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Wed, Oct 22 - Ridgewood Commons Wednesday Films : Bit (2019) by Ridgewood Commons

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 11h

Come and make a Halloween costume with us:
We have sewing machines, an assortment of fabric, some other odds and ends, and the desire to help you make your dreams come true.

(but please bring your own supplies too)

Sat, Oct: 25, 5-8pm
585 Woodward Ave
Ridgewood, Queens, NYC

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 20h

Come and make a Halloween costume with us:
We have sewing machines, an assortment of fabric, some other odds and ends, and the desire to help you make your dreams come true.

(but please bring your own supplies too)

Sat, Oct: 25, 5-8pm
585 Woodward Ave
Ridgewood, Queens, NYC

Event flyer:
Come and make a Halloween costume with us:
We have sewing machines, an assortment of fabric, some other odds and ends, and the desire to help you make your dreams come true.

(but please bring your own supplies too)

Sat, Oct: 25, 5-8pm
585 Woodward Ave
Ridgewood, Queens, NYC

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 1d

Letter Writing to Political Prisoners at Ridgewood Commons
Materials provided!

Tuesday October 28th, 7-9pm
585 Woodward Ave

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 2d

Tonights film, Wednesday, October 22: "Bit" (2019)
Bit follows Laurel as she leaves Portland to stay with her brother and finds herself in L.A. She meets a cute girl, and next thing you know, she’s fallen in with a girls-only vampire gang.
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Wed, Oct 22 - Ridgewood Commons Wednesday Films : Bit (2019) by Ridgewood Commons

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight: Watch the 2nd mayoral debate (late) with us at 9:30pm.

This will be following our regular Wednesday Film screening series.
This week: "Bit" (2019)

Bring snacks, bring drinks.

RIDGEWOOD COMMONS

(Late) Debate Watch Party
Wednesday October 22
9:30 PM
585 Woowdward Avenue

Bring snacks

After our regular 7:30 Wednesday
film screening series:
This week "Bit" (2019)

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 6d

Ridgewood Commons films:
Next Wednesday, October 22: "Bit" (2019)
Bit follows Laurel as she leaves Portland to stay with her brother and finds herself in L.A. She meets a cute girl, and next thing you know, she’s fallen in with a girls-only vampire gang.
withfriends.events/event/C2dnTf...

Fri, Oct 17 - Board Game Night by Ridgewood Commons

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight in NYC.
This is a sorta test run, come out if you'd like to see a regular open game night.
Open to card, new tabletop, and traditional (will def be some backgammon).

#nycevents #free #nyc

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow:
Board Game Night

Ridgewood Commons events are donation based, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Withfriends tickets are useful for us as RSVPs, to get an idea of attendance, but are not required and will not be checked at the event.

Fri, Oct 17 - Board Game Night by Ridgewood Commons

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow:
Board Game Night

Ridgewood Commons events are donation based, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Withfriends tickets are useful for us as RSVPs, to get an idea of attendance, but are not required and will not be checked at the event.

Thu, Oct 16 - Community Mending Night by Ridgewood Commons

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 8d

Sign up for Winter/Spring 2025-2026 CSA at Ridgewood Commons.
13 pick ups of vegetables from Norwich Meadows Farm
+ eggs, apples, yogurt, cheese and meat + coffee from Peculiar Coffee.

Deadline 11/10.
SNAP, payment plans, discounted shares and split CSA's available

ridgewoodfarmshare.nyc

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow:
Community Mending Night
October 16th, 6:30-9pm

Bring your worn and torn or otherwise ready for new life clothes
Join us for a night of creativity, repairs, and connection.

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow night, October 15th
“Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes” (1986), the final film in Piotr Szulkin's “apocalypse” tetralogy.
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Join us this Wednesday, October 15th for a screening of Piotr Szulkin's “Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes” (1986).

This dystopian sci-fi/comedy follows Scope, a prisoner aboard a spaceship who is “volunteered” for a one-way mission to an uninhabited planet. Instead, he arrives on the unexpectedly Earth-like Australia 458, whose population declares Scope a “hero” and suspiciously encourages him to commit any crime or evil act he wants.
However, Scope soon discovers the cost of his newfound glory and freedom – his own televised public execution. Can he outwit a sadistic society filled with demented characters and escape his fate?
“Ga-Ga” is the final film in Szulkin's “apocalypse” tetralogy, all of which were produced and released (and occasionally banned) during communist Poland. Filled with dark, grotesque humor, neo-noir visuals, and surrealist allusions to both the Soviet system and Christianity, the satirical film explores free will, mass spectacle, and the value of human life under the callous cynicism of authoritarian rule.

