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City Link/ Metro Mix Society review
Mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out
The Brick keeps things interesting at Las Olas Riverfront
By Courtney Hambright
City Link Metromix
November 24, 2009
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The Brick in Fort Lauderdale's Riverfront complex gets absolutely slammed on Thursday nights, when it appears that just about everyone under the age of 25 is conscientiously groomed and ostentatiously clad to hang out at this little open-air nightclub. Backward baseball caps and, of course, signs of Christian Audigier's flashy touch on modern male fashion are everywhere, and the girls are sporting glamorous long hair à la Megan Fox and sexy off-the-shoulder tops.
A glance around the room reveals a pretty balanced male-to-female ratio at the club, where nods of approval and fist bumps indicate that patrons are into the scene. Three well-tanned dancers in lingerie, with touches of fetish style, tote bottles around the rectangular bar top dispensing shots of sweet alcoholic fluid to patrons willing to throw a few bucks at them. It's mostly the young men who drink these because ladies drink free on Thursday nights. Many of the young ladies at The Brick can hold their own against the attractiveness of the dancers.
In the back of the club, a DJ booth spills out mixes of dance hits at an astronomical number of beats per minute, and the dance floor is crowded with couples and singles, all pressed together in one writhing erotic throng, singing along to lyrics from dance hits past and present such as "Pump this Party," "Around the World" and "Show Me Love."
Wednesdays nights at The Brick are a bit different. Indie rockers who like to dance to rock and electro call the place home during the Society Wednesday party, overseen by Andie Rifit, also known as DJ Sweet Swirl, who's been involved with indie dance parties in Broward, such as the now defunct Phoenix, for years. Society Wednesdays currently shares the space with the athletic singles of WAKA Kickball, an adult kickball league.
On Friday and Saturday nights, according to owner David Hartman, the crowd skews slightly older than on Thursday nights. "On the weekends, our crowd ranges in age from 25 to 35," he says. "Next door, we also have The Parlor, which is popular with the older crowd. It's a little more upscale and that's where people go when The Brick gets too hectic.
Specials: $7 shot and beer special all the time; Friday and Saturday $1 drinks until midnight; Thursday ladies drink free
Hours: 8 p.m.-4 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday
Address: 21 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-525-9004
The Brick keeps things interesting at Las Olas Riverfront
By Courtney Hambright
City Link Metromix
November 24, 2009
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The Brick in Fort Lauderdale's Riverfront complex gets absolutely slammed on Thursday nights, when it appears that just about everyone under the age of 25 is conscientiously groomed and ostentatiously clad to hang out at this little open-air nightclub. Backward baseball caps and, of course, signs of Christian Audigier's flashy touch on modern male fashion are everywhere, and the girls are sporting glamorous long hair à la Megan Fox and sexy off-the-shoulder tops.
A glance around the room reveals a pretty balanced male-to-female ratio at the club, where nods of approval and fist bumps indicate that patrons are into the scene. Three well-tanned dancers in lingerie, with touches of fetish style, tote bottles around the rectangular bar top dispensing shots of sweet alcoholic fluid to patrons willing to throw a few bucks at them. It's mostly the young men who drink these because ladies drink free on Thursday nights. Many of the young ladies at The Brick can hold their own against the attractiveness of the dancers.
In the back of the club, a DJ booth spills out mixes of dance hits at an astronomical number of beats per minute, and the dance floor is crowded with couples and singles, all pressed together in one writhing erotic throng, singing along to lyrics from dance hits past and present such as "Pump this Party," "Around the World" and "Show Me Love."
Wednesdays nights at The Brick are a bit different. Indie rockers who like to dance to rock and electro call the place home during the Society Wednesday party, overseen by Andie Rifit, also known as DJ Sweet Swirl, who's been involved with indie dance parties in Broward, such as the now defunct Phoenix, for years. Society Wednesdays currently shares the space with the athletic singles of WAKA Kickball, an adult kickball league.
On Friday and Saturday nights, according to owner David Hartman, the crowd skews slightly older than on Thursday nights. "On the weekends, our crowd ranges in age from 25 to 35," he says. "Next door, we also have The Parlor, which is popular with the older crowd. It's a little more upscale and that's where people go when The Brick gets too hectic.
Specials: $7 shot and beer special all the time; Friday and Saturday $1 drinks until midnight; Thursday ladies drink free
Hours: 8 p.m.-4 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday
Address: 21 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-525-9004
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Thomas-Aid
Help Thomas Mitchell pay his medical bills by drinking beer and playing poker at Rasa Productions' warehouse.
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Rasa Productions raises money for a good cause at the quarterly art shows it holds in its Fort Lauderdale warehouse. Their recent spring showcase, for example, benefited the art program of a neighboring elementary school. On Friday, Rasa will throw a party to raise money for another cause that’s close to home – the medical bills of Thomas Mitchell, the boyfriend of artist Keegan Hitchcock, who was scheduled to paint at the spring showcase.
