Spring really is in full bloom everywhere.... an EVG reader shared this photo from Bleecker and Elizabeth today...
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Sunday's parting shot
Spring really is in full bloom everywhere.... an EVG reader shared this photo from Bleecker and Elizabeth today...
Village East presents 'The Searchers' in 35mm tomorrow (Monday!) night
The monthly Monday night 35mm series continues over at City Cinemas Village East, Second Avenue and 12th Street.
Tomorrow (Monday!) night, the theater is screening John Ford's classic Western "The Searchers" with John Wayne, Vera Miles, Jeffrey Hunter and Natalie Wood.
Upcoming Monday night 35mm films include "Enter the Dragon" in May and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in June. Details here.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, there's a 40th anniversary screening of "Life of Brian" at 7 p.m.
Week in Grieview
[Avenue A camp out]
Posts on EVG this past week included...
Review documents are now available for the East Side Coastal Resiliency project (Wednesday)
A visit to the Pyramid Club on Avenue A (Friday)
Wax on: Stranded Records debuts on 5th Street (Monday)
Report: Archdiocese of New York announces affordable-housing projects; fate of 2 East Village churches unknown (Tuesday)
In the L-Zone: The Little Tree That Could (Tuesday)
The Starbucks on 2nd Avenue and 9th Street closes on April 15 (Thursday)
Boulder patrol: Granite blocks now surround Astor Place (Friday)
Grant Shaffer's NY See (Monday)
City reportedly winning the rat race; the return of rat-friendly trash cans to Tompkins Square Park (Tuesday)
Workers on the clock at 250 E. Houston St. (Thursday)
The Kati Roll Company says goodbye to the East Village; 2nd Avenue outpost is now closed (Friday)
[Eric Paulin and company in Tompkins yesterday via Michael Rosenthal]
Report: Landmark Theatres now booking films at the Quad on 13th Street (Wednesday)
La Plaza Cultural closed until the summer for fence replacement; RIP Krusty (Monday)
Timna is now closed on St. Mark's Place (Thursday)
"Spiritus Mundi" at the 292 Theatre/Gallery (Thursday)
Reader mailbag: "Ever hear sirens and wonder?" (Thursday)
Wagamama is closing its East Village location (Friday)
New storefront reveal at 300 E. 5th St. (Monday)
Landmarks Preservation Commission hears air-rights transfer proposal for 3 St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)
A look inside the former Sidewalk (Thursday)
Shiina closes on 3rd Avenue (Tuesday)
Audrey Hepburn canvas still needs a home (Sunday)
Beijing Express went quickly (Monday)
... and from the Citizen app this past week...
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The spectacular now
Goggla shares this photo from the New York City Marble Cemetery on Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... the magnolia tree is looking pretty spectacular. As she writes: "Catch it now as I think the flowers will be gone in a couple of days."
Reminders: Spring awakening is today!
As previously noted, Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) is hosting its sixth Spring Awakening today in honor of the neighborhood's community gardens.
The day of garden-related activities begins at 11:30 a.m. at El Sol Brilliante on 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. Follow the map...
Per the LUNGS website: "Join us as we are close down Avenue C for FREE Pony rides, music, a pop up community garden, free raffle prizes, a wellness circle, puppet show, Easter egg dyeing and much more."
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Record Store Day 2019
Good morning (or afternoon or evening). Today is Record Store Day 2019 ... here's a look at what some local shops will have happening...
• Limited to One Records
221 E. 10th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue
• A-1 Record Shop
439 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue
• Academy Records
415 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and First Avenue
• Stranded Records
218 E. Fifth St. between Second Avenue and Cooper Square
• Turntable Labs
84 E. 10th St. between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue
A bluegrass brunch option
On Saturdays (like today!) this April, live-music venue Coney Island Baby is hosting a Bluegrass Brunch at 169 Avenue A between 10th Street and 11th Street... 2-5 p.m., and no cover charge... food service is via the recently opened Chinese Graffiti next door.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Reign of 'Fire'
Here's some minimal wave from the early-19 release by Boy Harsher... the video is for "Face the Fire."
April 12
Spotted today on Avenue A today between 11th Street and 12th Street... with the April issue of Mojo (featuring "guest editor" Keith Richards) as the means for authentification.
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