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• Curious Jane is hosting DIY fun for girls on MLK Day

  In Brooklyn, Events, Gowanus / By GYFO / 17 January 2013 / 0 comments

  Curious Jane the group behind area summer camps and Gowanus Girls craft market are hosting a DIY fun day for girls on MLK Day. The event called Make It / Take It: A roving hackerspace for cool, creative girls will be held in their secret (not really secret) Gowanus layer on January 21, 2013 from 11am-5pm.

  

  Monday, January 21 (MLK Day)

  11am-5pm, come anytime!
  Gowanus Loft

  [hackerspace: a space where girls can come tinker, create + meet like-minded girls]
  61 9th St #C8 (2nd/3rd Aves)

  Girls ages 6-9 and 10-12
  $10 or $8 with a friend

   

• Gowanus Canal Conservancy Winter Festival

  In Brooklyn, Events, Gowanus, Gowanus Happenings / By GYFO / 11 January 2013 / 0 comments

  The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is have its’ second annual Winter Festival on Saturday, January 12th from 6pm-12am at Ray Smith Studio (261 Bond Street, Brooklyn, NY). Three stellar live bands, a DJ, kids activities, and food from the best of tasty peeps and places! Tickets start at $25.

  Grab your tickets here: gccwinterfestival2013.brownpapertickets.com

  Why go to this event? you mean the bands, DJ, stuff for kids to do, and food isn’t enough. Fine, you should know that the Gowanus Canal Conservancy is one of the best things for Gowanus and South Brooklyn ever. Did you see that garden that just appeared magically at 3rd Ave and 3rd St? That’s total Gowanus Canal Conservancy! They make our industrial (former wasteland) into a beautiful area with nature things like: plants and trees… wait a plant is a tree… they do great stuff damn it. Check out this video about them made by the Canal Creatures:

  Gowanus Canal Conservancy – Winterfest This Saturday from Canal Creatures on Vimeo.

   

• The Greatest Craft Fair You’ll Ever Go To

  In Brooklyn, Events, Gowanus, Makers, shopping, Style: Food & Fashion / By GYFO / 13 December 2012 / 0 comments

  There’s all sorts of places to shop during the holiday season, but only one is filled with two weekends of pure awesome …

  

  Brooklyn Craft Central (Sat. and Sun, Dec 15+16 & Dec 22+23) takes normal craft fairs and punches in the face! Ok, not really. But metaphorically it totally does. Why you ask? Cause it’s like fight club and…. No wait it’s not really like fight club… Sorry, not sure where the focus on fisticuffs is coming from. Oh wait, yes we do. It’s cause this event is badass and here’s 5 solid reasons why you are going…

  1) It’s at Littlefield

  You of course know Littlefield the 6200-square foot warehouse venue with shows like Kurt Braunohler and Kristin Schaal Hot Tub and former Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac comedy show Night Train. (If you didn’t go to either of these, know we are totally giving you the stink eye). Aside from the celebratah’ that perfumes the joint, Littlefield is super close to where you live. It’s in a little neighborhood that we love called, Gowanus! Which is conveniently located in between your laziness and the fact that you need holiday gifts.

  2) The Media is telling you to!

  The following places have said you are going and you wouldn’t want to disappoint them: CBS Local NYC , Gadling, Time Out New York,  New York Magazine, Greenpointers, Hey Mishka, Park Slope Stoop, BKLYN, OTBKB,  Krrb.com,  Industry Magazine, Brooklyn Exposed,  The Voice, and GowanusYourFaceOff. Note that New York Mag is specifically telling you to “[t]ake advantage of the full bar serving up holiday cocktails while you pick up…local crafts and edibles.” Don’t make New York Mag cry by not going! Read more ›

   

• Craft Fair & Holiday Party, Oh My

  In Art / Culture, Brooklyn, Events, Gowanus, NonProfit / By GYFO / 4 December 2012 / 0 comments

