Category Archives: Drink

Mixed Wine Tasting at bushbaby Tonight!

[ June 10, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Image from bushbaby’s Facebook page
We’ve just received an email from the folks at bushbaby. They will be having mixed wine tasting event this evening Friday, June 10th at 7:00 p.m. and Happy Hour Thursday and Friday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ($6 on mixed wine drinks only.) They’ve also changed their hours. [...]

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Bed-Stuy’s New French Press and Espresso Bar

In case you haven’t heard yet, there’s a cool new french press & espresso bar in Bed-Stuy located at 505 Franklin Avenue (between Fulton and Hancock).  It’s named Daily Press Bed-Stuy and owners Michael Zawacki and Sam Lutzer have done a great job turning the place into a cozy little coffee shop.
Sam Lutzer gives us the tour
I stopped by [...]

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Habana Works to Host Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost

Spring is in the air and that means it’s almost time for the 2011 Habana Works Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost – New York’s first solar powered restaurant! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16th to celebrate the re-opening of the restaurant and a day of eco-friendly fun for the whole family – Habana [...]

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12 Days of Christmas on Lewis Avenue

[ December 12, 2010 12:00 pm to December 23, 2010 12:00 pm. ]

Shops of Lewis Avenue is sponsoring a nice mix of fun events this year!

Sunday, Dec. 12, 2-5 pm

“Pictures with Santa” at Holiday @ Home, 409 Lewis Ave.

Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7 pm

“Fa la la la, la la la la” A fun, lyrical game night where adults win prizes when they know the next line in the [...]

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PACC’s Inaugural Bar Crawl

[ November 8, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
PACC’s First Annual Bar Crawl benefitting Brooklyn communities will be held on Monday Nov 8th, 2010 from 6 to 10pm. Start the evening sipping on a delicious cocktail at Hot Bird Bar and be entertained by comedian, Onion Digital Director and Fort Greene resident Baratunde Thurston. Then enjoy specials at four bars in Clinton Hill [...]

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Karaoke at SarahJames!

[ August 27, 2010; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
SarahJames is hosting Karaoke Fridays! So tonight bring your voice and your best dance moves so that you can take the Karaoke crown! The show starts at 9:00 p.m.

SarahJames Lounge
Classic American Food (and Vegan!)
Live Music Wednesdays * Couch Lounge* Free WiFi
217 Pulaski Street (at Throop Ave)
Brooklyn, NY
718-928-5590

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SCRATCHbread Starts Up The SCRATCHshop

[ August 29, 2010; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] If you’ve been wondering about this new business opening in the neighborhood, here’s your chance to find out more: SCRATCHbread, now occupying the former Focaccino space on Bedford Ave at Lexington, will have a preview of its walk-up window “hot toast menu” this Sunday: toasted stuffed savory muffins, griddled chai sticky buns and what is [...]

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DJ Contra & Sound Liberation Front at Moe’s Tonight!

This week’s SOUNDLIB will feature Philly-native Brooklynite DJ CONTRA SOUNDS as the special guest. He’ll be spinning an interesting mix of styles that includes Latin, Caribbean and Hip-Hop, alongside DJ LIL TIGER’s selections of all things soulful. As always, the party is FREE all night. They start and end EARLY (9pm-1am), so they won’t keep [...]

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“We Are Africa” Road Tour Makes A Stop To Bed-Stuy This Sunday

[ August 15, 2010; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

Do you know where you’re from?  African Ancestry wants to help people find out.  They’re a DNA-based ancestry tracing and research group who have been featured in the CNN Presents Black in America series.  African Ancestry says they want to help African Americans to find out their roots more easily and accurately.  On August 1st, [...]

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Therapy Wine Bar Introduces Their Coffee Bar

[ August 10, 2010; 7:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Wine and dine there at night, but go there for a cup of joe in the morning!  Therapy Wine Bar (364 Lewis Avenue, between Macon and Halsey Streets) kicks off their coffee bar with a FREE CUP of coffee from 7-10AM.  You can get your coffee to go or stay and lounge.   Croissants, scones, [...]

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