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The Fame and Celebrity look book- Northside Festival: Williamsburg.

By Scallywag • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category:

Anna Kuchma.

Fame, celebrity what is it? Even more curiously how has it changed and how do we attain it and what does it actually mean to be famous or a celebrity? These are some of the questions I posed over the past weekend to a number of people that I was fortunate to come across during the Northside Festival taking place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn or to be more exact at the Causey Contemporary Art Gallery in Williamsburg, where artists Amanda Dow Thompson and Sonjie Feliciano Solomon were showing their inspiring work. Who was also there included the designer Astrid Brucker, indie fashion designer extraordinaire and here coterie of girls and fans.
In a new series here at Scallywag and Vagabond, expect us to call on you in the foreseeable future as we seek to get down to some home truths as to the dialectics of our time. That said I trust you enjoy our fine cast of interviewees who personally stimulated me and from the outset I have to thank and congratulate Allenka Slavinec for putting up with me and her brilliant photography.

ANNA KUCHMA;
SCV: What do you do?
AK: I’m an actress, blogger, model and singer. I was on season 3 of Ugly Betty. I’m also a hot dynamo on the rise.

SCV: That’s inspiring. What is fame?
AK: When people recognize your name and face together. The dual association. I think.

SCV: Are you famous?

AK: I did spend a season on cable TV. But I’m not sure if that necessarily means I am famous(yet).

SCV: How has fame changed?

AK: I think it’s become more how you look to other people as opposed to necessarily actually having achieved anything. There are a lot of people with no talent who are famous. You used to need talent to be famous, but I don’t think that’s the case anymore. A good publicist it seems can work wonders.

SCV: Or a media machine giving you 24/7 attention?
AK: Yes, I think that always helps.

SCV: What is celebrity?

AK: Someone you want to meet.

IN CELEBRATION OF MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK’S 8^TH ANNUAL RUSSIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL, MANHATTAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY WILL HOST A “TASTE OF RUSSIA” ON ITS ROOFTOP ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010, FROM 7 PM – 9 PM AT MANHATTAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY AT 787 ELEVENTH AVENUE, NYC. PRODUCED BY THE RUSSIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, THIS RECEPTION WILL FEATURE TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN CUISINE AND SPIRITS, AS WELL AS CUSTOMARY FARE FROM THE UKRAINE, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELURUSSIA, ESTONIA KAZAKHSTAN, GEORGIA, KYRGYZSTAN, LITHUANIA, MOLDOVA, LATVIA, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN. GUEST APPEARANCES INCLUDE FOLK GROUPS, MOSCOW FOLKS AND SOMANA-KUKUN. MANHATTAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY IS NEW YORK CITY’S PREMIER AND ONLY AUTHORIZED FORD, JAGUAR, LAND ROVER, LINCOLN, MERCURY, VOLVO AND MAZDA RETAILER.

Here are the pictures and videos from this fabulous and delicious event. First of all i want to say that i was able to relate to this event due to my own Russian heritage and communicate with the people in my mother tongue which was great. People were having a great time and there was a mix of adults and children because both were there to create an atmosphere of fun and entertainment with their nation musical or dance numbers for everyone to enjoy. Each country also brought their national cuisine to sample and show it off. I can tell you that some lines to try the food were longer than others, maybe black caviar and crepes was an obvious attraction for most Russian people. Till this day it is quite expensive so everyone was interested in getting a sample and enjoying their evening. The good time continued at another table which had mostly sweets verses savory flavors, in the short candy and cakes in various flavors followed by some very traditional to their region drink the Birch juice which was a surprising yet delectable addition to that table. I am sure i was not the only one who experienced a level of nostalgia while sampling it. I was snapping pictures and videos away and did not have a chance to try everything rather i took in all the food aroma that was prepared at these tables and worked up my appetite to attack the chocolate candy table which was filled with delicious goodies. For adults there was a wonderful choice of sampled from wine to vodka once again from various above described regions, which offered variety for each pallet. There was a table with red and white wine and by the time i got there the hostess said that there was no more white wine and this there was no way to quench my thirst so i went back to the Birch juice - non alcoholic but stupendously appetizing and satisfying for it very smooth and cool flavor.

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