New trivia night at The Roebling Inn

The Roebling Inn on Atlantic Ave is starting a new trivia night on Monday (4/29) at 8pm. If they get a good turnout, they plan to keep it going once a month. The hosts say this trivia night will stand out. "No annoyingly specific categories and way too difficult questions allowed! Our trivia rounds will be clever and fun." The winning team will get a $50 bar tab and there will be other free beers given away throughout the evening. 

Santa in the 'Hood!

Neighborhood bar MikNic Lounge reports that the "real" Santa is paying them a visit this Sunday the 16th from 2pm until 5pm. Have your photo taken with him for $10 or just come and meet him. There will be hot chocolate for the kids and adult drinks too.


MicNik Lounge

200 Columbia Street, between Sackett and Degraw

Jalopy Tavern is Now Open!

The Big Time Jalopy Palookaville Tavern and Last Chance Bar and Grill is now open! The owners of Jalopy Theater have been renovating the former Moonshine space next door, and had their soft opening last week. The new floors, booths and tables gleam, and the patio is done up in the trademark Jalopy red lights.

Jalopy Tavern will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 4pm until late. This week they're trying out a different dinner each night starting at 4pm, and in about a week they should have a menu available. So far the kitchen has offered home-style meals like meatloaf and spaghetti and meatballs. Last week a friend and I previewed a dinner of roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans with sliced almonds. We cleaned our plates in no time! Our moms would have been proud to see it. We were glad to hear that the kitchen sources local ingredients, grass-fed meats and poultry and organic produce whenever possible. Congratulations to the Jalopy crew on expanding the Jalopy empire! 
Jalopy Tavern is located at 317 Columbia Street between Woodhull St and Rapeleye St.
http://jalopytavern.biz/

Booths built by Mr. Jalopy himself.

Blurry pic of my roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans dinner

Jalopy Tavern patio

MikNic Lounge Trivia Night Tomorrow

Test your trivia knowledge and challenge your neighbors at our local watering hole MikNic Lounge! 


MikNic Lounge
@ 200 Columbia Street
Wednesday, December 21
8:30pm

Red Hook, The Local Way

Red Hook photographer Tom Rupolo let me know about this new video travel guide series, The Local Way to which he contributed photos. The Red Hook video is a great introduction to neighborhood spots like The Good Fork, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn Collective and Alma. Interesting to us because at each spot they do a short interview with one of the owners.

http://nycthelocalway.com/

 

 

For the grownups: Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday night

Looking for some Halloween fun in the neighborhood? Miknic Lounge is throwing a Halloween bash at on Saturday.   It's one of their excellent Space // Out parties with a costume contest and cash prize. They'll be spinning house, disco, new wave and Halloween favorites!

Check out the flyer here:

http://ladycreme.blogspot.com/p/upcoming-events.html

And here are the details:

Space // Out:  Halloween Spooktacular!
Miknic Lounge 
200 Columbia Street (between Degraw & Sackett)

Saturday, October 29

8pm

FREE

Jalopy to Expand to become Jalopy Tavern!

A message from our friends at Jalopy:

We’d like to let you in on a little secret…
The Jalopy Theatre is expanding. As of two days ago, Jalopy and some of our friends
got our hands on the building next door, and will be expanding into Moonshine Bar! Introducing...
 

 
We’ll keep you posted on our progress. We will invite you all down for a holiday toast.

Also, join us on Sunday for a special blues session led by Pat Conte, Show starts at 7 pm.
 
And…look for a special trivia question in tomorrow’s email and win a pair of tickets to JALOPY’s 5th Anniversary Party!


Congrats to Geoff, Lynette, and the whole Jalopy team! 

DJ party at MicNic - Sat, May 21st

Chill out on Columbia street and enjoy the warm weather in the backyard of MikNic Lounge. It will be a night of house, disco, acid and classics.

