I just got back from vacation in Vico Equense, a town on the Sorrentine peninsula in southern Italy. The people there seem wealthier than when I last visited a dozen […]
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Staring Contest, Sumo Party, Emo Night – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/13–5/19)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 5/13 ^ Paradise Bought @ Triple Canopy (155 Freeman St) 7pm, $5, A reading and discussion of the mystery genre, the […]
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Weekend Music Picks: On the Sunny Side of the Street
“For every graveyard in the moonlight, there’s a junkyard in the sun,” sings the Texan folk-rocker Butch Hancock. Lately, our weekend music picks have been luring you to some dark […]
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Awkwafina, Lucha Lubre, IlluminArias – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/06–5/12)
(sponsored)Â Dina Gadia:Â Non Mint Copy Opening Reception Owen James Gallery, 61 Greenpoint Ave, Suite 315 May 8th, 6pm, FREE Dina Gadia is a mixed-media artist who subverts the artifice often found […]
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Weekend Music Picks (5/1-5/4): Choose your own adventure
This week I am going to teach you my favorite web-based ways to preview bands playing in North Brooklyn, so you can discover your own favorites to catch this weekend. […]
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The Hunger, Outland Empire, Holonomic – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (4/29–5/05)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 4/29 * Voices of Brooklyn: Between Wolves & Sheep @ Parables (334 Sough 5th St) 7pm, $15 suggested, Soulful […]
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Johnny Rotten, Shoe Cocktail Party, Spring Circus Cabaret, Greenpointers Spring Market – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (4/22–4/28)
Electric Wildflowers Bloom at the Greenpointers Spring Market @ Greenpoint Loft (67 West St, 5th Fl) 4/26 Sunday, 1-7PM,  Local shopping and delicious food, plus FREE fun activites: Nail Art, Massages, Face-Painting, […]
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This Saturday is Record Store Day
Local record stores are offering extended hours and live in-store performances for Record Store Day this Saturday (4/18). Captured Tracks, Academy Records Annex, Record Grouch, Rough Trade, and Earwax […]
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New York’s Alright, Bad Film Fest, Collective Delusions – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (4/15–4/21)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 4/15 * Sewing 101: Make a Skirt @ Brooklyn Craft Company (61 Greenpoint Ave) 6:30pm, $85, Sewing for total beginners: […]
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Weekend Music Picks: Breakups and Hang-ups (4/10 – 4/11)
Neighbors, I must warn you, I am a little out of sorts today. My wife has flown to a faraway coast on business, and when that happens I get […]