Showcase
JENNA SPEVACK presents BIRDS OF BROOKLYN
This community-based audio artwork brings the sounds of Brooklyn’s displaced, endangered, and bygone birds to various sites around the borough. During daylight and early-evening hours, bird songs that are rarely heard in densely populated Brooklyn neighborhoods are projected from participating Host locations. Neighborhood residents and passersby will hear twenty different recordings, including the Ring-necked Pheasant, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Eastern Blue Bird. The project aims to reconnect city dwellers with the natural sounds of the area and raise awareness about declining bird populations in urban environments.
WHERE: Visit the website for a map of Host sites around the borough.
WHEN: Daily from 8:00AM to 8:00PM.
CONTACT: birdsofbrooklyn.org
Upcoming Grantee Events
09/01/10 - 09/30/10
FIRST FRIDAY LIVE! presents CULTURAL EXCHANGE, LIVE MUSIC AND POETRY.
Ambassador of Belize will make a presentation! Music by our Afrigarifuna Youth Ensemble & Rhythms Wizards East African Drum Ensemble!
WHERE: Biko Transformation Center4: 1474 Bushwick Avenue at Granite Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. L train to Bushwick/Aberdeen.
WHEN: Friday, September 3, 2010, 7:00PM
Ambassador of Belize will make a presentation! Music by our Afrigarifuna Youth Ensemble & Rhythms Wizards East African Drum Ensemble!
WHERE: Biko Transformation Center4: 1474 Bushwick Avenue at Granite Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. L train to Bushwick/Aberdeen.
WHEN: Friday, September 3, 2010, 7:00PM
RAYA BRASS BAND presents AN IMPROMPTU, OFF THE CUFF, FREE FORM CIRCUS, VAUDEVILLE SHOW AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ON THE CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK
Calling all circus performers, contortionists, belly dancers, fat ladies and men, skinny little things, fire eaters, chariot racers, jugglers, clowns, magicians, pin-up girls and boys, mad hatters, red queens of both sexes, acrobats, hoopers, carneys, unicycle riders, stilters, lion-tamers, tight rope walkers, trapeze artists, popcorn sellers, showmen and women, mustachioed gents and ladies of the audience, dancing bears, elephants and monkeys! Raya Brass Band awaits you, ready to play, at the drop of your hand, the dreamy, frenzied and lilting and tilting music of Eastern Europe, Northern Greece and the Southern Balkan peninsula on the Coney Island Boardwalk for an impromptu show that will give all who show up an opportunity to strut their stuff for the good people of Brooklyn and visitors from around the world.
WHERE: Coney Island Boardwalk across from the Wonder Wheel. MAP
WHEN: Monday, September 6th, 2010. Arrive at 3:30PM to check-in and prepare act. Show at 4:00PM.
CONTACT: Matthew "Max" Fass, Accordionist, Raya Brass Band, 917-497-7852, rayabrassband@gmail.com, www.rayabrassband.com
Calling all circus performers, contortionists, belly dancers, fat ladies and men, skinny little things, fire eaters, chariot racers, jugglers, clowns, magicians, pin-up girls and boys, mad hatters, red queens of both sexes, acrobats, hoopers, carneys, unicycle riders, stilters, lion-tamers, tight rope walkers, trapeze artists, popcorn sellers, showmen and women, mustachioed gents and ladies of the audience, dancing bears, elephants and monkeys! Raya Brass Band awaits you, ready to play, at the drop of your hand, the dreamy, frenzied and lilting and tilting music of Eastern Europe, Northern Greece and the Southern Balkan peninsula on the Coney Island Boardwalk for an impromptu show that will give all who show up an opportunity to strut their stuff for the good people of Brooklyn and visitors from around the world.
WHERE: Coney Island Boardwalk across from the Wonder Wheel. MAP
WHEN: Monday, September 6th, 2010. Arrive at 3:30PM to check-in and prepare act. Show at 4:00PM.
CONTACT: Matthew "Max" Fass, Accordionist, Raya Brass Band, 917-497-7852, rayabrassband@gmail.com, www.rayabrassband.com
ONE STORY, ONE BOROUGH
The "One Story, One Borough" campaign will flood Brooklyn subway cars with free short stories in the week leading up to The Brooklyn Book Festival. From 7:30-9 am on Wednesday, September 8th, volunteers will be handing out copies of One Story, the award-winning literary magazine that features just one short story every three weeks. Each issue will also include an invite to a One Story reading by 3 Brooklyn authors (James Hannaham, Reif Larsen and Caedra Scott-Flaherty) at The Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 12th. The campaign is being hosted by One Story and The Brooklyn Book Festival, and is sponsored by the JP Morgan Chase Regrant Program, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council.
