Last night marked our final Act 4 after-party at the New York City Opera where, following a performance of Seance on a Wet Afternoon the Secret Science Club conducted live science experiments with our well-dressed, Jack Daniels-sipping guests. We took these pretty photos of the fancy meeting between art and science.
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Act 4 Seance on a Wet Afternoon with The Secret Science Club
This Wednesday (aka tomorrow) at Act4—our after party series for the New York City Opera—join us for a performance of Seance on a Wet Aftertoon and enjoy a special post-opera performance on the fourth ring with Small Black, the pop music experimentors that may or may not hate being called Chillwave. Dignified, monocle-worthy cocktails will flow freely, courtesy of Herradura Tequila.
Check out the ACT 4 website to check out all the treats we have lined up for opera-goers this season. So buy your tickets, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter, grab a drink and get cultured. We'll be waiting on the 4th ring.
Tonight, join us at the Brooklyn Museum for the first of our three-part concert series Audiophile. We're kicking things off tonight at 7pm with the synth-ly sultry sounds of MNDR and New Villager. Don't you love them? We do too. Come drink and dance and appreciate Brooklyn art with us!
Enjoy cocktails compliments of Brooklyn Republic Vodka from 7 to 8 pm. This event is free with museum admission. Check out the rest of the acts we have lined up on our facebook page.
Get on your bike, put on some open-toed shoes, and head out to the Brooklyn Museum this Friday for our first of our three-part concert series Audiophile. We're kicking off the series on April 15th with the synth-ly sultry sounds of MNDR and New Villager. Don't you love them? We do too. Come drink and dance and appreciate Brooklyn art with us!
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by Lauren Beck
on Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM
With so many Brooklyn bands currently paying homage, whether knowingly or unknowingly, to various strands of 80s and 90s indie rock, we could not be more honored to bring masters of the genre, Guided by Voices — in all their leg-kicking, beer-guzzling glory — to McCarren Park on Saturday, June 18, for an OSA benefit show at that new 5,000-capacity outdoor space. The show will feature the band's "classic lineup," with Robert Pollard joined by Tobin Sprout, Charles "Mitch" Mitchell, Greg Demos and Kevin Fennel, as they perform songs from their unbelievably awesome 1992-1996 period. For those keeping score, that's Propeller, Bee Thousand, Alien Lanes and Under the Bushes, Under the Stars. Damn. And because we recognize that every generation has a different set of bands they see as perfect summer drinking (or whatever) music, we couldn't be happier to announce that present day lo-fi stalwarts Wavves are on board to open the show. We'll be revealing even more support in the coming weeks, but for now, here's all you really need to know: Guided by Voices, Wavves, and you, at McCarren Park on a Saturday in June, the way it was always meant to be.
Art stars, appreciators, and all appreciators of a free cocktail gathered at Lincoln Center last night for Act 4, our after-party series for The New York City Opera. Last night's installment featured performance art from NADA's emerging artists Jen Liu and Maria Chavez. Cocktails courtesy of Gentleman's Jack were sipped and refilled. Join us on April 20th for our next Act4 after-party featuring Small Black.
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ACT4: Jen Liu and Maria Chavez
Shot by John Rogers. After Zorn, Schoenberg and Feldman’s MONODRAMAS, these people enjoyed a special post-opera audio/visual performance, FUGUE STATE E, with artists Jen Liu and Maria Chavez, curated by the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA).
The New York City Opera has opened its spring season, and once again, we're inviting you to ACT 4, the best after-party series since, well, the Fall season. ACT 4 is a fourth ring cocktail bar and lounge serving signature libations and featuring special guest performances from all cultural corners of the city. Each event is programmed to compliment a production during the season, providing a scintillating experience to keep the night going for culture seekers who want to keep the party going after the curtain falls. Admission is free with your ticket to the opera. Tickets are as low as $12, and the next one is tonight!
