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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2005 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages •Vol.28, No. 8 BRZ •Saturday, February 19, 2005 • FREE BKLYN DIOCESE ON CLOSINGS BACKROOM DEALS DIDN’T DOOM SCHOOLS By Jotham Sederstrom Instead, DeRosa said, the closings as a space to be leased for public The Brooklyn Papers were prompted by shrinking enroll- school use, he said that individual ment over the last five years. parishes would decide, “in conjunc- The Roman Catholic Diocese The diocese shocked parents and tion with the diocese,” how best to use of Brooklyn this week denied schoolchildren by announcing on Ash the other vacated properties. He said reports that the city had been in Wednesday the shuttering of 17 that uses could include bible classes, months-long discussions to lease Brooklyn Catholic schools at the end continuing education, or any number diocese school buildings that will of this semester, including some in of other groups, including Alcoholics close for good this summer. Bensonhurst, Carroll Gardens and Anonymous. Diocesan spokesman Frank De- Park Slope. Asked whether some of the schools Rosa told The Bay Ridge Paper that Among the schools to close in might be sold for private residential while negotiations with the city De- Brooklyn are: Saint Finbar’s, at 1825 use, DeRosa said, “I couldn’t say any- partment of Education are ongoing for Bath Ave., in Bath Beach; Sacred thing unequivocally at this point. I re-

/ Tom Callan / Tom a school building that closed last sum- Hearts and St. Stephen’s, at 135 Sum- ally don’t know. I don’t know if we’re mer in Ozone Park, Queens, 26 others mit St., in Carroll Gardens; and St. at the point of discussing that. It’s only expected to close this year were never Thomas Aquinas, at 211 Eighth St., in a week old after all.” discussed. Park Slope. Despite DeRosa’s contention that “No, absolutely not,” said DeRosa, DeRosa said 11 others will either the use of the schools had not been

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn in a bid to quash speculation that a merge or be integrated into one of discussed, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pending deal with the city may have four existing schools, two in East Flat- said otherwise this week. He also precipitated the school closing at the bush, and one each in Williamsburg brought up the issue on the Feb. 11 end of this academic year. The city’s and Midwood. edition of his weekly radio show. Sixty grand for Marty public schools are grappling with ma- Although DeRosa acknowledged “I’m optimistic that we will be able jor space shortages. that the Ozone Park school was cited See CATHOLIC SCHOOLS on page 2 Borough President Marty Markowitz gets help cutting his 60th-birthday cake from his wife, Jamie, during birthday bash at the Jade Plaza Restaurant on Eighth Avenue and 60th Street in Sunset Park on Valentines’s Day. The benefit, which also celebrated Chinese New Year, raised enough money for 68 camp scholarships through Markowitz’s Camp Brooklyn program for under-privileged children. Ridge High court will hear High ‘eminent’ case Tues. reunites By Matt Apuzzo Ratner’s plan, too, calls for the state’s use be taking this case where it’s going,” said By Jotham Sederstrom Associated Press of eminent domain, to condemn 11 acres of Matthew Dery, who lives in one of four hous- The Brooklyn Papers private property. es on a compound his family has owned since NEW LONDON, Conn. — Fifteen The Fort Trumbull residents come from a 1901. “It’s a case of the rich eating the poor. Drawn together each month to dis- houses are all that remain of Fort Trum- variety of backgrounds — there’s an elderly Sometimes the poor are difficult to digest.” cuss the contents of their biannual bul-

bull, a once vibrant immigrant neighbor- Italian immigrant, a mechanic, a flooring sup- Leading the charge is Susette Kelo, a 47- Callan / Tom letin, annual luncheon and news of old hood on the southeastern Connecticut plier, a school audio-video worker and a for- year-old nurse and mother of five boys who friends, members of the Bay Ridge shore. For years, bulldozers have been mer deli owner. bought her apricot-colored home in 1997. With High School Alumnae Association often leveling houses to make way for a city’s “It’s quite an amalgamation of people to a decorative outhouse in the front yard and find themselves marveling at the whole- high hopes: a hotel and convention center, wind chimes made of silverware, her house sale change that occurred following doesn’t fit in the city’s development plans. office space and upscale condominiums. Papers The Brooklyn their alma mater’s demise. The homes, surrounded now by swaths of PAGE 7 “They have over 90 acres now,” Kelo said. “It’s more than enough room to build The senior garden in front of their old rutted grass and gravel, stand in defiance to building on 67th Street at Fourth Avenue has the project. Refusing to sell or leave, seven on. We never said they can’t build. We just said, ‘We want to stay.’” Hail to the chief vanished, replaced instead by classroom families will go before the U.S. Supreme trailers at the High School of Telecommuni- Court this Tuesday, Feb. 22, arguing their City officials say that’s impossible. New commander Col. Tracey Nicholson, the first woman to cation Arts and Technology, which replaced city has no right to take property solely in the “They just would not be compatible with lead the Fort Hamilton Army Base, is pictured during as- Bay Ridge High. The 700-seat upper audito- name of economic development. all the other uses,” said Edward O’Connell, sumption of command ceremonies at the fort on Tuesday. The high court’s decision is expected to an attorney representing the New London See RIDGE HIGH on page 2 have an impact on Brooklyn developer Bruce Development Corporation, the quasi-public Ratner’s plan to build Atlantic Yards, a nine- agency behind the redevelopment effort. square-block mixed-use development in He points to Byron Athenian’s low-slung Prospect Heights that includes plans for a pro- ‘Sideways’ a hit for black house as an example: “You’re going fessional basketball arena and 17 commercial to put up a $20 million hotel next to that?” and residential high-rises emanating from the Heights actor O’Connell said. intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues. See EMINENT on page 12 Cops nab suspect as ‘friendly’ Ridge rapist Poet laureate needs kidney By Jotham Sederstrom newspapers last week. woman near Third Avenue and 79th The Brooklyn Papers Thomas, who also goes by the names Street and dragged her down a cellar Christian Harris and Isaiah Mitchell, stairwell where a bed had been set up. By Jotham Sederstrom Sinai Medical Center donor list. I feel absolutely terrible,” said Siegelman, Police this week arrested a man The Brooklyn Papers Siegelman, who has unearthed beauty in who turned 60 on Thursday. was charged with rape, sodomy, robbery Police said the man raped and some of the borough’s most unlikely places, “You’re weakened, you’re nauseated, you who they say raped and mugged and unlawful imprisonment, according sodomized her before fleeing with her Brooklyn’s poet laureate is in dire need could face up to five more years on a crowd- have no appetite. There’s a whole slew of two Brooklyn woman — one in to a criminal complaint filed with the jewelry. of a kidney transplant. ed donor list. Siegelman was told by his doc- things. Bay Ridge and another in East Kings County District Attorney’s office. More than a month later, on Jan. Ken Siegelman, whom Borough President tors that patients can wait for up to a decade “The poetry, though, keeps the focus off Flatbush — after striking up con- The first incident, on Dec. 18, hap- 30, cops say Thomas struck again, this Marty Markowitz appointed in 2002 as before reaching the top of that list. what I have.” versations with them. pened around 5 am, when the man en- time in East Flatbush, where he al- Brooklyn’s third poet laureate, told The Although he was placed on dialysis less The author of nine books of poetry, Siegelman Cops arrested Lamar Thomas, 20, gaged a woman in her 20s in conver- legedly attacked a woman in her 20s Brooklyn Papers this week that since being than two years ago, a painful process in frequently returns to his home borough in his near the corner of Saratoga Avenue sation on a train platform in Times when he said he was a new neighbor diagnosed with end-stage renal disease four which the blood is cleaned of waste, the work, particularly in poems with titles like “Ger- and Decatur Street in Bedford- Square. Police say he cajoled her into locked out of his home. He used the years ago his health has rapidly diminished. thrice weekly treatments, say doctors, usually ritsen Beach” and “Flatland School.” In “Ben- Stuyvesant at 10 am on Feb. 15, six taking the long train ride into Bay phone to call a locksmith and then left Because of various difficulties, including remain effective for no more than 10 years, sonhurst,” he writes, “The seismic thunder of the days after releasing his name and pho- Ridge, where he said he had friends. without harming the woman, say po- wife Pearl’s bout with Lupus, Siegelman’s although in extraordinary cases some patients El/Just above New Utrecht Avenue/Theirs is the to to the media. Described as having a Although police declined to give lice. But after returning to call the family has been unable to donate a healthy have survived for three times that period. stoicism of all the black dressed widows/gnarling distinctive tattoo of Jesus Christ cry- details, sources say the man, who locksmith again, the man revealed a kidney, a dilemma that has put the former so- “There are days — not even days — there through their rosaries on front stoop chairs/As if ing blood-red tears on his left arm, the sports a bushy mane of dark hair that knife and then raped her, sometime af- cial studies teacher at the mercy of a Mount are hours that I feel very good and hours that See BORO POET on page 2 alleged rapist’s face was published in he tucks into a ponytail, grabbed the ter 8 pm.

