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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 • © 2004 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18 pages •Vol.27, No. 45 BRZ •Saturday, November 20, 2004 • FREE VITO TO TRIP TO JOHN REQUIRES COLIN: RUN! ESCORT Tells Powell to seek Hil’s seat By Devlin Barrett Associated Press SERVICE ABrooklyn congressman is trying to draft outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell for a different kind of service — to Lafayette lids toilets run for Senate against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2006. By Jotham Sederstrom monitors to go to the bathroom. Rep. Vito Fossella, a Republican whose district The Brooklyn Papers “This is done to prevent disruption in hall- includes Bay Ridge and Staten Island, said he It seems Lafayette High School and its ways during instructional time,” she added. spoke to Powell on 2,200 students can’t get any relief these days. The 65-year-old school, the alma mater of Tuesday and made Dodgers pitching great Sandy Koufax, has been the case for the for- In reaction to a surge of criminal activity at the criticized by parents, former teachers, students and troubled Bensonhurst school, Principal Alan mer four-star gen- even the U.S. Department of Justice for what Siegel quietly orchestrated a prison-like clamp- eral to enlist in the many say has been a slow or lax response by down on the building’s bathrooms that started last party’s effort to de- school administrators to crime inside and near the / Tom Callan / Tom month. feat Clinton, a stan- Now, students have to be escorted to the john school on Benson Avenue at Bay 43rd Street. dard-bearer for the by a dean’s office assistant who has to stand out- The school’s reputation for brawling reached Democrats. side and wait. What’s more, the bathrooms are a fever pitch in March after four thugs viciously “His roots and completely off limits for 20 minutes each class pe- pummeled honors student Ching Kit Ho in a heart have always riod. dimly lit second-floor stairwell — so badly, in been in New York. fact, that the Hong-Kong born senior had to be

The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn “Students are not allowed to use the bath- I think he’d make a rushed to Coney Island Hospital, where he was Vito Fossella rooms at Lafayette during the first 10 minutes great representative or last 10 minutes of class or during the class treated for a broken nose. Last December, a stu- and I urge him changes,” said Department of Education dent knocked unconscious Principal Siegel strongly to consider spokeswoman Alicia Maxey Greene. “Students while making a getaway after mugging a peer. running,” said Fos- also must receive an escort from one of the hall See ESCORT on page 14

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/ Greg Mango / Greg of Jamaican immi- grants, was born and raised in New Associated Press York City. Photograph titled “Norma Jeane,” is part of a show that opened at the Brooklyn Museum last week. Clinton’s 2006 The photograph by Laszlo Willinger is one of more than 200 Marilyn Monroe pictures from 39 photog- Sale of re-election bid is al- ready drawing na- raphers — including luminaries such as Richard Avedon, Gordon Parks, Robert Frank and Andy Warhol The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn — in the new exhibit, “I Want to Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe.” Colin Powell tional attention, in part because of its implications for the boro’s 2008 presidential race. The former first lady is viewed as an early front-runner among Democrats. Two names often floated as potential Repub- Hello, Norma Jean lican challengers to Clinton in ’06 are also viewed as possible presidential candidates two big bank years later: former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Monroe featured at B’klyn Museum Gov. George Pataki. Fossella said he wants Powell to jump into By Larry McShane Wilder once said. “She exulted in Baker into sex goddess Marilyn. the race in part because he doubts Pataki or Associated Press it.” In a 1945 picture, the unknown Giuliani are seriously weighing a campaign is near More than 200 Monroe pictures 19-year-old stands alone on a against Clinton. She was Playboy’s first center- from 39 photographers — includ- Long Island beach, leaning undis- “I don’t see any inclination that either one fold, and Joe DiMaggio’s second ing such celebrated lensmen as turbed over an open parasol. By Jess Wisloski will run at this point in time,” said Fossella. wife. Marilyn Monroe possessed a Richard Avedon, Gordon Parks, Adecade later, a coy Monroe and Jotham Sederstrom “Whoever wants to run has got to start laying knack for the big splash, particu- Robert Frank and Andy Warhol stands smiling on a Grand Central The Brooklyn Papers the seeds and setting the stage to do so.” larly if there was a camera nearby — are on view at the Brooklyn subway platform as a man to her Areal estate developer relatively Aspokesman for Clinton did not immediately — and it seemed there was always Museum in a new exhibit, “I Want left stares in bug-eyed disbelief. a camera nearby. unknown in these parts is close to a deal to return a call seeking comment. A State Depart- to Be Loved by You: Photographs The centerpiece of the collec- purchase Brooklyn’s tallest building. ment spokeswoman referred to Powell’s remarks The actress turned enduring of Marilyn Monroe.” tion, owned by Leon and Monday when he announced his departure and American icon was intoxicated by The photos “are timeless,” said Michaela Constantiner, is a set of Callan / Tom The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, said he planned to return to private life. the pop of flashbulbs; during her Marilyn Kushner, one of the ex- 59 Monroe pictures shot by pho- put on the market in June by its current owner, The public appeal by Fossella comes at a time too-short lifetime, she was pho- hibit’s curators. “She died young, tographer Bert Stern in the weeks HSBC bank, is in contract to be sold to the when some Republicans have criticized the state tographed drinking and dining, so she remains forever young. As before the actress’ 1962 drug Dermot Company, sources said. The 512-foot Republican leadership, in the wake of the 2004 smiling and sleeping, dressed and time goes by, she looms larger and overdose. “The Last Sitting” fea- office building at 1 Hanson Place was expect- elections, which saw New Yorkers support Demo- undressed. larger.” tures an assortment of behind-the- Papers The Brooklyn ed to sell for between $60 million and $90 cratic presidential candidate John Kerry, and give The camera “was to her what The exhibit traces the evolution scenes shots of Monroe, who HSBC is near a deal to sell the iconic million. Officials with Dermot, a development firm Sen. Charles Schumer a second term. water is to a fish,” director Billy of small-town girl Norma Jean See MARILYN on page 15 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building. that branched out from their holdings in Col- orado to become an up-and-coming player in the New York real estate scene, would not confirm the purchase — but spoke briefly on the rumors. “Until the deal closes we’re not comment- Bittersweet memories on VZ’s 40th ing on anything one way or the other,” said By Jotham Sederstrom bors, who opposed the project, the were digging and pretend they Brooklyn now thank the 4,260- Andrew McArthur, a broker with the compa- ny. Asked if the company may have secured The Brooklyn Papers mother of eight relished taking her were construction workers,” said foot-long suspension bridge for young boys to the construction site Doyle. “They loved it.” connecting them with family merely a management agreement on the build- Eleanor Doyle recalls wak- on Seventh Avenue, near where As Ridgites and Staten Islanders members on Staten Island. ing with another buyer, he said, “We don’t ing up each morning and she still lives on 80th Street. gather to celebrate the once con- What a difference four decades manage anything that we are not active in- watching ironworkers pound Far from a passing curiosity, tentious bridge, which on Sunday, can make. vestors in.” away on what was to become the lunchtime escapades left a Nov. 21, celebrates the 40th an- “We needed it, I guess,” said Aspokeswoman for HSBC, a London- an arterial roadway leading to lasting impression on two of her niversary of its opening, an out- Patricia Cunningham, whose par- based international bank, denied the sale. boys, Dan and Fred, who years pouring of both sad memories and ents were displaced in 1960 by “We have made no such deal,” said the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, HSBC’s Kathleen Rizzo Young. the modern marvel that by later would become an ironwork- hopeful sentiments will likely per- the bridge construction. “My er and an employee of the city’s vade the events planned in both daughters live on Staten Island And Jon Caplan, the broker from Cushman Spanning the Narrows / Mal Gurian Spanning the Narrows 1960 had displaced thousands Division of Bridges, respectively. boroughs. Although hundreds of now and I can’t swim over there. & Wakefield who is handling the sale, said The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as seen from Fourth Avenue dur- of residents in Bay Ridge. “They used to bring their little residents were displaced along Bay I guess eventually, you just go nothing had been finalized, and he could not ing its construction in March 1963. But unlike many of her neigh- dump trucks down to where they Ridge’s Seventh Avenue, many in See BRIDGE on page 14 See BANK on page 14

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He was also a great Dyker Heights. From there, 10:30am tendent Vincent Grippo, of- have a renaming ceremony in “That was one of his goals, leader and an advocate for our the father of two sons quickly ficials in southwest Brook- the summer.” to free children from over- children, teachers, principals became a dean of that school lyn have already set in mo- If approved by Klein, PS crowded schools,” said Nancy and other staff members. He before becoming principal of tion efforts to rename at 69, on Ninth Avenue at 63rd Gasparino, president of the will be sorely missed.” schools in Dyker Heights and ✡ Raffles ✡ Holiday Play Mango / Greg least two institutions after Street, and the district’s Learn- school district’s President’s According to Education Sunset Park. In 1994, he was ✡ Songs ✡ Bagels the lifelong educator, who ing Support Center, on 89th Council, comprised of the 33 Department regulations, how- promoted to superintendent of ✡ Latkahs ✡ Jelly Doughnuts played a significant role in Street at Fourth Avenue, Parent Teacher Association ever, renamings are not sup- the district, which encompass- bringing each facility to the would join a handful of presidents. posed to be considered until es 33 schools and 30,000 stu- schools named for educators. one year after a candidate’s dents. Over the next eight district. “PS 69 is the building we Most prominent among them want for this [honor],” she death. But Scissura contends years, he ushered in a new era Only days after Grippo, 58, LOTS OF FUN! Papers File The Brooklyn is PS 185, which is the Walter said. that because the Grippo pro- of inclusion that saw commu- died of a heart attack, on Oct. Vincent Grippo A. Kassenbrock School, named The school’s PTA members posals are unanimously sup- nity groups play a larger role BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS 30, a slate of the district’s top for the late teacher. IS 187, on and School Leadership Team are ported by elected officials, ed- in the district’s schools. educators drafted separate Department of Education with- 65th Street at 12th Avenue, is expected later this month to ap- ucators and parents, the policy “There will be no one like ADULTS: $5 CHILDREN: $3 proposals to rename an ele- in the two years. named after Christa McAuli- prove the PS 69 renaming, which would likely be waived. him ever again,” said Lisa mentary school in Dyker “Were it not for him those ffe, the social studies teacher the Community Education Aspokeswoman for the Bova Glick, vice president of ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Heights and a learning support buildings would not be here, from New Hampshire who Council would then vote to adopt Department of Education was the President’s Council. “I’m center in Bay Ridge after the and that’s not an exaggera- died in the space shuttle Chal- as a resolution. 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People who know Batra and Sundays: noon to 5pm Order” for $15 million, found in the Hudson River. resulted in arrests for the al- Batra was keeping lucrative That letter and subsequent saw the episode “were dis- claiming they defamed him Detectives investigate the hus- leged fixing of matrimonial receivership cases for himself. investigations by a state judi- turbed and distressed by the 453 Court St. by portraying him as a band’s alibi — and find a cor- cases by judges and lawyers, In their letter, lawyers cial ethics panel exposed a story line of criminal conduct (corner of 4th Place) crooked attorney in one ruption scandal at the court- and for the alleged sale of con- Thomas Garry and Arnold system of patronage among attributed to plaintiff [Batra] by “ripped from the head- house where the wife worked. sultancies and appointments to Ludwig specifically referred to the Democrats, who are led by defendants,” court papers say. 718-624-2527 lines” episode. The scandal includes her di- judgeships. the receivership of the troubled Assemblyman Clarence Nor- Batra’s lawsuit names 35 Ravi Batra said that the vorce lawyer and a judge who Batra’s actions in 2000 may Cypress Hills Cemetery. man Jr., who was Batra’s law defendants, including “Law & show titled “Floater” mali- has heard a suspiciously large have been the touchstone for Attorney General Eliot partner, in which judges were Order” creator Dick Wolf and directed by party officials as to NBC Universal. which attorneys should be as- Aspokesman for Wolf re- signed to receivership cases. ferred calls to NBC Universal That ultimately led to a severe spokesman Curt King, who rebuke and strict guidelines said the studio hadn’t seen the handed down by the state’s lawsuit and couldn’t comment P chief judge, Judith Kaye. “But this episode, like all Terror witness The lawsuit filed last Friday ‘Law & Order’ episodes, is says the “Floater” episode fea- fictional,” King said. sets self on fire tured an Indian-American, — with The Brooklyn Papers SAT SHSAT GMAT GRE LSAT MCAT • • • • • By Michael Weissenstein and conducted illicit dealings He wrote the Post that he was 3 Months Associated Press at nearby businesses. afraid the government might Alanssi sent suicide notes “put me in jail and might tor- CLASSES STARTING SOON! 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The journey from afternoon The Brooklyn Papers skidding toward the opposite for Capano, the challenger But the Bay Ridge native Still, Russo said, if he were to fundraiser to evening social end of the bar, where friends inches closer to a viable run said his decision to begin so- run, which is likely, he would event was made smooth by On Sunday afternoon in from a local band ate pizza, for the seat currently held by liciting war chest dollars well not begin fundraising until af- pizza, five pies in fact, all pro- Bay Ridge a handful of Capano was all handshakes Vincent Gentile. before his opponents, particu- ter the November 2004 elec- vided by Casa Calamari, a lo- locals sat on barstools at and smiles. To be sure, from “It’s just part of our effort larly Pat Russo, was merely a tions. cal restaurant, which will have Peggy O’Neills surrounded roughly 1:30 pm until 6 pm, to get more people involved in strategy to draw interest in the “It’s a kind of courtesy to to be identified on campaign by televised football games. and later in the evening at a the process, and we’re trying race, which is likely to be clut- the other candidates,” said finance records as an “in-kind Buzzing throughout the second pub on Third Avenue, to be more innovative in the tered with more active candi- Russo of his decision not to contribution,” and beer over Fifth Avenue bar near 82nd the early candidate for the way we get involved,” said dates later next year. Luke begin fundraising just yet. the course of five hours, also Street was Bob Capano, for 2005 race gripped more than a Capano. “I want to look at the Vander Linden, president of “After the elections I’ll look an in-kind contribution, from whom the event was intended. dozen palms. support out there, and if I have the Brooklyn Young Republi- more seriously at fundraising.” the bar. At least two dozen Acommunity liaison for Bor- The gathering last month that support I want to be in the can’s Club, who has been The 2005 election will af- people sat in the bar that day ough President Marty was the second in what Ca- strongest possible position to working closely with Capano, fect not only the constituents but it was unclear how many Markowitz, the 30-year-old pano expects will be a weekly win, both political support and said the same. of the 43rd District but also the paid the $25 fee and how Republican carried with grace fundraising event built around financially.” “I think he’s trying to get political landscape of south- many just strolled in to watch his recently acquired role as the football season. As games The Oct. 17 fundraiser, people excited about it as early west Brooklyn, an area com- the Jets defeat the San Francis- City Council candidate, never become more urgent, more billed as an afternoon of “NFL as possible,” said Vander Lin- prised largely of Democrats co 49’ers mind that his guests were people will swarm to the bar. action,” was merely an overture den, who recently moved to and yet partially represented Capano said that after re- largely friends and political al- And with each $25 wristband to what will likely be a hard- Bay Ridge. by city, state and congressional ceiving matching funds, the lies. — which guarantees free fought and closely watched But Russo, who ran unsuc- Republicans. Besides state event will prove financially In one moment posing for a drinks and pizza for supporters campaign for the 43rd District, cessfully against Gentile earli- Sen. Marty Golden, the most successful. “$25 is actually which includes Bay Ridge and er this year, losing by about visible Republicans, Council- worth $250,” said Capano, Dyker Heights, as well as a 1,200 votes, could be the more man James Oddo, Assembly- who would add those funds to / Greg Mango / Greg piece of Bensonhurst. visible Republican, despite man Matthew Mirones and the $8,615 he raised in a spe- Besides Capano, who has Capano’s fieldwork on behalf Rep. Vito Fossella all represent cial election for the seat last not formally announced his of Markowitz. portions of the area. year before he stepped out of LUNA’S candidacy, at least one other Russo, 36, said that his race Vander Linden said the Ca- the way for fellow Republican Republican, Pat Russo, and five last year heartened him to resi- pano football party was only a Rosemarie O’Keefe. TIRE SHOP Democrats are rumored to be dents and political leaders and prelude to a larger money- At this early stage, he Papers The Brooklyn New & Used Tires eyeing a challenge of the De- he claimed that he has already gathering strategy set to begin added, meeting potential vot- Bob Capano (center) held a football-pizza party to raise Specializing in Flat Fix and Wheel Balance mocrat Gentile. been approached by Republi- shortly after this Election Day ers is as important as raising funds for his campaign against incumbent city Councilman That election, by the way, is can, Conservative, Indepen- but before Thanksgiving. money. Vincent Gentile at Peggy O’Neils. 87 4th Ave. 144 4th Ave. (718) 789-7386 (718) 403-9769 24 Hrs/7 Days 8am-8pm/7 Days Assisted living home may come here Christmas Toys are pushing for increases that nursing home. Golden and Attalah said that Stocking treats and Rawhide baskets, By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers would positively affect the Some 20,000 senior citizens the biggest benefit of transi- Full line of Beds and Furniture for Cats state’s 40,000 adult homes, the live in District 10, which en- tioning to a licensed facility Bird and Small Animal Treats Following the passage current aid package only reim- compasses Bay Ridge and would be so that seniors could last month of a new law burses $28 per day for each pa- Dyker Heights. Despite some “age in place,” meaning they requiring rigorous licens- tient. That means the neediest of the largest numbers in all could continue to live in one All for Paws ing of the facilities that are often left behind. five boroughs, however, no as- residence without having to care for ailing seniors, Lisa Newcomb, executive di- sisted-living facility currently transfer each time a new need Delivery Available board members of the St. rector of the Empire State Asso- exists in the area, said Golden. arises that the facility isn’t 216 Prospect Park West Nicholas Home in Bay ciation of Adult Homes and As- “The biggest problem right equipped to handle. (16th St. & Windsor Pl.) Ridge voted unanimously sisted Living Facilities, said that now is we have a number of “In the near future, when to move forward on tenta- if approved as an assisted-living adult homes closing across the the Baby Boomers are of this 788-7052 tive plans to become an facility, St. Nicholas would qual- city and state,” said Golden. particular age, this would al- Open Mon-Sat 9-7 assisted-living residence. ify for Medicaid reimburse- “The best place to cut costs low us to be open to future Although St. Nicholas offi- ments, allowing seniors to stay and keep them alive is by en- funding and programming,” cials stress that the vote last longer rather than be sent to a hancing them.” said Attalah. week does not guarantee an im- All for Paws mediate transition, the decision Callan / Tom is an indication that the adult home is primed to become Bay Ridge’s first fully licensed as- sisted-living residence. LEGAL NOTICE

