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Friday, February 4
* Flick Football Tournament, Manhattan
* SxSW in Brooklyn, Brooklyn
* (Dub)+(Step), Brooklyn
* Mira Billotte's: Spira Mirabilis Mundi, Williamsburg
* Fake AWP 2011, Williamsburg
* Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Victory Party, Brooklyn
* Get Squeezed, Brooklyn
* Drive Thru Burlesque, Manhattan
* Distorted Glow, Brooklyn
* Gold and Glitter, Manhattan
* Brooklyn Boogie at the Gym Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, February 5
* Live Mermaids Live, Manhattan
* BrokeTop Mountain Development, Manhattans
* Punch Me Panda, Manhattan and Brooklyn
* The ??????? Party, Queens
* Mister and Miss Coney Island Play Favorites, Manhattan
* Xango Divinity Party, Brooklyn
Sunday, February 6
* Revolution Lady-Style Now: Permanent Wave's Feminist Performance Series Sound Wave, Williamsburg
* Freeze-Tag on Wall Street, Manhattan
Monday, February 7
* Go F*ck Yourself, Williamsburg
Tuesday, February 8
* Geek Girl Burlesque - Toys, Manhattan
Wednesday, February 9
* Fire in the Snow: Alive
* Kings County Cinema Society, Brooklyn
Thursday, February 10
* Storybook Burlesque Presents: The Books of Dr. Seuss, Brooklyn
* I Like Your Glasses, Manhattan
* A Secret Crush Valentine Party, Manhattan
* Raw Milk, Manhattan
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Flick Football Tournament
Our plan is to have a tournament that is bracketed like the NCAA basketball tournament. You win and you move on until there are two left and they play for the final trophy. We will have three tables going simultaneously. I have designed all the tables and the other items. It is something between an art show and a sixth grade lunch period. There will also be a flick football history exhibit with books, ancient flick footballs, sports cards etc. I will attach a few images of some items in the exhibit. The Partners and Spade store is not really a store or a gallery or an office, it is really a club house where they just do whatever they think might be fun regardless of commercial potential. A super trophy will go to the winner and free beer to all who attend, except those that are in AA or the Church of Latter Day Saints.
Partners and Spade
40 Great Jones, Manhattan
6-9p; $free
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
SxSW in Brooklyn
A music and tech sensory overload. If you've missed Austin's big South by Southwest event don't skip out on your own Funhaus, Friday night. A new type of you experience is here for Brooklyn.
First -- get up close to brand new unseen touchable technologies for the senses. Music, light, feel and perception: bubbles that remember what you say; learn to DJ by Silly String; match your faces symmetry with your friends, without a computer; see the latest night gear reflective fashion; a glove that understands your voice; a pulse drip, light (we can't explain it); pinball that produces new music based on how you play; get shaken by bass as the floor senses and connects you to light; produce your own music through audio tapes; traffic lights that sense you; digital mobile photo fun booth.
Some of the sensory overload: Three VJs projecting original works, nine live acts, dance as the night moves on. All sorts of interesting foods, a bar on site.
46 Bridge Street, Brooklyn
F train to York station
6p-2a; $5
All ages
nycfunhaus.com/
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Passion Faction Presents:
(Dub)+(Step)
Cause all the kids are rav(e)ing about it. Cover sets of Bass Nectar, Caspa, Spanky, OgoPogo. Like seeing either of the large DJs in an incredible warehouse spot with hundreds of people dancing around you, but you don't have to deal with some bullshit nightclub, half of new jersey, or a 30 dollar cover. Our point is that it won't actually be either of them, but whatever, it will feel like the same thing. Hosted by Distroy Allorchs and Ali and Lacie.
6 Charles Place, Brooklyn
10p-4a; $12 doors, $8 with RSVP
passionfaction(at)gmail.com
J,M,Z trains to Myrtle/Broadway station
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Mira Billotte's: Spira Mirabilis Mundi
White Magic (solo) performance at 9p, Mira will perform inside the installation invoking the Spirit with acoustic instruments and a capella.
Mira Billotte, from the Legendary White Magic, creates Spira Mirabilis Mundi, the Miraculous Spiral Universe, a transcendant maze of video projections, fabric, and symbols. Mira Billotte curates performances throughout the month with very special guests.
Secret Project Robot
210 Kent Avenue, Manhattan
8-11p; $free
secretprojectrobot.org/
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Fake AWP 2011
Brooklyn hosts the world's most influential fake literary conference. The annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ (AWP) conference boasts the most influential names in fiction and poetry, along with the leading institutions of the literary-industrial complex.
The first annual Fake AWP conference boasts several writers and poets who are just wonderful people. To provide a haven for those either too broke, too busy, or too disillusioned (with the fact that really it ought to be AWWP, jeez) to attend the massive four-day conference in Washington, D.C., an assortment of Brooklyn writers and editors are taking over Brooklyn Winery. Even as AWP tackles some of the most pressing issues facing authors, publishers, and academics, Fake AWP will be addressing brunch, snark, literary crushes, and whatever it is Jim Behrle thinks about all day (seriously, he won’t tell us).
The presentation list is as follows: Jim Behrle presenting When I Was Young I Wanted to Be a Department Chair, Tobias Carroll presenting Punchlines at the End of the World: Joshua Cohen's Witz as Spiritual Descendant of Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker Novels; Jason Diamond presents Snark Mastery: Post Upper West Side; C.A.B. Fredericks presents Oligarchs. Oligarchs? Oligarchs!: Towards a Sustainable Literary Utopia; Jim Hanas presents Deeply, Madly, Sillily: A Love Letter to Renata Adler; Caitlin MacRae presents a cautionary lecture on the dangers of brunch.
