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Friday, April 8
* NYC Anarchist Book Fair, Manhattan
* Pilgrimsferd til Nidaros, Williamsburg
* Horned Ball No. 7: Road to Valhalla, Manhattan
* Newsonic Loft Party, Brooklyn
* Art and Architecture 2011 at the Gowanus Ballroom, Brooklyn
Saturday, April 9
* Obscura Day
* Touristism: Tourists Gone Wild
* Billy Club, Manhattan
* Mixer, Manhattan
* Spring InPsyD, Brooklyn
* Cheryl (The Dance Party That Will Ruin Your Life) presents: Fowl Play, Brooklyn
* Vortex Technique, Brooklyn
Sunday, April 10
* The Gayest Brunch Ever, Brooklyn
* Blood on the Moon, Williamsburg
* Gigi's Gen-X Singalong, Manhattan
Tuesday, April 12
* Geek Girl Productions: Fairy Tales, Manhattan
Thursday, April 14
* Purple Party, Williamsburg
* Flatland, Williamsburg
Wishlist
* Summer sublet
All That We've Met
* Josh Young
Spectre Priority
* Libya's 'Fossil Water'
Learning
* Balloon Animals 101
Help
* BK Farmyard
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NYC Anarchist Book Fair
Calling all builders, dreamers, ordinary folk, children, the unemployed, educators, mythmakers, students, parents, workers, lawbreakers and families interested in collective liberation for all.
Now in its fifth year, the New York City Anarchist Book Fair is a one-day exposition of books, zines, pamphlets, art, recorded music, film/video, and other cultural and very political productions of the anarchist scene worldwide. It also features two days of panel discussions, teach-ins, trainings, and other events bringing together New York City's anarchist community and providing a forum where the anarcho-curious can find out more about the global movement against capitalism, hierarchy, and the State. Held in conjunction with the NYC Film Festival and NYC Anarchist Art (and Theater) Festival, the Book Fair reflects the vibrant present-day work and struggle of the NYC anarchist community as well as its deep historical roots in New York City.
The New York City Anarchist Book Fair is for activists, artists, and the anarcho-curious to connect with one another, share and enrich the enormous field of anarchist ideas and practices.
The New York City Anarchist Book Fair aims to build a bigger and more vibrant, multigenerational anarchist community in NYC. To this end, we are a kid and family friendly space that will be offering free childcare to book fair goers. NYC has been a center for the anarchist movement for over 150 years, as well as throughout North America and around the world.
Check website for complete details.
Judson Memorial Church
Washington Square South, Manhattan
Continues SATURDAY
718 543 4971
info(at)anarchistbookfair.net
anarchistbookfair.net
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Pilgrimsferd til Nidaros
I'd like to let you know about an event happening at Live With Animals in Brooklyn this Friday, and possibly get it listed for this weeks mailing list. I've been a subscriber to Nonsense since I moved to the city last September and I absolutely love it -- it's brought a lot of good times and good people my way. I think that the event at Live With Animals is right up the Nonsense alley- life size Bunraku puppets, Norwegian folklore, a log cabin installation, and a live score by puppeteer/artist Eric Leiser.
Pilgrimsferd til Nidaros is an exhibition comprised of several elements, one being paintings celebrating the arrival of spring loosely based upon the study of 19th century Norwegian Folk Art. The paintings focus more specifically on the art form of Rosemaling (Norwegian for rose painting), an form of decorative folk art that originated in the rural valleys of Norway. The second element of the exhibition is a Norwegian Stabbur house focusing on Nidaros, as Northern Europe's most important Christian pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages, the goal of pilgrims being the Nidaros Cathedral. Lastly, the exhibition will cover Viking art pre and post Christianity in paintings and animation. A puppet play based on the 18th century Norwegian Fairytale The Boy who went after the North Wind will be performed each night with life size puppets in Bunraku style with accompanying animation and live score by Jeffrey Leiser.
Live With Animals
210 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn
7-11p; $free
puppet show continues nightly through SUNDAY
norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Visual-Arts/Pilgrimsferd-to-Nidaros-at-Live-With-Animals-Gallery-in-Brooklyn/
livewithanimals.org/
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Horned Ball No. 7: Road to Valhalla
The journey begins to a magickal, distant land with Kostume Kult's most infamous Burning Man fundraiser, a spring bacchanal where the animals wake from winter's slumber -- this year to be joined by a Viking horde, Norse gods and all manner of mythikkal creatures ... in horns.
