On Tuesday, April 24th, LVHRD welcomed industrial designer Russell Robertson and fashion designer Marci Zaroff to the third volume in the Bi-Fold speaking and performance series. Bi-Fold III: GRN examined the influence of ‘green’ and ’sustainability’ on the work of these two diverse creative professionals. Russell, co-fouder of Hybrid Product Design + Development, presented his designs for a sustainable NYC taxi cab and…
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To kick off the LVHRD PRCSS Series, a select group of LVHRD members and their guests joined Kristin Sloan (NYC Ballet/ TheWinger.com) at the Lincoln Center on Friday, April 27th, for the final dress rehersal of the New York City Ballet’s all-new production of Romeo + Juliet.
At the intermission Kristin Sloan premiered her behind-the-curtain video documentaries on the making of R+J.…
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To celebrate the new indie rock cookbook, “I Like Food, Food Tastes Good,” the Brooklyn Kitchen, a cookware store in Williamsburg, presents a nightly cookalong with local rockstars leading up to the book release party at Union Pool on May 5th.
Tonight, Tim Harrington, frontman of Les Savy Fav, who judged LVHRD’s MCFGHT I (MCFGHT II is coming!!) and played at CLL…
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Our enchantment with the nomenclature of our friend Leah’s Friday night parties continues.
Tonight, April 27th, there’s an extra special cake-eating edition of the Pull-Out Method at Midway to celebrate the birthday of Rachel, Leah’s partner in small, tedious crimes.
Stylofone glam rock starts at the stroke of midnight; Justin Carter plays before and after the bands to keep you awake until it’s someone…
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Put your lands in order, grab your gusto, and get down to Yello bar in Chinatown on Tuesday, May 15th, for the LVHRD Master/Disaster MCFGHT II auditions.
Starting at 8pm in the downstairs lounge, test your mettle against other hopefuls to see if you have wait it takes to perform on the big stage in the grand vocal duel that will be…
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The concept behind Ideal Bite is simple enough: if we all knew what we could be doing individually to have a positive impact on the planet and our communities, it would be much easier to take the time to do it. That’s where Ideal Bite comes in, thinking of strategies for living green so you can put them into practice.
Ideal…
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Tonight’s the night, people.
Raise a glass of absinthe and huffthe oily rags you keep by your oil paint, now is the time to celebrate the release of Nick Bertozzi’s graphic novel The Salon. Boogie to live music, consume free food, imbibe liquor from the open bar at the Village Pourhouse and lend your individual energy to the party that officially…
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JR Minkel, competitor on the side of science at LVHRD’s Science vs. Beauty: Battle of the Minds, has an article out in Scientific American about the mathematics involved in creating the perfect head of beer.
It’s a very serious business. We kid you not:
“The key (to great foam) lies in a long sought equation for the growth and shrinkage of…
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Join the World Cares Center tonight, April 26th, at Brooklyn Brewery for a party with a purpose. Buying a ticket to the event will not only get you unlimited tastes of Brooklyn Brewery’s seven awesome beers on tap, but 100% of your tax-deductible donation will go towards supporting World Cares Center in its mission to foster safe and effective disaster response and resiliency within…
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It’s going to be a gorgeous weekend for all sorts of seizure-inducing horseplay out of doors.
Friday evening, before sundown, motivate your body down to the lush lawn at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn to see Lightning Bolt and the Sun Ra Arkestra play a free show amongst sculptures and art students.
The show starts at 6pm and must be over by sundown. You are…
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Last night at a loft space in the West Village LVHRD opened the doors and windows to a beautiful spring evening and hosted Bi-Fold III: GRN. We invited our friends and associates to join us in hearing Russell Robertson, founder of Hybrid Product Design + Dev, and Marci Zaroff, founder of EcoFashion label Under the Canopy, speak on what they’re doing…
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Tonight’s the night for Bi-Fold GRN.
Marci Zaroff, Founder of Under The Canopy, will present her line of organic fashion and Russell Robertson, Co-Founder of Hybrid Product Design and Development, will discuss the future of urban transportation. Colin Beavan, The No Impact Man, will host the evening.
Complimentary beverages will be provided by Brooklyn Brewery, Fred and our very own…
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