Friday night, Luxeye Optical, held a party for the opening of their second store on Bedford Avenue (at South 1st Street). Professional models sported the current fashions in eyewear. A generous buffet was served, including an impressive 7-tiered cupcake cake—each individual cupcake decorated with mini eyeglasses & case (made of sugar).
Along with an extensive selection of eyewear, they were exhibiting art and photography portraying eyeglasses in some shape or form. Much of it was commercial photography or fashion photography-based. But not exclusively, there was a lovely little rendering of classic nerd glasses on a wood panel. A series of black on white renderings of eyeglasses and smokiness (smoke gets in our eyes?). And the most ironic, a large blank canvas that portrayed simply, a pair of Groucho Marx nose/mustache gag glasses on it.
Railroad Earth played Dec 10 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and enthusiasm by loyal fans for the band was high; seemed like everybody was swaying, many singing along. The sound of the six virtuoso musicians was constant and full, almost symphonic at times.