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Friday, February 25
* One-Off Dance Party, Brooklyn
* Typewritergirls: Portrait of the Dadaist as a Public School Official, Manhttan
* Why Leave Astoria, Queens
* Vitamin B Presents: Vitamin Pornj, Williamsburg
* Bogart and Bacall at the Landmark Loews Movie Palace, Jersey City
* The Loose Caboose Show, Manhattan
Saturday, February 26
* Dancing for Dara, Manhattan
* Swimming Cities Auction, Manhattan
* Alien Abduction, Brooklyn
* Stand Up for Women's Health, Manhattan
* EZ Times, Brooklyn
* The Green Death Year Two, Williamsburg
* Feast Brooklyn Dinner, Brooklyn
* Slideluck Bushwick, Brooklyn
* Gnocchi del 29: Love Is in the Air, Brooklyn
* Perfumed Handkerchief, Queens
* Dance Revival, Brooklyn
Sunday, February 27
* Red Carpet Oscar Party, Manhattan
* The 5th Annual Alt.Oscars Awards Event and Dance Party
Church, Manhattan
* Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, Manhattan
* Secret City, Manhattan
* Launch Party a-Go-Go, Manhattan
Tuesday, March 1
* The Moon, Williamburg
* Best Art Show of 2011
Wednesday, March 2
* Sidewalk, Manhattan
* NYC Fun-a-Day Show, Brooklyn
* G.E.Devo Scores Aelita Queen of Mars
* Dorkbot-NYC, Manhattan
* Bailout Theater, Manhattan
Thursday, March 3
* New Wave Scum, Williamsburg
* Golden Arrows: The Party, Brooklyn`
Wishlist
* Rhizome
All That We've Met
* Dr. Steam Whipple
Spectre
* I Won't Pay
Learning
* I’m Not Your Chinese Mother
Help
* Bushwick Food Not Bombs
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From Passion Faction:
One-Off Dance Party
Packed warehouse dance party. With DJs Prince Terrence, Distroy Allorchs, and Spanky. Hosted by Distroy Allorchs, Ali and Lacie, Feral Children, and After Hrs. With VJ Riot.
Semi-Legit
6 Charles Place, Bushwick, Brooklyn
J,M,Z trains to Myrtle/Broadway station
10p; $12 entry, $8 with RSVP
passionfaction(at)gmail.com
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Typewritergirls: Portrait of the Dadaist as a Public School Official
Poetry cabaret exploring the marriage of art, education, and absurdity. Can the TypewriterGirls turn one of their shenanigan-filled, Dada-bred poetry cabarets into an state sanctioned institution of education? Come and find out if is it's possible to successfully integrate poetry, comedy, dance, magic, literary games, art, and chaos into a coherent lesson plan.
The TypewriterGirls have assembled a crack team of artists with similar interests in spreading enlightenment to the masses: A newly formed Dada dance troupe will be serving as gym instructors for those of us who found dodge ball and push-ups to be cruel sadistic rituals; Magician Mark Swindler will be teaching the all-too necessary course Consensual Illusion and the Mysteries of Reality Manipulation; and, of course, there to embody transcendent language as wisdom will be renowned Chinese poet and performer Huang Xiang, and Dada Queen and King, poets Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes.
29 Cornelia Street, Manhattan
5:45p doors, 6p show; $9
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Why Leave Astoria
Free food and drinks as we celebrate WLA's 6,000 members strong. Sponsored in part by Chelsea Brewing Company, we're giving you eight kegs of beer and food for the evening. Meanwhile, we've rented a giant circus tent to cover the entire garden -- rain or shine, bishes. We'll have live band karaoke.
Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden
29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria, Queens
7-10p; $free
whyleaveastoria.com/events/wla6k-party
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Vitamin B Presents: Vitamin Pornj
In these cold winter months, everyone can use a hearty dose of nutritious and fast-acting Vitamin B. In fact, 9 out of 10 Doctors of Disco recommend Vitamin B for beating the winter blues.
Fortunately, your favorite DJs have rushed to the rescue with a new addition of your favorite strength building, energy-enhancing dance party. This Friday: Featuring fun and fruit-filled Disorient DJs: Friar Tuck, Orion Keyser. And homegrown Vitamin B residents with no preservatives added: Tektite, Tim the Enchanter, and Cecil Grey.
It’s the only party of the season where you don’t have to wear a costume â€" but if you show up in Pornj, you’ll receive a free Vitamin P shot.
House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand station
10p-5a; $10
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Bogart and Bacall at the Landmark Loews Movie Palace
Join us later this month as we pay homage to one of cinema's greatest screen couples: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Tonight: To Have and Have Not. Tomorrow: The Big Sleep, Dark Passage. With the Wonder Organ.
Landmark Loew's Movie Palace
54 Journal Square, Jersey City
8p; $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
The Loose Caboose Show
Un Vaudeville Spectacle. Ms. Tina Cione' and Shane Webb bring you a night of bumping and grinding with comedic timing at their vaudeville-themed variety show. Every last Friday of the month, the Bowery Poetry Club hosts un spectacle with vintage cartoons from Tom Stathes' Cartoons on Film, burlesque, comedy, musical, and sideshow acts. Hosted by Juliet Jeske as Fraulein Shtup.
Performances by Legs Malone, Danny Champ, the Chi-Ciones, Blaine Kneece, John and Molly Knefel, Gemini Rising, and Shane Webb.
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, Manhattan
7:30p cartoons, 8p show; $8 advance, $12 at the door
ovationtix.com/trs/pr/797235
theloosecabooseshow.com/
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Dancing for Dara
A benefit screening for Dara Greenwald. Video Data Bank of Chicago has assembled a 75-minute video program called Dancing for Dara composed of work by internationally-recognized artists who have donated their work to benefit Dara Greenwald who is currently battling cancer.
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, Manhattan
3p screening, 4:30p show; $20 screening donation, $30 screening, birthday after-celebration (with drinks and treats), $40 screening, after-celebration, and a copy of Dara and Josh's new book Signs of Change
rachaelrakes(at)gmail.com
justseeds.org/josh_macphee/04signsofcha.html
healdarag.org/donate-2/
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Swimming Cities Auction
Closing reception, featuring music by composer, performer, storyteller Sxip Shirey, with trumpet and bhangra drum player Sonny Singh from North India, dhol 'n' brass band Red Baraat, and DJ Joro-Boro.
