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Friday! Coworking at the Brainery
Just a quick note to let you know that the amazing folks from New Work City are using the Brainery as their temporary HQ on Friday, while their dowtown Manahttan space is still without power. As...
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Hey NYC Designers!
Secret project time? Secret project time!If you're an NYC-based designer — print, web, product, illustration, or anything else of that ilk — we would be ever so happy if you filled out this form (it's...
View ArticleAdd $3 to help the Red Hook Initiative
Hey everyone, just a quick post to explain the changes you'll see to the each course page this week. As you'll notice, you now have two ticket options. Until November 10, you'll be able to add $3 on...
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New November + December Classes Posted!
In case you missed our newsletter, we have a whole bunch of new classes lined up for the next couple of months. If you don't see anything to your liking at the moment, be sure to check out the Classes...
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Class Preview: Design Gym Weekend Intensive
Thinking about taking the Design Gym weekend intensive on November 16, but not quite sure what you're in for? Read on for a recap of September's session and sign up for the new one here. From The...
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Combo Class Giveaway!
We never do this, but we're nearing the Brainery's three-year anniversary and I just kind of felt like it, so we're giving away two spots in Saturday's combo class. It'll be an afternoon of learning...
View ArticleAuctions We Love Right Now, aka Ways You Can Help after Sandy
Two great Brooklyn organizations--the Greenpointers blog and Film Biz Recycling in Gowanus--are hosting auctions to benefit hurricane relief.The Greenpointers auction is online, and you can purchase...
View ArticleAdd $3 to help the Red Hook Initiative
Hey everyone, just a quick post to explain the changes you'll see to the each course page this week. As you'll notice, you now have two ticket options. Until November 10, you'll be able to add $3 on...
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New Masters of Social Gastronomy Podcast: Ice Cream
Celebrate the last of this year's awesome weather by learning about the history and science of ice cream, our latest Masters of Social Gastronomy podcast. What's in store?Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds...
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The Masters of Social Gastronomy Cut the Fat
This month, MSG is taking on diets and the dieting industry. For every supposedly innovative weight loss fad, there is a century-old counterpart. From low-carb diets to extreme mastication, calorie...
View ArticleGift Certificates, We've Got 'Em
At long last, gift certificates are back!Everything you need to know can be found on our handy gift certificate page, which you may as well bookmark now: http://brooklynbrainery.com/gift-certificates
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The MTA's Amazing, Self-Deprecating Commercials from the '80's
Our friend Reema showed some hilarious commercials in last night's NYC subway class. They were produced by the MTA itself in 1989, with the intent of getting New Yorkers back on the trains and...
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An Easy Way to Gift a Class
At long last, gift certificates are back!Everything you need to know can be found on our handy gift certificate page, which you may as well bookmark now: http://brooklynbrainery.com/gift-certificates
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Our Teachers Make Awesome Things: Holiday Gift Edition
Turns out our teachers are quite the talented bunch outside of the classroom! And since the holiday gift-giving season is officially in swing, we thought it'd be fun to highlight some of their...
View ArticleThe Society for the Advancement of Social Studies Meets Tuesday, December 4!
This Tuesday, join us up at Public Assembly in Williamsburg for the December S.A.S.S. get-together. You'll get three short lectures on a different historical subjects, and it's all free, plus there are...
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Coming up at the Brainery: December 3-6
Want to take a class soon? Check out what's coming up in the next week or so: Revolutionary Riffs - the aftermath of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutionsIt's All Greek to Me: An Introduction to Greek...
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Two Classes We're Really Excited About
Starting next week, we’ve got two awesome classes coming up with Scott Ordway: The Social History of Classical Music and The Cultural Cold War. Scott’s a composer and doctoral research fellow at the...
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Announcing Dabbler!
We're proud to announce a fun new Brainery project called Dabbler.Getting into a new hobby is great and rewarding and blah blah blah, but it's apparently hard enough that we all rarely do it. No need...
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Malted Milk Powder!
I made an absolutely awesome recipe from the blog A Cake Bakes in Brooklyn today (thanks to Four Pounds Flour for the link!). It's for "frozen malted milk cookies," and it's really a cake, not cookies,...
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Almost There in Prospect Heights
We're happy to report that we have walls and floors and ceilings at the new space in Prospect Heights. And though there's still lots of furniture to buy things to paint, we'll be hosting some classes...
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