WHERE: Borough-wide
WHEN: Wednesday, September 8th - Sunday, September 12th.
CONTACT: www.one-story.com
The "One Story, One Borough" campaign will flood Brooklyn subway cars with free short stories in the week leading up to The Brooklyn Book Festival. From 7:30-9 am on Wednesday, September 8th, volunteers will be handing out copies of One Story, the award-winning literary magazine that features just one short story every three weeks. Each issue will also include an invite to a One Story reading by 3 Brooklyn authors (James Hannaham, Reif Larsen and Caedra Scott-Flaherty) at The Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 12th. The campaign is being hosted by One Story and The Brooklyn Book Festival, and is sponsored by the JP Morgan Chase Regrant Program, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council.
WHERE: Borough-wide
WHEN: Wednesday, September 8th - Sunday, September 12th.
CONTACT: www.one-story.com
URBANGLASS presents ARTISTS OF URBANGLASS: TRANSITIONS
Artists of UrbanGlass: Transitions will display the talent of artists who use the resources of UrbanGlass to create their work. The exhibition will be the last in the current gallery space before UrbanGlass begins the renovation that will transform the facility into a state-of-the-art, energy efficient studio. Artists of UrbanGlass: Transitions will capture a pivotal moment in the institutional transition towards a greener future.
WHERE: Robert Lehman Gallery at UrbanGlass: 647 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor. Entrance at 57 Rockwell Place.
WHEN: Reception: Thursday, September 9, 6:00-9:00PM. Exhibition: Friday, September 10 - Thursday, December 23, Tues-Fri 10:00-6:00PM and Sat-Sun 10:00-5:00PM
CONTACT: Becki Melchione at: 718.625.3685 ext. 210; becki@urbanglass.org www.urbanglass.org
Artists of UrbanGlass: Transitions will display the talent of artists who use the resources of UrbanGlass to create their work. The exhibition will be the last in the current gallery space before UrbanGlass begins the renovation that will transform the facility into a state-of-the-art, energy efficient studio. Artists of UrbanGlass: Transitions will capture a pivotal moment in the institutional transition towards a greener future.
WHERE: Robert Lehman Gallery at UrbanGlass: 647 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor. Entrance at 57 Rockwell Place.
WHEN: Reception: Thursday, September 9, 6:00-9:00PM. Exhibition: Friday, September 10 - Thursday, December 23, Tues-Fri 10:00-6:00PM and Sat-Sun 10:00-5:00PM
CONTACT: Becki Melchione at: 718.625.3685 ext. 210; becki@urbanglass.org www.urbanglass.org
ANNA SPERBER presents NAOMI
NAOMI, is a new dance work set in BRAZIL, an intimate studio space in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Musician Nate Wooley, lighting designer Joe Levasseur and costume designer Gabriel Rivera collaborate with Sperber in this work that utilizes the unique architecture, textures, and sonic properties of BRAZIL. It plays with the intimacy and tensions that emerge from the closeness and proximity between viewer and performer. Performed by Julie Alexander, Natalie Green, Jennifer Lafferty, Tara Lorenzen, Becky Serrell. Tickets are $15. VERY limited seating. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.
WHERE: BRAZIL: 1182 Flushing Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bushwick, Brooklyn. L train to the Jefferson Stop, exit at the rear of the station. Turn left out of the station, make first left on Flushing. 1182 will be the red building on your left.
WHEN: Thursday, September 9th 8:00PM, Friday, September 10th 8:00PM, & 9:30PM and Saturday, September 11th 8PM, & 9:30PM
CONTACT: For more info and to purchase tickets: annasperber.com
NAOMI, is a new dance work set in BRAZIL, an intimate studio space in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Musician Nate Wooley, lighting designer Joe Levasseur and costume designer Gabriel Rivera collaborate with Sperber in this work that utilizes the unique architecture, textures, and sonic properties of BRAZIL. It plays with the intimacy and tensions that emerge from the closeness and proximity between viewer and performer. Performed by Julie Alexander, Natalie Green, Jennifer Lafferty, Tara Lorenzen, Becky Serrell. Tickets are $15. VERY limited seating. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.
WHERE: BRAZIL: 1182 Flushing Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bushwick, Brooklyn. L train to the Jefferson Stop, exit at the rear of the station. Turn left out of the station, make first left on Flushing. 1182 will be the red building on your left.
