Good morning. Today is the 272nd day of the year. On this day in 1829, the Greater London Metropolitan Police first made their appearance, having been established by an act of Parliament in June 1829. Because they were introduced by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel, the police officers became affectionately known as “bobbies.” Scotland Yards, the site of their first headquarters, soon became the official name of the force.
Well-known people who were born today include singer-musician Jerry Lee Lewis (“Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Breathless”), TV journalist Bryant Gumbel, actress Anita Ekberg (La Dolce Vita), Hall of Fame football player Dave Wilcox, and Polish statesman and former president Lech Walesa.
ONE BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK Presents New Exhibit.
One Brooklyn Bridge Park, the well-known new condo building, is presenting a new mixed-media exhibition, Objective Affection, from now until Oct. 30 in the building’s gallery space.
The exhibition, managed by the arts organization Boffo, showcases the work of more than 100 emergent and established artists and designers.
Through a wide variety of media, including graphic design, visual arts, performance and fashion, the exhibition showcases independent voices from artists of all ages, backgrounds and interests.
The gallery space has been donated to the arts program by the building’s developer, RAL Companies and Affiliates.
‘YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK (MEN)’ Reading in Park Slope.
Brooklyn Reading Works presents “Young, Gifted and Black (Men),” a reading with Clifford Thompson, Victor LaValle and James Hannahan, on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
James Hannahan’s stories have appeared in The Literary Review, Open City and Nerve. He has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo and the Blue Mountain Center.
Victor LaValle is the author of Slapboxing with Jesus, a collection of stories, and two novels, The Ecstatic and Big Machine.
Clifford Thompson grew up in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Oberlin College. His essays have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Commonweal, Cinetaste, Film Quarterly and more.
The reading will be MC’d by Martha Southgate, the author of several novels. Her most recent, Third Girl from the Left, received the “Best Novel of the Year” award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.
RED HOOK FESTIVAL Dedicated to Robert Guskind.
The Third Annual Red Hook Film Festival will be dedicated to Robert Guskind, the legendary blogger who created the much-missed blog Gowanus Lounge.
The festival’s opening film will be Blue Barn Pictures’ special tribute to Guskind. According to festival planners, “The entire festival is dedicated to Robert Guskind, to the Gowanus Lounge and to local storytelling.”
The Red Hook Film Festival will take place on Oct. 3 and 4 at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition screening at 499 Van Brunt St.
The screenings begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3 with Robert Guskind: 1958-2009 by Blue Barn Pictures, followed by a special 10th anniversary screening of the well-known Brooklyn documentary Lavender Lake: Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal directed by Alison Prete.
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