The New York City Opera has opened its spring season, and once again, we're inviting you to ACT 4, the best after-party series since, well, the Fall season. ACT 4 is a fourth ring cocktail bar and lounge serving signature libations and featuring special guest performances from all cultural corners of the city. Each event is programmed to tie-in to a production during the season, providing a scintillating experience to keep the night going for culture seekers who want to keep the party going after the curtain falls. Admission is free with your ticket to the opera. Tickets are as low as $12!
As you may have heard, there's a new magazine on the streets called Brooklyn Magazine, and we're proud to say we made it with our own two collective hands. Last Friday, we celebrated our creation with a launch party at Causey Contemporary Gallery in Williamsburg. Snacks were savored, gift bags were treasured, and in between sips of Brooklyn Brewery beer, I <3 Boy photographer Jessica Yatrofsky took some stellar polaroids and video (available after the jump). Tag yourself and your friends in these portraits on facebook.
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by Mark Asch
on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Literary Upstart, The L's short fiction competition and reading series (brought to you by Harper and the New School), finally kicks off this year's readings tomorrow night at Spike Hill, at 7pm.
There, four of the city's best unknown writers will read short, previously unpublished fiction, vying for the ultimate approval of our panel of judges: Distinguished Spokesjudge Ben Greenman, Electric Literature cofounder Andy Hunter, literary agent Katherine Fausset, the New School's Luis Jaramillo, HarperCollins and Fifty-Two Stories' Cal Morgan, and the L's Adam Bonislawski.
And for you—for everyone, really. For humanity—there'll be dollar beers. (As you know, because you clicked through the title of this post.) Dollar Heineken drafts, starting at 7pm and continuing through 8pm. So we'll expect to see you there, supporting new writing and cheap beer, without which there would be no new writing.
OMG it's Beach Fossils! (Did you hear about "OMG" being added to the OED?)
Last night, following a performance of The Elixir of Love, the New York City Opera and The L Magazine took Brooklyn's Beach Fossils up to the fourth floor to perform the latest in our opera after-party series ACT4. Photographer John Rogers was on hand to take these pretty pictures of all the beautiful people sipping hurricanes and other cocktails provided by Southern Comfort. You could be one of them by attending our next ACT4, with Jen Liu and Maria Chavez's audio-visual performance art piece FUGUE STATE E following March 31st's performance of Monodramas.
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by Henry Stewart
on Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:02 PM
It was standing room only fifteen minutes before Tea Obreht began to read from her new novel, The Tiger's Wife, at Fort Greene's Greenlight bookstore on Friday. "There's a lot of you," Obreht noted nervously in the middle of her introductory remarks, tracing an L shape with her hand to illustrate the trajectory of the crowd—unscientifically calculated to have a 1:6 ratio of men to women, and only growing thicker.
Obreht, the youngest of the New Yorker's "20 Under 40" list at 26, published a raved-about short story called "The Tiger's Wife" in that magazine in the spring of 2009; the literary world has been waiting for the subsequent novel ever since. It took her more than three years to write. "I used a lot of outline but stuck to almost none of it," she told the crowd during a post-reading Q&A. (She ended every answer with a chipper "thank you!") Time Out New York has called it the hottest book of the spring.
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by Lauren Beck
on Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I have been in search of the perfect backpack since 1998. A needle-in-a-haystack find that's not too big, not too small, durable, washable, in a color that that's neither boring nor too loud, with zippers that don't get stuck after a month's worth of use, that makes carrying a laptop not lead to back surgery, and that doesn't cost more than $50. This could be a very big day. For you too, if you've been on a similar mission to find a a scarf, a new graphic t-shirt, a geometrically patterned dress, or just aren't into paying full price for things. The socially responsible, presumably made-in-Brooklyn, Urban Outfitters-meets-J. Crew lifestyle brand Brooklyn Industries will be offering "rock bottom prices" today through Saturday at their sample sale in their as-yet-unopened storefront digs in the former Mikey's Hook-Up space on 70 Front Street in Dumbo. The early bird gets the worm with these types of things — doors open at 11am, close at 8pm — so may I suggest an extended lunch break today? Just lay off my backpack. RSVP to pr@brooklynindustries.com is suggested.