WHEN: Thursday, September 9th 8:00PM, Friday, September 10th 8:00PM, & 9:30PM and Saturday, September 11th 8PM, & 9:30PM
CONTACT: For more info and to purchase tickets: annasperber.com
iLAND presents iLAB RESIDENCY PUBLIC EVENT: RIVER TO CREEK
A Roving Natural History Bike ride through the environment with informal talk by a specialist TBA. A Roving Natural History Bike ride through the environment with informal talk by a specialist TBA on Newtown Creek industrial and environmental history. Events are free to the public.
WHERE: North Brooklyn, from the wild empty lots at the end of Newtown Creek in Bushwick to the East River at the edge of Greenpoint.
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2010. Time, TBA
CONTACT: RSVP and questions: tryst@culturepush.org
A Roving Natural History Bike ride through the environment with informal talk by a specialist TBA. A Roving Natural History Bike ride through the environment with informal talk by a specialist TBA on Newtown Creek industrial and environmental history. Events are free to the public.
WHERE: North Brooklyn, from the wild empty lots at the end of Newtown Creek in Bushwick to the East River at the edge of Greenpoint.
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2010. Time, TBA
CONTACT: RSVP and questions: tryst@culturepush.org
CHRISTINA KELLEY presents MAIZE FIELD at FARM CITY FAIR
The artist will be present at the Three Sister's garden on Bergen St. with the corn she harvested. The Maize Field gardens are located in Boerum Hill and Canarsie in areas that were documented Indian planting grounds in the 17th century. The gardens are planted with heirloom varieties of corn, beans and squash that are part of the heritage of the Lenape and Iroquois communities from this region. The gardens are open to the public and can be visited with the artist upon request.
WHERE: The Invisible Dog Art Center: 51 Bergen St, Btwn Smith & Court Streets
WHEN: Sunday, September 12th, 11:00AM-5:00PM
CONTACT: www.brooklynmaize.org
The artist will be present at the Three Sister's garden on Bergen St. with the corn she harvested. The Maize Field gardens are located in Boerum Hill and Canarsie in areas that were documented Indian planting grounds in the 17th century. The gardens are planted with heirloom varieties of corn, beans and squash that are part of the heritage of the Lenape and Iroquois communities from this region. The gardens are open to the public and can be visited with the artist upon request.
WHERE: The Invisible Dog Art Center: 51 Bergen St, Btwn Smith & Court Streets
WHEN: Sunday, September 12th, 11:00AM-5:00PM
CONTACT: www.brooklynmaize.org
MOVIEHOUSE presents FARM CITY
Films, food and live performance that focus on sustainability and deliciousness.
Our return to 3rd Ward will be equal parts BBQ, screening, and live cooking show. Featuring a sneak peak at American Meat by Graham Meriwether, a live demonstration of the Brother Mark cooking show and the chefs at Mable’s Smokehouse and Banquet Hall plus a collectively-prepared, locally-sourced BBQ meal by members of Umami: People + Food. Graham Meriwether and Brother Mark will participate in a Q&A following the show. Presented as part of the Farm City Festival and the French Institute Alliance Française: Crossing the Line Festival.
WHERE: 3rd Ward: 195 Morgan Avenue, L To Morgan
WHEN: Sunday, September 12, Doors at 7:00PM
CONTACT: www.brilliantp.com/moviehouse RSVP: moviehousebk@gmail.com
Films, food and live performance that focus on sustainability and deliciousness.
Our return to 3rd Ward will be equal parts BBQ, screening, and live cooking show. Featuring a sneak peak at American Meat by Graham Meriwether, a live demonstration of the Brother Mark cooking show and the chefs at Mable’s Smokehouse and Banquet Hall plus a collectively-prepared, locally-sourced BBQ meal by members of Umami: People + Food. Graham Meriwether and Brother Mark will participate in a Q&A following the show. Presented as part of the Farm City Festival and the French Institute Alliance Française: Crossing the Line Festival.
WHERE: 3rd Ward: 195 Morgan Avenue, L To Morgan
WHEN: Sunday, September 12, Doors at 7:00PM
CONTACT: www.brilliantp.com/moviehouse RSVP: moviehousebk@gmail.com
LEAH KING presents CAN I GET A SMILE? A one-woman theater piece about sexual politics and street culture. Featuring live music, dance, and spoken word.
What if street harassment was illegal? This multidisciplinary show follows four distinct women on a Brooklyn night as they contemplate the effects such an ordinance would have on their lives. Meet Jada, a shy bike mechanic who is afraid the ordinance will make it harder to meet women, open mic host and indie rocker Petrah contemplating sexuality in her music career, a verbose 50-something Yoga teacher, Joan, who wonders if the days of 'hollers' may be behind her, and a sex-blogging burlesque performer, Randi, in the middle of her online talk show. King asks the audience: how do YOU holla?
