Language Barrier is an ongoing project by Alina and Jeff Bliumis, artists originally from the former Soviet Union. For the site-specific Language Barrier, Lower Manhattan, the artists selected five different locations, each chosen for its contemporary and historical significance and will intervene along various corridors with piles of foam dictionaries. Practical and theoretical considerations meet formally during this ephemeral urban intervention, making visible our daily negotiation of barriers both physical and social.

5 various locations in Lower Manhattan, September 29-October 3, 2008
Duane Park / Intersection of Duane Street and Hudson Street DATE: September 29 TIME: 3-7PM
Patel News Stand / NE Corner of Church Street and Park Place DATE: September 30 TIME: 8-11AM
Jin Market / 111 Hudson Street DATE: October 1 TIME: 3-6PM
Civitella Ranieri Foundation / 28 Hubert Street DATE: October 2 TIME: 3-6PM
Express Shoe Repair and Barber Shop / 59 Franklin Street DATE: October 3 TIME: 3-6PM

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NYLaughs Inc., a unique organization, is the only nonprofit to date established to elevate the status of comic arts. It’s NY's newest cultural institution and people are laughing at them in the process! That's a good thing because NYLaughs wants to provide laughter for free on a consistent basis to New York City in any public forum possible – from its parks and streets to its subways. Summer shows started June 29.

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BRENDA RAY: WORLD VOICES PROJECT
A SOUND INSTALLATION OF NEARLY 50 VOICES FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES FEATURING THE READING OF EXCERPTS OF THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

JULY 20-AUGUST 3, 2008, SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

New York, NY (July 1, 2008)—From July 20 through August 3, 2008,
nearly 50 different voices reading the United Nation’s Universal
Declaration of Human Rights may be heard in World Voices Project. An
engaging and poetic sound installation created by artist Brenda Ray, this project is a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights. Held at The South Street Seaport, Pier 17, Third Floor Atrium,
Fulton and South Streets, admission to the event is free and open to the
public. Hours are: Weekdays 12-7pm, weekends 12-9pm. Opening reception: Sunday, July 20, 6-9pm. For more information, contact 212.477.0961 or log on to www.worldvoicesproject.com.

Brenda Ray began the World Voices Project two years ago, and the project continues to evolve. She has interviewed friends, colleagues and artists from different countries, covering nearly 50 nations and different languages. Among the many voice recordings are languages such as Tigrinya of Eritrea, Amharic of Ethiopia, Mongolian, Zulu and Shona of Zimbabwe.

Letting each voice speak for itself, Ray taped the readings with little
treatment. At South Street Seaport, she has installed a jungle of hanging
headphones, offering a pristine listening environment. Several headphones
include multiple languages mixed together, transforming the recordings into
a mosaic of sounds with the understanding that our common humanity transcends language barriers.

“Voices move me. To me, hearing a language I do not speak is like looking at a painting; it takes me on an unexpected journey,” states Ray. “I’ve recorded these voices to alert people that despite the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago, numerous countries continue to violate the tenets of the Declaration,” she says. “The World Voices Project is an effort to remind anyone who cares to listen that these rights are for us all; no matter what religion, language, gender, race, social class or income level; when it comes to human rights, we speak with one voice.”
Ray continues to work on this project, with the goal to include every spoken
language. Volunteers who would like to be recorded for this project may
contact the artist at: 212.477.0961.

In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt, as President of the U.N. Human Rights Commission,
spearheaded the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, the document has become the most widely translated document in the world, with a current total of 335 translations.

The United Nation’s Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels has
incorporated several World Voices tracks onto their web site commemorating
the Declaration of Human Rights (http://www.KnowYourRights2008.org/).
UNRIC is hoping to exhibit the installation at the European Parliament in
November- December, 2008.

About The Artist
Brenda Ray is a film sound recordist and has worked on countless commercial
and documentary films since 1982, including most recently, Glass: A
Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, a film about the life of composer
Philip Glass, directed by Scott Hicks; Taxi to the Dark Side, the Academy
Award Winner/Best Documentary ‘08, directed by Alex Gibney, and Julian
Schnabel: An HBO Portrait, directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, among
other films. Previous audio art work includes Our Dreams (2006), a musical
audio track incorporating ten voices that describe their favorite memories,
dreams, loves, and what makes them laugh. Our Dreams is recorded in several
languages, including Hungarian, Croatian, French, Susu, Mandarin,
Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, and Russian. Warsaw-Dakar (2007) is a
techno-trance piece incorporating French, Polish, English and Walof.