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James tigation and said that it would McGreevey’s announcement deter future opponents from last August that he is homo- repeating similar tactics. sexual and would be stepping “This may have a positive down from office. effect on the political culture McGreevey famously pro- in future campaigns,” said claimed, “I am a gay Ameri- Kassar, who said he did not can.” know who was responsible “In order to be worthy of for circulating the literature your support, I think it is im- but posited that it was likely portant that I reveal some per- put out by an individual with sonal information that until an ax to grind. Fresh charges sought for Boss Norman By Michael Weissenstein Associated Press Prosecutors said Thursday they are seeking a fresh indictment of Brooklyn Democratic leader Clarence Norman Jr., who already is charged with illegally accept- ing state payments for expenses covered by his party. 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MUSIC Late reviews One of the saddest ironies in classical music histo- ry is the fate of “Carmen” composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Although Bizet’s opera about the gypsy dancer whose fateful love affair with the hotheaded Don Jose ends in murder has become one of the most famous ever written, the Frenchman never lived to see the fruits of his hard labor. After the premiere of “Carmen” in 1875, to de- cidedly lukewarm re- sponse — the work’s mixture of grand opera and sultry Spanish-style music was considered (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings November 20, 2004 scandalous — Bizet died of a heart attack at age Fred Jannicelli Fred 36, never knowing that his magnum opus would eventually take the world by storm to become a universally beloved classic. Brooklyn’s Regina Opera unveils its “Carmen” on Nov. 20, the first of four performances at Regina Hall, in Dyker Heights. Conducted by Scott Jackson Wiley and staged by Linda Lehr, Regina Opera’s “Carmen” should both sate the many fans of Bizet’s work and win over new fans who may only be aware of “Car- men” from its music’s ubiquitous use in TV shows, commercials and movies. World of thanks Jerry Goldsmith’s score for “The Bad News Bears” (1976) was particularly inspired in its spirited arrange- ments of Bizet’s jauntily memorable tunes, and no less Brooklyn chefs’ heritages flavor hybrid Thanksgiving traditions a pop superstar than Beyonce Knowles played and sang a sizzling modern-day Carmen in an effective up- By Tina Barry dating of the opera for MTV a couple of years ago. for The Brooklyn Papers DINING Regina’s lead singers are mezzos Leonarda Priore (pictured above) and Jeeminn Lee, who alternate as the can describe the aromas that filled my Brawta Caribbean Cafe (347 Atlantic Ave. at gypsy, and tenors Alejandro Olmedo (pictured above) Hoyt Street in Boerum Hill) accepts American Ex- childhood home on Thanksgiving morn- press, Diner’s Club, Discover, MasterCard and and Paul Pitts, who alternate as her lover, Don Jose. Iing as if I was standing in that suburban Visa. Entrees: $10.95-$23. The restaurant serves Regina Opera presents “Carmen” on Nov. 20 kitchen now. Near the stove, onions and cel- lunch and dinner from noon-10 pm. For informa- and 27 at 7 pm and Nov. 21 and 28 at 4 pm at tion, call (718) 855-5515. Closed for Thanksgiving. Regina Hall, on the corner of 12th Avenue and 65th ery sizzling in a saute pan for stuffing are Brawta Outpost (447 Seventh Ave. between wafting a tingly, sweet perfume; there’s the 15th and 16th streets in Park Slope) accepts Street. Tickets are $15; $10 college students and warm, yeasty scent of rolls browning; and American Express, Diner’s Club, Discover, Master- seniors; $5 high school students; free for children. Card and Visa. Entrees: $8.50-$21. The restaurant the aroma of turkey, slowly roasting, making is open for takeout from noon until 9 pm. For in- For more information, call (718) 232-3555 or visit it impossible for us to resist reaching into the formation call (718) 788-4680 or (718) 788-4870. www.reginaopera.org on the Web. — Kevin Filipski oven and tearing tiny bits of crisp skin off the Closed for Thanksgiving. bird then nibbling them away from mom’s Le Dakar Restaurant & Cafe (285 Grand Ave. between Lafayette Avenue and Clifton Place disapproving eyes. in Clinton Hill) accepts American Express, Diner’s Others can recall the pleasure of glimpsing Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Thanksgiv- grandma walking up their driveway carrying ing dinner ($35 for three-course, prix fixe menu) THEATER will be served from 6 pm to 10 pm on Nov. 25. her famous pumpkin pie; hearing the sound For reservations, call (718) 398-8900. of pots clanking and women’s laughter ema- Thomas Beisl (25 Lafayette Ave. between nating from the kitchen while fathers, uncles Ashland Place and St. Felix Street in Fort Greene) accepts American Express. Thanksgiving dinner and cousins watched a football game in the ($29.95 for three-course, prix fixe menu) will be den; and seeing a tired child sleeping on their served from 3:30 pm to 10 pm on Nov. 25. For parents’ bed covered with someone’s coat. reservations, call (718) 222-5800. Yolele (1108 Fulton St. between Classon and Foreign-born chefs that have settled in Franklin avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant) accepts Brooklyn embrace the holiday, and incorpo- American Express, Discover, MasterCard and rate their own memories of their native cele- Visa. Thanksgiving dinner ($35 for three-course, prix fixe menu) will be served from 6 pm to 10 brations to the table. For Austrian Thomas pm on Nov. 25. To make a reservation, call (718) Ferlesch, recollections of “Erntedankfest” 622-0101. (“Harvest-Thanksgiving Day”), celebrated throughout Austria and Germany, colors both the dishes he serves to family and guests in Ferlesch assigns pumpkin pie duty to a his home and those served to diners in his friend. Instead he whips up “Kaisersch- Fort Greene restaurant Thomas Beisl. marrn,” fluffy pancakes studded with raisins Chef and restaurateur Pierre Thiam brings and served warm with butter, sugar and a the flavors of his native Senegal to the compote of apples, pears and apricots. Casts a‘Spell’ Thanksgiving meals at his restaurants Yolele, On Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 25, at in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Le Dakar, in Thomas Beisl, Ferlesch is offering a three- Ridge theater company’s Clinton Hill. Supplies Office — Globe courtesy of Court Street course, prix fixe dinner that will please holi- For Jennefier Ewers, chef and owner of day purists and those who stray from tradi- ‘Godspell’ still rocks

Brawta Caribbean Cafe in Boerum Hill and / Jori Klein tion. Gravlax (Swedish cured salmon) with Brawta Outpost in Park Slope, Thanksgiving mustard-dill sauce or butternut squash soup By Paulanne Simmons is a day to turn off the restaurants’ stoves and with dill are two appetizer choices; there’s a for The Brooklyn Papers cook a feast that wouldn’t be at home on any turkey entree, or you can opt for roasted pork table in Jamaica. cheeks with caraway seeds, sauerkraut and uring the late ’60s, a new form of entertain-

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn dumplings; and for dessert, there’s pumpkin ment was born on Broadway. It was called the Bistro fest Global fusion: Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam of Le Dakar and Yolele; Jamaican chef pie, chocolate hazelnut crepes and farmer Drock musical and it was a blend of hippie cul- Ask Ferlesch, an Austrian ex-pat and cheese dumplings with fruit compote. ture, theatrical conventions and psychedelic rock owner of Thomas Beisl (“beisl” means Jennefier Ewers of Brawta restaurants; and Austrian chef Thomas Ferlesch of Thomas music. bistro) if he celebrates Thanksgiving, and he Beisl incorporate their native country’s traditions into their Thanksgiving celebrations. Spirit of joyfulness Starting with Gerome Ragni and James Rado’s assures you that he does, “Just like every For Thiam, memories of the Muslim holi- “Hair,” the rock musical culminated with “The other New Yorker.” Probe a bit and you’ll vegetables, and grains and breads on the al- other root vegetables were served, he honors day Tabaski (also known as Eid al-Adha and Who’s Tommy,” which opened in 1993, and then find that the Thanksgiving celebrations he’s tars as a symbol of their gratitude to God. American customs with a big roasted turkey. Eid al-Kabir) informs the Thanksgiving meal promptly died as composers like Andrew Lloyd been throwing for 25 years in his Fort Communities feast together and assemble to Starting with a sourdough bread filling sea- he serves in his restaurants and the cooking Webber — whose “Jesus Christ Superstar” opened Greene home are inspired by childhood play games and dance. soned with onions, garlic and celery, he adds demonstrations he conducts at the South on Broadway in 1971 and ran for 711 performances memories of “Erntedankfest.” At home, Ferlesch brings a touch of double-smoked bacon and ground pork, and Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan. Tabas- — and Stephen Schwartz — whose “Godspell” “It’s a time to celebrate all the locally “Erntedankfest” to the table starting with hot mixes in a few chopped jalapeno peppers “to ki commemorates the story of Abraham’s moved from off-Broadway to Broadway in 1976, grown products of the harvest, and the com- apple cider spiked with Stoh, an Austrian boost the flavor and kick up the heat.” dedication to God. Traditionally celebrants where it ran for 527 performances — found other ing of the ‘quiet time,’ the winter months rum flavored with orange that “is like 80 Ferlesch loves chestnuts and serves them sacrifice a sheep that is then divided equally outlets for their talents. (Schwartz is the composer when families rest,” says Ferlesch, proof so I only use a splash,” he says. roasted, so guests can peel them while between family, friends and the needy. of “Wicked” and Webber is the producer of “Bom- During the one-day festival, usually held Unlike the festival where chicken or Cor- they’re hot and at their best. He does prefer Afterwards, Thiam said, families dine on bay Dreams.”) in early October, churches display fruits and nish hens with a stuffing of acorn squash or Austrian confections to American desserts, so See WORLD on page 8 Schwartz’s “Godspell,” currently playing at Bay Ridge’s Christ Church in a revival by the Brooklyn Theatre Arts Project, was conceived and directed by John Michael Tebelak, who along with the original cast had recently graduated from college. Loosely based on the Gospel according to Matthew (“god- spel” is an Old English spelling of “gospel,” which means “good news”), the show reflected a youth culture that portrayed Jesus as a prototypical hippie Toasting the turkey who wears a Superman T-shirt and gives out flow- ers and trinkets to his followers. In the Brooklyn Theatre Arts production, director Paul Campione has made the setting Brooklyn (or This Thanksgiving, start the meal with a glass more precisely a Brooklyn street designed by John Kohan, where all the production’s advertisers are lo- of bubbly & match wines with each course cated), updated some of the dialogue and referenced more current pop culture. Fortunately for Campione By Rick Landy tones work the best, primarily because six different ones? Last year we made and the rest of the troupe, this is an out-of-the-way for The Brooklyn Papers that style of wine leaves the palate up little signs listing the wines that we Brooklyn production, and will pass below the radar clean and prepares your mouth for were serving. Everybody loved it. of lawyers who might otherwise pounce on copy- amily, friends, food and wine more food. If you are supplying the wines, you right infringement. / Jori Klein come together to make Thanks- You get six servings of wine out of should try to take into account who is “Godspell” begins with John the Baptist com- Fgiving my favorite holiday. There a 750-milliliter bottle; an average coming. If you know Aunt May likes manding the multitude to prepare itself and includes are so many flavors and textures of drinker will have one glass of wine per white Zinfandel, throw a bottle of that several familiar Bible parables in the first act — the food that matching wines with them is hour. Take it from there. I’ve found in. (You would be surprised at how Good Samaritan, the raising of Lazarus, the Lilies really easy. Yet there aren’t any stead- that pouring half glasses of wine af- much white Zinfandel is purchased.) of the Field — told in song, dance and improvisa- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn fast rules. fords everybody the opportunity to try Try to have an even balance between tion. Act 2 tells the story of the Passion — the Last Wine and dine: Rick Landy shares turkey and wine-pairing tips at Michael- I’ve found that wines that are a lit- different wines. Instead of buying six red and white wines unless you know Supper, the Crucifixion — related in that same Towne Wines & Spirits in Brooklyn Heights. tle higher in acidity with fruity under- bottles of the same wine, why not try See WINES on page 8 See GODSPELL on page 8 Celebrating our 10th! Owned and operated by local artisans since 1994