Swimming Cities is a diverse and evolving collaboration of artists, builders, and visionaries who come together to embark on challenging large-scale projects. Originally united through the internationally acclaimed artist Swoon, the group traces its roots back to the DIY raft project on the Mississippi River, the Miss Rockaway Armada. The upcoming project will bring a fleet of sculptural rivercraft to the foothills of the Himalayas in a cultural exchange with local South Asian artists and artisans. The boats will traverse the Ganges river from Haridwar to the holy city of Varanasi.
Gallery 151
350 Bowery, Manhattan
7p-1a; $10 suggested donation
32auctions.com/view_auction?id=swimmingcities&pwd=india
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
CIMAdown presents:
Alien Abduction
As the world is crumbling, skyscrapers are burning, and meteors are falling from the sky. Somewhere, deep in the heart of Brooklyn, aliens have traveled at varying lightspeeds all the way out to earth to come see earthlings seriously get down (or up?). This Saturday, with Cima Down productions experience daring acrobatics, flying ships, and exotic space men and women who may or may not be looking to get some hands-on experience with our human anatomy.
With Sonic Spank, Small Change, 12-inch Endowment, and Merk-E. Lazer light performance by Justin (Dream) Tellian, alien aerials by the House of Yes. Large art installations by CIMAdown and friends, alien costumes by Josh Dreisacker, live body art by Ali Irizarry, live projections by Adam When, with our intergalactic ambassador Guncle.
House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
9p doors; $10 before 11p, $15 after 11p
facebook.com/event.php?eid=167312049983012¬if_t=event
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Stand Up for Women's Health
Rally. Right now Congress has one agenda item: Take away your access to reproductive health care. The U.S. House of Representatives has just voted to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from all federal funding for birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and other lifesaving care. It is the most dangerous legislative assault in our history, and it cannot go unanswered. It's time to fight back!
Stand with thousands of New Yorkers and voice a common message: Women's health must be protected.
Foley Square
Across from the Court House, between Lafayette Street and Centre Street, Manhattan
1-3p; $free
bit.ly/eX9rEb
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
EZ Times
The frezy edition. This Saturday afternoon and evening, we'll have a big fire, warm drinks, and smoking hot beats to keep you warm and movin.... all on Brooklyn's most deluxe rooftop, that of the Broadway Chateau.
Seriously select tunes from D Juice, Reza, Dirigible Audio, and Zemi17 on a system set to blast through the frosty air. Delicious hot bevvies like spiked cider, wicked chocolate, mulled wine, and Irish coffee. Fire dancing welcome. Bring gear, fuel, and duvy if you want to spin.
Broadway Chateau
435 Broadway, rooftop, dial 1305 or 3505 on keypad buzzer, Brooklyn
2p-midnight; $free before sunset, $5 after
dirigibleaudio.com/images/FREEZtimes_flyer.jpg
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
The Green Death Year Two
A play from Dome Theater. Reagan has fallen from his fiery perch of world creating and destroying, into an enfeebled time toy, but a dangerous one who still holds the key to green destruction in his palm. Music on Saturday by Charlie Looker. Music on Sunday by Andrea Schiavelli and the Eyes of Love.
Spectacle Theater
124 South 3rd Street and Bedford, Brooklyn
8p; $5
SpectacleTheater.com
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Feast Brooklyn Dinner
If you don't know about Feast, it is a recurring public dinner designed to use community-driven financial support to democratically fund new and emerging art makers. At each Feast, participants pay a sliding-scale entrance fee for which they receive a supper and a ballot. Diners vote on a variety of artist projects and at the end of the night, the project with the most votes is awarded funds to produce the project.
Church of the Messiah
129 Russell Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
5-8p; $20
feastinbklyn.org/?p=476
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Slideluck Bushwick
Mix together food, people, ideas, friends, industries and cultures, and what do you get? Slideluck Potshow is a unique and magical night that has toured over 40 cities around the world. This session, Slideluck is coming to our turf with an old-fashioned chili cook-off and beers from Brooklyn Brewery.
Come break bread and spark an unexpected conversation. The evening begins with mingling, bluegrass from Morgan O'Kane and dining, then the lights dim, the crowd is hushed, and a spectacular and surprising slideshow commences. This will be a zero-waste event thanks to Sustainable Party. Beer provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
7:30p chili and beers, 9p slideshow; $10
3rdward.com/RSVP
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Gnocchi del 29: Love Is in the Air
We had an amazing gathering in January, come join us once again this time with lots of Love in the air and Pink Gnocchi. Since January 2009 I started sharing Gnocchi del 29, a cultural tradition from my native Argentina, with my New York family and friends.
Gnocchi del 29 is a culinary cultural event to build community, celebrate and be aware of the abundance and prosperity we have around in our lives at all times. We make Gnocchi from scratch with the help of volunteers. The project’s motto is : Love, Prosperity and Art at the end of each month.
A different guest artist is invited every month to perform or exhibit their work. Special guest: Brianna Rose Lutz.
Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary
778 Bergen Street, second floor, Brooklyn
7p-midnight; $15
facebook.com/event.php?eid=146221742105365
briannaroselutz.com/
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Perfumed Handkerchief
A closing party for the Perfumed Handkerchief with a book release, and a night of performances ending with the Ruffian Arms. The night will feature a release of the catalog for the show, with performances by Sarah Kipp, Angela Washko, and Hannah Heilmann, followed up by a night of raucous and outrageous music by the notorious New York legend, the Ruffian Arms.
Flux Factory
39-31 29th Street, Long Island City, Queens
7-11p; $free
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Dance Revival
Join us for the resurgence of everything you expect from the underground -- progressive people, fair prices, slamming DJs, and that post-dawn sense of ecstatic exhaustion.
We're bringing you two levels, three rooms, six DJs, one high dance priestess, one legit Reverend with elf ears performing on-the-spot weddings.
319 Scholes Street, between Bogart and Waterbury, Brooklyn
L train to Montrose station
10p-6a; $free before 11:30p, $10 with password Big Bend, $15 otherwise
21 and over
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Red Carpet Oscar Party
Thanks Jeff, hope the following suffices:
Support Indie Media. INN an independent TV radio station will be having its Fundraiser at Tribeca, NY. We encourage folks to dress up like their favorite celebrities as we interview you on our red carpet. We will have food, drinks and games. The Oscars will be displayed live on our projector. Fun times.
56 Walker Street, Manhattan
6:30p; $7
tribecastage.com/
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
The 5th Annual Alt.Oscars Awards Event and Dance Party
Join the Costume Cultural Society (Kostume Kult's upscale persona) and many fabulous celebrities on NYC's most outrageous Red Carpet. Featuring Oscar Viewing in multiple rooms, the Infamous Alty Awards Ceremonies, an Interactive Red Carpet where all are welcome to participate and an all-night Dance Party with DJs spinning during the commercials and after the show.
