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• Benjamin Lazar Davis On His New Album Nothing Matters

  21-06-2018 18:18 via bkmag.com
  
  Photos Zach Gross
  Benjamin Lazar Davis’ music has done something that most music is not able to do: It’s gotten me to sit down and write. That’s the best compliment I can give to an artist. Ben has managed to create a record, Nothing Matters, that truly captures the essence of being alone in the best way possible. Recording the entire record without any external distractions, Ben maps and treks through internal abyss and offers it to us to listen to and, if we’re lucky, f
  
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• Pride weekend kickoff + a group bike ride to Coney Island

  21-06-2018 13:09
  Kick off Pride weekend on Friday night at the Wythe Hotel, which is hosting Queer|Art|Pride, a two-day celebration of art and queer culture culminating in Friday’s programming, which includes a screening of Tu Me Manques, a work-in-progress film by director Rodrigo Bellott; a 90s queer nostalgia drag performance party; and an all-night alumni art jam featuring live music, performance art, film screenings, dance, and more. The fun starts at 7:30, and tickets for individual events start at $
  
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• Pride + a bike ride

  21-06-2018 13:09
  Kick off Pride weekend on Friday night at the Wythe Hotel, which is hosting Queer|Art|Pride, a two-day celebration of art and queer culture culminating in Friday’s programming, which includes a screening of Tu Me Manques, a work-in-progress film by director Rodrigo Bellott; a 90s queer nostalgia drag performance party; and an all-night alumni art jam featuring live music, performance art, film screenings, dance, and more. The fun starts at 7:30, and tickets for individual events start at $
  
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• Williamsburg Immersion and PP Soiree

  21-06-2018 06:36
  As a South Brooklyn dweller, I don’t make it to Williamsburg nearly as much as I used to, and every time I go I’m shocked at how much has changed since the last time I was there. Case in point: We at Brooklyn Based are hosting one of our legendary immersions there this weekend, and we’re pouring free beers at Extra Fancy, Brooklyn Brewery’s newly revamped tasting room, and two bars I’ve not yet had the chance to check out, Rocka Rolla and Clinton Hall. For $15, you&
  
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• An immersion in Williamsburg and a soiree in Prospect Park

  21-06-2018 06:36
  As a South Brooklyn dweller, I don’t make it to Williamsburg nearly as much as I used to, and every time I go I’m shocked at how much has changed since the last time I was there. Case in point: We at Brooklyn Based are hosting one of our legendary immersions there this weekend, and we’re pouring free beers at Extra Fancy, Brooklyn Brewery’s newly revamped tasting room, Kent Ale House, and two bars I’ve not yet had the chance to check out, Rocka Rolla and Clinton Hal
  
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• Ribs, Rose, and a Rooftop

  21-06-2018 06:33
  Decompress after the madness of the Pride Parade on Sunday with a glass of wine or two, some delectable bbq, and gorgeous rooftop views of the Manhattan skyline. Rooftop Reds is hosting one of its monthly Ribs and Rose dinners starting at 4pm in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. With a $50 ticket, you’ll get two glasses of rose, and all the ribs, coleslaw, cornbread, and potato salad you can eat; add another $15 for a VIP ticket, which gets you craft beers too. Pretty nice way to beat the Sunday sca
  
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• Ribs, rosé, and a rooftop

  21-06-2018 06:33
  Decompress after the madness of the NYC Pride March on Sunday with a glass of wine or two, some delectable bbq, and gorgeous rooftop views of the Manhattan skyline. Rooftop Reds is hosting one of its monthly Ribs and Rosé dinner starting at 4pm in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. With a $50 ticket, you’ll get two glasses of rose, and all the ribs, coleslaw, cornbread, and potato salad you can eat; add another $15 for a VIP ticket, which gets you craft beers too. Pretty nice way to beat the S
  
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• ‘Leave No Trace’ premiere at BAMcinemaFest

  21-06-2018 06:25
  On Monday night, head to BAMcinemaFest for the New York premiere of Leave No Trace, the first movie from director Debra Granik since 2000’s dark and disturbing Winter’s Bone, which featured a breakout performance from a then-unknown Jennifer Lawrence. This film also explores the daily life of a young girl on the margins of American society, in this case a teenager who lives off the grid in Oregon with her dad (Ben Foster), a veteran struggling with PTSD, and it has an 100% fresh rati
  
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• Leave No Trace premiere at BAM

  21-06-2018 06:25
  On Monday night, head to BAM for the New York premiere of Leave No Trace, the first movie from director Debra Granik since 2000’s dark and disturbing Winter’s Bone, which featured a breakout performance from a then-unknown Jennifer Lawrence. This film also explores the daily life of a young girl on the margins of American society, in this case a teenager who lives off the grid in Oregon with her dad (Ben Foster), a veteran struggling with PTSD, and it has an 100% fresh rating on Rott
  
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