Written and Performed by Leah King, Directed by Jess Smith
WHERE: Littlefield: 622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 www.littlefieldnyc.com
WHEN: Thursday, September 16th, 7:00PM
CONTACT: CanIGetaSmile2010@gmail.com, http://canigetasmile.tumblr.com, Twitter: CanIGetaSmile
What if street harassment was illegal? This multidisciplinary show follows four distinct women on a Brooklyn night as they contemplate the effects such an ordinance would have on their lives. Meet Jada, a shy bike mechanic who is afraid the ordinance will make it harder to meet women, open mic host and indie rocker Petrah contemplating sexuality in her music career, a verbose 50-something Yoga teacher, Joan, who wonders if the days of 'hollers' may be behind her, and a sex-blogging burlesque performer, Randi, in the middle of her online talk show. King asks the audience: how do YOU holla?
Written and Performed by Leah King, Directed by Jess Smith
WHERE: Littlefield: 622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 www.littlefieldnyc.com
WHEN: Thursday, September 16th, 7:00PM
CONTACT: CanIGetaSmile2010@gmail.com, http://canigetasmile.tumblr.com, Twitter: CanIGetaSmile
INTERESTING GALLERY PRESENTS HAISI HU’S THE CATHEDRAL
Created as a set piece for her stop motion animation epic “On the Debris of Affluence,” the cathedral is a monument in miniature. Every part of this functioning structure has been meticulously created by hand over the past two years. The structure can be taken apart to allow for filming different angles, and had been built to withstand a flood that features in the storyline of the film. Decorated with fresco images from many eras of civilization, during filming the walls will slowly accumulate newer imagery and graffiti, transforming throughout the process. The Cathedral is a celebration of culture and the arts, the constructed world that we inhabit. The event is free.
WHERE: Interesting Gallery is a temporary art space in Prospect Park South. Directions: Q train to Church Avenue. Exit at St. Pauls Place and Caton Avenue. Walk up St. Pauls Place one block, turn right at Crooke Avenue. First door on the right, buzzer #2B. Take the stairs to the right.
WHEN: Opening Reception: Friday, September 17th, 6:00–10:00PM. Gallery hours: September 17 - 19: Saturday 12:00-6:00PM, Sunday 2:00-5:00PM and by appointment.
CONTACT: http://www.rebeccabird.info/interesting.html; 646.508.6036
Created as a set piece for her stop motion animation epic “On the Debris of Affluence,” the cathedral is a monument in miniature. Every part of this functioning structure has been meticulously created by hand over the past two years. The structure can be taken apart to allow for filming different angles, and had been built to withstand a flood that features in the storyline of the film. Decorated with fresco images from many eras of civilization, during filming the walls will slowly accumulate newer imagery and graffiti, transforming throughout the process. The Cathedral is a celebration of culture and the arts, the constructed world that we inhabit. The event is free.
WHERE: Interesting Gallery is a temporary art space in Prospect Park South. Directions: Q train to Church Avenue. Exit at St. Pauls Place and Caton Avenue. Walk up St. Pauls Place one block, turn right at Crooke Avenue. First door on the right, buzzer #2B. Take the stairs to the right.
WHEN: Opening Reception: Friday, September 17th, 6:00–10:00PM. Gallery hours: September 17 - 19: Saturday 12:00-6:00PM, Sunday 2:00-5:00PM and by appointment.
CONTACT: http://www.rebeccabird.info/interesting.html; 646.508.6036
CHRIS CHALFANT presents LOOKING THROUGH TREES
Based on a fascinating narrative created by Chalfant, Looking Through Trees brings music, performance, and visual art together in a stunning premier event. Features: Joe Giardullo, woodwinds, Ken Yamazaki, drums and percussion, Megan Brooker, choreography, Tim Cyran, lighting, Michael David Gordon, acting. Tickets: $45 (discounts available)
WHERE: The Irondale Center, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church: 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn
WHEN: Friday, September 17 & Saturday, September 18, 8:00PM
CONTACT: www.irondale.org; 212.352.3101
Based on a fascinating narrative created by Chalfant, Looking Through Trees brings music, performance, and visual art together in a stunning premier event. Features: Joe Giardullo, woodwinds, Ken Yamazaki, drums and percussion, Megan Brooker, choreography, Tim Cyran, lighting, Michael David Gordon, acting. Tickets: $45 (discounts available)
WHERE: The Irondale Center, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church: 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn
WHEN: Friday, September 17 & Saturday, September 18, 8:00PM
CONTACT: www.irondale.org; 212.352.3101
RAYA BRASS BAND presents AN IMPROMPTU, OFF THE CUFF, FREE FORM CIRCUS, VAUDEVILLE SHOW AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ON THE CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK
Calling all circus performers, contortionists, belly dancers, fat ladies and men, skinny little things, fire eaters, chariot racers, jugglers, clowns, magicians, pin-up girls and boys, mad hatters, red queens of both sexes, acrobats, hoopers, carneys, unicycle riders, stilters, lion-tamers, tight rope walkers, trapeze artists, popcorn sellers, showmen and women, mustachioed gents and ladies of the audience, dancing bears, elephants and monkeys! Raya Brass Band awaits you, ready to play, at the drop of your hand, the dreamy, frenzied and lilting and tilting music of Eastern Europe, Northern Greece and the Southern Balkan peninsula on the Coney Island Boardwalk for an impromptu show that will give all who show up an opportunity to strut their stuff for the good people of Brooklyn and visitors from around the world.
