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Come on down to the Rod & Gun for movie night! We’re showing Buster Keaton’s The General (1926), an action-adventure-comedy considered by most to be one of the greatest movies ever made. Civil War drama! Train acrobatics! Love, Locomotives, Laughs!
PLUS: WOWZA! LIVE Musical accompaniment by Wyndham Baird. How many ways can that dude play Dixie? Oh Lawd.
Cosabella Sample Sale Deal: Up to 70% off lingerie, ready to wear, and swimwear. Prices will range from $13 to $80. Credit card only.
Before you totally check out for the week before Labor Day—perhaps the most unproductive time of the year besides that week between Christmas and New Year’s—be sure to stop by the Cosabella semi-annual sample sale kicking off this Sunday, August 24. Expect to find everything from skimpy underwear to wearable-out-of-the-house pieces starting at $13.
Despite boasting an international cast,The Left-Handed Woman is an understated and unadorned portrayal of a single mother’s quotidian life, comparable in its sensibility to some of the work of Margarethe von Trotta, Helke Sander, and Helma Sanders-Brahms.
Edith Clever (the star of Eric Rohmer’s Kleist adaptation, The Marquise of O) plays Marianne, a German living in Paris with her young son, Stefan. Her husband Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire) returns from Helsinki, where he has spent several months and learned only one word in Finnish: olut (‘beer’).
Brooklyn Bambini’s handcast baby figurines, originally designed as labor talismans to ease delivery. Now, they’re really cool gifts.
The first ever Rattled Expo takes place tomorrow at the Warsaw in (where else?) Greepoint. What is it? It’s a unique event for young, urban families; according to Rattled co-founder Tara Arjona, Rattled’s targeted market is people who “… love locally-made, and handmade goods. They’re not into mainstream products and services.”
Products for sale will include handcrafted bronze and silver baby figurines made by Williamsburg sculptor Brian Sullivan. He’s been making the pieces for more than two decades and co-owns Brooklyn Bambini with his wife, Kelley Shields.
The first ever Rattled Expo takes place today at the Warsaw in (where else?) Greepoint. What is it? It’s a unique event for young, urban families; according to Rattled co-founder Tara Arjona, Rattled’s targeted market is people who “… love locally-made, and handmade goods. They’re not into mainstream products and services.”
Join Rattled as they present a curated mix of 50+ businesses and services, all with unique offerings, of interest to young, indie-minded and eco-conscious families. * FREE face painting from Brooklyn Balloon Company * A complimentary juice bar from Bundle Organics * Raffle prizes * Food/product samples! Plus, music, food trucks, activities, and more!