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they are in the dialogue and mime scenes between the songs. Here the play GODSPELL... gets too cute for comfort, betraying the ultimately serious nature of Jesus, the Continued from page 7 gospels and the play itself. whimsical spirit. Although a certain degree of individ- The musical is an ensemble piece ual creativity and improvisation is clearly that moves along via a robust score that in the spirit of the script and the music, is more exuberant than distinctive. (The after a while the references to Beatles only hit song, “Day by Day,” topped songs, commercials, TV shows, etc. are a the charts in the bit much. However summer of 1971.) scenes like the Last The songs are THEATER Supper, the Cruci- performed by Je- fixion (with its dra- sus and his disci- Brooklyn Theatre Arts Project’s matic Caravaggio- “Godspell” runs through Nov. 20, Thurs- ples (a motley days, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm. like lighting), and crew of freaks Tickets are $10. Christ Church is located the resurrection and clowns) and at 7301 Ridge Blvd. between 73rd and (when Jesus is car- 74th streets in Bay Ridge. For reserva- are interspersed tions, call (718) 791-9667 or visit ried down the aisle with skits that www.BTAP.org. of the theater) are are more vaude- extremely impres- villian than theo- sive. logical. Although America was established on Campione, a Wagner College gradu- largely secular principles, ours is a coun- ate, has assembled an impressive group try that has always struggled with the of fellow-alumni and current Wagner stu- place of religion in public life. For many dents — from Jesus (Greg Bechtel) to people the line between religious morali- his disciples (Christine Donlon, Hector ty, personal morals and the laws of the Espinoza, Kayla King, James Steele, state is indeed blurry. Shows like “God- Jackie Wolter) along with several other spell” prove that the line between reli- (mostly young) people for this show. gion and entertainment is equally am- Their abundant energy keeps the stage biguous. rocking. “Godspell” also proves that entertain- Biblical proportions: Kayla King as a disciple and Greg Bechtel as Jesus sing If “Godspell” has any slow moments ment can be the handmaiden of religion. “By My Side” in Brooklyn Theatre Arts Project’s production of “Godspell.”

JEWISH EXECUTIVE LEARNING ANNEX Reflex, relax and renew your spirits with a wonderful weekend at JELA. Savor our gourmet cuisine accompanied by traditional prayers and lively melodies and make new and interesting friends. WINES... DINING Michael-Towne Wines & Spirits, lo- Continued from page 7 cated at 73 Clark St. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, will be offering tast- there are no white (or red) drinkers. ings of wines for Thanksgiving, starting Anice way to start the dinner is to two weeks prior to Thanksgiving, Nov. 25. Tastings are Monday through Satur- serve a glass of bubbly, like a Prosecco, day, from 5 pm to 8 pm. For more infor- TZVI FREEMAN a light-bodied sparkling wine. This will mation, call (718) 875-3667. help relax your guests and prepare DECEMBER 3RD & 4TH them for the upcoming feast. One of Tzvi Freeman is the author of the acclaimed “Bringing Heaven my favorites is from Mionetto. It’s lean they really liked. Down to Earth” and “Be Within, Stay Above,” two collections and refreshing, a good lead-in to the Don’t forget about Rieslings. They of Jewish meditations. A native of Vancouver, Canada, Thanksgiving feast to come. (If you are a wonderful match with the tradi- Freeman's background was in advanced yoga, Tao and don’t want to serve bubbly as an aperi- tional sweet potato dishes, especially if radical politics until he found his true calling, Jewish mysticism.

tif, you could also open a Sauvignon / Jori Klein you put fruit in yours. (* Charge for dinner) Blanc as your guests arrive.) Anice way to end the meal is with a FRIDAY:Dinner* & Lecture: 4:30PM Over the years, I’ve found that light- fresh fruit salad standing overnight with SATURDAY:Questions and Answers: 5:00PM to medium-bodied, fruity red Zinfan- some Muscato D’Asti mixed in; every- This lecture is sponsored in loving memory of Sydney and Harry Lichtman dels work really well. As I said earlier, body will want seconds.

For more information visit: www.HeightsChabad.com Or Call: (718) 596-4840 ext.18 wines with a little higher acidity clean Papers The Brooklyn Remember, variety is the spice of the palate. That’s why the Beaujolais life. Don’t be afraid to experiment a lit- Glass half full: Both red and white wines can be a perfect match with the Nouveau works well with turkey. They tle. What’s also great about Thanksgiv- usually have wonderful, lively fruit and Thanksgiving turkey and its rich side dishes. ing is the picking and tasting a couple are not heavy. But another way to go of hours after the meal is done. Set out with reds is lighter-style Shirazes, and Now let’s get to the white wines. There are many unoaked Chardon- a little table of the wines people may don’t forget the Malbecs. A nice fruity Keep in mind that there usually is a lot nays that are available in all price have missed earlier. Beaujolais is often paired with Thanks- of butter in the various dishes. I would ranges. Last year, somebody brought Have a happy and healthy holiday. giving food, but just about any red rather have a leaner, crisper Chardonnay over a bottle of Vouvray (a dry white would work as long as it doesn’t over- than an over-the-top oaky, buttery one. table wine from central France), and a Rick Landy is the manager of power the flavors of the dishes. After Why compete with the food? Just white Zinfandel lover at the table dis- Michael-Towne Wines & Spirits in all, it is comfort food. join it. covered there was another wine that Brooklyn Heights.

Casamance region with a nod to Amer- and salmon caviar; main courses fea- This Thanksgiving, Ewers will open NYC’s premier psychedelic emporium ican dishes. ture five-spice turkey with wild mush- her huge Fort Greene loft to 25 family Featuring: tie dye, hemp, Indian & Nepalese clothing & accessories for WORLD... He began the meal with two seafood room stuffing; and for dessert, diners members and friends. On the menu is the whole family, cool kid’s stuff, funky jewelry, incense, oils, candles, dishes, lobster served at room tempera- can choose from “sombi” rice pudding curried goat (“You have to have it at crystals, posters, psychedelic artwork by Stanley Mouse, Bill Kreutzmann Continued from page 7 ture topped with a dollop of cilantro with roasted pineapple, warm chocolate any get-together in my home,” she & Alex Grey, hundreds of t-shirts, merchandise from Grateful Dead, lamb together, and many other tradi- mayonnaise and warm shrimp marinat- cake or his answer to pumpkin pie — says); jerk chicken and shrimp; rice tional dishes, rejoicing in their familial ed in a light lemon sauce. He replaced an apple and mango tart. with green peas and pumpkin; a turkey Phish, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, Led Zeppelin & String Cheese bonds, and blessing one another with “I chicken with a lime-marinated duck with bread stuffing sweetened with ap- Incident, Djembe drums & other percussion instruments, tapestries, san bee san bee,” wishing a long, hap- and served the moist pieces with A bit of Alligator Pond ples; and her favorite dish, candied stickers, buttons, CD’s, DVD’s, unique sculptures, healing stones, py, prosperous life to the host and other caramelized onions. Oysters are plenti- Jennefier Ewers grew up in Alligator sweet potatoes that she makes from family members. ful in the region, so his rice pilaf with Pond, a tiny fishing village in Jamaica scratch. Zen gardens & many other peace & psychedelically influenced items. For the last five of the 10 years Thi- smoked oysters is reminiscent of their that would be as exotic to New Yorkers “Never the canned kind,” she says. am has lived in the States, he has abundance, and America’s rice dress- as Brooklyn was to Ewers when she For dessert, she’s found a perfect hy- 15% off any single purchase with this ad!! cooked a Thanksgiving meal for 30 ings. And, as a substitute for cranberry first arrived, in 1978. brid of Jamaican and American flavors (sorry, excludes sale & gallery items & CD/DVD’s.) Unique holiday people. The meal wasn’t served in his sauce he made a compote of green “Everything was so new to me — a sweet potato pudding made with home or his restaurants, but in the mango cooked in simple sugar syrup then,” says Ewers, “I had no idea what coconut milk and topped with a fruit 228 7th Ave. (bet. 3rd and 4th Sts.), Park Slope, Brooklyn gifts for the South Street Seaport Museum. brightened with lime. Thanksgiving was all about.” salsa of pineapple and berries and a www.funkymonkeybrooklyn.com, 718-369-3659 entire family! Each year that Thiam has cooked in This year, while the museum is As anyone who has moved far from splash of rum sauce. the museum’s kitchen, he’s created a closed for renovations, Thiam will home knows, your friends become your Ewers’ Brawta restaurants are closed menu based on different areas of his serve a Senegalese-inspired Thanksgiv- chosen family. So, with a new set of on Thanksgiving. native Senegal. In 2003, the dishes he ing dinner in Yolele (which means spir- kin, and later her two children and re- “I want to do what everyone wants assembled originated in the region of it of joyfulness) and Le Dakar (named settled Jamaican family, Ewers creates to do on Thanksgiving Day — give Casamance, south of Dakar, where he for Senegal’s capital). The three-course, a Thanksgiving that draws inspiration thanks for family, my children and was born. A few days prior to the holi- prix fixe dinners (with three selections from the fish her father caught and good business,” she explains. “I’m just day, Thiam instructed museum visitors for each course), include butternut mother cooked, the thyme, garlic, curry part of a clan on that day, not a chef.” on the proper techniques for cooking a squash with green mango soup or and hot peppers that seasoned them, To all Brooklynites, recent immi- four-course meal with side dishes that sweet potato blinis (little pancakes) and the palates of the American friends grants and long entrenched alike, we blend the seafood-heavy cuisine of the with smoked salmon, creme fraiche who dine at her table. wish you a very happy Thanksgiving!

