Tag Archives: Bedford Stuyvesant

Bed-Stuy in the News

Posted on July 28, 2008 by The Changeling

Only One Way to Go (Up)
No doubt that by now you’ve seen the The New York Times piece on Bed-Stuy in Sunday’s Metro Section. In my opinion the reporter, Manny Fernandez, accurately captures what is going on in this area.  He talks about gentrification the way it really happens: two steps forward, one step backward, tension [...]

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Bed-Stuy Pub Crawl

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Inquisigal

A pub crawl in Bedford Stuyvesant??!! What, are we in England or something? Well, truth be told, your humble investigative reporters – Inquisigal and The Changeling – could think of no more humorous and slightly inaccurate title for our new column on the Bed-Stuy Blog. Unlike in many of London’s most populous drinking neighborhoods, bars [...]

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Shops of Lewis Avenue Hosts Spring Fling

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Alexa11221

[ June 20, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
Sorry I was late putting this up! Sounds like a fun event, but I will be at my son’s graduation.
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The Shops of Lewis Avenue
invite you to
Unwind with Wine
at Our Annual
Meet Your Neighbors Spring Fling

Featuring an Elegant and Informative Wine Tasting (With Wines from Olivino)
Paired With a Five-Course Hors d’Oeuvres Sampling

Friday, June 20, 2008
7 pm [...]

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Two Wine Tasting Events at Olivino

Posted on June 13, 2008 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. June 14, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Olivino Wines has two wine tasting events lined up for this weekend:

On Friday, June 13th from 6:30-8:30 p.m., join Susan from Tempranillo for an evening of vineyard delights from Spain. She’ll be sampling three sexy Spanish wines as well as an Argentine Torrontes!

Keith from Omni Wines will grace your palettes with four delicious [...]

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Tiga & Tchaka Perform Tonight at Le Toukouleur

Posted on June 12, 2008 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2008; 8:00 pm; ]

On Thursday, June 12 at 8:00 p.m., Tiga Jean-Baptiste and Tchaka will be bringing music and poetry to Le Toukouleur.

Tiga Jean-Baptiste is a multi-talented and accomplished young Haitian musician. Born into a family deeply-rooted in traditional Haitian artistic expression, Tiga is continuing his family legacy, while simultaneously reaching out to embrace other cultures.

Exhilarating music
Inspiring [...]

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Olivino Wine Tasting This Saturday

Posted on June 6, 2008 by The Changeling

[ June 7, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

On Saturday, June 7th from 6:00-8:30 p.m., Elizabeth from Michael Skurnik Wines will provide a juicy California Zinfindel, a very friendly Austrian Blauer Zweigelt, and two striking German Rieslings for tasting.

Olivino Wines Bed-Stuy
426d Marcus Garvey Blvd (corner of Macon)
Brooklyn, New York 11216
Ph. 718 249 0721
Free local delivery ($40 minimum)
Call for details.

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Solomon’s Porch Weekly Concert Lineup

Posted on June 5, 2008 by The Changeling

Here’s a list of artists performing at Solomon’s Porch this week:

Tony Award Nominated Elisabeth Withers: 8pm Thursday 6/5/08
$10 R&B Vocalist

The Jeff King Band: 9pm, 11pm Friday, 6/6/08
$5 Jazz

Haitian Jazz with Buyu Ambroise: 8pm, Saturday, 6/7/08
$10 Jazz Fusion, World Music

TBA, 8pm, Sunday, 6/8/08

Solomon’s Porch
307 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
718 230 1368 [...]

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Solomon’s Porch Weekly Concert Lineup

Posted on May 28, 2008 by The Changeling

Here’s a list of artists performing at Solomon’s Porch this week:

Reginald Barnes
Wednesday, May 28
8:00 p.m.
$10

Kuku, Dubber and Blaqmel
Thursday, May 29
8:00 p.m.
Acoustic guitar, folk, world music
$10

The Jeff King Band
Friday, May 30
9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Jazz
$5

LeTha
Saturday, May 31
8:00 p.m.
Jazz Vocalist
$10

Solomon’s Porch
307 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
718 230 1368 main office
718 919 8001 restaurant
solomonsporchcafebkny@gmail.com
http://www.solomonsporchcafe.com/
http://www.myspace.com/solomonsporchcafe

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Solomon’s Porch Weekly Concert Lineup

Posted on May 20, 2008 by The Changeling

Here’s a list of artists performing at Solomon’s Porch this week:
Brice
Tuesday, 5/20/08
8 pm
$10

Goddesses of the Moon
Wednesday, 5/21/08
8 pm
Cultural, Belly dancing
$10

Nedelka
Thursday, 5/22/08
8 pm
Jazz Vocalist
$10

The Jeff King Band
Friday, 5/23/08
9 pm, 11 pm
Jazz
$5

The Golden Ladies
Saturday, 5/24/08
8 pm
Music and live art
$10

Kendra Ross & Friends
Sunday, 5/25/08
8 pm
Soul, R & B Vocalist
$10

Solomon’s Porch
307 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
718 230 1368 main [...]

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Solomon’s Porch Weekly Concert Lineup

Posted on May 12, 2008 by The Changeling

Here’s a list of artists performing at Solomon’s Porch this week:

Angela Watson
Tuesday, 5/13/08
8 pm
Acoustic, Jazz
$10

Professor Keith
Wednesday, 5/14/08
8 pm

Jeremy James
& Acoustic Friends
Thursday, 5/15/08
8 pm
Jazz
$10

The Jeff King Band
Friday, 5/16/08
9 pm and 11 pm
Jazz
$5

Deborah Latz
Saturday, 5/17/08
8 pm
Jazz vocalist
$10

Gospel Open Mic
Sunday, 5/18/08
7 pm
$10

Solomon’s Porch
307 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
718 230 1368 main office
718 919 8001 restaurant
solomonsporchcafebkny@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/solomonsporchcafe

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