A unique night of interactive art, games, absurd humor and rabid, late-night dancing. Our Valhalla is in a high-tech downtown club space with two floors of excellent sound, lighting and fog systems transformed by a small army of wonderful volunteers.
Costume suggestions include: Nordic god, winged vengeance, techno viking, war paints, Odin's wolves or anything with HORNS! Horned vending and body painting available.
DJs spinning house, breaks, and electro on two floors including: Mia Dangerfield and Terreyl, Boris Burning Elf, Arrow-Chrome, Been Jammin', Tim the Enchanter, LB3, and Captain Shaggy 2K.
Gong Show with MC Christopher, Zero Boy, Vox Illuminati, Pearl Thomas, Looney Tunes Opera, the UnKKnown Comic, LARP Ballet, Bendable Brunhilda, the Tsunami Pole Dancers, Up Helly Aa NYC, and Mean Gene the Berserking Machine. Random Theatrics by Animus Arts, Dr. Adventure and the Sugarplumb Vikings with Valkyrie Rides, the Kill the Wabbit Thor Hammer Dodging Gallery, Hero Photo, and many more disturbing, unmentionable details.
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
8p-5a; $15 presale, $20 door in costume (if available), $30 door normal
kostumekult.com/events/2011/hb11/
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Newsonic Loft Party
The final run of Newsonic parties has been a blast so far, thanks so much to everyone who has been coming down! This week we are blowing it out again with a great line-up of live music, DJs, and VJs: Apollo Heights, Your 33 Black Angels, Radar Fiction, At Dawn We Slept, and The Flowdown along with DJ Selectrick shaking the dance floor and VJ Don Trust providing a multiscreen visual experience. There's only a few more parties -- don't miss out. With Apollo Heights, Your 33 Black Angels, Radar Fiction, At Dawn We Slept, the Flowdown, and DJ Selectrick, VJ Don Trust.
Newsonic
76 Rutledge St., Brooklyn
9p-late; $5 or free admission before 10
cheap drinks available
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Art and Architecture 2011 at the Gowanus Ballroom
A group art exhibition and performance event featuring emerging Brooklyn artists, performers and musicians. Through the integration of a variety of media including painting, sculpture, video, performance and works on paper, the installation weaves a wide ranging fabric of form and style, which envelops the immense Gowanus Ballroom and transforms the space into a thoroughly interactive experience. This affords both artist and audience a chance to dismantle and construct anew one's perceived environment. By alternately reinforcing and undermining the suppositions defining social and physical arrangements, the exhibition implores participants to reexamine the boundaries delineating self. Artists: Aimee Bonamie, Amy Consolo, Ben Wolf, Domestic Construction, Emma Stern, Felix Morelo, Georgie Flores, Gerri Davis, Jason Gandy, Kristin Künc, Lopi LaRoe, Mathew Silver aka Heartpocalypse, Matt Stolle, Patricia Watwood, Rob Zeller, Serban Ionescu and the Objectionists, Serra Victoria B
othwell Fels, Tod Seelie, Ursula Viglietta, Vanessa Cronan, and others. Performers and musicians: Shannon Gillen and Guests, Lopi LaRoe, Yula and the Extended Family, Apocalypse Five and Dime, Joe Keady and the Royal Garden Jass Band, Crooks and Perverts, Melody Allegra Berger, Blind Boy Paxton, Morgan O'Kane, Abby Hertz aka Lady C, and others.
Gowanus Ballroom
55 9th Street, Building 61, Brooklyn
6p-midnight, performances start at 8p; $5 before 8p, $10 after
Continues SATURDAY and FRIDAY and SATURDAY next weekend
gowanusballroom.com
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Obscura Day
Wanted to let you know something I was up to that seems like it is really appropriate for NonsenseNY. I run a site called the Atlas Obscura, which puts on a big crazy event once a year called Obscura Day in which strange and unusual events happen all over the world on a single day.
In New York the events include: Brewery History Beer Drinking Bike Tour, Behind the scenes at the Navy Yards, Visit to Tesla's Wardenclyffe, Steve Brill Urban Foraging, Concert at the Truck Farm, Radio Guy Collection, Ghost ships of Coney Creek (Sold Out but spots may become available), Coney Island Spectacularium (Recreation of Coney circa 1910) (Sold Out but spots may become available), Inside the Catacombs at the Greenwood cemetery (Sold Out but spots may become available).
