A quick reminder that this Thursday (10 December) from 7 to 10 pm there is a benefit for NAG (Neighbors Allied for Good Growth – the second G is silent) at the Woods on South 4th Street. No cover, but donations are welcome. There will be plenty of booze, and a silent auction featuring goodies from local institutions (a lot of new additions since my last post on this), such as:

• Word Bookstore
• The Brooklyn Kitchen/The Meat Hook
• Alter Clothing
• Southside CSA
• Third Ward
• Mast Brothers Chocolate
• Treehouse Brooklyn
• Teddy’s Bar & Grill
• The Lecture Series/Book Thug Nation
• Sodafine
• The North BK Compost Project
• Eyebeam Atelier
• Three Kings Tattoo Parlor
• Franny & Rooey
• Cafe Grumpy
• Enid’s
• The City Reliquary
• The Gym Park
• Miranda Restaurant
• Charm School Design
• Transient Pictures
• Kingsland Printing

and even some Polish and ESL lessons!