The Ugly Art Room is a roving curatorial art project that has moved from Brooklyn to Corvallis, Oregon. Its inaugural Pacific Northwest exhibition will be a postcard show exploring the […]
Category: Culture
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Community, Historical Greenpoint
Hey North Brooklyn, Here’s Our Toxins Mapped
To shine a light on Brooklyn’s murky legacy of contamination, the Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) and Pratt’s Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative ( SAVI) released a beta version of a ToxiCity […]
Posted inArt, Culture
New Canadian PM for Greenpoint Hall of Fame
Newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Theroux Trudeau, made it into the Greenpointer Hall of Fame yesterday (by our measure). We shipped him a Key to the City that operates […]
Posted inArt, Community, Culture, Eat & Drink, Events, Shopping
Our Fall Market is Happening this Sunday (10/25)!! Preview our Vendors!!
We are so excited for our annual Fall Market and cannot wait to introduce you to so many talented local creators! The Deets: This Sunday October 25th (1-7pm) at Greenpoint Loft (67 […]
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A Last Hurrah at Cameo Gallery on the CMJ Trail
If you hadn’t already heard, Cameo Gallery is going the way of Glasslands and 285 Kent this November, but that doesn’t mean it’s slowing its roll until then. With CMJ […]
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CMJ Brings Out-of-Body Icelandic Trip to Black Bear Bar
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to spend half your year in total darkness (and then unending sunlight), the musical offerings of the Iceland Airwaves CMJ Showcase painted a […]
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An Interview with Bands Playing Our CMJ Showcase Friday (10/16)
I was not sure whether to be excited or afraid about meeting the bands playing our upcoming showcase at Bar Matchless. At the last Greenpointers showcase, I got pressed up […]
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New York Burlesque Festival Dazzled at Brooklyn Bowl
The New York Burlesque Festival is always a highly-anticipated event full of talented hosts and performers, and this year’s fest brought hilarious, intelligent and sexy acts to Brooklyn Bowl’s stage in […]
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EZ Guide to Wednesday’s CMJ Shows
If you want to learn a lot about the bands playing the CMJ Music Marathon tonight, you are in luck. You see, the acronym “CMJ” stands for “College Media Journal,” so […]
Posted inFilm
Rare Western Screening in Greenpoint Tonight (10/13)
If restaurants can recommend wine pairings for food, why can’t we recommend a movie interlude for your CMJ Music Marathon club hopping tonight? Light Industry, an alternative art space in […]