I admit, it's taken me awhile to get over to Gnarly Vines. But man, is it NICE in there! The space is enormous -- much bigger than I anticipated -- but is long and narrow, giving the store a cozy feel.
Store owner Brian was ultra-friendly and recommended some great bottles for me.
Check out their Grand Opening party this Thursday from 6-10pm!
Also note: CSA members receive 10% off purchases!
Our neighbor Brownstoner has just announced that he will run a weekly flea market in the school yard of Bishop Loughlin High School starting next spring! I'm hoping for a variety of good stuff, like wares from local artists and reasonably priced antiques... Official site is here!
One of the area's tastiest restaurants is offering two Thanksgiving specials: dine-in and delivery! Both look delicious:
iCi 246 DeKalb @ Vanderbilt 718-789-2778 www.icirestaurant.com
This morning, Ghost Town, a Dreamworks movie, will be filming on Vanderbilt and around the nabe. I'm pleased to see it stars Ricky Gervais, the original star of The Office in the UK, and star of HBO's Extras (love them both!).
Tonight, starting at 7:30, delicious catered food and awesome costumes!
(Outpost on Fulton)
Dragon Garden on Myrtle at Hall closed a short while back, making me wonder what new, trendy restaurant would open in its place. Turns out it'll be a laundromat. What do you think? Do the neighbors nearby need one? (And as an aside, could we pass a law that requires all laundromats have card machines so I can stop buying rolls of quarters? Just saying.)
If you're new to the 'hood, you might not know that the NYC Marathon runs straight down Lafayette Avenue. Check it out this Sunday, and get inspired by all the brave souls running. Plus, join in with your neighbors to cheer them on!
The St. Joseph's College Chapel Players will present themusical "Godspell" from November 7th to November 10th at the College's Tuohy Hall Auditorium on 245 Clinton Avenue. Originally conceived and directed by John-Michael Tebelak, with music & new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, composer of the recent hit "Wicked," "Godspell" is a musical based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The plot is a loose interpretation of the teachings of Christ as portrayed throughout St. Matthew's New Testament, and the show portrays Jesus as teacher, guiding his individual and diverse followers into a single-faith community. The show celebrates that spirit of community as well as the basic principles that to this day form the bedrock of Christianity. The curtain drops at 7 p.m on the 8th and 9th and at 8 p.m. on the 10th. Prices are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Please call Jaime Vacca-Hoefner for reservations or more information at 718-399-2602.
November Events at Tillie’s248 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn NY 11205 718 783-6140 www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com Music
Friday, November 2nd 8 p.m. The Mr. Handband Jesse Neuman, trumpet Anthony Barba, tenor and soprano sax Kris Davis, keyboard Rob Jost, bass Ted Poor, drums Hard-driving experimental jazz: Leader Barba plays frequently at venues in Brooklyn such as Barbes and the Tea Lounge in Park Slope, and at Webster Hall and the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan.
Friday, November 9th 8 p.m. Eyal Maoz’s Slavic Trio Eyal Maoz, guitar Ron Caswell, tuba Briggan Krauss, saxophone Rhymically propulsive music by a first-rate guitarist and composer born in Israel and now living in New York. “Keep your eyes and ears on this guy.” John Zorn “A musical deep thinker.” Washington City Paper “Mesmerizing composer and guitarist.” The New Yorker
Friday, November 16th Dream Fox 8 p.m. High-energy pop electronica from Astoria, Queens, featuring: Marshall McLaughlin Christopher Passig Jessi Almstead Cover for all performances: $5, $3 with student ID Open Mic
Thursday, 11/15/07 Thursday, 11/29/07 Sign-up: 8:30 p.m. Performance: 9:00 p.m. Host: Nick Noir Art
Linda Shere The Victor Series and the Camel Box prints November 12th – December 15th, 2007 Linda Shere has a studio in the Navy Yard and resides in Fort Greene. A native New Yorker, she lived in South Dakota for fifteen years and also in London.
She has exhibited extensively in South Dakota and in New York City and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as the South Dakota Arts Council. Her Brooklyn shows include work at the Corridor Gallery, the Holland Tunnel Gallery, Urban Glass, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She is represented in the collections of the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota, and of Citibank in New York, among others.
Her statement about the work on view: “My father died when I was quite young and these drawings grew from the simple wish to stand face to face with him as an adult. I was always very taken by the photograph of my father as a young messenger boy on the streets in Manhattan. Like this one, and in most of the photographs taken of him up until his death, the stance was the same in whatever situation, and always anchored by a graceful hand with a cigarette. This series and the Camel Box prints are not about that which contributed to his death, but rather the lingering romance of his ever- present camel -- the pyramid, sand, and faraway places I associate with my father.”
The four pieces in the Victor Series are composed of graphite and wax drawings on archival matte duralar. The Camel Box prints are chine colle relief prints.
In the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, Tillie’s has been presenting the best in coffee, light food, and deserts for art and music lovers since 1997. For more information on any of the above, call Patricia Mulcahy at 718 783-6140 or contact her at mail@tilliesofbrooklyn.com.
Received this tip-filled email from a reader: I was at a town hall meeting with tish james and heard from the pres. of pratt that they have taken over the kentucky fried chicken spot!!! It is going to be a 6 (or more) story building with retail on the ground floor. The space is actually still owned by the person that owned the KFC, but pratt worked some deal where they get the land and the owner gets the building... Don't quote me on that, I'm super tired and I definitely didn't give them enough attention. : ) The other bit of gossip on this front is that the owner wants some kind of pharmacy on the ground floor. Although I really hate box store pharmacies, this is something that area does need.
More gossip...