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The Mu- that seeing a fat sical” runs Friday and Saturday nights at ford Brimley?” on stage through Nov. 20 at The Brick theater in Williamsburg. salient details of 8 pm through Nov. 20 at the Brick The- old man dance, the show’s real- ater (575 Metropolitan Ave. between grimace and blub- life subject as it Union and Lorimer streets in Williams- ber will generate ographer Jenny Schmermund. Her in- tion they’ve posed. They mistakenly be- Quaker Oats and Liberty Mutual. burg). Tickets are $10. For tickets, call hurries to lam- (718) 907-3457. For more information, laughs aplenty. tentionally hokey steps, with their lieve a silly idea will suffice for a full- Even further afield are the imper- Belly Dancer, poon those crash- visit www.wilford-brimley.com. Sadly that’s genre-jumping references to vaude- length spoof. If imitation is the sincerest sonations done by the supporting Shisha, and and-burn star not the case as ville, modern dance and MTV, make form of flattery, however, the makers of players. As the aforementioned Gut- Henna parties profiles seen reg- lead-footed sketch the most of this cast’s natural affinity “Who Is Wilford Brimley?” are less tenberg, d’Aulaire dons a fright wig ularly on A&E’s “Biography,” Life- comedy relating an Oscar feud with for physical comedy. Mixing slapstick than enamored of their object of then considers his job done. As Mal- on weekends time and VH1. his “Cocoon” co-star Steve Gutten- and fancy footwork, Schmermund lib- ridicule. The central characterization is colm Jamal-Warner, Bulette does That’s too bad. Although Brimley berg, a Faustian contract with a erates these gentlemen from their self- little more than a visual gag under- even less: All he’s got is a T-shirt is certainly an unlikely muse, his life strangely masked agent, and an absur- imposed limitations without overtax- mined by a half-baked performance. bearing the name of the former cast could have proven rich fodder for dist confrontation with the Quaker ing their abilities. Watch Bulette, Klaitz, who, with his partial bald member of “The Cosby Show.” TEL: 718-833-1700 7803 THIRD AVE. abler satirists. 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The moment project got underway. (1980), “Tender Mercies” (1983), may be more reality-based but they’re a vastly more entertaining evening had Klaitz opens his mouth or moves his Next time, they should do their “The Firm” (1993) and “In & Out” hardly comically inspired. they brought in an outside director and body, the illusion is dispelled. It’s as homework or better yet, hire someone (1997) and his corresponding leading That the few song-and-dance num- playwright, too. though he’s only been exposed to else to do it for them. As things cur- players (Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, bers fare better isn’t attributable to the Lack of talent and daring isn’t the Brimley through print ads while the rently stand, Wilford Brimley may be Robert Duvall, Tom Cruise and threesome’s talents as tunesmiths or problem here. What’s wrong is simply rest of us recognize him from his ubiq- small time in the world of show busi- Kevin Kline) are a veritable who’s lyricists either. 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Nov. 20: Warbler, Japanther, Mazing Vids, Boyskout, Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live lthough he was one of the and guests, 8 pm, $TBD. music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, FREE; pioneers of the Italian neo- Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Arealist movement of the The Backroom 1940s, director Luchino Viscon- (Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue Northsix in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, www.freddys- 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, ti is far better known for his lat- backroom.com. (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. er films, which are voluptuous, Nov. 20: M. Fix, 8:30 pm, Matty Lenny & The New Nov. 20: (Downstairs) Workbench, Sejayno, Max Eisen- elegantly stylized epics as far Reds, 11:30 pm, FREE; Nov. 21: Knit Night at Freddy’s berg, 8 pm, FREE, (Upstairs) Thalia Zedek, Brother JT, with the Struck Alp Horn Jazz Band, 9 pm, FREE; Nov. Karin Okada performs at the Anyway Madame Butterfly, Brandon Butler (ex-Canyon), 8 pm, from his humble cinematic be- 22: Audrey Silver, 9 pm, FREE; Nov. 23: Beaty Bro-Jazz, $10; Nov. 24: (Downstairs) Sicks Deep, Undermine X, ginnings as possible. 9 pm, FREE; Nov. 24: Show-n-tell Band, 9:30 pm, FREE. Cafe on Nov. 23. PyroMyth, 8 pm, $8, (Upstairs) The Shocker (ex-L7), Mad Juana, The Triple Sevens, Evil Beaver, 8 pm, $10; Those two sides of Visconti BAM Cafe Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Mon- Nov. 26: Bob Mould, Alex Dezen (of The Damnwells), — and everything in between 8 pm, $15 in advance, $17 day of the show; Nov. 27: 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, days: Monday Evening Burlesque a.k.a. “Tassel Twirling — are on display at the BAM- Neurosis, 8 pm, $16 in advance, $18 day of the show. (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. Fun,” 9:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: New Rock Weekly, 8 Cinematek from Nov. 22 to Nov. 20: Mexico Now: Suspenso del Norte, 10 pm, $10 pm, $6; Fridays: Galapagos Floating Vaudeville, 10 pm, Dec. 14, when the retrospective food/drink minimum; Nov. 26: Hip-Hop Holiday with FREE; Nov. 20: Hula, Cuban Cowboys, DJ Karl Marx, Office Ops Akim Funk Buddha, 9 pm, $10 food/drink minimum. 8:30 pm, $8; Nov. 22: Nuevo Variety Circus and Wild 57 Thames St. at Morgan Avenue, 2nd floor, in “The Films of Luchino Viscon- West Show, 8 pm, $5; Nov. 23: Damian Quinones and Williamsburg, (718) 418-2509, www.officeops.org. ti” presents all 14 of Visconti’s Barbes The Underground Sensations, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. 26: Nov. 20: Game Overture II: (Main Room) Fly Ashtray, Miscellaneous (comedy show) with host Joe Praino fea- Mr. Novak of Dymaxion, Linda Hagood with Sheila feature films, three of his shorts 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) turing Amber Tozer, Nick Sherman, Matt Passet, and 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Denise McCarthy, (Second Room) Matt Mikas, Barry and an early documentary he musical guest Toothpick and more, FREE, DJ Andee of London, and others, 8 pm, $10. Mondays: Traveling Cinema, 7 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Pop Star Kids, 1 am, FREE; Nov. 27: Kino Avant-garde codirected. Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, FREE, Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, f***ed Melody Maker, 10 pm, $TBD, DJ Boy Racer of Visconti was born in Milan in $8; Wednesdays: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, Madison Strays, 11 pm, FREE. Parlor Jazz $8; Nov. 20: Rick Toledo’s Showtivation System, 7:30 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in Clinton 1906 into an aristocratic family; pm, FREE, The Wiyos, 9 pm, FREE; Nov. 21: Jazz Pas- The Hook Hill, (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com. his full name was Count Don senger Roy Nathanson, 7 pm, FREE, River Alexander & Nov. 20: Gina Breedlove and her FolkSoul Trio, 9 pm, Luchino Visconti Di Modrone. His Mad Jazz Hatters, 9 pm, FREE; Nov. 24: Haleo- 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red Hook, $20 donation. scene, 7 pm, $5, Kevin Norton’s “Bauhaus” Quartet, 9 (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. Notwithstanding his wealthy pm, $8; Nov. 26: Geraldine Celerier Eguiluz, 9 pm, Nov. 20: Unforgettable Fire, 8:30 pm, $10; Nov. 27: Peggy O’Neills pedigree, Visconti was an ardent FREE; Nov. 27: Kaiku, 7 pm, FREE, Brazilian Choro, Leals Real Deal, 9 pm, Conflict of Interest, 9:45 pm, Communist and a member of Frevi, Baiao, and Maracatu with Rob Curto, Scott Ket- No Matters, 10:30 pm, Engine, 11:30 pm, $8. (Two locations) the Italian resistance movement tner, Dionisio Santos, and Billy Newman, 9 pm, FREE. 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) Hope and Anchor 748-1400, www.peggyoneills.com. during World War II. Bembe 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Sundays: NFL Party, 1 pm, $25 (includes open bar and Perhaps it is those two sides 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, (718) 237-0276. food); Mondays: Karaoke with Rod, 10 pm, FREE; (718) 387-5389. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: Karaoke hosted Thursdays: Karaoke with DJ Rob, 10 pm, FREE; Fri- of Visconti the man that made Saturdays: DJ Nova, DJ Mok E, and DJ Joy Ride spin by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. days: DJ Richie, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. 27: Unforgettable his directing career so — to use alongside live Latin percussion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Fire (U2 cover band), 10 pm, $TBD. a loaded term — schizophrenic. Sundays: “Universal Rhythms,” 9 pm, FREE; Mon- iO Restaurant 1904 Surf Ave. at Keyspan Park in Coney Island, His first films were as important days: “Cold Hands” with DJ DiGilog, 9 pm, FREE; 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in Williams- (718) 449-3200, www.peggyoneills.com. Tuesdays: “Fiyah Pona” with DJs JB & MR, 9 pm, FREE; to ’40s Italian cinema as were burg, (718) 388-3320, www.iorestaurantand- Sundays: NFL Party, 1 pm, $25 (includes open bar and Wednesdays: “Gafiera” with DJ Miller Cruz & Duda lounge.com. food), Karaoke with Cisco immediately following foot- Rossellini’s “Rome: Open City” Amorosine, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: “Toque” with DJ Saturdays: DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, ladies ball, FREE. Before ‘Basic Instinct’: Hel- Nat, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: “360 Funmi,” 9 pm, FREE. and “Paisan.” “Ossessione” FREE all night, men $5 after 11 pm; Sundays: Concrete mut Berger in Luchino Viscon- Lion and Monchi present live rock roots, and whatever Pete’s Candy Store (Dec. 8 & 16), made in 1942, is Black Betty with The Long Fellows and more, 6 pm, FREE; Mon- a brutal and steamy film noir ti’s 1969 film “The Damned” 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Williams- 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havermeyer Street in days: Monday Night Football, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: burg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com. based on James M. Cain’s novel will be screened on Dec. 4 Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net. College All Out with DJ Eli spinning hip-hop, house, Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE, Matty Charles Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: R&B, reggae, salsa, 9 pm, FREE (23 and over); Fridays: “The Postman Always Rings and Dec. 5 as part of BAM- and the Valentines, 9:30 pm, FREE; Mondays: Nell Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg Live jazz featuring The Poma-Swank, 7 pm, FREE with Bryden, 9 pm, Daniel Marr, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. 20: Twice” — in fact, Visconti got cinematek’s retrospective of Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Reverend Vince 2-drink minimum, DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, Crystal Brandt, 9 pm, L.J. Murphy, 10 pm, Jug into trouble with both Italian Anderson and His Love Choir, 10 pm, FREE; ladies FREE all night, men $5 after 11 pm. the director’s work. (At left) Addicts, 11 pm, FREE; Nov. 21: The Wiyos, 8:30 pm, Tuesdays: Hot Rocks sponsored by Miller High Life, dictator Benito Mussolini’s cen- Visconti with actor Marcello 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Akalepse, 10 pm, JRG Fashion Cafe FREE; Nov. 23: Que Verde, 9 pm, Simpulife, 10 pm, sors and MGM Studios, which FREE; Thursdays: The Greenhouse with DJ Monkone Jim & Tonic, 11 pm, FREE; Nov. 24: Julian Velard, 10 Mastroianni during the shoot- 177 Flatbush Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Fort pm, FREE; Nov. 25: Ellis Traver celebrates Thanks- owned the rights to the novel. and DJ Emskee, 11 pm, FREE; Fridays: “Mihoko’s Greene, (718) 399-7079. ing of “The Stranger.” Way” with DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. giving with Pete’s, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. 26: Jaymay, 9 Following the Allied victory Fridays and Saturdays: Live DJ, 11 pm, $10 after mid- pm, Lianne Smith, 10 pm, Brad Otts, 11 pm, FREE; night; Mondays: “Martini and Mojito Mondays” with Nov. 27: Lara Michell, 9 pm, Erika Simonian, 10 pm, in Europe, Visconti was one of Boudoir Bar DJ Nuff Said, 5 pm, FREE. Paul the Girl, 11 pm, FREE. four directors to document a play in 1969’s “The Damned” 273 Smith St. at Sackett Street in Carroll Gardens, postwar trial of Fascists impli- (Dec. 4 & 5). (718) 624-8878, www.eastendensemble.com. The Jazz Ripple Bar Nov. 26: Clara Bijl Comedy and Burlesque Show, 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Street in cated in the killings of hundreds The final decade of Visconti’s 10:30 pm, $TBD. 769 Washington Ave. at Sterling Place in Crown Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, www.the- Heights, www.ripplebar.com. of innocent prisoners of war. 1954 movie “Senso” (Dec. 1 & tions of the characters’ relation- career, in fact, is best described jazz.8m.com. Mondays: “Moody Mondays,” 5 pm, FREE; Thurs- “Days of Glory,” which 2) has dialogue by Tennessee ships anticipate the rarefied air as a falling off in quality: the Cafe 111 Mondays: Jam session, 8 pm, $5; Nov. 20: Tehrin Cole days: “Cali Thursdays,” $1 off all drinks for California opens the series on Nov. 22, in- Williams and music by Anton of the films that follow. 1971 misadaptation of Thomas 111 Court St. at State Street in Downtown Brook- Trio, 9 pm, $10; Nov. 26: Falu y Su Combo (Latin Jazz), IDs only, 10 pm, FREE. lyn, (718) 858-2806, www.cafe111online.com. 9 pm, $10; Nov. 27: Patrick Poladian Trio, 9 pm, $10. cludes sequences shot by Vis- Bruckner, both fever-pitched Of course, Visconti was also Mann’s novella “Death in Sundays: Frank LoCrasto Trio, midnight, FREE; Mon- Samba Restaurant conti of one of the accused who equivalents of Visconti’s over- a famous opera director in Eu- Venice” (Dec. 10 & 11); the days: The Rob Wilkerson Group, midnight, FREE; Tues- Jazz 966 was responsible for sending Vis- heated direction of a story rope, but the term “operatic” as exquisite-looking but dramati- days: Tony Scherr, 11 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Pete 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, & Nightclub Yellin Quartet and Jam Session, 9:30 pm, $5, Joel (718) 638-6910. 9604 Third Ave. at 96th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) conti himself to prison the previ- demonstrating how love drives it relates to his films from “Roc- cally empty four-hour 1972 Newton Situation, midnight, FREE; Fridays: Cabana Nov. 26: Mari Toussant and Trio, 8 pm, $10. 439-0475. ous year. one insane. And 1957’s “White co” onward is simply a shortcut biopic “Ludwig” (Nov. 23), Rock, midnight, FREE; Nov. 20: Funkshunal Entertain- Saturdays: “Havana Nights” featuring Nino Torre Visconti’s reputation as a Nights” (Dec. 3), based on to pinpointing the visual and about the insane 19th-century ment presents Indigo Rose, 8:30 pm, Chris ROB, 9:30 Kili Bar-Cafe spinning Latin rhythms, salsa, club classics and disco, pm, Tricky Dilemma, 11 pm, $10, DJ sets, midnight, 10 pm, ladies (24 to enter) FREE, men (26 to enter), leader of neo-realism received a Dostoyevsky’s novel, stars Mar- emotional extravagances that in- Bavarian king; 1974’s more inti- 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, (718) FREE; Nov. 21: Four Minus One, 8 pm, Mr. Hand $10; Fridays: Joe Bee, Donnie C, Brian Large, and Band, 10 pm, $5 suggested donation with two-drink 855-5574. boost when his second feature, cello Mastroianni and cements form them. In 1963, “The mate but no more incisive Orlando present “Samba Fridays” with music by DJ “La Terra Trema” (Nov. 29), Visconti’s shift in style: it was Leopard” (Nov. 27 & 28) lav- “Conversation Piece,” which minimum; Nov. 22: Andy Parsons, 8 pm, Osage Tuesdays: “Open Acoustics,” 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Sizzahandz, DJ Explor and Ava, 10 pm, $10 (ladies 24 County, 10 pm, $5 suggested donation with two-drink Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and funk, 10:30 pm, FREE. to enter, men 26 to enter). was released in ishly recreated 19th-century closes the series Dec. 14; and minimum; Nov. 23: Mark Westin, 8 pm, The Sawtelles, 1948. Shot entirely Sicily in a visually arresting if his final film, “The Innocent” 9 pm, Teddybut, 10 pm, $5 suggested donation with Laila Lounge two-drink minimum. Sistas’ Place in Sicily with a cast CINEMA psychologically thin portrait of (Dec. 12), which was edited and 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in burg, (718) 486-6791, www.lailalounge.com. of amateurs — ac- the twilight of the aristocracy to released after his death in 1976. Chocolate Monkey Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766. “The Films of Luchino Visconti” runs at Sundays: Jazz Jam Session, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Nov. 20: Cyril Greene, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 in tually, the real fish- which Visconti himself be- The Dec. 13 program of three 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park the BAMcinematek (30 Lafayette Ave. at (Downstairs) Whiskey Breath with Rick Royale & advance, $25 day of the show. Slope, (718) 813-1073. Alexander Lowry, 9 pm, $TBD, (Upstairs) Detention! ermen the film was Ashland Place in Fort Greene) from Nov. 20 longed. Giuseppe Rotunno’s Visconti short films is quite in- Saturdays: Express a.k.a. open mic poetry talent Report for Duty with DJ Meatball Jack, 10 pm, $TBD; about — “La Terra to Dec. 14. Tickets are $10. For a complete Cinemascope photography is triguing: an extract from “We showcase, 7 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge Party with DJ Sekou Wednesdays: Songwriters night with open mic, 8 pm, Southpaw Trema” had among list of films, screening dates and times, call simply stunning — particularly the Women,” starring Anna and DJ Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare FREE; Nov. 20: Slow Learner, 10 pm, The Jealous 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, (718) 636-4100 or visit the Web site at grooves, 11 pm, $TBD; Sundays: “Easy Star” with DJ Girlfriends, 11 pm, $TBD; Nov. 21: “Trumpet Night” (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. its adherents no less www.bam.org. in the new print now available Magnani; Visconti’s segment of Ayden, 7 pm, $7 includes free drink; Tuesdays: jazz concert series with Tatum Greenblatt, 9 pm, Jesse Nov. 20: DeFalco presents Spitfire, The Giraffes, than critic Pauline — and the film is crammed with the omnibus film “Boccaccio “Singles After Work Speed Dating,” 5 pm, FREE; Selengut, 11 pm, $TBD. Country Club & The Porn Horns, The Kane Brothers, 8 Kael, who said that sumptuous images, including ‘70” (which also contains shorts Wednesdays: “U Rock,” 7 pm, FREE; Thursdays: pm, $TBD; Nov. 21: The Bennies, The Sixfifteens, and Host Terry Billy featuring DJ Ras and live music, 8 pm, Larry’s Liquid Love special guests, 7:30 pm, $8; Nov. 24: Thanksgiving Eve it “achieves a true epic vision.” shot entirely on studio sets, en- the subtle final shot. by Fellini and De Sica), entitled FREE; Fridays: “Reggae After Work” with live DJ, 5 Annual Bash with Chin Chin, Nuclear Family, After “La Terra Trema,” Vis- hancing its dream-like aura. Visconti made his most intel- “Il Lavoro”; and the rarely- pm, FREE, Live reggae, 8 pm, $7. 1165 Bedford Ave. at Putnam Avenue in Bedford- Stuyvesant, (718) 783-9129. Lu…Rreals, Past-N-Present, Core–Rhythm, 8 pm, $8; Nov. 27: The Wasabasco Burlesque Revue hosted by conti spent the 1950s working In 1960, “Rocco and His ligent picture in 1967 with his seen “The Witch Burned Sundays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. Crossroads Saloon Scott Rayow and featuring The World Famous Pontani out his transformation from neo- Brothers” (Nov. 25 & 26) impressive adaptation of Albert Alive,” starring Silvana Mag- 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in Sisters, Anita Cooke/Afua Richardson, Peekaboo realistic to expressionistic direc- combined both of Visconti’s Camus’ novel “The Stranger” nano. Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. Liberty Heights Tap Pointe/Scarlet Sinclaire, Twirla and many more, 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show. tor. The comic 1951 film “Bel- styles in a sweeping, three-hour (Dec. 9) starring Marcello Mas- All in all, “The Films of Nov. 26: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; Nov. 27: Karaoke, 9 Room lissima” (Nov. 30) stars Anna epic study of a family who troianni. Too bad he bookended Luchino Visconti” is a most pm, FREE. 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, (718) 246-8050. T. J . Bentley’s Magnani as a ruthless showbiz moves from Sicily to Milan: the this triumph with two failures, welcome overview of one of Le Dakar Thursdays: Open mic, 8:30 pm, FREE; Nov. 20: Jen 7110 Third Ave. at 71st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) mom who’ll do anything to help boxing scenes have the the pseudo-Freudian “Sandra” cinema’s most masterly — and Milich, 9:30 pm, Mike Brick & The Music Grinders, 745-0748. her young daughter win an act- verisimilitude of his neo-realist (1965; Dec. 6 & 7) and the occasionally misguided — tal- Restaurant 10:30 pm, FREE; Nov. 26: Open Jam with The Wednesdays: Dancing Latin/swing to the Townsmen, 285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Kitchenrocks, 8:30 pm, FREE; Nov. 27: Musicians Fight a 17-piece big band, 8 pm, FREE. ing contest. The melodramatic pictures and the inflamed emo- deadly-dull decadence on dis- ents. Hill, (718) 398-8900, www.dakarcafe.net ALS, 7 pm, $10 donation includes free drink token. Tuesdays: Spoken Word, 9 pm, FREE. Teddy’s Bar and Life Cafe 983 Grill The Elite Ark 983 Flushing Ave. at Central Avenue in Bushwick, 73 Wortman Ave. at Georgia Avenue in East New (718) 386-1133, www.lifecafenyc.com. 96 Berry St. at North Eighth Street in Williamsburg, (718) 384-9787. York, (718) 649-6535. Mondays: Bush Flix movie night, 8 pm, FREE; Tues- Nov. 21: Rebecca Pronsky, 8:30 pm, FREE. Nov. 20: Soca Prang, 9 pm, $30; Nov. 24: Rupee and days: Bingo for Beer, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Misha’s his band, 10 pm, $20; Nov. 26: Atlantic, Request, Open Mic with Chuck, 10 pm, FREE. Destra a.k.a. the Queen of Soca, and Maximus Dan, Trash Bar 10 pm, $20. The Lucky Cat 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. honor 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Europa Night Club Nov. 20: White Limo, The Bosch, Federale, Walk Hu- (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. On Nov. 3, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene, 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Green- Mondays: Chess club, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: mongous, 8:30 pm, $TBD; Nov. 21: Badtown Party, point, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. Hex!, with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: Satanic 8:30 pm, $TBD; Nov. 22: Cutie and the Catfish, Fatal Mikhail Baryshnikov receives the Jerome Robbins Prize — and Saturdays: “Saturday VIP,” 9 pm, FREE before 10 pm, Happy Hour, hosted by DJ Subtech, 7 pm, FREE, Film, 8:30 pm, $TBD; Nov. 23: Shock Nagasaki, Armed Suspects, Black Romeos, Merc, 8:30 pm, a hug — from Robbins Foundation President Floria Lasky, as $15 after 10 pm; Sundays: Art Nights, 7:30 pm, $10; “Futurefunk Sessions” with DJ Sport Casual, 10 pm, Executive Producer Joseph Melillo and BAM President Karen Fridays: Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE FREE; Nov. 20: Kill Henry Sugar with Mascott, 9:30 $TBD; Nov. 24: Motherjumpers, Defect, 8:30 pm, before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm. pm, $5, DJ LisSa spins deathrock, ’80s, punk galore, $TBD; Nov. 25: Blush presents “The Ladies Room,” a Brooks Hopkins, who received a Jerome Robbins Prize on behalf Midnight, FREE; Nov. 21: Vermilion Music of the Sun, rock ‘n’ roll party, 9 pm, $5; Nov. 26: Younger, Swinger of the Fort Greene cultural icon, look on. Five Spot Soul Food DJ North Guinea Hills,10 pm, FREE; Nov. 23: Tenkiller Eight, Aleda, 8:30 pm, $TBD; Nov. 27: Salem, Scatter, Twins, 9 pm, Joe McGuinty’s Piano Parlor, 10 pm, the Ashes, ADM, Classic Case, High, 8:30 pm, $TBD. The $100,000 Jerome Robbins prize is awarded for excellence Restaurant Cheesy Listening Party hosted by DJ Dee-Lilah, Mid- in dance arts, as per the late choreographer’s specifications. 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton night, FREE; Nov. 27: Dogsblood Rising with Onda, Two Boots While some may know Baryshnikov as an actor — he played Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Pine Tree State Mind Control, Mathhead, and DJs 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Saturdays: DJ Tetsu, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Open Derek Rush and Abstract, 9 pm, $3. (718) 499-3253. the recurring role of Aleksandr Petrovsky in the last season of turntables hosted by Malik, 8 pm, FREE; Nov. 20: Nov. 20: Ann Courtney & The Late Bloomers, 10 pm, HBO’s “Sex in the City” — he made his name as a famed Kirov Malene Younglao, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. 23: Chronikill The LuLu Lounge FREE; Nov. 27: Art Lillard Trio (Latin and jazz), 10 pm, / Gregory Cross / Gregory Ballet soloist and New York City Ballet principal dancer. hip-hop showcase and open mic, 9 pm, $5; Nov. 24: (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford FREE. The charismatic Russian, known to his friends as “Misha,” Open mic showcase, 9 pm, FREE. Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, www.ricerepublic.com. 200 Fifth was also the artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, and Frank’s Lounge Sundays: Jose Luis Martinez Trio, 7 pm, FREE; Wed- 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, the director of (and dancer with) the White Oak Dance Project, 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort Greene, nesdays: “Random Ass Stand-Up,” 8 pm, $6 (includes (718) 638-2925, www.200fifth.net. which he co-founded with Fort Greene-based choreographer (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktaillounge.com. free drink); Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays: Karaoke, 8 Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae, hip-hop, 10 pm,

Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and Infinite, pm, FREE. $5 ladies, $10 men; Fridays: Friday Night Salsa with a Papers The Brooklyn Mark Morris. — Lisa J. Curtis 9 pm, $5; Sundays: Live jazz, 7 pm, FREE; Mondays: live salsa band and DJs Blazer One and Big Will spin- Madhouse Comedy, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night M Shanghai Bistro ning salsa, reggae, hip-hop, 10 pm, $5 ladies, $10 men. Live, 9 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; Wednes- days: Karaoke Wednesdays with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; & Den Waterfront Ale Thursdays: Lonnie Youngblood & The Blood Brothers, 8 129 Havermeyer St. at Grand Street in Williams- Another problem is the rela- propriately sweet in a syrupy When Wolfe first came on pm, FREE; Fridays: Ffun Dance Party, 10 pm, $5. burg, (718) 384-9300. House tionship between Eugene and southern way. But her perform- the literary scene in the late Saturdays: New Wave Night with live DJs, 10 pm, 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn free103point9 FREE; Sundays: Hip-hop karaoke with Dynamic Heights, (718) 522-3794, www.waterfrontale- ANGEL... Laura. Eugene is portrayed as a ance does not explore all the de- 1920s he was ranked with the Gallery Damien and DJ Harry Ballz, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: house.com. young hick. He is gangling, vious routes her character takes. likes of Faulkner and F. Scott Hip-Hop Night with live DJs, 10 pm, FREE. Nov. 20: Richard Clements Trio, 11 pm, FREE; Nov. Continued from page 11 awkward and sometimes Beneath that syrup, there’s a Fitzgerald. In more recent 97 S. Sixth St. at Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, 27: Renaud Pennant Trio, 11 pm, FREE. 2nd floor, (718) 599-5955, www.free103point9.org. Magnetic Field brother from a similar fate. His tongue-tied, yet he manages to core of steel the audience just years, his sprawling novels are Nov. 21: “Seasonal,” a monthly showcase featuring 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, The Wicked Monk sister Helen (Mary Anna attract a woman who is sup- doesn’t see enough of. considered more bombastic Daniel Carter and Matt Mikas, LoVid, Sc.all and Violet, (718) 834-0069, www.magneticbrooklyn.com. Justin Lincoln, and opening and interstitial sound from 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) Principe) is married to another posedly swept off her feet by Fortunately, often when the than poetic. What a pity our Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, FREE; Radio Ruido, 7 pm, $5. 921-0601. slacker, Hugh Barton (the ex- his virile presence. actors seem to be walking short attention span has made Nov. 20: Melanie Moser, Katy Mae, 7:30 pm, $3, Nov. 20: Flashback, 8 pm, $TBD, Junk Monkey, 11 Shakin’ not Stirred, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. 26: Law and pm, $5; Nov. 21: Terminal One, 10 pm, FREE; Nov. cellent Doug Cote), who can Come on! around in circles, Downing, us petty. Galapagos Disorder, 9 pm, FREE; Nov. 27: Sparkle Motion pres- 24: The Groove, 8 pm, $TBD, 24/7, 11 pm, $5; Nov. find no better employment than In addition, if Steele is 17 with his abundance of energy “Look Homeward, Angel” 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, ents Graham Smith of Kleenex Girl Wonder and 25: Showcase featuring DJ Xavier Next, Time TBD, lolling about the front porch, then this reviewer is 21 — and appetite, bursts onto the is drama the way it should be. (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. Darren Hanlon, 7:30 pm, FREE, DJ French Toast from $TBD; Nov. 26: Spankin’ the Freak, 8 pm, $TBD, Group Therapy, 11 pm, $5; Nov. 27: Dirty Mother reading the paper and making again. Steele, who is not with- stage and makes the audience It is funny and tragic. The char- Nation, 8 pm, $TBD, Rumrats, 11 pm, $5. snide but impotent comments. out talent, makes up for his ob- remember what this play is re- acters have their own rhythm Perhaps the biggest problem vious maturity by over-empha- ally about. Downing is filled and walk their own paths. A TALK TO US… Williamsburg with this production is that the sizing the youth of his with rage and remorse. He private, mostly painful, destiny Music Center characters seem to throw their character to such an extent that knows he has destroyed his life hangs over their lives. If the To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include name 367 Bedford Ave. at South Fifth Street in Williams- lines into the air rather than at it’s hard to believe he ever got and the lives of those he cares Heights Players have not been of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site address, dates, burg, (718) 384-1654. times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of performers via e-mail to Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, $5; Fridays: Live blues, 10 each other. At times they actu- up the gumption to make love about. But he is like a bull tor- able to completely fill Wolfe’s [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space pm, $5. available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. ally face the audience when to his woman and choose her mented by a waving red cape. huge shoes, they have at least —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan they should be in each other’s over his mother, to boot. Like all great forces, he cannot taken a few steps in the right face. Look is conniving and ap- stop or be stopped. direction. November 20, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 13

