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Electric Bluegrass: Michael Daves Debuts New Album Friday Night (3/4)
To paraphrase a quote ascribed to Austrian composer Gustav Mahler: Tradition is not preserving the ashes, but tending the flame. Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer Michael Daves recently recorded twelve traditional […]
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Fishing for Vinyl and Vintage in Greenpoint
“This neighborhood is becoming a vinyl mecca,” says Robert Piskorski, owner of Dream Fishing Tackle (673 Manhattan Ave). His store, which opened 17 years ago, was known for selling fishing gear until a […]
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What Ever Happened to the Fowler Arts Collective?
Before it closed in July 2015, the Fowler Arts Collective housed dozens of art studios at the Greenpoint Terminal warehouse on 67 West Street. “It is hard to imagine now,” […]
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#joinGCjourney Great Caesar at Knitting Factory Tonight at 8:00pm
Great Caesar, a chamber rock band with a touch of soul, has had quite a week. Last Friday, they performed on Audiotree in Chicago before playing at Uncommon Ground in Edgewater. […]
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Weekend Music: Vote for Jerry
According to the pundits, primaries this Tuesday could seal the deal for both Clinton and Trump. That is a great thing for this country, at least during the campaign season. […]
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The New East River Trolley: Abridged Version?
When plans were announced by the de Blasio administration for a light rail system running from Astoria to Red Hook, many of us Greenpointers wondered about an important, but perhaps […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Julia Wertz, Cartoonist
Greenpoint resident Julia Wertz is a storyteller and cartoonist who’s met enormous standards as an accomplished artist through an extensive body of work – but not without an equally extensive […]
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The Genius of Diamond Street
The recent tragic fire on Diamond Street made me think about one of the most fascinating characters from my book “ Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Forgotten Past. “Joseph Bartnikowski, born in 1926 […]
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Alone Together: A Show Featuring Murjani Holmes
If you’re in need of a bang trim or a new hair color, why not check out some awesome art in the process? Murjani Holmes is one of the artists […]