Whereas Hollywood caters to Celebrity Culture, the Alties advocates Participatory Culture where there are no VIP areas, where the velvet rope is open to anyone who makes an effort and where drinks and food are affordable to all. We enjoy the style of the Oscars and pay homage to all the actors and filmmakers but with our own New York City attitude.
Dress: film character, pop culture icon, inspired eccentric, creative black tie, star-struck paparazzi or anything fabulous or fun.
Soirée and Crash Mansion
199 Bowery, at Spring Street, Manhattan
6p-2a; $10 limited first-tier, presale tickets, $20 door
altyawards.com
facebook.com/event.php?eid=128559323880022
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Church
A live showcase of comedy, music, film, writing, and everything held the last Sunday of every month at Legion Bar in Brooklyn.
Church is a forum to show off whatever you're working on or want to try -- as polished or off the cuff as you'd like. Read a section of your Great American Novel or the nutrition facts off the back of your beer can. If you're in a band, come improvise, play a new version of your classic or that weird one that never gets performed under your normal moniker. Make a cartoon. Do stand-up. Screen a video. Narrate a photo slide show of the family trip to Orlando. This is the outlet for it all.
The show features readings and live performances followed by a series of short films and videos, and to close, a musical performance by an awesome band. Like a beautiful snowflake, it's different every time.
Church is the extra push to help you complete your work or idea each month, and a reason to inspire new ones. There's a deadline every fourth Sunday and your friends will be waiting.
Legion Bar (back room)
790 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
8pm $free
Facebook: 'Church at Legion Bar'
ChurchMonthly@gmail.com
Presented by CityOnFilm.com
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
For the last five years, Dr. Sketchy's has produced alt. drawing salons in 120 cities. Join us for an epic tribute to Transmetropolitan our most beloved comic by writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson, in support of the new Transmetropolitan charity book. Featuring genderqueer adult performer Jizz Lee as Spider Jerusalem and penthouse pet Ryan Keely as the filthy assistant. Bring your own art supplies.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, Manhattan
4-6:45p; $12 advance, $15 door
drsketchy.com/branch/newyork
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Secret City
The Secret City is an Obie Award winning organization serving the spiritual, social and human needs of artists. We do this by creating and providing live, interactive programs that engage a growing community in restoring the sacred roots of art-making. Our primary program is our monthly service.
Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Passion, with these amazing guests: Painter Beth Reisman; Chef Amanda Freitag; the Blue Bottle Collection; Jeremy Bass; Dan Jenkins; and we have an amazing dancer, Nelida Tirado, coming to grace us with a surprise performance. We'll awaken the senses, invigorate our purpose and ignite the flame that drives us all. Remember, free childcare.
Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street, between Houston and Delancey, Manhattan
11:30a; $10 suggested donation
thesecretcity.org
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Psycho Space Laboratory presents:
Launch Party a-Go-Go
The Psycho Space Laboratory is the brainchild of three downtown theater companies: Junta Juleil Theatricals, BlueBox Productions, and Rachel Klein Productions. These three innovative companies have joined forces to bring to life an immersive world of entertainment, blending vintage pop culture with futuristic sci-fi -- converting the bar at Bowery Poetry Club into a world of performance adventure . The Launch Party A-Go-Go features an overall space age story interwoven throughout an entire evening of performance art, dance, a DJ set by Sean Gill, and performance art curation by Eric Schmalenberger (Banzai!, the Arch Collective, the Citizen’s band). MCs Eric Schmalenberger and Miss Kristen Lee. Featuring the RKP Dancers, Elizabeth Stewart, Megan O'Connor, Michael Porsche, Preston Burger, Freddy Mancilla, Brian Rubiano, Scooter Pie, Robyn Nielsen, Rosabelle Selavy, and Miss Kristen Lee. Short plays Earthlings Vs. Aliens by Libby Emmons and Sean Gill. Live music by Jeffrey Mar
sh. Performances by Joe Stipek, Jake Thomas, Nancy Noto, and Jillaine Gill. Appearances by Soigne Deluxe, Muffinhead, the House of Yes, Amy Van Doran, and Sara Bender.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, Manhattan
9:30p;
917 838 7426
ContactRachelKlein(at)yahoo.com
rachelkleinproductions.com
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The Moon
Hosted by Nat Towsen and Bob Walles, and MoonKids Bryan Condon, Jordan Clifford, Camille Harris, Tim Skinner, Kenny Pickett and James Beard, with Elna Baker (celebrated author and storyteller on The Moth & This American Life), JARED LOGAN (celebrated stand up as seen on Live At Gotham, and TBS- very funny), and Ben Lerman (celebrated ukuleleist comusician of ill repute, ill meaning good).
The Royal Oak
594 Union Avenue, at North 11th Street, Brooklyn
8p; $free
718 388 3884
themoonshow.com
***** Also on TUESDAY *****
Best Art Show of 2011
Nate Hill is presenting a revolving group of free, public art performances everyday in March. There will be a performance everyday. These will include: Death Bear, Punch Me Panda, Free Bouncy Rides, and the Chinatown Garbage Taxidermy Tour. Since 2007, Hill has performed characters designed to help you in some way on the streets, subways, and even your apartments.
Check Website for complete schedule
natehillisnuts.com/home/best-art-show-of-2011/
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Street Vendor Project presents:
Sidewalk
The Street Vendor Project is hosting a screening of the film Sidewalk at Housing Works Bookstore Café. The 2010 documentary film is an accompaniment to Mitchell Duneier's book Sidewalk. Sidewalk is a 1999 ethnography by written by Princeton sociology professor Mitchell Duneier about the mostly homeless book and magazine vendors who sell on Sixth Avenue in NYC's Greenwich Village. It won the LA Times Book Prize and the C. Wright Mills Award and, over the past 12 years, has become a classic in contemporary urban sociology. In 2010, Duneier and filmmaker Barry Alexander Brown released the film, which follows the lives of six such vendors over most of the past decade. Mitchell Duneier, vendors from the film and SVP members will be leading a discussion about street vending, homelessness and related issues following the screening.
Housing Works
126 Crosby Street, Manhattan
7-9p; $free
Swasser414(at)gmail.com
streetvendor.org
housingworks.org/
***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****
NYC Fun-a-Day Show
The concept is simple: Choose one fun thing to do each day (take a photograph, make the bed, draw a picture, bake a cake, etc) and do it every day in February. Then share what you did at a big group Fun-A-Day Show the first week of March.
