September, 2018 | Shimmie Horn-New York

Manhattan Festivities

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Between September 27 and October 7, 2018 movie lovers can come together to participate in the annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. Over 300 cities are involved in the 21^st festival of this kind.

Winners will be announced on October 8 at 10am EST at www.Manhattanshort.com.

The New York Media Festival takes place on Thursday and Friday October 4-5, featuring 200+ speakers. This two day event is for all media industries – gaming, music, tv, digital and video and offers “an intimate environment for deal-making, partnership building and networking for executives, brands, investors, content creators and technology startups.”

Two days later on October 7 the AFT Grand Awards Party will take place in NYC. The American Flat Track Series is taking place from 4-7.30pm at Hudson River Park (1 Pier 76). Overlooking the Hudson river, it will be at the Classic Car Club.

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The Feast of San Gennaro

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In this short video clip, you will see scenes from New York’s 92nd annual festival in Little Italy. The feast runs for 11 days in September and is New York City’s largest street festival.

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Baaa Goes the Basilica

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NOLITA THE BASILICA of ST. PATRICK’S OLD CATHEDRAL….A new flock of sheep is being welcomed by the Church in a wonderfully NY patriotic celebration. According to , Church Administrator, this is:

“one of the most anticipated happenings in the neighborhood. People line up six to seven deep on the sidewalk to see them.”

This will be the first trip to New York for the three 5 month old ewes – appropriately named Houston, Prince and Spring. They were transported from Hudson Valley to Manhattan and when they arrived received quite a few blessings. First, from Sakano and then from 5 or 6 members of staff. One of their biggest fans in 37 year old filmmaker and parishioner Andrew Shermin, who has named himself “Shepherd of NoLiTa.”

While this is Buckwheat’s second year collaborating with the Old St. Patrick’s, it’s the first trip to the big city for Houston, Prince and Spring. The 5-month-old ewes — named for three famous streets in their new neighborhood — put up little fuss during the hour-long ride from the Hudson Valley to Manhattan, but were eager to get on the lawn and begin munching on grass. They better get used to the attention: The wooly creatures will not only get a blessing from Sakano, but also a staff of five or six catering to their every need, including self-proclaimed “Shepherd of NoLiTa” Andrew Shermin, a 37-year-old parishioner and filmmaker who is the animals’ biggest fan. Perhaps he has something to do with the recent Sheep Throat article…