Gowanus

27 Nov 2010

Enter Funktown with Gordon Voidwell at The Bell House

For those of you who aren’t trapped in the frozen tundra that is Michigan, shimmy on over to The Bell House this evening to see a new revolution take place with electropop acts Gordon Voidwell and company sharing the stage. Voidwell or “Will” has been getting a lot of ink

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19 Nov 2010

Plastic Monstrosities Abound at the MF Toy Festival

It’s rare for the average semi-adult to buy toys. The reasons for this are likely obvious and range from simple practicality – “I have all the toys I need!” – to blunt truth – “I am sooo broke.” Toys, minus the wide range of adult offerings, are for kids. But sometimes you have to

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26 Oct 2010

Whiners Will Be Paddled at Amateur Ping Pong Tournament

I played ping pong for the first time a few weeks ago. Coordination and gentleness has never my thing. I hit a ball so hard it went into the balcony level of bleachers at the Y. Then I hit another ball onto the track and had to dodge runners to

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18 Oct 2010

FREE Short Science Films

The Secret Science Club isn’t a well kept secret. They meet at the Bell House instead of an underground bunker or camouflaged tree house, and you don’t have to solve a crazy physics equation to get in. But their meetings are always about topics you’d probably never think of on

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02 Oct 2010

Summer Endings: Brooklyn Lobstah Boil and Mad Men Finale

Throwing the end of summer a proper closing party, the folks at MeanRed are hosting a Lobstah Boil Blowout at a new outdoor space in Williamsburg. Granted $27 isn’t “cheap” but you do get a feasts worth of food including a full Maine Lobster from Red Hook Lobster Pound,  plenty

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17 Aug 2010

New Patio and Happy Hour at The Bell House

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t appreciate a good happy hour, the problem is I don’t actually get out of work til after all of them are over and then it’s back to $7 beers again.  Lucky for me, one of my favorite venues is now offering a happy hour

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11 Aug 2010

Save the Birds: Oil Spill Benefit Show at the Bell House

The news is showing less video of oil soaked pelicans as time goes on, but the oil from the BP spill is still hurting the animals and people of the Gulf. And you’re probably thinking to yourself, “How can I help the shrimpers who can’t shrimp, the sea turtles trying

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