Bust Magazine's Holiday Craftacular
A somewhat over-subscribed feast of craft-type goings-on in Brooklyn
(Photos/words © urban75, Dec 2006
After grabbing the L train to Williamsburg and scoffing bagels and waffles at the Read Cafe we headed along Bedford Avenue and on the Warsaw venue at 261 Driggs Ave Greenpoint/Williamsbur for Bust Magazine's Holiday Craftacular.
The venue was an amazing place - I'd love to put on an Offline night there - but inside it was so jam-packed with craft-toting types that it was hard to see everything on offer. Here's some pics.
![Old shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-13.jpg) Old shop in Williamsburg.
![A walk from Williamsburg to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-14.jpg) Yuppies ahoy! The great big intrusive slab of concierge-protected gentrification has slapped itself on the Greenpoint/Williamsburg border, rudely towering above everything else in the area.
![If Siren is on Call The Police. A walk from Williamsburg to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-15.jpg)
If Siren is on Call The Police. Old sign by Bedford Avenue
![Squirrel on the move, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-16.jpg) Squirrel on the move. Thankfully, it doesn't look like one of Brixton's crack squirrels.
![Bust Magazine's Craftacular, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-17.jpg) We'd returned to Greenpoint to check out Bust Magazine's Craftacular, set in the amazing Warsaw, a Polish venue on Driggs Ave.
![Bust Magazine's Craftacular, Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-18.jpg) Badges for sale from badbuttons.com!
![Bust Magazine's Craftacular, Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-19.jpg) Bust DJ onstage.
![Bust Magazine's Craftacular, Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-20.jpg) Takin' the bucks.
![Bust Magazine's Craftacular, Warsaw, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-21.jpg) At times it felt like I was in the crush of a January sale.
![Bust Magazine's Craftacular. Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-22.jpg) Inside, things were very, very busy.
![A walk from Williamsburg to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-23.jpg) Look! An Offline badge! (But nothing to do with my club).
![Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-24.jpg) Christmassy stuff.
![Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-25.jpg) View of the stage area. Camera Obscura played here a month after our visit.
![Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-26.jpg) The impressive curved bar at Warsaw.
![Warsaw, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, NYC, US](images/greenpoint-brooklyn-27.jpg) It got so busy we had to leave. It was a great event but just too popular for its own good!.
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