Next Tots and Tonic at Half Wine Bar Lounge; Wed., Feb. 16 from 3-5 pm.
Half, 626 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238; 718-783-4100.
Movie Night in Prospect Heights: Curator Wanted
Heather writes: "Soda Bar is eager to host movie nights in its adjoining lounge, open since last November. One of the lounge’s walls now has a giant projection screen but plans for the series’ content and commencement are ambiguous. Anatole, the bar’s owner, is seeking someone to curate the series and says interested parties can call him at 646-339-8659." Soda Bar; 629 Vanderbilt Ave. btw Prospect Pl. and St. Mark’s Ave.; 718-230-8393.
In 1930, Soda Bar was a German-owned ice cream parlor
The Citysearch review says Soda Bar in the 30s was "a German-owned ice cream parlor serving cherry-lime rickeys … vintage remnants (remain) such as wooden tables with lunch-tray grooves, a Royal Crown Cola calendar and cherry-red fountain-style bar stools salute old times." Soda Bar; 629 Vanderbilt Ave. btw Prospect Pl. and St. Mark’s Ave.; 718-230-8393. Photo credit: Oscar Perez on Citysearch.com.
Tots & Tonic – Mom/Dad Happy Hour 3-5 pm Tomorrow
Patty reminded us that Tots & Tonic comes to Half Wine Bar Lounge tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/19). If you go, bring a camera and send us some pictures. From T&T: "Tots and Tonic-The Happy Hour for new moms (and dads)
… T & T is a causal baby friendly event for new moms to meet each other."
The T&T website has links to Mom-Run businesses and support networks. They
will link you too, if you have a "Mom-Run Business." (I’m going to have
to ask my friends with Dad-Run Businesses what they think of this linking
policy.)
[Adult Spelling Bee] AutoCorrect Can't Save You Now
Josh writes: "It occurs at Freddy’s on the last Wednesday of the month (next week, Jan. 26) at 8 pm. The
entrance fee is a dollar ($1) and it’s winner take all. We’ve done the bee
twice now, and had pots as big as 21 dollars, so you can win some SERIOUS
money. The winning word at the first bee was "eleemosynary" but that’s much harder than the words usually are."
ACTION PHOTO: Contestant Jonathan spells "abranchiate" while swerving to duck mic-wielding NPR reporter.
Best bar to see single girls dance to Madonna with their gay boyfriends
"SODA BAR is like those parties people had in their dorm rooms in
college, except with a lot of space. It’s a good old drunken time and a
serious regulars spot. You don’t have to get in your hot-girl tube top.
You can bike over in your ‘drunk neighborhood’ clothes and fit right
in."
[VOICE Best of New York 2004]
WendyWIRE in Gothamist.com
Interview with PH resident Wendy Mitchell, Managing Editor of indieWIRE and author of
New York City’s Best Dive Bars:
"Please share a personal (and hopefully interesting) NYC taxi story.
Just the one time I was really broke, and the cabby was too lazy to go
to an ATM, so I tipped him with postage stamps. (What’s worse is the
time I tipped one of my favorite bartenders with Ranch One coupons.)"
go to Gothamist.com.