* URBAN-X Panel Discussion: Exploring The Future of Affordable Housing @ A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.), 6:30pm, FREE, RSVP * 94 Precinct Community Council Meeting @ St. John’s Lutheran Church (155 Milton St.), 7pm, FREE,More Info ♫ Afroperuano Group (Live Recording Video) Free Pisco Tasting @ Scholes St. Studio (375 Lorimer St.), 7pm, $20, Buy Tix
♫ C Z A R I N A, Bunny X, Turbo Goth, Valentine @ The Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave.), 8pm, $10, Buy Tix
THURSDAY 11/8
♫ Goldie Awards 2nd Annual DJ & Beat Battle @ Brooklyn Steel (319 Frost St.), 6pm, $25, Buy Tix ♦ Art Opening: Brett Satterlund & Friends @ Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave.) 6pm, FREE, Photography Exhibit, More Info ^ An Evening with Michael Lally & Lonely Christopher @ Brooklyn’s House of Kava (238 Central Ave.), 7pm, FREE, an evening of poetry and chatting, more info ♫ BRIC After Dark: Gala After Party @ Brooklyn Navy Yard (63 Flushing Ave.), 9pm, $75+, Buy TixContinue reading →
Greenpoint Beer& Ale and Knick Knacks Brooklyn are teaming up one more time before the year is over and they’re going all out on October 21st for #crabfest#round3! They will be offering UNLIMITED SNOW CRAB LEGS with an order of SHRIMP, POTATOES and CORN for 75 MINS! ($65 per ticket – drinks a la carte) Get your fill, you don’t want to be the one left out! Check out the ticket link and pick your session. See you there! Buy tix [Sponsored]
WEDNESDAY 10/17
♫ The O’My’s @ Rough Trade (64 N 9th St.), 8pm, $15, Buy Tix
♫ Big Thief@ Brooklyn Steel (319 Frost St.), 8pm, $22, Buy tix ♫ Sontag Shogun, Christopher Tignor, Anastasia Clarke @ Arete Venue and Gallery (67 West St. #103), 8pm, $15, An evening of abstract sentimental music (for lovers and loners alike). All artists performing new music from forthcoming releases and improvisation, More Info ♫ ALBERICH, Geography Of Hell, DJ Becka Diamond, DJ JonBenet, DJ Guilt Attendant @ St. Vitus (1120 Manhattan Ave.), 11pm, $10, Buy Tix
THURSDAY 10/18
♦ Nicolas Holiber: Birds on Broadway Audubon Sculpture Project @ Kingsland Wildflowers (520 Kingsland Ave.), 5:30pm, $15 suggested, Learn about an ambitious public-art project set to line Broadway with 12 larger than life bird sculptures next year, more info * Pints for Paws @ Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave.) 6pm, $5 raffle ticket, hourly raffle to benefit BARCS Animal Shelter, More info # COPENHAGEN FOOD with author Trine Hahnemann @ Archestratus (160 Huron St.), 7pm, FREE, Get a free glass of Glögg with the purchase of the new cookbook Copenhagen Food: Stories, Traditions and Recipes, More info ^♥ The Poetry Brothel: Season of the Witch @ House of Yes (2 Wyckoff Ave.), 7pm, $50+, immersive cabaret featuring poetry, burlesque, live music, vaudeville, aerials, visual art, magic, and mysticism, with newly integrated themes, performances and installations at each event. Buy TixContinue reading →
PARTY TO PROTECT OUR LIVES Littlefield | 635 Sackett St
Saturday, June 16th | 8pm-2am The night, which will raise funds and awareness for Moms Demand Action, a division of Everytown for Gun Safety features performances from several bands, burlesque artists and thousands of dollars worth of raffle prizes. Plus, a photobooth and tattoo artists doing tattoos on-site of specially designed flash to benefit the cause, and there will be a speaker who survived the Las Vegas shooting.