WHERE: Coney Island Boardwalk across from the Wonder Wheel. MAP
WHEN: Saturday, September 18th, 2010. Arrive at 3:30PM to check-in and prepare act. Show at 4:00PM.
Rain date: Sunday, September 19th, 2010.
CONTACT: Matthew "Max" Fass, Accordionist, Raya Brass Band, 917-497-7852, rayabrassband@gmail.com, www.rayabrassband.com
Calling all circus performers, contortionists, belly dancers, fat ladies and men, skinny little things, fire eaters, chariot racers, jugglers, clowns, magicians, pin-up girls and boys, mad hatters, red queens of both sexes, acrobats, hoopers, carneys, unicycle riders, stilters, lion-tamers, tight rope walkers, trapeze artists, popcorn sellers, showmen and women, mustachioed gents and ladies of the audience, dancing bears, elephants and monkeys! Raya Brass Band awaits you, ready to play, at the drop of your hand, the dreamy, frenzied and lilting and tilting music of Eastern Europe, Northern Greece and the Southern Balkan peninsula on the Coney Island Boardwalk for an impromptu show that will give all who show up an opportunity to strut their stuff for the good people of Brooklyn and visitors from around the world.
WHERE: Coney Island Boardwalk across from the Wonder Wheel. MAP
WHEN: Saturday, September 18th, 2010. Arrive at 3:30PM to check-in and prepare act. Show at 4:00PM.
Rain date: Sunday, September 19th, 2010.
CONTACT: Matthew "Max" Fass, Accordionist, Raya Brass Band, 917-497-7852, rayabrassband@gmail.com, www.rayabrassband.com
EAST NEW YORK FARMS! presents NYC CHICAGO STYLE STEPPERS
Join us for our HARVEST EXHIBITION & CONTEST and see some of the most popular produce grown in East New York. Catch a performance by the NYC CHICAGO STYLE STEPPERS , then stick around after the performance to learn how to step like R. Kelly, 12:00PM—1:00 PM. As part of the days festivities, stop by the grills for a good old fashioned CORN ROAST! Free roasted corn for all!
WHERE: East New York Farmers' Market, Schenck Ave between New Lots Ave and Livonia. (3 Train to Van Siclen)
WHEN: Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 9:00AM - 3:00PM
CONTACT: www.eastnewyorkfarms.org; 718.649.7979
Join us for our HARVEST EXHIBITION & CONTEST and see some of the most popular produce grown in East New York. Catch a performance by the NYC CHICAGO STYLE STEPPERS , then stick around after the performance to learn how to step like R. Kelly, 12:00PM—1:00 PM. As part of the days festivities, stop by the grills for a good old fashioned CORN ROAST! Free roasted corn for all!
WHERE: East New York Farmers' Market, Schenck Ave between New Lots Ave and Livonia. (3 Train to Van Siclen)
WHEN: Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 9:00AM - 3:00PM
CONTACT: www.eastnewyorkfarms.org; 718.649.7979
ALPHABET ARTS presents PUPPETS GOT TALENT
A colorful array of hopeful stars– puppets from near and far– will strut their stuff in a talent competition like no other! Singers, dancers, contortionists, comedians, and more! With the help of some special celebrity judges, the audience will decide the winners. Puppets Got Talent is a fun, funny and interactive puppet show for all ages. Free outdoor performances during the Hawthorne Street Block Party.
WHERE: 99 Hawthorne Street, Front porch. Between Bedford Avenue & Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn B/Q to Parkside, 2/5 to Winthrop.
WHEN: Saturday, September 18, 12:00PM, 2:00PM & 5:00PM.
CONTACT: www.alphabetarts.org; info@alphabetarts.org
A colorful array of hopeful stars– puppets from near and far– will strut their stuff in a talent competition like no other! Singers, dancers, contortionists, comedians, and more! With the help of some special celebrity judges, the audience will decide the winners. Puppets Got Talent is a fun, funny and interactive puppet show for all ages. Free outdoor performances during the Hawthorne Street Block Party.
