We're incredibly psyched to receive a grant from the NYC Chapter of The Awesome Foundation! If you haven't heard of them, The Awesome Foundation is "an ever-growing, worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe." We're sure you agree that's a pretty awesome mission.
We'll be putting the $1,000 toward making our Prospect Heights backyard, you guessed it, wa...
At this month's Masters of Social Gastronomy, we'll look at the culinary world's experiments with illicit substances.
Let's get high with the Victorians! From patent medicines to absinthe, Coca-Cola to laughing gas, we'll look at all the forms of socially acceptable substance abuse during the 19th century.Later, we'll fast-forward to modern-day America, where quasi-legal marijuana has spawned an industry of ...
Hey Prospect Heights (and all of NYC), we're super excited about this week's class on Bach taught by Scott Ordway. It's just in time for you to attend a performane of Bach's music at the NY Phil on Friday! Sign up!
This quick course will provide students with an overview of the transcendent vocal and instrumental music of Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It's designed for listener...
We're excited to partner again this month with the fine folks over at Fluent City to bring all of you a couple of their two-hour slang workshops (or any of their in-depth classes!) on the cheap.
These workshops are taught in English, so you won't need to be fluent in Spanish or French to pick up some fun phrases and avoid sounding like a silly American on the streets of Madrid or Paris.&nb...
This month Society for the Advancement of Social Studies teams up with Urban Oyster Tours to bring you the history of booze!
Some of Urban Oyster's best tour guides enlighten us with a lecture on each of beer, wine, and whiskey. Plus the chance to win tickets to Urban Oyster’s new spring waterfront tour!
All the details:
Tuesday, March 5th Public Assembly, 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn Doors ...
Next Friday, March 8, join John Reinhardy, Brainery teacher and neighbor, for the opening of his photo exhibition for the opening of A Tale of Two Cities: New York and Berlin, Possessing and Processing Trauma. You can also participate in a silent aucition to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Get all the details and RSVP on Facebook.
When you go to Chinatown, you're morally obligated to buy strange and unfamiliar goods, then decipher (and eat) them back home. It's Chinatown Roulette!
Over the weekend I was poking around New York Supermarket, looking for roasted peanuts. While that didn't work out, I did find an incredible alternative: Bamboo Charcoal Peanuts.
I've dealt with enough foreign-language packaging to know a mistransla...
Check out these photos from last week's print making class! Students carved images into linoleum blocks, rolled paint on them, and printed on paper and cards.
If you want to make your own, we have a couple sessions coming up on March 7th!
2013 UPDATE: We ended up not doing coworking after all. Sorry, folks!
We'll be offering coworking by the day on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at our new space in Prospect Heights (190 Underhill Ave) for a couple weeks before monthly memberships roll out in March. All you need to do is pick your days and sign up.
Whether you're penning the next Great American Novel or coding a nouveau Instagram, wor...
We love Atlas Obscura, and these upcoming cemetery tours, given by Allison Meier, look absolutely great:
March 10: Exploring the Glamorous Afterlife in Woodlawn Cemetery http://www.atlasobscura.com/events/glamorous-afterlife
April 28: An Afternoon in the New York Marble Cemetery http://www.atlasobscura.com/events/obscura-society-nyc-an-afternoon-at-the-new-york-marble-cemetery
In March, we'll be hosting ...
