The NY Art Book Fair
Posted by Sal | Filed under Design, Shows
LOCATION
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
FAIR HOURS
Friday/Saturday, October 2 & 3, 2009, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, October 4, 2009, 11am - 5pm
The NY Art Book Fair is FREE and open to the public.
Scrappers in NY
Posted by Sal | Filed under Need to Know Articles, Shows
Check out this cool little mini documentary on Scrappin! Hope to see more of these.
Tags: better off group, Brooklyn, Scrappers, Scrappers USA
Bell House
Posted by JH | Filed under Events, Need to Know Articles, Shows
So I came across this cool place called Bell House in NY which host events such as “Beer Wars” which happens Monday, July 20th @ 8pm. The place looks really cool and creates a lot of positive energy.
What it’s like for American craft brewers in the land of Anheuser-Busch? That’s the focus of Beer Wars, a documentary by Anat Baron, former General Manager of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, who follows two small brewers, Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, the subject of a recent New Yorker profile, and Rhonda Kallman, one of the founders of Sam Adams, as they try to go head to head with the big guys. The film has its Brooklyn premiere at The Bell House during a very special edition of our monthly beer and cheese tasting sessions, Flight Club. After the film, sample four beers and Murray’s cheeses paired by brewmasters like Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery, who is featured in the film and will speak from his own experience about the state of American brewing. Tickets, which include the beer and cheese pairing, are just $20.
You can order tickets here.
Check out The Bell House website here.
Tags: beer wars, bell house, things to do in ny
The Outfit LP Release Concert
Posted by JH | Filed under Music, Shows
The Black Star Reunion
Posted by JH | Filed under Events, Music, Shows
Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 27 at noon for both performances.
Tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. You may also purchase tickets directly from the NOKIA Theatre Box Office, located at 1515 Broadway at W. 44th St., New York City or by calling 212-930-1950.
Tags: black star, black star show, blackstar, blackstar show, nokia theatre, nokia theatre shows
Imaginary Weapons at Glasslands
Posted by Sal | Filed under Music, Shows
Check out Imaginary Weapons at Glasslands. She’s a Monster in 09!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Myspace page: here
Tags: Glasslands, Imaginary Weapons
Stonesthrow 2009 Sampler Podcast
Posted by Sal | Filed under Music, Shows
Some heat from one The Better Off Group’s favorite record labels. Especially the track by Medaphor & Talib Kweli - “Soon Find Out”. Click here to download the podcast (need Itunes). Enjoy!
U.S. Sports Festival Recap
Posted by Sal | Filed under Events, Music, Photography, Shows
Not sure how to describe the festival except for saying “Wow!”. There’s something about the legitimacy of sports documentaries that show perseverance and triumph that give you a great feeling inside. There’s a level of authenticity that the larger Hollywood productions just don’t give. At the same time, movies like this need to be made to shed light and bring awareness to certain situations.
Starting opening night, I had the chance to see Running The Sahara and I must say this movie has so many great sports film elements ranging from perseverance to dedication, renewal and spirituality. For those of you who think extreme running is a joke, these 3 men ran across Africa(the equivalent of more than 200 marathons) in one stretch. I liked this movie because the struggle the runners endured both politically and physically to hold on and finish, but also the funny moments that just seemed to balance out the seriousness of what they were trying to accomplish. This was one of my top 3 of the festival. Great film!