World Voices Project has been made possible in part by:
- Seaport Market Place & General Growth Properties, who has generously
provided the Third Floor Atrium space at the South Street Seaport.
- The Manhattan Community Arts Fund supported by the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council.
- The Puffin Foundation
- The Consulate General of Sweden
- The Consulate General of Norway
- The Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia
- The U.K. Mission to the U.N.
- Private Donations
- Generous in-kind design contributions and collaborative work by Zoran
Zelic of ArchiCulture.net

World Voices Project is an ongoing work and is actively seeking funding.
Please visit www.worldvociesproject.org

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Counting
by Maria Gabriele
Directed by Christine Farrell

Wanda is on her way out of prison after six years. Gianna is on her way in. Stuck in the same holding cell, an extraordinary and intense friendship emerges. Wanda, in a moment of selflessness shares with Gianna her secret of how to survive on the inside.

Sparrow
by Linda Faigao-Hall
Directed by Ian Morgan

New York artist, Tina (the Filipina Georgia O’Keefe) has returned to the Philippines after 10 years. When her childhood friend Cris arranges a secret meeting, Tina discovers that Chris has become entangled with a militant Maoist organization. Now they must both face the choices that life has forced upon them and the consequences of their lives apart.

Last Call on Bourbon Street
by William K. Powers
Directed by Alexa Polmer

It’s the first Mardi Gras since Katrina at the Bourbon Street Bar and Grille. The waters have receded and the sound bites have dried up. There ain’t no customers and the Insurance Man is on his way to shut ‘em down. But bar owner Benny and his motley crew of regulars ain't goin' down without a fight. The Insurance Man doesn’t know what he’s in for ‘cuz like Benny says Nawlins ain’t goin’ back to the vines!

May 29 to June 14th @ The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row 410 West 42nd St. (9th & 10th Aves) / $18
www.TicketCentral.com
www.LivingImageArts.org

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Thanks to Amanda Duarte for snapping this photo with her iphone, on the A train platform at 59th Street!

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Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (RBPMW) is offering fellowships
within our workspace to support artists in the fulfillment of their
aesthetic and conceptual goals through the medium of printmaking.

RBPMW Fellowships provide artists an opportunity for immersion in the
medium of printmaking, supported by a stipend, materials, and access to a
fully equipped and staffed professional and cooperative printmaking
workspace. These fellowships allow for progress through creative
experimentation, realizing individual conceptual goals, and cultivating
valuable connections in the New York fine art printmaking community.

The application deadline is April 4th.

Visit the website for more info.

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Location:
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall Street, New York City

Date: April 5, 2008
Time: 2:00–5:00 PM

SOAPBOX (n): a post upon which people stand and give their opinions on a topic, sometimes in quite emphatic terms.

Soapbox Event is a participatory performance created by Pia Lindman. Participants are given one soapbox each, which entitles them to one minute of free speech. They may form coalitions and stack their boxes together to obtain greater spatial presence and talk time. The spokesperson of a coalition may speak for as many minutes as there are stacked boxes. As the event evolves, boxes begin to express changing rhetorical configurations in sculptural forms.

In Soapbox Event, Lindman pares down the structure of democracy to the elemental forms of free speech: human bodies, live voices, and space. This performance investigates the construction and breakdown of collective structures, and how they influence individual expression in democratic decision-making. The event highlights the relationship of embodied speech to the bare life of an individual, in the context of increasingly mediated communication.

The site — formerly New York City Hall and Customs House, currently Federal Hall National Memorial — epitomizes freedom of speech in America. In this place, newspaperman John Peter Zenger was tried for seditious libel against the Royal Governor; with his 1735 acquittal winning a major victory for the free press in America; George Washington delivered his inaugural presidential speech from the balcony in 1790; and Yayoi Kusama held her Naked Event on the steps in 1969. We are pleased to present Soapbox Event amid this splendid tradition of speech acts.

