Live Show: Hairy Situations

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Join us for the November installment of Barbershop Stories: Hairy Situations with tales about times when things got wild, odd, or straight up cray. The performers will embrace the audience with vocal hugs before everyone takes a break to give thanks. Then its back to the cray with Black Friday shopping and nonstop Christmas carols. Here comes the holidays! Storytellers:

Chris De La Cruz (The Moth, Opening Act, Story Pirates) Vanessa Valerio (Singling Podcast, Party of Two) Tanya Wright (Orange is the New Black, True Blood, Hairiette.com) Rick Younger (The Today Show) Poetry By: Anton Bernard (Dub Poet, Producer, C.O.O. Argali Music LLC)

Including Haircuts/ & Styles By: Will the Barber

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: Levels Barbershop Address: 915 Fulton Street (btwn Clinton and Waverly), Brooklyn Train: C train to Clinton/ Washington

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

$10 Suggested Donation (No one turned away due to lack of funds)

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers ;)

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Barbershop Stories is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

Live Show: Mo' Hawks

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Join us for the September installment of Barbershop Stories: Mo' Hawks, with stories about times when we needed just a tad more. The performers are gonna look tight, the peeps in the audience will be glowing, and everyone will leave in barbershop bliss. Then we'll eat organic donuts and life will be delicious. Mmmmm... Storytellers:

Robin Gelfenbien (Vh1, Yum's the Word Creator & Host)

Marc Abbott (Moth GrandSlampion, Of Cats and Men, Maaan, You’ve got to hear this!)

Kevin Benjamin

Lou Perez (We the Internet TV, Greg and Lou sketch comedy, Unsafe Space podcast) Music By: Len Xiang

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: Levels Barbershop Address: 915 Fulton Street (btwn Clinton and Waverly), Brooklyn Train: C train to Clinton/ Washington

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

$8 Suggested Donation (No one turned away due to lack of funds)

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers ;)

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Barbershop Stories is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

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Live Show SPECIAL: The Stoop Series

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Join us for the first special edition of Barbershop Stories as part of the BRIC's Stoop Series. We're stepping outside of our barbershop setting for this one, so we can fit in all kinds of digital additions to the show. So grab a friend, head to Brooklyn, and join us on the stoop!Featuring: Greg Purnell - Master Barber Franchesca Ramsey- MTV Decoded

Song About Hair: Hollie Harper - American Candy

Music By: Akie Bermiss And More!

Hosted By:

Dawn J. Fraser www.dawnjfraser.com

Mike Brown www.ohthatmikebrown.com

Location: BRIC House Stoop 647 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: 718.683.5600

FREE w/ RSVP! (First come first served) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-stoop-series-barbershop-stories-its-all-about-hair-tickets-18045103390

Directions 2/3/4/5 to Nevins St B/Q/R to DeKalb St G to Fulton St A/C/F to Jay Street - Metro-Tech

More Info:

BRIC’s Stoop Series illuminates the arts and life around us in Brooklyn through artistic performances, presentations, participatory activities and dynamic conversations. Explore music, visual art, film, media, storytelling, comedy, and other creative fields. There’s something different every week!

The Facebook Invite can be seen at: http://www.barbershopstories.com/

Big News: Our Partnership w/ Cowbird

Cowbird ScreenshotHey friends! We are so excited to announce our new partnership with the online storytelling platform Cowbird.

Pairing engaging pictures with a short audio clip or text excerpt, Cowbird gives users the opportunity to tell the story behind an image, creating what they call “a public library of human experience.” The site is free to the public and currently boasts more than 47,000+ authors from 184 countries. For our Cowbird page, we’ll be creating a platform where stories are shared via a virtual hair salon, and interested community members can participate by uploading audio and images associated with their story. Since each picture and audio will only be telling a portion of a larger story, we've named this collection 'Barbershop Snippets'. To see the stories we've already uploaded and get a feel for how your story will appear on the website, check out profile here.

If you're reading this and think you would be interested in letting us share your story with the world on this new platform or would like more information, please let us know! Shoot us an email telling us the basic overview of the story you'd like to tell, and we'll make plans to record it with you and get it up.

Thanks for all of your support! We can't wait to bring you more Barbershop Stories.

Live Show: Extensions

_MG_5599Join us for the July installment of Barbershop Stories: Extensions with tales about running out of time, second chances, and weaves. The performers are gonna look tight, the peeps in the audience will be glowing, and everyone will leave in barbershop bliss. Then we'll eat chicken and waffles and life will be merry. Mmmmm... (Chicken and waffles not included) Storytellers:

Leslie Goshko Baratunde Thurston Simone Davis Mark Lamb

And More!

