Archives for March 2014

Civil War Quilt Made in Williamsburg at New York Historical Museum

March 19, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

A Williamsburg, Brooklyn Woman’s Colorful Quilt, Illustrating Her Experience of the Civil War, from the Historical Treasures, Oddities, and Delights section of Slate.

“Reconciliation Quilt,” 1867. Made by Lucinda Ward Honstain (1820-1904) of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Cotton; appliquéd.

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (1861-1865), the New-York Historical Society presents a groundbreaking traveling exhibition, Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War, organized by the American Textile History Museum. The exhibition uses quilts, textiles, clothing, and other artifacts to connect deeply moving and insightful personal stories about the war, its causes, and its aftermath with the broader national context and public history.

Free Ice Cream at Oddfellows and End-of-Day Links

March 18, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

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Yes, there is such a thing as free ice cream, until March 23, anyway. Go here to claim your coupon from Oddfellows Ice Cream Co. Maybe you’ll even keep warm with a scoop of Guinness, or maple-bourbon-pecan.

This Friday at Brooklyn Bazaar, expect the Brooklyn Night Bazaar to be more of a madhouse than usual when fantasy music legends Anamanaguchi take the stage.

The Newscap: Rising Rents and Green Beer, Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

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Guinness pulls sponsorship of New York parade over gay ban.
Soaring Brooklyn rents have tenants searching for more affordable apartments — in Manhattan.
Near the corner of North 5th Street and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, there lies a special place…how Catbird came to dominate the cool-girl jewelry world.

The Whitney Houston Biennial—I Am Every Woman

March 15, 2014 By Luisa Caldwell Leave a Comment

Photo by Orrie King

The Whitney Houston Biennial was a one-day loft-style exhibition curated by Christine Finley in DUMBO, featuring 85 women artists. It bears no affiliation with the similarly themed 2009 Whitney’s Biennial at c.r.e.a.m. That one paralleled Whitney Houston’s drug addiction with the struggles of an artist.

Strategically positioned just inside the door of the show we are immediately introduced to Christa Bell, the artist prophet who steadily recites words and euphemisms for “vagina.” She is a holy woman surrounded by beads and flowers but many of the terms are vulgar (Hair Pie, Hatchet Wound, Furry Taco), yet the neutrality in which they are spoken are embraced and non-judgmental.

Lagusta’s Luscious at Vegan Shop-up Saturday

March 14, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

It’s the second Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for another Vegan Shop-Up market at Pine Box Rock Shop Check out their March Radness Shopping List to get the lowdown on the vegan goodness to be had.

Lagusta’s Lucious

From Pine Box Rock Shop: “Join us the second Saturday of every month for the biggest cruelty-free bash in NYC. Whether you’re an herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, or detritivore, this pop-up market is crammed full of such amazing food, jewelry, crafts and so much more, you’ll wonder how you ever spent a Saturday afternoon any other way.”