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We can Brooklyn’s help with CATHOLIC SCHOOLS… most legal Continued from page 1 were installed as early as 1993 for so long.” the parent of children at St. matters! Number 1 that set 225 as the minimum The suggestion has not de- Stephen’s, a group of support- to get some more classroom seats out of this,” Bloomberg enrollment number for terred parents and teachers ers say they are putting the REAL ESTATE all matters THE LAW OFFICES OF said on the show. parochial schools in Brooklyn from Sacred Hearts-St. finishing touches on a plan ex- Matrimonial / Divorce / Family Court ABloomberg spokesman and Queens. Asked why the Stephen’s School in Carroll pected to be in the bishop’s DAVID J. HERNANDEZ Advertising CIVIL / COMMERCIAL Cases “Serving the Community of did not return calls for com- closings hadn’t come much Gardens. Despite seeing its en- hands by next week. ment by press time. sooner, or much later, DeRosa rollment shrink from 225 stu- Chris Smith, who has FORECLOSURES • BANRUPTCY New York and New Jersey” The notion that the diocese suggested that a mistake had dents to only 150 over the last coached basketball for the TRUST and ESTATES FREE CONSULTATION may have been influenced to been made. five years, a large group of church’s youth program, said CRIMINAL CASES Visit Our Website At: Media www.djhernandez.com expedite the closures enraged Studies over five years supporters say they expect to that besides a detailed account- parents at St. Finbar’s, whose show that Catholic schools in complete a detailed business ing, parents have already re- VIOXX CONCERNS teachers were known for dedi- Brooklyn and Queens suffered plan by the end of the week. cruited more than 20 new stu- HABLAMOS cation and long tenures. At an 11,000-student falloff in Msgr. Michael J. Hardi- dents should the school stay 718-522-0009 ESPANOL least one, said a parent, taught enrollment, he said, and direct man, Vicar for Education in open. Each of their parents have for 35 of the school’s 40 years. assistance of $7 million had the Diocese of Brooklyn, has signed contracts, he added. 26 Court Street, 22nd Floor, Brooklyn, New York Like other schools targeted been dished out to schools last indicated that the diocese That would leave the group to close after the semester year whose revenues could would consider business plans to recruit at least 50 more stu- Y ends in June, St. Finbar’s saw not meet expenses. from schools that could find dents. ER IV “Maybe it should have been ways to significantly increase “Every little detail you EL its enrollment shrink from 173 D Phone (718) 834-9350 L A students to 164 over the past a year ago, two years ago even, enrollment, and raise private could think of is included,” C Email [email protected] LO five years, said DeRosa, who but Bishop [Nicholas] Di- funds while managing also to said Smith, “from how much EE added that attendance had Marzio decided that this was a save money. a pencil costs to how many FR hovered below 200 students time to move ahead in this Led by Erik Akhund, a you’d need, how much it costs TWO for more than a decade. way,” said DeRosa. “Some of partner in a venture capital to keep a teacher and how e Small Pies DeRosa said that guidelines these schools have been at risk company in Manhattan and much it costs to hire janitors.” or M $13.99 & WHY ADVERTISE? s Mon - Wed The only way to ensure a steady flow of new customers is to advertise! 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Give something sweet to DOWNTOWN ZONE has been converted to eight Should the reunion materi- back-to-back classrooms as a alize, Purillo, whose accent re- your sweetheart result of overcrowding at veals both her Brooklyn roots Sweetheart Telecomm High. and a hint of southern twang, Even the principal’s office, Bouquet™ said that a visit to New York where Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, would include detours for PARK SLOPE ZONE prim and proper, ruled with an iron fist, has been shrunken to lemon ices and pizza, treats make room for a receptionist she took for granted while area and restrooms. growing up in Bay Ridge. 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We though others, between 1957 and 1985, the still largely Scandinavian they agree, their relationship we were such hot stuff.” 7722 Fifth Ave. 7005 Third Ave. when the school finally closed. and Italian neighborhood. from those days has been By the sounds of it, she and DOWTOWN PARK SLOPE BAY RIDGE FOR ALL OTHER “People were turned off be- 718-921-3444 718-491-3861 ZONE ZONE ZONE AREAS “We’re not surprised at all.” blurred by the years. A school her classmates still are. Eric Ross Michael O’Connor Allen Nilsen Celia Weintrob cause they didn’t want to see ext 113 ext 128 ext 118 ext 104 Johnson said the alumni as- ______sociation continues to receive these black faces in the 20 or more calls from its 500 street,” said Johnson, who led DEADLINES or more paid members each students on what he called the Our Papers are published every Saturday morning. Space reservation and week. Many, he said, inquire city’s first overseas field trip copy deadline is the preceding Monday at 4 pm. 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It defi- mental Protection. “Don’t forget that in the Ikea Purcell, an organizer for BAY RIDGE nitely does,” said Richard Lip- “I’m concerned about the situation, Ikea also hired a very United Food and Commercial 6918 13th Ave. sky, a lobbyist for several Workers Union Local 1500 Finest Chinese Cuisine groups of organized labor environmental issues that have well-connected lobbyist, DYKER HEIGHTS DERMATOLOGY been raised,” said Council- Yoswein New York,” Lipsky said the unions threw their Take Out or Eat in unions. force against BJ’s after the re- “There’s a whole host of rea- woman Letitia James, a critic said, referring to the public re- (718) 745-4666 of big box stores who neverthe- lations firm owned by Joni See IKEA on page 4 COSMETIC SKIN PROBLEMS sons as to why this stuff hap- pens and why it doesn’t hap- less voted to approve Ikea. Yoswein, a former assembly- Laser Hair Removal Acne • Herpes pen,” he told The Brooklyn Those fines were for understat- woman from Midwood who is Chemical Peels Warts • Genital Warts Papers this week. ed estimates of asbestos in a now a major lobbyist for a The action by the council’s Civil War-era building that was wide range of private and pub- Botox • Collagen Moles • STD’s/VD demolished. lic corporations. Spider Veins Skin Cancer Zoning and Franchises and Land Use committees left Red But local council members, In 2002, Yoswein was a top Liposuction Blemishes Hook residents who had op- labor organizers and lobbyists fundraiser for Council Speaker posed construction of a all agreed that the key element Gifford Miller’s campaign, Country-Wide Insurance Company 346,000-square-foot Ikea store that made box stores like BJ’s bringing in $25,425 through SKIN • HAIR • NAILS in their neighborhood wonder- and Wal-Mart repulsive to her lobbying efforts, according ing where all the big-box oppo- elected officials was the thing to the Village Voice. Day & Evening Hours sition was when their forces that made the Ikea plan attrac- “It matters how you organ- AUTO INSURANCE Most Insurances and Credit Cards Accepted were gathered at each step in for the HARDWORKING CONSUMER the city’s land use review ALAN R. 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Activities: supervised, instruc- passes in City Council A fully licensed and certified preschool tional swim, soccer and tennis, arts & crafts, boating, comput- ers, dramatics, farm animal By Timothy Williams Automated external defibrillators are prevented in the United States each year if ■ ■ care, pony riding, karate, bal- Associated Press capable of recognizing the presence or ab- defibrillators were deployed widely in 2-4 year old programs 2, 3, 4 or 5 mornings, let, multimedia, trips, gymnas- sence of ventricular fibrillation, the most public places. The City Council unanimously ■ tics, hiking, hockey, Jewish common arrhythmia that causes cardiac Arelated state law passed recently re- Licensed teachers afternoons or full days culture, music & dance, physi- approved a plan to place defibrilla- arrest. 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Director: Victoria Hofmo comes.” save many lives, especially given that the An automated external defibrillator Experienced Adult Staff Ages: 4–14 “I have heard the tragic stories of people likelihood of surviving sudden cardiac ar- costs up to $3,000. June 20–Aug. 12 Full day: 8 am – 4 pm dying across the country where their lives rest in New York City outside a hospital is The city will have to pay about $1 mil- Nature Oriented, Flexible Scheduling Extended day until 6:30 pm could have been saved if there had been a only about 1 percent. lion to place the devices on its properties. 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I think Ikea doesn’t came before the council in October. and more! Heights have that, necessarily.” While Barron characterized BJ’s as a “horrifying experience out in (718) 335-6363 Purcell pointed to a case involving a BJ’s in East New York my area in Brooklyn” he said he voted against Ikea to make a point. Early drop-off and late pick up available Director: Mary Maisano 1 1 where two female workers were arrested for shoplifting on June 30, “We have to talk to the larger questions around development, and Ages 5- /2 to 11- /2 years Ages: 2–6 2004. The women say the charges were false and brought against not let these guys with billions of dollars be like little dictators that Bus available, door to door, them because they were trying to organize a union. determine the process by which land is used,” Barron said. 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Pepper sprayed The crooks clipped a lock at around 2:30 pm on Feb. 12, and done, the crook failed to store, say police, the man also near her and attacked. es at St. Vincent’s Hospital on baseball bats. Ateenager went wild on on a door leading to the base- netted crooks a collection of actually steal anything, say began punching and kicking Staten Island and was re- Before fleeing north on three employees of a pharmacy Police said that the woman, ment apartment, on Fort jewelry. cops. the employees. leased. Fourth Avenue, the gang on Cropsey Avenue after he 31, had left her home on 86th Hamilton Parkway at 62nd The mother, 46, told police Bonnie & Clyde The pharmacy is located on Street at Third Avenue at 5 am snatched a cell phone and a tried to steal diabetes medicine. Cropsey Avenue at Bay 25th Blow darts Street, and then snatched that the burglary may have Amale-female robbery on Feb. 11 to go to work. Af- A 13-year-old boy was shot black wallet that held $425, $3,995 worth of tools, includ- been made easier thanks to a Police said that the man, Street. ter walking up the avenue to say cops. team looted a Bath Beach gro- in the arm Feb. 11 by a blow ing four drills, valued at $150 faulty lock on the kitchen win- cery of $25,000 after shoving 88th Street, however, a black dart-wielding sicko who tar- Gang attacks apiece, and a chop saw esti- dow. car pulled up and its female the owner into a bathroom and geted kiddies from his parked Agroup of teenage friends mated at $700. Gunpoint rob demanding, “Go into the bath- driver jumped from the auto- car in Bensonhurst, say police. were attacked by a gang while The incident happened at 3 mobile. ABensonhurst man was ac- room and stay there until I The boy was standing in minding their own business on am on Feb. 13. costed by a gun-wielding thug leave.” 6 Months Before the woman could front of his home on 83rd benches at Cropsey Park. 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ART Just an illusion Carroll Gardens painter Nad Wolinska hopes that participating in March’s ArtExpo will make her a household name — or at the very least, will encour- age a gallery or two to represent her. The 42-year- old French artist will be exhibiting 16 paintings from her “Divine Reality of Human Illusion” series (pictured) in the SOLO pavil- ion, which features emerg- ing, independent artists. “It’s very rare in the world that an individual artist can exhibit at an international fair,” Wo- linska told GO Brook- lyn. “It’s an incredible platform for me.” Over 25,000 consumers are expected to visit the expo (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings February 19, 2005 which features over 600 exhibitors displaying paint- ings, sculpture and photography. Wolinska says the theme of her latest series of paint- ings is inspired by spiritual books that she has read and they feature “divine and human attributes mingled.” Her otherworldly subjects are rendered using a tech- nique she derived from the Flemish Old Masters, lay- ering 14 colors “one upon another” and “refining each surface to reduce traces of the artist’s hand.” The ArtExpo will be held at the Jacob Javits Con- vention Center (655 West 34th St. in Manhattan). The expo is open to the trade on March 3 and 4, Underdog is here and to the trade and consumers on March 5 and March 6. Admission is $10-$15. For more informa- tion, visit the Web site at www.artexpos.com. Heights actor Paul Giamatti stars in best picture contender — Lisa J. Curtis

By Karen Butler for The Brooklyn Papers SHOPPING iven the types of offbeat, sad-sack un- derdogs he often portrays on the big Gscreen, it seems just his luck that Paul Giamatti would be left off the ballot for a Crown princess Best Actor Oscar, following months of criti- cal praise for his depiction of a schlubby, Williamsburg-based clothing company Brooklyn down-trodden wine connoisseur in the bud- Industries will open its fifth store on March 1 in dy comedy “Sideways.” Boerum Hill. The new 2,000-square-foot boutique, Best-known for his supporting roles in on Smith Street at the corner of Atlantic Avenue, “Man on the Moon,” “Planet of the Apes” will carry a wide selec- and “Private Parts,” and for his lead roles in tion of bags, limited- “Duets” and “American Splendor,” the 37- edition T-shirts (such as year-old character actor earned Screen Ac- the 100-percent cotton, tors Guild and Golden Globe award nomina- crown bedecked tee, tions for his portrayal of Miles, a failed $26, shown right) and novelist on a tour through California wine embroidered Brooklyn country with his best pal Jack (Thomas hoodies. The company, Haden Church). Giamatti lost out to Jamie created by artistic duo Foxx, the star of the Ray Charles biopic, Vahap and Lexy Funk “Ray,” not once but twice. (However, Gia- in 1996 with the launch matti is sharing in the glory of a Best Cast of their chic messenger SAG Award and an Oscar nomination for bags, makes clothing Best Picture for “Sideways.”) and accessories for men, Talking to reporters in Manhattan recent- women and kids. ly, Giamatti, who lives with his wife and son Beginning Tuesday, March 1, the Boerum Hill in Brooklyn Heights, explained what appeals store will be open Mondays through Saturdays, to him about representing the defeated and from 11 am to 9 pm, and Sundays, from noon to 8 the depressed in films. pm. For more information, call (718) 596-3986 or “I find it interesting to play unlikable peo- visit the Web site at www.brooklynindustries.com. ple,” Giamatti declared. “There are many unlikable people in the world, and so it’s a more realistic portrait of humanity to have a lot of unlikable people [in movies]. I find it more interesting. I’m happy to play a likable CRAFTS person, too, but it’s harder sometimes to play a likable, happy person.” Adapted by “Election” and “About Schmidt” scribes Alexander Payne and Jim Just bead it Taylor from Rex Pickett’s novel, “Side- ways” follows Miles and Jack as they bicker If you’re looking for a new way to combine the and drink their way through countless wine fun of crafts with a girls’ night out, consider throw-

tastings, finding companionship with two Wallace Merie W. ing a Bead Spa soiree. hooch-savvy locals (Virginia Madsen and Gravesend native Lenore Solmo, 46 (pictured be- Better with age: Brooklyn Heights actor Paul Giamatti (above left, Sandra Oh). Although the film is a comedy, low), has been successfully designing jewelry for more Jack’s constant quest for instant gratification with co-star Thomas Haden Church) has garnered Screen Actors than two decades, transforming Italian lead crystal into despite the consequences and Miles’ dark Guild and Golden Globe nominations for his role as Miles in Alexan- works of art using her own decoupage technique. moods could have become grating or pushed der Payne’s “Sideways.” (At right) Giamatti as comic book artist Har- Now, she’s bringing her joy in jewelry making into liv- the film into drama had it not been so deftly vey Pekar (with Hope Davis) in the 2003 film “American Splendor.” ing rooms with the launch of her new business, Bead written and finely acted. Spa, which kicked off with a party on Feb. 3. “It was a fine line in this thing where it one is so grotesque and extreme that it’s fun- was important to know Solmo says she finds inspiration for her designs in could really just become annoying and irri- ny. The guy’s so depressed, it’s pathetic. It’s what those people were the flea markets, museums and streets of New York, tating,” Giamatti agreed, pointing out that he really kind of fun, actually, to be that de- like.” and describes her style as “romantic yet trendy.” Her was drawn to the film in part because it pressed.” Although wine played a jewelry and handbags have been featured everywhere seemed to be as much about the breakdown To prepare for the role, Giamatti and major role in the film, Gi- from “In Style” magazine to NBC’s “Extra.” of a friendship as it is about two men trying Church spent time visiting vineyards and amatti said he and his fel- Bead Spa parties to find themselves. tasting wine in California’s Central Valley a low actors used stunt spir- of up to 10 can be “It’s supposed to, in some ways, be an- couple of weeks before shooting began. The its most of the time. held in Solmo’s Bay noying and irritating, so it is kind of a fine Yale University graduate said he was eager “We had this non-alco- Ridge studio or in line. Both of the to get inside his holic wine, which we your own home or characters are really character’s head, but were drinking, which was office. For $46 per unlikable. Whether CINEMA recalled concentrat- just horrible, and it gave person, she will

