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COURIER LIFE, APRIL 15–21, 2022
FAD Market kicks off 2022 pop-up season in Dumbo
BY JESSICA PARKS
The FAD Market kicked off its
2022 season on April 9 and 10 at
Dumbo’s Empire Stores with their
Brooklyn Made event, featuring
handmade products created by
artists within the borough.
The FAD — Fashion, Art and
Design — Market is a traveling
series of pop-ups that are held in
venues across Brooklyn and Manhattan
with this year’s season
opener being the market’s first
time in Dumbo.
The Brooklyn Made event was
hosted from 11 am to 6 pm in the
lobby of Empire Stores, which
is notably home to the Time Out
Market, and sold goods from 30
Brooklyn-based artisans such as
the hand-painted clothing from
Margo New York, Scully’s Wonderful
Stuff’s natural toiletries,
and sustainable dog products by
Gone to the Dogs.
Other products on display included
handmade jewelry, body
and skincare products, tableware
and artisanal food products, all
meticulously crafted by local creatives
and artisans.
There are five following popups
scheduled for the market’s
spring/summer season, with an
Earth Day Pop-Up scheduled at
the High Line on April 23-24, a
Local artisans have the opportunity to showcase their talents at the city-based
pop-ups. (Above) A sustainable dog product company, Gone to the Dogs, will be
vendors at the Brooklyn Made Event. FAD Market
Mother’s Day Pop-up on May 7-8 at
the Dumbo location and a NYCx-
Design event celebrating emerging
designers in Boerum Hill on
May 14-15.
The market will also be held
regularly on Governor’s Island on
the third weekend of the month
from May to October from 11 am
to 5 pm, and a Summer Pop-Up
will have two showings in Boerum
Hill on June 11-12 and July
9-10.
Applications are still open for
artisans to sell handmade goods
at the Governor’s Island pop-ups.
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Head into the upside down
at an immersive “Stranger
Things” themed experience that
will bring Hawkins, Indiana to
Brooklyn this spring.
Ahead of the new season
on Netflix, “Stranger Things:
The Experience” will launch at
The Duggal Greenhouse in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 7.
Visitors will dive head-first into
the “Stranger Things” universe
and explore a world of supernatural
mystery, enduring friendships,
and 80s nostalgia.
“The rift is open and we’re excited
that our Stranger Things
fans will get to jump into the
magic once more,” said Greg Lombardo,
Head of Experiences at Netflix.
“This time they will take on
the challenges themselves and
work alongside Eleven, Mike, and
the rest of the gang to fight the evil
monsters plaguing Hawkins. As
Dustin would say, you always say
we should never stop being curious,
to always open any curiosity
door we find.”
Guests will enjoy a brand
new storyline developed with the
show’s creators. You start off in
Hawkins Plaza, where fans will
realize that things are not what
they seem, and will eventually
find themselves in Hawkins Lab
and the Upside Down. Guests
then have the opportunity to face
the gauntlet of lurking terrors
and help save the town.
After the experience, guests
will arrive at an F&B and retail
hub celebrating “Stranger
Things’” most visually iconic locations
where they can explore
and take photos, grab a USS Butterscotch
sundae at Scoops Ahoy,
knock off MADMAX’s high score
at the Palace Arcade, and avoid
Demogorgons in the Upside
Down. There is also going to be
a store with official “Stranger
Things” merchandise available
for purchase.
Attendees are encouraged to
wear face masks at all times and
must adhere to local COVID-19
guidelines — hand sanitizer stations
will be available to visitors
on-site.
The Duggal Greenhouse is located
at 63 Flushing Ave, Building
268. “Stranger Things: The
Experience” will be open to the
public on Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m.
and Saturdays and Sundays from
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The experience is 45 minutes
long and time slots are available
every half hour.
Tickets start at $54 and are
available at strangerthings-experience.
com/newyork. Walk-ins
are welcome, but booking tickets
ahead of time is recommended.
Follow @strangerthings.experience
on Instagram to keep up
to date with exclusive news and
surprises.
Time to go shopping
‘Stranger Things: The Experience’
coming to Brooklyn Navy Yard in May
BROOKLYN
Turned upside down