Mrs. Mischner Goes to Brimfield

Check out my gallery of images from the insanely overwhelming yet divinely inspiring Brimfield Antiques Market over at Garden & Gun.

An Urban Steeplechase Event

Photo: Michael Harlan Turkell

Michael Harlan Turkell said Eleven Madison Park’s Kentucky Derby Party, which he attended for Garden & Gun last weekend, was one of NYC’s “best restaurant shindigs.” I think that means he had fun. Check out his pictures from the cotton-candy-and-seersucker-filled event over at my other blog, Southern in the City.

Derby Days

This weekend’s a big one here in New York City. Lots of Southerners will be donning Lilly-or-louder dresses and ties, freshly laundered seersucker suits, and royal wedding–worthy hats to celebrate the annual running of the ponies at Churchill Downs. In Manhattan, folks will be gathering at Eleven Madison Park, Smack Mellon, and all of the other great locations throughout the five boroughs that serve heavily-liquored-sweating-cold mint juleps.

But we’re not the only ones. In fact, I won’t even be in the city this weekend. I’ll be down in South Carolina celebrating the lovely ladies in my family, and watching the Derby with some hometown friends. Where will you be gathering this Saturday? Please tell me how you celebrate the Kentucky Derby in style. And send pictures! I’ll be posting a gallery of the best shots on my Garden & Gun blog, Southern in the City, next week. Email me at ggsoutherninthecity@gmail.com.

Tastemaker Alert: Scout Designs Sale Tonight

My very dear friends Callie Jenschke and Nicki Clendening of Scout Designs (recently named to Trad Home’s 20 Designers to Watch list) will be hosting a sure-to-be-chic tastemaker sale over at One Kings Lane tonight. The fun begins at 6pm sharp.

Mad River Glen Paraskiing

I recently read about an event up in Vermont in which intrepid skiers strap on parachutes, jump from a plane and then proceed to ski down the mountain upon landing. The only thing I’m afraid of more than traveling downhill at high speeds is being in an unenclosed space at high altitudes, so paraskiing sounds like a pretty righteous nightmare to me. It does, however, look extremely cool and make for an interesting spectator sport, I’m sure. I can’t find any info on this year’s Mad River Glen event, but there’s a cool video of last year’s event here.

Climbing Magazine Shots Part 1

In honor of the touring Banff Mountain Festival, which is currently showing at the Peter Norton Symphony Space on 95th Street, I’ve been pulling together images from old Climbing and Summit magazines. You can view the gallery from Summit over at Southern in the City. The shots below are all from Climbing mag from 1960ish through 1990ish. More to follow tomorrow.

 

 

Banff Mountain Film Fest

Looking forward to checking out the Banff Mountain Festival this Sunday and Monday at Symphony Space on 95th Street.

In doing research on the Banff event, I came across complete collections of Summit and Climbing magazines, both of which were/are pretty much the handbooks for early climbers like Yvon Chouinard, Glen Denny, and Royal Robbins, as well as for the generations of climbers and mountaineering types who followed. I posted a gallery of some of the most captivating covers from Summit over at Southern in the City, my other blog for Garden & Gun magazine (click here if you’re interested). On Monday, I’ll post some shots from Climbing magazine, as well (in keeping with the whole mountain-climbing, adventure-sport theme).

 

 

Tennis at the Bell House Tonight

Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore met in college in Colorado, got married, sold all their stuff, bought a boat in Florida and sailed around the Keys up the East Coast to the Chesapeake. Along the way, they decided to form a band, which they named Tennis, and wrote songs based on the places they encountered during their voyage. South Carolina is (for obvious reasons) my favorite, but they’re all good. Tennis is playing at the Bell House tonight.

Johnny Cash Birthday Bash

On the heels of the release of Columbia Records’ Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis to Hollywood, a two-CD, 57-track set featuring radio broadcasts, radio ads, and home recordings from Cash’s early years, folks all over the country (the world even?) are poised to celebrate the Man in Black’s birthday. Tomorrow, February 26, would be Cash’s 79th. Here in New York City, you can raise a glass, hear covers played by Alex Battles and Whiskey Rebellion, and watch rare video footage at the Bell House in Brooklyn tomorrow night. Cheers to you, Johnny.

 

Weekend Fun for Texpats

From TastingTable today:

Sunday, 2/20 3 to 7 p.m. Lone Star Showdown Grab your boots and head to the Bell House for some Texas State Fair fun. The party (free entry) features a cook-off of the Tex-Mex classic, Velveeta-based queso, plus Texan draft beers, Ping-Pong tables, a giant Connect Four game, a belt-buckle contest and music by Texas expats Shoot the Jukebox. The Bell House, 149 Seventh St. (at Second Ave.), Brooklyn; 718-643-6510 or thebellhouseny.com