In light of so many events this year, so much loss, so many emotional hits, it’s great to get people together in a big room and chat. That’s what happened last night at the Brooklyn Surf Flea at the Picture Farm Gallery. Lots of great people talking to other great people. Lots of people turning out to both do what they do while contributing a bit to recovery. And while the cold rain kept some at bay, heaps of people showed up to peruse the wares and soak up some space. Ceasar and Annie did an outstanding job organizing and managing the event, getting all the vendors together and making sure all the Lagunitas flowed like wine. As the recovery process slowly urns into a rebuilding process it will be important to keep the community energy up and activated.