Including Haircuts/ & Styles By: Denny Moe Jr.

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop Address: 2496 Fredrick Douglass Blvd (btwn 133rd and 134th). Harlem Train: C train to 135th

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

$8 Suggested Donation (No one turned away due to lack of funds)

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers!

For the Facebook invitation for the show, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/451575008358298/

Live Show: Big Cuts

_MG_6310Join us for the June installment of Barbershop Stories: Big Cuts with tales about times that you made it... or maybe you didn't. The performers are gonna look and sound tight by the end of this one! Then we'll drink rum and red bull and life will be merry. Mmmmm...

Storytellers:

Ayanna Dookie Marie Faustin Tim Manley Nate Charles Troisi

And more!

Musical Talent: Jessica Delfino

Including Haircuts/ & Styles By: Denny Moe Jr.

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop Address: 2496 Fredrick Douglass Blvd (btwn 133rd and 134th). Harlem Train: C train to 135th

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

$8 Suggested Donation (No one turned away due to lack of funds)

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers ;)

For the Facebook invitation for the show, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/644631155639171/

Live Show: Bangs!

Join us for the April installment of Barbershop Stories: Bangs!, with tales about things that have shocking, getting the best bang for your buck, and hair that covers the forehead. The stylists will be hooking our performers up with du's while our hosts mock them for their damn good looks. Then we'll grub on some ribs with mac n cheese and life will be merry. Mmmmm... Storytellers:

Mark Pagán Cyndi Freeman Tarik Daniels Gail Thomas Featured Poet: June Morris Including Haircuts/ & Styles By: Denny Moe Jr.

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop Address: 2496 Fredrick Douglass Blvd (btwn 133rd and 134th). Harlem

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

$8 Suggested Donation (No one turned away due to lack of funds)

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers

Facebook Invite at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1066484190047500/

Live Show: "Roots"

_MG_5072_POSTJoin us for the March installment of 'Barbershop Stories: Roots', with tales about new beginnings, origins, and getting a grip. The stylists will be hooking our performers up with mohawks while our hosts mock them for their damn good looks. Then we'll grub on some Chinese food and be merry. Mmmmm... Storytellers:

Karolena Greenidge Steve Zimmer Sandi Marx Marc Abbott

Featured Poet: Danny Matos Musician: Mimi Spence

Including Haircuts/ & Styles By: Denny Moe Jr.

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop Address: 2496 Fredrick Douglass Blvd (btwn 133rd and 134th). Harlem, NYC

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

$5 Suggested Donation

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers

More information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1417231801914079/

Live Show: Soul Revival

_MG_5170_POSTDon't call it a comeback, just call it a Soul Revival! Join us for the February 2015 installment of Barbershop Stories, with tales about resurgences, rallying, and comeback kids. This time, we'll be featuring Denny Moe's Barbershop in Harlem- Apollo Style! The salon's beauticians will be putting black power fist designs in our performers' hair while our hosts mock them for their damn good looks. Then we'll drink rum punch and be merry. Mmmmm......
Featured Storytellers:
Dana Rossi- The Soundtrack Series John Asante - car2go Adam Linn - American Sexy John Young - Denny Moe's Barbershop
Sketch Comedy: American Candy Musical Guest: Len Xiang
Hosted by:
Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com/
Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/
Location: Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop Address: 2496 Fredrick Douglass Blvd (btwn 133rd and 134th). Harlem, NYC Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm$5 Suggested Donation

BYOB- You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers

More information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1548943985360466/

Live Show: Hairy-o-types

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Join us for the October installment of Barbershop Stories, ‘Hairy-o-types’: tales about being misjudged, pigeonholed, and dumb blondes. Our stylists will be putting black lightning bolts in our performers’ hair and trimming their beards while our hosts mock them for their damn good looks. Then we’ll eat some empanadas. Mmmmm… Featured Storytellers:

Peter Aguero- BTK Band, The Moth

Naomi Azar – Storyteller, Clinical Psychology Ph.D Candidate

Jenny Saldaña – Happy Cancer Chick

Jeff Simmerman- And I am Not Lying 

Featured Slam Poet:

Shanelle Gabriel

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser http://www.dawnjfraser.com

Mike Brown http://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: De Luxe Gallery 704 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

FREE!

BYOB! (You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers!)

Facebook invite at http://www.facebook.com/events/125812187566243/

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Live Show: Fakin' da Funk!

