Last night our photographer Katie Sokoler checked out the Crest Hardware annual pumpkin carving contest, where creative carvers created everything from Beavis and Butthead to Osama Bin Laden to Hello Kitty jack o' lanterns. A reader in attendance last night tells us: more ›

Crest, the best hardware store/art hub in the world, is hosting their 2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest and Party tomorrow night. The event is free if you aren't carving a pumpkin, and in return for nothing you'll get free drinks, free food (from the Meat Hook), and music. For those who want to try their hand at carving a pumpkin, it'll cost five bucks—because there are sweet prizes at stake. Just don't pick up the carving knife if you've had too many of those free drinks... did we mention there will be cider and rum? more ›

This Saturday marks Williamsburg's fourth annual Crest Hardware Crest Fest, the kick-off celebration to the six-week Crest Hardware Art Show. The family-run, old-school hardware store is something of a neighborhood institution, and every summer, they turn their space into a temporary gallery for neighborhood artists, who build hardware-inspired pieces you won't find anywhere else. more ›