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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DEC. 16, 2018
SISTERS
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The Christmas spectacular
started with a modest
show at Red Hook’s Jalopy
Theatre in 2009, but now
includes several stockingsfull
of songs to get people in
the holiday spirit, including
“Sleigh Ride,” “The
Christmas Song,” and the
old-timey classic “Christmas
Island,” made famous
by the Andrews Sisters and
Bing Crosby.
When the band formed
around the two singers in
2006, they drew inspiration
from the distinctive sound
early 20th century family
acts, like the Andrews Sisters,
the Louvin Brothers,
or the Carter Family, according
to Miller.
“There were a lot of
brother and sister duets
in country music, so
we wanted to do the same
thing with our vocal harmonies,”
she said.
The band grew to include
guitar, bass, drums,
and a fi ddle, and this year
will debut as a seven-piece,
introducing an organ and
a saxophone for the fi rst
time, Miller said.
The band’s annual
Christmas tour is its most
popular show, and each year
draws more people, said
Miller.
The holiday spectacular
moved to the Bell House in
2015, where the crowds immediately
made use of the
larger digs, Miller said.
“The fi rst year at the
Bell House we had a spontaneous
conga line during
the encore,” she said.
The show attracts new
Christmas fans each year,
along with long-time carolers
who have made a tradition
of attending the show,
Miller said.
“It’s a broad range of
people coming, everyone
from people in their 20s who
might’ve just moved to New
York and are enjoying their
own new holiday traditions,
to older families,” she said.
Miller and Bode have
each moved out of Kings
County, going from Carroll
Gardens to West Virginia
and from Downtown to
Vermont, respectively, but
the borough remains the
band’s spiritual home.
“We still consider Brooklyn
a home of the band, because
it started there,”
Miller said, and Bell House
crowds consistently give
them a warm welcome.
“The crowd is equally
a part of making the show
— the Brooklyn show especially
— and I always
look forward to singing really
loudly with people in
Brooklyn,” she said.
“The Sweetback Sisters
Country Christmas Singalong
Spectacular” at the
Bell House 149 Seventh St.,
between Second and Third
avenues in Gowanus, www.
thebellhouseny.com. Dec.
19 at 7:30 pm. $20 ($15 in advance).
SKATING
Industry City food court,
will host events Thursdays
through Sundays until next
April.
The rink is decked out
with colorful images designed
to make people
happy, said Star.
“It is covered in rainbows
and unicorns and disco
balls, and there are multicolored
lanterns hanging
from the ceiling,” she said.
The roller rink has its
own bar, and the Friday
night gatherings will remain
adults-only, but Star
plans to host kid-friendly
events on Saturday and
Sunday afternoons.
She is excited to welcome
youngsters to her
parties for the fi rst time,
she said.
“When I talk about the
roller disco experience,
people go, ‘Oh, when I was
a kid, that was where I held
a boy’s hand for the fi rst
time, it’s where I went with
my friends,’ ” said Star.
“I’m excited to provide that
experience for the kids
of Brooklyn, and to help
adults relive that experience.”
The Saturday roll-arama
events will feature a
costumed mascot named
Sarah Sparkles — a rollerskating
slice of pizza with
glitter pepperoni — which
was the most New York
mascot Star could think of.
Sunday afternoon
“Groov-a-licious” roller
disco parties will welcome
both kids and adults.
Dreamland Roller Rink
(233 37th St. at Second Avenue
in Sunset Park, www.
dreamlandrollerrink.com).
Thu, noon–3 pm; Fri, 7:30–
10:30 pm; Sat, 1–4 pm; Sun,
1–4 pm. $12–$20 (includes
skate rental).
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“There’s a lot of technology
involved, rather than
just a lock and key — we
like technology,” he said.
For now, the three mini
escape rooms are only open
Friday through Sunday, but
eventually will be open six
days as week, the same as the
rest of the mini-golf course,
said Powers. He advises making
a reservation in advance,
and there need to be at least
two participants.
Escape Deck at Shipwrecked
621 Court St. at
Bay Street in Red Hook,
(718) 852–4653, www.shipwreckednyc.
com. Fri, 3
pm–midnight; Sat, 11 am–
midnight; Sun, 11 am–10
pm. $19 per person ($85 for
fi ve people).
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