Saturday, May 21 at 8:00pm - May 22 at 2:00am
FREE

MikNic Lounge
200 Columbia Street (between Degraw & Sackett)

Red Hook Ramblers to accompany Buster Keaton comedies at the Fabulous Jalopy

Who: The Red Hook Ramblers
What: Live Music-Silent Film Screening of Buster Keaton’s “Cops” and “The Playhouse”

When: Sunday, April 10, 8:00 p.m.
Phone: 718.395.3214
Where: Jalopy Theater & School of Music

Cost: $10

Dixieland band teams with acclaimed old-time music venue for jazz-age movie night; screening to include short classics “Cops” & “The Playhouse”

The Red Hook Ramblers, Brooklyn’s premier Dixieland band, will make their first-ever foray into silent film accompaniment when they provide live music for a pair of silent comedy classics at Jalopy Theater & School of Music in Brooklyn this Sunday.

On April 10^th, the six-piece band will perform their New Orleans-style jazz to screenings of Buster Keaton’s “The Playhouse” (1921) and “Cops” (1922), two of the most popular short comedies by the iconic silent film director and actor. Following the screenings, the band will perform selections from their new CD, Something More Sinister, a collection of burlesque-inspired original tracks.

The show is presented by Jalopy Theater & School of Music, a celebrated mainstay of the city’s country, blues, folk, and jazz community located in Red Hook, Brooklyn. In 2008, the Village Voice named Jalopy the Best Old-Timey Venue in New York.

Founded in 2005, the Red Hook Ramblers are among the leading torchbearers of New York's revitalized traditional jazz scene. In past years, they’ve led the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s celebration of the trumpeter’s birthday, toured Switzerland, and played a sold-out concert with the Squirrel Nut Zippers. More recently, they’ve been named the New York Jets’ Home Game Hype Band, and have established themselves as in-demand live burlesque accompaniment through residencies at the Slipper Room and Galapagos Art Space's Floating Kabarette as well as appearances in other neo-vaudeville productions.

Widely regarded as one of the best comic actors and film directors of all time, Buster Keaton was among the silent era’s biggest comedic stars, along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. His flair for rapid-fire gags is at its peak in the classic chase farce “Cops,” while “The Playhouse,” which opens with Keaton playing nine roles at once, showcases his genius for special effects.

“Buster Keaton’s comedy was so pure and universal that the humor translates flawlessly today, and that’s the kind of timelessness we try to convey when we perform traditional jazz,” said Jason Benjamin, cornetist with the Red Hook Ramblers. “It’s thrilling to collaborate in this way with an artist from an era so close to our hearts, and there’s no better place to conjure his spirit and share our joy for his work than Jalopy.”

In the burlesque spirit of the band’s new CD, Jalopy will kick off the show by screening a series of short burlesque clips from the silent era, accompanied by selections from Jalopy’s collection of vintage jazz recordings.

Tickets are $10 and will be available for purchase at the door. Jalopy has a limited bar that serves beer, wine, soft drinks, and coffee drinks.

Third Wheel documentary screening and party @ B61 on 3/31

There will be a DVD screening and release party for the documentary "The Third Wheel" at B61 this Wednesday, 3/31 at 7pm. Check out the trailer for the movie above and a description below.

A portion of the movie description from the website:

In an age of green transportation, and massive gridlock on New York City streets, few ideas make as much obvious good sense as pedicabs. These modern versions of the classic Asian rickshaw offer a fast and environmentally clean way to get around the clogged streets of Manhattan. In recent years, these human-powered vehicles have gone from being an oddity to an increasingly common sight. However, nothing is even as simple as it seems in a modern metropolis like New York.

The Third Wheel, is a documentary about the regulation of the pedicab industry in New York, is an exciting tale of entrepreneurship that develops into a fascinating expose of the real inner workings of city government.

Brooklyn Botanica Presents: Winter Wonderland tonight!

Tonight at 8:30 Pm

Brooklyn Botanica presents: Winter Wonderland

From their facebook page:
Come enjoy the Winter Wonderland for the final snowstorm of the year. We will be experimenting with SnowCone Cocktails (yellow ones half price), and hosting team snowball fights for anyone game...

DJ's Hans Schenck & Mike Donofrio will be spinning up their own storm.

Location: 220 Conover St.

New Years Eve at Sugar Lounge

All You Can Eat buffet for $35,
champagne Toast,
Times Square live on tv,
and dancing 'til dawn with live DJ'S...

What a great way to celebrate New Years without having to travel outside of the neighborhood!

Sugar Lounge is located at 147 Columbia St.

