Lite Up Nite

I'm not sure how Christmas can be around the corner. It sneaks up on all of us who are busy dealing with our day to day work, chores, children, and pets. Last Friday night, we joined the crowds at Lite Up Nite at Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh. We watched skaters perform in the ice rink, our niece who is part of the Pittsburgh CLO sang, and the most touching part sponsored by American Cancer Society, was the tree being lit up by those who lost a loved one or know someone who has been touched by cancer.

We spotted this charming Robot Repair Shop pop-up shop installation by Toby Atticus Fraley at 210 Sixth St. PGH is full of pleasant surprises!
 
Wishing you a very happy holiday season! 

Rockwell & reOrder

On Sunday my mom and me ventured out to the Brooklyn Museum to catch the last day of the Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera exhibition. We're both big Norman Rockwell fans. My company helped make some of the exhibition prints so I got a good preview of the images and the book last year. It was a real treat to be able to see it all together with his art and have a better understanding of Rockwell's studio practices.

Also on view is reOrder, an installation by the Situ Studio. It was fun to walk around.

How to get the best views of the Waterfalls

You've heard about the waterfalls designed by Olafur Eliasson that are now happpening around lower Manhattan, right? Well I rounded up some tips for viewing them.

The Gothamist has a list of where the best sites are for viewing (yes, they've actually done the job for me.)
The Circle Line has a 30 min. Waterfall Tour that you can catch from the South St. Seaport.
Or, you can always hire a water taxi to check out the sites.

The details:
June 26- October 13, 2008
Daily 7am-10pm, except Tues. and Thurs. 9am-10pm
The New York City Waterfalls will be lit after sunset

Saturday review

On Saturday morning while I was waiting on Fulton Landing for my companions to come, I decided to read a magazine to pass the time. It was about 10AM. 5 minutes passed and I realized that something gross was happening. . . The magazine was melting on my lap! Gross! It was the first day of the heat wave in NY, I had tons of sunblock on, and then some magazine goo on top of that. Well, the rest of the day turned out fantastic, and I'm glad I got to hang with my two favorite little girls, Camille and Juiszelle.

Here's a shot of the telectroscope against the Brooklyn Bridge.



The David Byrne Installation downtown.



We ended up having lunch on Stone St, which had a bunch of cute restaurants and outdoor seating areas on a cobblestone street.



My super fun companions.



(As a bonus, we also walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.)

Happenings around town

There are two installation pieces up right now that I'd like to see.



The David Byrne Installation seems really cool. (via Shane.)

And Nina intrigued me with her mention of the telectroscope on the Brooklyn waterfront that is ending June 15th.

And don't forget, the waterfalls are coming!

"The New York City Waterfalls, a major new work of public art by internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson, will be on view in New York's East River from June 26th through October 13th 2008. Commissioned by Public Art Fund, the project consists of four monumental, man-made waterfalls temporarily installed at sites along the waterfront in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Governors Island: one on the Brooklyn anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge, one between Piers 4 and 5 below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, one in Lower Manhattan at Pier 35 north of the Manhattan Bridge, and one on the north shore of Governors Island. The 90- to 120-foot-tall Waterfalls are erected on the shoreline and have been designed to protect water quality and aquatic life. They will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, and will be lit after sunset."

(image from Creative Time)