According to Rasa’s artistic director, Chris Mahle, Hitchcock never made it to the spring showcase because her boyfriend Mitchell was mugged in Himmarshee Village the previous night in an incident that landed him in the intensive care unit of Broward General with 14 stab wounds and a punctured lung.
Mitchell says he left America's Backyard after last call and had crossed Second Street when a man pulled up in an older metallic pinkish-purple Honda Civic and asked for directions. The man then emerged from the car, he says, and put a knife to his throat and demanded his wallet. Mitchell, who was alone, says he pushed the man's hand away from his throat and restisted but that the man then punched him in the stomach and began stabbing him. Afterwards, Micthell says, the stabber jumped into his car and sped off, without ever taking his wallet.
Mitchell didn't mention how much money he had in his wallet but certainly it wasn't enough to cover the five-day hospital stay he says mounted to $27,000. "I'm trying to not think about it as much as possible," he says.
Thomas, a student at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, has no health insurance and has lost time and wages from being unable to work for nearly two weeks, Mahle says. “Our goal is to help float him to full recovery and make sure that his life and assets don’t completely crumble because of this unfortunate happening,” he adds.
The keg party will feature a barbecue, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, a giant Jenga tournament, karaoke, poker and music courtesy of Pusher FM, DJ Esoteric and Andie Sweet Swirl. Loads of prizes, including tickets to see Alkaline Trio at Revolution, a boat rental certificate, collectible toys from Tate's Comics, will be raffled too. Other donated prizes are welcomed.
“It’s a huge party to celebrate Thomas being alive,” Mahle says, “and to celebrate all the awesome friends he's got, raise a little cash to help him with medical and other bills and have some good clean fun!”
The party is 6 p.m. to midnight Friday at Rasa Productions, 1639 SW Second Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Contact 954-990-1910 or Rasa-productions.com.
Help Thomas Mitchell pay his medical bills by drinking beer and playing poker at Rasa Productions' warehouse.
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Rasa Productions raises money for a good cause at the quarterly art shows it holds in its Fort Lauderdale warehouse. Their recent spring showcase, for example, benefited the art program of a neighboring elementary school. On Friday, Rasa will throw a party to raise money for another cause that’s close to home – the medical bills of Thomas Mitchell, the boyfriend of artist Keegan Hitchcock, who was scheduled to paint at the spring showcase.
According to Rasa’s artistic director, Chris Mahle, Hitchcock never made it to the spring showcase because her boyfriend Mitchell was mugged in Himmarshee Village the previous night in an incident that landed him in the intensive care unit of Broward General with 14 stab wounds and a punctured lung.
Mitchell says he left America's Backyard after last call and had crossed Second Street when a man pulled up in an older metallic pinkish-purple Honda Civic and asked for directions. The man then emerged from the car, he says, and put a knife to his throat and demanded his wallet. Mitchell, who was alone, says he pushed the man's hand away from his throat and restisted but that the man then punched him in the stomach and began stabbing him. Afterwards, Micthell says, the stabber jumped into his car and sped off, without ever taking his wallet.
Mitchell didn't mention how much money he had in his wallet but certainly it wasn't enough to cover the five-day hospital stay he says mounted to $27,000. "I'm trying to not think about it as much as possible," he says.
Thomas, a student at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, has no health insurance and has lost time and wages from being unable to work for nearly two weeks, Mahle says. “Our goal is to help float him to full recovery and make sure that his life and assets don’t completely crumble because of this unfortunate happening,” he adds.
The keg party will feature a barbecue, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, a giant Jenga tournament, karaoke, poker and music courtesy of Pusher FM, DJ Esoteric and Andie Sweet Swirl. Loads of prizes, including tickets to see Alkaline Trio at Revolution, a boat rental certificate, collectible toys from Tate's Comics, will be raffled too. Other donated prizes are welcomed.
“It’s a huge party to celebrate Thomas being alive,” Mahle says, “and to celebrate all the awesome friends he's got, raise a little cash to help him with medical and other bills and have some good clean fun!”
The party is 6 p.m. to midnight Friday at Rasa Productions, 1639 SW Second Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Contact 954-990-1910 or Rasa-productions.com.
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This Wednesday (1/6) (786) Returns to Purdy for our First Party of 2010!
For our first one we welcome Guest DJ Andie Sweetswirl (Society Weds) who will be coming in the first Wednesday of every month to join us behind the decks! Andie is one great DJ! I've known her since my days at Phoenix' Friday Night Parties in Ft Lauderdale and I can tell you she is one cool girl with great taste in music! Can't wait to hear her set!
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