Further talks are expected from BOMB's Luke Degnan, as well as a very famous and fabulous fake Brooklyn literary figure. Audience participation will be encouraged, with the potential to earn the title of Fake Dean of American Letters.
Brooklyn Winery
213 North 8th Street, between Driggs and Roebling, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
8-10p; $free
805 455 9962
cab.fredericks(at)slicemagazine.org
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Victory Party
The NYC Community Farmworker Alliance (CFA) is throwing a party to celebrate the recent victories of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Come dance and celebrate. DJs spinning hip-hop, cumbia, salsa, son jarocho, and live bomba music. CIW members will be there partying with us.
The Commons
388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
8p-1a; $5-10 suggested
ciw-online.org
farmworkersolidarity.blogspot.com
thecommonsbrooklyn.org
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Super Coda Presents:
Get Squeezed
A night of accordion centric music in Brooklyn. Featuring Amour Obscur, Susan Hwang, and Jonathan Wood Vincent.
Cafe Orwell
247 Varet Street, Brooklyn
L train to Morgan station
9p; $free
631 404 0752
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Drive Thru Burlesque
The juiciest and only show of its kind in New York’s nightlife is back and spicier than ever. Drive Thru Burlesque hangs up its roller skates at Parkside Lounge once again, serving up a magical evening with three full sets of glitz, goofs, grooves and glamour.
Featuring two shows with different hosts and casts of burlesque ... and variety, go-go dance breaks, prizes and surprises. Featuring the ferocious, naked alumni of the New York School of Burlesque: Doctor Flux, Angelique A’lamode, Brief Sweat, and the Rhinestone Follies own Hazel Honeysuckle. Hungry for more? The tastiest treats gather from 9-11p for Chef's Choice, a celebration of award-winning and audience-adoring entertainment: Gin Minksy, Sapphire Jones, Sizzle Dizzle, and Miss Exotic World 2006, Julie Atlas Muz! Hosted by Casino-O’Fortune Entertainment’s Neil O’Fortune.
Plus, raffle prizes, games, door girl Rebecca Baron, and go-go dancing throughout the night by saucy siren Charlie Gunn. Plus, just like the Drive Thru, you can come and go as you please.
Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston, at Attorney, Manhattan
8-11p; $10
coneyisland.com
BurlyQ.Blogspot.com
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Original Brooklyn, Digital Distortion and Nycravers proudly present:
Distorted Glow
Music, dance, party. It's time to glow. Two rooms of sound. Stage 1: DJ Rap, Space Girl live, Heather Heart, Gonzo, Odi, and Jubilee. Stage 2: Midi Cartel featuring DJ Ritalin, DaddyNooms, Animus, 12-inch Endowment featuring Tom THC, DJ 100 Percent, Ari Anthrax aka Double A, and DJ Freebase, with DJs Galvatron, Hocus Pocus, Wink E, with King Ralphy.
Electric Warehouse
1428 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
$15 limited online, $25 before 11
All ages, 21 and over to drink
nycravers.com
facebook.com/event.php?eid=177878308919670
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Love That Fever presents:
Gold and Glitter
Celebrating the birthdays of Honeybee Annie, DJ Reda and all Aquarians. On this chilly night come find yourself feeling hot and seductive with the Fever of Love as we penetrate the sound of disco, infused with deep house, tribal beats and acid jazz into your soul. Dress to impress: gold and glitter covered bodies, metallics and jewels, booty shorts and afro.
DJ line up: Gold Room Sid Vaga (France), Reda Briki. Glitter Room Douggie Style, Tim Fielding, Mia Dangerfield.
Rebel
251 West 30th Street, Manhattan
10p-4a; limited pre-sale $20, $30 doors
21 and over
lovethatfever.com for updates and info
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Brooklyn Boogie at the Gym Park
Brooklyn Boogie is an all-ages creative movement class and dance party for people who like to play. The activities are designed to help you play with, discover, and express your self using movement and improvisational games.
The Gym Park is a gymnastics and play center with a foam-carpet spring floor, 20-foot trampoline, rigs for aerial silk and yoga, flying rings, soft colorful mats, monkey bars, and 2700 square feet of gymnastics equipment.
81 Oak Street, a half block from waterfront, off Franklin, Brooklyn
G train to Greenpoint Avenue station
8:30-9:30p class, 9:30-11:30 dance party; $10-20 sliding scale, $free if you volunteer
347 665 5976
info(at)thegympark.com
facebook.com/event.php?eid=193625963997665
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Art.party.theater.company is proud to kick off Season Three: Under Pressure with:
Live Mermaids Live
A mixtape musical based on the original text of Hans Christian Anderson's gruesome Littlest Mermaid story. With contributions from 10 hot young composers whose styles range from folk to musical theatre, Live Mermaids Live tells HCA's story through an evening at The Sand Bar, a dive bar where washed up sirens go to sing the blues. The ingenious Jeremy Bloom (Drama League Fellow, Walt and Emily) directs and adapts this tale of physical oddity and emotional longing at the jewel-box Los Kabayitos theatre at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center for two weekends in February.
