Back to our regular scheduled programming! We’re excited to be back this month with a new installment and which will definitely be one of the fiercest fiestas in the barrio.
Inspired by Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) and because everyone knows the start of summer means tequila and beats, we’re bringing you a crazy Spins & Needles piñata party!
Fill up a piñata, craft up some tacos (non-edible) and papel picados and sip on some tequila! Work on a DIY project and listen to some funky beats by DJs Jason Pelletier + Meterman.
Here’s the details:
When: Friday May 28th @ 8:00p.m. onwards
Where: Legion Hall (330 Kent St. @ Somerset St. W.) (Buses #1, 4, 7, 12)
Cover: $6 – includes access to all materials and instructions.
DJs Jason Pelletier + Meterman spinning funky house, old school funk and tech-house.
Other inspirations for the party include:
This 20-ft Andy Warhol piñata head was constructed by Jennifer Rubell for the Brooklyn Museum‘s annual Brooklyn Ball last month. After guests bashed Andy’s “face”, they were treated to dessert surprises: Hostess products including Dingdongs and Twinkies. As Dave Itzkoff from the New York Times Arts Beat blog said, perhaps in the future, everyone will be a piñata for 15 minutes…
We based the poster on the image below: it’s the world’s largest piñata (according to the Guiness Book of World Records), a 6-story structure built in Philadelphia in 2008. A wrecking ball was used to bust open the piñata , and thousands of pounds of candy came rushing out (check out the video link - it’s pretty amazing to think people went that wild for candy…)
This lovely photo from Emiliano Rodriguez made me want to start cutting up some tissue paper to create some banners and visit Mexico:
One of the Spins & Needles installments we held in London took place at Barrio North, a neighbourhood DJ bar in Islington that remixes vibes from London to Miami to Mexico to Barcelona. With lots of papel picados, a hacked up vintage caravan and handpainted ceramic tiles, it was definitely one of our favourite spaces to host the event.
And last but not least, here’s a little something to get you ready for the party: Riva Starr’s I Was Drunk (featuring Noze) (one of my favourite songs of the year!):
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