OTHER by The Brothers Grimm. For ages 4 Compiled TUES, NOV 23 and older. $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm FARMERS’ MARKET: BAMCINEMATEK: films by Luchino and 2:30 pm. Reservations required. by Susan Park Slope Farmers 338 Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. Market offers New Visconti. Today: “Ludwig” (1972). Rosenthal $10. 7 pm. Screening only for BAM POKEMON CHAMPIONSHIP: Local York State-grown veg- players are invited to vie for cham- Where to etables and fruits. Also, Cinema Club members. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. pion title. Categories: 10 and “Godspell.” $10. 8 pm. Christ Church, OTHER pasture-raised poultry younger; 11 to 14; and 15 and SAT, NOV 20 7301 Ridge Blvd. (718) 791-9667. and meats, breads, MEETING: Bay Ridge Community Council. 7:30 pm. PS 185, 8601 older. 1 pm. Kings Games, 1724 PLAY: St. Francis College presents PATIENT APPRECIATION DAY: To sup- pastries and more. East 12th St. Call. (718) 336-1955. port the CHIPS program, chiroprac- 8:30 am to 3 pm. Rain Ridge Boulevard. (718) 745-5360. OUTDOORS AND TOURS “The Hot L Baltimore,” a play by BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Lanford Wilson. $8. 8 pm. 180 tor Marc Kaplan invites the commu- or shine. JJ Byrne WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Historical nity to bring personal toiletries for presents “Night Light,” a celebra- Remsen St. (718) 489-5272. Park, Fourth Street. tion of the glowing moon with a Society hosts a walk, “Verrazano- men and women. Also, warm hats, (914) 923-4837. WEDS, NOV 24 Narrows Bridge and Its Neighborh- PAUL ROBESON THEATER: “Lion in socks, gloves and scarves are need- reading of night time tales. Ages 5 SHOPPING SEASON: and older. $4, free for members. 3 ood.” $15, $10 members, $5 chil- Captivity,” an exploration of the ed. In return, receive free chiroprac- ICE SKATING: at the Wollman Rink, St. Patrick’s School pm to 4 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. dren. 2 pm. Meet at Fourth Avenue Haitian liberator, Toussaint L’Ouverture. tic care. 9 am to 1 pm. 142 Prospect Park. $5, $5 skate rental. $20, $15 students and seniors. 8 pm. Christmas Fair. 8:30 (718) 735-4400. and 86th Street. Reservations nec- Joralemon St. (718) 624-5517. am to 6 pm. 97th Street 8:30 am to 3 pm. (718) 965-8951. essary. (718) 222-4111. 40 Greene Ave. (718) 783-9794. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and art GLASS BLOWING: Studio Artists and Fourth Avenue. hour presents Arty Facts with “What’s SKATING SEASON: Lace up your CHILDREN offers demos in glass blowing tech- (718) 833-0124. skates and head to Prospect Park’s THURS, NOV 25 the Story?” $6, $3 seniors and stu- MUPPETS, MUSIC & MAGIC: Brook- niques during this open studio tour. ADOPTION CONFER- dents, free for members and children Wollman Rink. $5, $5 skate rental. Noon to 6 pm. 499 Van Brunt St. ENCE: event focuses (718) 965-8951. lyn Academy of Music festival of Thanksgiving under 12. 11 am and 2 pm. Also, movies, TV shows and workshops to (718) 237-2073. Free. on parenting and adop- FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new TURKEY TROT: 5M run with Prospect “Apples and Pumpkins.” 4 pm. 200 celebrate Jim Henson’s legacy. $10 ACTION RALLY: hosted by First tion issues. $65 includes Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. per screening for adults, $7 for chil- Unitarian Congregational Society. 1 membership in Adop- Park Track Club. 9 am. Meet at Park 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. Drive near Concert Grove. (718) BAMCINEMATEK: presents films by dren 13 and under. Call for program pm to 5 pm. Brooklyn Borough Hall, tive Parents Committee, Luchino Visconti. Today: “The Leop- information. BAM Rose Cinemas, Columbus Plaza, in front of the 9 am to 5 pm. Long Is- 595-2049. PERFORMANCE BAMCINEMATEK: films by Luchino Vis- ard” (1963). $10. 4 pm and 8 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Supreme Court. (718) 624-5466. land University, Flat- 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. DANCE CONCERT: Spoke the Hub BOOK WORKSHOP: Brooklyn Public bush and DeKalb aven- conti. Today: “Rocco and His Bro- hosts an intergenerational dance. MUSIC WORKSHOP: Haitian percus- sionist and educator Bonga leads a Library Foundation offers a lecture ues. (917) 432-0234. thers” (1960). $10. 4 pm and 8 pm. SALES Performance works by Pene with archivist and conservationist Stefan Okolowicz 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. McCourty and Elise Long. $12, $5 hands-on musical session for kids BROOKLYN BOTANIC SALE: Thrift mart at Greenwood ages 2 to 8. 9:30 am to 10:15 am or Jeffrey Rigby. Slide lecture on book “Risk Everything,” directed by Grzegorz GARDEN: Learn to Baptist Church. 10 am to 4 pm. kids and seniors. 7:30 pm. restoration. Bring along your fav- Reservations suggested. 295 10:30 am to 11:15 am. Families make a twig-bound Seventh Avenue, between Fifth and First, 250 Baltic St. Call for ticket orite “old book” for advice on its Jarzyna, is on stage at St. Ann’s Warehouse FRI, NOV 26 Douglass St. (718) 408-3234. journal. $43, $39 Sixth streets. (718) 768-2488. info. (718) 237-1862. condition and value. $20. 1 pm to 3 through Nov. 21. members. 10 am to 1 BARBERSHOP MUSIC: Kings Chorus pm. Central branch, Grand Army BAMCINEMATEK: films by Luchino Vis- MOVIE: Brooklyn Public Library, Central pm. 1000 Washington conti. Today: “Rocco and His Bro- performs. 2:30 pm. Brooklyn Public branch, presents the movie “Char- Plaza. Call to register. (718) 230-2780. Library, Central branch. Grand Army Ave. (718) 623-7220. thers” (1960). $10. 4 pm and 8 pm. SUN, NOV 28 lotte’s Web” (1973). 11 am. Grand BEAUTY PAGEANT: First Miss Carib- Brooklyn Historical Society offers a BRIDGE RUN: Brooklyn Brewery and 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. bean International Beauty Pageant discussion about the bridge with Waterfront Ale House host a 3.1 EXHIBIT: Patrias, Latin American bou- PERFORMANCE TROMBONE SUMMIT: Brooklyn Con- BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and art seeks applicants. Women between Margot Ammann-Durer, daughter of mile run. $20. 10:30 am. Start at servatory of Music presents speak- the ages of 18 and 25, and of Carib- designer Othmar Ammann. $6, $4 tique, presents “En Casa,” an exhibit GOSPEL MUSIC: Metro Tour Service hour presents Arty Facts with “What’s Brooklyn War Memorial. Call. (718) of new work by visual artist Yasmin ers, performances, workshops and the Story?” $6, $3 seniors and stu- bean descent, are invited to apply. 2 seniors and students. 2 pm. 128 522-3794. offers a tour of gospel music in lectures that focus on trombones. pm to 6 pm. New Line, 795 Flatbush Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. Hernandez. Open until 7 pm. 167 Brooklyn. $25. 10 am to 1 pm. dents, free for members and children THANKSGIVING DINNER: Bethlehem Fifth Ave. (718) 857-9091. Free. $45 for two-day event. 5 pm. Event under 12. 11 am and 2 pm. Also, Ave., between Caton and Lenox Marriott Hotel, Adams and Tillary continues Nov. 21. Call. 58 Seventh PERFORMANCE Lutheran Church. 11 am. Corner of VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Bay Ridge streets. (718) 789-0430. “Brothers, Boys and Guys.” 4 pm. avenues. (877) 416-3156. Pacific and Third avenues. Call. (718) Ave. (718) 622-3300. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Perfor- Center for Older Adults needs vol- BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Perfor- AUCTION: with a Scandinavian flair at 624-0242. unteers to assist Meals on Wheels NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Bethlehem Lutheran Church. $20 ming Arts presents “Complexions: A ming Arts presents the Moscow Music presents John Jesurun’s SUNDAY ASSEMBLY: Brooklyn Society drivers. (718) 748-0650, ext. 117. Classical Ballet Company’s “Nut- Celebration of Islamic holiday Eid Al includes a light meal, raffle tickets Concept in Dance.” $30. 2 pm. for Ethical Culture offers its annual “Faust/ How I Rose.” Multi-media Fitr. $4, free for members. Noon to and Scandinavian music. 3 pm to 6 Brooklyn College’s Walt Whitman cracker.” $40. 3 pm. Walt Whitman production re-imagines one of the Wampanoag Intergenerational Fest- Theater, campus of Brooklyn Col- 1:30 pm and 3 pm to 4:30 pm. 145 pm. Ovington and Fourth avenues. Theater, one block from the junction ival, based on a Native American ce- most enduring legends of western of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. SAT, NOV 27 lege, one block from intersection of Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. (718) 748-5950. remony of gratitude. 11 am to 12:15 folklore in which a man sells his soul (718) 951-4437. Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. PUPPETWORKS: “Hansel and Gretel” SINGLES DINNER: Oasis Singles hosts pm. 53 Prospect Park West. (718) to the devil. $20, $30, $45. 7:30 RECITAL: Union Church of Bay Ridge OUTDOORS AND TOURS (718) 951-4500. pm. BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Ful- by The Brothers Grimm. For ages 4 a get together. $10. 7 pm. First 768-2972. Free. and older. $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm Evangelical Free Church, 6501 Sixth presents an authentic fortepiano WORKING WATERFRONT: Brooklyn MUSIC FROM GOOD SHEPHERD: ton St. Also, dance “Fur die Kinder recital of 18th century music by OPEN HOUSE AND SALE: Artists of Good Shepherd’s ninth annual cham- and 2:30 pm. Reservations required. Ave. (718) 836-0029. Urban Glass offer blown ornament Historical Society hosts a one-hour von Gestern, Heute und Morgen” Haydn, Hullmandel, Steibelt and guided boat tour along the East ber music series. Today, Gen and (For the Children of Yesterday, 338 Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. MOVIE: Calvary Praise and Worship demos and a store wide sale. 30 percent ORIENTATION PROGRAM: Brooklyn Center presents Mel Gibson’s film Beethoven. 4 pm. Ridge Boulevard River waterfront. Pick up from Koaki Shinkai play flute. 6 pm. Aven- Today and Tomorrow), a piece by at the corner of 80th Street. Call for off all glass art works. Workshops ue S between Brown and Batchelder Arts Exchange hosts a performance “The Passion of the Christ.” 7:30 offered at a fee. Call. Noon to 4 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing at 11:05 am. Pina Bausch. $25, $50, $75. 7:30 ticket info. (718) 745-0438. $20, $18 members. Reservations streets. (718) 998-2800. Free. pm. Howard Gilman Opera House, program for young people ages 7 pm. PS 176, 69th Street and 12th 647 Fulton St. (718) 625-3685. Free. ORGAN RECITAL: at St. Jacobi Evan- needed. (212) 742-1969. OPERA: Regina Opera performs 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. to 18. Mandatory orientation at Avenue. (718) 621-9170. Free. BOOK TALK: Brooklyn Public Library, gelical Lutheran Church. 4 pm. 5406 FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new “Carmen.” 4 pm. See Sat., Nov 27. OPERA: Regina Opera Company per- 1:30 pm. Performances on Jan. 29. RECEPTION: The Dollhaus Art Gallery Central branch, offers talk “Haiti’s 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. Free. presents the photographs of Bambi, Fourth Ave. (718) 439-8978. Free. stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. PAUL ROBESON THEATER: “Lion in forms “Carmen.” $15, $10 seniors, Unfinished Revolution,” a roundtable 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. Captivity.” 4 pm. See Sat., Nov. 27. $5 teens. 7 pm. Regina Hall, 12th Av- FAMILY PROGRAM: Brooklyn Histor- the Mermaid. Bambi captures her MUSIC FROM GOOD SHEPHERD: The co-sponsored by Columbia Uni- ical Society offers a hands-on human years of real-life research in the Mariano Duo performs voice and BOUDOIR BAR: “The Beauty of the enue and 65th Street. (718) 232-3555. versity. 2 pm. Grand Army Plaza. PERFORMANCE Bump and Grind.” 3 pm. See Sat., bridge-building project. Families are roles of a stripper, dominatrix, bur- guitar. 6 pm. Good Shepherd’s ninth (718) 230-2100. Free. BOUDOIR BAR: presents “The Beauty invited to learn the history, science annual chamber music series. Avenue OPERA: Regina Opera Company per- Nov. 27. of the Bump and Grind.” $10. 7:30 lesque performer, fetish model and ARTIST TALK: Nina Talbot talks about and design of the Verrazano-Narrows freak show act. 8 pm to midnight. S between Brown and Batchelder forms “Carmen.” $15, $10 seniors, GALLERY PLAYERS: “Side Man.” 3 pm. 273 Smith St. (718) 624-8878. Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge and the streets. (718) 998-2800. Free. her paintings and drawings. 4 pm. $5 teens. 7 pm. Regina Hall, 12th pm. See Sat., Nov. 27. 37 Broadway. (718) 486-0330. Free. Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery, CELEBRITY SERIES: Brooklyn Center Williamsburg Bridge. Appropriate TROMBONE SUMMIT: Workshops and Avenue and 65th Street. (718) 232- for the Performing Arts presents LEAF COLLECTION: Community Board 334 Grand Ave. (718) 638-8416. Free. for ages 4 to 12. Included in admis- 6 hosts a collection of bagged and more. 1 pm to 5 pm. See Sat., Nov. 3555. CHILDREN Emmy and Tony Award-winning sion fee of $6, $4 seniors and stu- 20. BOUDOIR BAR: presents “The Beauty WINTER FEST: Kids are invited to the performer Leslie Uggams. $50. 8 canned materials. Place material at dents. 2 pm. 128 Pierrepont St. curb the night before. (718) 707-1777. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Look Homeward, of the Bump and Grind.” $10. 7:30 19th century farming village of pm. Brooklyn College’s Whitman MON, NOV 22 pm. 273 Smith St. (718) 624-8878. (718) 222-4111. BEAUJOLAIS BLOWOUT: Learn about Angel.” 2 pm. See Sat., Nov. 20. Flatbush at Lefferts Historic House. Theater, one block from the junc- PAUL ROBESON THEATER: presents 1 pm to 4 pm. (718) 769-2822. Free. FUNDRAISER: Ft. Greene-Clinton Hill the 10 cru vineyard zones of Beau- BOUDOIR BAR: “The Beauty of the BAMCINEMATEK: films by Luchino Vis- tion of Nostrand and Flatbush “Lion in Captivity,” an exploration Cooperative program offers a cloth- jolais and shop for wines for Thanks- Bump and Grind.” 3 pm. See Sat., conti. Today: “Day of Glory” (1945). PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel avenues. (718) 951-4500. ing and gear sale. Also, concert by of the Haitian liberator, Toussaint and Gretel.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: “Risk Every- giving. Noon to midnight. LeNell’s Nov. 20. $10. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. The Deedle Deedle Dees. $5. 3 pm Ltd., 416 Van Brunt St. (718) 360-0838. L’Ouverture. $20, $15 students and pm. See Sat., Nov. 27. thing,” by George Walker, a ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: “Risk Every- 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. seniors. 8 pm. 40 Greene Ave. (718) to 6 pm. Lafayette Presbyterian thing.” 3 pm. See Sat., Nov. 20. raunchy, urban, cinematic, multi- Church, 85 South Oxford St. (718) ANGER MANAGEMENT: Families First 783-9794. OTHER media, one-act play. $25. 8 pm. 38 625-7515. PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Sleuth.” presents Rachel Malinowitzer in a GALLERY PLAYERS: “Side Man.” $15, FARMERS’ MARKET: Park Slope Farmers SUN, NOV 21 3:30 pm. See Sat., Nov. 20. Water St. (718) 254-8779. BROOKLYN FAMILY THEATER: pres- parenting workshop. Learn about $12 children under 12 and seniors. Market offers New York State-grown IMPACT THEATER: presents comedy ents musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” OPERA: “Carmen.” 4 pm. See Sat., the role anger plays in your life as a 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. vegetables and fruits. Also, pasture- “Convention Celebration.” Play Appropriate for ages 4 and older. OUTDOORS AND TOURS Nov. 20. parent. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Call to reg- raised poultry and meats, breads, explores shady world of politics and $12. 4 pm and 8 pm. 1012 Eighth WILLIAMSBURG WALK: Brooklyn PAUL ROBESON THEATER: “Lion in ister. 250 Baltic St. (718) 237-1862. CHILDREN pastries and more. 8:30 am to 3 pm. power. 8 pm. 190 Underhill Ave. Ave. (718) 670-7205. Center for the Urban Environment Captivity.” 4 pm. See Sat., Nov. 20. LIVE PERFORMANCE: Kathryn Crosby RAMBLE FOR CHILDREN: Dr. Phil’s Rain or shine. JJ Byrne Park, Fourth Call for ticket info. (718) 390-7163. BROOKLYN FRIENDS: presents musi- hosts a tour, “Art and Culture IMPACT THEATER: “Convention Cele- remembers her husband Bing NY Talks and Walks hosts a child- Street. (914) 923-4837. DANCE: Brooklyn Arts Exchange pres- cal “Pippin.” $8, $5 students. 3 pm Crossroads.” Artist Taylor Spence bration.” See Sat., Nov. 20. Call for Crosby through performance and friendly walk . Kids will learn about BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Program on ents Grant Showcase, an evening of and 7 pm. 375 Pearl St. (718) 852- leads tour. $11, $9 members, $8 sen- time. song. 7 pm. US Army Garrison, Fort skyscrapers, subways, the water the Golden Age of Film. Today: dance featuring several performers. 1029. iors and students. Noon to 2 pm. Hamilton, 101st Street and Fort system and the Brooklyn Bridge. “Sound Effects: How Music $15, $10 members, $8 low-income. Meet at Marcy Avenue station on CHILDREN Hamilton Parkway. Reservations nec- $10. 11:30 am. Meet inside Blimpie’s Changed the Movies.” $6, $4 sen- 8 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. SALES Broadway. (718) 788-8500. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: essary. (718) 630-4783. Free. Restaurant, 38 Park Row, between iors and students, free for members MUSICAL: Brick Theater presents SALE: at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour Early Learner Performance Series ANNUAL MEETING: DUMBO Neigh- Spruce and Beekman streets, lower and children 12 and younger. 3 pm. “Who is Wilford Brimley?” $10. 8 9 am to 5 pm. 1550 Hendrickson St. guide John Cashman leads a tour presents “Turkey Tales.” $4, free for borhood Association. Borough Pres- Manhattan. (888) 377-4455. Cantor Auditorium, 200 Eastern pm. 575 Metropolitan Ave. (718) (718) 253-4404. of Brooklyn’s Victorian necropolis. members. 1 pm and 2 pm. 145 ident Marty Markowitz speaks. 7 pm. PUPPETWORKS: “Hansel and Gretel” Parkway. (718) 638-5000. 907-3457. FLEA MARKET: Sale at Fourth Avenue Learn about the architectural struc- Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Superfine, 126 Front St. (646) 432-3085. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents drama Presbyterian Church. 9:30 am to 3 tures and the personalities who lie SOUTHPAW: John Carlin entertains TRAVELING CINEMA: Barbes Bar pres- “Look Homeward Angel.” $12, $10 pm. 6753 Fourth Ave. (718) 836-0681. beneath. $6. 1 pm to 3 pm. Meet kids. Appropriate for ages 2 to 7 ents “Dead Birds” (1965). 7 pm. 376 seniors and children. 8 pm. 26 HOLIDAY SALE: White elephants, inside Fourth Avenue Gate at 35th years. $12, $6 kids. 1 pm. 125 Fifth Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. Free. Willow Place. (718) 237-2752. gourmet food and more. 10 am to Street. (718) 768-7300. Ave. (718) 738-0236. PICK POCKETS BEWARE: Bensonhurst LIST YOUR EVENT… PAPER MOON PLAYERS: presents its 4 pm. St. John’s Episcopal Church, WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Historical PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel and West End Community Council offers fall production “Sleuth.” $9, $8 sen- 99th Street and Fort Hamilton Society offers a walk through Borough Gretel.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. See a talk “What to Do Before and After To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send iors and students. 8 pm. Emmanuel Parkway. (718) 745-2377. Park. $15, $10 members, $5 children. Sat., Nov. 20. You Get Pick-Pocketed.” Learn how your listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite Episcopal Church, 2635 E. 23rd St. HOLIDAY FAIR: at Our Saviour’s 2 pm. Meet at 50th Street and New MUPPETS, MUSIC & MAGIC: Brooklyn to protect yourself during the holiday 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed (718) 968-1475. Lutheran Church. 11 am to 3 pm. Utrecht Avenue. (718) 222-4111. Academy of Music hosts a festival of shopping season. 8 pm. Seth Low IS, on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. BROOKLYN ARTS THEATER: musical 414 80th St. (718) 745-0020. VERRAZANO-NARROWS TALK: movies. See Sat., Nov. 20. 99 Ave. P. (718) 946-0234. Free.

