Want to do something truly wonderful and festive for the Holidays right here in Carroll Gardens?
Then get your tickets for "A Christmas Carol", currently being performed at the Robert Acido Park House in Carroll Park.
Smith Street Stage, a theatre group based in Carroll Gardens, has adapted Charles Dickens' perennial classic into a live radio play set in the 1930's and have transformed the park house into an intimate little playhouse, complete with period decor, christmas lights and sparkling tree. Seven actors slip effortlessly into the roles of thirty-four characters and take turns creating special sound effects to accentuate the tale.
The actors are superb. Patrick McCarthy plays mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge who amends his avaricious ways to perfection. Charlie Kravits is a wonderful Tiny Tim and Jonathan Hopkins' portrayal of kind-hearted over-worked, under appreciated clerk Bob Cratchit is just right.
In the past, Smith Street Stage has brought 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Macbeth' and "Twelfth Night" to Carroll Park.
Smith Street Stage Presents: Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" at the Robert Acito park house in Carroll ParkCorner of President Street and Smith Street
Starring: Patrick McCarthy, Susanna Baddiel, Jessica Weiss, Charlie Kravits, Pete Mc Elligott, Sam Rosenberg and Jonathan Hopkins
December 14th, 7:00 p.m.December 15th, 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.December 16th, 5:00 p.m
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children.
To buy your tickets, click here http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/289393
3 Ocak 2013 Perşembe
Don't Miss "A Christmas Carol", A Radio Play By Smith Street Stage
In PMFA's Mailbox: Stockpiling Mail
A Carroll Gardens reader contacted me to find out if others in the neighborhood have had trouble receiving their mail in the last few weeks. She writes:
"There was a lot of talk at our book club about the mail problems post-Sandy. We are not getting a good deal of our mail, especially magazines. And a number of us have had problems mailing out checks but the recipients still not receiving them weeks later.What's up with the post office? Where are they stockpiling all this mail? Should we be hand delivering our Christmas cards?"The Red Hook post office at 615 Clinton Street was closed for a while after the storm, which certainly delayed some mail delivery.
I have been trying to contact the post office to make sure that they are back to normal, but have only gotten a busy signal.
Has anyone else had issues with mail delivery lately?
Saul Bolton's Long Awaited 'Red Gravy' Now Open On Atlantic Avenue
The menu includes various antipasti choices, charcuterie and cheese selections, as well as primi and second dishes, such as spicy lamb, rabbit with roasted baby carrots, cippolini onions, and heritage pork with cranberry beans and turnips . Red Gravy will offer a piatto del giorno. Wednesday is spaghetti and meatball night.
The large storefront, most recently occupied by Mescals, a Mexican restaurant, has been entirely renovated and now includes a rather impressive looking copper-detailed bar.
The reviews posted on Yelp seem to be a mixed bag so far, ranging from accolades to downright disappointment.
Have you tried Red Gravy yet? What was your experience?
Red Gravy151 Atlantic AvenueBrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn718.855.0051Hours of Operation:5:00pm - 11:00pm Wednesday to Sundaywww.redgravynyc.com
Tune In Tomorrow: USA Network To Air "Over-Under" Filmed In Carroll Gardens
Some of you may remember that in August of 2011, a production company was shooting scenes for a TV pilot entitled Over/Under in Carroll Gardens. One of the locations was Mazzone Hardware on Court Street, which turned into 'Puzzo' Hardware for two days that summer.
The plot of the series centered on Paul (played by Steven Pasquale), a day trader with a gambling problem, who gets fired from his job and moves to Brooklyn with his wife and child. There, he meets Marino (Anthony Carrigan), an expectant father. Together, the two start a high end bookie business.
The script for Over/Under was written by Sheila Callaghan, who set the action in a fictional neighborhood called Kerrigan Gardens, which is based very closely on Carroll Gardens, where Callaghan once lived and hopes to return to one day.
Unfortunately, Over/Under was not picked up as a series, but Callaghan contacted me recently to let me know that the pilot that was shot in August 2011 will air on USA Network as a 2-hour TV movie. It will premiere tomorrow, January 4th, at 10pm.