If your fun-a-day is to make artwork or produce something, bring those things to the show. If your fun-a-day does not result in a final product, make a record or representation of your product in some way to share at the show. While this has primarily been an arts-based activity in Philly and other cities, we really want to see people doing all sorts of fun things (and even challenge artists to do non-artistic fun-a-days) so think outside the box. This is not another NYC gallery show. This is purely about having fun in the dead of winter.
Thank you for playing Fun-A-Day! Here are details on the show where you can showcase what you’ve done this month. P.S. don't worry if you missed a day or two we still want to see you.
Tip Top Bar and Grill
432 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
C train to Franklin Avenue
8p-midnight; $?
***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Spectacle Silent Music Movies presents:
G.E.Devo Scores Aelita Queen of Mars
An orgy of Suprematist costume and set design, Aelita is a rare and bizarre specimen of early Soviet fantasy cinema. G.E.Devo provides a score on guitar. Ben Wildenhaus opens.
Spectacle Theater
124 South 3rd Street, at Bedford, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
7p; $5
SpectacleTheater.com
***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Dorkbot-NYC
People doing strange things with electricity. Featuring Mike Richison: Simulsuck; [Manifest.AR]: augmented reality; Joana Ricou.
Location One
Greene, between Canal and Grand, Manhattan
7-9p; $free
***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Bailout Theater
We will have free dinner and desserts provided as always by friendly village restaurants. Plus home made meals using fresh produce and a potluck for potluck enthusiasts. At 8p, we are so happy to be giving a NYC debut to Adelind Horan's important and much-lauded show Cry of the Mountain.
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
7p door, 7:30p food, 8p show; $free
bailout-theater.org/
twitter.com/bailouttheater
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New Wave Scum
An evening of music, dance and literary performances by Brooklyn’s most gifted Scum artists. With performances by Sabrina Chap, Chavisa Woods, the Fools, Terry Hemphling and the Sylvia Plath Cheerleaders.
Straight from the annals of Valerie Solanas’ SCUM Manifesto, comes this new wave of feminist artists who are pushing performance to new levels. Come witness these “dominant, secure, violent, thrill-seeking, free-wheeling, arrogant females, who consider themselves fit to rule the universe, free-wheeled to the limits of this 'society' and are ready to wheel on to something far beyond what it has to offer."
Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway, Brooklyn
J train to Kaziusco station
8:30-11:30p;
***** Also on THURSDAY *****
Golden Arrows: The Party
Diverse styles of music, community organizations, and the conscious movement, together in a celebration of light and sound for Dynasty Electric's new album Golden Arrows. Golden Arrows is an electro rock/hip-hop collaboration with producer Ski Beatz (Jay-Z, Camp Lo, Curren$y) coming out this Spring on BluRoc (Def Jam). Special guests include Ski Beatz, Brian Chase (Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs), DJ Valissa Yoe, Daniel Pinchbeck, and more. Green Bus Tour connects people and organizations within the conscious movement that share the same ideals. We will be honoring Evolver, Souldish, WE the World, NYC Fair Trade Coalition, Universal Consciousness, Dreamriver Press and the Rememberence Project for all the work they do for the community. Projections by VJ Suit Machine and White Light Prism.
Canal Room
285 West Broadway, Brooklyn
8p; $10 advance, $12 door
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* The 5th Annual Alt.Oscars Awards Event and Dance Party, February 27
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Nonsense is too long. The great thing about the internet is that it doesn't really cost much to run long listings and exhaustive descriptions. It turns out that's ... exhausting. After several complaints and a little deliberation, we're trying a new format: On the first Friday of the month we will run updated ongoing listings in each section: events, learning, and help. Other weeks we're going for leaner, meaner sections. If you're desperate for something to do on an off-Tuesday night we suggest you either look back a few issues ago in your inbox, or poke through our online archives, which you can find under the subscribe page.
Also, a note about better rock shows. Nonsense does not straight list rock shows in New York unless they occur in tandem with puppet shows or jump rope tournaments or in subway tunnels or in graveyards. For listings of good shows, especially shows that feature independent bands at quality venues like Death by Audio and those booked by hard-working promoters like Todd P or Sleep When Dead, consult resources like ohmyrockness.com, brooklynvegan.com/, sleepwhendeadnyc.com/calendar/, garagepunknyc.com, and eardrumnyc.com. For the most exhaustive list of underground shows at unusual venues, track down a copy of the extremely useful -- and handsome -- Showpaper.
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What have you been wishing for? Collaborators, grant monies, a new home? Please send brief listings to Alita at alitanonsensenyc.com. We only list available apartments, lofts, studios, and one-off rentals -- not spaces wanted.
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* I am working on an ongoing exhibition/event/collaboration called the Mobile Uploads Project. This is an ongoing exhibition that features digital images taken from camera phones from everywhere and taken by anybody. To submit, anybody can send photos, in JPEG format, taken with their iPhone, Blackberry, or any other Smartphone device. They can send all of photos that are of subjective interest ... the well-composed, the blurry, the too-dark, the too-light, the boring, the incredible, the dumb, and the clever. I am accepting all photos, even if they have not been previously "mobile-uploaded." The images will be digitally projected rather than printed. The next event is "Mobile Uploads Project: Mobile Projections" on Tuesday, March 15, at Esopus Space in Manhattan, 64 West 3rd Street, No. 210), from 6-9p. Contact Amanda Schmitt, mobileuploads(at)yahoo.com, 608 358 9303
* Flamenco/Hip-Hop Percussion Flash Mob Top Secret Dance Party: We are looking for enthusiastic dancers and percussionist of all levels to participate in a flash mob. It will take place during lunchtime on Saturday, March 19 and a group rehearsal on Sunday, March 13. More details will be given upon registering for the event, as any and all information about time and place must remain confidential. Videos of the choreography will be available ahead of time to learn the four-minute routine. If you would like to participate in this flash mob, please e-mail bwflashmob(at)gmail.com with your full name and e-mail address and we'll be in touch to confirm your participation. This event is for volunteers only. For your participation you will receive a voucher to see a spectacular show.
