From one of our local reporters, Sabrina:

Dumbo is the perfect hidden gem and hideaway for native New Yorkers and tourists alike. Take a stroll in Brooklyn Bridge Park, enjoy some delectable crepes and eclairs at Almondine Bakery on Water St. Warm up to an eye awakening latte from Archway Cafe at the Pearl St Triangle and meander your way to NOS Shoe Boutique on Front St. to spoil yourself in sassy footwear that will make you feel like a million bucks, but won’t break your budget :-).

(Photo by j_segura in the DumboNYC Flickr pool.)

“DoTank:Brooklyn chairbombs Jay Street” (dotankbrooklyn.org)

(Photo by Josh Derr)

(Photo by Josh Derr)

The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):

• New East River Ferry Service to Launch in May, 30Nov10, StreetsBlog
• Gift Guide: Anna Cosentino, owner of Spring, 01Dec10, NYT
• Inside DUMBO’s Vinegar Hill Sound With Guitarist Justin King, 01Dec10, sonicscoop
• 115-acre Two Trees Farm estate in Bridgehampton: $55M, 02Dec10, NYP
• The Future of Brooklyn Bridge (Condo) Park, 03Dec10, LMag
• B’klyn Bridge Park Takes Control Of Main Street DUMBO Site, 02Dec10, BKEagle
• First New Condo in Brooklyn Bridge Park Would Be in Dumbo, 02Dec10, Curbed
• No Turning Back Once Housing is in Brooklyn Bridge Park, 01Dec10, BHB
• Brooklyn’s Geek Beach, 30Nov10, BusinessInsider
• Housing in Bridge Park Still a Question Mark, 01Dec10, BKEagle
• Help Carrot Creative Design Their New Office, 30Nov10, OfficeSnapshots
• Dumbo’s Digital Agencies Ooze Creativity, 30Nov10, NYCC

1) DUMBO Kids Holiday Party @ PowerHouse Arena

Kids Readings and Santa Photo Op
When: Sunday, December 5, 4–5PM
Where: The powerHouse Arena 37 Main St, Brooklyn NY

Join illustrators John Rocco, John Bemelmans Marciano, Dan Yaccarino, and Sophie Blackall for our 4th Annual Kids Holiday Party! This year’s is sure to be more action-packed than ever, as we transform the Arena into a children’s book-filled winter wonderland. There will be a very special story time, live demos from some of our favorite children’s book illustrators, and a special appearance by a certain bearded North Pole resident. Our walls will be lined with signed limited edition prints from the artists who brought you Ivy and Bean, Moonshot, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Madeline, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Trucktown, Oswald, and more as part of the Book Maker’s Dozen exhibition.

Book Maker’s Dozen Blog: BookMakersDozen.blogspot.com

2) Brooklyn Friends School’s Winter Festival

When: Saturday, Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: 375 Pearl Street just south of the Brooklyn Marriott

Browse crafts made by 45 local vendors, sample tasty treats and check out a holiday wreath and plant sale. For children there will be a carnival, craft-making extravaganza, book fair and children’s book author readings. Proceeds from the festival go to Horizons at Brooklyn Friends School, an academic enrichment program benefiting downtown Brooklyn public school children. 375 Pearl Street just south of the Brooklyn Marriott. For more information visit www.brooklynfriends.org/winterfestival.

Tonight, on December 2nd, the waterfront neighborhood of DUMBO will welcome art lovers and fun seekers to First Thursday, a monthly gallery walk where gallery spaces celebrate the vivacious New York art scene that has become a cultural hallmark for this Brooklyn neighborhood. Exhibitions, interactive installations, artist talks, a panel discussion, and opening receptions at local galleries comprise this month’s First Thursday on Thursday, December 2nd from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Following the gallery walk is the American premier of Kneehigh Theatre Company’s production of The Red Shoes at St Ann’s Warehouse, and live jazz music at Superfine bar & restaurant.

This month’s highlights include: An artist talk with Otto Neals and Emmett Wigglesworth, two iconic Brooklyn artists who will be discussing their life’s work at the BAC Gallery, Brooklyn Arts Council; Opening Reception for artist Judith Nilson at Henry Gregg Gallery premiering a set of her richly-pigmented and finely-detailed paintings and drawings; “Re-enactors” at Klompching GalleryKlompching Gallery featuring a solo exhibition of contemporary photography by British artist Jim Naughten; and a panel discussion at powerHouse Arena for the children’s book Book Maker’s Dozen, featuring thirteen leading children’s book illustrators who will be presenting and discussing their work.

Check gallery websites for updates.
A.I.R. Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 228
Amos Eno Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 202
Brooklyn Arts Council, 111 Front St., Suite 218
Caption Gallery, 55 Washington St., Suite 802
Cave Canem, 20 Jay St.
Central Booking, 111 Front St., Suite 214
Collective Consciousness NYC, 10 Jay St.
DUMBO Arts Center, 30 Washington St.
Farmani Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 212
Giacobetti Paul Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 220
Henry Gregg Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 226
Klompching Gallery, 111 Front St.
Kris Graves Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 224
Magasin Totale, 10 Jay St., Suite 724
Melville House, 145 Plymouth St.
Mighty Tanaka Gallery, 68 Jay St., Suite 416
NY Studio Residency Program, 20 Jay St.
One Arm Red, 10 Jay St.
Powerhouse Books & Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St.
Pratt Institute Photo Seniors, 20 Jay St.
Rabbithole Studio, 33 Washington St.
Randall Scott Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 204
Smack Mellon, 93 Plymouth St. @ Washington Street
Spring, 126a Front St.
Umbrage Gallery, 111 Front St.
VII Photo, 28 Jay St.

For those who eat or take out from Ignazio’s Pizza, the Groupon deal of the day is $10 for $20 worth of pizza and drinks at Ignazio’s Pizza. According to the Groupon description:

Operated by Brooklyn native and culinary strategist Louis Termini, Ignazio’s boasts a varied menu of fine gourmet pizza. Customers can take cover under the overpass and chew on slices of pineapple and ham pizza ($25+) or Ignazio’s specialty, The Pizza, which makes a six-barreled salute through a careful selection of fresh mozzarella, Italian plum tomatoes, pecorino romano, basil, oregano, and olive oil ($16+). For dessert, dine on tortoni, an almond ice cream escalated by a toasted-nut topping ($4). Beverages in the form of beer, red and white wine, GuS soda, and sparkling water are available to ease the eats down. Because Ignazio’s maintains a universal cash-only policy, gracious guests can freely show off and dispense all 51 of the storied state quarters.

groupon.com
TimeOut Review
Yelp Review

Ignazio’s
4 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.522.2100

Previously:
{April Dumbo Food Tidbits, 01Apr2009}
{Ignazio’s To Open Next Week, 20Mar2009}
{Ignazio’s To Open Soon?, 06Jan2009}
{Ignazio’s to Open at Fulton Ferry Condos, 06Jul2007}

Please join the Dumbo Improvement District for their 5th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 6:00 – 7:00PM
The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge

Please share your holiday spirit by bringing a new, unwrapped toy for children ages 3-10, for the 2010 Best of Brooklyn Toy Drive

For more information, email info@dumbonyc.org or call 718.237.8700

Previously:
{Dumbo Holiday Lighting Celebration, 03Dec2009}
{Dumbo Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony 2007, 28Nov2007}
{Dumbo Holiday Lighting Ceremony Recap, 06Dec2006}
{First Annual “Dumbo Light Capades”, 05Dec2006}