Check website for entire listing of events.
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Touristism: Tourists Gone Wild
Join the fun in your tacky best tourist attire. Let's out-tourist the tourists -- faux celebrity sightings, tour bus hi-jinks, and overtaking local bars -- we'll show them how its done. In a day of festive mayhem, shock and awe, we'll explore NYC on a guided tour like no other. Don't forget your fannypack, camera, and high white socks.
Meetup announced online and on Twitter
11a; $free
@touristismNYC
touristismnyc.com/
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Billy Club
A themed house music party. A Message from our dealer: For a long time I have been missing a very simple recipe for fun in New York City: A great space coupled with great music and having that exist every week. No pop. No hip hop. No riff raff. Unless your name is Riff Raff in which case you get in free.
A place where you know you can take friends or just yourself and dance and laugh and meet and greet. Take the edge off a hard NYC week and blush home with the remembrance of getting a little too drunk, kissing that one person in public and maybe falling off your chair after dancing on the ceiling. Featuring residents DJs Nita Brion Vytlacil, Tyler Moeller.
This is week is 12 Monkeys. We will be screening Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, while playing the best house music in New York.
Favela Cubana
543 Laguardia Place, Manhattan
11:30p; $5
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Mixer
Eyebeam’s quarterly showcase for audiovisual performance and interactive art, goes back to the future -- to the dawn of the imagined internet.
Mixer: Past Futures transforms Eyebeam’s vast West Chelsea space into an immersive environment combining video, music, design, and fashion to evoke visions of the future -- both utopian and dystopian -- as depicted through literature, movies, and video games of the recent past. Mixer: Past Futures conjures the spirit of both early internet theories and visual style, suggesting an alternate version of our own current reality, reflecting what was and what could be. Visual and interactive art by Aaron Meyers, Fever Creative, Kaho Abe, Mark Essen, Ryder Ripps, and Thunder Horse Video. Music performances by Sun Ra Arkestra and Saturn Never Sleeps (featuring King Britt and Rucyl).
9p-2a; $10 advance, $15 door
18 and over
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Spring InPsyD
A psytrance party presented by Green Apples, featuring Avalon and Ctr+Alt+Del live and many other DJ sets. Green Apples NYC continues to be the leading name in psytrance party scene. We encourage all electronic music lovers to come and experience a night of psychedelic music adventure, surrounded by good vibes and positive energy. Come, dance in to the wee hours, welcoming spring.
Crystal Manor
1460 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
9:30p-6a; $20 at door and online, www.greenapplesnyc.com
crystalmanor.net
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Cheryl (The Dance Party That Will Ruin Your Life) presents: Fowl Play
Let’s get ready to rufffffffle. Calling all Jive Turkeys and Spring Chickens...imagine a place where Jock Jamz meet Birds meets Cheer Squad in a frenzy of feathers, eggs and blood. Emerge from your nest and be re-hatched on the basketball court.
Think: odd birds, fit birds, flipping the bird, eggs over easy, Larry Bird, the Byrds, Kristie Swanson, Bring It On, Bring It On II: All or Nothing, Bring It On: In It to Win It, Varsity Cockatiels, blond moustaches, the name Ashley, free-range dance offs, chicken-broth-flavored Gatorade, cock straps, super-high ponytails, perma-smiles, and slam ducks.
Translation: This is a party celebrating basketball, birds, and pompoms. DJs Nick (Cheryl resident DJ) and DSO (Hullabaloo) and Princess Michael of Cunt (Dirtbox London) spin a mix of high-energy disco, electro and jock jams that will make you want to rip your own face off, mold the flesh into a ball, and slam dunk it into your cocktail.
The Bell House
149 7th Street, Brooklyn
11p-4a; $5 cover before midnight, $10 after
***** Also on SATURDAY *****
Vortex Technique
Grand Wizard Theodore, one of the original developers of the scratch technique and early innovator of hip-hop, is performing with a host of other collage musicians. It's going to be an exhibition match of physical techniques and tweaked equipment.
Silent Barn
915 Wyckoff Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn
L train to Halsey station
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The Egg and Dart Club bring you:
The Gayest Brunch Ever
Starring: Scari Mari, Klaus, Not too butch Bob, Alita, Miss Tracy, Sous Paul, and and the fabulous Ralph.