Clemente Soto Velez
107 Suffolk Street, Manhattan
8 and 10p; $10 artists, $12 friends, $15 supporters
Continues through February 12
brownpapertickets.com/event/153853
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
BrokeTop Mountain Developments
Flux Factory is proud to present BrokeTop Mountain Developments as part of Greenpeace's Coal Free Future, a ship tour raising awareness on the impacts of burning coal and mining. We will run a sales office with competing agents, each agent actively working to woo customers with the charming perks of coal. Combining real estate jargon with tongue-in-cheek presentation, we hope to draw attention to pressing environmental issues in energy-based coal production and consumption. Join us at Chelsea Piers at Pier 59 next to the Arctic Sunrise ship.
Chelsea Piers, Pier no. 59, Manhattan
Continues through MONDAY
10a-4p; $free
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Punch Me Panda
I'm a panda. You can punch me. I wear a chest protector. You wear boxing gloves. It's free. No parties and don't send me as a surprise. I prefer one on one, but roommates are fine.
It's a safe place to punch someone.
Serving all Brooklyn and Manhattan
For appointment text 347 742 2293
$free
Continues SUNDAY
natehillisnuts.com
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
East Coast Underground's and Quacy Kaos present:
The ??????? Party
Where we discover the mystery behind the question. What is it you ask? It is everything you could imagine but nothing you would expect, it's bigger than hip hop but small enough to take with you anywhere, it's waterproof, bulletproof and never runs out of battery. If you lose it you'll never know it's gone, but, once you have it you could never imagine living without it. Come party with our mystery international DJ and fun guessing games pushing human interaction and breaking comunication barriers.
This event will take place in a 3000 square foot warehouse under private ownership. Join us for the next level in East Coast Underground's all ages party series. If you have never been to an underground electronic dance music event this is your chance to experience what your friends have been raving about.
Deco by Serious Black and ECU, lights by Powertrip Lighting. Two floors of sounds. 3,000 glow in the dark balloons and confetti drop (at) midnight, glow in the dark dancers. Special birthday host (Quacy Khaos). DJs: X-Dream, Odi, Nicky Twist, Dali, Dr. Flow, Ritalin, Atom C, Hocus Pocus, Serious Black, Balls, Daddy Noomz, Chaotik, Subox-UK, and Sprite.
Crystal Blue Rental Hall
Queens
9p doors; $10 before 10p, more after
All ages, 21 to drink
facebook.com/event.php?eid=104407549635735
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Mister and Miss Coney Island Play Favorites
Spectacle, freaks, girls, dancing, music, mayhem. Come to see Mister Coney Island, Glenn Marla and Miss Coney Island Lefty Lucy play favorites and bring together a variety of NYC underground's many performance communities. You won't want to miss this unique, gorgeous, and freaky downtown variety show.
The reigning King and Queen of Coney Island are excited to show off some of their favorite performers doing all of their favorite things.
This Editions Favorites: Hana Malia, M'Lady Uppercrust, Ariel Speedwagon, Bambi the Mermaid, Exhotic Other, Jo Boobs Weldon, and Mister and Miss Coney Island perform too. Plus raffle prizes and games.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery between 1st and 2nd avenues, Manhattan
8p doors, 8:30p show; $10 advance, $15 door
ovationtix.com/trs/pr/803745"
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Xango Divinity Party
With ancient dance performance by Aztec Danza, DJ Dhundee with live percussion, Sanga, DJ $mallChange, late night acoustic set, chef Gustavo Fernandez, juice and wine bar and special cocktails, and a silent auction of evolutionary art and fashion by Xango Shola, all wrapped up in a super cozy loft apartment overlooking the river in Dumbo.
135 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn
F train to York Street station
8p-2a, dinner until 10p; $15 entry, $25 with dinner ticket
facebook.com/event.php?eid=148175905239089
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Revolution Lady-Style Now: Permanent Wave's Feminist Performance Series Sound Wave
Get off the Internet and revolutionize your Super Bowl Sunday. Music: noon: 30, Emilyn Brodsky, P.S. XO, Plastiq Passion. Poetry: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Hanalei Ramos. Art: Marissa Paternoster. Baked vegan and non-vegan goods.
Permanent Wave is a feminist group that knows women are more than groupies and merch girls. We value art from female, trans, and LGBTQ people that challenges the norm. We believe that women should see other women as collaborators and inspirations, not rivals. We want to rip the band-aid off the halted conversations and change the way women are treated. Permanent Wave's live concert series is just one way to get things rolling.
Death By Audio
49 South 2nd Street, between Kent and Wythe, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
8p; $7 benefits the Brooklyn Center Against Domestic Violence
facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=123114887757686
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Freeze-Tag on Wall Street
Come play your favorite schoolyard games in the heart of the Financial District. Freeze-Tag, Blob-Tag, Wolf Sheep Rock, Red Rover, and more will be taught to those who forgot their childhood, and practice runs will be ... practiced. Bring a thermos of hot apple cider (with or without nips to assist the de-freezing of your joints and muscles) and we'll see you on Wall Street. We promise to break early enough for SuperBowl Festivities.
Corner of Wall and Broad Streets, Manhattan
noon-3p; $free
matt(at)cityreliquary.org
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Angela Harriell and the Love Show present:
Go F*ck Yourself
A pre-Valentine's Day dance cabaret. An evening of dance, burlesque, song, comedy and magic, featuring The Love Show Dancers and special guests. Hosted by David F. Slone, Esq. Delicious food available from Cubana Social.
