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July 3rd, 2013 • NO CRAFTS TONIGHT!!! (Instead, come PARTY!)

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What do YOU and the United States have in common? That’s right. You both have good constitutions.
I hope you’re feeling Gaytriotic and ready for your indepenDANCE, because it’s the beginning of a nice long weekend!
CraftNight will be back next week with a glittery watermelon project, but TONIGHT we’re clearing the dance floor
for some firecracker fun you can’t re-fuse, instead of hot crafts, you’re going to find some hot partiers!
No work, no school, NO COVER! 9pm until 2am

Ryan Jones & Michael Carrera ( LA SQURRRL) bring you a FREE PARTY called “HELLO, MY NAME IS… “

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Posted by on July 3, 2013 in Uncategorized

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‘Merican-Themed Plant Holder • June 26th, 2013

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This Wednesday the 26th of June 2013 from 9pm until midnight or later at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: ‘Merican-Themed Plant Holder
$2 Donation Por Favor
$4 Cosmopolitan Drink Special! The Akbar Cosmo: The Taste of Freedom.
NOTE: NO CRAFTS NEXT WEEK!!!! Instead, there will be a DANCE PARTY!!!! Ring in the long weekend! (See you the following week July 10th with a sweet watermelon craft!)  

I’m a big fan of patriotic novelties, and this one is truly strange, dare I say even too good to be true. Coming to you this week, a piéce de résistance never before attempted, it’s The Craft Stick Flag Planter. 

Knowing what I do about the need for a CONSTANT reminder that you live in AMERICA, I do believe the problem is now solved, and here is the preamble reflecting my intense and eager enthusiasm:

We the CraftNight, in order to form a more perfect planter, establish craft sticks, insure self-adhesive foam pieces, provide space for a small plant, promote the general bar chair, and secure the joy and ease of crafting and creativity to ourselves and our dexterity, do ordain and establish this revolution for the United Crafts of America.

Display your national values and strong sense of purpose, becoming deeply rooted in the American way! Democrats, Republicans, Conservatives or Liberals,  all win with this plucky square receptacle that will absolutely preserve your independence and spirit, while maintaining US industry and enterprise.

After this week you will have a souvenir that not only shows an appreciation for Old Glory, but it ALSO doubles as a place to put a small plant, like a cute little succulent, a spider plant or a tiny fern. A groovy little plant hanging out in your home is a keen reminder of summer, which is now here.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

PS – If you aren’t all that into the jingoistic flavor of a patriotic plant holder, remember to do the ANOTHER truly American thing: exercise your freedom and renounce nationalism by BURNING the flag (or flag-themed plant holder) closest to your heart!

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Posted by on June 22, 2013 in Uncategorized

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Grab Bag Greats • June 12th, 2013

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TONIGHT!!!The 12th of June 2013 from 9pm until midnight or later at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: GRAB BAG CRAFTS!!! 
$2 Donation Por Favor
$4 Cosmopolitan Drink Special! The Akbar Cosmo: Thirst knows no season. 
Special Guest Stars Jason Myers and The Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere will visit us maybe ’round 10 or so!
I think Yelena’s bringing a Piñata because it’s her BIRTHDAY!!!
OMG OMG OMG!!!!

A bevy of grab bag crafts awaits you, a selection of greats that maybe you did two years ago, or even never. Time to come in with yourself or your friends, hang out with us and enjoy making something. See you tonight!

JP Craft Captain

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

 

Posted by on June 12, 2013 in Uncategorized

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Anchor’s Away! Watercraft CraftNight! • June 5th, 2013

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This Wednesday the 5th of June 2013 from 9pm until midnight or later at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Wooden Watercraft
$2 Donation Por Favor
$4 Cosmopolitan Drink Special! The Akbar Cosmo: Fall in love with cocktails all over again!
HAPPY LA PRIDE YEEEAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!