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By Jess Wisloski “I am disappointed by the City The Brooklyn Papers Planning Commission’s decision to approve the proposal for the In a blow to Borough Pres- Watchtower project,” he said. ident Marty Markowitz’s rec- “To better serve the needs of the ommendation that the area, the applicants should re- Watchtower Bible and Tract duce the entire project and add a society reduce its plans to retail component.” build a multi-building resi- But unlike the residents of dential complex at 85 Jay St. Vinegar Hill and DUMBO who balked at the commission’s deci- by 60 percent, the City sion, and decided at a communi- Planning Commission voted ty meeting Monday night to un- on Monday to approve the waveringly support Markowitz’s religious organization’s recommendations, City Council application for zoning members Letitia James and changes. David Yassky were hesitant to With nine votes in favor of the criticize the modified plan this slightly modified plans, and only week. two in opposition — from Brook- James said she was still hopeful lyn Commissioner Dolly Williams, that negotiations with the Watch- a Markowitz appointee, and the tower Bible & Tract Society — the Public Advocate’s appointee, corporate face of the Jehovah’s Karen Phillips — the commission Witnesses religious order — could only rejected an exemption of result in compromise, and the real- overall floor space to allow for a located square footage could result 77,000-square-foot private parking in capping the buildings heights. garage. That means the Watchtow- “My understanding is that it’s er Society must shave off 10 per- going to result in one tower being Revised plans for the DUMBO residential complex planned by the Jehovah’s Witnesses have been approved by the City Planning Commission. cent of the project’s total bulk to lowered by four or five stories,” accommodate the garage. said James, who, despite her for the Watchtower Society, residential building at the corner The small green spaces have dents who turned out that the access were important to empha- Brooklyn Bridge Park. “The applicant reduced the staunch opposition to the project whose world headquarters are at of Front and Bridge streets in thus far been the only public ac- next step was to appeal to the size, it was critical to stand be- Nicholas Evans-Cato, presi- scale on Bridge Street as it abuts just weeks ago said this week she York and Adams streets in DUM- Vinegar Hill to 12 stories. cess offered in the plan, and are council members and the zoning hind Markowitz’s recommenda- dent of the Vinegar Hill Neigh- the Vinegar Hill neighborhood, wasn’t ready to rally the City BO, couldn’t say for sure where The tallest tower, at 20 stories, entranceways to the building com- subcommittee. tions to halve the 1,100-space borhood Association, said he and made efforts to improve ac- Council zoning committee to dis- the additional square footage on York Street at Jay Street, is still plex. The Watchtower Society has “The way you deal with the parking lot, which would only be wasn’t worried. tivity on all sides of the project,” approve of the modified plan. would come from. set at 222 feet, adjacent to an 18- promised they would be open dur- zoning subcommittee is you have accessible to Watchtower resi- “My personal position would said the commission’s chair- “Councilman Yassky and I are “We really don’t want to story tower and a 2,500-seat as- ing daytime hours. David [Yassky] and Tish [James] dents and visitors, and limit be that it’s a bluff,” he said. woman, City Planning Director trying to get some further reduc- change the parking area,” he told sembly hall. Another one, at 16 According to the community on your side,” she said. Council- buildings throughout the project AWatchtower spokesman Amanda Burden. “As a result, I tions and some additional conces- The Brooklyn Papers. stories, would still tower over the members who showed up for an man Tony Avella, the council’s to 70 feet, except those along Jay could not be reached by press time feel the project fits much better sions for the community. We’re “It is likely we will cut down lower-rise 12-story warehouse dis- informational session held by zoning chairman, was very recep- Street, which would be capped at to comment on the alleged threat. into the character of the neigh- still in negotiations,” she said. on the residential space and prob- trict at Jay and Front streets. members of the DUMBO and tive during their recent efforts to 120 feet under the borough presi- Aresident on Front Street, borhood.” Evan Thies, a spokesman for ably the height of the buildings, In the appeal to City Planning, Vinegar Hill neighborhood associ- block plans for a tower at 38 Water dent’s recommendation. whose condominium apartment Markowitz, who disapproved Yassky, said that as presented, the too. We’ll just have to see what the Watchtower Society also ations on Monday night, a court- St., said Webster, and she hoped he Webster said she feared that if would face the complex, said she of the project on grounds that for plans didn’t earn his approval, but will be the most likely scenario.” modified courtyard regulations to yard wasn’t going to cut it. would be similarly responsive on they pushed for unrealistic public was worried just as much about its size, it didn’t provide any ben- the changes were “a step in the The most recent changes in “permit courts with a width of Nancy Webster, president of this case. amenities, the Watchtower Soci- what was underground. efit to the neighborhood, was not right direction.” the Watchtower’s project in- less than 40 feet,” but “no less the DUMBO Neighborhood As- Webster added that although ety might pull the project alto- “With that many people in this happy. Richard Devine, a spokesman volved shaving down a14-story than 20 feet wide.” sociation, told the 20 or so resi- she thought retail and community gether. space how much pressure or strain Based on rumors she said will it create on existing conduits were circulating, the alternative that are there?” asked Violet Ma- to the towers threatened by the tovich, speaking of road conges- society was a six- or eight-story tion and underground water and parking garage so the Jehovah’s sewage systems. “And who pays Witnesses could move their cars for all the infrastructure work?” quickly from their lot at Pier 5, Nobody had an answer for Verrazano book to hit coffee tables which is slated for use in the her. legacy. According to the arti- cle, the steelworker welded Photo history in time his initials, “RCR,” onto a piece of steel that would go for 40th Anniversary atop the tower. ESCORT… Presumably, the letters are By Jotham Sederstrom once the world’s longest sus- still there today, high above Continued from page 1 Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Papers pension bridge. Over the This and other newspapers have labeled the school “Horror course of 145,000 miles of Rosenzweig and Merlis are High” in response to the many incidents of violence reported Just in time for the 40th steel cable, the construction of no strangers to the photo his- there over the last three years. anniversary of the Verrazano- its 690-foot towers by two tories of Brooklyn. Shortly “It would be very difficult to judge the merits of that particular Narrows Bridge, a new pic- different steel companies and after meeting, the pair com- policy,” Assemblyman William Colton said of the school’s cur- torial history featuring offi- 600,000 cubic yards of con- pleted “Brooklyn’s Flatlands rent potty predicament. “Clearly, it’s not what you need to call for cial photography of its con- crete, the structure provided — Beyond the Field,” an ode in your normal school environment, but Lafayette is not your struction is hitting book- plenty of photo ops. to their childhood stomping normal school environment.” shelves — and probably a There are several standout grounds. The team followed Earlier this month, signs were posted outside of the bathrooms few coffee tables as well. images of the span, including its publication with photo-his- confirming students’ worst fears. tory books on Bay Ridge, “Bathrooms will remain closed … Escorts are required at all Brian Merlis and Lee some mid-construction in Park Slope and Brooklyn times,” they read. Rosenzweig, who together March 1964 that show most of the roadway in place ex- Heights over the next several “This is not to disrespect anyone; it’s to maintain a safe, health- compiled photographs for years. ful and clean environment for children,” Siegel told another news- four other Brooklyn-themed cept for several sections still missing from the Staten Island The book is available at most paper. books, finished “Spanning the side. The roadway hangs, sus- Barnes & Noble bookstores, as “We don’t want kids roaming around the building.” Narrows” (Israelowitz Pub- pended from the massive ca- well as Alan’s Card Shop at 7310 The lockup is reminiscent of what happened at Brooklyn lishing) earlier this year. The bles and leading to nothing Fifth Ave., A Novel Idea at 8415 Technical High School last November after a series of classroom book’s release was timed in more than the middle of the Third Ave. and through Rosen- fires forced administrators at the Fort Greene school, one of the conjunction with the bridge’s Narrows. A shot of this from zweig’s Web site (www.brook- city’s elite high schools, to take precautions against the vandal- anniversary on Nov. 21. Al- Fourth and Marine avenues lynpix.com). ism. Only days after the fires, bathrooms on four of the school’s though it seems most in Bay lends another ominous view. So what’s next? A well- seven floors were locked. The bathrooms on the remaining three Ridge and Staten Island are timed book on Williamsburg,

