Spread the word. DAD is a VERB!

What started out as a campaign to serve as a creative response to the challenges of co-parenting has since evolved into an inspiring aesthetic movement to break the stereotypes of "no good dads" and encourages instead to "know" good dads. Dad Is A Verb is a promising treasure of inspiring stories, poems, and art that represents trusting the beautiful struggle of fatherhood and enthusiastically reminding our children they come from a royal legacy of greatness. This moving manifestation celebrates being a dad with integrity today and honors the growing league of extraordinary everyday fathers who treasure the privilege of keeping family first.

Vudu Theme by David Rhyne.

• MAY 29TH - JUNE 3RD
  DAUGHTER OF JAZZ
  DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
  
  FEATURING:
  Dee Dee Bridgewater, voice
  Edsel Gomez, piano
  Craig Handy, saxophone
  Kenny Phelps, drums
  Michael Bowie, bass
  
  Showtime: 8:00PM
  Doors Open at 6:00PM
  Bar: $20
  Table: $35
  
  Blue Note New York
  131 West 3rd St (off 6th Ave)
  212.475.8592
  
  Few entertainers have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium as has Dee Dee Bridgewater. Fewer still have been rewarded with Broadway’s coveted Tony Award; been nominated for the London theater’s West End equivalent, the Laurence Olivier Award; earned France’s top honor, the Victoire de la Musique, in 1998; and garnered three Grammy Awards, the most recent for her 2010 release Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater.
  
  Bridgewater made her phenomenal New York debut in 1970 as the lead vocalist for the band led by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, one of the premier jazz orchestras of the time. These New York years marked an early career in concerts and on recordings with such giants as Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, and Roland Kirk, as well as rich experiences with Norman Connors, Stanley Clarke, and Frank Foster’s Loud Minority.
  
  Bridgewater doesn’t care much for labels, and in 1974 she jumped at the chance to act and sing on Broadway, where her voice, beauty, and stage presence won her great success and a Tony Award for her role as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz, where she captured the hearts of audiences worldwide with her signature song, “If You Believe.” Her success in this role began a long line of awards and accolades as well as opportunities to work in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, and London. Performing the lead in equally demanding acting and singing roles like Sophisticated Ladies, Cosmopolitan Greetings, Black Ballad, Carmen Jazz, and the musical Cabaret, she secured her reputation as a consummate entertainer.
  
  In addition to her work as a performing and recording artist, Bridgewater is also a powerful voice in the fight to end world hunger as an Ambassador to The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, a position she assumed in 1999. She also recently took over the reins of the NPR program JazzSet from the illustrious Branford Marsalis. A jazz lover’s ears and eyes on the world of live music, the broadcast presents today’s best jazz artists in performance on stages around the world. Of course, Bridgewater continues to maintain her status as one such superior artist. Her latest album, Midnight Sun, came out in 2011.
  
  For more show info, visit http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=10057
  
  

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  May 29th
  
  

  CAMP VISION SUMMER CAMPS
  One Week ($112) or 5 Weeks ($508)
  of Kids’ Summer Camp For Ages 3-14
  
  Your little ones might complain about school, but once it ends and summer sets in, they’ll surely miss the daily socializing that class brings. Keep them content with plenty of interaction and excitement by planning ahead with today’s deal from Camp Vision Summer Camps, celebrating its 15th year: For $112, your son or daughter age 3 to 14 will get one week of summer camp (regularly $224). Or, extend the fun, and pay $508 for nine weeks of camp (a $1,016 value). Single-week sessions start 7/2, 7/9, or 7/16; nine-week sessions run from 7/2 to 8/31. Both sessions run daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at any of the six area locations in Brooklyn or the Bronx and provide your youngster with plenty of activities — from sports and musical studies to drama and cooking classes, plus fun-filled field trips. Campers even get snazzy T-shirts, the perfect way to make all their friends jealous once school starts back up again.
  
  Want more? Check out Camp Vision Summer Camps on Facebook.

  
  
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  May 26th

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  DanceAfrica 2012 Bazaar

  Part of DanceAfrica 2012
  Now in its 35th year, BAM’s DanceAfrica festival is a Memorial Day weekend tradition in Brooklyn, packed with dance, music, film, art, and community events from Africa and the diaspora—plus the one-and-only outdoor bazaar of African crafts, food, and fashion.
  
  Memorial Day Weekend
  
  Sat, May 26, 12noon—10pm
  Sun, May 27, 12noon—8pm
  Mon, May 28, 12noon—8pm
  (Hours subject to change)
  
  Ashland Pl (between Hanson Pl and Fulton St, GGMC & Impark parking lots)
  Rain or shine!
  Free!
  
  Celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Africa and its diaspora at the DanceAfrica 2012 Bazaar. Over 300 vendors from around the world converge on the streets surrounding BAM, transforming the neighborhood into a global marketplace offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion.
  
  The Bazaar will also feature entertainment for families with face painting and crafts at the Children’s Village, and guest artists will be roaming through the marketplace throughout the day.