Coney Island Mermaid Parade Celebrates 30th Anniversary

(2010 Mermaid Parade. Photo: Flickr user any.nyc)

This Saturday, June 23, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade celebrates its 30th anniversary with its annual parade down Surf Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Led by Queen Mermaid Annabella Sciorra and King Neptune Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling, the parade is self-proclaimed the “nation’s largest art parade and one of New York City’s greatest summer events.” 

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MUSIC: Carrie Manolakos' 'Creep' Video Goes Viral

We’re a bit late in sharing this, but if you haven’t already seen Carrie Manolakos’ ridiculous (in the best way) cover of Radiohead’s “Creep,” watch it. Now.

Recorded live during her recent set at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, Manolakos breathes new life into the song and reminds us what made it great in the first place, and folks are taking notice.

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DESIGN: Debbie Millman's 'Look Both Ways' at Chicago Design Museum

(Image via Chicago Design Museum)

Debbie Millman—author, designer, AIGA President Emeritus, President of the design devision at Sterling Brands, host of the Design Matters podcast, Chair of the Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts, and past featured stated artist—will show her work, Look Both Ways, at the Chicago Design Museum, June 1-30.

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Kickstart Paden Fallis' "The Play About the Coach" in NYC

Last fall, we shared an interview with New York-based writer and actor, Paden Fallis. He was in the midst of preparing for a run of his second original one-man play, Dark at the End of the Tunnel, as part of the United Solo Festival in NYC.

Paden’s first original piece, The Play About the Coach, convincingly creates an entire NCAA basketball game from the coach’s point of view—no mean feat for a single performer. The play received critical acclaim for its commissioned run at Dallas’ Out of the Loop Festival, as well as the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and workshop runs at The Tank and The Peoples Improv Theatre (PIT) in New York. It will play the DC Fringe Festival in July.

A full New York production is the next step for this unique piece, which appeals to theatre and sports fans alike—in itself is a bit of a rarity. To begin raising the substantial funds required for a full New York production, Fallis has setup a Kickstarter campaign, with the realistic goal of $6000. 

As with any Kickstarter, the complete goal must be reached in order to fund the project. We hope you’ll consider supporting this unique production.

Check out the video below and pledge your support now through March 31, 2012.

APP: Flipboard Puts All Your Social Media into a Digital Magazine

Pocket-sized social magazine Flipboard is a new(ish) 5-star app for your phone or iPad that creates a personalized magazine of everything you follow, integrating your Facebook and Twitter feeds into a magazine-style visual presentation right along with more traditional magazines you might follow. Like everything else in social media, you have to try it out to understand how interesting it can be. And, of course, it’s free (<—- You’ve already sold your identity so might as well get your money’s worth.)