Housed in the Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo, the night was destined for success. A unique and sultry interior, its got a 1,600 square foot lake. Yup! An extensive lake right inside an art space. Audience members are seated in islands creating a kind of intimate setting.

The Poets: Carvens Lissaint, Joshua Bennet, Jasmine Mans, Alysia Harris, Miles Hodges. Each with their own unique style came straight from the soul, bringing the sweetest treat to the table. Absolutely moving, absolutely motivating. Souls were stirred, hearts were warmed, power was felt that night at the Galapagos Art Space.

Accompanied by JoSunJari, a string trio composed of siblings (oldest 19 and youngest 10!), each poet performed a range of heartfelt "classic". They spoke of what it means to be a man; of the tragedy in Haiti; never wanting to be "that girl". Michelle Obama; what it means to inspire young girls; financial aid and of course, love. Its the way they intertwine elements of the earth, music, soul, heart and honesty in each piece, that creates the most captivating work of art.

Some of the profound classics of the night: "10 Things I Want to Say to a Black Woman" By Joshua; "Love Poem" by Carvens; "Nicki Minaj" by Jasmine; "This Woman's Work" by Miles; and "That Girl" by Alysia. At the very end, we got a much welcomed impromptu performance of "All Falls Down" by Bridget Barkan. Men . . . that freckled red haired has got soul! The girl sang her heart out and was absolutely striking!

I basically just sat in awe through this classic performance

Took my breath away.

Luckily

There's a video

Unfortunately its missing the first half of the show

But check out the rest

Feel free to skip around

(love them all but highlighted my absolute faves):

2:26 "This Woman's Work" - Miles Hodges

7:45 "Haiti" - Carvens Lissaint

14:20 "What's In a Man" - Joshua Bennet

19:28 "Black Sons" - Jasmine Mans