Hot Spot of the Week

SepMon 2010 Filed in: Hot spot of the week

Farmer’s Market

Where: Union Square
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturdays.
Source: urbansource75.org
By: Jose

Open between 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., the market offers a great range of organic and traditional foods! Everything from apricot to variations of honey, you can find all the goodness here.

Farmers_market_Union_Square

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Random Pic of the Week

SepMon 2010 Filed in: random pic of the week

The Marriage Equality March

Photo by Jose Rolon for fiveoutsiders.com on his iPhone

On Sunday, September 27th, hundreds of us marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in support of Marriage Equality.

The event held by Marriage Equality New York (MENY) is an all-inclusive organization whose mission is to educate the public by raising awareness of the important right of all persons to enter into legally recognized gender neutral civil marriage with all the benefits and responsibilities that entails. Without marriage, committed same-sex couples are denied over 1,138 federal rights and obligations including social security, hospital visitation, co-parenting rights, estate tax, and immigration, just to name a few.

Their four-point approach is education, media, partnerships, and political advocacy. For more information go to meny.us

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Jose's Random New Yorker

SepMon 2010 Filed in: Jose's Random New Yorker

After the March!

I have to admit I was a bit tipsy when I did this, but after marching across the Brooklyn Bridge for marriage equality and some good grub, I couldn’t resist me some Claiborne...

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Jessica's Street Performer

SepMon 2010 Filed in: Jessica's Street Performers

SisterMonk

What’s they’re deal: Gypsy Funk, Arabesque trance, deep Latin grooves
Why they’re cool: Trio is guitarist/songwriter Jody Rubel, singer/ percussionist K. Deane, and bass player Trevor Hochman.
Cool Fact: Has shared the stage with such notable acts as Zap Mama and Michael Franti & Spearhead
Where to find him: Union Square

The group has bases in both Seattle, WA and New York City. The band tours frequently and continues to amass a loyal and diverse fan base. Following up the success of their two earlier CD releases (sold over 4, 000 copies) SisterMonk released “Never Give Up” in 2008.

“I like playing in the subway because it’s contact with real life. In a concert people put on a mask...”

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City Grub Under $10

SepMon 2010 Filed in: City Grub

Jessica: Portobello and Mozzarella Panini
Where: Russo’s 363 7th Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn
(btwn Smith & Hoyt) (718) 369-2874
Cost: $7.95

Now this one's not exactly on the menu, but sometimes I just know what I want and have to do a little tweaking (they don't call me "The Sandwich Whisperer" for nothing). The homemade fresh mozzarella is the star here, but the balsamic marinated portobellos make for an exquisite pairing. Don't forget to add fresh tomato and basil with a drizzle of olive oil to get your free can of soda.

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Tara's Indie Pick Flicks

SepMon 2010 Filed in: Tara's Indie Pick Flicks

A Solitary Man

Directed by: Brian Koppelman and David Levien
Starring: Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Mary Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots and Danny DeVito
Now playing: Out on DVD

A Solitary Man begins with Ben Kalmen (Douglas), a super successful car salesman, receiving some bad news from his doctor. It seems there may be something wrong with his heart. Flash forward to six and a half years later, and Ben is divorced from his wife, Nancy (Sarandon), estranged from his daughter, Susan (Fischer), and reeling from the financial aftermath of his bookkeeping impropriety. All the while he chases as much tail as possible while trying to open a car dealership with the help of his cheated-on-but-well-connected girlfriend, Jordan (Parker). To confuse things further, he is forced to take Jordan’s daughter, Allyson (Poots), on a college interview at his alma mater. To make a long story short, he messes everything up and is faced with eviction and further estrangement from his family.

I don’t even know where to start here. This film exploits every stereotype of older men with possible heart problems that exist. Faced with the possibility of death, Ben ditches his pretty, loyal, smart wife and decides to bed every younger woman willing buy his line of BS and destroys the business he spent years building by trying to cheat The Man. While I was watching A Solitary Man, I was reminded of The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky’s beautiful portrait of a once successful professional wrestler who tries to make things right with his estranged daughter as he faces his own mortality. My review of A Solitary Man is this: rent The Wrestler.

On another note: a couple of really great movies that I’ve reviewed are now available on DVD.