Pia Lindman has performed and exhibited internationally since 1994, including at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Museum of Modern Art, Sculpture Center, and Performa 2005, all in New York; at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City; Keio University, Tokyo; and Beaconsfield, London. In 2008–2009 Lindman will be artist in residence at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin; currently, she is a lecturer at Yale University School of Art. Her work is in the collections of MoMA and the Queens Museum of Art. She is represented by Luxe Gallery, New York City.

Soapbox Event is curated by Sandra Skurvida and has been made possible, in part, by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous support of the September 11th Fund.

Please see soapboxevent.blogspot.com for more information, or contact Sandra Skurvida: skurvida@earthlink.net or (917) 250-7251.

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FIGMENT 2008 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
http://figmentnyc.org/participate/

FIGMENT is a celebration of creative culture held on Governors Island in New York Harbor on June 27-29, 2008. It is a free, non-profit art project that is open to the public. FIGMENT was launched in July 2007 as a one-day arts event. Even in its first year, it attracted scores of art projects and over 2,800 people. This year, FIGMENT will be three days long and welcome many more projects and participants.

FIGMENT seeks to build community among artists, foster the participatory and public arts in New York City, and to demonstrate a vision for the future of Governors Island as an arts and culture destination.

Anyone can contribute an art installation, performance, activity, or other project to FIGMENT! Opportunities to participate stretch as far as your imagination! Last year, FIGMENT hosted a wide variety of creations including inflatable sculptures, group dance lessons, tree-based art installations, bathtub photo booths, roving samba bands, costumed stilt walkers, medieval swordplay, climbable metal sculptures, and more!

Projects that can be set up outdoors are welcome aboard. It is also possible that indoor space will be available for certain projects. If you have an idea for FIGMENT and have questions about whether it's plausible, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Please note that key projects will be given placement on the island on a rolling basis. If you have a large project, a project that requires specific placement or infrastructure, please submit it as soon as possible so that we can accommodate it. Any projects proposed for Fort Jay, Castle Williams, or the Parade Grounds must be submitted by April 10.

Governors Island's rich history, green lawns, cool island breezes, and breathtaking harbor views make it a spectacular destination for a summer day. Governors Island is New York's birthplace: the Dutch first landed here in 1623. For most of our nation's history, Governors Island has been a military installation, first run by the U.S. Army and then by the Coast Guard. In January 2003, the Federal Government transferred the 172-acre island to the City and State of New York and the

National Park Service. Twenty-two acres of the island are now a National Park, and the remaining 150 acres are managed by the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC), a City-State partnership. For more information about Governors Island, please see http://www.govisland.org/.

To contribute to FIGMENT, please visit ttp://www.figmentnyc.org/participate/.

FIGMENT is a project of Action Arts League, and is produced by a coalition of volunteers in partnership with The Pure Project.

To check out last year's FIGMENT event, visit http://www.figmentnyc.org. If you have any general questions about the event, please email info@figmentnyc.org.

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Battery Dance Company is proud to present our 27th Annual Downtown Dance Festival (DDF). Initiated in 1982, DDF is a wonderful opportunity for dancers and choreographers from different backgrounds to present original work of high artistic merit in a free public forum.

Applications are being accepted now thru Monday April, 21st. To apply for entry to the Festival you must submit:

1) An application (available at the office or on our website).

2) A work sample. Preferably this will be a sample of the work you plan to present at the festival. If not, please attach a note of explanation.

3) A recent press kit

The Downtown Dance Festival takes place entirely outside, so the work presented must translate well to an outdoor environment. Primarily this means that the work cannot rely heavily on lighting or set elements. The stages at the festival are appropriate for most forms of dance including tap, pointe and flamenco companies. Pending funding, participating companies will be paid a fee. DDF places a strong emphasis on the inclusion of diverse dance styles and an international roster of performers. Last year’s performers included: TAKE Dance Company, Parijat Desai Dance Company, Quorum Ballet (Portugal), HUNTERDance Theater, Jamal Jackson Dance Company and many others.

