Freak shows, poetry, and building your own HDTV antenna...just a normal week here at the Brainery.
The American Freak Show - Monday, August 25, 6:30pm
Newspaper Blackout Poetry: How to Turn an Old Newspaper into a Poetic Masterpiece - Monday, August 25, 8:30pm
Revolutionary Poetry - Tuesday, August 26, 8:30pm
MSG: Caffeine, Cocaine, and the Soda of a Nation - Free event at Littlefield in G...
Presentation Skills - Monday, August 11
Politics for the People: Anarchism! - Monday, August 11
The Cream of the Crop: Finding a Winner in the Produce Aisle - Saturday, August 16
Street Art Tour: Meatpacking to Chelsea - walking tour! Saturday, August 16
13 Steps around Dutch Kills - walking tour! Sunday, August 17
Each month, our Masters of Social Gastronomy lectures bring you the history and science behind your favorite foods. Up this month: soda
Caffeine, cocaine, and a little bit of fizz were all it took to hook America on a brand-new beverage. We'll dissect Coca-Cola's namesakes, exploring the now-illicit 'Coca' and the Africa-sourced 'Cola'. What joined these two bitter, unappealing flavors into the most iconic of soda...
Adventure Club is our new home for walking tours and other fun explorations all around the city.
Check out the latest offerings over on the site, including nighttime listening tours in Prospect Park, Brooklyn's waterfront history, and lots of street art.
Below are a few photos from some recent tours around the boroughs!
a Space Invader mosaic on the Lower East Side, from our Williamsburg Bridge ...
The weather has been fantastic of late, so get out there and enjoy it!
We are very excited to be partnering with our friends at Saddleshoe Tours to offer two new tours that will open your eyes to the amazing street art scene in our fair borough.
Join us either July 12th in Bushwick OR July 17th in Williamsburg.
If you're feeling SUPER ambitious, why not do both? Then impress all of your friends with you...
Huge, huge thanks to everyone who baked and came along for fun last Saturday! Also super big thanks to King Arthur Flour for donating prizes to the winners.
Here are a couple of the delicious things we were lucky enough to eat:
I didn't get to try this, but man do I wish I had.
Pecan Pirates, definitely the most creatively-shaped pie of the day!
Not pie, but still delicious
Polka dot pie! Mor...
Lots of classes coming up this week!
Queens County Farm Museum Tour - Friday, June 27
Intermediate Tapestry Weaving - Saturday, June 28
Street Art Walking Tour: Lower East Side to Soho - Saturday, June 28
Writing the Personal Essay - Sunday, June 29
Walking Tour: The Insalubrious Valley - explore the Newtown Creek area, with lunch! Sunday, June 29
This past March, we were lucky enough to receive a Scarlet Prince dwarf peach tree from the MillionTrees NYC project, an initiative aiming to plant one million new trees in New York City.
I was beyond excited to be able to watch a real live fruit tree in action, and here are a few shots of the tree as it has changed over the spring, first blossoming and then fruiting.
from April 2 - these guys flower early!...
It's supposed to be sunny on Saturday, can you imagine? Break out your sunglasses again and join Adventure Club for some outdoor (and indoor) walks in Manhattan. Click the links for more details and to sign up.
UMAMI: A Yummy Tour of Little Tokyo - Explore the internationally-influenced cuisine of the East Village's Little Tokyo! While St. Marks might have lost the Asian hot dog place, there's stil...
Who says summer reads have to be light, frivilous pop-fiction? Here are a few books recommended by Brainery teachers that will stimulate your brain as you bake your body in the summer sun.
Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren
Why you should read it: The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi is intrinsic to everything I make, but especially kokedama. This book gi...