* The Big Screen Project has a huge TV in a public plaza, and our content is eclectic ranging from the best in the arts, cinema, and new media to highlights in sports and video gaming. Our team of curators collects the best of global cultures in participation with strategic content partners such as art institutions, film festivals, ecologically and humanitarian minded not-for-profits etc. We are collecting New York-centric photos from individuals, blogs, and different organizations to be featured on the screen for April and would love you to contribute. I think it is a great way to expose the public to amazing photos and let individuals take the spotlight as artists. See: bigscreenproject.org/
* The Poetry Club Art Space (poetryclubartspace.com) is planning two events during the month of April and we are searching for performers of all kinds. April 1 will be the opening night of our next exhibition. We have found some amazing visual artists, and we are now looking for musicians, poets, performance artists, to make the opening night into a multimedia extravaganza! Please send us any documentation of your work, or feel free to recommend people you know. Local Brooklyn artists encouraged. April 23, we are hosting a night of short experimental puppetry performances. We are still looking for other puppet acts (under 10 minutes in length). Don't hesitate to email us, or put us in touch with any young puppeteers you know. Please send videos and/or photos with description of performance. Unfortunately, we don't have the funds to be able to pay performers right now, but we can offer good conversation and mediocre wine. Contact poetryclub.artspace(at)gmail.com.
* Rhizome is pleased to announce that the 2011 round of Rhizome Commissions is now open. This year, Rhizome will commission ten international emerging artists to create original works of new media art, with grant awards ranging from $1,000 to $5000. Projects can manifest in a variety of contexts, including the web, mobile devices, the gallery or public settings. Grant awards can be applied to any stage of the project. Two of the commissions will be determined by Rhizome's membership through an open vote. To learn about eligibility, process and procedures of the 2011 Commissions Program, see our procedures page: rhizome.org/commissions/procedures/.
***** SPACES *****
* Subletter needed for the month of March, ideally March 10 to April 10. Dates are flexible! The space: an antique 1920s renovated restaurant bar with original 25 footbar and large restaurant style kitchen, huge living room, new bathroom with bathtub. Perfect for couples and artists who desire a live work space. You will have the entire place to yourself, the area is quiet, and easy to get to! Only 2 blocks from the 39th Avenue N or Q train in Astoria-Long Island City. Down the block from the Flux Factory and near many food markets and restaurants. $1200, Utilities included. Please email or call me to see the space. Xangoshola(at)gmail.com, 631 525 3109.
XXXXX ALL THAT WE'VE MET XXXXX
All That We've Met is Pauline Pechin's series of interviews with artists, underground influencers, and people with interesting stories. You can email her here: pauline.pechin(at)gmail.com
This week: Music producer Dr. Steam Whipple
*How did you learn how to make things?*
"I have always been into making things. When I was a kid, I would play with Legos for 16 hours a day. Everything I owned had to be taken apart to see how it worked.
I made my first guitar when I was in high school. That was back in the '90s. Before there was Internet. So there were only a few books out at that time on the subject. There was one book that was really good. It showed you, step by step, how to make a solid body guitar. And it blueprints that I was able to base my on.
I was also fortunate enough to grow up close enough to Nazareth, PA. Martin Guitar is up there, where I was able to buy materials. Guitars are often made from specialty woods that you don't find at the lumber yard. Stuff like rosewood, figured maple, and ebony, for instance. Nowadays, you can get it all online. I think DIY is such a fruitful thing right now because people can post everything online. You can have a DIY career, which is what I do."
Read the complete interview at
allthatwevemet.com/2011/02/dr-steam-whipple-is-in-clean-shaven.html
XXXXX SPECTRE PRIORITY XXXXX
Before we had a name, the Spectre Event Horizon Group used to meet at a bar to commiserate and trade what our business friends like to call best practices. The group has expanded since then, but it remains focused on smartening the crowd mind. There are no subject limits; our favorite is the incredible sci-fi present, or anything that goes toward a better understanding of human behavior and our universe's ecology. Our simple intent is to connect good minds with as much quality mind-blowing information as we can freely locate and create a space for the informal trade of specialized investigative research, presented for the non-specialist.
The Spectre email list, which is a separate group from this column, is a moderated open forum. People are encouraged to join and to post. The list is compiled for Nonsense by J. Sinopoli. Contact us at spectre.event.horizon.group gmail com or spectregroup.org / spectrevision.org. Here's some of what came in this week:
***** "I Won't Pay" *****
spectregroup.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/i-wont-pay/
"They blockade highway toll booths to give drivers free passage. They cover subway ticket machines with plastic bags so commuters can't pay. Even doctors are joining in, preventing patients from paying fees at state hospitals. Greece's "I Won't Pay" movement has sparked heated debate in a nation reeling from a debt crisis that's forced the government to take drastic austerity measures -- including higher taxes, wage and pension cuts, and price spikes in public services. What started as a small pressure group of residents outside Athens angered by higher highway tolls has grown into a movement affecting ever more sectors of society. A rash of political scandals in recent years, including a dubious land swap deal with a rich monastery and alleged bribes in state contracts â€" has fueled the rebellious mood. At dawn last Friday, about 100 bleary-eyed activists from a Communist Party-backed labor union covered ticket machines with plastic bags at Athens metro stations, preventing
passengers from paying their fares, to protest public transport ticket price hikes. Other activists have taped up ticket machines on buses and trams. And thousands of people simply don't bother validating their public transport tickets when they take the subway or the bus. In one of their frequent occupations of the toll booths on the northern outskirts of Athens recently, protesters wore brightly colored vests with "total disobedience" emblazoned across their backs, and chanted: "We won't pay for their crisis!""
XXXXX LEARNING XXXXX
We look for the sort of classes you circled in college course catalogs but never managed to fit into your schedule. And we also look for the kind of things that no college could teach. Cheap and eclectic is the rule, though all rules get broken occasionally, and we especially love workshops, round-tables, and teachers who won’t take your work out of
your hands and show you how to do it right. One-time listings are categorized weekly, with general recurring classes listed at the end on the first Friday of each month We thrive on your suggestions, so make sure to tell us about upcoming classes that you think are nifty-keen.
Learning is compiled and edited weekly by Libby Sentz. Send listing suggestions to libby(at)nonsensenyc.com.
***** LEARNING: SATURDAY *****
I’m Not Your Chinese Mother
You failed an exam? You got fired from your job? Your last relationship ended in disaster? Learn how to tune out the harsh critic in your head and move on with life. We’ll listen to stories of failure from the Risk and WTF podcasts. We’ll practice techniques to deal with life’s frustrations. And we might do some sharing, but don’t expect any hugging. Led by Amelia Blanquera. As a barter for the class, please contribute one of the following: Sound-editing training, plants, music suggestions, a good laugh, the list of ingredients for your favorite sandwich.
