Lynnette Astaire is a  Chicago born portrait artist based in New York City. Since receiving her BFA from School of Visual Arts (NYC), her poppy, conceptual, and sensational portraits have awarded her a growing cult following in Europe and has landed her domestic clients such as Penguin Publishing and Rocafella Records. She has been profiled in Picture Magazine as up and coming talent and her work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, NYC and Beijing. This marks her first solo show in Chicago.

The exhibition will open Saturday November 3rd and close November 30th at solemates, a premier sneaker consignment and clothing boutique located in the Lincoln Park shopping district. Solemates serves as the newest concept shop from the Brooklyn Circus, which also has outposts in New York and San Francisco. Since the grand opening in July of 2007, husband and wife team Brian and Autumn Merritt have offered brands such as WESC, Cazal, Nike, Alife, and Cheap Monday to the burgeoning streetwear scene in the Windy City.

In commemoration of the project, solemates… and Lynnette Astaire will release a limited edition “CHI GOT COBBS” logo tee on opening night. Featured prints from the show will also be on sale.

Opening reception is from 6-10 at Solemates…Chicago
2708 N. Halsted Chicago Il, 60614

Limited gift bags wil be available. Space is limited and RSVP is suggested: studio@lynnetteastaire.com

Visit www.lynnetteastaire.com for more information on the artist and www.solemateschicago.com and www.thebkcircus.com for more information on the boutiques.

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Housing Works Thrift Shops is teaming with the Rubin Museum to host its fourth annual “Fashion for Action”, a three-day benefit auction and private shopping event November 9-11.

Dedicated to ending AIDS and homelessness, Housing Works Thrift Shops invites shoppers to the $1 million worth of brand new designer goods shopping extravaganza! Actress/socialite Rashida Jones will serve as host and honorary chair at the VIP kick-off reception for this year’s event. Guests of the reception will get a sneak preview at all the items up for grabs and participate in the silent auction while enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and DJ entertainment.

The event will showcase dozens of designers, including Adam+Eve, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Charlotte Ronson, Dior, Dolce Gabbana, Dsquared, Energie, Fendi, Issey Miyake, Mayle, Libertine, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez, and more! For this exclusive event, merchandise will be 70-80% off and shoppers are invited to bid on highly covetable auction items. All proceeds go to Housing Works, an organization dedicated to ending the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness.

The VIP reception is Thursday, November 8, 6:30pm- 9pm at the Rubin Museum, tickets are $100 to $1000.
The designer sale is free and open to the public- Friday and Saturday, November 9th & 10th, 10am-7pm, and Sunday, November 11, noon-6pm at Housing Works Thrift Shop’s flagship store at 143 W. 17th St.
Fashion for Action is sponsored by HBO and Essence.

For more information and tickets to the VIP reception, call 212-645-8111 x164 or visit www.fashion4action.com

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ON A SIDE NOTE

DimePiece Fall/Winter 07′ collection is in stores now! Available online at www.cultistshop.com. Visit them online: www.dimepiecedesigns.com. Be on the look out for their first ever mixtape “The Lipstick Diaries” free download coming soon.

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Nods to the local longshoremen are found in Rogues Gallery details. With plaids, ropes, and anchors, the designer pays tribute to the serene earthiness of the Maine coast.

A lifelong New Englander, Alex Carleton held positions at L.L. Bean, Ralph Lauren, Timberland, and Abercrombie before starting his own line, Rogues Gallery. Made of both natural and manmade materials, his men’s apparel and accessories are inspired by the outdoors. Pieces approximate the iconic tools and natural settings that surround the rogue- farmland, sails, wild animals- with designs that are weather-durable (and winter appropriate!) but meet the design sensibilities and color palette to satisfy the fashion consumer.

Rogues Gallery also includes a collection of accessories and jewelry. Recycled NASA-grade vinyl is constructed into deep tote bags using heavy twisted rope handles, also available in a leather version for a more streamlined look. Anchors, shark’s teeth, and squid tackles have been made into wearable charms and bracelets… but it’s spring’s boat boots that have got us going bananas! The hightop take on the classic leather deck shoe is as stylish and classic as it gets.