The Love Show gets the sexy going with their tightly choreographed and costumed numbers, theatrical appeal and gorgeous girls and boys. A little cabaret, a little ballet and a whole lot of rock 'n' roll, the Love Show has entertained all audiences from the glitzy nightclub life to the gritty downtown theater. Classically trained dancers and detailed choreography tell a story with every number .. a story both intimate and universal.
Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, between Wythe and Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
9p doors, 9:30p show; $10 cover
info(at)theloveshownyc.com
theloveshownyc.com
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Geek Girl Burlesque - Toys
Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you can't indulge your playful streak. The ladies of GeekGirl Burlesque will present a series of toy-inspired acts intended to satisfy both your inner child and your more adult tastes. Our talented performers have crafted a range of tantalizing numbers, spanning from a more innocent treasure chest to a naughty pleasure chest.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, at 1st Avenue, Manhattan
9p-1a; $10
cwlee.nyc(at)gmail.com
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Fire in the Snow: Alive
This is a DIY, low-budget, extreme weather themed outdoor film screening series that's been acclaimed by the New York Times and tweeted by Roger Ebert for some reason. Winter is uniquely lousy in New York -- it is the darkest, coldest time of the year, but New York has a limited supply of that pristine whiteness and crystalline solitude that makes winter spiritually tolerable in less dynamic cities. Instead, we have millions of people falling on the ice and huge mountains of gray slush. Sometimes nothing feels better than huddling together with others for warmth against that gray, impersonal blackness.
Come huddle. We're kind of hoping for bad weather. We'll be watching Alive (1993), the true, inspiring story of a plane crash in the Andes. We chose this film for a couple reasons. First, it's largely a film about the chaos wrought by extreme weather. We're screening it in my snowy, unplowed, raw back yard with a couple big-ass campfires. Dress like you're going to be out in the cold for several hours -- you're responsible for your own body. We have a lot of seating, but it couldn't hurt to bring your own chair to guarantee your comfort.
Spoiler alert: 29 died in the crash and its aftermath, and many of the 16 survivors were forced to resort to cannibalism. We'll have snacks. There will be a huge pot of vegan chili and a bunch of sausages. For people who like potlucks and would like to bring something delicious to share, we'd love that. There will also be cheap beer, hot toddy, and hot chocolate.
Villa Incognito
RSVP for address
6p doors, 8p screening, hang out until midnight; $10 suggested donation for food and firewood, or bring treats/firewood to share, nobody turned away
shalin.scupham(at)gmail.com
***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Kings County Cinema Society
Rolling out a month of hand-picked free screenings for Black History Month all over Brooklyn. This week: Robert Townsend's Hollywood Shuffle and Keenan Ivory Wayans' I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.
Legion (Backroom)
790 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
L train to Graham Ave stop.
8p; free
kingscountycinemasociety.org
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Storybook Burlesque Presents: The Books of Dr. Seuss
After a year of shows presenting high-brow classics including the Bible and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Storybook Burlesque returns to a simpler time, corrupting the work of a childhood favorite: Dr Seuss.
Featuring performances by BB Heart, Jenny C’est Quoi, Lefty Lucy, Magdalena Fox, Rosey La Rouge, Victoria Privates, special guest Nasty Canasta, and your host, Schaffer the Darklord, with help from Dr. Flux.
Storybook Burlesque was formed in the summer of 2009 by seven of New York burlesque’s rising stars. Our mission: to produce literary burlesque inspired by variety of storybooks, from Tabloid Magazines to the Bible, Greek Myths to Mother Goose.
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, Brooklyn
7p door, 8p showtime; $15
ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3431155
storybookburlesque.com
***** Also on THURSDAY *****
CoverSpy and Alikewise Join Forces for:
I Like Your Glasses
Literary websites to host a free party February 10 for book nerds and those who love them. This is a mixer for those who totally judge you by your book cover (glasses not required). Free and open to all -- single, taken, confused, it's complicated -- come out and meet other readers. Hosted by Alikewise, Internet dating by the book, and CoverSpy.
The team at CoverSpy (a project of Slice magazine) noticed that our readers often comment, I have a crush on this guy reading Eating Animals! or I use CoverSpy as my missed connections, or I think this bespectacled Murakami reader and I would get along. These imagined missed connections combined with the bookish mission of made connections at Alikewise inspired I Like Your Glasses: Connections Missed and Made with CoverSpy and Alikewise. We’re inviting people (bespectacled and otherwise) to gather at Housing Works Bookstore Café to talk about books and reading and hopefully make real connections. The event will feature a missed connections themedâ€"reading featuring award-winning author Simon Van Booy, the team behind the missed connections blog Ships that Pass, and Slice spotlight author Sarah Lynn Knowles.
And a reading featuring stories of Internet misunderstandings, inter-train romance, and other missed connections -- real and imagined -- from Simon Van Booy, Brett Fletcher Lauer and Gretchen Scott with Hesper Desloovere, and Sarah Lynn Knowles.
Housing Works Bookstore Café
126 Crosby Street, between Houston and Prince, Manhattan
7-8:30p; $free
212 966 0466 x 1104
events(at)housingworksbookstore.org
***** Also on THURSDAY *****
von Hottie and Little Lord present:
A Secret Crush Valentine Party
Pinup and guru von Hottie and Little Lord (a theater company) will throw a secret crush Valentine bash. The party features discounted drink specials, raffle prizes, candy, crafts, mountains of V-Day schlock, and special appearances by NYC cabaret chanteuse Mira Stroika and crackerjack comedic duo Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting.