Trade School
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
4-5:30p; $barter (see above)
tradeschool.ourgoods.org
***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****
Chinese Brush Painting
Nature is the theme. Simplicity is the key. Learn to paint in the Chinese style using a bamboo brush, Chinese ink, and rice paper. Learn the pictorial origins of Chinese characters. Get step-by-step individual instruction of this ancient art form, and develop your own style. All levels are welcome. Materials are provided for an additional fee if you do not have your own inks, brushes, and rice paper. Led by Kwok Kay Choey.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Eight Saturdays: February 26 through April 23
3â€"6p; With materials: $261 members; $281 nonmembers
Without materials: $216 members; $236 nonmembers
bbg.org
***** LEARNING: SUNDAY *****
Edible Glass Workshop
Explore the creative possibilities of sugar glass (a.k.a. hard candy) through the lenses of art and science. We will be looking at “sweet†artworks, designs, and performances for inspiration, getting into a hands-on practice of sugar glass. Some of the basic candy-manipulating techniques will be demonstrated, such as blowing, thread-making, and casting. Please bring comfortable work clothes. Led by Yuka Otani. As a barter for the class, please bring one of the following: light corn syrup, organic fruits or vegetables, good food/snacks to share with the class, proofread my writing (1-2 pages), give me feedback about my new art project, suggestions for good gallery/museum exhibits to go, handmade soap, very cool images or videos of "bubbles," help photographing to document this workshop.
Trade School
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
1-3:30p; $barter (see above)
tradeschool.ourgoods.org
***** LEARNING: MONDAY *****
Good Communicator Lab: Conflict Resolution 101
Learn how to handle difficult people and complicated discussions with grace and skill. How good are you when you are under pressure, feel offended/ unheard, or notice that a conversation is taking a turn for the worse? In this 2.5 hour professional training based on Marshall Rosenberg's system of non-violent/compassionate communication, you’ll be introduced to an easy system for staying calm, figuring out what the other person really wants, and skillfully navigating yourself and others through turbulent waters. Taught by Dian Killian, Ph.D., a renowned communications trainer.
LifeLabs
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
7-9:30p; $35
lifelabsnewyork.com
***** LEARNING: TUESDAY *****
(The Pleasure in) Dance Class
Connect to a sensual state in our experience of moving through anatomical explorations, connecting the parts of our whole and using imagination and intention to move more fully and with lusciousness. You will dance improvising and learning material from choreographer Luciana Achuga's work, old and new. Some dance training required.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn
Tuesdays, March 1-29
$5; 10a-noon
bax.org
***** LEARNING: Also on TUESDAY *****
The Art of Silliness: Drawing Workshop
Laugh, learn, and become an awesome doodle artist. Students will complete 'activity worksheets', third-grade style; learn new drawing skills; create drawings that are meant to be silly (i.e. not perfect, not stressful, just fun); learn to make great silly doodles for journals, notes, and projects; and lighten up, in your art skills and your life. You might do one-liners, scribbly drawings, blind drawings, upside-down drawings or drawings with your left foot. You will write a haiku. Toilet paper just might be involved. During the last hour of the evening you will be given tips on how to take these drawings furtherusing markers, colored pencils, charcoal and more. Do you always doodle in the same way? After this course you'll leave with a new doodle talent and silly outlook, ready to brighten up birthday cards, love notes, journals, office memos, and projects. Bring Ultra Fine Point Sharpie Marker (if you don't have one, just let us know
and we'll bring an extra for you). Led by Carla Sonheim.
LifeLabs
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
7-9:30p; $35 (materials included)
lifelabsnewyork.com
***** LEARNING: WEDNESDAY *****
Crochet for Left-Handed People
Many crochet tutorials only show instructions for right-handed people, leaving many lefties trying hard to reverse them. Here left-handed people can learn basic stitches, from how to make a slip knot and chain stitch, to how to do a double crochet stitch. Students can create a simple swatch, or they can form the basis for their own handmade scarf! Bringing your own crochet hook and yarn is definitely encouraged but not required. I will provide a few for class. (Righties can come, too, if they want.) Led by David Morgan. As a barter for the class, please bring one of the following: advice on what type of camera to buy, extra skeins of yarn, CSS/HTML help for a Wordpress blog, funny jokes, a CD full of your favorite music, a loaf of bread, or cookies.
Trade School
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
8-9:30p; $barter (see above)
tradeschool.ourgoods.org
***** LEARNING: Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Circus Yoga
Did you ever dream of running away with the circus? Join dance and yoga teaching artist Helen Styring Tocci for an exploration of circus and yoga, and all the combinations that arise out of that union. Circus Yoga is an invitation. Artfully designed to engage at any level, Circus Yoga blends the consciousness of yoga with the communal celebration of circus. Expand who you are and what you think you can do as you discover this shared practice and play together. Circus offers you fun new ways to challenge your abilities and self-concept. Yoga contributes rich movement vocabulary and insight. Discover your inner circus yogi or yogini and build strength, flexibility and stamina in this fun-filled workshop class that includes: group games and play, partner acrobatics, juggling, diabolo, devil sticks, poi and more, thai yoga massage, and flying, partner, and group Mandala yoga.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn
6 Wednesdays, March 2 through April 6
7-9p; $75 for entire workshop; $15 drop-in classes
bax.org
***** LEARNING: ONGOING *****
NOTE: The Ongoing section of LEARNING runs only on the first Friday of each month.
BODY
* Haitian dance with Bwa Kayiman musicians, featuring various Haitian teachers, at Ripley Grier. Manhattan. Fridays 7:30-9p; $10. negmawonproductions.com
* Queer and Trans Yoga is a class specifically for the LGBT community, at Third Root Community Health Center,. Brooklyn. Sundays 5p and Thursdays 8p. $12. thirdroot.org
* Aerial circus classes (trapeze, silks, lyra, conditioning, hula hoop,and strip-tease aerial). Williamsburg. Various times. $25-$30. aerialmoves.com
* Hatha Yoga and Kundalini/Breath Work at Boutique Studios. Brooklyn. Mondays and Fridays, respectively, at 8p. Bring a mat or towel. 917-651-7717. kristinmirabelle(at)yahoo.com
* Free Yoga at BHQFU. Manhattan. Sundays 7:15-8:45p. bhqfu.org/wiki/doku.php?id=start#courses
* Free Hoop Dance, outside of Macy's at Broadway above 34th Street. Manhattan. Mondays 6-7p. $free
* Tao Yoga and Tsa Lung (The Shamanic Yoga of Zhang Zhung) led by Lama Ji at Surreal Estate. Brooklyn. Tao Yoga Saturdays at 10a; Tsa Lung Tuesdays at 5:30p. $donation. surrealestatenyc(at)gmail.com
* Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu at Triskelion Arts. Brooklyn. Training is centered on jissen gata combat fighting. Membership is selective, but you may attend the first class free. Saturdays 5-7p, Sundays 2â€"4p. triskelionarts.org/events.htm#classesoffered
* Afro-Haitian dance with Julio Jean at Ripley-Grier Studios. Manhattan. Saturdays (except Jan. 1); 4:30-6p. $10. jeanjulio(at)gmail.com
* African dance with Imani Faye at the Kennedy Center. Harlem. Thursdays 6:30p; $10. 212 862 6401 Ext: 410
* Flirting with Burlesque at the School of Burlesque. Manhattan. Thursdays 7-8p. $15. schoolofburlesque.com
* Tribal Fusion bellydance class with Fayzah at Battery Dance Studios. Manhattan. Tuesdays 5:30-7p. $20. dancespiral.com or fayzahfire(at)gmail.com
* Contemporary dance, hip-hop, belly dance, African drumming, and much more at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Brooklyn. Various days and times $10+. 718-636-696
* Congolese dance with Funmilayo at Rod Rodgers Dance Studio, Manhattan, Wednesdays 7:30-9p; at Boy's Harbor Conservatory, Manhattan, Thursdays 7:30-9p; and at Alvin Ailey Extension, Manhattan, Sundays 4:30-6p. $varies. fushadance(at)aol.com or krosebud14(at)hotmail.com
* Open company class with Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company, intermediate/advanced. Brooklyn. Thursdays 5-6:15p. $12. RSVP at perceptionsdance.com.