“My womb is my womb,” said Councilmember Deborah Rose. “No one tells me what to do with my womb.” That was the sentiment throughout the Rally for Women’s Health on Saturday in Foley Square, as thousands gathered around the fittingly named Triumph of Human Spirit sculpture to fight against proposed legislation that would defund Planned Parenthood, make abortions inaccessible, and cut Title X (The Family Planning Program).
Many women depend on Planned Parenthood for their health care—for cancer screenings, family planning, even free condoms. The organization offers safe and cheap care to help those who can’t afford more.
You may have followed our coverage (nail-biting!) of the recent, successful campaign to repeal a longstanding ban on keeping bees within city limits. Now that beekeeping is legal, hives are popping up across Brooklyn, and this weekend the borough will be hosting a comprehensive, two-day workshop on all-natural/organic hive management, taught by Upstate bee masters Chris Harp and Grai St. Clair Rice, of Honeybee Lives.
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by Mark Asch
on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Josephine Decker is perhaps best-known for undressing in front of Marina Abramovic at The Artist Is Present (and being summarily escorted out by MoMA security), but for the holiday on Monday, the Prospect Heights-based performance artist and filmmaker is presenting a rather eclectic afternoon of film and performance at the reRun Gastropub Theater. The event will feature a screening of Squeezebox, a documentary short that doubles as a preview of a feature-in-progress based around the Main Squeeze Orchestra, an all-girl accordion ensemble; plus performances and a make-your-own-movie interlude. We asked for some elaboration:
So, tell us about the event at reRun on Monday. It's a screening of your short film Squeezebox, derived from a feature in progress, involving a murder mystery and an all-girl accordion orchestra, right? How'd the elements of this film come together? As soon as I joined the Main Squeeze Orchestra, I started having these incredible dreams: witches playing accordions, underground cabarets, gnome-children, octopuses, gorgeous ladies conjuring songs like tarot cards... Haha. That is a really unusual list! Clearly, the color and energy of the orchestra were stirring something up in me. I wanted to make a film, but I wanted to base it on the true characters of the orchestra—so I began collecting this documentary footage.
For weeksnow we've told you about our Tea Shirt Design Contest, for which we're still taking submissions until the end of the day. After finding a bunch of giant checks lying around our office we've cash prizes to the many concert tickets with which we plan to reward the best arteasts! Winning designers will not only win fame and glory, but will also take home the following:
Grand prize: 5 tickets to see Interpol at Radio City Music Hall on 2/11/11, $100 cash awarded in form of a check, and one case of TEAS’ TEA shipped to winners’ home or office for six months.
Earlier this week we reminded you about our Tea Shirt Design Contest, for which we're still taking submissions through January 10 (only five days to go people!). After finding a bunch of giant checks lying around our office we've cash prizes to the many concert tickets with which we plan to reward the best arteasts! Winning designers will not only win fame and glory, but will also take home the following:
Grand prize: 5 tickets to see Interpol at Radio City Music Hall on 2/11/11, $100 cash awarded in form of a check, and one case of TEAS’ TEA shipped to winners’ home or office for six months.
Mr. Tea piteas the fool who doesn't design a tea-shirt for our conteast.
Last year we told you about our Tea Shirt Design Contest, for which we're still taking submissions through January 10 (or one week from today). As we mentioned, after finding a bunch of giant checks lying around our office we're also offering cash prizes for the best arteasts! Winning designers will not only win fame and glory, but will also take home the following:
Grand prize: 5 tickets to see Interpol at Radio City Music Hall on 2/11/11, $100 cash awarded in form of a check, and one case of TEAS’ TEA shipped to winners’ home or office for six months.