Rogues Gallery is available in New York at Barney’s, Odin, and Steven Alan.
For sales inquiries visit: www.dandyrogue.com

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Tonight, Friday October 26th- Coat of Arms presents THE SQUEEZE. Music by Super Family, special guest DJ- Matt Rvngtn. 81 Clinton btwn Rivington and Delancey. $8 donation.

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 30th & 31st- The Beast Within. An exhibition of Introspective Monster Art, curated by Jamie O’Shea/Supertouchart.com. At The Showroom. 117 2nd Ave, 2nd Floor. VIP Preview October 30th, invite only. Public Reception on October 31st, 7-11pm. Featuring artwork from Pushead, Phil Frost, Doze Green, Ron English, and many, many more! Click flyer for more details. Sponsored by Thunder Dog, Supertouch, 10 Deep, LTD.

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NeckFace, one of the City’s most notoriously comedic street artists, is having his first ever solo exhibit in New York!

Known for his scrawny, stickish lettering and humorous combinations of words, NeckFace has been getting up in some of the most obvious and peculiar spots around the city. Recently, some of his earlier NY markings have been discovered in the no-tresspassing Highline area near the Meat Packing district. He’s featured in Stussy’s World Tour documentary video and months ago we posted this link to an entertaining interview conducted by Patrick O’Dell at Epiclylater’d.

October 31st, Halloween Night- Opening Reception for NeckFace’s Closed Casket show. Curated by Neil Grayson and Jason Dill. At Dactyl Gallery. 64 Grand Street, New York, NY 10013.

Visit: www.dactyl.org for more info.

“Holy Shit! It’s Halloween…” after party is brought to you by Worship Worthy and A-Ron the Downtown Don. Details to be announced tomorrow to our subscribers, friends, and family… .so subscribe!

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Starting this Friday, October 26th- Claw Money’s Pop Up Show goes up at the IHeart store in Nolita! Two Weeks only, til November 16th. Make sure to check it out!

Supreme Magazine for A/W 2007. Photography by Terry Richardson.
Feature interviews with artists Vincent Gallo, Takashi Murakami, Mr. and Bad Brains. Q&A’s with Tommy Guerrero, Harmony Korine, Skatething and more. Tera Patrick shot by Kenneth Cappello. Available 10/29 at Supreme Japan locations. NY and LA stores will have the magazine available on 11/1.

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The I LOVE BK Freak Show Carnival Experience/ TOMORROW NIGHT! Friday, October 26th 2007
10pm till 4am. Featuring: The I l LOVE BK crew rocking portraits and video (for the forthcoming docu-drama)
Performances by: Taylor McFerrin & Surprise Guests, Super star DJ’s, Dhundee ( Brooklyn Bounce), Amir ( amirnyc.com ), Stimulus ( Brooklyn Bounce), Malik (Champion Soul). $5 door to help the I LOVE BK crew spread more love, $10 without costume. @Rockwells 31 Rockwell Place Brooklyn, Between Dekalb & Fulton. Click flyer for more info.

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The Re*Generation Gallery 2007 Auction and Benefit, hosted by Virgin Mobile, will be a night of art, dinner and music as works by 21 internationally reknowned artists will be on display for the live auction.

The 3 hour event is being held to raise awareness and support for the issue of youth homelessness in America during November’s National Homeless Youth Awareness Month as recognized by Congress. Participating artists, including Diane Barcelowsky, Thomas Campbell, Clayton Brothers, Daniel Davidson, Greg Lamarche, Julia Marchand, Antonio Sanchez, Eric White and many others, were asked to create his or her own depiction of what it means to be homeless upon a 24” x 24” panel of wood. The outcome is a diverse collection of imagery and colors that parallel the youth individuals that fall victim.

Special performance by LCD Soundsystem founder, James Murphy who will co-host the event.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007. 7:00-11:00 pm at Skylight Studios, 275 Hudson Street.(between Spring and Canal)

Through The RE*Generation, Virgin Mobile’s pioneering pro-social campaign connects their more than 4.8 million customers and the public at large with non-profit organizations working on the front lines of activism.