WHERE: 99 Hawthorne Street, Front porch. Between Bedford Avenue & Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn B/Q to Parkside, 2/5 to Winthrop.
WHEN: Saturday, September 18, 12:00PM, 2:00PM & 5:00PM.
CONTACT: www.alphabetarts.org; info@alphabetarts.org
ARTICHOKE DANCE COMPANY presents YOUR PLANET: THE HUMAN MAPPING PROJECT
Artichoke Dance Company performs YOUR PLANET: THE HUMAN MAPPING PROJECT at the culmination of coastal clean up days to celebrate the earth. FREE and family friendly, the performances take place on the beach and end with a ritual walk to the water in which all can join. A host of drummers provides accompaniment on found and recycled objects including paint buckets and hub caps. Arrive at 12:30 to create your own rhythm instrument using provided recycled material and join in the music making.
WHERE: Manhattan Beach (Oriental Avenue at Hastings Street) in front of the bathhouse. Q train to Brighton Beach, B1 to Hastings Street; B or Q train to Sheepshead Bay, B49 to Hastings Street.
WHEN: Saturday, September 18 at 1:00PM. Rain Date: Sunday, September 19 at 1:00PM
CONTACT: www.artichokedance.org. To assist with coastal clean up from 10am-1pm, email: info@artichokedance.org
Artichoke Dance Company performs YOUR PLANET: THE HUMAN MAPPING PROJECT at the culmination of coastal clean up days to celebrate the earth. FREE and family friendly, the performances take place on the beach and end with a ritual walk to the water in which all can join. A host of drummers provides accompaniment on found and recycled objects including paint buckets and hub caps. Arrive at 12:30 to create your own rhythm instrument using provided recycled material and join in the music making.
WHERE: Manhattan Beach (Oriental Avenue at Hastings Street) in front of the bathhouse. Q train to Brighton Beach, B1 to Hastings Street; B or Q train to Sheepshead Bay, B49 to Hastings Street.
WHEN: Saturday, September 18 at 1:00PM. Rain Date: Sunday, September 19 at 1:00PM
CONTACT: www.artichokedance.org. To assist with coastal clean up from 10am-1pm, email: info@artichokedance.org
CENTRAL BOOKING presents BOOKS GONE WILD!
Extraordinary & Unusual Books and Book-Like Structures from Around the World
Miriam Schaer surveys a broad array of fabulous book structures, historic and contemporary, that have inspired her own artistic practice. Prepare to think about books as you never have before.
Admission: $8
WHERE: 111 Front Street Gallery #210 (DUMBO) Subways: F,A,C, 2,3, 4, 5
WHEN: Friday, September 24, 6:30PM
CONTACT: www.centralbookingnyc.com ; maddyrosenberg@centralbookingnyc.com
Extraordinary & Unusual Books and Book-Like Structures from Around the World
Miriam Schaer surveys a broad array of fabulous book structures, historic and contemporary, that have inspired her own artistic practice. Prepare to think about books as you never have before.
Admission: $8
WHERE: 111 Front Street Gallery #210 (DUMBO) Subways: F,A,C, 2,3, 4, 5
WHEN: Friday, September 24, 6:30PM
CONTACT: www.centralbookingnyc.com ; maddyrosenberg@centralbookingnyc.com
TRIANGLE ARTS ASSOCIATION presents the 2010 TRIANGLE ARTISTS’ WORKSHOP.
Triangle Arts Association is pleased to announce the 2010 Triangle Artists’ Workshop, a two-week long studio intensive for 25-30 visual artists intended to stimulate dialogue and encourage experimentation. Twenty-eight Artists from thirteen different countries are participating in 2010, our sixth Workshop to be held in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. We welcome you to visit the Workshop on our Open Day when the public will be allowed a glimpse into the studio practice and a chance to interact with the artists.
WHERE: 45 Main Street, Suite 800 DUMBO Brooklyn 11201
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 1:00-7:00PM (free and open to the public)
CONTACT: triangleworkshop.org, mail@triangleworkshop.org, 718.858.1260
Triangle Arts Association is pleased to announce the 2010 Triangle Artists’ Workshop, a two-week long studio intensive for 25-30 visual artists intended to stimulate dialogue and encourage experimentation. Twenty-eight Artists from thirteen different countries are participating in 2010, our sixth Workshop to be held in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. We welcome you to visit the Workshop on our Open Day when the public will be allowed a glimpse into the studio practice and a chance to interact with the artists.
