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Where did NYC’s indie theater scene go? Backyards, basements and rooftops.
Several dozen people crowded into a tiny Bushwick apartment basement on a cold February night for a live performance of Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona.”
Ryan Czerwonko, 34, who lives upstairs and runs the space, set the scene with his very own furniture: bookshelves dragged downstairs, an old black futon, and a rickety table topped with his morning coffee mug.
The basement isn’t just home to Czerwonko and his worn and torn furniture. It’s also an independent theater and artistic training center called Adult Film, which Czerwonko heads as artistic director, teacher and occasional performer.
“We sat down, and I was like, this is the most New York thing ever,” said 29-year-old Ellen Hamilton, who was squeezed in the back corner.
‘Vanderpump’ fans rule the night at this Brooklyn bar where reality TV is treated like sports
About 85 hardcore fans, mostly women, gathered at FancyFree, a sports pub in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Tuesday night to root for some of the characters in Bravo’s hit reality TV show “Vanderpump Rules.”
Most fans arrived an hour early for the fully booked event, and sipped on wine or beer as they waited for the drama to kick off.
Some wore sweatshirts emblazoned with a famous line from star Lala Kent: “Send it to Darrell.”
In Bushwick, young people find community in a knitting circle
On a recent December night, a group of two dozen 20-somethings gathered at a coffee shop in Bushwick for their knitting and crochet circle.
“I’m probably doing a bookmark for my dad for Christmas,” said 24-year-old Crasianne Tirado.
Marco Michel, 23, was also crocheting a gift: a handcrafted beanie.
“One day, my goal is to have a closet of all clothes I handmade,” she said.
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