they’re depressed or ing more on how the me and Tom headaches Mango / Greg provide everything not, they’re not par- “Sideways” is now playing at the BAM connoisseurs talked because we had to be needed to host a Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland ticularly likable guys Place in Fort Greene). Tickets are $10. For and acted, than try- banging this stuff down at two-hour beading and that’s the more screening days and times, visit the Web site at ing to learn a lot 7 o’clock in the morning,” said Giamatti. tion after years of smaller parts, the son of soiree: wine, “inspir- tricky thing: to keep www.bam.org or call (718) 636-4100. about the wine itself. “There were a couple of scenes where we actress Toni Smith and former Yale Univer- ing music,” light fin-

people liking them “The wine knowl- drank a fair amount of real wine.” sity President and National Baseball Com- Papers The Brooklyn ger food, supplies somehow.” edge, I don’t have Next up for Giamatti is a supporting role missioner A. Bartlett Giamatti said, surpris- and her instruction For the happily married (to wife Elizabeth any, and I didn’t pick up any. Not a bit. I’m as manager Joe Gould in Ron Howard’s De- ingly, that life hasn’t changed that much for on how to create trend-driven fashion jewelry in Cohen) father (to 3-year-old son, Sam), like a wall for that information. It was all pression-era boxing movie “Cinderella him recently. what she calls “a Zen-like environment.” playing a divorced guy, who uses his ency- written down, so I could fake it. What was Man,” starring Renee Zellweger and Russell “I’ve kind of had a steady thing for years. “Working with one bead at a time keeps you in the clopedic knowledge of the grape to tran- more interesting to me was how those peo- Crowe. Due out this summer, the part marks It’s just kind of gone up, down, up, down. moment,” says Solmo. “It has a very calming effect.” scend his dreary life, was anything but a ple are; their sort of behavior and the whole a departure for Giamatti. It’s been such a long thing. Definitely, I get Solmo has simplified her techniques so that any- grind. sort of persona those people adopt, those ob- “I play a fun character and a different recognized by more people in an airport than body can learn how to make beaded brooches or “There’s something fun about it, actually,” sessive wine people,” said Giamatti. “I real- kind of guy,” he said. “Not a depressed guy, I used to. Definitely. Whether it actually af- pendant necklace and earring sets. argued the veteran of 40 films. “Perversely. ly should be creating more of a mystique a very sort of optimistic guy. It was a good fects my career, that remains to be seen,” Bead Spa is open, by appointment only, on Getting to pop into something that’s so ex- about the craft of acting, but I didn’t feel like time, but a long shoot — five or six said Giamatti. “Having a family helps. Hav- Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, from 7:30 pm treme, in a way, that it’s funny. What’s sort it was that important that I know all that months.” ing to actually pay bills. I think that probably to 9:30 pm. For appointments and more informa- of nice about the whole movie is that some- stuff about different wines. I really did feel it Asked how he is handling all this atten- helps a lot.” tion, call (718) 439-3546. — Erin Marie Daly

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Bay Ridge Sushi 6819 Third Ave. at 68th Street, (718) 491-0662 Papers The Brooklyn (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $7.95-$17.95. Step into Bay Ridge Sushi and you’re in another world — the hustle and bustle of the busy neigh- borhood gives way with each step inside. The engaging sushi chefs will carve up your favorites, including tuna, salmon, yellowtail, scallops, fluke, mackerel, flying fish roe, crab stick and many more. / Jori Klein Of course, Bay Ridge Sushi hasn’t forgotten all of Granny grub the other Japanese favorites and neither will you as you select from their colorful menu. There are many hand rolls, like the shrimp tempura roll and the smoked salmon roll. Or try the pork with gin- New Clinton Hill restaurant ger sauce, or the seafood teriyaki with lobster. Just

make sure to leave room for the tempura green Papers file The Brooklyn tea ice cream! Open daily, 11:30 am to 11 pm on Les Babouches owners Jeff Jdia and celebrates grandmothers on weekdays and 11:30 am to midnight on week- ends. Bouabid Gassimi with their fish tagine. its food and drink menus Mango / Greg Casa Calamari Pizza closest replica of a Greek “estiatoria” (a small town & Pasta tavern) you’ll find off the Greek isles. Owners Pete and Christina Lekkas offer grilled sauteed octopus By Tina Barry soul-satisfying food. 8602 Third Ave. at 86th Street, (718) 921-1900 served in aged red wine vinegar, whole fish in sea- for The Brooklyn Papers Chelsea Altman, who owns Maggie (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8-$12. son, mussels steamed in ouzo, and lamb chops. Brown along with chef Johannes Papers The Brooklyn Boasting a large sidewalk cafe, Casa Calamari End-of-dinner treats include paper-thin baklava ho is Maggie Brown? Is she the Sanzin and her fiance, Sam Barron, set Pizza & Pasta is a fun, family-style restaurant that and Samos Muscat, a fruity golden dessert wine Unsinkable Maggie Brown: (Top left) Clinton Hill’s new Maggie Brown makes the most of its corner windows and open from the island of Samos. Open daily for dinner. unsinkable Molly, a.k.a. “Mag- me straight. The real Maggie Brown is restaurant had a lively bar crowd on Valentine’s Day. (Above) The eatery’s kitchen. Now you’ll also find all types of pizzas, Closed Mondays. gie,” who stayed afloat after the Altman’s 99-year-old grandmother, rolls and calzones in addition to their Italian spe- W desserts, such as this lemon tart with raspberries, are made by Williams- Titanic went down? If so, her inim- who wrote for “Silver Screen” maga- cialties and many seafood choices. The chilled burg’s Hope & Union bakery. seafood sampler ($30) includes a half-pound lob- Les Babouches itable spirit is present in this Clinton zine in her youth, and later opened a ster, two cherrystone clams, two littleneck clams, 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street, (718) 833-1700, Hill restaurant that bears her name. theatre with her husband in Oregon. four oysters and a quarter-pound of jumbo shrimp. www.lesbabouches.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: If another Maggie played muse to (Altman is also the proprietor of Moe’s from Park Slope’s Bistro St. Marks, as does a biscuit so light and crisp that Golden fried calamari can also be ordered with $12-$17. fried shrimp. Or go for the broccoli rabe, cheese this cafe’s creation, then I imagined bar and the Mexican restaurant Peque- and before that, Bouley, in Manhattan, it puts any I’ve tried down South to and parsley-sausage platter. Lunch specials avail- Les Babouches, the French term for a style of a bawdy babe with a tattoo or two na — both in Fort Greene .) doing in a place like this?” The answer shame. able Monday through Thursday, from 11 am to Moroccan heel-less slippers, resembles a tradition- who would have Maggie is among is, he’s turning out the sort of slow- Three baby New Zealand lamb 3:30 pm. Open daily, 11 am to 10 pm on weekdays al bazaar with pillow-covered plush banquettes, donned a leather the other grand- cooked, gratifying dishes you wish chops make up a half order and they’re and 11 am to 11 pm on weekends. two tables made from camel bone and Moroccan artifacts for sale. Native Moroccans Bouabid mini, and gotten DINING mothers immortal- your grandma prepared. plenty for one. Sanzin sears the meat Gassimi and Jeff Jdia, Les Babouches’ owners, free drinks just ized on the menu I would have visited my nana more until crisp and rare with a thin border Cebu bring a taste of their culture to New York City — for looking good Maggie Brown (455 Myrtle Ave. and cocktail list. if she served meaty, tender white beans of crisp fat. He serves the little chops 8801 Third Ave. at 88th Street, (718) 492-5095, literally. between Washington and Waverly av- and being smart enues in Clinton Hill) accepts cash only. “Irene Palmer,” the topped with a fresh tomato compote, over the bliss potatoes, and partners www.cebubistro.com (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Try their signature couscous, a pasta dish served Entrees: $9-$24. as hell. Entrees: $6-$18. The restaurant serves grandmother of brightened with parsley and given zing them with a cool, black olive and with seven different vegetables and lamb or chick- breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Cebu offers a laid-back bar scene with fine dining. en (or both). You can also opt for the “Bastella,” If she had a is offered Saturdays and Sundays, from Altman’s best with a grating of sharp sheep’s milk tomato tapenade — it’s oily, sea-like The menu is “continental infusion” with a diverse phyllo dough stuffed with chicken, almonds, eggs hand in decorat- 10 am to 4:40 pm. Delivery is available friend, inspired the cheese. brininess emphasizing the sweetness of selection of salads, seafood dishes and thin-crust and three different Moroccan spices (which the ing the place, in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. For cocktail I sipped, a The restaurant offers several entrees the meat. pizzas. Dishes range from roast duckling to “steak chef keeps secret). more information, call (718) 643-7001. au poivre” and seafood paella. The New Zealand then the fireplace, brain-numbing Mo- in half portions, perfect for sharing as Hope & Union, a bakery in Wil- rack of lamb with mashed potatoes and sauteed Since couscous is their specialty, we recommend it huge crystal chan- jito made with an appetizer. One to try is the thin rib- liamsburg, supplies the country-style mixed vegetables is delightful as is the baked for dessert as well. The authentic pasta is steamed delier and the bor- fresh ginger, while bons of homemade pasta with Gor- desserts. The light, crumbly apple pie Chilean sea bass with roasted potatoes and wild with almonds, raisins, cinnamon, sugar and a touch dello-style gold and black velvet- the “Beryl Evans,” two fried eggs over gonzola. It’s a robust blend of the could come from grandma’s recipe mushroom “beurre blanc” sauce. Also, try the of butter. Not feeling very adventurous? There’s homemade red or white sangria. Brunch is avail- sorbet too. Open Tuesday through Sunday for flocked wallpaper were her idea. She corned beef hash, is named for the bar- cheese, given an earthy note with truf- box, and the airy, dramatically sweet able Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 3 pm. lunch and dinner. A belly dancer entertains the would have insisted on the row of inti- tender’s granny. fle oil and studded with mellow halves peanut butter pie, served atop a Dinner is served daily until 3 am. guests every Friday and Saturday between 8:30 mate booths, and a small bar for her The grandma theme continues with of sauteed mushrooms. The dish may smudge of chocolate sauce, isn’t too pm and 11 pm. Closed Mondays. friends to hang out. the menu of high-end international sound heavy, but it’s ethereal. high falutin’ to be served at a church Dish And, oh, the music. Play “Jumping dishes and American low-country fa- Red wine-braised short ribs are so picnic. 9208 Third Ave. at 92nd Street, (718) 238-2323, Samms Jack Flash” just loud enough to get her vorites, many with a southern accent, good you’ll forget all your troubles. Since Maggie Brown opened in Oc- (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$50. 8901 Third Ave. at 89th Street, (718) 238-0606 foot tapping, and Maggie would put all of which Altman describes as “cre- The ribs are served off the bone, in vel- tober, the restaurant has attracted Pratt Amid bamboo plants and leather sofas, waiters (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $17-$26. down her drink and groove. ative home cooking.” vety chunks of deeply flavored, wine- students, diehard Fort Greene renters serve up chef Jeff Lam’s wide range of sushi, sashi- Along with subdued lighting and the sounds of mi and noodles in this Asian-French fusion restau- jazz, Samms offers a raw bar with littleneck clams, And there’s nothing, not even ’70s Which leads to the question, tinged meat atop red bliss potatoes that who can’t believe a place like this exists rant. The house cocktail is a lichee martini made oysters or jumbo shrimp served with horseradish rock, that’d make her happier than a “What’s a nice German boy like chef are a chunky, buttery delight. Tangy on Myrtle Avenue, and anyone else who with lichee and lime juices. Choose from appetiz- and cocktail sauce. Appetizers include warm plate of food — beautifully cooked, Sanzin, whom you may remember mustard greens make a feisty partner, craves a good meal at grandma’s table. ers like “Lord of the Ring” (baked salmon with homemade “bocconcini (little mouthfuls)” moz- crab meat) or “Dynamite” (baked scallop, shrimp zarella wrapped in prosciutto served over grilled and mushrooms). The funky list of specialty rolls tomatoes and drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette; includes the “Firehouse” (shrimp tempura and Prince Edward Island mussels served in a white banana topped with spicy tuna) and the wine and tomato garlic sauce; and pan roasted “Excellent” (smoked salmon, capers, asparagus, lump crab cake with mixed greens, home-made onion, masago and mayo topped with black and tartar and remoulade sauce. Entrees range from All in the family red tobiko). The sushi bar luncheon special is $10 grilled marinated skirt steak topped with crispy and includes any two rolls served with soup or fried onions served in a Merlot reduction with It’s raining ravioli and so much more at the new “[Fratelli Ravioli] is all about using the freshest salad. A rear garden accommodates 60 diners. roasted vegetables and pesto mashed potatoes to Fratelli Ravioli Shop and Cafe in Carroll Gardens, and best ingredients you can find to create tradition- Open daily for lunch and dinner. Every Monday, the old-fashioned homemade meatloaf. Open Tuesday and Wednesday, chef Lam offers 20 per- which opened on Jan. 5. al Italian food,” Rarick said. Tuesday through Sunday for dinner. Closed cent off your entire bill. The latest addition to the Fratelli Ravioli franchise As part of an ongoing vision, the Vivolas decided Monday. offers an array of soups, sandwiches and baked to convert the Carroll Gardens shop into a retail Elia Vesuvio goods as well as Italian specialties such as fresh store and cafe akin to the three others they had pre- 8611 Third Ave. at 86th Street, (718) 748-9891 mozzarella, focaccia and “Grandma’s soup” — a viously opened in Connecticut and New Jersey. (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$28. 7305 Third Ave. at 73rd Street, (718) 745-0222 lentil-based soup with broccoli rabe and little meat- They had the product; all they needed was an owner. (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $6-$20. Whitewashed brick walls, exposed beams and soft balls. On top of the cafe treats, the shop sells Fratel- Enter Ysabel Suarez. At 16, Suarez began work- Greek music make this five-year-old restaurant the This charming Bay Ridge restaurant is a pizza par- lor on one side and a sit-down dining room on the li’s 15 kinds of homemade ravioli and eight varieties ing for Ray Vivola during the summer and never other side. Established in 1953, Vesuvio pizzeria of linguini, fettuccini and angel hair pasta. Currently, left. Today, 12 years later, she and her brother, Car- and restaurant will please everyone at your table this is an indoor shop and cafe, but once the weather los (pictured at left), own and operate the Carroll = Full review available at whether they’re in the mood for appetizers and warms up, a 20-seat outdoor eating area will be Gardens franchise. Two more franchises are sched- formal entrees or heros, burgers and gourmet piz- zas. For starters, there’s deep-fried mozzarella, hot added. uled to open soon in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. and cold antipasto platters and “zuppa di mus- “It’s the perfect spot for someone to pop in for Says Rarick, “When you walk into Fratelli Ravio- sels.” Fresh pastas (fettuccine, tortellini, gnocchi lunch,” says Fratelli spokesman John Rarick. li Shop and Cafe, you become part of the family.” and cavatelli) can be topped with a long list of