* Balkan folk dance at the Hungarian House. Manhattan. Wednesdays 6:30-8p; $12. nycfolkdance.org
* Introduction to House Dance with Linda La Naija at Black River Dance. Harlem. Fridays 6-7:30p; $14. blackriverdance.com
* The Art of the Samurai Sword with Raab Rashi at The Workman's Circle/NYR Studios. Manhattan Thursdays 6-7p; $free intro lesson, $15 beyond. swordclass.blogspot.com
* Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art and dance, with Capoeira Angola Quintal. Manhattan. Various days; $15. afrobrazilarts.org/newyorkcapoeira/index.htm
* Parkour workshops. Manhattan. Sundays 4p; $15+ nyparkour.com
* Aerial classes (silks, trapeze, lyra, pole dance, ballet) at the Sky Box at House of Yes. Brooklyn. Monday through Saturday; $15. theskybox.org/classes
* Aerial yoga. Manhattan and Williamsburg. Various days; $20. aerialyoga.com
* Group tightwire walking, foot-juggling, and more at Trapeze Loft. Williamsburg. Sundays 5-6p; $25. thetrapezeloft.com
* Trampoline at Streb Lab for Action Mechanics. Brooklyn. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7-8:30p; $25. streb.org/V2/school/adults.html
* Co-ed nonsexual naked yoga. Manhattan. Various days; $?. groups.yahoo.com/group/coyoga/
* Trapeze, silks, lyra, conditioning, hula hoop, and strip tease aerial classes with Harvest Moon at Embody Studios. Brooklyn. $25-$30. aerialmoves.com
* HoopSkool. Manhattan. Various days, times thefunnestbootcamp(at)gmail.com
* Introduction to Birdwatching. Brooklyn. Sundays noon-1:30p. nycgovparks.org/events/2010/11/21/introduction-to-birdwatching
BRAIN
* Free Patching Circle at NYC Resistor. Brooklyn. Every third Sunday of the month; 3-8pm. nycresistor.com. puredata.info/community/NYCPatchingCircle
* Free Hacker Helpline from Eric Singer of LEMUR (lemurbots.org) to answer your questions about projects, electronics, software, robotics, physical computing, Max/MSP, etc. For help, open Skype, add contact "hackerhelpline," and go to the Mood section to see dates and hours. e(at)ericsinger.com
* Free open craft/hack nights at NYC Resistor. Brooklyn. Thursdays 6-9p; $free. nycresistor.com/2008/11/22/open-craft-hack-nights-on-thursdays/
* Free math studies at the School of Mathematics, which cultivates a natural, stress-free environment where everyone can explore, study, and discover mathematics. Prior knowledge is not assumed. Brooklyn. Various days; $free. thewe.net/math
* Writing with constraints at the Writhings Society. Practice writing with arbitrary, sometimes mathematical, rules invented by the French group Oulipo and others; no experience necessary. Brooklyn. Wednesdays 6:30-8:30p; $5+. proteusgowanus.com
* Study Hall (a workplace for writers and thinkers) at Proteus Gowanus. Brooklyn. Weekdays, 10a-5p. $50 a month, includes free WiFi, free coffee, discounts on events, and sometimes free home-baked goodies. proteusgowanus.com
HANDS
* Juggling classes (various props; all ages and abilities). Manhattan, Mondays 5:30-6:30p. Brooklyn, Tuesdays 6-7p; $20. jugglingclasses.com
* Free Bike Shoppe at 3rd Ward. Brooklyn. 718 715 4961. 3rdward.com/calendar
* Assorted artstar classes at the Madagascar Institute! Brooklyn. Various times; great prices. madagascarinstitute.com
* Free Make-A-Bot Mondays at Alpha One Labs. Brooklyn. Mondays 7p; $free. psytek(at)alphaonelabs.com, alphaonelabs.com
* Free Craft-On (fun with yarn, thread, and more) with Church of Craft. Brooklyn. Third Tuesdays at Etsy Labs and First Sundays at SpaceCraft; $free. churchofcraft.org/2008/10/01/welcome-nyc-crafters/
* Free bicycle repair classes at Time's Up! Manhattan and Brooklyn. Various days. $free. times-up.org/index.php?page=bike-co-op
* Free home-improvement classes, from tiling to drywall repair, at Home Depot stores. Saturdays and Sundays; $free. homeimproverclub.com/workshops.aspx?Type=3
* The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing and mending. Participants bring their broken objects and put them on a large, common fixing table and share ideas and techniques for repairing, mending, enhancing, or repurposing the objects. Brooklyn. Thursdays 7-9:30p; $5 donations. proteusgowanus.com/main/fixers-collective
* Figure drawing at Brooklyn Artists Gym. Mondays 6:30-9:30p and Saturdays 12-3p; $8-plus. brooklynartistsgym.com/events.html#workshops
* Figure Drawing for Illustrators at Triskelion Arts. Williamsburg. Tuesdays 7-10p. $10 model fee.meetup.com/illustrators/
* Guinean Rhythms drum class with Ibrahima Kolipe Camara at Chelsea Studios Please bring a drum. Manhattan Fridays, 6:30-7:30p. $15. kolipe81(at)yahoo.com; 646-897-2293
* Beading classes at Brooklyn Bead Box. Various days; $varies. brooklynbeadbox.com/classes.html
* The needle arts at Brooklyn General Store. Various days; $varies. brooklyngeneral.com/shop/classes/
* Knitting and spinning classes at the Yarn Tree. Various days; $varies. theyarntree.com/studio/classes/
* Mosaic workshops. Manhattan. Wednesdays 1-4p and 6-9p; $100 for four-class workshop. newyorkartworld.com/things/things-mosaichtml
* Wheel and handbuilding classes at La Mano Pottery. Manhattan. Various days; $300 for eight-week class. lamanopottery.com
* Studio Sundays: Intergenerational Programs at Museum of Arts & Design. Manhattan. Sundays 2-4p. $10 (includes admission and materials) 212-956-3535.madmuseum.org
* Females-only African drum class at Oduduwa Cultural Arts Center. Jamaica, Queens. Sundays 11a-noon. $10. balletintlafricans.com
* African drumming with Ibrahima "Kolipe" at Chelsea Studios, 5th Floor. Manhattan. Fridays 6:30. kolipe81(at)yahoo.com
* Drumming with Michael Markus at Church Street School for Music And Art. Manhattan. Mondays 6-8p. $20. All levels. info(at)magbana.com. magbana.com
* Bookmaking, architecture, self-made art supplies, masks, fabric, and more using repurposed materials from our warehouse at Materials for the Arts. Long Island City. $18. Days and time vary. mfta.org/education_workshop_schedule.html
