For Matt Siffert, a junior semester abroad provided the impetus for choosing the life of a songwriter. He studied music and psychology at the University of Havana in the spring […]
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Show Off Your Writing Chops at -The Prose Bowl- Open Mic (08/18)
It’s time to dust off your moleskine notebooks! There’s a new open mic series for fiction writers—The Prose Bowl—starting this Tuesday, August 18 at Pete’s Candy Store, and it’s going […]
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‘Greenpoint: The Transition’ Is Your Little Slice of Polish Culture
Sure, you may have been a regular at Lomzynianka before they closed inexplicably “for renovations” a few months ago. And, sure, you’re always at Cafe Riviera in the mornings for […]
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Party Like It’s 1999: F.A.M. Shindig Hits North Brooklyn Tomorrow (8/9) at The Paper Box
“Do you remember what it was like? There was garbage everywhere.” AB and I are talking about New York City in the 80s, when he used to ride along with […]
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Dancing Under the Williamsburg Bridge: BRUNCHRave with Morning Gloryville
Dancing is an amazing way to start the day, isn’t it? Last Saturday, while most people were sleeping in, BRUNCH Ravers at Morning Gloryville‘s party were doing yoga, dancing, jumping in flying rose petals, […]
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HYPE at The Janet Kurnatowski Gallery Takes a Deep Dive into Film History
Last Saturday, the Janet Kurnatowski Gallery opened its last show—HYPE—a look at the life and work of the legendary press agent Billy “Silver Dollar” Baxter. The show is a collection […]
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Summertime Studio Sale & Indoor BBQ at Calico Gallery this Saturday! (8/8)
This Saturday (8/8, 2-7pm) at Calico Gallery, artist Scott Chasse is hosting an indoor BBQ and selling some of his recent and not-so-recent artwork at massive discounts! Everything will be […]
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Dru Cutler, Bushwick resident, performs perilously close to Greenpoint but is found worthy
We here at the GP like to tell you about local bands we recently saw live, because they play in a lot of local places and you should know what […]
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Artist Community Rallies for Bryan Osburn: Fundraiser this Sunday (8/9)
A few weeks ago, painter Bryan Osburn was brutally attacked near his Greenpoint studio by a group of thugs who shattered his jaw and took his cell phone. Bryan has undergone extensive […]
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Artist Salon at Lucky Luna’s Tonight! (8/3)
Tonight at Lucky Luna (167 Nassau Ave) starting at 7pm, artists and performers will gather to celebrate the power of creativity as a means of collaboration, consciousness, perspective and change in GAMBA […]