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In a bold move that strongly asserts City Hall's coolness, the Municipality of Jerusalem is stealing a page from the Hipster Handbook and combining a European favorite - the winter welcoming Black Party - with a favorite Brooklyn party music ensemble - Balkan Beat Box - for a killer shindig in the Safra Square Parking Lot on November 11th.

Balkan Beat Box, a world class powerhouse headed by two Israelis, Ori Kaplan and Tamir Muskat, has gained international acclaim for their fusing of traditional music - klezmer, Middle Eastern - with hip-hop and Jamaican dub. Their two albums, released in 2005 and 2007, have made them a favorite in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn and with hipsters everywhere. Their frequent returns to the homeland always draw a crowd, though it's usually in Tel Aviv.

This year's Jerusalem party, sponsored by the Jerusalem Municipality and supported by the Hebrew University Student Union and local chapter of the Road Safety Association, reflects the current mayoral administration's love of its younger constituents. According to event organizer Yoram Braverman, who is responsible for youth-related matters at the Municipality, "There are a number of reasons the municipality chose to do this. It's part of the opening of the academic year, it's the beginning of the city's winter cultural events and it falls during national road safety week. The municipality has always done things for the opening of the school year, for the onset of winter, but this year, because of the mayor, the events are bigger. He wants to support youth in the city."

College-aged youth that is. The event is 21 and over and will feature a fully-stocked bar as well as a separate alcohol-free bar for the designated drivers (it is road safety week after all). In keeping with the downtown theme, there is an all-black dress code and the underground parking lot will be decorated with the tangled corpses of crashed cars, a gothic reminder of safety week.

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Their two albums, released in 2005 and 2007, have made them a favorite in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn and with hipsters everywhere. Their frequent returns to the homeland always draw a crowd, though it's usually in Tel Aviv. </p><p>This year's Jerusalem party, sponsored by the Jerusalem Municipality and supported by the Hebrew University Student Union and local chapter of the Road Safety Association, reflects the current mayoral administration's love of its younger constituents. According to event organizer Yoram Braverman, who is responsible for youth-related matters at the Municipality, "There are a number of reasons the municipality chose to do this. It's part of the opening of the academic year, it's the beginning of the city's winter cultural events and it falls during national road safety week. The municipality has always done things for the opening of the school year, for the onset of winter, but this year, because of the mayor, the events are bigger. He wants to support youth in the city."</p><p>College-aged youth that is. The event is 21 and over and will feature a fully-stacked bar as well as a separate alcohol-free bar for the designated drivers (it is road safety week after all). In keeping with the downtown theme, there is an all-black dress code and the underground parking lot will be decorated with the tangled corpses of crashed cars, a gothic reminder of safety week.<br /></p><span id="__caret">_</span>Hoping to prove once and for all that it' not just a city of religious extremists and elderly academics, Jerusalem is stealing a page from the Hipster Handbook and combining a European favorite -the Black Party welcoming winter - with a Brooklyn favorite - Balkan Beat Box - for a killer shindig in the Safra Square Parking Lot on November 11th. <p>Balkan Beat Box, a world class powerhouse headed by two Israelis, Ori Kaplan and Tamir Muskat, has gained international acclaim for their fusing of traditional music - klezmer, Middle Eastern - with hip-hop and Jamaican dub. Their two albums, released in 2005 and 2007, have made them a favorite in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn and with hipsters everywhere. Their frequent returns to the homeland always draw a crowd, though it's usually in Tel Aviv. </p><p>This year's Jerusalem party, sponsored by the Jerusalem Municipality and supported by the Hebrew University Student Union and local chapter of the Road Safety Association, reflects the current mayoral administration's love of its younger constituents. According to event organizer Yoram Braverman, who is responsible for youth-related matters at the Municipality, "There are a number of reasons the municipality chose to do this. It's part of the opening of the academic year, it's the beginning of the city's winter cultural events and it falls during national road safety week. The municipality has always done things for the opening of the school year, for the onset of winter, but this year, because of the mayor, the events are bigger. He wants to support youth in the city."</p><p>College-aged youth that is. The event is 21 and over and will feature a fully-stacked bar as well as a separate alcohol-free bar for the designated drivers (it is road safety week after all). In keeping with the downtown theme, there is an all-black dress code and the underground parking lot will be decorated with the tangled corpses of crashed cars, a gothic reminder of safety week.<br /></p><span id="__caret">_</span>Hoping to prove once and for all that it' not just a city of religious extremists and elderly academics, Jerusalem is stealing a page from the Hipster Handbook and combining a European favorite -the Black Party welcoming winter - with a Brooklyn favorite - Balkan Beat Box - for a killer shindig in the Safra Square Parking Lot on November 11th. <p>Balkan Beat Box, a world class powerhouse headed by two Israelis, Ori Kaplan and Tamir Muskat, has gained international acclaim for their fusing of traditional music - klezmer, Middle Eastern - with hip-hop and Jamaican dub. Their two albums, released in 2005 and 2007, have made them a favorite in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn and with hipsters everywhere. Their frequent returns to the homeland always draw a crowd, though it's usually in Tel Aviv. </p><p>This year's Jerusalem party, sponsored by the Jerusalem Municipality and supported by the Hebrew University Student Union and local chapter of the Road Safety Association, reflects the current mayoral administration's love of its younger constituents. According to event organizer Yoram Braverman, who is responsible for youth-related matters at the Municipality, "There are a number of reasons the municipality chose to do this. It's part of the opening of the academic year, it's the beginning of the city's winter cultural events and it falls during national road safety week. The municipality has always done things for the opening of the school year, for the onset of winter, but this year, because of the mayor, the events are bigger. He wants to support youth in the city."</p><p>College-aged youth that is. The event is 21 and over and will feature a fully-stacked bar as well as a separate alcohol-free bar for the designated drivers (it is road safety week after all). In keeping with the downtown theme, there is an all-black dress code and the underground parking lot will be decorated with the tangled corpses of crashed cars, a gothic reminder of safety week.<br /></p><span id="__caret">_</span>