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Greenpoint Microcinema, Gluten-Free Pizza, Free Ice Cream

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  • The Picture Show—a new experimental microcinema in Greenpoint—presents “The Soviet Machine: Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the golden age of Soviet animation”, tonight at 7:30.
  • You’ve still got 3 more days (until March 23) to get free ice cream from Oddfellows Ice Cream Co. on Kent Ave. Go here to claim your coupon.
  • If you live and work in the tri-state, non-Bushwick area, and were looking forward to participating in this year’s Bushwick Open Studios, you may be out of luck.
  • Daily Candy calls Wild, purveyors of gluten-free, farm-to-table pizza, “A magical world where pizza is good for you.” The greenhouse in the back is now open for dining at 340 Bedford Avenue.
  • Williamsburg’s Bakeri Has the Bread Pudding of Your Dreams.

Bob Dylan in the 80s Record Release + Dance Party at Music Hall of Williamsburg

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MHOW just tweeted “Tickets still available but going quickly”: get yours here.
bob-dylan-in-the-80s-posterOn Monday March 24th, Music Hall of Williamsburg and ATO Records will celebrate the release of Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One, featuring an all-star lineup paying tribute to Dylan’s forgotten decade.

Each artist will play the song he or she recorded, as well as one other Dylan song from any era. Langhorne Slim, John & Ian of Deer Tick, Elvis Perkins, Spirit Family Reunion, Dawn Landes, Yellowbirds, Hannah Cohen, members of Tea Leaf Green, and special guests will be playing their selections from the record, along with other Dylan cuts.

Dress up in your best 80s get-up and get ready for an 80s Dylan Dance Party! For more information on Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One, visit www.80sdylan.com

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Save Goodbye Blue Monday

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image via Arts in Bushwick

image via Arts in Bushwick

After almost ten years of offering open mics, burlesque shows, poetry readings, live music, coffee, and $4 tall boys to a legion of local poets, punks, misfits, and artists, Bushwick’s Goodbye Blue Monday may be singing its swan song.

GBM didn’t make money by offering one of the only free and open-booking policy stages in the city, or by selling $2 PBRs at happy hour. They didn’t make money—instead, they created community.

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GWAPP Orientation Meeting

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gwapp logoPlease join us March 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the BIP Parks Building Community Room (North 9th St. / Kent Ave) for an orientation about GWAPP.

Our nominating committee is eager to meet anyone who is interested in joining this dynamic and active community organization. We’re looking for neighbors who are committed to the issues of parks, open space and the environment in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. There are a number of ways to get involved with GWAPP on many different commitment levels. If you can’t make the meeting drop us a line at info@gwapp.org. See you on the 26th. http://gwapp.org/

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