1. Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf plans to open a new music venue called City Winery this fall. Set to take over the old El Diario building across the street from S.O.B.'s on Varick, the large space will include a winery and event space.

2. There is a great installation show currently up at Ad Hoc Art (49 Bogart Street, Brooklyn) that runs to the end of May. It's called "The Threat of Chance" and is the work of Josh MacPhee, Billy Mode, Chris Stain and the Polaroid Kidd.

3. Sad to hear that fab Brooklyn store Bark (495 Atlantic Ave.) is going out of business after 12 years. The last day is May 18 but there's a big sale running on the last four days.

4. According to eater.com, Serge Becker is opening a branch of his La Esquina in Miami at the upcoming Mondrian South Beach Hotel.

5. Cablevision's Rainbow Media bought the Sundance Channel for $496 million. They already own AMC and the Independent Film Channel.

6. Brit singer Duffy is appearing on Monday (May 12) at the Apollo Theater here in New York. Her album Rockferry has been #1 on the European charts for three weeks and is out soon in the USA.