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You Are Invited to a Wedding

This is a public event Optional: Dress in your historic finery Lana Turner from Harlem, wants to recreat a historic day in American history, the wedding of #annamurraydouglass and #frederickdouglass. They were originally married on 36 Lispenard Street, in lower Manhattan September 15,1838.Anna Murray was the first of her siblings born free. She was married to Frederick Douglass for 44 years and they had 5 children. SHE was instrumental in his buying Mr. Douglass’s freedom, borrowing a freedman’s protection certificate from a friend and a sailor’s suit sewn by Anna. They were married in the home of David Ruggles. There is so much more we don’t know about the abolitionist/wife/Mother/American. This event is a gift to Anna Murray Douglass.Unlike the...

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A Collaboration

See ZCO/Dance Project LIVE with costumes designed by Cassandra Bromfield October 16th, 2021 1:30PM Cafe Biba 101 Kent Ave Williamsburg, Brooklyn ZCO/Dance Project (costumes designed by Cassandra Bromfield) is thrilled to announce their FIRST LIVE IN PERSON DANCE PERFORMANCE of 2021! This performance will also be videotaped & shown at a later date. You can be part of the small audience (limited to 20)  Participate in a Q & A with the dancers after the show. The space is open with lots of air flow to provide a safe space to gather. To attend please email zcodanceproject1@gmail.com

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Octavia Summer Sale

Octavia Summer Event Featuring Cassandra Bromfield Designs Please join us Saturday, August 7th | 11:00AM to 7:00PM at the Octavia Summer Shopping Event featuring my good friend and fellow designer Cassandra Bromfield! This indoor / outdoor will feature summer must-haves, light refreshments, and a small token of appreciation with each purchase. LOCATION: Sweet Octavia Showroom 725 Ashford Street Brooklyn, NY 11207   DATE / TIME: Saturday, August 7th 11:00AM - 7:00PM RAIN OR SHINE!  Octavia BK   Octavia BK   Cassandra Bromfield Designs   Cassandra Bromfield Designs  

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Behind the Pages

I was so honored to be interviewed with Wendy Goodman Wendy Goodman The Cut, Keita Turner  Keita Turner Design, and Me! https://nydc.com/news/behind-the-pages/ Introducing Behind the Pages, a new video series from the New York Design Center offering an inside look at a recently published project. Bringing together the people who bring our favorite stories to life, Behind the Pages takes a deeper look at the design process, history, and unpublished story behind the pages of truly unique homes. The series’ debut episode includes New York Magazine’s Wendy Goodman, award-winning interior designer Keita Turner and apartment homeowner, Cassandra Bromfield, to discuss the recent renovation of Cassandra’s 1960’s Brooklyn Co-op. The story of Cassandra’s home was originally published by Wendy Goodman for...

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