Greenpoint’s own alterna-cinema Light Industry (155 Freeman Street) is having their tenth anniversary this year—and are having a party and silent auction on March 24th from 7-9pm to celebrate and raise funds. Light Industry‘s programming ranges from the rare historical film to the under-appreciated 70s art film to a LGBTQ-produced public access TV show from the 90s (tonight (3/13), Dyke TV will be screening). The space is modest—75 folding chairs, a white wall and film nerd-worthy archive. Co-founders Thomas Beard and Ed Halter curate the programming, cultivate the audiences, and maintain the performance space. It’s a cultural landmark for Greenpoint (in good company with Film Noir Cinema on Meserole Street whose programming and setup is a different vibe from Light Industry), and one that draws visitors from not only all over NYC but also other parts of the world. Below, find details for their 10th Anniversary benefit.
Light Industry’s Tenth Anniversary Benefit Party and Silent Auction Saturday, March 24, 2017 from 7-9pm Bridget Donahue Gallery | 99 Bowery, 3rd Floor Tickets for Party and Silent Auction – $100 here Online bidding for the artwork is now live on Artsy.
Non-profit organization Restore, whose mission is to “end sex trafficking in NYC and restore the well being and independence of foreign national survivors”, is hosting a storytelling night at Brooklyn Brewery (79 N 11th Street) on Tuesday, November 28th at 7:30pm. Because it’s #givingtuesday, stories on the topic of “generosity” will be shared. If you’d like to participate and share a 5-minute story of generosity, you can email [email protected] for more info.
Restore: A Night of Storytelling on Generosity @ Brooklyn Brewery | 79 N 11th St Doors open at 7:30pm. Storytelling starts at 8:00pm. Beer is $5/bottle and snacks will be provided. Tickets are $15, more info here
The event goes from 5-11pm on Saturday, and on Sunday from 1-4pm they’ll have a panel discussion that focuses on actionable ways to work for justice in a current climate of fear, anger and frustration at government policies. Bring your friends and collect some beautiful art for an excellent cause; enjoy music, performance art, food, and drink! RSVP on FacebookContinue reading →
On Thursday, September 28th, the Park Church Co-Op (129 Russell St) will play host to an evening of experimental jazz headlined by post-punk, avant-garde powerhouse Lydia Lunch. Performances will begin at 8pm with pianist Jesse Lynch, followed by Matt Nelson on tenor saxophone, and a trio set by Moppa Elliott’s Mostly Other People Do the Killing. Lydia Lunch and Michael Foster will headline at 10pm. The evening will close with an experimental group ensemble conducted by Lunch. And, if that wasn’t enough to entice you to check this one out, proceeds will go towards McGolrick Park’s public art project, Ziemia (Polish for “Earth”).
To create Ziemia, artist Martynka Wawrzyniak is creating a native plant meadow and a sculpture made with help from Greenpoint residents. The sculpture will take the form of a ceramic orb, fired out of clay excavated in Greenpoint and glazed with a mix of soil contributed by residents from personally meaningful locations from around the world, which symbolize their identities. Ziemia aims to bridge the divides between the neighborhood’s disparate subcultures, serving as a collective portrait of the community through embodying residents’ personal homelands and migration stories.
Drink Booze. End Cancer. This Thursday, at Moonlight Mile (200 Franklin St). The community event to benefit the HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation is part of a fundraising effort by Greenpoint resident Sam Wils, who will be taking part in a 200 mile row boat race from Barcelona to Ibiza – the NOMAN is an Island Race to End HPV – later this summer. Wils was inspired by his childhood friends and neighbors who started the HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation after their mother, Paulette, passed away a few years ago from Anal Cancer, which is related to HPV (Human Papillomavirus; affects nearly 80 million Americans and is responsible for 5% of all cancers worldwide).
Tonight, Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave.) is hosting a five course vegan prix fixe benefiting Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary hosted by Walter Schreifels who wrote Cats & Dogs—a Gorilla Biscuits song considered to be one of the seminal New York Hardcore songs about animal rights.
On Thursday, April 6th, the city’s culinary community will converge in Williamsburg as some of NYC’s best restaurants, food trucks and sommeliers come together to serve up their signature cuisine, specialty cocktails and seasonal wines in support of Citymeals on Wheels.
Don’t…Eat…’Til Brooklyn, presented by the Citymeals Young Professionals Committee, will feature a smorgasbord of dishes from restaurants such as Acme, The Black Ant, Birds & Bubbles, Doughnut Plant, Huertas, Korilla BBQ, Peaches, Rosie’s, Talde and Virginia’s, cocktails from spirit sponsors including Woodford Reserve. and a wine tasting with notable sommeliers like Raj Vaidya, head sommelier at DANIEL.
The bazaar of deliciousness will take place in the former Citymeals warehouse overlooking the East River at 307 Kent Avenue. While enjoying the movable feast and revelry, guests will have the opportunity to bid on an array of packages in the silent auction ranging from fitness and outdoor adventure to Broadway and the ballet, from wine pairing dinners and whiskey tastings to a private tour with the co-founder of Brooklyn Grange. Continue reading →
They will be donating 20% of all proceeds towards IDP’s holistic community defense program that provides resources and tools to immigrants, their communities and advocates to fight back against deportations and ICE abuses.
Speakers from IDP will be attending to talk more about their initiatives.
Dance the night away at Enid’s (560 Manhattan Ave.) tonight (2/11) starting at 8pm to support Planned Parenthood, and enter the raffle to win a night’s stay at the Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Ave.). Featuring DJ Angel Favorite, DJ Cambot, DJ Zooey Gaychanel, DJ Kitty Wizard. Continue reading →
OK. Tomorrow is the inauguration. We have all kinds of feels. And if this past election has showed us anything, it’s that we can and will strategically come together to support, defend, edify, forgive one another, and even laugh out loud in the midst of heartbreaking confusion.
Brooklyn comedians Emily Winter and Jenn Welch are doing just that with What A Joke – a national comedy festival which spans across 34 US cities, includes 86 shows, and gives all the ticket sales proceeds to the American Civil Liberties Union.
The NYC shows are happening right down the street at the Annoyance Theatre (367 Bedford Ave.) and Rough Trade (64 N. 9th St.) on Friday and Saturday. And the festival kicks off in Manhattan tonight at The Stand, and includes a happy hour and silent auction. The lineups are full of a number of headliners like Nikki Glaser, Dave Hill, and ‘Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch’ sketch team, the Astronomy Club, among a whole lot more. (Side note: Rough Trade is having another benefit for the ACLU and Planned Parenthood tonight with a nice little music lineup).
We got the chance to ask Emily Winter (co-founder), a few questions about the festival and discuss why good comedy is no joke. Continue reading →
Tonight (3/23) from 7-10pm,
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