You will eat what Klaus cooks, and you will like what Klaus cooks, or you will be sent to the scary room in the back where if you are lucky there will be condoms. There will be meat.
The Egg and Dart Club
15 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn
11a-3p; $18
facebook.com/event.php?eid=162206213836806&index=1
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Blood on the Moon
An evening of swamp stomp, post-punk, murder ballads, glamorous dolls, and noir dreams. Featuring Ragwater Revue, Bootblacks, and Amour Obscur. DJs Miz Margo and Purevile. Scintillating performances by Gin Minsky and others. With MC extraordinaire Mr. Benjamin Ickies.
Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
9p; $10
21 and over
ragwater.com
***** Also on SUNDAY *****
Gigi's Gen-X Singalong
One of our most devoted fans said it best: "Remember when you listened to these albums over and over again, fantasizing little videos for each song in your head? What is more American than outsourcing your imagination to other people?"
At Gigi's Gen-X Singalong, the concept is simple: You sit down, you order a beverage of your choice, and you watch videos made to accompany each song of a seminal Reagan-era record album. This month's show is a double feature: The B-52's Wild Planet followed by our all-new Pretty in Pink soundtrack show.
Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston St. (at Attorney), Manhattan
5pm; $free
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Geek Girl Productions: Fairy Tales
Handsome princes, ravenous wolves, beautiful maidens -- traditional fairy tales are no strangers to adult content. Let the ladies of Geek Girl Productions present you with the grown-up versions of your favorite childhood stories. Meet a Little Red Riding Hood (who's wearing little more than that), a Princess who finds more than a Pea in her bed, and more burlesque acts bordering on pure fantasy. There may not be a moral at the end of these stories, but we will surely leave you with sweet dreams. With Lily Stitches, Little Miss Rollerhoops, and Murder Nurse. Hosted by Juliet Jeske (as Princess Sunshine).
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, Manhattan
10p-1a; $10 door, $7 advance
geekgirlpro@gmail.com
bowerypoetry.com/#Event/99631
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Purple Party
Back with their second bash of the year, Brooklyn DJs 13/31 are bringing you the Purple Party -- a night of Brooklyn Sizzurp, screwed up disco/electro/sex classics and codine dreams. To help provide purple sounds the night will also be featuring remixers Rich Uncle Skeleton. And to keep the purple hallucinations dripping off the wall all night long they've also invited along visuals genius Joshua Goldberg.
Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
9:30p; $2 with RSVP, $5 door
Also:
Funk in the Trunk
Come put some funk in your trunk at the hottest new dance party in Brooklyn. Dance all night at the Public Assembly loft space at a funk, disco, and house extravaganza, with art installations, video projections, and drunken revelry. Come be a part of it. Hosted by Mr. Elektrik. Featuring DJs Stylus and Skraby. Visuals by Silent Stream. Art installation by the Queen of Hearts.
Public Assembly Loft Space
70 N. 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10p-4a; $5
***** Also on THURSDAY *****
From KB:
Sinking Ship Productions presents a workshop showing of:
Flatland
On the last night before the new Millennium, A. Square, an inhabitant of Flatland, is visited by a Sphere from the land of three dimensions. Sphere takes him on a journey to discover the true nature of the universe. But in Flatland, the notion of a third dimension is heresy, and one who preaches such heresy must be silenced.
The play interweaves an adaptation of Edwin A. Abbott's 1884 satirical novella with an exploration of contemporary physics theories involving extra dimensions of space.
Using puppetry, object manipulation, physical theater, and a range of technology from overhead projectors to lasers, Flatland tells the story of humanity's search to comprehend the world beyond what we see and experience. Presented in association with the Ensemble Studio Theater.
The Vaults
14 Wall Street, Manhattan
7p; $free
Continues Friday, April 15
lmcc.net/calendar/event/sinking_ship_productions_presents_a_workshop_showing_of_flatland/
XXXXX UPCOMING XXXXX
* Rubulad presents Hullaballoomin', April 15
* Folly Day, April 23
* Gemini & Scorpio present: Swing House, April 23
* ABC No Rio Gala and Benefit Auction, May 3
XXXXX ONGOING XXXXX
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.
XXXXX WISHLIST XXXXX
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.