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Join us on Tuesday, August 21st, for the second installment of Barbershop Stories: Fakin' da Funk! Featuring performances and tales about times we've been Fake(d)- from trickery and deception to lies and fraud- we'll be sharing it all! Stylists will be hookin up some 'dus while we serve up some yummy empanadas and chicken wings. Don't be a perp- come thru! Featured Storytellers:

Jim O'Grady- Writer, Moth StorySLAM Winner and WNYC Radio Reporter http://youtu.be/X_clcWr2Zm8

Susan Kent- Writer, Storyteller and Producer of 'Tell it Brooklyn' http://tellitbrooklyn.com/

Cammi Climaco- Visual Artist & Host of 'Ask Me Stories' http://www.askmestories.com/

Rick Younger- Comedian, Actor, and Singer http://rickyounger.net/

Featured Slam Poet: Ja Poet http://youtu.be/ItKkBxNbODY

Pictures of our storytellers, from left to right Rick Younger, Jim O'Grady, Susan Kent and Cammi Climaco

Picture of our Featured Poet/ Singer/ Songwriter: Ja Poet

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser (dfrizzle) http://www.dawnfraser.me/

Mike Brownhttp://www.ohthatmikebrown.com/

Location: De Luxe Gallery 704 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

FREE!

BYOB! (You bring alcohol, we'll bring the mixers!)

Facebook invite at http://www.facebook.com/events/336664479761363/

We're on the Tube

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Barbershop Stories on You Tube!

Unable to make it to our kickoff show in July, 'Growth and Transitions'? No worries- we now have exclusive videos on our new You Tube channel! You can also easily access all of our shows under the Videos section in the Media tab. The first is from Ronica Reddick, a performer in Silence! The Musical, who shared a story about a uterine fibroid  that took on the personality of Beyonce- "curvy, larger than life, dense... and he came with his own backup dancers." Hilarious and deep! The second is a song by Ja Poet about his journey from Tennessee to New York, as he followed his "dream down the I-95". Also featured is hair stylist, comedian and beat-boxing machine 'Ya Main Man' Mike Walker. Enjoy!

The Kickoff Recap

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David Crabb performs while Aaron gets cleaned up

Hey Barbershop Stories Fam, Thanks for those of you who were able to join us for the kickoff of our event! We had a great time telling good 'ol fashion stories at DeLuxe Gallery in Fort Greene, Brooklyn about growth and transitions. We kicked off the show with Ja Poet, who graced the stage some pretty sick lyrics flowing over the buzzes of people getting their du's did. Next up was Kerri Doherty, who shared with us the secret language of flight attendants, and how she will never be able to see the phrase 'it looks like its raining in Dallas' the same way ever again (spoiler alert- it means someone is having a heart attack in first class!) David Crabb shared a heart felt tale about returning to his home city in Texas, and reconnecting with his long lost friends in a way that showed them all how much they had grown. Ja Poet came back up during the intermission with some soulful grooves with beat boxing by one of the resident hair stylists- Ya Main Man Mike Walker. They both are truly renaissance brothas!

In the second half, we had Ronica Reddick share with us the story about removing an 'unwanted visitor' and built in a classic analogy to Beyonce. Lastly Aaron Wolfe finished off the show, with a new haircut that we did on site, with a story about trying to fit in with a band of 'rejects' and a misogynistic lesbian at Hampshire College.

When it was all said and done, we had a great time grubbin' on some empanadas and fruit salad, hanging out, and building a diverse community of people who enjoy connecting through stories, poetry, and music. For more information on the performers, please check the Community or the Kickoff Show page. We'll be posting up pictures from the show soon, as well as details for the next show. Stay tuned!

Kickoff of our Live Show!

Ja Poet and Ya Main Man Mike
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Join us for the kickoff of Barbershop Stories with tales about Growth and Transitions. We'll be picking out fros and trimming corners on some 'dus while serving up a hot plate of food. Its all you could ask for a perfect visit to the salon.  

Featured Storytellers:

Kerri Doherty- Host of 'Geeking Out', 'I Like You, Maude' and Managing Editor of F'ed in Park Slop www.kerridoherty.com

Aaron Wolfe- Moth GrandSLAM Winner www.aaron-wolfe.com

David Crabb- Host of 'Ask Me Stories', NY Times Critic Pick for his solo show 'Bad Kid' and Moth StorySLAM Winner. www.davidcrabb.netwww.askmestories.com

Ronica Reddick- Performer in the Silence! The Musical www.ronicareddick.com

Featured Slam Poet: Ja Poet http://youtu.be/ItKkBxNbODY

Pictures of our kick-off show performers. From left to right: Kerri Doherty, Aaron Wolfe, David Crabb, Ronica Reddick and Jakeith Hairston (Ja Poet).

Hosted by:

Dawn J. Fraser (dfrizzle) www.dawnjfraser.com

Mike Brown www.ohthatmikebrown.com

Location: De Luxe Gallery 704 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm

FREE!

BYOB!