"I am very proud of the work we did. The neighborhood looks gorgeous, and my actors delivered some fine performances. Just watching it again makes me incredibly homesick. :)" Callaghan told me.
Don't forget to tune in tomorrow at 10 PM, everyone.
2 Ocak 2013 Çarşamba
Don't Miss "A Christmas Carol", A Radio Play By Smith Street Stage
Want to do something truly wonderful and festive for the Holidays right here in Carroll Gardens?
Then get your tickets for "A Christmas Carol", currently being performed at the Robert Acido Park House in Carroll Park.
Smith Street Stage, a theatre group based in Carroll Gardens, has adapted Charles Dickens' perennial classic into a live radio play set in the 1930's and have transformed the park house into an intimate little playhouse, complete with period decor, christmas lights and sparkling tree. Seven actors slip effortlessly into the roles of thirty-four characters and take turns creating special sound effects to accentuate the tale.
The actors are superb. Patrick McCarthy plays mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge who amends his avaricious ways to perfection. Charlie Kravits is a wonderful Tiny Tim and Jonathan Hopkins' portrayal of kind-hearted over-worked, under appreciated clerk Bob Cratchit is just right.
In the past, Smith Street Stage has brought 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Macbeth' and "Twelfth Night" to Carroll Park.
Smith Street Stage Presents: Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" at the Robert Acito park house in Carroll ParkCorner of President Street and Smith Street
Starring: Patrick McCarthy, Susanna Baddiel, Jessica Weiss, Charlie Kravits, Pete Mc Elligott, Sam Rosenberg and Jonathan Hopkins
December 14th, 7:00 p.m.December 15th, 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.December 16th, 5:00 p.m
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children.
To buy your tickets, click here http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/289393
In PMFA's Mailbox: Stockpiling Mail
A Carroll Gardens reader contacted me to find out if others in the neighborhood have had trouble receiving their mail in the last few weeks. She writes:
"There was a lot of talk at our book club about the mail problems post-Sandy. We are not getting a good deal of our mail, especially magazines. And a number of us have had problems mailing out checks but the recipients still not receiving them weeks later.What's up with the post office? Where are they stockpiling all this mail? Should we be hand delivering our Christmas cards?"The Red Hook post office at 615 Clinton Street was closed for a while after the storm, which certainly delayed some mail delivery.
I have been trying to contact the post office to make sure that they are back to normal, but have only gotten a busy signal.
Has anyone else had issues with mail delivery lately?
Happy New Year, Everyone!
If you do, reach out to me at pardonmeinbrooklyn at gmail dot com. Please help make 2013 a great one at PMFA.
Two Ways To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In The Neighborhood
One way to do that is to bring it to the yearly Cobble Hill Neighborhood TreeCycle event held next Saturday, January 5th. Here is the info:
MulchFest 2013Cobble Hill NeighborhoodHOLIDAY TREE RECYCLINGIn Cooperation with the Brooklyn Parks and Recreation DepartmentSaturday, January 59:30 am – 1:30 pmCobble Hill Park: Clinton and Verandah Place
Drop off your Holiday trees at the location below. Wreaths and garlands cannot be accepted.
Please remove lights and decorations. No artificial trees! Cobble Hill Park: Clinton and Verandah Place.
Mulch bags will be available for those whiting to take mulch for their gardens or tree pits.
Trees will only be accepted during the scheduled times. Wreaths and garlands cannot be accepted.
Sponsored by:
Cobble Hill Tree Fund , Cobble Hill Association, and Boy Scout Troops 213 & 815
www.CHTreefund.org
Another way to recycle your tree is to put it at the curb in front of your house.
The City of New York's Department of Sanitation will begin recycling Christmas trees starting tomorrow Wednesday, January, 2, 2013. The program will run through Saturday, January 12th.Residents should remove all tree stands, tinsel, lights, and ornaments from trees before they are put out at curbside for removal. Trees must not be placed into plastic bags. Clean, non-bagged Christmas trees that are left on the curb between Wednesday, January 2nd and Saturday, January 12th will be collected, chipped, and made into compost
For more information on Christmas tree collection and recycling and/or Mulchfest 2013, visit www.nyc.gov/sanitation or www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311.
