Brooklyn Bowl is continuing its Our World Campaign this month with a Brooklyn-based fund drive that celebrates summer, youth and special opportunities.
Camp Brooklyn works to send kids from the borough to sleep away camps in the tri-state area. Through generous donations, camperships are awarded to deserving children ages 7-16 to attend one of the many outdoor camps in the surrounding metropolitan area. Awarding children from such an urban environment as Brooklyn the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors, wildlife, and the starry night sky can change their lives forever. Now in its 8th year, Camp Brooklyn sent 403 children from the borough to great summer camps this summer.
Our World is a place to explore the problems and much-needed solutions facing this planet. Brooklyn Bowl will continue its dedication to sustainability and a green Earth by highlighting worthy causes each month.
In April 2010, a devastating oil spill wrecked the Gulf of Mexico. Just a month later, nearly 200,000 tons worth of crude oil now sit in Gulf waters. As it comes closer and closer to shore, we are reminded of our own waterways here in Brooklyn.
Did you know that the spill in the Gulf is not the first time big oil companies have devastated the ecosystems in which they exploit for oil and profits? Despite the large volume of oil left untended in the Gulf, there’s a body of water even more so contaminated just a few miles from our front door. Newtown Creek in Greenpoint is little known yet has a long history of pollution dating back to the late 19th century. The creek waters are filled with anywhere from 17 to 30 million gallons of oil, and untold amounts of additional pollutants from the factories that line its shore.
While in future months to come we will expand Our World to larger organizations nationwide and internationally, we believe that the dire situation so close to home is in need of some attention.
If you would like to get involved with some of the organizations heading up the fight for clean waterways, you can contact these great organizations and get involved in the neighborhood:
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On June 16th, Pharell Williams, Chad Hugo, & Shay Haley–aka N*E*R*D–rocked Brooklyn Bowl for a private event sponsored by Walmart and Axe Body Spray. While the Axe people were filming the show for a forthcoming commercial, N*E*R*D rocked the stage with their signature Rock/Funk/Hip-Hop sound. Performing hits like “She Wants To Move” and “Lap Dance”, N*E*R*D had the crowd moving all night, climaxing with a special guest spot from Lupe Fiasco on “Everybody Nose.” With an energetic encore of “Rock Star,” The boys closed out another amazing night at the Bowl. If you were able to make it out for this exclusive event, we want to know what you thought! Send your photos to our FLICKR group, your videos to our Vimeo group, anything that helps show how much fun N*E*R*D at Brooklyn Bowl really was. If you couldn’t make it, check below for a recap and a few pictures.
John Legend & The Legendary Roots Crew Invade Brooklyn Bowl for a Special, Secret Concert
Thursday, June 17
Brooklyn Bowl is proud to announce an amazing secret show by John Legend & The Roots on Thursday, June 17th. John Legend and The Roots have recently been collaborating often in promotion of their new collaborative covers album Wake Up–inspired by the Arcade Fire song–but actually made up of classic Soul B-Sides by Roberta Flack, Donnie Hathaway, Nina Simone, and Marvin Gaye. The album will serve as a companion to the Roots’ forthcoming album, How I Got Over. This is one of the most exciting events we’ve put together since our opening, so stay tuned for more info about Twitter and Facebook contests and ticket giveaways early next week
Brooklyn Bowl is excited to announce World Cup Weekends! We’ll be showing all of the 2:00 P.M. matches (prime time in South Africa) every weekend of the 2010 World Cup South Africa. We have a great lineup of World Cup-related deals, such as Safari Snacks, Trail Mix, and Biltong (Beef Jerky), and a specialty milkshake called the Shake Of Good Hope, infused with Amarulo Liquor. We’re really excited to have all of you Soccer/Football fans at Brooklyn Bowl for 16 lanes of bowling, 12 HD Projection Screens, and of course, the greatest sporting event in the world, the 2010 World Cup live from South Africa.
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// WORLD CUP MATCHES @ BROOKLYN BOWL //
Below is a schedule of games we’ll be showing here at the Bowl. Make sure to come out, wear you’re country’s colors proudly, and enjoy the 2010 World Cup!
(For a full schedule for all World Cup 2010 matches, click HERE)
Saturday, July 10, 2:00pm – Third Place Match – URUGUAY vs. GERMANY
Sunday, July 11, 2:00pm – Finals – HOLLAND vs. SPAIN
// STEREOGUM PRESENTS: THE GUM BOWL @ BROOKLYN BOWL //
WOODS, EFFI BRIEST, DJ ST. VINCENT
On May 25th, Stereogum put on an event at Brooklyn Bowl called The Gum Bowl, bringing together some of NYC’s finest underground musical and comedic talent for a bowling competition of the ages. With teams comprised of Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav, Himanshu Suri of Das Racist, comedian Max Silvestri, and other notable acts, the tournament was a great success as each team rocked their custom made bowling team shirts, courtesy of Stereogum. Woods, Effi Briest and DJ St. Vincent entertained the audience as they rolled, putting together a night of great music and competition. If you were able to make it out to the Bowl for this unique event, we want to know what you think! Send your photos to our FLICKR group, your videos to our Vimeo group, anything that helps show how much fun a Sterogum party at Brooklyn Bowl really is. If you couldn’t make it, check below for a recap and a few pictures.
Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images North America
// CHERRY LANE MUSIC PUBLISHING 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY @ BROOKLYN BOWL //
On May 19th, Cherry Lane Music Publishing celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with an amazing event at Brookyln Bowl that featured some of it’s most celebrated clientele. John Legend, moe., Antigone Rising, Tom Paxton (Cherry Lane’s first ever artist) and more were on hand for what was a truly special night. If you were able to make it out to the Bowl for this unique event, we want to know what you think! Send your photos to our FLICKR group, your videos to our Vimeo group, anything that documents this eclectic night of Cherry Lane’s finest! If you couldn’t make it, check below for a recap and a few pictures.
Travie McCoy was nothing short of awesome when his tour rolled through to Brooklyn Bowl. After a successful run with Hip-Hop/Pop sensations Gym Class Heroes, Travie is touring in support of his solo debut album “The Lazarus Project.” Travie showed the crowd just how great his new album is, featuring many of the tracks off the upcoming release during his show, and bringing out some guests to help him round out the sound. If you made it out to the Bowl for Travie’s show, we want to know what you think! Send your photos to our FLICKR group, your videos to our Vimeo group, whatever you got! If you couldn’t make it, check below for a recap!
Michael Psilakis, the chef / co-owner of New York City restaurant Anthos, and a judge on Food Network’s “Ultimate Recipe Showdown,”explains why Brooklyn Bowl’s Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is “without question the best, crispy, crunchy, yummy fried chicken I’ve ever had in my life”
