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Knitting News Archive04-Jan-2009Knitting Factory Finally Closes in Manhattan (New York Press) Missed it? Well, so what. Knitting Factory finally closed its doors in Tribeca with a promise to open in Brooklyn in March. But we're not sure anyone even cares. Akron/Family were surrounded by guests, performed on New Years Eve at the Knitting Factory, which is leaving Manhattan ... (All About Jazz) IT was an especially cacophonous Auld Lang Syne. But for the Knitting Factorys last night in Manhattan, it was appropriate, as the shaggy avant-folk group Akron/Family led a version of that Scottish New Years hymn on Wednesday night that mutated from a simple singalong to screeching feedback to a meditative one-note drone. Small-scale philanthropy (The Standard-Times) Long before women were breaking glass ceilings, they came together in knitting circles and garden clubs, quilting circles and book discussion groups to socialize and get things done. Today, some women are still quietly leveraging their power in what are... LCCC to offer quilting/knitting classes (Times News) Free Login/Register (Ridgefield Press) A new three-session class, interim knitting for the adventuresome starts Jan. 5 through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Instructor Liz Doty says, ?This is an opportunity for people with some basic knitting experience to take their hobby to a new level. At Knitting Factory, a Final Manhattan Show (New York Times) For a downtown club?s last night in Manhattan, a cacophonous ?Auld Lang Syne? was appropriate. 'Exodus' with the Wailers at the Knitting Factory (The Idaho Statesman) "Exodus," the 1977 album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers, is a roots-reggae classic generally accepted as the legend's finest studio hour (OK, actually the 10 tracks clock in at 37 minutes). So you had to figure that the Wailers eventually would decide to perform the entire record on stage. That's why they're calling this the "Exodus Tour." You'll hear head-bobbing songs such as ... Beginning to knit (The Leader-Herald) Local group gathers for Knitting workshop.
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