Ever hear the expression, “bees knees” or perhaps tried a delicious bees knees cocktail? “There’s no profound reason to relate bees and knees other than the jaunty-sounding rhyme.
In the 1920s it was fashionable to use nonsense terms to denote excellence – ‘the snake’s hips’, ‘the kipper’s knickers’, ‘the cat’s pyjamas/whiskers’, ‘the monkey’s eyebrows’ and so on.” per the phrase finder
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Saturday June 15 • 1pm -7pm
Maria’s and Pleasant House Bakery
960 W 31st Street
Admission: free
This year Version is producing a one day outdoor/indoor mini festival that will become an annual event. It is the SMALLest city fair in the world! Imagine a boutique flea market with good food meeting a county fair without rides and throw in some live music and community building, and it becomes: Above the Pavement: A City Fair.
Above the Pavement will take place in Bridgeport during the day from 1pm – 7pm-ish at the intersection of 31st and Morgan Street, in the Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and Pleasant House Bakery complex. Members of the Small Manufacturing Alliance (SMAll) will be vending their wares and local chefs will be serving food from both Pleasant House and Maria’s.
Participants include:
Animalia Bizarre, Blue Cabbage Designs, Bonnie, CALM, Cassie Tompkins, Cheshire Kat, Civic Goods Company, Cubivino, Debbie Carlos, Debra Vaccaro, Elixir of Love, Emily Schroeder Willis, Envision Arts, Fourth is King, foxywhoo, Hello Sleepywhale, Katherine-Anne Confections, Kevin Riordan, King Onye, Laura Lombardi Jewelry, Legacy Frameworks, Megan Pryce, Morgan Martinson, Nick Paul, Paul Crisanti Jewelry, Pear Tree Preserves, Pleasant House Bakery, Pubic Media Institute, Puffs of Doom, Red Belly Studio, Ruth and Phil’s Ice Cream, Shift x Tania Rodamilans, Spice of Life, Squasht by Les, Stu’s Kitchen, The Plant / Alewyfe Apothecary, The Wool Dispensary, Working Bikes + others
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Get into the dynamic stereo mood with the sounds of ECLECTIC LADYLAND this Wednesday, June 12 with DJ Joe Bryl @ Maria’s . It’s a record riot and aural exploration into the wide reaches of left-field music showcasing the best in new releases, re-issues and rare crate diggin’ finds. It all kicks off @ 8PM, no cover.
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Spinning Funk, Soul, Latin and other World Grooves pulled from their personal collections of vinyl amassed from every corner of the world -from Mexico to Maxwell Street to Bombay to Bridgeport. ALL VINYL ALL NIGHT LONG!
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Starts and ends with R&B and travels the beats between from hiphop to rock to jazz to disco.
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There’s a riot going on of stone cold funk & soul this Friday @ Maria’s for Smokey Joe’s Southside Soul Shack. So, get ready to dance to the music with funk fanatics “Smokey” Joe Bryl & Matt “That’s Where It’s At” Kelly.
It’s a soul explosion of all vinyl, all night. No cover!
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More delectable Spanish audio treats from DJ, author, writer and music producer Luis Gabriel Aguilera…Plus to top it off, Maria’s is also featuring a super hoppy West coast IPAs tasting at the bar starting from 6-9pm with Port Brewing. ¡Salud!
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