***** ARTY STUFF *****
* Open call for artists, filmmakers, dancers, musicians, and performers for the Wassaic Project's fourth annual Summer Festival, August 5-7. The art exhibition will be on view every weekend from July 10 thru August 28. The Maxon Mills, the Luther Barn and the surrounding areas are unique and inspiring spaces for site-specific installations. We also show flat work, sculpture, installation, performance art, dance, film and music. Application info for all genres is here: wassaicproject.org/summer-festival/apply/
***** SPACES *****
* Summer sublet in Ditmas Park. We have a lovely semi-furnished bedroom available from May 1 until the end of July in our apartment in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, located three blocks from the Beverley Road Q/B stop. The room includes a full-sized bed and some shelves on the walls and has a nice closet. There is room for a desk, dresser and bookshelf or whatever else. It's white now, but you'd be able to paint the room if you like. It has one large window facing the courtyard, which makes it nice and quiet, as it’s shielded from all the street noise. The room is located down a long hallway from the rest of the apartment, and is adjacent to the bathroom, which makes it nice and private. It's $750/month plus utilities. We are pescatarians but we also eat fish. We like to watch movies, listen to music, cook, bike, have a good time, and are fond of the colors red and purple. Email us at: obeverleyroad(at)gmail.com.
* One very large room available May 1, in big two-bedroom apartment in Prospect Park South, Brooklyn. Rent: $750 including wireless and utilities. At 130 East 18th Street between Tennis Court and Abemarle Street, a half-block from the Church Avenue B/Q train. A summer sublet of the entire apartment is also possible for $1350 per month. The available bedroom is huge, has a double window, two closets, space for a desk and couch. The two bedrooms are on opposite sides of the apartment, so there is a good deal of privacy. There is a separate kitchen, well-stocked with cooking equipment. There are all the amenities you could need within easy walking distance. Fern is a big, friendly once he knows you, ball of a cat. I am a dancer and grad student. I work a lot out of the house, but my schedule is somewhat variable. I have a partner who I sometimes go hang out with and leave the apartment to you. I am definitely not obsessive about cleaning, but I do keep things both pretty clean a
nd organized. I also travel sometimes. I make great faux-Taiwanese noodles and egg and cheese sandwiches, and I'm happy to prepare for two. My ideal roommate is a nice combination of chill and having it together enough that you pay your rent and keep the bulk of your mess in your room. Non-smoker. My room is fairly small and adjacent to the living room, so it is not an ideal situation if you are looking to have lots of loud, late night mega parties. Basically, I am just looking for someone who uses home as the place to get away from crazy New York rather than inviting it into the living room. I am open to having someone in for any number of months up to one year. There is the possibility of longer, but that would be TBA. Contact Abby, ahlevine(at)wesleyan.edu.
* Long-term and summer sublet rooms available in Brooklyn collective: large master bedroom available May 1 (month to month) with bay windows, fireplace, sitting room, two closets for $1,450 (for a couple?). Summer sublet available May 20-August 25 for $775 per month. We are a happy Brooklyn collective living environment with four bedrooms and five or six folks living here at a time. There are three female and one male permanent roommates. We are progressive 30-something professionals with busy lives, but who want to feel a sense of family and community in the house. Open friendly communication is a must, as is keeping common areas and kitchen clean. No TV in common area, but we hope to get a big projector for movie watching on wall. We periodically have dinner parties and gatherings in our large common space. We are polyamorous or poly-friendly, and seek someone comfortable with queer/bi folk and open relationships in a sex positive home. We love cooking healthy food and drin
king tea and wine with friends at home, and hope to enjoy gardening and frequent BBQs in our large backyard. We live in a big three-story house in South Park Slope with a beautiful backyard, large rooms, a bathroom on each floor, and big common spaces. Close to Prospect Avenue stop on the R, and 9th Street/4th Avenue stop on the F and G. Contact Antonia at avette(at)gmx.net and Diana at dianysia(at)gmail.com.
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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: Builder and Gowanus Ballroom Founder Josh Young
*Have you met others who like building devices for protests?*
"Yeah, I've met random protesters who are like "I built this thing." But I like to really get into it: "Okay, let's make 500 of them, and let's send them into three different vehicles in case one gets confiscated." I built a 75-peddle caterpillar bike for Reclaim the Streets 10, 14 years ago. I've made mobile, Roman candles, and put them inside of Gucci bags. People dress really fancy, walk by the protesters, accidentally set them down, light it, and then walk away. And there would be an array of harmless fireworks by the police to back them off."