For more information visit www.virginmobileusa.com/regeneration and to purchase tickets go to www.regeneration gallery.com. Click flyer for more details.

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Thursday, October 25th- Coochiefrito! DJ Smoke L.E.S and Iron Lung on the Serrato, hosted by Gaby and Angelo. It’s the official afterparty for the Claw Nike Vandal release and Jon Caramanica’s Bday. New Location: REWIND. 137 Essex Street btwn Rivington and Stanton.

Sunday, October 28th.- Can I Live?! A Benefit for Triple Crown. Product donations by Breathe Inn, Kilo Goods, SHQ, Sound Girl, Surface to Air, Worship Worthy, and Zoo York… and others. With numerous neighborhood complaints and their sabotaged attempts at selling the business, this event is to get people out to sign a petition in support of Triple Crown and the character of its owners. Please come out and show your support! @ Triple Crown (108 Bedford Avenue at N. 11th Street, Williamsburg). 1:00PM - 9:00PM. FREE Admission. Click flyer for more details.

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Happy Birthday to us!!!! Worship Worthy turns one year old today! And to celebrate we’re having a Halloween Party and inviting only our friends and family. The event will be going down on Halloween Night in conjunction with A-Ron the Downtown Don (formerly of aNYthing…) His legal issues have been on blast lately so come hang out to show your support. The event will also be an after party for Neck Face’s gallery opening, his first ever solo exhibition in NYC!

DJs, live music, costumes, candy, booze and friends!

Prizes will be awarded to those dressed in the best costumes. Special thanks to our sponsors: Zygo Energy Vodka, Shango Rum, Studio B, Miss Dater/Judi Rosen, PowerHouse Books and more!

To keep it an intimate affair the official invite will be sent to SUBSCRIBERS ONLY! So make sure to sign up by entering your email address in the box at the top left corner of this screen.

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ON A SIDE NOTE

Our buddy Matt Goias is on the mission to find an NYU Chick-Fil-A smuggling ring!

Here’s Matt’s offer:
I have a whole team of friends willing to pay TOP DOLLAR for smuggled, black-market Chick-Fil-A from that NYU student center. I am assembling a team of New York University students looking to make some extra cash by bringing delicious chicken to me and my friends. This is REAL TALK!

If you attend NYU and are down to make some extra cash contact Matt here.

Read more of his own words here.
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Also: Wowch has made a super limited run of Wowchoween t-shirts available only at I HEART. $30 each. Swing by IHeart now to pick yours up!!

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Female-owned Sugarhead Quarters boutique in Manhattan’s Lower East Side has been staking their claim in the community since they opened in 2004. In celebration of their 3-year anniversary, SHQ will host a unique art exhibition bringing together their friends and contemporaries- artists, designers, boutiques and media.

Owned by sisters Carol and Phina Nakamoto, SHQ has established itself as both a neighborhood staple and shopping destination in the heart of the LES. The boutique stocks a selection of men’s and women’s streetwear, art, music, and accessories brands, some of which have been invited to participate in the shop’s anniversary art exhibit. Participants were each presented with a “blank” oil painted canvas depicting a Bob Ross style landscape and given the direction to take every liberty to make it their own, no boundaries.

The show will be displayed at the store beginning October 25th throughout the holiday season. The pieces contributed to the show by SHQ’s favorite artists will be sold with the opportunity to contribute a portion of sales to Grand Street Settlement (for the neighborhood’s “in-need residents”), SHQ will match all artists’ contributions.

Close to 60 participants from around the world have been assembled, many of whom will be in attendance for the opening including Kid Acne, Dscreet, Kid Robot, Santa Inoue, Alife Rivington Club, 10 Deep, Mishka, and many more. Montana Paint has provided the artists with paint and markers as well as contributed gifts.

Sugarhead Quarters’ 3 Year Anniversary Art Exhibit and Party will take place on Thursday October 25, 2007 at their 174 Rivington Street storefront. Click flyer for RSVP and more info.

Visit them online: www.sugarheadquarters.com

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