A PLATE OF THIS A CUP OF THAT: SOULFUL SUNDAYS

                     "out with the old

                                          in with the new"
                                                                   Trina

Spring is officially starting to show its face with oh so warm weather!!! The benefits include perfect conditions for after work hanging out, weekend trips with the loved ones or friends, and perfect outtings with your children. We like to think you can start some of that fun with our picks to kick off this week!!!!

                         SPRINGS MUST VISIT SPOTS

DEKALB MARKET

138 Willoughby Street

Brooklyn NY

Dekalb Market is a new community destination in Downtown Brooklyn. Dekalb Market, is housed in a collection of salvaged shipping containers, that bring together Brooklyn’s creative entrepreneurs in a community setting that include an incubator farm, events and performance venue, and a collection of eateries and work-sell spaces.

SPA WEEK (APR 16-22)

Say goodbye to the winter doldrums and indulge yourself to a treatment or two during Spa Week: Spring 2012, during which hundreds of spas, salons and fitness centers around the city offer signature treatments or class packages for just $50 a pop. Among this edition's deals are facial peels with cell-stimulating botanicals and five-packs of core fusion classes at four of Exhale's Manhattan locations, as well as appointments with participants such as Fresh and Lia Schorr Day Spa.

LOCATIONS

ROLLERSKATE

Skate Circle at MidPark

West 72nd St

New York, NY

In the heart of the park under a grove of blossoming cherry trees, you'll find the Central Park Dance Skater Association's skate circle. Bring your own quads and bust a move with people of all ages to disco classics, contemporary hits and throwback R&B, house and dance music spun by a rotating roster of local DJs. If you're not a skater, there's space to dance without colliding with those on wheels or just watch the old hands do their thing.

DETAILS

RED HOOK EATS

Red Hook Recreational Area

Clinton St at Bay St

Bypass Ikea's meatballs and head for the locally renowned Latin-food vendors that set up shop on the Red Hook ball fields from mid-April through the fall. Among the South American delicacies on offer are Salvadoran pupusas from Solber Pupusas, winners of the 2011 Vendy Cup.

DETAILS

CONCERTS

When: Thurs Apr 19th 8:00 p.m.
What: LUDACRIS
Where: 720 Northern Boulevard
Greenvale, NY

When: Fri Apr 20th 10:00 p.m.
What: FERGIE
Where: New York, NY
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