From classy to redneck each famous birthday this weekend will have you drinkin’ and smokin’ out on the front porch. A short festival, some coffee shop drags, a massive warehouse party, and a daytime dance party. Pretty much!
July 28, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
There’s some thrilling theater on the island, a steamy night in a boozy beauty salon and a sweaty ride up Brooklyn’s coast. Celebrate some serious hot stuff with this week’s gay-genda!
July 15, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
Growing up in Brooklyn, I made friends with the block’s open fire hydrant during the endless heatwave days. Now, I generally stick with air conditioning, which makes my inner polar bear quite happy. If you are one of the unfortunate saps who exists without such a wondrous appliance, I have a list of activities to keep you cool – temperature – and social acceptability-wise! Happy heat wave!
July 7, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
Growing up in Brooklyn, I made friends with the block’s open fire hydrant during the endless heatwave days. Now, I generally stick with air conditioning, which makes my inner polar bear quite happy. If you are one of the unfortunate saps who exists without such a wondrous appliance, I have a list of activities to keep you cool – temperature – and social acceptability-wise! Happy heat wave!
July 7, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
Hope your Pride celebration was a total blast – we certainly had you running all over town! This week we’ve got some events paired with some pretty tragic celebs, who knew so many troubled weirdos were born all in a row like this? Our obvious favorite this week is the Queerespondence take over of Bar4 this Saturday so get into it! From Busey to Lohan we’ve got a pretty messy week. Get started with this week’s where-to gay-genda. Don’t toast these folks, they just need your prayers. See you on the other side!
June 29, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
This final week of Pride is bitter and sweet! The last blowouts are bound to leave your head spinning and then pounding. Our weekly tip-sheet should leave you with a full list of to-dos and regrets. Some famous folks celebrate birthdays along side your potential blackout, so pride like you mean it and I’ll see you on the other side!
June 23, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
Queerespondent and resident party host and Friend Lauren Gulbrandsen offers up some unique and perfect Pride weekend options and includes some deserved self promotion! Follow her and her pride favorite picks!
June 16, 2010 Queerespondence Calendar
The heat takes a toll on the Ninth Street Bridge, DUMBO is a travel destination, and the Domino Sugar development plan is approved: your morning news from around the borough.
Greenpoint feels a bit like a small town trapped in a different era, but in that warm and welcoming everybody-knows-each-other, life-is-fine-and-dandy kind of way. Though the neighborhood has seen an influx of younger residents over the last decade bringing with them new restaurants and bars, at Brooklyn’s northern most point, the new and the old fit together, creating a friendly, vibrant community.
From classy to redneck each famous birthday this weekend will have you drinkin’ and smokin’ out on the front porch. A short festival, some coffee shop drags, a massive warehouse party, and a daytime dance party. Pretty much!
Our weekly tip sheet on where to see what in the Brooklyn art world. This week’s featured listing is Gridspace’s: “Amanda Wojick: 12 Collages.” Opening reception is on Thursday, July 29, 7-9pm. Click through to read more.
Your favorite bookstores are bringing you great new books and author readings every night this week. From a literary magazine launch party to readings by local author to a panel discussion with memoirists, this week has something for every Brooklyn bookworm.