Read the complete interview at
allthatwevemet.com/2011/04/josh-young-has-knack-for-headache-jobs.html
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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.
***** Libya's 'Fossil Water' *****
spectregroup.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/libyas-fossil-water/
"Following the Great Al-Fatah Revolution in 1969, when an army coup led by Muammar Al Qadhafi deposed King Idris, industrialization put even more strain on water supplies. Coastal aquifers became contaminated with sea water, to such an extent that the water in Benghazi (Libya's second city) was undrinkable. Finding a supply of fresh, clean water became a government priority. Oil exploration in the 1950s had revealed vast aquifers beneath Libya's southern desert. According to radiocarbon analysis, some of the water in the aquifers was 40,000 years old. Libyans call it "fossil water". Few in the West may know that Libya -- along with Egypt - sits over this Nubian Sandstone Aquifer, an ocean of extremely valuable fresh water. Control of the aquifer is priceless. This water pipeline -- buried underground deep in the desert along 4,000 km -- is the Great Man-Made River Project (GMMRP), which Gaddafi built for $25 billion without borrowing a single cent from the IMF or the World Ba
nk (what a bad example for the developing world). The GMMRP supplies Tripoli, Benghazi and the whole Libyan coastline. The amount of water is estimated by scientists to be the equivalent to 200 years of water flowing down the Nile. Compare this to the so-called three sisters -- Veolia (formerly Vivendi), Suez Ondeo (formerly Generale des Eaux) and Saur - the French companies that control over 40 percent of the global water market. All eyes must imperatively focus on whether these pipelines are bombed. An extremely possible scenario is that if they are, juicy "reconstruction" contracts will benefit France. That will be the final step to privatize all this -- for the moment free -- water."
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: Throughout APRIL *****
$5 Meditation Daily
Alan Pratt, a shaman visiting from California, serves as meditation guide throughout April. (Note: His sessions are usually up to $200.)
Big Sky Studios
29 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10a-noon daily in April (blackout dates 4/20, 4/23, and 4/27); $5
alanpratt.net
***** LEARNING: SATURDAY *****
History of Materialism
This eight-week course will trace retrospectively the beginning and development of the concept, movement, and “practice†of materialism in philosophical discourse from the militant materialism (in its two forms, historical materialism and dialectical materialism) of the Marxian moment of the 19th century and in its 20th century appropriations by Gramsci, Althusser (aleatory materialism), and Sartre (critical materialism) to and from its origins in the Pre-Socratic philosophers and the Greek atomists. We will attempt to chart chronologically the suppression of a very rich tradition through readings from Lucretius, 17th century materialism, Enlightenment materialism (Diderot), Mechanical and vulgar materialism and also engage some of the recent debates in neuroscience with philosophical materialism. Led by Michael Pelias.
Brecht Forum
451 West Street, Manhattan
Eight sessions, 1:30-3:30p; $75-$95 nonmembers, $free members
brechtforum.org
***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****
Casting 101: Waste Molds
In two sessions, learn how to make a plaster waste mold and cast a clay piece in Hydrocal or plaster. This is the best way to make a cheap mold for simple forms. Bring an object or a water-based clay piece that you would like to cast or make something quick at the shop. Please RSVP and e-mail an image or description of the object you will be casting.
Madagascar Institute
217 Butler Street, Brooklyn
Two Sundays, 2-5p; $50 members, $80 nonmembers
casting101-rss.eventbrite.com
***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****
BrewShop 101
Learn how to brew your own beer at home. You’ll learn about extract brewing, malts, grains, yeasts and how to avoid or troubleshoot the most common problems. All reference materials will be provided as well as a home brew sample for tasting! We’ll have starter kits available for purchase. Beginners welcome. Taught by Douglas and John.
NYC Resistor
87 Third Ave, Fourth Floor, Brooklyn
$55; 2-4p
nycresistor.com
***** LEARNING: SUNDAY *****
The How to Teach a Class class
Share your skills with the world by teaching. This class will help new and experienced teachers alike learn how to plan an effective class. Bring your ideas (an activity, a lesson, or just a title) and we will help you develop them into an great class. In lieu of cash payment, please offer one of the following to your teacher: acting lessons, welding lessons, carpentry lessons, take my friend and I with you when you go snowboarding/skiing, “Rock Band†Instruments (XBOX360), a homemade T-shirt quilt, an SLR camera lenses, or an SLR camera bag.
