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Cat Fosters Needed!

Cat Fosters Needed!
Our very tiny cat rescue, Cat Republic, is looking to add fosters to our roster! If you're interested in providing a temporary home to a cat or kitten that needs a place to chill, fill out this form and we'll be in touch when we have an opportunity.  We often meet cats that need medical assistance or placement, but we're usually at capacity at our own apartments and unable to take them in, so more fosters = m...
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Tuscany Drawing Retreat with Christine Garvey in June 2020

Tuscany Drawing Retreat with Christine Garvey in June 2020
Lots of you may know Christine Garvey from taking one of her many awesome classes over the last eight or so years at the Brainery, and you also may be familiar with her annual travel retreats in Italy. 2020 is no different, and next year's Tuscany drawing retreat sounds pretty amazing.    Here's the overview: Discover the joy of drawing and the beauty of Tuscany in this week-long guided experie...
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Masters of Social Gastronomy: The World’s Most Terrifying Food Stories on Monday, Oct 28

Masters of Social Gastronomy: The World’s Most Terrifying Food Stories on Monday, Oct 28
Each month, Masters of Social Gastronomy takes on a curious food topic and breaks down the history and science behind it. This month, we’ll embrace the Halloween spirit by exploring some of the world’s scariest foods. Get your tickets for this awesome evening at Caveat.  Sarah will explore the fascinating connection between monster myths and culinary history, including a rye fungus that caused mass hallucinat...
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Adoptable: Lily the Cat is Looking for a Home!

Adoptable: Lily the Cat is Looking for a Home!
Lily is a 10-year old sweet lady who is looking for a new home as her owner is no longer able to care for her. Please consider adopting her if you're looking to add a new feline family member - older cats are truly lovely and low-key! Her foster reports that she's loves to cuddle and is always purring. We think she's incredibly cute to boot.  If you'd like to meet Lily, please email us and we'll connect you w...
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Adopt Kirby!

Adopt Kirby!
Kirby is our latest rescue kitten, found a month or so back hanging in broken basement window in Sunset Park. He's a sweet, serious boy who is ready to find his forever home. We think Kirby would do well as a solo cat or with a friend. He's neutered, vaccinated and has tested negative for FIV/Felv.  If you're interested in adopting Kirby, please email us at Cat Republic to meet him in his Sunset Park fos...
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Can you MILK it? The Science and History of PLANT MILKS on Sept 30

Can you MILK it? The Science and History of PLANT MILKS on Sept 30
Each month, Masters of Social Gastronomy takes on a curious food topic and breaks down the history and science behind it. This month at Caveat, we’re guzzling PLANT MILKS. If you survived the Great Oat Milk Shortage of ‘18, you are probably curious why we so thirsty for non-dairy milks. We’ll look at the surprisingly long history of almond and soy milk, sharing historical recipes and tracing their rise as the OG a...
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Make A Pressed Flower Greeting Card

Make A Pressed Flower Greeting Card
It's no secret that getting a handmade, custom card is one of the nicest treats you can receive. I mean, someone went through the effort of making a card for your special occasion just for you. Luckily, custom cards don't have to be a ton of work for the maker and they can be just as fun to whip up as they are to give.  In this post, I'll show you how to press flowers and turn them into a custom greeting card...
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UPDATED: Rego Needs You!

UPDATED: Rego Needs You!
Rego is the absolute sweetest, tiniest one-year old cat who was rescued off the streets of Queens last week by one of our teachers and his girlfriend. They took her straight to the emergency vet to treat two large, infected wounds and the next day, we took her into our care at Cat Republic, and she's been recuperating at my place. Her cuts have healed up great and she has maintained her voracious appetite and beco...
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New Classes This Week 7/16 - 7/21

New Classes This Week 7/16 - 7/21
 MONDAY 7/15  WTF is Agile and Scrum? (Park Slope)- Trace Agile’s origins in software development and its growing influence in other fields, such as marketing and advertising.     Food, Design, and Psychology- Did you know that, on average, we consumers make purchasing decisions within 90 seconds of initial viewing? (SOLD OUT)    Love and Lesbos: The...
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Make a Contribution to our Programming

Make a Contribution to our Programming
As we head toward our 10-year anniversary (eek!), we wanted to provide an option for contributions to be made without a class ticket needing to be purchased. Running a small businesses is always tough, and especially so when you're based in NYC and your whole goal is to keep things affordable. (What were we thinking?!) Our costs go up each year, often more than we're able to make up by increasing class prices, and...
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