Saul Bolton's Long Awaited 'Red Gravy' Now Open On Atlantic Avenue
The menu includes various antipasti choices, charcuterie and cheese selections, as well as primi and second dishes, such as spicy lamb, rabbit with roasted baby carrots, cippolini onions, and heritage pork with cranberry beans and turnips . Red Gravy will offer a piatto del giorno. Wednesday is spaghetti and meatball night.
The large storefront, most recently occupied by Mescals, a Mexican restaurant, has been entirely renovated and now includes a rather impressive looking copper-detailed bar.
The reviews posted on Yelp seem to be a mixed bag so far, ranging from accolades to downright disappointment.
Have you tried Red Gravy yet? What was your experience?
Red Gravy151 Atlantic AvenueBrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn718.855.0051Hours of Operation:5:00pm - 11:00pm Wednesday to Sundaywww.redgravynyc.com
1 Ocak 2013 Salı
Carroll Gardens-Based 'Here's The Thing' Holding Sweepstakes To Win iPad
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You may remember Ben Patterson and Susan Leopold, the young Carroll Gardens couple who recently launched Here's The Thing, a technology and gadget specific website that aims to help answer questions on how to fix your crashy iPhone, how to force a frozen program to quit on your PC or Mac, or how to download all your Facebook posts, photos and videos to you computer. And that is just a short list.
From now till tomorrow, if you sign up for Here Is The Thing's email newsletter, you can win an iPad.
So don't loose any time and enter to win here.
'Here Is The Thing' iPad SweepstakesWhat to do to enter: sign up for the newsletterhttp://heresthethingblog.com/subscribe-win-free-ipadContest ends: Saturday! Cost: free
T'was A Rainy Night, But Once Again, Trinity Pipes Harmonize And Carol Through Carroll Gardens
Saturday night's rain and cold did not deter the Trinity Pipes from upholding their tradition of caroling in Carroll Gardens and from spreading some Holiday cheer. Their amazing harmonizing delighted everyone who ran into them as they made their way around the neighborhood.
The Pipes, are all former members of Trinity College's A Cappella group, who independently moved to Brooklyn and reconnected in our fair borough. This was their sixth year of caroling through the neighborhood. Their Holiday tradition is quickly becoming a tradition in my family as the Pipes have been kind enough to stop at my house for the past three years.
To the Pipes: It just wouldn't be the Christmas season without you guys! Thank you so much and hope to see you in 2013. And Greg, you better be there!
Don't Miss "A Christmas Carol", A Radio Play By Smith Street Stage
Want to do something truly wonderful and festive for the Holidays right here in Carroll Gardens?
Then get your tickets for "A Christmas Carol", currently being performed at the Robert Acido Park House in Carroll Park.
Smith Street Stage, a theatre group based in Carroll Gardens, has adapted Charles Dickens' perennial classic into a live radio play set in the 1930's and have transformed the park house into an intimate little playhouse, complete with period decor, christmas lights and sparkling tree. Seven actors slip effortlessly into the roles of thirty-four characters and take turns creating special sound effects to accentuate the tale.
The actors are superb. Patrick McCarthy plays mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge who amends his avaricious ways to perfection. Charlie Kravits is a wonderful Tiny Tim and Jonathan Hopkins' portrayal of kind-hearted over-worked, under appreciated clerk Bob Cratchit is just right.
In the past, Smith Street Stage has brought 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Macbeth' and "Twelfth Night" to Carroll Park.
Smith Street Stage Presents: Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" at the Robert Acito park house in Carroll ParkCorner of President Street and Smith Street
Starring: Patrick McCarthy, Susanna Baddiel, Jessica Weiss, Charlie Kravits, Pete Mc Elligott, Sam Rosenberg and Jonathan Hopkins
December 14th, 7:00 p.m.December 15th, 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.December 16th, 5:00 p.m
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children.
To buy your tickets, click here http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/289393