I was asked by Brooklyn Based to come up with a list of recession proof activities that are fun, easy and inexpensive.
—Brooklyn Reading Works, a monthly reading series at the Old Stone House that happens to be consistently fun and entertaining. Five bucks gets you a stimulating literary show with snacks, wine and some socializing after. Up next: The Memoir-A-Thon on March 12th at 8 p.m.
–Decent regular coffee and bagel (with cream cheese or butter) from the newsstand on 7th Avenue near Third Street.
–Saturday or Sunday Brunch at Grand Canyon on Seventh Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets.
–Events at the Community Bookstore, including the Non-Fiction Book Group, Books Without Borders and the Modernist Book Group.
—Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the winter. Moody, beautiful, inspiring.
—Bar Reis at 375 Fifth Avenue near 6th Street in Park Slope. You can't beat the $7 wine and beer, the gypsy violin trio on Wednesday nights, the generally convivial crowd and the great bartenders.
–Park Slope stoop sales come spring can be a great resource for inexpensive clothing and home items.
–Walk the streets of Park Slope looking for boxes of books disposed of by residents. Just this morning I got Invisible Man, Haywire, Marry Me by John Updike and something called My Fight For Sanity with a fabulous pulp fiction cover (copyright 1960).
More to come
7 dollar beer and wine is actually quite easy to beat….i like bar ries, i’m just saying, recession proof? 7 bucks for a glass of stuff they charge 7 bucks for a bottle of down the street ain’t that.