  It’s been just a little over two weeks since Build It Green (BIG) store in Gowanus re-opened after taking a major beating from hurricane Sandy (We hate you Sandy!). And while most places would try to lay low and take it easy after such a dramatic event, BIGs pushing forward with a craftastic holiday infused event. On Friday, December 7th from 6-10PM BIG having a Craft Fair & Holiday party all at the same time and a day long craft fair on Saturday, December 8th 10am-5PM. The event called Crafted at the Canal is meant  to help BIG recover after jerkface Sandy, support fabulous local artist, and help YOU, Joe Shopper, find that perfect holiday gift. Plus, under the holiday party part of the invite theirs the greatest four words in the English language…

  “Get A Complimentary Beer!”

  *squeal!

  That’s right craft fair, party, and a complimentary beer (while supplies last we assume)! Sounds like a nice Friday and Saturday to us. And check out the list of vendors…

  Llaves Designs, New York Clocks, Wild Edge Designs, Recycle-A-Bicycle Jewelry, Wonder Lee 123 Designs Inc, Surname Cycling Goods, La’ Elle Chalkboards and Designs, Ollielulu, Bexbuckles co, Tri-Lox, Planet Ert, Ancora Bags, Film Biz Recycling, Woodknot Design, rubberpieces, Shea Yeleen, Matthew Lusk’s Bright Ideas, Coil + Drift… Plus handmade ceramics & more!

  All these peeps are awesome and have the perfect gives for mom, dad, John Q Nephew and Jane Q Sister! See you there!

  

   

• Made In Gowanus Tours

  In Art / Culture, Brooklyn, Events, Family Fun Your Face Off, Gowanus, Gowanus Inch By Inch, History, Nerd Stuff, New York / By GYFO / 28 November 2012 / 0 comments

  Take a stroll around Gowanus, the Superest Superfunded neighborhood, to see who’s reigniting the American maker movement with Made In Brooklyn Tours. The tour will take you around the industrial neighborhood so you can learn about this neighborhoods fascinating and unmatched history. (How fascinating you may ask? try 1st American Revolution  and industrial revolution fascinating!)

  Check out the detail of the tour:

  Made in GOWANUS Tour <–click for tickets
  Visit the heart of Brooklyn’s “maker movement” via its main artery and historic industrial waterway, the Gowanus Canal. See who’s makin’ it in Gowanus!

  Made in Brooklyn Tours are guided walking tours with a Made in Brooklyn theme. They tell the story of Brooklyn’s rich manufacturing heritage and today’s thriving “maker movement”. On Made in Brooklyn Tours the stars of the show make works of glass, metal and wood. They’re makin’ wine, chocolate, ravioli and more. All designed and Made in Brooklyn. Celebrate the creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of Brooklynites past and present. Don’t just come to see Brooklyn. Get to know the captains of industry who made it here and the aspiring entrepreneurs who are makin’ it in Brooklyn today!

  TOURS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE! SPACE IS LIMITED – RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!

  Additional Details
  Made in Brooklyn Tours are designed for adults in small to mid-sized groups for an especially good time together. No two tours – even of the same neighborhood – are alike. Tours last about three hours and each is a unique experience. We’ll make a number of stops moving at a leisurely pace. You’re encouraged to return to your favorites after the tour to shop, eat or drink. Please arrive a little early and use the restroom before we start. We’ll be outside much of the time so dress appropriately for the weather. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a bottle of water, and don’t forget your camera!

  Get your tickets HERE

  Learn about other maker tours in Brooklyn at: www.MadeInBrooklynTours.com

   

• The Hollows at Littlefield

  In Brooklyn, Events, Gowanus, performance / By GYFO / 26 September 2012 / 0 comments

  Dave and Jeff of The Hollows want let you know they are headlining opening night of the third annual AMERICANA PIE FESTIVAL, a 4 day Americana music festival that features: bluegrass, country, roots …As you can see they are a bit silly and you know silly means a rocking good time with their type of music. Here’s the groups Official Music video for “AUGUST”.
  
  We know what we are doing next week. See you there!