Film lovers across from the around the world will gathering in lower Manhattan April 17-28th for the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival. The festival helps filmmakers to reach the broadest audience possible and enables the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema. The festival which supports both emerging and established directors also helps to promote New York City as a major film making center. This year’s Tribeca Film Festival will hold free events and movie screenings throughout the community.
Last night, we at Joonbug hit the season two premiere party for Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 hosted by Vulture.com. Held at the Toro Lounge at the base of Tribeca’s Smyth Hotel, invited gliteratti and the show's stars alike noshed on light bites and sipped cocktails courtesy of Ultimat Vodka, Patron Tequila and Diet Dr. Pepper.
The HI-larious comedy was eagerly primed to welcome their second go-round on ABC as the party set the perfect tone for a sneak-peak and the sure-to-be-had fun ahead.
Fans of Dirty Bird To-Go can breathe happy now that the West Village eatery has opened its second location in Tribeca. This larger location offers up fried and rotisserie chicken in three different ways - dipped in buttermilk and fried, slow-roasted, and fried chicken tenders. All the chicken is sustainable, free-range and locally sourced for the best quality meat. Chef Justin Crooks of North End Grill heads up the premises with additional signature menu items such as mac n cheese, sauteed garlic kale and plenty of daily specials. Specialty drinks such as The Dirty Palmer (lemonade, peach supreme iced tea), La Colombe coffee and more are all available at the new location.
Descend into the oasis that is Aire Ancient Baths and there's no way you can be disappointed. In ancient times, Greeks and Romans would invite dinner guests to join them in their thermal baths. The Aire bath experience builds upon this relaxing ritual by providing patrons with multiple baths of varying temperatures. The 90 minute thermal session is carried out in multiple bath chambers:
Tepidarium (warm pool): 97 F
Caldarium (hot pool): 102 F
The majority of coffee drinkers can’t function properly until they have their morning cup of Joe and many more of us have a hard time passing up happy hour with our friends after a long, often coffee-fueled, work day. The Coffee Cocktail Mash Up competition combines both of these beloved liquid commodities with an extra shot of competition. The Coffee Cocktail Mash Up pairs up a barista and a bartender to mix a caffeinated cocktail that will then be judged on its flavor, balance, concept, and presentation. The judge’s panel includes Robert Simonson of the New York Times, Mari Uyehara of Time Out New York, Kara Newman of Wine Enthusiast, Shawn Kelly of Pernod Richard, and Mike White of Shotzombie.com
The 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival has consumed NYC in a flurry of cinema, celebrity, and auteur stylings. With the proceedings in full swing, this past week has seen numerous events, screenings, and soirees in honor of this yearly cinematic celebration. At its core, this film fest strives to “enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience." In that respect, the submissions are reflective of this progressive sentiment, with each subsequent year continually raising the caliber.
Don't you hate when you're strolling around TriBeCa and you feel the pitter patter of rain on your nose?
Rest assured- you can seek cozy (dry) salvation in a nearby jazz lounge, B Flat. Mozy on over to the corner of Church and White street, then descend into this cocktail haven, where the Manhattan's are mixed by the former Angel Share mixologists. This is the kind of space where sharing a moment is 'key'. And when I say key, I mean 'piano keys'.
The menu is set in an old music book, couple that with rose blush flood lights and dark mahogany wood finishes (similar to that baby grand you been eyeing on Ebay). The happy hour is what you really want when you come here, Manhattan's are $6 a piece, plus an order of fries for about $10, no amount of rain will bother you after that. And with these awesome drink specials, you may not even feel the rain!
Joonbug will be promoting the New Year’s Eve 2011 celebration at Greenhouse nightclub. Greenhouse is one of New York’s hottest clubs and this New Year’s Eve party promises to be fit for Mother Mature. Make your mark at Greenhouse as you bring in the New Year, without making a mark on the environment!
This New Year’s Eve Party will be hosted at Greenhouse’s 6,000 square foot, bi-level interior that has the ambiance of the most glamorous “tree-house” in New York City. Greenhouse is New York’s first LEED registered nightclub. This is monumental since, “LEED certification is a designation granted by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.” The walls and floors are made of sustainable bamboo and the LED light bulbs only use 1/13th the amount of energy, as compared to a regular light bulb. Electricity for the club and sound system are provided 100% by wind power!
Lady Gaga actually didn’t piss off New Yorker’s this weekend when she surprised the crowd in Tribeca at Duane Park. Gaga showed up on Friday night in an outfit by her beloved Alexander McQueen. She performed “Someone to Watch Over Me” and the crowd absolutely loved it. Owner Marisa Ferrarin hailed Gaga saying that it was “truly a night to remember!” You’ve been a very good, good girl, Gaga.
Il Matto
281 Church St.
(at White)
TriBeCa
New York,
NY 10075
www.ilmattonyc.com
On Wednesday, May 19, 2010, Il Matto held its premier restaurant cocktail party. With tall formal columns on the outside, the interior is far from any traditional Italian restaurant ever seen. The restaurant is still under renovation with several weeks remaining before the grand opening.
Many unique features about the restaurant live up to its name, the "madman". For instance, the bartending area is built in an "S" shape to allow guests to walk around the bartending area while gazing at the streets of New York. As Chef Matteo Boglione explained, he wanted to avoid creating a traditional Italian restaurant with the same type of dishes. Instead he wanted to be as different as he could; he sought to bring in unusual ingredients to his cooking as well as uncommon furniture for the restaurant.