The party boasts von Hottie’s Secret Crush Set-Up Service: secret admirers send von Hottie the names of their secret crush in the hopes that, per von Hottie’s very persuasive personal invitation, their secret crush will attend the party and the sparks will fly.
B Bar and Grill
40 East 4th Street, Manhattan
8p-midnight; $10 cash-at-the-door donation and all proceeds benefit Little Lord’s upcoming production of Jewqueen, a holiday party for the haters
vonhottie.com
littlelord.org
***** Also on THURSDAY *****
The Multispecies Salon presents:
Raw Milk
Featuring art and artifacts from the Pretty Goat Guerrilla Dairy in New Orleans as well as Transfers by Caitlin Berrigan -- a video installation depicting two performers transferring one full pitcher of milk through the interface of their mouths, to fill an empty pitcher. Come for conversation with artists and intellectuals on the subject of raw milk. Cheeses, soap, and milk in a liquid form will be on offer. There will be three presentations.
CUNY Graduate Center, Room 5307
365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th streets, Manhattan
12:30-1:30p; $free and open to the public
ekirksey(at)gc.cuny.edu
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* Rubulad Super-Fantastic Love Explosion, February 12
* Williamsburg Fashion Weekend, February 18-19
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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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* Trade School 2011 is a non-traditional learning environment where students barter with teachers for instruction. Enrollment is now open! Teachers post their classes and a selection of barter items they want in exchange for sharing their knowledge. Students choose a class and a barter item they want to give to the teacher. On the day of class, everyone convenes at the classroom located in an old elementary school in Nolita on Prince Street. Trade School's first semester was in February 2010 during which time 804 students enrolled in 76 classes which are archived on the website. Visit the website to see the expanding list of class offerings and consider sharing your knowledge with others by teaching a class: Anyone can sign up to teach or take a class at tradeschool.ourgoods.org
* Art in Odd Places' seventh annual festival will take place for the fourth year on 14th Street in Manhattan. AiOP is an art festival placing visual and performance art into the public realm, engaging pedestrians and passersby. AiOP's mission is to stretch the boundaries of communication in the public realm by presenting artworks in all disciplines outside the confines of traditional public space regulations. AiOP reminds us that public spaces function as the epicenter for diverse social interactions and the unfettered exchange of ideas. We would like the curators to focus on the idea of Ritual and the concepts of ceremony, habituation. myth, obsession, liturgy. Selected artists should reveal in their work how these notions permeate our everyday life. There is no curatorial honorarium. AiOP is an artist-initiated grassroots all-volunteer project and no one is paid, though this year we are applying for grants to not only cover festival costs but to have a modest honorarium for
everybody in the team. Honorarium will depend on funding. This position requires enthusiasm, good humor and a collaborative spirit and provides, in return, the chance to place your stamp on the festival! Art in Odd Places will provide advice, postcard invite, program guide/map, website, marketing, PR, and general liability insurance for the festival. Please visit artinoddplaces.org for past festival projects, press and submission requirements. Deadline is February 15.
* Now in its third installment, Recession Art's Emerging Filmmaker Series provides a place for films that need more space to exist than the frame of your laptop. We are looking for living, breathing, vulnerable, artistic, and engaged films, for films that have a pulse, films that want to be seen by an audience, films that do not bore, films you can't see on TV. We accept work in all genres: narrative, documentary, experimental, musical, dance-ical, and comical. This film series was created by filmmakers out of the desire to bring artists together, to excite, incite, and inspire. We are looking for filmmakers who want to be part of an artistic exchange whose ultimate goal is to continue to produce important, thoughtful cinema, of all shapes and sizes. We are looking for filmmakers who want to be part of our community of artists. Accepted filmmakers will receive one or more screenings during Recession Art's upcoming show, Irrational Exuberance. Once a filmmaker participates in
the Emerging Filmmaker Series, they are eligible for all future Recession Art screenings and special events. Selections will be conducted by Film Curator Jesse Wakeman and Art Director Ani Katz. The submission fee is $20. Deadline for submissions is February 7: recessionartshows.com/film.
* Us Vs Us: Four days of performance at Scope NY March 2-6 2011 presented by The Center. Within the realm of contemporary performance the experience of who we are for each other has taken on the dimensionality of a Choose Your Own Adventure. Our options are conspicuously unlimited. Authentic and immediate, us vs us seeks debate participants, lecturers, film presentations, slide shows, round tables, and other performative strategies for education. Topics should address actions of self consumption/ civil war/ interior conflict/ the spectrum of human nature at odds with itself. Please email invisiblehand(at)mac.com with questions and ideas.
* Rooftop Garden Team Wanted: We have a gorgeous 1000 square foot roof with nothing on it. We envision container garden plots, shade and decking, possibly a hot tub/sauna?! We have permission to put heavy stuff on the roof as long as the membrane is protected. We know next to nothing about plants and how to not kill them. Come start up this garden with us and create a beautiful spring/summer oasis of vegetables & fun. Meeting Tuesday February 22 at the Egg & Dart, 15 Vanderbilt at Flushing, 7p. Contact eggdartclub(at)gmail.com with any questions.
