Tag Archives: circus

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red lotus room

7 Jul Filed under crown heights, parties, performance, underground. 19 Comments.

space type: parties | neighborhood: crown heights | active since: 2009 | link: blog, facebook

The Red Lotus Room is breathtaking. The first time I went was for BANZAI!!!!!, a surreally crazy art and performance party, full of …

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house of yes

27 Jun Filed under bushwick, east williamsburg, performance, underground. 16 Comments.

neighborhood: east williamsburg | space type: performance venue | active since: 2008 | links: website, facebook, twitter

update, summer 2014: In sad but of course not shocking news, the House of Yes lost their East Williamsburg lease in …

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werdink / ninja pyrate

22 Jun Filed under bushwick, commercial, east williamsburg, makers, underground. 11 Comments.

neighborhood: east williamsburg | space type: screenprinting \ events | active since: 2010
links (werdink): site, blog, myspace, facebook | link (ninja pyrate): facebook
contact (werdink): contact@werdink.com; 917.204.2976 | contact (ninja pyrate): ninjapyrates@gmail.com…

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big sky works

12 Jun Filed under performance, underground, williamsburg. 14 Comments.

neighborhood: williamsburg | space type: circus | active since: 2011 | links: website, facebook, twitter

Wau Wau Sisters at Big Sky Works

When I was in college in New Jersey, we used to come to Brooklyn to hunt …

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gowanus ballroom

12 May Filed under art gallery, gowanus, historic, makers, parties, performance, underground. 23 Comments.

neighborhood: gowanus | space type: art & events | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook

Gowanus Ballrooom is one of my very favorite spaces, one I can’t help updating and re-writing about again and again. (In fact, check …

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rubulad

18 Feb Filed under bed-stuy, parties, performance, underground. 33 Comments.

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neighborhood: bed-stuy | space type: parties & art space | active since: 1993 | links: none (sorry!)

update December 2011: Rubulad is moving! After  nine years in South Williamsburg and six in Bed-Stuy, this …