The East Village Visitors Center & Cafe is holding its grand-opening party tonight at 6.
Here's more info from the East Village History Project Web site:
GRAND OPENING PARTY!
Friday, April 3, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join us at this free event to celebrate the launch of this important new community center and mingle with neighbors, business owners, preservationists, educators and historians while noshing on local delicacies. RSVP not required.
Cash bar and free refreshments provided by DeRobertis Pastries , Economy Candy, Russo's, Two Boots, Veselka, Luzzo's and more!
The East Village Visitors Center & Cafe offers local brochures, maps and information about what is going on in the area, historic exhibits and displays, films, educational programs, special events, walking tours and direct access to EVHP historians and educators.
The cafe offers free wi-fi, coffee, sandwiches, snacks, souvenirs, literature and more.
East Village Visitors Center & Cafe
@ The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
(Between E. Houston and Bleecker St)
New York, NY 10012
Open daily, 11am - 4pm
212-614-8702
Rob Hollander, one of the co-founders of the East Village History Project and the new East Village Visitors Center, spoke with WNYC's Brigid Bergin:
