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Labor Day Weekend Recap
My Brooklynites and socaholics know that this summer was full of disappointments. Parties were cancelled, shut down, or just plain awful. As a fete junkie, I found myself hesitating to purchase tickets to events because I was unsure as to whether or not the event would go off as planned. Luckily, Labor Day weekend had so many good parties that I tried to go to all of them.
We Want Drinks
LUSH Drinks-Inclusive Party
It is true that you can't judge a book by its cover. If I had, I probably would not have gone inside the brownstone on East New York Avenue. My initial thought was "who sells tickets to a basement party?" Surprisingly, this basement party was one of the best events I have been to this year! Good music and an abundance of good drinks make for an amazing night. Big up Fusion Karnival and everyone involved in making LUSH an epic event!
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Long Island Carnival
“This should probably only take about three hours. There are only two mas bands on the road, so I’m sure I will be back home by 5pm.” I had to eat those words when I returned home close to midnight on September 7th after attending Long Island Carnival. Why did I even bother to go? Well, as Brooklyn Carnival was just one week prior, I still had the carnival jumbie in me and Long Island Carnival offered a quick fix.
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Carnival Mania at the Barclays Center
Just one week after hosting the MTV Video Music Awards, the Barclays Center welcomed Grenada's Tallpree, St. Vincent's Skinny Fabulous, Barbados' Edwin Yearwood and Alison Hinds, and of course, Trinidad and Tobago's soca power couple Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons! For the first time ever on this site, DyChick not only got to enjoy the stage show but I had an opportunity to talk to the artists behind the scenes!