Ridgewood Commons events are donation based, no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Withfriends tickets are useful for us as RSVPs, to gauge expected attendance, but are not required and will not be checked at the event.

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 10d

Tonight, 8pm till late (in the basement)
Learn to solder with a small purchased ($2-5) project, bring something of yours to work on/ repair, or just hang and vibe.

Weekly on Tuesdays, but see our site to confirm: ridgewoodcommons.nyc

withfriends.events/event/PFBSSfaW/circuit-hacking-tuesday/

Flyer:
Circuit hacking tuesday 8PM-late
ー
drop in @Ridgewood Commons
585 woodward
all experience levels,
learn to to solder
bring electronics to repair (we'll try) solder a small electronics kit ($2-5)
work on a project

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 12d

Programming this week at Ridgewood Commons:
- Food Pantry distro
- Coworking open hours
- Circuit hacking
- Film screening
- Clothes Mending
- Meditation
- Board Games
- CSA
- Youth Tutoring
- Community Dinner
ridgewoodcommons.nyc

#mutualaid #nyc #nycevents

RC Weekly Weekly Schedule October 13-19

Monday 13
Food Pantry Distribution
8-10 am

Yoga
7 pm

Meditation
8:15 pm

Tuesday 14
Coworking open hours
Free coffee, assorted snacks
10am 4pm

Circuit Hacking (basement)
8 pm
Buy a cheap ($2-5 project to build from us or bring something to repair or work on.

Wednesday 15
Food Pantry Distribution
8-10 am

Film screening
7:30 pm
"Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes" (1986)

Thursday 16
Community Mending Night
6:30 pm
Join us for a night of creativity, and connection. repairs,

Friday 17
Gym Meditation
9:15 am

Board Game Night
7-11pm

Saturday 18
CSA
10:00 am

Youth Tutoring
12:00 noon

Sunday 19
Community Dinner
7:30

ridgewoodcommons.nyc

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 18d

Film screening Wed Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm
Queens, NYC
"Z"
(See poster alt-text for writeup)
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Z (1969) dir Costa-Gavras, 2 hr 7min

Join us this Wednesday, October 8th at 730pm for a screening of the political thriller "Z."

This Academy Award winning film is loosely based on the assassination of Greek radical activist Gregoris Lambrakis. "Z" is known for its often dizzying, rhythmic editing and its documentary style cinematography heavy on close-ups and handheld techniques to elicit a chaotic environment of political paranoia and turmoil.

The film explores the impacts of political violence and anti-opposition crackdowns on a democracy, and raises difficult questions about the viability of investigative journalism and the legal system to seek the truth and justice in the face of authoritarian conspiracies and pressure.

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 23d

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 23d

If you're in NYC, we will be screening this Thursday at 7:30, donation-based. Tickets: withfriends.events/event/GtUy7C...

We're a democratically governed community space, with screenings, food pantry, book clubs, youth tutoring, a gym, yoga, and more. See ridegewoodcommons.nyc for more info.

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 23d

If you're in NYC, we will be screening this Thursday at 7:30, donation-based. Tickets: withfriends.events/event/GtUy7C...

We're a democratically governed community space, with screenings, food pantry, book clubs, youth tutoring, a gym, yoga, and more. See ridegewoodcommons.nyc for more info.

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 25d

Ridgewood Commons weekly schedule 9/29-10/5

ridgewoodcommons.nyc

Ridgewood Commons Weekly Schedule

September 29 October 5

Monday 29

Food Pantry Distribution

8:00-10 am

Tuesday 30

Yoga

7:00 pm

Circuit Hacking (basement)

8:00 pm

Buy a cheap ($2-5 project to build from us or bring something to repair or work on.