/ Gregory Cross / Gregory In 1978, Ray Vivola opened Fratelli Ravioli, a tra- Fratelli Ravioli Shop and Cafe, 347 Court St. at sauces. Among the entrees there’s chicken in a Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American rosemary, garlic and olive oil marinade; grilled veal ditional Italian, homemade pasta shop at this very lo- Union Street in Carroll Gardens, accepts Ameri- Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover chop; tender veal scaloppine; and more. The cation. In 2001, his two sons, Larry and Christian can Express, MasterCard and Visa. Soups: $4; Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card dessert list features all your favorites: tiramisu, opened a pasta factory in Red Hook to facilitate the sandwiches: $6-$8.50; salads: $6-$7.50. Open dai- Italian cheesecake, spumoni, tortoni and tartufo. production and demand of Fratelli’s made-fresh-dai- ly to 10 pm. For more information, call (718) 625-

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told GO Brooklyn. “A cripple falling in love with a woman for the first time, the only woman who has paid any at- Compiled tention to him. The story is universal. It makes you want by Susan to emote. The story gives you Rosenthal the cue what to do.” Where to A love story By the same token, both ART IN AUCTION: DUMBO Neighborhood Cates and Stevenson acknowl- SAT, FEB 19 Association hosts a benefit auction for its edge that their roles are ex- landmark designation. 7 pm. The Xpo at Actors reveal their still-potent tremely challenging. OUTDOORS AND TOURS Gallerie, 63 Pearl St. Call. (917) 701-7549. BAM: “The End of the Moon.” 7:30 pm. See “Porgy sits on his knees for BIRD COUNT: Prospect Park Audubon Center Sat, Feb. 26. two-and-a-half hours. It’s very eighth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. BARGEMUSIC: Classic music program. 7:30 All nature enthusiasts welcome. Noon to pm. See Thurs, Feb 24. attraction to ‘Porgy and Bess’ physically straining,” Steven- 1:30 pm. Enter park at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue. (718) 287-3400. Free. GALLERY PLAYERS: “The School for Scan- son explains. “Since I’ve been dal.” 8 pm. See Sat, Feb. 26. PROSPECT PARK ZOO: Open from 10 am to By Paulanne Simmons doing ‘Porgy and Bess,’ I’ve 4:30 pm. $5 adults, $1.25 seniors, $1 chil- THEATER: “As You Like It.” 8 pm. See Sat, for the Brooklyn Papers found ways to pace myself — dren ages 3 to 12. Flatbush Avenue near Feb. 26. areas to relax and areas to give Ocean Avenue. (718) 399-7339. PET ADOPTION: Find unconditional love at ICE SKATING: at the Wollman Rink in Pros- Animal Care and Control’s Winter Pet Extra- orgy and Bess’ is The it out.” pect Park. $5 adults, $3 children and seniors. vaganza. Reduced adoption package in- “ American Opera. It’s Playing Bess is also a diffi- Skate rentals for $5. 10 am to 1 pm and 2 cludes neutering, micro-chipping, vaccina- tion and one free veterinary visit. $50 cats, probably the most well- cult role, but for different rea- pm to 6 pm. Enter Prospect Park at Parkside P and Ocean avenues. (718) 287-5252. $80 dogs. 2336 Linden Blvd. (212) 788-4000. known American opera sons: she is a woman who is throughout the world,” says not immediately sympathetic. PERFORMANCE BARGEMUSIC: Haydn Quartet, HOB. $35. 7:30 SAT, FEB 26 Jerris Cates, who plays Bess in “Bess is a bit of a looker. pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-4061. the upcoming Brooklyn Center She’s sexy. She uses that sex ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: The Wooster OUTDOORS AND TOURS show. Indeed Cates sees noth- appeal so she can live. But Group’s “House/ Lights,” from Gertrude ICE SKATING: The Wollman Rink is open. $5 ing ironic in the fact that even though she has that bad- Stein’s “Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights.” adults, $3 children and seniors. Skate rental $27. 8 pm. 38 Water St. Call. (718) 254-8779. $5. 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm. George and Ira Gershwin, two girl exterior, inside she wants BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Enter Prospect Park at Parkside and Ocean Jewish boys from Brooklyn, the same things other women opens its Caribbean Celebration Series with avenues. (718) 287-5252. wrote the score for an opera want, which is the love of a “One Love: A Tribute to Bob Marley.” Perfor- WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Society mers include Morgan Heritage and Richie hosts a walk, “The Families of Brooklyn about the Gullahs, blacks liv- good man,” says Cates. Stephens. $35, $40. 8 pm. Walt Whitman Hall, Heights.” Learn about the Lows, the one block from the intersection of Flatbush Whites, the Pierreponts, the Beechers and ing in small farming and fish- Surprisingly, “Porgy and and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4600. ing communities in the south- Bess” was not an immediate Drawn to each other: On Feb. 19, others. $15, $10 members, $5 children. 2 GALLERY PLAYERS: “The School for Scandal,” pm. 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. ern low country. success. After trying out in a comedy of manners in the English lan- new restaurant Paradisus-121 hosts a “The Jewish/African-Amer- Boston, it opened In New York guage. $15, $12 children 12 and under and reception for Brooklyn Heights artist PERFORMANCE seniors. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. STORYTELLING: Green-Wood Historic Fund ican thing is interesting,” she on Oct. 10, 1935, for a disap- BRIC STUDIO: dance homage to poet Gil Lewis Matheney. Proceeds from hosts a performance by Native American told GO Brooklyn in a recent pointing run of 124 perform- Scott-Heron. $25, $50 (includes reception). storytellers and dancers in traditional cos- 8 pm. 57 Rockwell Place. (718) 527-2011. sales of his drawings in his “Love in telephone interview. “Jews ances; it was years later before Paradise” show will benefit Doctors tume to raise money to restore a monument have used African-Americans ‘Summertime’ in February: George and Ira Gershwin’s the show would make its back- CHILDREN at the historic cemetery. $10. 1 pm. Fifth “Porgy and Bess” will be performed on Feb. 27 at Brook- Without Borders. Avenue and 25th Street. (212) 575-4545. in many ways. I don’t mean in ers money back, and then HEIGHTS PLAYERS: begins its 49th season BARGEMUSIC: Classic music program of lyn Center for the Performing Arts. with “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien. Appro- works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and a negative way. This has been some. priate for all ages. $12, $10 children and sen- LIBRARY TALK: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Shostakovich. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry a springboard for many Although some of the songs iors. 8 pm. 26 Willow Place. (718) 237-2752. Landing. (718) 624-4061. CAMP OPEN HOUSE: YWCA of Brooklyn branch, presents author Melanie Bush in a African-Americans who have African-American experience. I certainly haven’t gotten tired had become popular before talk about why white people believe racial GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “The School for offers information on summer camp. 10 am Scandal,” a comedy of manners in the gone on to do great things. The spiritual, jazz — he of it,” says Cates, who has Gershwin’s death in 1937, the to noon. 30 Third Ave. (718) 875-1190. equality has been achieved. 4 pm. Also, “Back to the Old School: The Roots and English language. $15, $12 children 12 and [Porgy and Bess] is the one brought it all to life. It’s amaz- been playing the role of Bess work did not receive the ac- FAMILY THEATER: Shadow Box Theater pres- Rise of Hip-Hop.” 2 pm. Grand Army Plaza. under and seniors. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) piece that we definitely have ing, convincing and com- for Living Arts (the production claim it deserved until the 1940 ents “The African Drum,” a multicultural (718) 230-2100. Free. 595-0547. sharing for African-American History Month CONCERT: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music that is ours.” pelling. There’s ‘Summer- company staging “Porgy and Theater Guild presentation of a through shadow puppetry and singers, BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Murder and Ma- lice: Henri-Georges Clouzot.” Today: “Wages presents “Variations of Soul,” a program of Based on the Bess” at Brooklyn Center) slightly revised version. In dancers and musicians. $10. 11 am. YWCA, crisscrossing boundaries of African- 30 Third Ave. (212) 724-0677. of Fear” (1953). $10. 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm. novel “Porgy,” writ- since 1994. 1959, Samuel Goldwyn re- 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. American music. $10, $5 students. 8 pm. 58 FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Central branch, SPIRAL THOUGHT: hosts a spoken word and Seventh Ave. (718) 622-3300. ten by DuBose THEATER But music alone does not leased the film version, directed presents “Shrek” (2001). 11 am. Grand BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music presents Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. music program. 