WHERE: 45 Main Street, Suite 800 DUMBO Brooklyn 11201
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 1:00-7:00PM (free and open to the public)
CONTACT: triangleworkshop.org, mail@triangleworkshop.org, 718.858.1260
VP Stage NY presents BLUE AND WHITE CONCERT: THE BOOK OF CHANGES
The concert is an experimental world music performance, which is fused between traditional Korean rhythm and western music. The concept of this concert is derived from ancient Chinese classic book, I Ching, the book of changes. I Ching is an Asian’s view point that things change through balance of opposite, yin and yang. Tickets: $20. Students and Seniors: $15
WHERE: Kumble Theater at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus: Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street
WHEN: Saturday, September 25th, 7:30PM
CONTACT: www.vpstageny.com
The concert is an experimental world music performance, which is fused between traditional Korean rhythm and western music. The concept of this concert is derived from ancient Chinese classic book, I Ching, the book of changes. I Ching is an Asian’s view point that things change through balance of opposite, yin and yang. Tickets: $20. Students and Seniors: $15
WHERE: Kumble Theater at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus: Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street
WHEN: Saturday, September 25th, 7:30PM
CONTACT: www.vpstageny.com
HAMPTIONIANS NEW YORK/BROOKLYN CARIBBEAN HERITAGE FEST presents BANGARANG: DRUM BEATS OF THE CARIBBEAN
In exploring the journey from birth to passing, Bangarang: Drum Beats of the Caribbean creates a musical narrative of the life cycle. This ritual arts' presentation of hand-drumming traditions and its symbolism will highlight Kumina (Jamaica), as well as examine other outgrowth of Afro retentions that include Santeria, Shango, and Voodoo. Come join us for lectures, interactive workshops, a film, a twilight concert, and drum circle!
WHERE: MEC/CUNY: 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2:00-9:00PM; Sunday, September 26, 4:00-6:00PM (Drum Circle only at YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant)
CONTACT: maxineee@aol.com; 718.927.6817
In exploring the journey from birth to passing, Bangarang: Drum Beats of the Caribbean creates a musical narrative of the life cycle. This ritual arts' presentation of hand-drumming traditions and its symbolism will highlight Kumina (Jamaica), as well as examine other outgrowth of Afro retentions that include Santeria, Shango, and Voodoo. Come join us for lectures, interactive workshops, a film, a twilight concert, and drum circle!
WHERE: MEC/CUNY: 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2:00-9:00PM; Sunday, September 26, 4:00-6:00PM (Drum Circle only at YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant)
CONTACT: maxineee@aol.com; 718.927.6817
iLAND presents iLAB RESIDENCY PUBLIC EVENT: STREET-TREE STEWARDANCE
Jackie Dodd and Phil Silva will be leading groups of street tree stewards on Saturday afternoons this Fall. All friends of trees are welcome to explore the relationship between movement and the urban
environment! Events are free to the public.
WHERE: Prospect Heights Community Farm: Saint Marks Avenue between Vanderbilt & Underhill Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11238
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11:00PM to 1:00PM.
CONTACT: www.stewardance.com
Jackie Dodd and Phil Silva will be leading groups of street tree stewards on Saturday afternoons this Fall. All friends of trees are welcome to explore the relationship between movement and the urban
environment! Events are free to the public.
WHERE: Prospect Heights Community Farm: Saint Marks Avenue between Vanderbilt & Underhill Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11238
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11:00PM to 1:00PM.
CONTACT: www.stewardance.com
BROOKLYN WATERFRONT ARTISTS COALITION presents LINEAGE, Fall Group Art Show
Exhibiting the work of 300 artists working in all media, including Featured Artist Anujan Ezhikode. Concerts and other special events every weekend, including Red Hook Film Festival. Opening Sep 25 Meet the Artists reception with music by Richard Bennett and Friends.
WHERE: 499 Van Brunt St (near Beard St) in Red Hook
WHEN: Weekends, September 25 - October 31, 1:00 PM - 6:00 pm
CONTACT: www.bwac.org; bwacinfo@aol.com 718.586.2506/7
Exhibiting the work of 300 artists working in all media, including Featured Artist Anujan Ezhikode. Concerts and other special events every weekend, including Red Hook Film Festival. Opening Sep 25 Meet the Artists reception with music by Richard Bennett and Friends.
