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Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire offers readers a story so vivid and textured, it’s hard to imagine what might add even more richness to the classic tale. This cloth and leather bound edition, however, does just that with its forward by Jessica Tandy, who first breathed life into Blanche Dubois in the 1947 Broadway debut. Adding even more value and depth to the publication is the signed Hirschfeld lithograph (copy number 1448/2000) on the…
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Two amazing benefit shows at The Housing Works Bookstore Café this spring: Jolie Holland on April 10, and a very special benefit concert with Björk and The Dirty Projectors in May! Buy Bjork Tickets Buy Jolie Holland Tickets
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“He’s dead, but he won’t lie down.” With this line from a popular song of the day, Orwell invites readers into the world of George Bowling in Coming Up for Air, the 1939 precursor to his classics Animal Farm and 1984. Described as “the most English of his novels with alarums of war mingling with images of an idyllic Thames-side Edwardian childhood,” Coming Up for Air chronicles Bowling’s journey into his own and his country’s…
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Spending a fortune on a mini interior makeover these days is a definite no-no. So when Allison Hemming, the Big Gun at The Hired Guns called on me to glam up her personal office space in her business’s glamourous new digs with less than $130, I put on my lucky thrifting cap and called upon my pal, decorator Mark Ciolli of Carl and Co. to help me assess the situation. I had less than 24…
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Take a look at the alluring work of these home decor lovebirds, Senor Amor and Jonona of Jonamor Décor, in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times! As I was touring LA last week with my two fabulous design pals they gave me a sneak peak of performer Jackie Beat’s home where I witnessed with my own two eyes the Carrie office that Senor and Jonona created. It was dramatic, yet professional. And even though the idea is…
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Time Out just called Housing Works Bookstore “a peerless place to enjoy a reading,” and there will be a slew of great authors reading this month. Check out the new comedy series, Punch Up Your Life, before everyone else finds out. Plus two Sale Weekends, a night of Americana music and more!
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The store will be closing: Wednesday 3/10 at 6:00pm Friday 3/12 at 6:00pm Saturday 3/13 at 5:00pm Tuesday 3/16 at 7:30pm Thursday 3/18 at 6:00pm Sunday 3/21 until 1:00pm Tuesday 3/23 at 5:00pm Friday 3/26 at 7:00pm Tuesday 3/30 at 7:30pm Thank you for understanding our fundraising efforts!
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(The following offers are for Housing Works Members only. To support Housing Works and receive exclusive benefits, JOIN TODAY!) Chelsea Goes Green! In the spirit of the Housing Works Tree of Life necklace, a symbol of empowerment, rebirth, and the life (re)cycle, the Chelsea Thrift Shop is going green! Come celebrate spring and check out everything reused and recycled at the store on Saturday, April 18th. Tree of Life necklaces will be on sale, and…
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