***** SPACES *****
* Looking for someone to rent a room for one month, February 15-March 15. The room is large and in a beautiful brownstone in Bed-Stuy (Putnam and Patchen), and my roommates and I live on the first two floors of three floors total. I will leave my furniture there, and my cat, who is friendly and loves company. There are three other roommates, all pleasant and neat and sharing. I pay $600 per month but am willing to negotiate with someone who works well for our house. There's also a possibility of staying in the house longer in a smaller, less expensive room after the first month. Please email J.R. at: jr_hankins(at)hotmail.com.
* Share available ASAP or February 15. One month rent and one month's security deposit is necessary before move-in. The whole place is $2550. So split equally, it's $1275 person plus half of all utilities, should be around $1350-1375 in winter and maybe $1400 or a bit more per person in summer with added electricity cost for AC. A studio next door is tiny and goes for $1650, so this is a good deal, esp. since the location is amazing - only a five minute walk to Grand Central (4-5-6-7-S trains). I'm from a suburb of NYC (in Westchester county) and I graduated from the University of Chicago in June 2010. I don't smoke, don't have pets, and am generally pretty quiet (also no smokers and no pets, per the lease). I'm open to living with vegetarians as long as they're OK with me eating/cooking meat occasionally, although I'll probably be out a lot for work. My schedule will probably be out early mornings, back between 7:30-11 pm, although I enjoy cooking on weekends/when I have tim
e. Email Katharine at kbierce(at)gmail.com for details.
* Event space available: near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 800 square feet. With small stage and kitchen. Great for rehearsals, meetings, birthday parties, plotting world domination. Charming little spot. Accessible by bike, bus, or G to Clinton-Washington. Contact eggdartclub(at)gmail.com.
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: Art Star and Madagascar Institute Founder Chris Hackett
*How would you describe your threshold for safety?*
"We [at Madagascar] love to give off the impression that we're a bunch of barely trained carnies who really don't give a shit about your health and well-being. And that we are trying to kill you. That amuses all of us because it's fun. Sometimes it's close to true. That said, with a few exceptions, the only people who get hurt, at any of our events, is us. And for whatever reason by us, it usually falls to me to be the person [who is] hurt, severely. So you learn by hurting yourself terribly and bleeding all over the place."
Read the complete interview at allthatwevemet.com/2011/02/hackett-views-term-golden-age-as.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:
***** First Solar Sail in Orbit *****
spectregroup.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/first-solar-sail-in-orbit/
"NASA confirmed Friday a tiny satellite unfurled an ultra-thin solar sail, a technology that has far-reaching applications both near Earth and in deep space. The 8.5-pound spacecraft, NASA's first solar sail mission, transmitted a beacon signal indicating it attempted to release the sail, which measures 100 square feet and is made of a polymer material called CP1. The membrane is about 3 microns thick, tens of times thinner than a human hair. The membrane was wound on a spindle inside a triple CubeSat spacecraft about the size of a loaf of bread. Four spring-loaded guide booms were designed pop out of the compact spacecraft, then the polymer membrane was to stretch tight in a diamond shape within about five seconds. Solar sails work by harnessing the pressure of sunlight. Units of light called photons generate miniscule levels of thrust when they collide with a solar sail, much like a kite or sailboat responds to wind. They don't generate much thrust, but sails can propel lig
htweight spacecraft long distances into the solar system on timescales much faster than chemical rockets. A Japanese solar sail mission, named Ikaros, successfully demonstrated solar sailing on the way from Earth to Venus last summer. NanoSail-D's potential applications are closer to home. NASA and the U.S. military are interested in inexpensive methods of removing retired satellites from clogged traffic lanes in orbit. The military tracks nearly 16,000 objects larger than 4 inches circling Earth, and even small debris moving at high speeds pose serious threats to active spacecraft. Low-cost CubeSat spacecraft like NanoSail-D could prove solar sails can be packed inside canisters like parachutes, providing a disposal system when satellites are finished with their missions. Over time, sails could slow satellite velocities enough to move the craft to graveyard orbits or into the atmosphere for a destructive re-entry."
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: FRIDAY *****
The Promise of Psychedelic Healing
Join Evolver.net and Mangusta Productions for a mind expanding night of psychedelic exploration. Banned after promising research in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, the use of psychedelics as therapeutic catalysts is now being rediscovered--a topic covered by Neal Goldsmith's new book, Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development (Inner Traditions, 2011). Celebrate its publication with a kalidescopic conversation featuring five of the leading figures in this field, speaking on the latest theories, research, and legal developments. Dance Celebration follows discussion. Stay tuned for the details on our live performance and DJ.
Safe Harbor
446 Broadway, 3rd floor, Manhattan
Doors 7:30p, Panel 8p, dancing 11p-2a
$25, $15 after midnight
psychedelichealing.eventbrite.com
***** LEARNING: SATURDAY *****
Artist Access Barter Exchange Program for Healthcare, Info Session
Based out of Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, this program services artists (musicians, actors, dancers, filmmakers, creative writers, and anyone in a creative field). The artists exchange their creativity within the hospital and bank credits for their work. They may use these credits to pay for any service offered within the hospital, including doctor and dentists visits, ER visits, prescriptions, operations, mental health care, and X-rays.
Come to learn more about the program, register and get involved. Led by art therapist Amy Duquette, the Artist Access Program coordinator at Woodhull.