6 pm to 8 pm. The Fall Hayward, and the account for the renown of by Otto Preminger and starring Cafe, 307 Smith St. (718) 832-2310. Free. “The End of the Moon,” a solo work dramatization writ- The Living Arts production of “Porgy “Porgy and Bess.” There’s also Sidney Poitier and Dorothy BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Arty Facts, a story inspired by NASA artist-in-residence Laurie and Bess” will be performed on Feb. 27 at 2 and art hour for kids, presents “Where You Anderson. $20 to $50. 7:30 pm. Harvey ten by his wife, Dor- the story. Dandridge. The Living Arts Live.” $6, $3 seniors and students, free for pm at Brooklyn Center for the Performing MON, FEB 21 Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. othy, “Porgy and Arts at Brooklyn College. Tickets are $40. “What a love story!” ex- production of “Porgy and members and children under 12. 11 am and THEATER: The Brooklyn College Department The Brooklyn Center is located in the Walt 2 pm. Also, “Hot Day on Abbott Avenue.” of Theater presents Shakespeare’s “As You Bess” is set in the claims Cates. “The man loves Bess,” now in its 13th year of 4 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: “Through Whitman Theatre on the campus of Brook- the Eyes of Jacob Lawrence,” an exhibit of Like It.” $12, $10 seniors, $5 students. 2 pm 1920s on Catfish lyn College (one block from the junction of this woman so much. The touring, has played to more LIBRARY EVENT: Brooklyn Public Library, photography by Rwandan children. Ages 7 and 8 pm. George Gershwin Theater at the Row in Charles- Flatbush and Nostrand avenues). For tickets odds are against him. He’s a than 700 audiences in over 400 Central branch, hosts an African-American and up. $4, free for members. 3 pm to 4:30 Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at and more information, call (718) 951-4500. heritage program. Kids are invited to learn pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Brooklyn College, one block from the inter- ton, S.C. The story cripple. He has no money. cities on all five continents. about Caribbean rhythms and drumming TRAVELING CINEMA: Barbes Bar presents section of Nostrand and Flatbush avenues. involves the un- He’s not well liked in the com- What is ironic about “Porgy with percussionist Shawn Banks. 1 pm. (718) 951-4500. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. the film “Northern Lights” (1978). 7 pm. likely love between munity. But he’s not about to and Bess” is that this work, 376 Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. Free. MUSIC: Classic rock with Closenuf. $5 cover. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: hosts a BAMCINEMATEK: “Fright Nights.” Today: “The 10 pm. Tamaqua, 84 Ebony Court. (718) the cripple Porgy and Bess, a time.’ There’s no one on the let her go.” which is being performed to Met Life Early Learner Performance Series 646-9212. woman of easy virtue. face of the Earth who hasn’t For Samuel Stevenson, who remind us of the contributions with “Take the Silly Road to Africa.” Musical Wicker Man” (1973). $10. 3 pm and 9:30 journey through the African Diaspora. $4, pm. Also, “Malcolm X: Make It Plain” (1994). CHILDREN In “Porgy and Bess,” George heard it. There’s the duet has been playing Porgy in this of black culture, was written 6 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. free for members. 1 pm and 2 pm. 145 FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Central branch, Gershwin incorporated much of ‘Bess, You is My Woman production since 1997, it is the by a man who, Stevenson tells Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. presents “The Adventures of Milo and the black musical idiom. Now.’ The music lives today story that inspires the acting. us, “didn’t live long enough to UES EB Otis” (1989). 11 am. Grand Army Plaza. OTHER T , F 22 (718) 230-2100. Free. “Gershwin really captured as well as it ever has. The “The story is so beautiful see how the world embraced RECEPTION: Brooklyn Heights artist Lewis RECEPTION: Pratt Institute presents author Peter BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Arty Facts, a story the whole essence of the world hasn’t gotten tired of it. and heart-rending,” Stevenson his masterpiece.” Matheney presents his drawings in the exhi- and art hour for kids, presents “Where You bit “Love in Paradise.” Proceeds from sale Steinhart in a talk about the rewards people get from the act of drawing. 12:30 pm. 200 Live.” $6, $3 seniors and students, free for of artwork goes directly to Doctors Without members and children under 12. 11 am and Borders. 5 pm to 7 pm. Paradisus 121, 121 Willoughby Ave. (718) 636-3517. Free. DANCE: La Troupe Makandal, a center for 2 pm. Also, “Stories and Art” presents Livingston St. (718) 624-8144. Free. “Tales of Benin.” 4 pm. 200 Eastern HERBS FOR HEALTH: Brooklyn Botanic Gar- Haitian drum and dance, offers a master dance class. $12. 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Charles Parkway. (718) 638-5000. den offers “Native Herbs for the Winter FAMILY THEATER: Shadow Box Theater pres- Blues,” featuring a traditional healing ritual Moore Studios, 397 Bridge St. (718) 953-6638. BAMCINEMATEK: ”Fright Nights.” Today: “The ents “The African Drum,” a multicultural and herbal slide show. $31. 10 am to 1 pm. sharing for African-American History Month 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. Fog” (1980). $10. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. through shadow puppetry and singers, CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE: Phyllis dancers and musicians. $10. 11 am. YWCA, Stigliano Gallery presents images of works BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music presents 30 Third Ave. (212) 724-0677. “The End of the Moon,” a solo work by Christo and his wife in exhibit “Project WYCKOFF FARMHOUSE: hosts a talk “The Posters: Surrounded Islands, Valley Curtain, inspired by NASA artist-in-residence Laurie Break in the action Anderson. $20 to $50. 7:30 pm. Harvey Legacy of Brooklyn’s African Women, 1636- Running Fence, The Pont Neuf Wrapped” Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. 2005.” 1 pm to 2 pm. Also, talk “African and other large works. 11 am to 5 pm. 62 Lives on Brooklyn’s Dutch Farms.” Playwright explores the moments spent ‘Waiting’ Eighth Ave. (718) 638-0659. Free. Transportation at 11 am to Weeksville’s MOVIES AT THE MUSEUM: In honor of Hunterfly Road Houses. 5816 Clarendon Black History Month, Brooklyn Museum WEDS, FEB 23 Road. (718) 629-5400. Free. By Ajla Grozdanic about people who wait togeth- screens “The Art of Romare Bearden” (2003). 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm. 200 Eastern CAREGIVING TALK: Park Slope Geriatric Day OTHER for The Brooklyn Papers er, which opens on Feb. 24 at Parkway. (718) 638-5000. Center offers a series of talks about caring for older persons. Today’s topic “Financial BROWNSTONE GARDEN DESIGN: Brook- the Theater for the New City COMMUNITY DRAWING: Brooklyn Museum lyn Botanic Garden offers a three-week supplies drawing tools, paint, collage mate- Matters and Medicaid.” 6 pm to 7 pm. 1 hey also serve who in Manhattan. Prospect Park West. (718) 499-7701. Free. course on urban gardening. Learn to over- “ rials and music in the form of improvisation- come poor soil, excessive shade and awk- only stand and wait,” What ties the three other- al jazz while participants supply ideas and FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, New Lots ward spaces. $109, $99 members. 10:30 wrote English poet wise unrelated parts of “Wait- contribute to a community drawing. $8, $4 branch, presents the film “Introducing am to 1:30 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. T students and seniors, free for members and Dorothy Dandridge” (1999). 6 pm. 665 (718) 623-7220. John Milton. Playwright Paul- ing” — “The Hospital,” “The New Lots Ave. (718) 649-0311. Free. children 12 and younger. 1 pm to 3 pm. TRANSIT MUSEUM: presents “Meet the anne Simmons, of Brooklyn Bus Stop” and “The Tower” 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. CULTURE SERIES: Brooklyn Public Library, Experts.” Today’s topic is “Transit Heights, could not agree — is not only the act of wait- EXOTIC EDIBLES: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Central branch, hosts “Street Style: Hip-Hop Architecture Through Time.” $5, $3 chil- class on tropical and tender herbs. Learn Music and Culture Series.” Today: Bobbito dren 3 to 17. 1:30 pm. Boerum Place and more. In fact, she quoted the ing itself, but also the good where to find unusual herbs, their uses, how Garcia presents a multimedia presentation Schermerhorn Street. (718) 694-1600. based on his book “Where’d You Get Those? 17th-century writer on a post- deed, or the “mitzvah,” as di- to grow them outdoors and over-winter BAMCINEMATEK: “Murder and Malice: Henri- them indoors. $28, $25 members. 2 pm to 5 New York City’s Sneaker Culture.” 7 pm. card that advertises the open- rector Ted Thompson calls it, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Georges Clouzot.” Today: “Diabolique” pm. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. (1955). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and ing of her three-part play that each of the waiting char- MUSIC: Macy’s and The Romare Bearden COLLECTIONS & COLLECTORS: Collecting 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. acters performs. Foundation host a celebration honoring experts Richard Roth and Leah Dilworth along