WHERE: 499 Van Brunt St (near Beard St) in Red Hook
WHEN: Weekends, September 25 - October 31, 1:00 PM - 6:00 pm
CONTACT: www.bwac.org; bwacinfo@aol.com 718.586.2506/7
ARTICHOKE DANCE COMPANY presents YOUR PLANET: THE HUMAN MAPPING PROJECT
Artichoke Dance Company performs YOUR PLANET: THE HUMAN MAPPING PROJECT at the culmination of coastal clean up days to celebrate the earth. FREE and family friendly, the performances take place on the beach and end with a ritual walk to the water in which all can join. A host of drummers provides accompaniment on found and recycled objects including paint buckets and hub caps. Arrive at 12:30 to create your own rhythm instrument using provided recycled material and join in the music making.
WHERE: Coney Island boardwalk, West 8th Street at Surf Avenue/New York Aquarium. F or Q train to West 8th Street/New York Aquarium. Exit at West 8th Street, follow the footbridge to the boardwalk.
WHEN: Saturday, September 25 at 1:00PM Rain Date: Sunday, September 26 at 1:00PM
CONTACT: www.artichokedance.org To assist with coastal clean up from 10am-1pm, email: info@artichokedance.org
Artichoke Dance Company performs YOUR PLANET: THE HUMAN MAPPING PROJECT at the culmination of coastal clean up days to celebrate the earth. FREE and family friendly, the performances take place on the beach and end with a ritual walk to the water in which all can join. A host of drummers provides accompaniment on found and recycled objects including paint buckets and hub caps. Arrive at 12:30 to create your own rhythm instrument using provided recycled material and join in the music making.
WHERE: Coney Island boardwalk, West 8th Street at Surf Avenue/New York Aquarium. F or Q train to West 8th Street/New York Aquarium. Exit at West 8th Street, follow the footbridge to the boardwalk.
WHEN: Saturday, September 25 at 1:00PM Rain Date: Sunday, September 26 at 1:00PM
CONTACT: www.artichokedance.org To assist with coastal clean up from 10am-1pm, email: info@artichokedance.org
INTERNATIONAL STUDIO & CURATORIAL PROGRAM (ISCP) presents 'THERE HAS BEEN NO FUTURE, THERE WILL BE NO PAST' Challenging cultural profiling in central and eastern European art
There Has Been No Future, There Will Be No Past was conceived as a platform for self-representation and dialogue. The curators invited eight ISCP alumni from Central and Eastern Europe whose work does not address the social and political history of their countries. Each of the artists was invited to nominate a peer artist to take part in the exhibition in an effort to expand the geographic context and ambit of the project. Deliberately avoiding the creation of paradigmatic models for the interpretation of contemporary art from Central and Eastern Europe, There Has Been No Future, There Will Be No Past adopts a free and discursive approach. In this way, the exhibition emphasizes the network of intellectual exchanges that sustained its development, highlighting the fragmented complexity of an unpredictable group portrait.
WHERE: International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP): 1040 Metropolitan Avenue (between Morgan and Vandervoort) Brooklyn, NY 11211. L train to Grand Street.
WHEN: Opening Reception: Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:00-9:00PM. Gallery Hours: Fridays - Sundays, 2:00-6:00PM and by appointment at scanac[at]iscp-nyc.org
CONTACT: www.iscp-nyc.org; 718.387.2900
There Has Been No Future, There Will Be No Past was conceived as a platform for self-representation and dialogue. The curators invited eight ISCP alumni from Central and Eastern Europe whose work does not address the social and political history of their countries. Each of the artists was invited to nominate a peer artist to take part in the exhibition in an effort to expand the geographic context and ambit of the project. Deliberately avoiding the creation of paradigmatic models for the interpretation of contemporary art from Central and Eastern Europe, There Has Been No Future, There Will Be No Past adopts a free and discursive approach. In this way, the exhibition emphasizes the network of intellectual exchanges that sustained its development, highlighting the fragmented complexity of an unpredictable group portrait.
WHERE: International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP): 1040 Metropolitan Avenue (between Morgan and Vandervoort) Brooklyn, NY 11211. L train to Grand Street.
WHEN: Opening Reception: Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:00-9:00PM. Gallery Hours: Fridays - Sundays, 2:00-6:00PM and by appointment at scanac[at]iscp-nyc.org
CONTACT: www.iscp-nyc.org; 718.387.2900
FIRST FRIDAY LIVE! presents CULTURAL EXCHANGE, LIVE MUSIC AND POETRY.
St. Vincent Granadines' counsel guest speaker drumming, poetry, spoken word from Vincentian culture
WHERE: Biko Transformation Center4: 1474 Bushwick Avenue at Granite Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. L train to Bushwick/Aberdeen.
WHEN: Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:00PM
St. Vincent Granadines' counsel guest speaker drumming, poetry, spoken word from Vincentian culture
WHERE: Biko Transformation Center4: 1474 Bushwick Avenue at Granite Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. L train to Bushwick/Aberdeen.
WHEN: Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:00PM
