Bikini sizzle is on the way
With temperatures in the 90s and the free Bikini Under the Bridge Launch Party coming soon, the sizzle of summer and the hot “Bikini Under the Bridge Swimwear & Active Wear” show (photo inset) are not far away.
An exciting and diverse group of models will be introduced at the outdoor June 1 launch affair at Suede Lounge, 5610 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The event is the appetizer for JRG Entertainment’s anticipated 2017 Bikini Under the Bridge show on July 9 at the 26 Bridge Street event space, 26 Bridge St. in Brooklyn’s chic DUMBO section.
With a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Anne Moore MD Breast Cancer Research Fund, the July event opens with a pink-carpet walk, said veteran Guyanese-American businessman J.R. Giddings, who heads JRG Entertainment.
The pink carpet and the donations honor his late wife, Karen Pompey Giddings.
The July swimsuit show will be followed by an after-party. Get tickets for the July show at bit.ly/butb2017 or send email to jrgbikini@gmail.com.
It’s costume time
Celebrating its 50th anniversary and sticking to its tried-and-true initiatives, the West Indian American Day Carnival Association is presenting its annual free costume construction and design workshops to let youngsters and teens reconnect with their roots, discover Caribbean culture and show off their costume creations in a parade Sept. 2.
The workshops — held Saturdays through June 24 at Glenwood Community Center, 5816 Farragut Road (between 58th and 59th Sts.) in Brooklyn, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. — include costume design and instruction in history and traditions.
Participants must be 7 to 16 years of age. Call the association at (718) 467-1797 for information and registration.
A happy 51st to Guyana
Members of New York’s diplomatic community — led by Rudolph Ten-Pow, permanent representative of Guyana to the United Nations, and Guyana Consul General to New York Barbara Atherly — will be commemorating Guyana’s 51st independence in invitation-only ceremonies at the UN on Friday. The ceremonies include an honor guard procession and a cultural presentation.
A Basquiat record
Years after his death, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s legend grows. A 1982 graffitilike painting by the late Haitian-rooted artist has made history fetching a record $110.5 million at a Sotheby’s auction of contemporary art in Manhattan last Thursday, reported The Associated Press.
Basquiat, who was born in Brooklyn, died of a drug overdose in 1988 at 27. His father was from Haiti.
The untitled artwork — depicting a face in the shape of a skull — was bought by Japanese collector and e-commerce entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa after a 10-minute bidding war covered live on Instagram.