/ Tom Callan / Tom SQUARE DANCE: Annual event at Plymouth artist Romare Bearden. Event features “The with displayed collections of all kinds take part “They all wait because it’s in “Collectors Night.” Panel discussion moder- Church. 6 pm to 9 pm. 75 Hicks St. Call. New Cookers” band. 3 pm. Fulton Mall, (718) 624-4743. a way of serving,” Simmons 420 Fulton St. Free. ated by LIU’s Dilworth. Q & A on collecting follows. $5. 7:30 pm. Union Pool, corner of RECEPTION: Skylight Gallery presents “The told GO Brooklyn. “And BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Murder and Union and Meeker streets. (917) 312-2745. Written War,” a retrospective on the graffiti Malice: Henri-Georges Clouzot.” Today: crews of Kings County. 6 pm. 1368 Fulton when you give something to “Wages of Fear” (1953). $10. 3 pm, 6 pm BAMCINEMATEK: Cinemachat with Elliott somebody, you get something Stein. Today: “The Small Back Room” St. (718) 230-0693. Free.

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. (1949). $10. 7:30 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. in return. Nobody gives in a (718) 636-4100. Practice makes perfect: Actors Stephanie Lynn Hakun, as SUN, FEB 27 vacuum.” SUN, FEB 20 BAM: “The End of the Moon.” 7:30 pm. See The first two stories are Heidi, and Joe Salgo, as Police Officer James Holmes, re- Sat, Feb. 26. based on events experienced hearse a scene from Simmons’ new play “Waiting: A Trilogy.” AUDITION: for Grace Choral Society’s presen- PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE tation of “German Requiem” by Brahms. CONCERT: Brooklyn Botanic Garden hosts by her family members and BLACK COMPOSERS: Brooklyn Conservatory Performance in May. Audition at Grace “Down Under” with Paul Taylor. Australian friends, said the playwright. In which an office employee And that’s all she will reveal. of Music presents composers of African- Church, Hicks Street at Grace Court. Call didjeridoo workshop. 1 pm to 2:30 pm. / Tom Callan / Tom American background. $5. 1 pm. 58 for appointment. (347) 512-4586. Plant tour. 1 pm. Tour “Banks’ Florilegium: “The Hospital,” a woman stands by a friend during a ter- Simmons wrote her latest Seventh Ave. (718) 622-3300. An 18th Century Botanical Art Treasure Re- waiting for her husband to rorist attack, hits home for play during a few weeks in FOLK FEET FEST: Brooklyn Arts Council hosts discovered.” 1 pm. $5, $3 seniors and stu- come out of brain surgery is everyone in America, espe- June and July of last summer. its second annual concert and workshop THURS, FEB 24 dents. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7200. series, celebrating traditional dance in BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts comforted by a co-worker. In cially New York. She said it was the quickest Brooklyn. 2 pm to 7 pm. Walt Whitman KNITTING CLASS: at Knitting Circle at the Bay presents Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” $40. the second story, “The Bus “[‘The Tower’] is based on she ever wrote a play. Theater at Brooklyn College, one block Ridge Branch of the Brooklyn Library. 1:30 2 pm. Walt Whitman Hall, Brooklyn College, The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Stop,” a teacher waits with her the story we all know,” Sim- “I knew the plot and the from the intersection of Flatbush and pm. 7223 Ridge Blvd. (718) 748-5709. Free. one block from the intersection of Flatbush Drama queen: Brooklyn Nostrand avenues. (718) 625-0080. Free. FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Central branch, and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4600. cab driver after he gets into an mons said, referring to the outcome,” Simmons said, MUSIC: Momenta New Music series presents presents the documentary “The Black MUSIC OFF THE WALLS: Brooklyn Philhar- Heights playwright and the- accident. tragic events of Sept. 11, “but I had to create the char- Spidermonkey Strings. $10, $6 students Press: Soldiers Without Swords.” 7 pm. monic performs in a series inspired by the ater critic Paulanne Simmons. The third, “The Tower,” in 2001. “But it’s not about it.” acters.” And she needed to and seniors. 4 pm. 53 Prospect Park West. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Brooklyn Museum’s exhibit “14 Stations: (718) 963-2660. KABBALA: Series on day-to-day application of Photographed by David Michalek.” $15. 3 figure out what to have her BARGEMUSIC: Haydn Quartet, HOB. $35. 4 teachings of the Jewish Kabbala. Rabbi Dov- pm. Also, Michalek discusses his collabora- characters do when they’re pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-4061. ber Pinson leads. 7 pm. Congregation B’nai tion with the Interfaith Assembly on Home- just waiting. GALLERY PLAYERS: “The School for Jacob, 401 Ninth St. (718) 965-9836. Free. lessness and Housing in creating the photos Scandal.” 3 pm. See Sat, Feb. 19. BARNES AND NOBLE: gospel songwriter Evie in the exhibit. 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. “The real challenge in the BRIC STUDIO: dance homage to poet Gil Rhodes reads from her book “Expired.” (718) 638-4100. FACTORY DIRECT CABINETS play is how to make waiting Scott-Heron. 3 pm. See Sat, Feb. 19. 7 pm. 106 Court St. (718) 246-4996. Free. CONCERT: Cerddorion chamber ensemble, a meaningful to the audience,” BARGEMUSIC: Classic music program of works group of 28 voices, performs. $20, $15 stu- Manufactured locally in our own production facility. Resulting in CHILDREN by Bach, Scriabin and Debussy. $35. 7:30 dents and seniors. 4 pm. Plymouth Church, Simmons said. “You should BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: hosts a pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-4061. 75 Hicks St. (212) 569-5593. reasonable pricing, excellent customer service and sensible lead times. never bore your audience.” workshop for families with special needs: BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Murder and LIVE AT THE LYCEUM: The Brazilian group “Make Music.” $4, free for members. 11:30 Malice: Henri-Georges Clouzot.” Today: “La Orixas performs. Program features voice, “Waiting” is Simmons’ am to 1 pm. Also, “Roosters and Chinese Verite” (1960). $10. 7:30 pm. 30 Lafayette drums, guitars, percussion, handmade third play, all three of which New Year.” Celebration of new year with Ave. (718) 636-4100. instruments and more. $12, $8 students. 7 debuted at the Theater for the traditional stories and art-making activities. ATLANTIC YARDS MEETING: Councilmember pm. 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816. 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. Letitia James, State Sen. Velmanette Montgom- THEATER: “As You Like It.” 2 pm. See Sat, New City. “The Volunteer” (718) 735-4400. ery and Rep. Major Owens host a meeting, Feb. 26. was produced in January FAMILY EVENT: King Henry’s Magic Show gives “Democracy and Development in Brooklyn: BAM: “The End of the Moon.” 3 pm. See Sat, 2003 and “Basketball Les- aid to tsunami victims. $10 donation. 1 pm to Protecting and Promoting Our Atlantic Yards.” Feb. 26. 3 pm. Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Fort 8 featured panelists. 6:30 pm. NYC College GALLERY PLAYERS: “The School for sons” in March 2001. Hamilton Parkway, between East Second and of Technology, 300 Jay St. between Johnson Scandal.” 3 pm. See Sat, Feb. 26. Born in East New York, Third streets. (718) 853-8215. and Tillary streets. (718) 260-9191. Free. BARGEMUSIC: Classic music. 4 pm. See Sat, GROUND HOG SERIES: Brooklyn Arts Exchange BAM: “The End of the Moon.” 7:30 pm. See Feb. 26. one block from where com- presents an interactive family program: “Stories Sat, Feb. 26. poser George Gershwin lived, that Move and Sing: Audience Participation GALLERY PLAYERS: “The School for CHILDREN Simmons now resides in Tales for the Whole Family.” $10, $8 kids Scandal.” 8 pm. See Sat, Feb. 26. NY AQUARIUM: Learn about seahorses dur- Brooklyn Heights with her under 12. 2 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. THEATER: “As You Like It.” 8 pm. See Sat, ing this session for kids, ages 5 to 8. $26, HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “The Hobbit.” 2 pm. See Feb. 26. $21 members per adult-child. 11 am to husband, Dwight, and the Sat, Feb. 19. 12:30 pm. West Eighth Street and Surf younger of their two sons, Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. OTHER FRI, FEB 25 BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: pres- Alex, 17. (Mark, 22, is en- SWIM CLUB: The Coney Island Polar Bear Club ents stories and art-making in “Roosters rolled at Oberlin College in meets every Sunday. 1 pm. Coney Island BAMCINEMATEK: “Murder and Malice: and Chinese New Year.” Ages 8 and up. $4, Ohio.) Boardwalk, near the New York Aquarium at Henri-Georges Clouzot.” Today: “Manon” free for members. 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. 145 West 10th Street. (718) 356-7741. (1949). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Simmons, who says she PLATFORM: Brooklyn Society for Ethical 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. has been writing most of her Culture presents “Freedom,” a ceremony FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Central branch, OTHER life, started her career as an on a theme, with sharing, music and reflec- presents “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961). 6 pm. BOOK FAIR: Park Slope United Methodist tion. 11 am. 53 Prospect Park West. (718) Also, “Finding Nemo” (2003). 4 pm. Grand Church. 9 am to 4 pm. Sixth Avenue and advertising copywriter. In ad- 768-2972. Free. Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Eighth Street. (718) 788-3306. dition to plays, she has sever- BOOK SIGNING: Berean Community and Family al unpublished novels, and Life Center presents author and speaker Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu. 11 am. 1635 Bergen St., she works as a freelance jour- Weeksville section. (718) 778-2938. Free. nalist and theater critic for nu- LIST YOUR EVENT… FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Central branch, merous publications including presents “The Untold Story of Emmett Cabinet Fair 241 37th St. (across from Costco) To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send your Louis Till.” 2 pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) GO Brooklyn. listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite 624, Brooklyn, 230-2100. Free. “What interests me are BAMCINEMATEK: “Murder and Malice: Henri- 718.369.1402 • www.cabinetfair.com Patriotic Polo announces NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available Georges Clouzot.” Today: “Quai des Orfevres” people’s characters, people in- basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. (1947). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and See our ratings on www.franklinreport.com Presidents Day Sale teracting with one another 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. See WAITING on page 11 February 19, 2005 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 11

Icy treat Greene, (718) 797-1197. Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live Despite frigid temperatures that even BROOKLYN music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, FREE; managed to keep away event co-chairs Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Sally Singer, of Vogue, and Emma Northsix Bloomberg, daughter of Mayor Mike, 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, attendees at the Prospect Park Alliance (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. Feb. 19: (Downstairs) The Fiction, Marigold, In Pieces, Junior Committee’s “Skating Under the 7 pm, $6, (Upstairs) The Holy Ghost, No Things, Tunnel Stars” fundraiser worked up a sweat. of Love, 8 pm, $10; Feb. 23: Eggs, My Favorite, Stick The 150 revelers, such as Meg Sched- Nightlife Insect, 8 pm, $10; Feb. 24: Backyard Babies, Dirtbike Annie, 8 pm, $10; Feb. 25: Longwave, I Love You but ing (left) and Leah Abeles, who did brave I’ve Chosen Darkness, The Picture, 8 pm, $10; Feb. 26: the cold and laced up their skates on Jan. The Archives Rachel’s, Invert, Chris Brokaw, 8 pm, $17. 21 raised $5,000 for Prospect Park. Atten- (At the NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge) 333 Adams St. at Johnson Street in Downtown Brook- Ovation dees, in their 20s and 30s thawed out be- lyn, (718) 246-7000, www.brooklynmarriott.com. 860 Atlantic Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue in Clinton tween laps around the rink with vintage Feb. 25: Robert Glasper & Friends, 6:30 pm, FREE. Hill, (718) 636-1400, www.cabaretovation.com. Feb. 23: Karaoke starring Carol Williams with DJ board games in Kate’s Corner, the rink’s The Backroom Karaoke Phil, 6 pm, FREE. snack bar, while sipping mugs of Bai- (Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue in ley’s-laced hot cocoa. Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, www.freddys- Parlor Jazz Those who missed the skating party backroom.com. 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, Feb. 19: Bill Konig, 9:30 pm, Within Reason, 10:30 pm, (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com. can always host their own, as the rink and FREE; Feb. 20: Knit-n-Bitch Nite with the Struck Jazz Feb. 19: Rochelle Thompson and Jazzratti, 9 pm, $20 Kate’s Corner are available for rentals. Band, 8 pm, FREE; Feb. 21: Comedy Night, 9 pm, donation; Feb. 26: Aziza and Jazzsoetry, 9 pm, $20 The next Junior Committee benefit, the FREE; Feb. 22: Will Vinson, 9 pm, FREE; Feb. 23: donation. Spelling Bee, 8 pm, FREE; Feb. 25: Karen Hudson Summer Soiree, is slated for July 21 at River Band, 9:30 pm, The Bitter Poet, 10:30 pm, Naked Peggy O’Neills the park’s Picnic House, which is current- Idiot, 11:30 pm, FREE. Fairmont will perform at Charleston (Two locations) ly undergoing renovations. Bar in Williamsburg on Feb. 19. BAM Cafe 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) According to Kate Smith, manager of 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, 748-1400, www.peggyoneills.com.