Trade School
32 Prince Street, Manhattan
4-5:30p; $trade
tradeschool.ourgoods.org/#class185
***** LEARNING: SUNDAY *****
Edibles in Small Spaces
Growing Food on Roof, Windowsill, or Stoop. Tailored especially for urban dwellers, this class focuses on growing edibles in small spaces. Students will learn all the basics: choosing the correct containers, selecting the best plants, making the perfect soil mix, starting seedlings, transplanting, fertilizing, simple irrigation systems, and home composting. Each student will leave this hands-on workshop with a container, seeds, seed plugs, and a soil-mix sample. Led bySandra McLean.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
10:30a-1p OR 2-4:30p
$42 members, $47 nonmember
bbg.org
***** LEARNING: MONDAY *****
Selling Your Home in the Worst of Times
Some people are seeing their homes sell over asking prices in bidding wars that resemble the insanity of 2006 (but with more secure financing, of course). Why do some homes sell quickly while others just sit there? We’ll share our secretsâ€"with case studies and current market analysisâ€"to show you what it takes to sell today. Led by Realty Collective.
Brooklyn Brainery
515 Court Street, Brooklyn
7p; $15
brooklynbrainery.com/courses/69-real-estate2
***** LEARNING: Also on MONDAY *****
Self Mastery: Five Secrets to Quickly Step Into Your True Power
The Integer Sessions present a different seminar every Monday. This week Mary Liz Murphy -- Self Mastery. This series was created to evolve our core vision by offering individuals simple tools to inspire peace of mind, body, and world.
Studio Scrivo
36 East 23rd Street, second floor, buzzer No. 1, Manhattan
7-830p; $free
info(at)studioscrivo.com
917-770-0217
***** LEARNING: WEDNESDAY *****
Introduction to Botany for Gardeners and Herbalists
This is the first of a two-part series, led by Richard Mandelbaum, a clinical herbalist. Take the class alone, or along with the field trip the following Saturday.
The Commons Brooklyn
388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
6:30-9:30p; $35 for Wednesday only; $75 for Wednesday and Saturday
347-689-3908
thecommonsbrooklyn.org
***** LEARNING: Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Organizing for Community Greening
Are you looking to make your neighborhood a greener place? Don’t go it alone! This workshop covers the basics of community organizing for neighborhood greening projects. Topics include outreach, presentation skills, project management, and consensus building. Learn about simple projects that have had a big impact in neighborhoods throughout the city, and brainstorm with workshop instructors on your own community greening project. This workshop features presentations from some of the city’s leaders in environmental advocacy. No charge, but registration is required.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
6-8p; $free
bbg.org
***** LEARNING: THURSDAY *****
TheSurprisology Lab
Increase your allure and impact. Every circle of friends needs a great Surprisologist. Being a Surprisologist is not about planning loud surprise parties. Surprisology is much smaller, quieter, and more memorable than that.
It’s about adding a little twist to everyday life, making it more interesting for everyone, includingyourself. Learn about ‘surprise’ as a life philosophy; examine how wonder and surprise impact our memory and bond us with people; discover creative ways to surprise yourselfâ€"in business, partnerships, friendships; design and make a surprise to postal-mail to a friend the next day. Graduates of this lab are invited to join and co-create the Surprise Squad, a Joie de vivre group that gathers regularly to create little surprises, wonder, and wander. Led by Dr. LeeAnn Renninger, a social psychologist, and Tania Luna, cofounder of Surprise Industries.
LifeLabs
233 Mott Street, Manhattan
7-9:30p; $35
lifelabsnewyork.com/surprisology.html
***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****
Balloon Animals 101
Learn to entertain small children, adults, strangers! By joining this class you’ll learn how to make at least one basic balloon creation, such as a hat, sword or dog. If you’re a fast learner, you’ll learn more. All materials provided. If you have a fear of balloons popping, do not join this class because you will be constantly petrified! Led by Katharine Ricci. In lieu of cash payment, please offer one of the following to your teacher: a bottle of white or red wine, a selection of fresh produce, eclectic glassware (such as glasses, wine tumblers, plates), new or unused tupperware, a pair of tickets to a show of any kind, liquor nips, unused Groupons or other valuable coupons or gift certificates you won’t be using.
