A Little Bit of Country-3rd Wards Bluegrass BBQ Today 8/23

Throw on your overalls because this Sunday, 3rd Ward is bringing the bluegrass to Brooklyn with a Bluegrass BBQ featuring local Bluegrass Bands, an open bluegrass jam session, cheap eats by Chef Jeremy Spector, apple bobbing, horse shoes, a photobooth and FREE Colt 45 from 4 to 5 pm

3rd Ward Bluegrass BBQ

When: Sunday, August 23rd, 4-9pm

Where:  3rd Ward is located at 195 Morgan Ave., in East Williamsburg, near the Grand, Montrose, and Morgan stops on the L train

Cost: Free Admission, Free Colt 45 from 4-5pm

Chef Jeremy Spector and local Bluegrass bands Melody Allegra & Friends, The Strung Out String Band,  Jefferson Hamer & Stephanie Coleman and Free Advice. Plus, one of my favorite groups, the Band of Bicycles will be on hand with bike blended libations and song. 

Tech it out! Handmade Music Night at 3rd Ward, 7/16

So this month's handmade music extravaganza is special because it features the work of some of my fellow ITPers! The handmade party returns this Thursday with a science-fair-style showcase of new creations in music making.

Along with free PBR while it lasts, 3rd Ward will showcase the latest high-tech inventions for musicians, complete with demos, an open lab to meet the creators, and live musical performances...Believe me, you won't want to miss this.

Sequence everything: CRUDBOX / STEVEN LITT

The CrudBox is an original hardware step sequencer in a briefcase, which plugs into and sequences everything from cassette decks to power tools and turns them into musical patterns.

Looping hardware: LOOOP-R / RUI PEREIRA

Looop-R is a musical, visual, hardware, software instrument.

Shake the beats: EGGBEATER / TED HAYES

This wireless, egg-shaped controller lets you mash loops, control filters, and play music using live gestures.

Ableton hacking: AKAI APC40, HACKED / MICHAEL HATSIS

Live laptop fans, take note: the commercially-available Akai APC40 Ableton Live controller warped to make new musical performances possible.

Handmade Music Night

Thursday 7/16

7:30-10:30pm

FREE

3rd Ward is located at 195 Morgan Ave., in East Williamsburg, near the Grand, Montrose, and Morgan stops on the L train

New SkiDs on the Block-3rd Ward Block Party & Free Bikes 5/3

Good things always come in threes...Come celebrate 3rd Wards' 3rd Anniversary in Brooklyn this Sunday May 3rd!

Kick off the official start of New York Bike Month at

3rd Ward’s Green Bikes Birthday Block Party from 2-8pm And as an added bonus when you sign up for a 3rd Ward membership during the month of May you will receive a free bike!

Here's just some of the great things happening at the event, along with the FREE admission + Colt 45:

* BBQ from Chef Stephanie Sugawara

* Summer drinks

* Bike competitions & performances on the hour

* Films from Empire

* Music videos from Moviehouse

* Photobooth

* Badminton

* Selena Kimball in the Gallery

* FREE WORKSHOPS: Bike Repair, Reclaimed Lumber, Furniture Design, Welding Basics, Experimental Video Presentation, Building Green,

Jewelry Workshop: Flocking, Fabrication: Alginate Casting, Leather as an Art

*LIVE MUSIC from The Wild Yaks, Aa, Pterodactyl, Afuche, Drew Heffron Grizzly Spears.

RSVP events@3rdward.com
For more information visit
http://www.3rdward.com/greenbikes

3rd Ward is located at 195 Morgan Ave., in East Williamsburg, near the Grand, Montrose, and Morgan stops on the L train

(This event is happening on Stagg Street btwn Morgan Ave & Bogart Street)

Resonance in Residence--Sound Sculptures at 3rd Ward Tonight!

What happens when you put 7 artists in a room and ask them to create a sculptural object focusing on sound? A collaborative installation combining 100 algorithmically-controlled, sound-generating motors and field recordings, of course! Sounds pretty cool, right?

Join 3rd Ward for the opening reception on Friday, March 6th from 7 to 10 p. There'll be free beer (Hooray!), an electronics demo, and of course, a three dimensional, multi-sensorial art experience!
Be there!!

RSVP gallery@3rdward.com
For more information visit
http://www.3rdward.com/

3rd Ward is located at 195 Morgan Ave., in East Williamsburg, near the Grand, Montrose, and Morgan stops on the L train