The Weekender

It's a quiet weekend in the neighborhood.

First up, some neighborhood scuttlebutt....
The old Blockbuster space on 34th Ave and Steinway is becoming yet another Rite Aide!! I always found then to be inferior to Eckerd, and once Rite Aide bought them out we are surrounded by them. You would think they would divest some stores, like in Sunnyside, where coincidentally there was a Rite Aide and an Eckerd operating side by side, now there are two Rite Aides side by side. Opening here would mean one on each corner of a stretch of street. Stop the maddness! Turns out, the one on Broadway and Steinway will be closing. I've always particularly hated that location. It's cramped and dirty and dark and all together not a pleasant shopping experience at all. Hopefully this new location will be the total opposite and a chance to revitalize that strech. It's quite depressing over there.

Also, the construction over on 34th ave stretching from 45th to 46th streets is plugging along. Looks like they've got space for signs up but it looks pretty tacky. It looks as if they are going to divvy they spaces up evenly into shop space. Since it's really close to where I live I'm really hoping for three things. A laundromat(strictly speaking from being lazy), a good deli type shop and most especially a Waltz-Astoria-esque bar/coffee shop/performace space that respects it's neighbors. One can dream.

Tonight at 7:30 the Museum of the Moving Image presents the Best of 'Stash" 2007.
The monthly DVD magazine Stash is a showcase of animation, visual effects, and motion graphics. This popular annual roundup will include screenings of short works and presentations by two innovative moving image production studios.
The John Ford retrospective also continues this weekend.

Saturday at 9pm Waltz Astoria hosts "the ultra smooth poetry/jazz ensemble" Anonymous 7.
Sunday, Hell Gate Social serves up showing of the independent film Ultimate Curse at 8pm.
14 characters will enter the cursed New Jersey Pine Barrens, but few will come out alive. Ultimate Curse is the story of an evil force that makes friends mutilate friends, and lovers eat the very flesh of their loved ones. Ultimate Curse is a 93 minute movie that makes a great addition to any horror fan's horror collection, thanks to its graphic nature and unique visual styling.

There are still lots of great local art exhibits I posted about a couple of weeks ago.
Or you can stay in with some Netflix and hide from the possible snowy weather.
Make it a great one!