Brooklyn Flea

February 20, 2008

Sharon Jones Gig Timed for Brooklyn Flea Opening Day

BLJ%20Postcard2.jpg Over on the Brooklyn Flea Blog today, we announced an exciting tie-in for the opening day of the market. At 2 p.m. on April 6, Sharon Jones will be performing at the historic Brooklyn Masonic Temple—located directly across Lafayette Ave. from the market—as part of the Flea's grand opening! The show has been put together by boomBOOM and will draw from Sharon's Baby Loves Jazz project, a collection of funkified kids-music classics. (Sharon's longtime band The Dap-Kings played on Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse's Back to Black album.) Tickets are available now for $15 in advance—half what Sharon's sold-out show at the Beacon Theater cost last weekend.

February 18, 2008

A Look Back at Salvage Fest '07

We're off for the holiday today but...We just discovered this very cool new slideshow application called PictoBrowser and wanted to give it a whirl. So, in anticipation of Brooklyn Flea's imminent launch, we threw together a look at last September's Salvage Fest, our first toe-dip into this whole outdoor market thing. Most of the folks who were there—Demolition Depot, Olde Good Things, Silver Fox and Eddie's—are going to be a part of the Flea along with a whole host of others selling antiques and other old-school items. For a reasonable up-to-date but not comprehensive list, check out the side bar on the Brooklyn Flea Blog.

February 13, 2008

Today on the Brownstoner Backpages

There's one new post on the Renovation Blogs:
Stripping the Wood Columns [South Stuy Reno]

And one new one on the Brooklyn Flea Blog:
Registrations Flooding in From Daily Candy Post [Brooklyn Flea]

Here are some of the topics posted on the Forum today:
Help! Dryer Vent Not Working Well
Bad to Have Multiple Mortgage Brokers Checking Credit?
Any Advice for Making Paint-Stripping Easier?
NYT Writer Looking for Bad Broker Experiences
Installing Individual Gas Units in 4-Family?
Looking for Closet Door Ideas

February 12, 2008

Today on the Brownstoner Backpages

There's one new post on the Brooklyn Flea Blog today:
Antiques with a (Re)Purpose

Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:
Okay to Use Electrician Licensed in NJ?
How to Contest DOB Ruling on my Driveway?
New Parking Regulations in South Slope
Recommendations for 24" Fridge and Range?

February 1, 2008

Blogging the Brooklyn Flea

What to do when a blogger starts a flea market? Start a blog about it, of course. Nine weeks remain until the kick-off of The Brooklyn Flea on April 6. Eric Demby, whom some of you may recall we brought on in December to curate and organize the weekly market, has been working tirelessly to make sure we have the perfect mix of vendors. If you check out the sidebar of the Brooklyn Flea Blog, you can see some of the 80 or so confirmed vendors that have been accepted so far. The list includes furniture, lighting, records, bicycles, jewelry designers and even artisanal cheese makers. From now until launch, Eric will be chronicling all aspects of the planning process on the blog and soliciting reader input along the way. We'll be alerting you to new posts around here but urge you to check in with the Flea Blog on a regular basis. In the meantime, we're particularly interested in adding to the list of antiques and vintage vendors, so if you know anyone, please drop an email to flea@brownstoner.com.
Thanks,
Mr. B