FRIDAY
8pm: sean lennon’s the ghost of a sabre tooth tiger and julianna barwick play littlefield, $16
9pm (thru 10/2): the ninth annual new york burlesque festival (featuring 100+ performers at six venues) continues with a premiere party at brooklyn bowl. $10. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
8pm doors: rooftop films screens shorts about how our experiences are shaped by the buildings we inhabit. old american can factory, $10.
9pm: sing-along with common people! belt out your favorites tunes at 90s sing-along at legion, free. Read the rest of this entry »
Kayaking at Pier 1. Photo by Jonathan Barkey, courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy.
Filling a kids’ summer with camp is like putting a full-size sheet on a queen-size bed — no matter how you try to stretch it, there just isn’t enough to cover the whole thing. If you’re a parent or a babysitter like me, you’re about to enter the gap between the end of camp and the beginning of school. Maybe mom and dad were smart enough to plan a trip, or maybe you’re trying to fill the time with local outings, which can cost as much as a vacation if you’re not careful. Here are some inexpensive ways to squeeze the most out of the season before school starts. And if you’ve got ideas, as always, please leave them in the comments. Read the rest of this entry »
Fort Greene’s Habana Outpost is in the running for America’s Best Bathroom, some sort of contest put on by Cintas to determine the country’s superlative environs in which to take a dump. It sound like the Grammys of restaurant awards, but, whatever, BK pride! We certainly spend a lot of time there, what with Habana’s $2.75 beers, free Sunday movies and delicious corn, and can say those are indeed some of the nicest crappers around: they’ve got rain water recycling and tropical environs. So go vote for it, why not? [via The Local]
FRIDAY
7pm: try on and examine 500 handmade garments at the opening recption for artist stacy scibelli’s new exibition made with love at textile arts center, free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7pm (+ 6/10): the l magazine’s audiophile at the brooklyn museum continues this month with men and savoir adore. bonus: free vodka 7-8pm. free (rsvp) with $10 suggested museum admission. Read the rest of this entry »
Your old iPod deserves a better fate
If Santa granted wishes for a new computer or camera this year, you’ve probably got a pile of obsolete old machines taking up space in your apartment. We’re sure you know already how hazardous E-waste is when mixed with regular trash, but here’s an extra incentive to recycle this month: The Lower East Side Ecology Center and TekServe are teaming up for weekend recycling days all over the city. Every recycler can enter to win a MacBook Air or a sweet “I recycle NY” shirt, plus you can get discounts on Apple products. Take your computers, phones, VCRs and other trash to the two Brooklyn locations: Prospect Park West and 3rd Street on Jan. 16; or Habana Outpost in Fort Greene on Jan. 22. Check the full list for all acceptable recyclables and locations.
The Sartorialist, our favorite fashion voyeur/photo-blogger, has the best job in the world: snapping shots of nattily dressed folk on the streets of Milan, Paris, Sao Paulo, Sydney—and now Fort Greene. Yes, former marketing exec turned fashion-crack supplier has been pointing his lens at style lookers in our very own borough lately (pick me! pick me!), where he photographed this floral-shawled beauty outside Habana Outpost on Fulton Street. Read the rest of this entry »
