The StageFARM Annual $hakedown Benefit at the Bell House 9/20

Off-Broadway's theatre company the stageFARM (Carrie Shaltz, Founder / Executive Director and Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director) will hold their 3rd annual $HAKEDOWN benefit at The Bell House (149 7th Street in Brooklyn). The evening will headline with bands Kidz in the Hall and Blitz the Ambassador. The Back C. C.'s will open the night. This exciting live music event will take place on Saturday, September 20 with doors opening at 8 pm. All proceeds go to benefit the stageFARM's 2008/2009 season.

The stageFARM is a non-profit Off-Broadway theater company dedicated to commissioning and producing relevant new plays for a new audience, by playwrights with voices that engage our restless generation. The company's newest production, SPIN, begins performances October 3 at The Cherry Lane Theatre.

Tickets to $HAKEDOWN are $20.00 and can be purchase at the door, or in advance by visiting www.thestageFARM.org. Surprise drink specials will accompany $3 beers/$5 drinks all night. The event is open to the public and parking is free!

Check out www.thestageFARM.org for more information.

Kidz in the Hall

www.myspace.com/kidzinthehall

Kidz In The Hall recently released their album "The In Crowd" to rave reviews and critical acclaim. Their first video for the lead single "Drivin' Down The Block" was touted by MTV as the most creative video of the summer and their follow up, "Love Hangover" feat. UK superstar Estelle premiered this past week on MTV's Total Requst Live. The group also created "Work To Do" in late 2007 which has been officially endorsed as a campaign song for Barack Obama.

Blitz the Ambassador

www.myspace.com/blitztheambassador

The Back C. C.'s

www.myspace.com/thebackccs

In the shadow of the famous and brooding Kentile Floors sign in the burgeoning and classic neighborhood of Gowanus, The Bell House, a gorgeous new and unique music venue and lounge. The Bell House is a magnificent two-room music and events venue located at 149 7th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. It was crafted out of an old 1920's warehouse once used as a printing press, but more recently used as a fly-by-night shipping company.

Conceived and created by the friends behind Union Hall (Park Slope) and Floyd (Brooklyn Heights), The Bell House are thrilled to be pioneers of sorts adding a prominent performance space to Brownstone Brooklyn. The main space boasts 25 foot wooden arched ceilings, a 450 square foot stage, and unobstructed views from any part of the room. "Brownstone Brooklyn needed a major music venue and event space, and we found a beautiful old building near the Gowanus that was seemingly designed for live music," said co-owner, Jim Carden. "We'll be able to graduate the bands we've championed at Union Hall to a space like no other in New York City and be able to host acts that were simply too big for the stage there", adds co-owner and talent buyer Jack McFadden.

The storefront features a comfortable 150 capacity lounge which will be open seven nights a week as a friendly neighborhood bar and gathering space featuring beer from independent and local breweries.