We love Atlas Obscura, and these upcoming cemetery tours, given by Allison Meier, look absolutely great:
March 10: Exploring the Glamorous Afterlife in Woodlawn Cemetery http://www.atlasobscura.com/events/glamorous-afterlife
April 28: An Afternoon in the New York Marble Cemetery http://www.atlasobscura.com/events/obscura-society-nyc-an-afternoon-at-the-new-york-marble-cemetery
In March, we'll be hosting a class on cemetery symbolism...
The history of sandwiches is laced with vice, ingenuity, and industry.
Sarah will relate this sordid tale via the PB&J, perhaps the sandwich Americans feel the most passionate about. But jelly wasn't always thought to be peanut butter's natural companion and at MSG you'll get to experience long-forgotten peanut butter sandwiches of the past.
Later, Soma will take us on a tour of America's best sandwiches, from national standbys like...
Court Street's going crafty for the first week of March, as Jessica Kaufman takes over for a series of hands-on classes. Check the links for all the details and to register!
Monday, March 4
Dreamcatchers: The Ultimate Summer Camp Craft - 7-10pm
Tuesday, March 5
Project: Knit a Hat - 2-5pm
Learn to Knit: Handwarmers - 7-10pm
Wednesday, March 6
Learn to Knit: Handwarmers - 2-5pm
How to Read a Knitting Pattern - 6:30-9pm
Thursday,...
We're excited to partner with the fine folks over at Fluent City to bring all of you a couple of their two-hour slang workshops on the cheap.
These workshops are taught in English, so you won't need to be fluent in Spanish or French to pick up some fun phrases and avoid sounding like a silly American on the streets of Madrid or Paris.
Both workshops take place on Friday, February 22, from 7-9pm at Fluent City's HQ in ...
I keep meeting people who live in Ridgeweood (hey Ridgewood!), so I thought it'd be fun to revisit one of my favorite historic houses, which just happens to be in Ridgewood: the wonderfully named Vander Ende-Onderdonk House.
The house is at 1820 Flushing Avenue, just over the Queens-Brooklyn border; it's an easy walk from the Jefferson L stop, but it couldn't be further away in spirit from the busy, industrial Flushing Avenue on which it...
