Tonight’s the night folks!

I’m calling a BINGO benefit for all those awesome shows that go on in Prospect Park.  This means if you come early enough, you’ll get to drink with me for free and win some SWEEEEEET prizes as I call out the numbers and funny it up!

Here’s a sample of the jams:

Here’s the deets:

Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn! & Giant Step present WINTER DANCE PARTY with featuring the Shady Horns of Sam Kininger and Ryan Zoidis plus DJ CHRIS ANNIBELL (Afrokinetic) Become a Friend at the Party and you’ll be entered to win 2 round-trip tickets on jetBlue!! $15 General Admission Tickets $50 VIP tickets VIP tickets only include open bar. GA and VIP ticket holders should come early for BINGO in the lounge! Fun prizes include CD box sets, concert tickets, gift certificates and more! 7:30pm doors 8:00pm pre-show open bar + BINGO 9:00pm DJ Chris Annibell 10:00pm Soulive Midnight DJ Chris Annibell SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009 THE BELL HOUSE 149 7th Street btw 2nd & 3rd Aves Gowanus, Brooklyn (map) Celebrate Brooklyn is a program of BRIC ARTS | MEDIA | BKLYN www.briconline.org Get down at this undeniable dance party to kick off Celebrate Brooklyn’s Friends membership program for summer 2009. Instrumental soul-funk trio and groove machine, Soulive are made up of guitarist Eric Krasno, organist Neal Evans and drummer Alan Evans. (Celebrate Brooklyn! Alum 2001 & 2005) Brooklynite DJ Chris Annibell (Afrokinetic) spins a seamless mix of afrobeat, funk, Latin grooves, reggae, and rock. The Bell House is a gorgeous and unique music venue crafted out of an old 1920’s warehouse, it boasts a lounge featuring beer from independent and local breweries, 25 foot wooden arched ceilings, unobstructed views from any part of the main space and a huge dance floor! Questions?? Contact Jessica Kepler @ [email protected] or call BRIC at 718-855-7882.

Here’s a sneak peak at the prizes… SHHH!

- pair of tickets to a show at Union Hall

- pair of tickets to a show at The Bell House

- $50 gift certificate to Flirt boutique

- cd boxset of funk jams called What it is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves

- cd boxset of British Indie bands called The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze and Brit-Pop Gems of the Last Millenium

- wine gift cert from Slope Cellars

Music by Soulive.

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I think that my voice will be chiming in with the voices that everyone’s been hearing over the past few years, especially with the work of someone like an Al Gore, who’s really brought to the forefront in a very cool way the importance of taking stock in the environment and the smart use of our natural resources.

Ryan’s talents both as a singer and forward thinking entrepreneur give even more depth to his powerful voice and message.

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