Posted on August 16, 2011 by missalix
Last month I attended a random and last minute event at night on the Manhattan side of the East River. Oriana had told me about a granny cart market that was happening, where those who brought a granny cart with them had to have some kind of interactive element to it, whether it be playing [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2011 by missalix
Last Saturday was the Crest Hardware Fest, where bands played and art with the general theme of hardware and tools were presented by many well known and local artists. While I wasn’t able to make it to the actual festival, Crest Hardware on Metropolitan Ave in Brooklyn still has all of the art, installations and [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2011 by missalix
Continuing my streak of seeing entertaining shows, I was at Brooklyn Bowl yet again last night to see the Brooklyn Air Guitar Championships for 2011! I couldn’t make it the night before in Manhattan because I was seeing Sleep No More, so I’m glad I was able to make it to this one. Plus, two [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2011 by missalix
The other night I saw Notorious MSG, “The Original Chinatown Bad Boys” for the first time. I heard of them when they played a show with Peelander-Z in NY that I wasn’t able to attend, but a friend who was there said they were really fun and I should see them if I get a [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2011 by missalix
Bushwick Open Studios 2011 at Factory Fresh This past Saturday I walked not too far from my apartment to check out some of the open studios in my neighborhood of Brooklyn during Bushwick Open Studios 2011. I let my friend Oriana show me around since I was feeling lazy and she already had a map [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2011 by missalix
Last week I was able to spend the night at the New York public Library, but this was no sleepover! I participated in Find the Future, a write all night / scavenger hunt adventure, from 8pm Friday night to 6am Saturday morning! Out of over 5,000 applications, only 500 people were chosen to participate in [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2011 by missalix
Quick mostly text update with a few exciting things that have happened recently, or are about to happen! Pardon the slightly rushed or jittery tone of this entry, as I’ve had a lot of coffee to drink today! I’m going to need all the caffeine I can get since I am going to be locked [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2011 by missalix
This past Saturday I finally attended my first Dances of Vice event. The theme was Secret Garden Spring Ball at Morningside Castle (a castle!!! Well, really more like a mansion since there are no castles in NYC, but I’ll take it!). I’ve been seeing the listings for this party for years, but haven’t had the [...]
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