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376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Fridays and Saturdays: Live music, 10 pm, $TBD; Papers The Brooklyn (718) 965-8994. — Lisa J. Curtis 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. (718) 237-0276. Sundays: Karaoke with Cisco, Time TBD, FREE. Tuesdays: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, FREE, Slavic Soul Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: Karaoke hosted by Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednesdays: “Night of the Ravished drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. Pete’s Candy Store Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; Sundays: Stephanie Wrembel, 9 pm, 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Williams- FREE; Feb. 19: Adam Lane Trio featuring Vinny Golia, iO Restaurant burg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com. ter-driven than other pieces matter how different they herself on the weak side. 7 pm, Greta Gertler & the Extroverts, 9 pm, Ethan Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE, Matty Charles Lipton and his orchestra, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 20: 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in I’ve worked on,” Thompson seem,” Paulter said. And be- “Any religious Jew would Williamsburg, (718) 388-3320, www.iorestaurant- and the Valentines, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 19: TBD, 9 pm, Hazmat, 5 pm, Jazz Passenger Roy Nathanson, 7 pm, Jug Addicts, 10:30 pm, Adam McBride Smith, 11:30 said. cause the characters are ethni- not consider me religious,” FREE; Feb. 21: Likeness to Lily, 9:30 pm, FREE; Feb. andlounge.com. WAITING... pm, FREE; Feb. 20: Amsterband, 8:30 pm, FREE; Feb. 23: Mary Halvorson & Ches Smith, 8 pm, $8, Carl Saturdays: DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, ladies What he and the actors cally diverse and the play is she said. 21: Kelly Mcrae, 9:30 pm, Jonah Smith, 10:30 pm, Maguire’s Floriculture, 10 pm, $8; Feb. 24: Jim FREE all night, men $5 after 11 pm; Mondays: Monday Continued from page 10 FREE; Feb. 22: Ben Jordan, 9 pm, Comrade Red, 10 have discovered in Simmons’ based on true stories, she pre- Each of the three scenes of Campilongo & Steve Cardenas, 8 pm, FREE, Gina Night Football, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: DJ Eli spinning pm, Kate Diamond, 11 pm, FREE; Feb. 23: Kathy Leishman, 10 pm, $8; Feb. 25: Cocktail Angst, 8 pm, hip-hop, house, R&B, reggae and salsa, 9 pm, FREE (23 and what people do for one play, Thompson said, was the dicted audiences would be the play involves interaction Zimmer, 9:30 pm, Julian Velard Duo, 10:15 pm, FREE; Howard Fishman, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 26: Andy and over); Fridays: Live jazz featuring The Poma- Feb. 24: Gary Hood Band, 9 pm, Daniel Marr, 10 pm, another,” Simmons said. usage of silence and the im- able to relate to it. between members of different Statman & Bob Weiner Duo, 8 pm, $8, The 4th St. Swank, 7 pm, FREE with 2-drink minimum, DJ spins Stewart Lewis, 11 pm, FREE; Feb. 25: Alessandro Simmons likes the theater, portance of keeping the action And while Paulter hopes religious groups — Judaism, Niteowls, 10 pm, FREE. salsa and house, 10 pm, ladies FREE all night, men $5 after 11 pm. Riciarelli, 9 pm, T. Griffin Coraline, 10 pm, Jill Steven- she said, because she likes the going without dialogue. He that audience members might Christian Scientology, Islam son, 11 pm, FREE; Feb. 26: Rachel Lipson, 8 pm, Bembe Tommy Eisner, 9 pm, Diane Chuck, 10 pm, Turner excitement of direct commu- said that the pauses frequently leave “with a tear in their eye,” and Catholicism. The varying 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, (718) Jazz 966 Cody, 11 pm, FREE. nication with people. “And, mean as much as the dialogue. Thompson would like people level of religious devotion 387-5389. 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, obviously, I talk a lot,” she “The whole act of waiting to think about the theme of the among the characters plays a Saturdays: Live DJs alongside live Latin percussion fla- (718) 639-6910. Rbar Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation. quips. is very difficult,” key role in determining the vors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Universal Rhythms” with 451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue in Greenpoint, DJs Amanda and Nick, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: “Cold (718) 486-6116. As the playwright, Sim- said Park Slope ac- outcome of each story. Hands” with DJ DiGilog, 9:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: The Jazz Spot Saturdays: Live music featuring local artists, 10 pm, “Fiyah” with DJ Queen Majesty, 9 pm, FREE; Wednes- mons might not be nervous tor Joe Salgo, 22. When she first started writ- 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Street in FREE; Sundays: Open Mic, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: THEATER days: “Convalescence” with DJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, www.the- “Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party,” 10 pm, FREE; before the opening night of “You have to make ing the play, Simmons said pm, FREE; Thursdays: “Toque” with DJ Nat, 9 pm, jazz.8m.com. Wednesdays: Karaoke Night hosted by DJ Jack “The “The Waiting: A Trilogy,” by Paulanne FREE; Fridays: “Call to Drum,” world beat flavors with “Waiting” — which coincides it real.” that it was the act of waiting Mondays: Jam Session, 8 pm, $5; Feb. 19: Jazz meets Wack,” 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Comedy Night, 9:30 Simmons, will be staged at Theater for DJ Miller Cruz, 9 pm, FREE; Feb. 12: DJ Dave Ma- with her 55th birthday — but Salgo, who plays that connected the characters. R&B with Anisa & friends, 9 pm, $10; Feb. 25: Shenole pm, FREE. the New City Community Space (155 First diena, 9 pm, FREE; Feb. 19: DJ Maurice, 9 pm, FREE. Latimer Quartet, 9 pm, $10; Feb. 26: Gerald Cleaver director Thompson is. a doctor in “The Ave. at East 10th Street in Manhattan) Later, she said, she realized Trio, 9 pm, $10. Samba Restaurant “I am terrified,” said Hospital” and a po- Feb. 24-March 13. Performances are that the characters’ religious Black Betty Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in JRG Fashion Cafe & Nightclub Thompson, 56. But with a tal- lice officer in “The and Sundays at 3 pm. Tickets are $15. For convictions were deeply in- Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net. 177 Flatbush Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Fort 9604 Third Ave. at 96th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) ented cast and a playwright Bus Stop,” said reservations, call (212) 254-1109. For volved with why they were Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: Greene, (718) 399-7079. 439-0475. more information, call (917) 589-9042 or Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg who, as Thompson put it, is that the general waiting. Fridays and Saturdays: Live DJ, 11 pm, $10 after mid- Saturdays: “Havana Nights” featuring Nino Torre spin- visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net. Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and night; Mondays: “Martini and Mojito Mondays” with ning Latin rhythms, salsa, club classics and disco, 10 “open and receptive to feed- idea of the piece is “A lot of times, as a writer, His Love Choir, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Rocks DJ Nuff Said, 5 pm, FREE. pm, ladies FREE, men $10 (ladies 24 to enter, men 26 back,” — he has worked with that people are you start writing about one sponsored by Miller High Life, 10 pm, FREE; to enter); Fridays: Joe Bee, Donnie C, Brian Large, and Wednesdays: Electric Gypsy, a Balkan dance party, Orlando present “Samba Fridays” with music by DJ both Simmons and most of the people regardless thing,” Simmons said, “but it with DJ Shotnez, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: The Kili Bar-Cafe Sizzahandz, DJ Explor and Ava, 10 pm, $10 (ladies 24 actors in the past — the direc- of where they come from and play: the spiritual reasons turns out to be about some- Greenhouse with DJ Monkone and DJ Emskee, 11 pm, 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, (718) 855- to enter, men 26 to enter). FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. 5574. tor has little to worry about. what they do. we’re on Earth. thing else.” Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Thompson, who lives in “We all have similar experi- “I take a religious view of Despite the somber nature Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and funk, 10:30 pm, FREE. Sistas’ Place Brooklyn 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Bedford- Sunset Park, has directed nu- ences,” he said. the world,” Simmons said. of the three stories within Conservatory Laila Lounge Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766, www.sistasplace.org. merous plays, by both emerg- Fellow actor Deborah Paul- “There is something beyond “Waiting,” she said that they (At PS 29) 425 Henry St. at Baltic Street in Cobble Feb. 19: Steve and Iqua Colson, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 ing and established play- ter, who lives in Kensington getting from Monday to Tues- are all funny in parts. 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in in advance, $25 day of the show. Hill, (718) 622-3300, www.brooklynconservatory.com. Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, www.lailalounge.com. wrights, at the Pulitzer and plays a lawyer who comes day and Tuesday to Wednes- “I don’t believe in writing Feb. 20: Black composers in honor of Black History Sundays: “Extraordinary,” new gay Sundays with DJ Prize-winning Theater for the to the hospital to pray with a day.” without humor,” Simmons Month, 1 pm, $5, Harlem on my Mind, theater and per- Giles, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Karaoke Madness with Southpaw formance in the Harlem Renaissance, 3 pm, FREE. the Corn-Fed Sisters, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Whiskey 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, (718) New City. coworker in need, agreed. But in terms of ritual obser- said. “You have to give your Breath with Rick Royale and Alexander Lowry, 9 pm, 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. “[Waiting”] is more charac- “People are all the same no vance, Simmons considers audience a break.” Brooklyn Lyceum FREE; Wednesdays: Songwriters night with open mic, Feb. 19: Blowfly, The Orang-u-tones, DJ Mr. Fine 227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, 9 pm, FREE; Feb. 19: Ryth-OM presents Afrofunk Wine, 8 pm, $10; Feb. 20: James McMurtry, Courtney (718) 398-7301, www.gowanus.com. Massive Uprisers, 9:30 pm, $5; Feb. 22: Devon Kaiser, 8 pm, $12; Feb. 22: Morningwood, The 22-20s, Feb. 19: Don Slovin’s Improv Jam, 9 pm, $5; Feb. 26: Sproule, 10 pm, Kristin Diable, 11 pm, FREE; Feb. 24: The Harlem Shakes, 8 pm, $8; Feb. 23: Bliss Records Earthdriver with Jerome Jordan, 8:30 pm, $10 in Abe Seiferth Group, 10 pm, Don Miguel and his Afro- presents Pisces, Barbez, 7 pm, $TBD; Feb. 24: DeFalco advance, $12 day of the show ($8 with student ID). Cubans, 11 pm, $TBD; Feb. 25: Gary Twinn, 10 pm, and NYCPussypower Productions present FTM Top $TBD; Feb. 26: The Brand, 8 pm, High Speed Chase, Surgery Benefit and Dance Party hosted by Isabel with Charleston Bar 9 pm, The Smashup, 10 pm, Pale Horse, 11 pm, Disel Dean, Dean + the Sex Machines, Kelli Scarr, God-dess, Theory, midnight, $TBD. Peekaboo Pointe, Mama Lou, Time TBD, $TBD; Feb. 174 Bedford Ave. at North Seventh Street in 25: John Brown’s Body, Faith, 8 pm, $12; Feb. 26: KIF, Williamsburg, (718) 782-8717. Earth Stood Still, And This Army, 8 pm, $7. Feb. 19: Fairmont, 8:30 pm, $TBD. Le Dakar Restaurant Stain Chocolate Monkey 285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williamsburg, 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 398-8900, www.dakarcafe.net (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. (718) 813-1073. Tuesdays: Spoken word, 9 pm, FREE. Mondays: “Play Dirty,” 5 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: 28 days isn’t enough to honor the Saturdays: Express a.k.a. Open Mic Poetry talent Open mic hosted by singer/pianist Ryan Mercy, 8:30 showcase, 8 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge Party with DJ Ozkar Les Babouches pm, FREE; Thursdays: Mark Growden, 10 pm, FREE; Fuller spinning house, classics and rare grooves, 11 Feb. 19: Sulyn, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 22: Speakeasy, a importance of diversity, but it’s a start. pm, FREE; Sundays: “Krazy Nanny Sundays” with DJ 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 833-1700. new literary open mic, 8 pm, FREE; Feb. 24: Ithaca Ozz and karaoke with Lisa Love, 6 pm, FREE before 9 Beer Tasting, 9 pm, FREE. pm, $3 after 9 pm; Tuesdays: “Tuesdays After Work” Fridays and Saturdays: Belly dancer Shahrazad, 9 pm, party, 5 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “Neo-Soul” hosted FREE. by Black Waxx Records, 7 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Host Trash Bar Terry Billy featuring DJ Ras, live music and karaoke, 8 Liberty Heights Tap 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, pm, FREE; Fridays: “Reggae After Work” with live DJ, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. 5 pm, FREE, Live music and DJ, 9 pm, $5. Room Feb. 19: U.S.S. Monitor, 9 pm, Exotic Foxes, 10 pm, 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, (718) Julia Marvel, 11 pm, karaoke to follow performances, Cornerstone Bar 246-8050. $7; Feb. 20: Of the Between, 8:30 pm, $TBD; Feb. 21: Fridays and Saturdays: Live music, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 5 O’Clock Shadow Improv and Sketch Comedy, 9 pm, 1502 Cortelyou Road at Marlborough Road in 25: Kitchenrocks Open Jam, 7 pm, FREE. Aireline, 10 pm, Mighty Fine, 11 pm, $6; Feb. 22: La Flatbush, (718) 940-9037. Defense Afterparty, midnight, $TBD; Feb. 23: The Tuesdays: Open mic, 8 pm, FREE. New Spain and Friends, 8:30 pm, $TBD; Feb. 24: The Life Cafe 983 Ladies Room with Apocolypstik (CD release party), 983 Flushing Ave. at Central Avenue in Bushwick, Resistance, The Situationalist, International, 8:30 pm, Crossroads Saloon (718) 386-1133, www.lifecafenyc.com. 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in $5; Feb. 25: Some Action, Weekenders, Carbonas, Tuesdays: Bingo for Beer, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. Beat, Beat, Beat, Mob Stereo, 8:30 pm, Colin’s Open Mic with Chuck, 10 pm, FREE. Fridays and Saturdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. Karaoke to follow performances, $8; Feb. 26: Black Lips, Manaconda, Sunday Sinners, Sick Fits, DC Europa Night Club Lillie’s Bar Snipers, Monarchy 5, Tampoffs, 8:30 pm, karaoke to 46 Beard St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, (718) follow performances, $8. 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in 858-9822. Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. Wednesdays: Rib Night with live music and open mic, Two Boots Saturdays: “Saturday VIP,” 9 pm, FREE before 10 pm, 8 pm, $5 (includes all-you-can-eat ribs). $15 after 10 pm; Fridays: Progressive/Dance party, 10 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Feb. (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. 19: Kerry Linder, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE before 8 pm with The Lucky Cat Feb. 19: The Blues Prophets, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 25: student identification); Feb. 26: An evening of jazz and 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Art Lillard Trio, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 26: Young Mike poetry with Barry Wallenstein featuring guest poet (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. Brick and the Music Grinders, 10 pm, FREE. Anna Frajlich, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE before 8 pm with Tuesdays: Joe McGuinty’s Piano Parlor and karaoke, student identification). 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! with DJ Jeremy, 10 200 Fifth pm, FREE; Fridays: “Futurefunk Sessions” with DJ 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, (718) Five Spot Sport Casual, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 19: Sammytown 638-2925. 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton Jones, The Devil Spades, The Truents, 9 pm, $5; Feb. Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae, hip-hop, 10 Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. 