PS - "Come Celebrate Sylvester" refers to St. Sylvester, who is celebrated on December 31st in France and other European countries

Cobra Clutch Comedy at Moonshine on 12/4

Head over to Moonshine on 12/4/09 at 11 Pm for a Free comedy show - the perfect compliment to Moonshine's cheap buckets of beer!

This show will be happening on the first Friday of the month from now on, so check out the official Cobra Clutch blog page for more details about this and other upcoming events.

Phil's Crummy Corner hosts classic block party!

Phil's Crummy Corner hosted a fantastic block party for family, friends, and curious passers-by last night, on what turned out to be a beautiful evening.

We were lucky enough to catch the tail end of the party and our only regret is that we wish we had been there for the whole party! The food we had, including barbecue chicken, pulled pork, grilled chorizo, rice, and grilled onions and peppers was amazing. Even now, my mouth waters remembering the menu.

The music, which could be heard up Columbia St. - prompting many of the curious passers-by, was also great, with a live band playing Bachatta and Salsa music, and everyone in attendance either dancing in the street or bobbing their head while they ate.

These pictures - taken on an iphone when the party was getting ready to wrap up - just don't do the party justice, so take our word for it!


Phil's weekly weekly schedule is as follows (as of September 09, and presumably still the same now):

Karaoke Thursdays 9PM to 12AM
DJ Fridays 10PM to 2AM
Salsa Band Saturday 11PM to 2AM
FootBall Games ALL SEASON LONG

Even though Phil's is tucked away on Hamilton, be sure to check it out sometime if you haven't already!

Paris Uke Fest at Jalopy 10/8

Paris Uke Fest
@ Jalopy
10/8/09
8:00 Pm
$10 Cover

From the Jalopy site:

The Paris Uke Fest in Brooklyn will feature performances by local ukulele stars, French-themed music, and a special appearance by Paris Uke Fest founder Lionel Hubert (“the K”) with his experimental uke duo U.K.E. Hosted at the charmingest venue in Brooklyn, Red Hook's Jalopy Theatre. Comme c’est magnifique!

More info here.

Also check out a Brooklyn Paper article on the festival here.

Food at B61

B61, the bar below Alma, is now offering bar food. Their menu include chicken wings, burgers & fries, nachos, a pulled pork sandwich, and battered shrimp & oysters. One more reason to hang out after work!

B61 Bar
187 Columbia Street
corner of Columbia & Degraw St.

Image from b61/Alma site

Fort Defiance gets its liquor license!

Earlier this week, we posted about the recently opened Fort Defiance and the owner's desire to have it become the place you go to for coffee on your way to work, and for a drink on your back.

Well that desire has become a reality rather quickly, with Time Out NY reporting that the restaurant has its liquor license and will be extending its hours to serve drinks starting on Friday, 7/17!

Red Hook featured on NBC

Red Hook favorites Sunny's, Defonte's, Botanica, Home/Made, Red Hook Yacht Club, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Steve's Key Lime Pie, and local bloggers Brooklyn Based, were all featured in a video that appeared on NBC over this past 4th of July Weekend.

The 1st Annual Brooklyn Folk Festival 5/15-5/17

The first annual Brooklyn Folk Festival, being sponsored by the Down Home Radio Show, is going to take place at Jalopy and Moonshine next week!

Check out details at the official site here


Also, don't forget that the party continues at the Urban Meadow on 6/21 with a Jalopy sponsored Bluegrass Festival!! (part of the Jazz in June series)

Taste of Red Hook: Final Week

Just a reminder that everyone should try to get out this week and support both local restaurants and local organization the Red Hook Initiative. If you eat or drink at the following restaurants/bars on the corresponding days, they will contribute 10% of the bill to RHI.

Here is the list:

TUESDAYS (TONIGHT)

The Good Fork

391 Van Brunt Street

718-643-6636

Hope & Anchor

347 Van Brunt Street

718-237-0276

Rocky Sullivans
34 Van Dyke Street

718-246-8050

WEDNESDAYS

Tini Wine Bar Cafe
414 Van Brunt Street

718-855-4206

THURSDAYS

Kevin's Restaurant

277 Van Brunt Street

718-596-8335

Brooklyn Botanica

220 Conover Street

718-797-2297