It sounds almost too good to be true, but Haykal and Rosenthal reassure me that Elsewhere, when it opens in the fall, will be here to stay. It would be a platform for the creative community, Rosenthal said, not just a “music facility.” He explained that Elsewhere was conceived of as a space “that wasn't just transactional - you come, you buy a ticket, 90 minutes of music onstage, there's a bar, and you leave - but something that could function more as a community space where people could spend their time at and think of as a home.” After Glasslands closed, the concept for Elsewhere evolved into an amalgam of the two, perhaps best illustrated by the various architectural spaces within, among them a bar that will serve coffee and small bites, and performance areas that will host programming from established to emerging musicians as well as seasonally-commissioned visual artists. Plans for the Elsewhere began taking shape in 2013, before Glasslands had even closed its doors, as a sibling venue-cum-community center. (Although its founders are confident that the shutdown will only “strengthen Brooklyn’s sense of identity as a music space and a music borough.”) L stop, at least until the train’s impending 18 month closure in 2019. Located on Johnson Ave, the 24,000 square foot space will be easily accessible by way of the Jefferson St. Hoping to continue this philosophy, Elsewhere will feature two performance spaces, an open rooftop, full bar, and an art gallery. “A lot of times, people came to trust that they could show up to Glasslands, and that there’d be people that they’d know there, and they could have a good time regardless of what’s going on,” said Rosenthal. Over the phone, Haykal and Rosenthal echoed Polachek’s sentiment, explaining they imagined the venue as being open to anyone, at any time.
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