20: Bess Rogers, 8 pm, The Jena Campaign, 9 pm, pm, ladies $5, men $10; Fridays: Friday Night Salsa FREE; Feb. 22: Adam McBride, 9 pm, FREE; Feb. 23: Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE, Super Lowery Bros with a live salsa band and DJs Blazer One and Big Will Fire of Space, 7:30 pm, FREE; Feb. 24: The Batterie, 9 bring weekly live hip-hop and future jazz with DJ Tetsu, spinning salsa, reggae, hip-hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, pm, Peter Gunn, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 26: “Sonic” with 10 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Hot Damn Comedy Night with men $10. DJs Omega and Ultra V, 9 pm, FREE. DJ Kap, 9 pm, $10; Feb. 21: Open turntables hosted by Marlon (bring needles and wax), 8 pm, FREE; Feb. Up Over Jazz Cafe 24: FL Jones Soul Band and DJ Oliver, 9 pm, $5; Feb. The LuLu Lounge 351 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, 25: DJ Satoshi, 6 pm, FREE, C-Ups Afrobeat (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford (718) 398-5413, www.upoverjazz.com. Orchestra, 9 pm, $5. Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, Mondays: Monday Night Jam Session, 9:30 pm, $10 www.ricerepublic.com. plus $5 drink minimum. Frank’s Lounge Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays: Karaoke, 8 pm, FREE. 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort Greene, Vox Pop Books Cafe (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktaillounge.com. Magnetic Field 1022 Cortelyou Road at Coney Island Avenue in Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Mondays: Classics with DJs Keith Heights, (718) 834-0069, Feb. 20: Open mic, 7 pm, FREE. Porter and James Vincent, 9 pm, $TBD; Tuesdays: www.magneticbrooklyn.com. Mash Up with DJ CX Kidtronik and special guest, 9 pm, Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, FREE; $TBD; Wednesdays: Karaoke Wednesdays with Davey Feb. 19: Dot Dash presents The Lost Sounds, Shop Waterfront Ale B, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Lonnie Youngblood & The Fronts, DC Snipers, 7:30 pm, $TBD, Penetration with House Blood Brothers, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Ffun Dance DJs Paddy Bullocks, Xtine 16 and Bazooka Joe, 10 pm, 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Party, 10 pm, $5. FREE; Feb. 26: Roy Corvair Trio, 7:30 pm, $3, Dave the Heights, (718) 522-3794, www.waterfrontale- Spazz Record Party, 10 pm, FREE. house.com. free103point9 Feb. 19: Chad Coe Trio, 11 pm, FREE; Feb. 26: Anne 97 S. Sixth St. at Bedford Avenue, 2nd floor, in Wil- M Shanghai Bistro Mette Iversen Quartet, 11 pm, FREE. liamsburg, (718) 599-5955, www.free103point9.org. & Den Feb. 19: “Seasonal” with Margarida García and Barry Williamsburg Weisblat, Yuko Nexus6, Radio Ruido, Ting Ting Jahe, 129 Havemeyer St. at Grand Street in Williamsburg, Projexorcism and Matt Bua, 9 pm, FREE. (718) 384-9300, www.mshanghaiden.com. Music Center Fridays and Saturdays: DJ parties, 10 pm, FREE; 367 Bedford Ave. at South Fifth Street in Williams- Sundays: Hip-hop karaoke with Dynamic Damien and burg, (718) 384-1654. In 1926, Black History Month was founded to honor and to Galapagos DJ Harry Ballz, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 24: Bret Mosley and Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, $5; Fridays: Live blues, 10 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, guests, 9 pm, FREE. (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. pm, $5. increase awareness of African American History. And 79 years Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Mon- National Restaurant days: Burlesque a.k.a. “Tassel Twirling Fun,” 10 pm, Zebulon later, it’s still as important as ever to continue this education. So 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second Street FREE; Tuesdays: New Rock Weekly, 8 pm, $6; Fridays: 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in Williams- VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 19: Methinks in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, www.come2- national.com. burg, (718) 218-6939, www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. use this February as an opportunity to seek out multicultural presents Williamsburg Bridging, 8 pm, $5; Feb. 21: Feb. 19: Charles Gayle Trio, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 20: Toys in Babeland presents SMUT, 8 pm, FREE; Feb. 22: Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with $60 prix fixe dinner); Fridays and Sundays: Jawboning CD Release Party, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 21: Kaiku, 7:30 pm, $8, Punch, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 23: Urb Ryan Sawyer and friends, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 22: The programs and events in your community. Because when we Alt 2.2 or Mutha What? With MuthaWit, Cecilia Suhr, Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with Wollesen, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 23: Kalaparush and the The Bunkbeds, 7 pm, $8, Darmstadt, 10 pm, FREE; $45 prix fixe dinner). Light, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 24: Hazmat Modine with Feb. 24: Little Gray Book, 7:30 pm, $5, Hunry March embrace what makes us different, we create a better climate. Wade Schuman, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 25: Butchland Band Experience, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 25: Cirque du Night of the Band, 10 pm, FREE; Feb. 26: Zemog, El Gallo Bueno, Singe Brise, 7 pm, $7; Feb. 26: Eak the Geek and Miss 10 pm, FREE. Crystal Swarovski, 10 pm, $5. Cookers 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Fort —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor (At the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Slope, (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. 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George M. Gilmer eminent domain to high court –– ATTORNEY AT LAW –– By Jess Wisloski habitants is a legitimate object should be deciding local laws. Education Law The Brooklyn Papers — and a fundamental responsi- “These are hard issues — po- • special education advocacy bility — of state and local gov- litical and social and economic is- • private schools - se habla español Aneighborhood group ernment.” sues — but they’re not hard con- - home that supports developer The precedent set by the stitutional issues,” he said. “As a Matrimonial/Family Law consultations • custody • visitation Bruce Ratner’s efforts to high court in Kelo v. City of matter of law these are really not • support • divorce - weekend and evening build a basketball arena, New London, for which oral matters for judges to decide. A lot • separation agreements appointments available housing and office buildings arguments will be heard this of the legal argument is geared Bankruptcy - ask about special rates for in Prospect Heights has Tuesday, Feb. 22, could impact towards making that point.” uncontested divorces and Ratner’s Atlantic Yards plan, Siegel, naturally, believes Wills, Trusts and Estates simple bankruptcies filed a “friend of the court” brief defending the use of according to legal experts. otherwise. In early December, Devel- “Interpreting the Fifth 943 Fourth Avenue (718) 788-0100 eminent domain to con- op-Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, an demn private property in a Amendment of the Constitution Brooklyn, NY 11232 Fax: (718) 788-1611 activist group formed to protest of the United States is a critical case being heard by the U.S. Ratner’s plan to build a 19,000- function of the judicial powers Supreme Court this week. seat arena for the New Jersey in our system and interpreting The neighborhood group’s Nets at Atlantic and Flatbush what the Fifth Amendment 30-page amicus brief posi- avenues as well as 17 office means is quintessential to judi- tioned it on the side of the City and residential high-rises, an- cial authority,” he said. of New London, Conn., in a nounced their filing of an ami- Arguing that even a private lawsuit where the state had cus brief in support of the peti- development could fall under the ruled in favor of demolition of tioners in the high-profile New definition of “public use,” the private homes to make way for London case. BUILD, a neighborhood group that supports Bruce Ratner’s plan to build housing and an City of New London’s attorney a new Pfizer corporate com- Joining 99 other organiza- arena over the Long Island Railroad tracks at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, also sup- in the case, Daniel Kirsch, said at plex in an area besieged by tions and individuals filing ports the use of eminent domain to condemn 11 acres of private property for the plan. a forum in December, that Con- high unemployment rates. briefs in Kelo vs. New London, necticut was doing “regulatory Similar to the Connecticut the group stands with the likes Hill, and the New York City “I’m not surprised that challenges like excessive unem- takings” in the Kelo case. development, Ratner’s plan re- of the American Association ployment rates and excessive and Vicinity Carpenters Labor- there’s that many Friends Of “As long as what you’re do- lies on the state’s condemna- for Retired People (AARP), poverty rates.” Management Cooperation the Court briefs,” he said. “Em- ing is relatively related in some tion of 11 acres of private resi- National Association for the Goldberg said he doesn’t be- way for public use then it Richard A. Klass, Esq. Advancement of Colored Peo- Trust Fund. inent domain has run amok in Your Court Street Lawyer SM dential and commercial lieve the [Supreme Court] judges counts,” Kirsch said. property. BUILD has been ne- ple (NAACP), and urban plan- Both Daughtry and BUILD this country.” UFN gotiating with Ratner over hir- ning expert Jane Jacobs, who are currently in negotiations for Siegel added that briefs ing agreements. famously took on New York’s labor and benefits concessions sometimes bring to light issues Both Mayor Michael master planner, Robert Moses, from the Atlantic Yards project. not raised during oral argu- Trusts, Estates, Wills, Proxies Bloomberg and Gov. George in the 1960s in support of “It’s often thought it helps to ments. “It could be outcome- Pataki support the Ratner plan maintaining neighborhoods get the broader context espe- determinate for a swing judge, or the court itself,” he said. 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Ikea furniture store in north London, British “Ikea could never have predicted and are gen- of a zoning change that authorities said. The Swedish retailer uinely overwhelmed at the outcome of the would have allowed the expressed shock and regret at the incident. evening and the consequences that the opening of construction of a 130,000- The stabbing victim, a man in his 20s, was at- a home furnishing retailer has had,” Ikea said in square-foot BJ’s Wholesale tacked at around 1:30 am on Feb. 10, near the a statement. Club big box store in the Ikea store, a spokeswoman for London’s Metro- “Under the current circumstances, Ikea Ed- Bronx this week may have politan Police said, adding that his condition did monton will remain closed until further notice. indicated a coming shift in not appear life-threatening. All advertised opening offers have been with- council consideration of The new Ikea warehouse in the Edmonton dis- drawn. Ikea would like to express their concern big box stores. trict had been due to operate 24 hours to mark the and regret at what has happened at the opening of Or, it could have to do with opening, but shut until further notice after 40 min- our new store.” the influence of union and utes because of the unexpectedly large crowds. The store opened at 12:01 am on Feb. 10 and other lobbyists. Some 6,000 people flocked to the Swedish was forced to close at 12:42 am, with crowd “Politics plays a role. It def- furniture store, which had been offering special numbers estimated at between 5,000 to 6,000, an initely does,” said Richard bargains including leather sofas for 45 pounds Ikea spokeswoman said. She added that Ikea had Lipsky, a lobbyist for several ($84). communicated their plans to local police before Many customers abandoned their vehicles in the opening of the new store. groups of organized labor / Johnny Green unions. the middle of a major road near the shop and Assistant Divisional Officer William Bird, of “There’s a whole host of walked to the store, causing severe traffic diffi- the London Fire Service, said he had never seen reasons as to why this stuff culties, police said. In addition to the stabbing anything like the crush before. happens and why it doesn’t victim, one patient was taken to a hospital with “It was extraordinary and to a certain extent happen,” he told The Brook- Associated Press chest pains and four others were treated for mi- unexpected,” Bird told British Broadcasting lyn Papers this week. A large crowd of people wait in line in the rain for an Ikea furniture store to open its doors in New Haven, Conn., July nor injuries, a London Ambulance Service Corp. radio. “There were crush injuries and peo- The action by the council’s 28, 2004. At the opening of an Ikea store outside London at midnight on Feb. 10, a man was stabbed and five other spokesman said. ple suffering from shock from the pushing and Zoning and Franchises and would-be bargain-hunters were treated for minor injuries as a crowd of up to 6,000 forced the superstore to close. Three people died and 17 others were injured shoving.” Land Use committees left Red Hook residents who had opposed construction of a 346,000-square-foot Ikea The same day news of the union organizers. of weight on council votes. store in their neighborhood committee’s vote against BJ’s “The wages and benefits “At the end of the day, al- wondering where all the big- was reported, McGettrick and are much different. Ikea, even most a million workers in the box opposition was when other Red Hook residents though it is non-union, city are unionized. At the end their forces were gathered at joined a group called the they’re paying high wages of the day, that’s a very pow- REAL each step in the city’s land Coalition to Revitalize Our and benefits. You have a erful thing. That is their con- use review process. Waterfronts Now (CROWN) whole different difficulty with stituents,” Purcell said. “How can the council re- in announcing a lawsuit that organizing.” “They’re going to listen to ject a store close to a high- calls the city’s approval of It is the labor support, he our members. They know this way [Bruckner Expressway] Ikea illegal. said, that means votes and is our members and we’re ESTATE because of too much traffic, That followed a slew of campaign dollars to elected of- speaking on their behalf.” but then approve an anti- fines issued last month to ficials. Purcell, an organizer for union one that’s three times Ikea’s contractors on the Red “Don’t forget that in the United Food and Commercial CO-OPS / CONDOS FOR SALE For Rent / Brooklyn CONDOS larger that’s next to a park? Hook site by the city Depart- Ikea situation, Ikea also hired Workers Union Local 1500 & CO-OPS asked John McGettrick, a pe- ment of Environmental Pro- a very well-connected lobby- said the unions threw their Midwood titioner in a lawsuit against tection worried her. ist, Yoswein New York,” Lip- force against BJ’s after the re- NO BROKER’S FEE, Ocean Avenue, For Sale / Brooklyn “I’m concerned about the sky said, referring to the pub- tailer “raised the ire of the la- Spacious 1BR apartment for rent the city and Ikea, who chairs $800/mo. + 1 mo. sec. Has new kitchen the Red Hook Civic Council. environmental issues that lic relations firm owned by bor community. I think Ikea appliances. Near all. 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In the wake of Wal-Mart’s labor organizers and lobbyists fundraiser for Council Speaker ing on June 30, 2004. The 57 MONTAGUE STREET No brokers. You can see photos announced plans to move to all agreed that the key ele- Gifford Miller’s campaign, women say the charges were New at: the city — the first is planned ment that made box stores bringing in $25,425 through false and brought against The Breukelen http://www/geocities.com/alinaogirls/Apart for Rego Park, Queens, but like BJ’s and Wal-Mart repul- her lobbying efforts, according them because they were try- Spacious 2-Bedroom/2 Bathroom apartment Millennium ment.html?1105412428375 the nation’s largest retailer is sive to elected officials was to the Village Voice. ing to organize a union. with Manhattan Skyline views. 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