Email Author Araceli Cruz

2009 Stories by Araceli Cruz

• URBAN ART-FITTERS

  published September 29, 2009

  Gallery-style art installations, live graffiti exhibitions, and a skate park?! The MBP Urban Arts Fest 2009 is a one-day-only social... More >>

• NEXT STOP . . .

  published September 29, 2009

  “You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of... More >>

• MONSTROUS GODDESSES

  published September 29, 2009

  What does it take to make a Francine Spiegel painting? For starters, try 10 pounds of grits, five jugs of pancake syrup, 20 cans of whipped... More >>

• ART WITH A VIEW

  published September 22, 2009

  For the 13th year in a row, surreal art comes to life in DUMBO at the Art Under the Bridge Festival, where more than 80 projects will... More >>

• GATHER AROUND

  published September 22, 2009

  What happens when you mix DJs, filmmakers, artists, and culinary experts? An insane and awesome gathering called the Last Supper Festival.... More >>

• MASTER OF PUPPETS

  published September 22, 2009

  Forget all the goblins and magic crystal balls—the most unbelievable part of Jim Henson's Labyrinth is when Jennifer Connelly can't... More >>

• BROOKLYN'S SON

  published September 22, 2009

  It's no surprise that trying to dig up info on Dain, the Brooklyn-born street artist, is a complicated task. But when in Brooklyn, it's hard to... More >>

• Not so 'Happy' Happy Hour / Ondoy Fundraiser

  published September 22, 2009

  This past weekend Typhoon Ondoy ravaged millions of residents in Manila in the worst flooding the Philippines' capital has seen in over four... More >>

• WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE

  published September 15, 2009

  The story is almost too terrible to believe. In 1956, Velma Orlikow, the grandmother of Canadian artist Sarah Anne Johnson, entered a mental... More >>

• AWKWARD!

  published September 15, 2009

  There is approximately one block separating the Broadhurst Theatre and American Airlines Theatre. "And?" you may ask. Well, the Broadhurst is... More >>

• THE TENTS VS. 11211

  published September 15, 2009

  The retail slump hasn't inspired us to buy into this season's trends, but the fashionable wares that are closer to home are certainly more... More >>

• I'M ON A BOAT!

  published September 15, 2009

  If you just didn't get enough of Depeche Mode and their two-night stint at Madison Square Garden last month, then perhaps a trip aboard the... More >>

• MAN AS BABY

  published September 8, 2009

  Brooklyn-based artist Michael Smith is such a baby. No, really. For the past 30 years, he has been channeling his infant self, walking around in... More >>

• BEEN CAUGHT STEALING

  published September 8, 2009

  American poet, novelist, short-story writer, and once-suspected Hipster Runoff culprit, Tao Lin returns to where the masses appreciate his... More >>

• WHEN ANNA SAYS ‘JUMP’ . . .

  published September 8, 2009

  Whether or not you’re a style aficionado, there’s no way in hell you’ll be able to escape the steam train that is Fashion Week and... More >>

• HEROIC HIP-HOPPERS

  published September 1, 2009

  New York–based artist Kehinde Wiley wasn't always keen on the whole hip-hop scene. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Wiley... More >>

• TIME WARP

  published September 1, 2009

  Warp Records, the famous British indie record label, whose roster includes Aphex Twin and Grizzly Bear, is celebrating its 20th anniversary... More >>

• DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME?

  published August 25, 2009

  On what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday, the late King of Pop will be finally laid to rest today, in California, while we continue... More >>

• DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME?

  published August 25, 2009

  On what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday, the late King of Pop will be finally laid to rest today, in California, while we continue... More >>

• DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME?

  published August 25, 2009

  On what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday, the late King of Pop will be finally laid to rest today, in California, while we continue... More >>

• REMEMBER THE TIME?

  published August 25, 2009

  On what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday, we continue to celebrate his music. Spike Lee hosts this bash in the middle of Prospect... More >>

• OPEN HOUSE

  published August 25, 2009

  Damian Weinkrantz, a Philadelphia-based artist and curator, hopes you'll come over to his place to hang out today. His apartment has three... More >>

• DOUBLE UP ON DIRTY

  published August 18, 2009

  How many more times can you see Dirty Dancing? Oh, perhaps about a gazillion more, right? In keeping with tradition, Monkey Town is giving... More >>

• BEACH BUMS

  published August 18, 2009

  From the surreal graphic cartoons of Obits frontman Rick Froberg to street artist Elbow-Toe’s painting of hoodie-wearing squirrels tagging a... More >>

• A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE

  published August 11, 2009

  Think your last relationship ended badly? At least no one ever wrote you this: "Dear Ugly, I will never love you. NEVER. I am going to... More >>