When Lily Cushman told us she and her partner were opening a pay-by-donation yoga studio, our eyebrows went up an inch. Usually studios can afford to offer one or two classes a week where you pay what you wish. But every single class? In a prime Park Slope space on Sixth Ave. at St. Marks? [...]

In the world of film festivals, Sundance is the premier place for indie directors, Cannes for mega-stars, and since 1976, Rotterdam has been the spot for serious film lovers and filmmakers who span the globe.
Now the Netherlands festival is taking its international programming on the road. When Rotterdam @ BAM opens next week, March 3-9, [...]

In case you can’t read the small type, the text above says, “Blocks along which a Hot Bird sign was at some point visible, 9.20.09-9.22.09.” This is Brooklyn life through the eyes of infographic genius, Very Small Array.
Artist and Bed-Stuy resident Dorothy Gambrell is also the pen behind the comic, Cat and Girl. Very Small [...]

We’re throwing Brooklyn Based friend and contributor Cathy Erway a book party! Her long-awaited book, The Art of Eating In, hits bookstores on February 18. Join us in a book launch celebration complete with a crostini cook-off, appetizers from supper clubs Hapa Kitchen and A Razor, A Shiny Knife, music from zombie jazz quintet Father [...]

Graham Avenue isn’t what it used to be. Once filled with the rich sounds of Southern Italy, in the past decade businesses owned by Brazilians, Mexicans and upstate transplants have sprouted along this strip of north Brooklyn.
“You’ll definitely find someone who will say it was better before,” says Joe Rinaldi, “but [...]

WEDNESDAY: Birds Do It, Bees Do It
Tonight, join the ever-fabulous Isabella Rossellini at Coco66 for a screening of Green Porno, a book signing, a Q&A session, and truffle popcorn. The acclaimed actress wrote and acted in this series of short films for the Sundance Channel; each segment features Ms. Rossellini in elaborate costume explaining and [...]

Let It Snow
Flake out at Enid’s annual snowflake party tonight from 8-midnight. Paper and scissors provided, but quantities are limited. Help transform the bar/resto into a winter wonderland–finished snowflakes will be hung from the ceiling for the winter.
THURSDAY: Slope Flakes
The Third Annual Snowflake Celebration takes place this Thursday (and next) in Park Slope from 7-10pm. [...]

WEDNESDAY: Bay Meets BK
West Coast print mag Meatpaper and the local Diner Journal joined up for tonight’s cocktail party, East Meats West, with folks from Chez Panisse, Bar Tartine, and Marlow and Sons. Tonight at Enid’s, this bi-costal group will serve up food and drinks from the best of both worlds from 8-11.
THURSDAY: The Sacred [...]

Maybe you’re a Briton living in New York. Or maybe you’re just an Anglophile with a fondness for Morrissey, an unhealthy interest in Prince William, and a bad habit of spelling “colors as “colours.” Either way, this is your guide to living Britishly in Brooklyn. From partying to eating to shopping, here’s how to maximize [...]

WEDNESDAY: National Count
What do you get when you combine the brothers of The National and My Brightest Diamond, the Deal sisters, and visual artist Matthew Ritchie? Apparently a multimedia work about baseball, twins, and Mayan mythology. The sure-to-be-interesting project, The Long Count, premieres at BAM tonight, with two additional shows on the 30th and 31st.
THURSDAY: [...]