The bodega on the corner of grand and clifton is interviewing chefs for a brick oven pizza joint! I will probably be close to a year till they open, but worth the wait.
Terri, of Choice fame, is on hold with the spot on greene bec. of permit issues. They hope to open in the next few months.
The 6-story building sounds promising and not too tall. It IS amazing how much unused space exists on Myrtle (more on this later).
Location: 313 Clinton Ave (bt DeKalb and Lafayette)
This year's theme: Halloween Attacks! Make sure to stop by this evening during the Halloween Walk to check out the annual performance. It's going to be good, and also involve nearby houses. It's slated to be the best production yet!
Easy Being Greene and Brownstoner have posted about the new restaurant opening on the corner of Cumberland and Lafayette (once rumored to become a 7-11 and/or a Thai restaurant). Just wanted to give my two cents: I'm really psyched about this place, since it's something NEW and not another French restaurant.
A few weeks ago, I came across a bizarre new building on Park by the BQE for sale by Corcoran. It looked to me like a building full of condo apartments, but the Corcoran listing I found said it was a legal 2-family listed at $979k.
I procrastinated in posting this, and now the Corcoran link isn't working, and I can't find anything about it online! What happened, and what IS this place?
Location: Clinton bt Greene and Gates
It's rumored that the guy who lives here does not have electricity. I guess ghosts don't need light, and probably prefer the dark.
This year's PUPkin was great! I was fortunate enough to be a judge, which meant that for the first time ever I was able to see ALL the costumes. Lots of great homemade costumes this year. I wasn't able to take as many photos as I'd have liked, but here are a few of my favorites:
Prizes:
First: Astronaut (This is the same guy who did the flying monkey in 2005. How he got his dog to wear the plastic bubble on his head is the question of the century.)
Second: The Three Tenors (Three gigantic slow-moving dogs dressed in human tuxedos with a banner and an entourage)
Third: Nipper, the RCA Dog (Complete with gramophone that was actually playing music on the dog's back)
Honorable Mentions: Albus Dumbledore (wonderful homemade wig and spectacles made of tin foil), Sunflower (TINY Chi dressed as a sunflower bigger than her head, made out of recycled materials), and Gilligan (complete with red shirt, life vest and sailor hat).
Other favorites of mine (and close finishers) included Carol Burnette dressed as Scarlet O'Hara, a tiny Chi dressed as a devil (his ears were his horns, pictured above!), a Frenchie in pajamas and slippers, and a Boston Terrier as the G train.
Thanks to my fellow judges, Ellie Balk and Carl Graur!
First of all we'd like to thank all of the new folks who have popped into the shop recently and have submitted requests for merchandise! We are working hard at locating the perfect items for you and appreciate that you have chosen RePOP as one of your sources for fine vintage offerings! Find attached in this e-mail a list of new arrivals coming into the shop this week!
Second, Please be our guest this Nov. 2 for a wonderful group show of photography by Lucia Cousins & Elizabeth Lambert in conjunction with our 2nd Annual Halloweenie Extravanganza!
A HALLOWEENIE EXTRAVAGANZA: PHOTOGRAPHY by LUCIA COUSINS & ELIZABETH LAMBERT
RePOP is proud to present their first photography exhibition featuring the electrifying work of two Brooklyn based photographers, Elizabeth Lambert and Lucia Cousins. Inspired by the ebb and flow of New York as well as the unique and haunting, these artists capture the beautiful fleeting remnants of a metropolis, examining closely the seen but often misunderstood spaces within the whole that pass us by in our hustle and bustle from one place to the next. By-gone grafitti, advertisements, surreal images, doll babies with soul, subway tunnels and sensual silhouettes are all represented in this glorious body of work soaring above the obvious to analyze the bits and parts of what makes an urban jungle tick.
And back due to popular demand in conjunction with November 2 First Friday, RePOP will be hosting their 2nd annual Ghoulish Halloweenie Extravaganza. The festivities begin around 7:30 pm and carry on to the wee hours both within the shop and our private back room. The event will be catered by the scrumptious talents of Urban Palate* and costumes are required with a grand prize awarded to the best! All attendees are encouraged to bring an offering of their favorite poison to contribute on this evening of art, dance and merriment.
New merchandise arrivals this week include: tall 1930's black and white dental cabinet, companion hygenist lowboy (both perfect for bathroom or art and jewel accessories) Danish Modern TV Credenza, Danish Rocking Chair (amaaazing!) Swedish Bookcases, Walnut High Chests & Credenzas, Milo Baughman & Hollywood Regency Berger Style Sectionals, Mid-century duck decoys and lures, African American Sculpture, Gilded Hollywood Regency lighting, 1970's ball room plats, vintage pocket knifes, Columbian pony hair wallets and necklaces, Baughman Flat Bar Chair and other comfy and wonderful seating, complete dish sets by Metlox, new jewels and accessories by the fabulous Miss Ellie and tons more!!! As always all guests enjoy 10% off in house merchandise on First Friday so come on down and get something lovely.
*Urban Palate is a Clinton Hill catering team, and I hear they're great! Halloween menu will include:
Mini Croque Monsieur Saffron Risotto Balls Sicilian Meat Balls Organic Seasonal Vegetable Crudite Served with Bagna Cauda & Yogurt Herb Sauce Mini Red Velvet Vampire Cupcakes Chocolate Orange Pumpkin Cupcakes
I have a really great costume planned, so you'd better bring your A game...
Location: 173 Classon bt Park and Myrtle
Wow. Way to block the doorway. Good thing ghosts can fly through plywood!
Location: 64 Clifton bt Grand and Classon
Lots of plywood windows, but look at that gorgeous front door!
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