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• 4Knots Music Festival 2015, July 11th

  Jul 2, 2015 by Administrator / 1,033 Views

  The Village Voice Announces  Final 4Knots Lineup & Set Times   Super Furry Animals - 8:30pm Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - 6:45pm Twin Peaks - 5:45pm Mikal Cronin - 4:45pm Screaming Females - 3:45pm Happyness - 2:45pm Meatbodies - 2:05pm Heaters - 1:25pm Heaven - 12:40pm Surfbort - 12:00pm   **LIMITED EDITION 4KNOTS 4-PACK TICKET BUNDLES ON SALE** Buy 3 GA tickets get 1 free while supplies last!

  
  

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• The eighth annual Choice Eats tasting event on Friday, March 13th.

  Feb 25, 2015 by Administrator / 865 Views

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  THE VILLAGE VOICE ANNOUNCES SECOND ROUND OF PARTICIPANTS 

  FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL 

  "CHOICE EATS" TASTING EVENT

   

  25 RESTAURANTS CONFIRMED TO DATE

   

  TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW 

  VIP, EARLY ENTRY AND GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AVAILABLE

   

   

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• The Village Voice's Dec 5th "Holiday Spirits" Tasting Event

  Nov 22, 2013 by Administrator / 1,505 Views

  THE VILLAGE VOICE'S "HOLIDAY SPIRITS" TASTING EVENT

  
  

  ANNOUNCES NEW PARTICIPATING SPIRITS, EVENT DRINK MENUS

  AND ADDITIONAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

   
  25 LOCAL NYC SPIRITS TO DATE SET FOR DECEMBER 5th

  UNLIMITED FOOD & DRINK SAMPLING, LIVE MUSIC & MORE TBA SOON

  
  

  VIP, GENERAL ADMISSION & GROUP RATE DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE: www.villagevoice.com/holidayspirits

  
  

  THE DAY THAT ENDED THE PROHIBITION ERA**

  
  New York, NY - November 13, 2013 -The Village Voice announces the second round of spirits for their new tasting event, "The Village Voice Holiday Spirits"
  on Thursday, December 5th, 2013. The date commemorates the 80th anniversary of the day that ended the Prohibition era. For tickets, visit: www.villagevoice.com/holidayspirits

  "Holiday Spirits" focuses on bringing event goers samples of New York City's top distillers and drinks from top notch local brands, as well as a sprinkling of national ones. Newly announced spirits offering unlimited tastings include Black Dirt Distilling (Pine Island, NY), Brooklyn Winery (Brooklyn, NY), Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery (Washingtonville, NY), Finger Lakes Distilling (Finger Lakes, NY), Scorpion Mezcal (New York, NY/Oaxaca), Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (Woodinville, WA), Van Brunt Stillhouse (Brooklyn, NY), and White Pike Whiskey (Finger Lakes, NY).

  Previously announced spirits include Atsby Vermouth (New York, NY), Barefoot Wine & Bubbly (Modesto, CA), Barrow's Intense Ginger Liqueur (Brooklyn, NY), Breuckelen Distilling (Brooklyn, NY), Brooklyn Gin (Brooklyn, NY), Catskill Distilling Company (Bethel, NY) Cooperstown Distillery (Cooperstown, NY), Death's Door Spirits (Washington Island, WI), Dutch's Spirits (Pine Plains, NY), El Buho Mezcal (Brooklyn, NY/Oaxaca), Greenhook Ginsmiths (Brooklyn, NY), Jack from Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY), Long Island Spirits (Long Island, NY), Nahmias et Fils Distillery (Yonkers, NY), Owney's Rum (New York, NY), Tirado Distillery (Bronx, NY), Tuthilltown Spirits (Gardiner, NY) and more to be announced soon.

  A drink menu highlighting each of the brand's spirited offerings will be available on the event website, www.villagevoice.com/holidayspirits this week.

  Highlights of this year's complimentary passed hors d'oeuvres include Pork Arepa with Oaxacan Cheese & Micro Cilantro, Crab Cakes with Tartar Sauce & Lemon Wedges and Zucchini Cupcakes with Avocado Cream Cheese Frosting & Pea Shoots.

  Musical entertainment for the night will set the tone for each of the event's two floors. One floor will feature The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn, a 5-piece jazz, swing and blues band that will transport guests back to the days of Speakeasies and Prohibition. On the floor above, DJ Tim Martell - an MTV VMA Official after-party DJ and opener for massive acts like Beyonce and Robin Thicke - will offer guests a more modern musical selection. Known for his unparalleled cross-genre mixes, DJ Tim Martell is sure to impress the Holiday Spirits guests with his seamless, lengthy, and perfect blends.

  The event will be held at Studio Square in Long Island City, Queens and will run from 7:30PM - 10:30PM with a VIP-Only Preview Hour from 6:30PM - 7:30PM. Holiday Spirits will offer all ticketholders unlimited sampling, complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a souvenir glass, and picturesque views of the lit Manhattan skyline. VIP guests will be offered one hour of early admission to the event and a commemorative VIP Wine Tote filled with goodies. VIP and General Admission tickets are still available. Group Rate Tickets can now be purchased for $5 off per ticket/10 or more using code HSPARTY at check out. For tickets, visit www.villagevoice.com/holidayspirits.