With the LA River now hosting boating expeditions and fences around Echo Park Lake coming down for the great unveiling on June 15th, the last thing CraftNight wants is for you to be stuck rudderless on the open waters! Pick from THREE different watercraft made from wood that you will assemble, paint and name for your glorious adventures in the tub, the pool, the river, the lake, wherever there’s agua! I have a garden variety sailboat, a schooner-type thingy with three sails, and a battleship for when you mean business. Ship supply is limited, first come first serve and first choice. If you get here too late for a ship… there is always an auxiliary craft! Come and play!

Remember now: Before Stonewall and the stiletto heard ’round the world, we who are just fine were deemed anything BUT that by the dull myopic majority of fear and bigotry. Even now we’re still fighting the good fight for our rights as old castles crumble and new ways that make the human race just a bit more bearable are seeing victory. To those who came before us, we salute you. Cor Cordium 

A very packed weekend FULL of wonderful LGBTQ activities awaits you! Here are a mere few:

FRIDAY
Akbar is hosting MIX TAPE with DJs Rudy Bleu and Kimberly Kim from 5pm – 10pm (check the FB page to see what else is happening this upcoming weekend, the dance floor is going to be packed with hotness!)
Mugshot at the Airliner Celebrates Eastside Pride, see LaMuff, High Fashion, Lady Tragick and MOARRRRR 9pm – 2am

SATURDAY
DYKE DAY at Barnsdall Park from 12-6pm features family fun in the sun with music, games and a place to place your picnic! David LeBarron will be telling some stories to the kiddos, and I’ll be there painting faces and drawing animals!
8pm Ian MacKinnon’s Gay Historgy 3 at Silverlake’s Spirit Studio uses his time-traveling chaps and sexy genie guide to school you about gay history in the way you’ve always wanted!

SUNDAY
Get your ass out of bed, shake off that hangover and get to the GAY PRIDE PARADE! 11am

And you know, all weekend all that Weho stuff will be flaunting and flirting with you, so have at it, get out there and be a boozy floozy, just don’t forget to be choosy! If you want some Eastside love, Akbar, the bar that knows you best, will be here holding the cocktail with your name on it.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

 

 

Posted by on June 3, 2013 in Uncategorized

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Duct Tape Crafts! • May 29th, 2013

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This Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 from 9pm until 12am (or later) at The World Famous Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
The Craft: Duct Tape Duct Tape Duct Tape!!! (Endless possibilities)
$2 Processing Fee/Donation/Whatever
$4 Cosmopolitan Drink Special >>> The Akbar Cosmo: Side by side or miles apart, The Akbar Cosmo is always close to the heart.

My wallet is totally falling apart, I put things in it, and it just lets them go, which is highly disconcerting. My wallet is also a very sensible brown color, which means it gets lost easily, is hard to find at night when I’m heading out the door, it’s the same color as the table, I search for it while it’s right before my eyes. So I thought I’d make a new wallet for myself out of COLORFUL DUCT TAPE! But that’s not all you can make at CraftNight this week with such fun sticky stuff, did you know you can make all kinds of crazy things like bowls, baskets, key fobs and frames?

Duct tape is AMAZING, it’s made from three layers: the top layer is plastic-type stuff, the second layer is fabric mesh, and the last layer is a rubber-based adhesive compound. This means it is CRAZY STRONG and when you double it over itself, it can pull a stuck car out of a ditch. It actually um… truly sucks for duct repair, in fact, it kind of fails miserably at it, so don’t use it for that! Duct tape has, however, been proven to be more effective in removing warts than cryotherapy AND it’s way cheaper than cryotherapy and has fewer adverse effects than cryotherapy! BOOM! AMAZING.

Duct tape was used on Apollo 13 to help make a seal in an emergency makeshift device used to remove CO2 from the crippled ship. Duct tape is brought on all NASA flights! Seriously, you could build a yurt out of the stuff and stay in it half the year.

And I don’t know about you, but I really want to check this out sometime: The 10th Annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival in Ohio is coming up June 14-16!!!

Come on over and belly up to the bar, I’ll bring rulers, scissors, tape (duh), and some templates to get you started on making something that will go with your summer.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

 

Posted by on May 28, 2013 in Uncategorized

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