Meditation

8:15 pm

Wednesday 1

Food Pantry Distribution

8:00-10 am

Film screening

7:30 pm

"Pump Up the Volume" (1990)

DIY radio meetup

Digital/analog/mesh radio meetup

9:15 pm

Thursday 2

Film Screening

The Onion & RC Present "Bad

7:30 pm

Pedophile" Jeffrey Epstein

Mockumentary

Friday 3

Gym Meditation

9:15 am

Saturday 4

CSA

10:00 am

Youth Tutoring

12:00 noon

Sunday 5

Community Dinner

7:30

Ridgewood Commons, 585 Woodward Ave, Queen, NYC, 11235

ridgewoodcommons.nyc

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 27d

Oct 1st, film screening and DIY radio meetup @ Ridgewood Commons

#Meshtastic, #reticulum, #chatterbox, #meshcore... (or just old school ham and handset talk)

Join us Wednesday, October 1st for a screening of Allan Moyle’s punk pirate radio classic, “Pump Up The Volume” (1990), followed by demos of modern DIY radio tools from RC's own Technical Collective (aka Basement).
The drama stars Christian Slater as Mark, a shy, suburban high school student secretly broadcasting a pirate radio show from his parents’ basement under the DJ names “Happy Harry Hard-On” and “Hard Harry”. Mark's sarcastic persona and teen angst-filled rants about American society and his school's dark secrets soon become popular among his fellow students. But after his candor inspires a couple listeners to make tragic decisions, concerned parents, Mark's father (and school commissioner), the police, and even the Federal Communications Commission scramble to track down and stop this mysterious youth provocateur.
Eerily anticipating the future of blogging, podcasting, and internet edgelord culture, “Pump Up the Volume” came out a year after Slater's breakout starring role in “Heathers”. The film's soundtrack includes Leonard Cohen, Ice-T, The Descendents, Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Richard Hell, Pixies, and a never-released track by the Beastie Boys just a year before the release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” transformed radio and popular culture forever. Moyle would later direct “Empire Records”, another Gen X, soundtrack-driven coming-of-age staple.
After the screening, we will discuss how you can hop on the airwaves with legal tools like ham radio and newer messaging protocols like Meshtastic and Reticulum that can bypass internet and cellphone networks entirely. In the spirit of the film's call to “steal the air”, we may even discuss how to (on a purely “hypothetical” basis) build a DIY pirate radio station that can broadcast on FM and join NYC's own decades-old history of pirate radio, from Les Paul's legendary Booger Brothers Broadcasting System in Jackson Heights to the wide tapestry of community stations today.

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · 28d

Join us Wednesday, October 1st for a screening of Allan Moyle’s punk pirate radio classic, “Pump Up The Volume” (1990), followed by demos of modern DIY radio tools from RC's own Technical Collective.

#nyx #nycevents #film

Stillframe: Christian Slater talking into a mic

Stillframe: Samantha Mathis reading a book

Stillframe: Christian Slater lighting a cigarette in a room full of audio gear, tapes, etc

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Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · Sep 17

Circuit hacking Tuesdays

8PM-late, drop in
- All experience levels welcome
- Learn to solder
- Bring electronics to repair (we'll try) - Solder a small electronics kit ($2-5)
- Work on a project

Circuit hacking tuesdays

8PM-late, drop in

@Ridgewood Commons

585 Woodward Ave, Queens, NYC

all experience levels,

learn to solder

bring electronics to repair (we'll try) solder a small electronics kit ($2-5) work on a project

Ridgewood Commons @ridgewoodcommons.bsky.social · Sep 17

Join us for a jam packed day of food, drinks, and laughter at the newly born-again community space Ridgewood Commons on Saturday, September 20th from 5 PM - 11 PM

Bring a friend, bring your kids, bring your neighbors!!! Spread the word and check it out!

#nycevents #nyc #mutualaid

Join us for a jam packed day of food, drinks, and laughter at the newly born-again 585 Woodward Ave community space Ridgewood Commons (formerly known as Woodbine) on Saturday, September 20th from 5 PM - 11 PM.

Pick and choose from the line-up of fun activities!

*5 PM - 11 PM Enjoy all-day snacks, food, and drinks into the night!

*5 PM-7 PM Visit our info table to learn more about the space and what we do and how to support/get involved. Meet some members of our working groups who volunteer in our various weekly programming (e.g. Sunday Dinners, Common Strength Gym, Writing Workshop, Yoga & Meditation, Food Pantry, Tuesday Reading Group, Kidscraft, Technical Collective, READgewood Tutoring).

Come say hi to the Sunday Dinner group and find out how to cook and/or eat in community with us on Sundays at Ridgewood Commons!

*7 PM - 9 PM Brace yourself for a bit of visual and acoustic entertainment, with local acts in poetry, live music, and good ol' clean comedy (PG approved and kid friendly)!

*9 PM Last but not least is our raffling of free prizes. Make sure to enter the raffle before 9 PM to up your chances of winning sought after handmade goods, services, and gift cards!

Bring a friend, bring your kids, bring your neighbors!!! Spread the word and check it out!