Trade School
32 Prince St., Manhattan
6-7:30p; $trade
tradeschool.ourgoods.org/#class188
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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: SATURDAY *****
BK Farmyard
Please join us in helping to build the Youth Farm at the High School for Public Service in Crown Heights. We will be working on our compost system and laying out our growing beds. Please bring a water bottle and lunch.Please dress for the weather, with closed toe shoes, and clothes you can get dirty. If you have them, please bring em: Work gloves, staple gun, power drill, colorful house paint, and brushes.
Every Saturday, noon-4p
600 Kingston, at Winthrop Avenue, Brooklyn
2 train to Winthrop station
bee(at)bkfarmyards.com *****HELP: NOW*****
***** HELP: NOW *****
Crochet
My name is Olek, I am a NYC based artist. You might have seen pictures of my most recent installation entitled "Crocheting the Charging Bull" in the Financial District. I am reaching out to you because I am in real need of volunteers, students, etc. to help me crochet my next projects. I wouldn't be lying to you if I said that I am currently submerged by work and, as I am sure you already know, crochet is an extremely time consuming activity which often takes precious time away from the more creative aspects of my artistic endeavors. My studio is currently situated in the Financial District but volunteers can work from home.
olek(at)agataolek.com
agataolek.com
vimeo.com/18306137
***** HELP: NOW *****
Fantasy Reality Film Art Series About Love Looking for a Team.
Hi my names Matthew Silver, I'm a filmmaker and performance Artist. I
have experience creating short films. Both of these films are shot in
Bushwick, NY. I have the equipment and lights. I'm pretty good at all
jobs for filmmaking. Camera work, sound, editing, writing, directing
and acting, but I realize if you want to make a good series, you
really need to delegate tasks. My initial interest was to make a
series based off the Heartpocalypse film I made. Make it interactive,
somehow impacting the Bushwick community and actually help boost the
new consciousness of love, connecting it to the community, creating a
non-profit creative series. Mostly I'm open to meeting people with a
deep interest in creating real magic. People who are really interested
in making really creative films, interested in the community. Looking
for people who are serious, not people who just talk about doing
things and they never really do anything. I'm open about the series,
but it must be filmed mostly in Bushwick, BK because the landscape is
beautiful here, it's also where I live and I love the people. If
interested and really motivated send me some links of films or art you
have done.
silver(at)maninwhitedress.com
The Shadow Monster: youtube.com/watch?v=YlmJCgziGpM&feature=channel_video_title
Heartpocalypse: youtube.com/watch?v=8ZY42HZSIhA
***** HELP: END OF APRIL *****
Performance Mix Festival
New Dance Alliance seeks part-time volunteers to assist the artistic director with event set-up and strike and ushering for the Performance Mix Festival. This opportunity is ideal for those deeply interested in experimental dance and performance. April 26-May 1, Tribeca & Lower East Side.
To apply, email a resume and brief statement of interest to Karen Bernard
info(at)newdancealliance.org
newdancealliance.org
***** HELP: ALSO END OF APRIL *****
Stage Set Up and Take Down for a Multimedia Performance
Our Silent Canvas, a non-profit multi-media arts collective seeks volunteers to help out with setting up and/or dissembling the Installation Set Design. OSC is organizing its second multimedia concert on April 29 entitled Echo the Elements in Chelsea, Manhattan. The show will feature brand new works by four diverse contemporary composers, alongside a set/installation design by a team of visual artists and a gallery exhibit. Setting up will start in the morning, April 29th at the venue. Further details will be provided after you contact us. A lunch meal will be provided.
St. Peter's Chelsea
346 West 20th Street, Manhattan
oursilentcanvas(at)gmail.com
oursilentcanvas.org
***** HELP: UPCOMING *****
Volunteer for the Brooklyn Film Festival
The 14th annual Brooklyn Film Festival is currently looking to fill volunteer opportunities. Must be able to commit to at least four shifts of morning/afternoon or evening/night between June 2nd- June 13th. All volunteers are expected to attend one orientation session prior to the Festival. Volunteers are needed prior to June 1st to distribute marketing materials, assist with planning and organizing festival materials and setting up for the festival. Interested?
volunteer(at)wbff.org
brooklynfilmfestival.org/
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