Arts and Culture

13 Sep 2009

Brooklyn Flea Superstar DJ Record Fair and Book Festival

The Brooklyn Flea has become a mecca for vintage lovers, collectors, and foodies alike. It’s moved around quite a bit, and it’s customers come from all over the city to scour for high end and low end wares. If you’ve never been to the Brooklyn Flea, man are you missing

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
12 Sep 2009

Brooklyn Spelling Bee, Garden Yoga, and Writer’s Workshops

WILLIAMSBURG SPELLING BEE I used to clam up when it came time for spelling bees in 4th Grade.  I was, and still am, a horribly useless speller.  However, I love watching ‘œbees,’ and this one sounds like a heck-ve-a-lota fun!  Pete’s Candy Store’s Spelling Bee with Bobbyblue and Jenisfamous happens

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
12 Sep 2009

Pretend to Care This Weekend: Power to the Peaceful

You know what’s soo annoying? Getting mad diarrhea in your mouth.  But you know what’s even more annoying? Social injustice. That’s why the lovely people at Power to the Peaceful have organized their 11th annual festival to stop accidental mouthfuls of diarrhea. Or maybe it’s to promote service towards a

Ryan Miller- Depleted Resource Analyst 0
11 Sep 2009

New York Gypsy Festival

“ When you speak about “gypsy music” you are drawing from a diaspora of countries and ethnicities where centuries-old history goes hand in hand with new innovations.” – Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede NY Gypsy Festival Producers My freshman year of college I was complaining to a friend about how

BAS Writers 0
11 Sep 2009

FREE Covers by Beck and Friends!

The first time I saw Beck, he finished the set by thrashing around on a bed with leopard print sheets that lowered from the ceiling. Then he and some people wore hazmat suits and covered the stage with caution tape. Another time, my sister, my friend, and I screamed like

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
10 Sep 2009

Comedy Clash and Happy Hour Show with theSet NYC

The cats over at theSet NYC have emailed me a few times and it seems like what they are doing is pretty cool.  Basically they do modern day variety shows highlighting some of NYC’s great up and coming talent. Their next event is tomorrow, 9/11 and it’s gonna be a

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
10 Sep 2009

Sliding Scale Bodies in Motion: CounterPULSE Benefit and “Total Facts Known” Opens

Growing up, I was a complete theatre nerd, which was a terrible cross of pain for everyone around me, especially when I actually took to the stage. Luckily, the bug’s bite has lessened in its potency but I still love going to shows, which is irritating because they can be

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
09 Sep 2009

More Seats Added for the 5th Annual BAS Pub Crawl

Jesus Christ.  Just look at that fucker.  It’s monstrous. So, a funny thing happened. The 5th Annual BAS Pub Crawl sold out so quickly that I started thinking that it would be a good idea to get a second bus (a short bus if you will) to accommodate some extra

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0