Rosenzweig, a collector / Mal Gurian Spanning the Narrows floors were only available to students during five-minute passing holding major celebrations for of course. The neighborhood and local historian, purchased Even during its construction, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge cast a shadow on Bay Ridge. periods between classes. the span’s golden anniversary the stock of more than 100 has seen its own share of That temporary policy has since been reversed. a decade from now, the au- negatives from Mal Gurian, a changes over the past decade thors say, ‘Why wait?’ photographer who was com- Gurian’s photographs, tak- zweig, took him back to his among them that the towers what with an influx of artists “We’ve had all these pic- missioned by the Triborough en from both sides of the Nar- childhood days. were erected by two separate and several plans to renovate tures. With this collection and Bridge and Tunnel Authority rows and various heights and “I was 8 years old and I’d steel companies. Bethlehem its waterfront for residential the 40th coming up we didn’t in 1960 to chart the progress vantage points, largely show never seen anything that Steel, of Pennsylvania, fabri- use. want to wait another 10 of the construction. Bay Ridge and Staten Island huge,” said Rosenzweig, who cated steel for the Staten Is- It’s just the type of thing that years,” said Rosenzweig, 49. All but the back cover photo- from a bird’s-eye view rarely referred to one of the pictures land tower; Harris Structural Rosenzweig, in particular, BRIDGE… The Flatlands native had spent seen in pictures. The Bronx- in the book in which the Stat- Steel Company, of New Jer- graph are Gurian’s, a onetime takes pleasure in documenting. Continued from page 1 his entire life in Brooklyn un- writer for the jazz magazine born photographer had to en Island tower is shown sey, handled Brooklyn. In a “My heart is still in Brook- til earlier this year, when he “Downbeat” who became the climb alongside construction dwarfing Fort Wadsworth. 2001 article published in a lyn. To me, it’s still a world through with it.” moved to Long Island. country’s foremost aerial pho- workers to the tops of both “Up to that time, the biggest New Jersey newspaper, a unto itself,” said Rosenzweig. Cunningham had already moved with her husband to a home The 73-page picture-and- tographer before changing towers, as the bridge was be- thing I had ever seen was the Harris employee at the time, “And this is just something I on Colonial Road at 91st Street when it was announced that bull- caption book documents five gears to become president of ing constructed, with his huge Mill Basin drawbridge.” Ralph C. Runyan, said that enjoy. It’s something I won’t dozers would begin tearing up long swaths of Seventh Avenue. years of construction on the the world’s first cellular tele- 4-foot by 5-foot field camera. The collection also reveals during the bridge project he retire from, but it’s something But her parents — Madeline and Michael Ryan — had to aban- span, which at 4,260 feet was phone manufacturer. The photos, said Rosen- quite a few interesting facts, couldn’t resist leaving his I enjoy doing.” don their home on Fort Hamilton Parkway at 78th Street. They moved to a house nearby, on Sixth Avenue at 74th Street. As a result of the massive process of condemning private property, which when finished would raze 800 buildings and dis- place about 7,000 residents, the Bay Ridge Community Council was formed to protest the city’s all-powerful master planning of- ficial at the time, Robert Moses, the project’s sponsor. Waterfront greenway push moves forward At its peak, the group, formed by Ridge activist Walter Kassenbrock, drew hundreds of residents to its meetings, which By Jess Wisloski Milton Puryear, director of on the tables around the room, all and a deluge of ideas came from were often held at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Dyker Heights and McKinley High School on Fort Hamilton Parkway at 73rd The Brooklyn Papers planning for the Brooklyn Wa- marked with a green line show- each table. terfront Greenway Initiative, ing where the path would be. Residents of CB 2 were Street. Despite their vehemence against the project, however, The night was filled with said the workshop was called in Swooping past the Navy Yard, charged with dealing with the del- construction began in 1959. much pointing at posters light of stepped-up waterfront the greenway juts towards the icate area of Vinegar Hill, where “Of course, when you’re being put out, that’s all anyone was and speculating about best- redevelopment projects that waterfront in Vinegar Hill, cut- the path would run along a stretch talking about at the time,” said Cunningham, who now lives in case scenarios as the first could potentially help or harm ting through DUMBO along the in front of the Farragut Houses. Dyker Heights. “I mean, St. Ephrem’s alone lost about all of its their cause. East River, and continuing south The public housing complex sits parishioners. It was a shame.” public session to address “As things started to happen through the planned Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. the Brooklyn Greenway The project, as orchestrated by Moses, tallied enough wire in with the waterfront, we realized Bridge Park along piers 1-5 in Though some groups advised the bridge’s cables to reach halfway to the moon and towers on came together at St. Francis the window of opportunity real- Brooklyn Heights. keeping away from the houses in ly is a window,” said Puryear, Planners envision it entering their presentation, others said the either end that measured 690 feet tall. Each day, some 50,000 College on Remsen Street cars pass over the bridge, which cost $320 million to build. in Brooklyn Heights. and if they didn’t act fast, “we Red Hook on Columbia Street, housing authority tenants should would use it right up.” avoiding piers except where a help in designs. “Moses wasn’t concerned about neighborhoods, he was con- The idea of a borough-encir- Plans will be presented at an- roadway planned to accommo- John Muir, of Boerum Hill, cerned with moving traffic,” said the Bay Ridge Historical Soci- cling greenway was put forth in other public meeting in February, date cruise ship traffic will be eyeing the Navy Yard, suggested ety’s Susan Pulaski. “He had a love affair with the car, even 1993 by Brian McCormick, who at which point feedback will be / Jess Wisloski built at Pier 10, and following “striking a blow for freedom.” though he didn’t drive.” is now chairman of the task considered, and a final plan will down to the Erie Basin, where it “It has been closed [to the To observe the 40th anniversary of the bridge’s opening, force. Since then, they have be drawn up and presented to a wold branch out onto a pier that public] since the 1970s. That’s a events are being planned on both ends of the bridge. Through sought out private funding, Technical Advisory Committee Ikea has promised to develop for really long time to have exclu- March 20, the Brooklyn Historical Society, at 128 Pierrepont St. mainly through corporate spon- comprised of private property public use, and then move back sive use,” he said, and showed at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, will show its new exhibit, sors, and last summer received a owners, elected officials, and up towards Hamilton Avenue, off a redrawn map with the $75,000 grant from the state’s Papers The Brooklyn “Beauty Suspended: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Turns members from local and state crossing the Gowanus Canal. greenway entering into the Forty.” The showcase will explore the bridge’s political and engi- Waterfront Revitalization Project government as well as planners Community members from Red Hook map out plans for a Many of the neighbors who fenced-off Brooklyn Navy Yard for a six-month planning from the city departments of greenway along Brooklyn’s waterfront at a public workshop were strangers at the outset, soon and running along the water- neering hurdles through photographs, paintings and memorabilia. process. Parks and Recreation and City at St. Francis College on Nov. 9. warmed into lively conversations front. Children in the Department of Education’s Region 7, which is comprised of three districts in Brooklyn and Staten Island, are be- ing asked to draw pictures of the bridge, which will be show- cased at a later date. An exhibition featuring 50 photographs and 25 artifacts chron- and Development. The $170 that she’d heard the building was $1,155 for a studio, one-bed- Dermot. icling the construction of the bridge will be presented on Nov. 21 million project, which includes sold for condos. “I need more af- rooms for $1,470, two-bedrooms But Forest City Ratner will at the Staten Island Museum [is that the exact name??] at 75 BANK… 11,600 square feet of retail fordable housing. Right now as for $2,100 and three-bedrooms have an impact on the historic Stuyvesant Place. The exhibit, “From Staten Island to Brooklyn space, is scheduled to break it’s proposed? Luxury housing? for $3,000 a month. And that’s building with the company’s and Beyond: The Verrazano Narrows Bridge,” will also include a Continued from page 1 to vacate its eight floors, the ground next spring. No way.” all the way in Queens. plans to build three office tow- student essay contest, in which winning authors will have their identify any buyers. building largely houses dentists. But according to Council- The Opal Apartments, a luxury While the Forest City Ratner ers, one as high as 620 feet, that The Dermot Company, which woman Letitia James, within housing complex in Kew Gardens, development company was ru- will dwarf the Williamsburgh work displayed in their schools. From the time it was built in John Toolan, who has lived in Bay Ridge his entire life, admit- 1929 until 1962, the Williams- has made a name for itself for whose district the iconic building Queens, reveals another side of mored to be considering the building. Those towers are part both successful luxury and sits, the Williamsburgh building is what neighbors to the renovated Williamsburgh property, which of the company’s plans to build a ted to forgetting many of the details of the project. But the for- burgh Bank building’s four-sided mer insurance company employee said that as a 17-year-old boy, clock was the largest in the na- mixed-use housing in the city, planned not for mixed incomes, bank building might see when is adjacent to a hub of their own professional basketball arena and tion. The building is a city land- won a contract in 2003 to devel- but for luxury condominiums. Dermot moves in. development activity at the At- 17 other office and residential he lamented the bridge-directed demolition of a grocery store on mark, but the grand limestone op two city lots on Manhattan’s “I need a hook, I need a The grandiose luxury building lantic Terminal and Atlantic towers on property emanating the ground floor of a six-family home on Seventh Avenue at 79th structure, which combines Ro- West Side into 600 units of hook,” she told The Brooklyn features a high-domed plaza en- Center malls, officials from the from the intersection of Flatbush Street, where kids tended to gather after school. manesque and Byzantine ele- housing for mixed-income resi- Papers after announcing at a trance and sweeping courtyard company this week said they and Atlantic avenues and stretch- “In those days, all the kids were just fine, they didn’t bother any- ments, is overdue for a facelift. dents through the city’s Depart- Community Board 8 land use inside the gated complex, with were not involved in the project ing three blocks into Prospect one,” said Toolan. “That was just a location where the 13- and 14- Besides HSBC, which is looking ment of Housing Preservation committee meeting on Nov. 1 rental apartments starting at or affiliated in any way with Heights. year-olds used to congregate. I wonder what happened to them?” November 20, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 15 Bensonhurst to Italy pipeline still open

By Jotham Sederstrom culled from the dues each that has sparked the group’s that granite stones chipped from Bay Ridge-born 40-year-old The Brooklyn Papers member paid, were extended most prominent work. a “cava Padula” a mountain in said that he was initiated into to members who were sick or Petrosino, a Padula-born the Italian town, that was ex- his father’s group upon birth, When the mayor of a to their families after they immigrant, became New York small town in Italy visited pected to grace the park, would much like most family mem- died. These days, the group is City’s first Italian-American not be available until next year. bers tied even tenuously to the Bensonhurst five years primarily one of Italian her- police officer in 1883. Follow- Asked about the mayor’s organization. Since his formal ago, few took notice. Even itage, nostalgia and leisure — ing his subsequent promotion expected invitation, Tepedino introduction 10 years ago, how- less attention was paid last especially in October, when under then Police Commis- didn’t hesitate. ever, Tepedino, the owner of a month, when local offi- the city observes Italian- sioner Theodore Roosevelt, “We’re on a first-name ba- dental practice in Bay Ridge, cials and community lead- American Heritage month. the lieutenant embarked on a sis, you could say that,” said has experienced firsthand the ers began whispering of a Nancy Sottile, executive di- mission to break organized Tepedino, who with his wife pipeline between Padula and visit by the dignitary’s rector of the Federation of crime in both New York and of 43 years, Gelsomina, has Brooklyn. successor. Italian-American Organiza- Italy. After successfully nab- raised two sons and two “When someone from tions, said groups like the bing Mafioso in Manhattan’s But in Padula, Italy, the daughters. “I met him the last America goes there, it’s really Padula Circle, as specific as Little Italy, Petrosino was sent time I was in Padula. He’s a something else,” said Michael diplomatic rendezvous are a they may seem, sweeten to Palermo, where in 1909 he source of much fanfare for the medical doctor, a young-look- Tepedino, who is also a mem- Brooklyn like the filling in a was assassinated. ing 50 years old.” ber of the Bay Ridge Ambu- villa’s 8,000 inhabitants, cannoli. Among the civic The law enforcer’s exem- whose link to southwest Only a decade younger than lance Volunteer Organization group’s dozens of member or- plary performance was not the esteemed mayor is Michael (BRAVO). “When you go Brooklyn is evident thanks to ganizations, at least 20 region- lost on the Padula Circle. an intimate club in Bay Ridge Tepedino, the patriarch’s oldest there, it’s almost like the may- al-centric groups thrive, most- Callan / Tom Thanks in part to then-Coun- son. Now a Long Islander, the or wants to meet you.” whose ties to the town run ly from Sicily. cilman Marty Golden, himself blood thick. For Tepedino, who has led a former cop, the group spear- “Many, many of them have the group since 1992, the headed an effort in 1999 to re- come to visit and they think month-long honor simply name Satellite Park, on 16th it’s a great city,” said Carmine means more of the same in his Avenue at 70th Street, “Lieu- Tepedino of the men and circle, which at one of its peaks Papers The Brooklyn tenant Joseph Petrosino Park.” women from his southern in 1908 boasted a thousand Formed in 1888, the Padula Circle, whose current members include (from left) brothers The ceremony drew a MARILYN… coastal birthplace in Italy, members. Earlier this year, the Robert and Ernesto Sarli, Carmine Tepedino and Jerry D’Amato, is said to be the oldest crowd that included Golden Continued from page 1 where he was born in 1934. group held its 50th annual pic- Italian-American organization in the United States. and then-Council Speaker Pe- “The opportunity this city has nic at Belmont State Park, in ter Vallone, but most anticipat- sipped 9-year-old Dom Perignon to create a mood. The ac- given to many in Padula is tress posed laughing, with a diamond necklace draped across Long Island, an event that Tepedino takes a particular pride with less tasty, but more accessi- you stop stirring, it gets lumpy.” ed was a visit by the Mayor of truly exceptional.” drew hundreds for a daylong Padula, Antonio Fortunati, her bare shoulders, and topless behind a transparent scarf. Tepedino, whose family smorgasbord lasting through in making, is a pudding made of ble, cow blood. It must be diffi- But sanguinaccio, as sweet who Tepedino personally in- More than four decades later, her larger-than-life persona came to Brooklyn when he breakfast, lunch and dinner. chocolate, bread crumbs, nut- cult importing nearly 20 gallons as it may be, is not the tip of vited to Bensonhurst. still emanates from each shot, setting the bar for subsequent was 13, is president of the Between rounds of volleyball, meg and, most importantly, the of pigs’ blood from Italy, right? the icing for the Padula Circle, For a rededication ceremony “blonde bombshells,” from Loni Anderson to Madonna to Padula Circle, a Bay Ridge- bocce and soccer, a sport that blood of pigs. This year, the Wrong. whose members come from all this year, which was scheduled Pamela Anderson. based organization that was the 70-year-old Tepedino still concoction was a success. But in “We get it in Canada,” said five boroughs and extend to for September but ultimately “Her relationship with the camera was the most important one formed in 1888 as an antidote plays competitively, the group years past, difficulties in procur- Tepedino, who said that every the nether regions of New postponed until next spring, Te- she had,” Kushner said of Monroe. “She saw the camera as a to a wave of Italian immi- indulged in homemade ing the sanguineous ingredient, January members of the group York State. Rather, it is the pedino called on Fortunati’s friend.” grants in search of a better life sausages, lovingly fermented which is not readily available in gather for sanguinaccio parties. legacy of Joseph Petrosino, a successor, Giovanni Alliegro. The most enduring image of Monroe, her infamous photo but without access to health wine and “sanguinaccio.” the states, has forced cooks at “They’re five hours long and New York City police officer He accepted, but the event was op for “The Seven Year Itch,” is well represented. There are care. At the time, benefits, The latter delicacy, one that the picnic to build the dessert people take turns stirring it. If killed 95 years ago in Sicily canceled when it was learned 14 different shots of Monroe’s white dress scandalously bil- lowing above her waist as she stood over a Lexington Avenue subway grate. An infuriated DiMaggio stormed off during the shoot, leaving Monroe alone. Another picture from the exhibit shows a sobbing Monroe leaving in a car after announcing her 1954 divorce from the Yankee Clipper. Monroe’s Playboy centerfold, shot by photographer Tom Officials prepping Dyker zoning study Kelly, holds a prominent position in the exhibit, with the naked actress seductively posed atop a blanket of red velvet. When a reporter asked Monroe what she had on during the By Jotham Sederstrom next spring. ect. Among them, said Harrison, are the port and another from Councilman cided within the district and without shoot, she memorably replied, “I had the radio on.” The Brooklyn Papers Before then, members of CB10’s increasingly visible Fedders-style row Vincent Gentile, the agency decided to the cooperation of the city’s 58 other There are dozens of other shots offering glances into the Zoning and Land Use committee are houses — so called for their ubiquitous focus only on Bay Ridge because of community boards. That’s because off-screen Monroe: Marilyn reading a book at home, shoot- Elected officials and Com- likely to re-survey Dyker Heights in an through-the-wall air conditioner sleeves the size and complexity of that neigh- without the special district designa- munity Board 10 members say ing craps with director John Huston, slow-dancing with sec- effort to pinpoint the issues most crucial — that dot much of southwest Brook- borhood in terms of zoning, said tions, underlying zoning regulations ond husband Arthur Miller. they will look closely at a Dyker to its preservation, namely laws that al- lyn. Another issue, the somewhat prolif- Rachaele Raynoff, a spokeswoman cut across all five boroughs. While photographs make up the bulk of the exhibit, the Heights rezoning initiative after the low developers to reshape the existing ic issuance of zoning variances by the with the Department of City Planning. But Gentile said he doubts Dyker multimedia presentation offers other rarely seen glimpses of first of three public hearings for a character of residential blocks, accord- Board of Standards of Appeals, is also Dyker Heights is bordered by Sev- Heights would be added to the special Monroe, from a 1950 commercial for Union Oil of California recently certified Bay Ridge zoning ing to the committee chairman, Stephen to be investigated. enth Avenue to the west, 65th Street district, partially because City Plan- to her provocative serenade of President John F. Kennedy at plan next month. Harrison. The committee’s findings would be to the north, 14th Avenue to the east ning officials briefly considered his 45th birthday in May 1962. The effort to rezone Dyker Heights, “The CPC is putting its full efforts shared with City Planning officials in and the Belt Parkway. scrapping the designation in Bay “I can now retire from politics after having had ‘Happy which Mayor Michael Bloomberg last into Bay Ridge,” said Harrison. “But future discussions, although not until Harrison said that ideally the neigh- Ridge altogether before ultimately Birthday’ sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way,” month said would be the next priority that doesn’t mean we can’t start [on after the Bay Ridge plan is settled. borhood would be included in what is concluding that it would serve to pro- Kennedy deadpanned. Within 18 months, neither he nor after the Bay Ridge zoning change, is Dyker Heights].” In December, the CB10 committee currently called the Special Bay Ridge tect the neighborhood’s character. Monroe would be alive. supported by City Planning Director As soon as December, said Harrison, released its highly anticipated zoning District, a name that he hopes will even- “I don’t think City Planning is look- One of the most moving pictures doesn’t feature Monroe at Amanda Burden. It will get underway committee members may begin comb- report, which included studies on Bay tually be changed to the “Special Com- ing to do any special districts any- all. Shot by Robert Frank in 1962, it shows a woman lying on a shortly after the larger plan for its neigh- ing Dyker Heights for unsightly land Ridge and Dyker Heights. But when munity Board 10 District.” more,” said Gentile. “The onset of con- beach beneath an American flag. She’s reading the Daily News, bor to the west completes the city’s use gaffes, many of which have already City Planning finally commenced its If included, the designation would textual zoning in the minds of City and the giant-type headline is clearly visible: “MARILYN Uniform Land Use Review Procedure been addressed in the Bay Ridge proj- own analysis, with the help of that re- allow future zoning changes to be de- Planning obviated the need for that.” DEAD.”

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