Trade School
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
6-7:30p; $free, just spread the word about the Artist Access Program
tradeschool.ourgoods.org
***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****
Electric Junk Guitar
Learn to make a primitive one- or two-string guitar, wind your own pickups, and rock out. In this class, you'll turn a piece of scrap wood into a simple electric guitar. All materials are supplied except the wood; please bring a sturdy 2-3 foot length of scrap wood such as a pine 1x2 (or heavier), a broomstick, or even a nice strong straight branch from a fallen tree. You'll learn the basic acoustics and electromagnetics behind electric guitars. The class involves light use of hand and power tools, and soldering--no soldering experience necessary. Led by Ranjit Bhatnagar as part of his Noisy Noises project, in which he spends every February making a new primitive musical instrument each day. 18 years and up.
NYC Resistor
87 Third Avenue, Fourth Floor, Brooklyn
1-4p; $80
eventbrite.com/event/1165354607/rss
***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****
Free Family Day Collage
At this BRIC Family Day, kids and their adults will collage their own miniature museum of objects. An astounding variety of fun and beautiful collage materials will greet you upon your visit including small cardboard mini-frames, metallic and other decorative papers, drawing materials, shaped beads, flowers, fabrics, magazines and more. Create a world of objects that inspire you, bring comfort, and just make you happy! Participants are welcome to bring photographs or images to include in their miniature museums. Led by artist educator Angela Earley
BRIC Rotunda Gallery
647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
Noon-3p; $free
bricartsmedia.org
***** LEARNING: SUNDAY *****
Waistbead Workshop
Design and create your own set of waistbeads. Traditionally in African cultures, waistbeads have been worn for many reasons, including adornment, sensuality, fertility, spiritual protection, and as a sign of affluence or royalty.
Whatever your purpose is, come join us in this creative and informative workshop from experienced teacher, Queen Mer. Learn a valuable skill while you help raise funds for KowTeff African Dance Company and connect with your African ancestry.
Sheny Nefer
Natural Hair Care Salon
349 Marion Street, Brooklyn
2-5p; $?
info(at)kowteff.org
***** LEARNING: Also on SUNDAY *****
Free Valentine Making at the Church of Craft Meetup
Viva Snail Mail, whose mission is to make room in our electronic lives for paper correspondence, leads this workshop. Make handmade valentines and mail them to those you love. Our grandmas, moms, friends, husbands, brothers, and girlfriends will be so happy when they discover our love testimonials in their mailboxes. Bring paper and scissors; Spacecraft will also provide paper and glue sticks to share. Of course, you are always welcome to make whatever your heart desires, so do bring whatever you love right now if it isn't valentines.
This will be our usual casual drop-in meeting, come any time, or for any part of the time, bring a project you would like to work on, or just come check out what everyone else is up to. Bring snacks, friends, kids, anything that inspires or fuels your creativity.
Spacecraft
355 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn
2-5p; $free
spacecraftbrooklyn.com/
churchofcraft.org
***** LEARNING: Also on SUNDAY *****
Movement/Recipe/Performance
What does eating feel like? This performance workshop will dance around this question with a series of exercises and games. We will put together a recipe to dance and a recipe to eat. Bring a writing tool, and wear comfortable clothes for light moving and eating in. Led by Athena Kokoronis. In exchange, please be a performer in Movement Research series at Judson Church March 7 at 8p, or please bring one of the following: square or rectangular wood cutting boards, hand-made aprons, duck fat, goose fat, or a 5- to 25-second dance move or gesture to be video recorded.
Tradeschool
32 Prince St., Manhattan
2:30-3:30p; $free
tradeschool.ourgoods.org
***** LEARNING: Also on SUNDAY *****
Reiki Level One: Initiating the Journey
Reiki has powerful benefits to offer everyone. In this level one, workshop we will explore a wide arrange of philosophies not offered in other classes. You can look forward to connecting with a small group of likeminded friends. Enhance your gifts; foster a deeper connection to universal source energy; foster a deeper connection with your soul purpose; receive authentic tools for self mastery and healing work; receive genuine healing in your own nervous system, release blockages, and become more of a "channel" for intuition, creativity, grace, and presence; discover non-denominational universal principles that apply to the sacred path of life. Workshop includes materials, hands-on teachings, attunement, and a gourmet lunch.
Location TBA
12:30-6p; $150
For details: alokabliss(at)gmail.com
***** LEARNING: TUESDAY *****
Intro to MIG Welding
Impress your friends, your older brother, and that cute bartender with your tough new skill. This three-hour introductory welding class will teach you the very basics of MIG welding and familiarize you with the tools you’ll need to finish a project--the grinder, the chop saw, etc. MIG welding is the handy hot glue do-all kind of welding, the primary kind of welding used in making traincars, art, cranes, etc. If you come with an idea for a small, simple project, chances are you can finish it by the end of the class.
Bring leather gloves and eye protection, and wear heavy-duty all natural fibers, like jeans and a longsleeve shirt. And no open-toed shoe -- boots are ideal. Polyester and nylon will melt onto your skin if hot molten metal drops onto them and ouch that hurts. You will get very dirty. Led by Kim.
Madagascar Institute
217 Butler Street, Gowanus
7-10p; $60
migweldingwithkim.eventbrite.com
***** LEARNING: THURSDAY *****
Comics and Cartoons for Everyone
Cartooning and developing cartooning skills for beginners, taught by a 10-year-old. It will involve doodling, drawing, and working on art skills. We will also explore learning to think up good cartooning ideas for those who can draw but don’t know what to use the skill for. Class will be divided into three segments: developing your own cartooning drawing style, character creation for comic books, and political or funny single-panel cartoons Please bring some pencils, pens, and a notepad of some sort. Optional: bring in a comic you made or like--single panel or comic strip.
