Category: Upcoming
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December 11: OSA Silent Auction and Benefit
NAG has some really great items on its silent auction list (tonight!). But if art or open space is more your thing, check out OSA’s silent auction going on now at BraveBrooklyn. (Better yet, bid at both auctions – they both support good local causes.) The auction features work donated by artists Fred Tomaselli, Richard…
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Reminder: NAG Party Thursday Night
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…
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Party Like Your Neighborhood Depends On It
Next 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, such…
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Tonight: Benefit Auction at Root Capture
This just arrived in my inbox – a fundraiser for Juliet Dostalek, a bartender at Matchless who was recently injured in a motorcycle accident: Dear Friends, Please join us tonight for an exceptional event, produced for an exceptional friend, Juliet Dostalek. We present a silent art auction, with proceeds going to help Juliet in her…
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Raise the Roof
Wednesday night (28 October) is the big benefit for the Northside Town Hall capital campaign. In what the Onion’s AV Club is calling “the Gen X concert of the year”, Charles Bissell of the Wrens, They Might Be Giants and Nada Surf* will be playing a benefit at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Doors open…
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Open House Brooklyn
Open House New York is this coming weekend. Here are a few of the more interesting places and spaces in Brooklyn: All weekend: The Castle Braid 114 Troutman St/ Evergreen Ave, Bushwick A former factory space has been converted to 146 apartments with a playful and industrial designed lobby and courtyard creating a modern yet…
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Brooklyn Fishing Derby
The first annual Brooklyn Fishing Derby is a derby unlike any other (well, it’s sorta like other fishing competitions but this one’s in Brooklyn!). Whether you’re an experienced angler or don’t know which end of a fishing rod to hold all are welcome to some friendly competition, great parties with other Brooklyn anglers, and a…
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More Elections
Even I am suffering from election OD. But there is another election next week, and it is an important one. The good news is that the 11% of us who voted last week are off the hook – the other 89% of registered Democrats will, however, need to go to the polls on Tuesday to…
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34th District Candidates Forum
This is being billed as a “combined pre-primary candidates forum” for Mayor and 34th District council member. So far, only Tony Avella in the mayoral race and Gerry Esposito in the council race are comitted, but Bill Thompson, Diana Reyna and Maritza Davila are all invited. At least, hopefully the council candidates will show. The…
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34th Council Debate
Like I said, busy times. Next Monday, Churches United for Fair Housing is sponsoring a debate for the candidates in the 34th Council District (Reyna) race. It’s not clear if all of the candidates (Maritza Davila, Gerry Esposito and Diana Reyna) are going to show. Given that this is the only debate, forum or reception…