GRAB BAG
* 3rd Ward offers multi- and interdisciplinary courses in visual art, technology, and fabrication. Various days; $varies. 3rdward.com/classes
* Gearilla!, a street theater workshop (on bikes). Various locations. Tuesdays 2p; $10-plus. monicahunken.com/classes.html
* Creative arts classes at Spoke the Hub. Brooklyn. Various days; $varies. spokethehub.org
* First aid for cats and dogs. Manhattan. Saturdays 10-2p; $65 (if purchased online). nyredcross.org/viewclass.php/prmCID/32/month/08/year/2009
XXXXX HELP XXXXX
It is a wonderful thing, to help. Helping strengthens communities and allows you to meet new friends. With that in mind, we look for one-day volunteer opportunities with no long-term commitment required. We want to be open to fresh ideas and think of help in a broad way. These listings could include anything from a large-scale day-long service project to a local theatre company that needs volunteers for load-in; from an artist looking for film extras to a community garden that needs a few extra hands. Our goal is simply to help groups or individuals that serve the greater good in small but significant ways. Unique and interesting job opportunities are acceptable fare for this section as well. Looking for ways to help out? Need volunteers to get your own community project off the ground? Know of any existing opportunities? Send your requests to MeeO at meeo(at)nonsensenyc.com.
*****HELP: NOW*****
Environmental Archivist for Time's Up
Our organization has been creating environmental, sustainable change in New York City for over 20 years. Archivist needed to help chronicle and depict the change we've been able to make in our city. We need someone who is proficient and skilled at updating an html website. We want to move the archived information online.
Seeking one or two volunteers who are willing to make a commitment of at least three months. This position will be based in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Please contact Time's Up! Director Bill Dipola at billtimesup(at)gmail.com
*****HELP: NOW AND ONGOING*****
Help the Elderly Care for Their Pets
Search and Care helps hundreds of elderly; many frail, isolated, homebound, with little to no help from family or friends, to remain in the community as long as safely possible. For the older person living alone, their pet means everything to them. Too often a person resists essential hospitalization because they're afraid to leave their pet behind. For others, severe arthritis or other disabilities (some short term, some ongoing) prevents them from walking the dog or taking their pet to and from vet appointments. You can easily be a hero by joining our volunteer team which specifically helps our clients to maintain quality of life for their pets. Our service area is Upper East Side of Manhattan, from East 86th Street to East 110th Street (from the East River to Fifth Avenue).
Please contact Search and Care for more information or to schedule a meeting with our volunteer coordinator.
SandC(at)searchandcare.org
*****HELP: NOW AND ONGOING*****
Bushwick Food Not Bombs
In Our Hearts recently decided to take on Bushwick Food Not Bombs as one of its projects and we are looking for bottom-liners. Bushwick Food Not Bombs started sharing food with the Bushwick community in November 2008 at Maria Hernandez Park. The Bushwick Food Not Bombs serves vegan and vegetarian meals to the Bushwick community every Thursday at 2p.
Volunteers needed to oversee the dumpstering for and/or seeking donations of food on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. And then take the food to Surreal Estate (15 Thames Street, second floor, Brooklyn), cooking on Wednesdays at 11a, and transporting food, supplies, and clean up.
inourhearts(at)gmail.com.
*****HELP: MARCH*****
Make Puppets and Costumes for Earth Celebrations Parade
Earth Celebrations is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering ecological awareness through the arts. Volunteer to participate in our Puppet and Costume Workshops to create the spectacular puppet and costumes for the Parade on May 21, inspired by the native species and habitats of the Hudson River.
Puppet and Costume Workshops: March 2â€"May 18
Costume Workshops: Wednesdays, 6-9p
Puppet Workshops: Saturdays, 12-4p
Church Street School for Music and Art
74 Warren Street, between West Broadway and Greenwich, Manhattan
212 777 7969
earthcelebrations(at)me.com
earthcelebrations.com
*****HELP: UPCOMING*****
Paint Rooftops for Energy Efficiency
The White Roof Action Project is a new community-based action project seeking to encourage home and business owners to convert their current rooftops to more energy-efficient white rooftops. We're starting with buildings in the Carroll Gardens area of Brooklyn. Help recruit and train others to paint rooftops white this spring. Volunteers with outreach, networking, computer skills, on-line research capabilities, grant, data base, fundraising, and building experience wanted to join the W.R.A.P. team. Much work can be done from home on your own time. Community service and letters of recommendation provided where eligible.
Contact Judy Levitz at
whiteroofactionproject(at)gmail.com
Include your name, email and phone number
*****HELP: UPCOMING*****
Pirates Wanted for Mobile Museum in Red Hook and Beyond
Mobile museum pirates, docents, gift shop and concession help needed for the Enviromedia Mobile, the amazing, traveling nature and maritime museum on wheels. This unique and state of the art mobile museum offers weekend programming at Erie Basin Park, in Red Hook Brooklyn, as well as travel to various festivals through out the region during Spring thru Fall.
No experience is necessary.
Register for volunteer orientation: enviromediamobile.udec(at)gmail.com
enviromediamobile.blogspot.com
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