  
  

  Studio Square and Sterling Affair Caterers are official partners of 2013 The Village Voice's Holiday Spirits Tasting Event. Sponsors for the event are Asahi, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Green Mountain Energy, Marshall, Seamless.com and Whole Foods Market.

  
  

  The Village Voice's Holiday Spirits Tasting Event

  Thursday, December 5, 2013

  VIP Tickets: $70

  General Admission Tickets: $50

  Group Tickets ($5 discount/10 or more): $45 with code HSPARTY

  6:30 - 7:30 PM - VIP PREVIEW HOUR

  7:30 - 10:30 PM - GENERAL EVENT

  For the latest on "Holiday Spirits" please have a sip here:

  http://www.villagevoice.com/holidayspirits

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• The Village Voice's 5th Annual "Choice Eats" Announces 5th Round of Restaurants

  Feb 29, 2012 by Administrator / 960 Views

  THE VILLAGE VOICE'S FIFTH ANNUAL "CHOICE EATS" ANNOUNCES

  ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS

   

  75 PARTICIPANTS CONFIRMED TO DATE,

  FINAL ADDITIONS COMING SOON!

   

  **TICKETS NEARLY SOLD OUT **

   

  
  

   

  
  

  New York, NY - February 23, 2012 - The Village Voice's fifth annual tasting event, "Choice Eats," has announced 7 additional participants in this year's event. New participants just added include: Despana, Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Jimmy's No. 43, Nunu Chocolates, Peppa's Jerk Chicken, Xe May Sandwich Shop, and Xi'an Famous Foods. This brings the total of Choice Eats participants to a record breaking 75!

  
  

  These restaurants will join the previously announced restaurants: Allswell, Ample Hills Creamery, Bep, Bi Lokma, Brooklyn Brine Co., Buka, Chinese Mirch, Court Street Grocers, Culture: An American Yogurt Company, Danny Macaroons, Dean Street, Del Posto, Dirt Candy, Ditch Plains, Doughnut Plant, Edi and the Wolf, Emvi Chocolate, Fatty 'Cue, Fay Da Bakery, Goat Town, Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna, Jane's Sweet Buns, Joe Dough, Juliette, Kafana, Kelso Restaurant, Kuma Inn, Kumquat Cupcakery, La Galette, Littleneck, Luke's Lobster, Maima's Liberian Bistro & Bar, Mama's Food Shop, Max, Mexico Lindo, Mile End Sandwich, Mooncake Foods, Murray's Cheese, Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches, No. 7, Nom Wah Tea Parlor, Northeast Kingdom, Northern Spy Food Co., O Lavrador, Ovelia Psistaria Bar, Patacon Pisao, Porchetta, Quinto Quarto, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Robicelli's, S'more Bakery, SCRATCHbread, Sheep Station, Singh's Roti Shop, Smorgas Chef, Sottocasa, Sparrow Tavern, Spicy Bampa, Tanoreen, Tenpenny, Testaccio, The Blue Stove, The Good Batch, The Meatball Shop, This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef, Umi Nom, Vandaag, and ZuZu Ramen.

  
  

  This year's Choice Eats will also feature guest chef-celebrity, Ty-lor Boring, of Bravo's hit show, Top Chef Texas. Ty-lor will host a demo for all VIP ticket-holders during the VIP hour from 5:30 - 6:30 PM. "Choice Eats" will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 6:30 - 9:30 PM at the 69th Armory on Lexington Avenue in New York City. All VIP tickets for Choice Eats have sold out and a limited number of General Admission tickets are still available. 

  
  

  Sponsors confirmed for Choice Eats 2012 include: Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe, Whole Foods Market, Zagat, Slow Food NY, Zagat, Southern Wines and Spirits, Great Brewers, Abita Beer, Blue Point Brewing Company, Ommegang Brewery, Oskar Blues Brewery, Sierra Nevada, Smuttynose Brewing Co., Six Point Brewery, Troegs, Asahi Beer, Gazela, Ramazzoti, Barenjager, Jagermeister, Michael Collins Irish Whiskey, Prairie Organic Vodka, Svedka, Columbia Crest, 14 Hands Vineyards, Red Diamond, Santa Christina, Ste Michelle Wine Estates, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Superior Design Associates, Kind Bars, Hot 97 FM, Matted, Brooklyn Museum, Kind Bars, WetPaint, smartwater® and Benchmarc Events.

  
  

  The Village Voice has also announced its first annual "Choice Streets" Food Truck tasting event on Tuesday, April 24 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM, featuring over 25 of some of the city's favorite and highly sought-after food trucks. Set amid the backdrop of the New York Landmark - The Intrepid - attendees will feast onboard Pier 86 and enjoy an evening of fabulous food, drinks and an amazing view of New York City. Tickets for "Choice Streets" go on sale on March 7^th.

  
  

  For more information on "Choice Eats" and "Choice Streets" please have a bite here:

  http://choiceeats.villagevoice.com

   

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