Party Like It's 1993: Get Ready For A 'Pre-Giuliani Era' Basement Party In Gowanus

Party like it's 1993....
Producing duo Vijay & Stephens is getting ready to throw a 'Pre-Giuliani Era' Basement bash  in Gowanus on November 5th.  The even, called Watershed, will be hosted in the downstairs space of Halyards at 406 3rd Avenue.  Tickets are $5 online, $8 at the door.
The fun starts at 10 pm.

From Watershed's web site:

For the dance music audiophile, Vijay and Stephens present Watershed, a pre-Giuliani era basement party. Resident DJs Paul Feder and Miracles - along with a slew of New York's best up-and-coming talent - spin house, hip hop, future r&b, and more, in the low light that makes us all feel good.

All info on the event can be found here. Tickets can be purchased here.

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Bar Halyards Celebrates 5 'Crazy' Years In Gowanus Tonight (And The Oscars This Sunday)

(photo credit: Bar Halyards)

Bar Halyards at 406 3rd Avenue in Gowanus is celebrating its 5th Anniversary tonight and will be offering a free pint of Carlsberg to the first 100 people that show up to claim it between 6 and 10 pm. So stop on by on your way home tonight and join in the festivities.

Then on Sunday, February 28, Halyards will be throwing an Oscar Party, which you won't want to miss. Show up at 7pm and  have one of the special "Best Pic" drinks, aptly named  'The Big Short', 'Mad Mez', 'The Martian'.

"Come dressed however you please (black tie welcome if you're so inclined) and start filling out your ballot for winner predictions while you watch famous skinny people parade down a red carpet and lose feeling in their cheeks on our giant projection screen."

Find all info about the event here,

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Join Halyards For Its First Gowanus Filmmakers Festival

(photo credit: Bar Halyards)

On Monday, February 1st, Halyards at 406 3rd Avenue is hosting its first Gowanus Filmmakers Festival featuring works by locals Ben Kegan, Sean Gannett, and comedy group The Trumpet Boys!

The event is part of Halyards Cinematheque, which features great films every Monday and Tuesday.  So have a drink and enjoy the films for free,

From Halyards Cinematheque
Join us for the first ever local filmmakers event! New and experienced filmmakers from NYC are invited to participate in Halyards Cinematheque's festival and delight the Gowanus audience with their shorts, features, dramas, comedies, web series and all manner of visual pleasure. This is a great opportunity to create a community of filmmakers and film lovers and find new collaborators!

Halyards' back room is free of noise interference, has a 6x10' projection screen, stereo sound, and free popcorn! Plus table service with our full menu available, including food.

Come see what your city is making! ALL ARE WELCOME!

Featuring:
"This is Dating in 30 Seconds" by Sean Gannett
"The First Men" by Benjamin Kegan
"The Trumpet Boys Christmas Special" by Mark Vigeant, Ian Stroud and Dan Fox

Gowanus Filmmakers Festival

Halyards 

406 3rd Avenue

February 1 at 7:30pm

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Great Drinks, Wonderful Movies, Gowanus: Check Out Halyards Cinematheque

(photo credit: Bar Halyards)

What could be better than the pairing of great cocktails with a wonderful movie on a cold winter night in Gowanus? If you agree, you may want to head over to Bar Halyards at 406 3rd Avenue tonight for a free screening of Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film noir "The Killing." 

Or if you prefer, stop by tomorrow eve for "Harry Potter And the Prisoner Of Azkabar."
Did I mention free pop-corn will be served as well?

Halyards Cinemateque features movies in the cocktail bar's back room every Monday and Tuesday night at 8 pm.  (Check the schedule here.)  

Here is more on this week's movies:

January 18, 2016

at 8:00 pm

THE KILLING (1956)

Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey, Elisha Cook Jr., and Marie Windsor, The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it’s Kubrick to the core.

January 19, 2016

at 8:00 pm

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry.

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