About the teacher, Quinn Accardi: I’m 10 years old. I love drawing and trading. I co-manage a small comic business and sell them once a week in TriBeCa. I am the illustrator and my partner is the writer. I play guitar and was once in a band that never ever even got together. I’ve been in the comic business for two years and I also like drawing political cartoons and single panel cartoons.
Tradeschool
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
6-7:30p; $free
tradeschool.ourgoods.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 *****
New Yorkers for Safe Transit
RightRides for Women's Safety provides women and LGBTQ individuals living in New York City a free, safe, late-night ride home every Friday and Saturday. We are looking for community members to join our advocacy initiative, New Yorkers for Safe Transit, which works to end gender-based violence occurring in the city's subways and buses.
Our programs are entirely volunteer-run and we want people of all genders to help organize monthly Outreach Days at high traffic areas throughout the five boroughs to hand out brochures about what riders can do to keep mass transit safe and dispatch cards advertising our free, safe, late-night rides home.
718 522 0822
organizing(at)rightrides.org
rightrides.org
*****HELP: THURSDAY*****
Film Festival Volunteers
The Athena Film Festival will open on Thursday night, February 10, with a Celebration of Women’s Leadership. There will also be special events throughout the weekend. We will screen approximately 20 films and hold conversations with actors, directors, producers, writers and other members of the film community on the Barnard campus in Morningside Heights.
We need your help to make the festival a success. Volunteers are needed to assist as ushers, greeters, box office personnel, managers, and special events staff. In exchange for working a four hour shift, volunteers will receive a pass to the complete festival.
athenacenter(at)barnard.edu
henafilmfestival.com
*****HELP: SOON*****
Be Rad and Volunteer for a Benefit for Haiti on Valentine's Day
Come Volunteer with Show: Love, a benefit for Haiti, on February 14. It’s the culmination of a month-long project titled Stop Indifference.Show Love, providing a platform for the perspectives that Haitians themselves want to share. The money raised goes directly to fund MOSCTHA's work in Haiti, providing relevant and needed health, education, employment generating and human rights services to Haitians.
Your night will not be entirely taken up with event responsibilities. With the exception of Queen B, the volunteer posts are only 1.5 hours long. There’ll be plenty of time for fun.
390 Broadway, Manhattan
moscthausa(at)mosctha.org
mosctha.org
*****HELP: SOON*****
Get the City Recycling
Recycling in the city has declined and we need you to help get NYC recycling again. Volunteers will work with coordinators to teach New Yorkers to recycle more and waste less. Tasks include tenant trainings in buildings to compost workshops in community gardens. Volunteer opportunities are ongoing and will take place throughout the five boroughs. Please RSVP to attend a volunteer training on Wednesday, February 16, 6:30-8p in our offices near City Hall.
Layman: llee(at)grownyc.org or 212 676 2081 for more information or to RSVP and receive meeting location details.
***** HELP: SOON *****
Moving Help for Free Stuff
Chashama is currently looking for volunteers who are available on February 16, anytime between 9a-4p, to help us clear out our storage space at our East 42nd Street location. Please help us move out our stuff and help yourself to the many items we are going to be discarding. There is a plethora of paint, wood, art supplies, cool stuff, etc that you may take with you as long as it can be picked up by 4p that day. If you can lend us a hand, please send us an email.
201 E 42nd Street, Manhattan
intern1(at)chashama.org
*****HELP: SOON*****
Literacy Learning Fair in the Bronx
Jumpstart is currently seeking volunteers to help us host Winter Literacy Night at P.S. 69, located in the Soundview area of the Bronx on Thursday, February 17, from 5-7p. This Learning Fair is designed for preschool aged children to 2nd grade students. Volunteers will help to increase early education awareness by assisting with set-up, facilitating interactive learning stations for preschool children, reading to children, distributing resource guides to parents, and helping with clean-up. A brief orientation will be provided to all volunteers and Jumpstart staff will be available throughout the event to provide support and direction as needed.
560 Thieriot Avenue, Soundview, Bronx
Thursday, February 17, 5-7p
Alexis Terrizzi: 212 868 2426 x 24
alexis.terrizzi(at)jstar.org
jstart.org
***** HELP: UPCOMING *****
Support Multicultural Theater
A showplace for the plays of Fred Newman and Hiener Muller, a multicultural home for Black theatre, and a hotbed of theatrical improvisation, Castillo includes people of all ages and backgrounds in its creative life. Embarking on its 26th season, Castillo Theater brings socially relevant theatre, dealing with contemporary and historical social issues to the heart of New York’s commercial theatre district. Volunteers are needed to support all aspects of the theatre. Most positions will train. Schedules are varied and flexible; however, for some technical positions in the theatre a stable, reliable schedule is essential.
Please email Craig Bannister: volunteer(at)allstars.org
Post Volunteer Inquiry in the subject.
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Sanctuary for Families
Sanctuary's Volunteer Program within the Development Department is looking for an intern to assist with our Spring events and operations. Volunteers are also needed for various projects. Sanctuary for Families is dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of domestic violence victims, sex trafficking victims, and their children. We offer a comprehensive, interconnected range of services including crisis and transitional shelter, individual and group counseling, legal services, economic empowerment services, a mentoring program, and a specialized program for children who have witnessed or experienced abuse.
Apply online: bit.ly/fnLFPw
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