$15, tickets here
Wednesday, 6/13: Show this Instagram Post for a free drink as Alexandra Siwiec, (a native and first generation Greenpointer) and Doug Vazquez (formerly of Epicurean Group) launch One Bedford (1 Bedford Ave) into year 2. There’ll also be complimentary samples of their Summer Nightime menu that’s for pairing with their new re-vamped drink menu (think local brewers, winemakers, and distilleries). {sponsored}
WEDNESDAY 6/13
#Summer Popsicle Pop-up @ McGolrick Park, 2:30pm, FREE, after-school fun and sweet treats, More Info ♦ Art Opening: Eli Rotholz @ Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave.), 6pm, FREE, photography, More Info ♫ A Deer A Horse / No Men / The Mad Doctors / Ted’s Dead at SPR @ Secret Project Robot (1186 Broadway), 8pm, $7, More Info ♫ Rissa Garcia, Swami, DJ Ethereum, Dom Bird @ Good Room (98 Meserole Ave.), 9pm, FREE, “we’ve updated our terms of service and privacy policy” The Party, More Info ♫ DJ Spooky/ François K. @ Output (74 Wythe Avenue), 10pm, $10, Buy Tix
THURSDAY 6/14
^ 2018 Epiphany Summer Fête @ The William Vale (111 North 12th St.), 7pm, $75+, honor novelist Joan Silber, winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and the 2018 PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel Improvement, along with New Yorker copyeditor and writer Mary Norris over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, Buy Tix ♦ Other Tongue: An Evening with NANG @ Light Industry (155 Freeman Street.), 7:30pm, $8, evening with NANG, a new magazine of Asian cinema published out of Seoul, More Info ♫ DJs for Climate Action: The Range x Michna x Sam OB @ Black Flamingo (168 Borinquen Pl), 10pm, FREE, More Info
♫ Quantic Residency with Lefto + Journey to the Light @ Good Room (98 Meserole Ave), 10pm, $15-20, Buy TixContinue reading →
It turns out Greenpoint is becoming a bit of a mecca for craft beer. Whilst the likes of Brouwerij Lane, Tørst and Dirck the Norseman have really put us on the map as a beer destination, less well-known is the fact that Nassau Avenue’s Keg & Lantern have their very own self-described ‘nano-brewery’ and that today marks their one-year anniversary of in-house brewing.
Last year owner Keiran Breen realized that the large basement below the bar was crying out to be put to use, so he placed an ad on Craigslist for an in-house brewer to come on board. He struck gold when he found Patrick Allen, an enthusiastic home-brewer who was ready to take his weekend hobby to the next level. Patrick promptly quit his job as manager of a fine art photographic printing studio, and set about upsizing his home-brewing knowledge to a far more commercial scale. Continue reading →
Fowler Arts Collective Annex | Instagram @colleenblackard
Even though this past Friday brought more (unwanted, unexpected) flurries and cold, gallery owners took the storm in stride and kept their doors open late for Greenpoint Gallery Night. And for a good cause—the brave locals came in crowds, saw the art, and thus conquered the last snow of the the winter season. Check out our Instagram recap! Continue reading →
(sponsored) Holloween Bash Sky Bar & Grill, 804 Grand St October 31 & November 1, 10pm, $10–$20, Buy tix
For two nights, you’re allowed to party with no rules. No club dress code. No small, packed space. Just GOOD vibes (and even better music).
Costume contest, music from DJ X5Rob and DJ Danny, plus half price on selected draft beers from 9–10pm.
What are you waiting for? Get your tickets now and come join us in the night!
WEDNESDAY 10/22 * Weird Tales & Scary Stories @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, With Christopher Buehlman / Tobias Carroll / Michael Cisco / Katherine Howe, RSVP ♦ Lone Stars @ 7 Dunham (7 Dunham Pl) 7pm, FREE, An exhibition highlighting four unique perspectives from young artists born and raised in Texas who have recently relocated to New York, plus free beer & wine all night, RSVP ♫ Rhythms of Africa @ Golden Drum (97 Green St, #G1) 7:30pm, FREE, Explore the rhythms of Africa through traditional music and dance, RSVP Continue reading →
Monte Antrim: promotional card for group art show "Both Sides of the Pulaski," 2010.
Summertime in the city, and Brooklyn is full of places to explore. Today, go to Brouwerij Lane to have a beer and check out Monte Antrim‘s neighborhood-friendly opening (6pm). On Friday, stop by Java Studios Gallery for Katerina Ganchak‘s opening of delicate glassworks & paintings, “Just Feel” (6pm). On Saturday, drop by the Brooklyn Artists Alliance for Jason Roy‘s first solo-exhibition opening “NO (A Masterless Universe)” (7pm). Or, have a conversation with Jean-Pierre Gorin at Light Industry (7pm). Get lost in the streets but find yourself in the art.
THURSDAY 11/8
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THURSDAY 10/18
♦ Art Opening: Eli Rotholz @ Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave.), 6pm, FREE, photography, 
