Galapagos Art Space
Galapagos in DUMBO Officially Opens Tonight
Galapagos Art Space, the cultural performance club that is pioneering the "green nightlife" movement in New York, is officially open to revelers tonight at their new, 16 Main Street location in Brooklyn. At their "Welcome Wagon" party, hosts Mother Flawless Sabrina and the comic Kim Cea will welcome performers from Tony Award-winner Stew of Passing Strange to writer and cultural critic Cintra Wilson and "gogocuntrypunkmashupelectrohouse" dance troupe Daisy Spurs. And there's more where that came from. read more »
An Inconvenient Club: New York Nightlife Goes Green
doing his best to get the new Galapagos Art Space
LEED certified.
This October, Soho nightlife is turning green. Jon Bakhshi, impresario of meatpacking district hot spots Home and Guest House, is set to open his third club: a new eco-friendly space called Greenhouse. Mr. Bakhshi, known as “Jon B.” along club row, envisions an environmentally friendly venue with guests dancing on flooring made from recyclable material. Gyrating ladies, with their blown-out hair and glittery tops, will shimmer under low-voltage lights. Guys, lounging on buttery couches made from recyclable material, will sip on organic alcohol mixed with fresh juices. In early designs, Mr. Bakhshi pictured two floors, with a gigantic waterfall and a ceiling bursting with live plants. read more »