The Festival will take place August 16th - 24th. Weekday performances will be held at Chase Plaza during the lunch hour. Weekend performances will be at Governor’s Island and The Lawn at Battery Park from 1-5pm. All chosen companies will perform at each site.

For more information on the Downtown Dance Festival, you may contact Festival Coordinator, Shoshanna Gross at: shoshanna [at] batterydance.org or (212) 219-3910

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Last November, the NYC Department of Buildings issued a vacate order artists working at 287 Broadway. One of these artists, Lisa Bateman, was awarded a grant through the Manhattan Community Arts Fund. She wrote to us looking for temporary studio/work-only space, so we're posting this issuing an urgent plea. She also noted that despite 287's landmark status, "recent structural news from our landlord and the Dept. of Buildings suggests that we will not be returning to our building or leases anytime soon, perhaps not at all."

The Tribeca Tribune wrote about the ongoing engineering challenge earlier this month:

Some residents have moved out for good; others have found temporary housing elsewhere but remain in the dark about how long it will be before they can return, if ever.

“Everyone has settled into limbo,” said one tenant, who asked not to be identified. “What’s frustrating is that no one seems to know the plan to fix the situation.”

If you can help Lisa and the other affected artists find 200-300 square feet of studio (work-only) space to be used over the next 6-12 months, please contact us: email space [at] lmcc.net

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NEW VISIONS:POETS & ARTISTS IN COLLABORATION

Tuesday, February 26th, 7:00pm

Martin E. Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center
The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Poet C. D. Wright and photographer Deborah Luster, with Alice Quinn.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities, CUNY Graduate Center.

Admission is free.

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THE NEW SALON: READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH EMERGING POETS

Thursday, February 28th, 7:00pm
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10th Street, New York, NY
A reading and moderated discussion, with a reception to follow. Featuring
Rachel Zucker, with Deborah Landau. Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing
Program, New York University.

Admission is free.

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Michael Goliad is stuck!
He is stuck in his life, stuck on himself, and now...
He's stuck in the Navy!

As the US revs up for the first Gulf War, Mexican-American, Michael Goliad joins the Armed Forces to pay for college, but soon realizes what it really means to become Property of the U.S. Navy. Now Goliad must fight for love, life and the pursuit of manhood as he is shipped off to his first duty station in the Philippines. All he wants is to be his own man, but the Navy and a certain gorgeous Filipina have other plans. With the help of female recruit Jeri Lewis, his fun-loving bunk mate Schotz and a pair of tyrannical Company Commanders, Goliad is bound to be haze gray and underway.

February 7th to the 23rd, 2008 @ The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row
410 West 42nd St. (9th Ave)
Tickets are $18
www.LivingImageArts.org
(212) 279-4200

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Flux Factory is proud to announce the opening of

Secret Clubhouse #2

DATE: October 19th, 6pm
PLACE: LMCC, 125 Maiden Lane, NYC, NY 10038
ADMISSION: Free
For further information and directions contact:
info@fluxfactory.org or visit www.fluxfactory.org
LMCC: www.lmcc.net

The Secret Clubhouse project

In Secret Clubhouse #1, a still-unrevealed location in a warehouse in Long Island City, artists have been working for six months. Each artist received a key to the space but had no idea what they would find. Each artist was given two weeks to produce work based on whatever was left behind by previous artists. None of the artists know each other, yet each has the same task: to solve the unfinished aesthetic 'problems' left behind and create new challenges for the next artists. As they work, they leave phone messages on an answering service explaining what the space looks like as they've found it, what they have changed, and why.

The artists in Secret Clubhouse #2 received a key to the LMCC space at 125 Maiden Lane. They alone listened to the phone messages from Secret Clubhouse #1 but never went to that space. Listening to the messages, they created graphical representations of and responses to the descriptions they heard. The events at Secret Clubhouse #1 were thus translated through verbal descriptions to the artists at Secret Clubhouse #2 and now take on a second life on the walls of 125 Maiden Lane.
Secret Clubhouse #2 contains work from:

Lauren Berke [www.simkinberke.com], Daupo [www.daupo.com], Andrea Dezsö [www.andreadezso.com], Sarah Glidden, Eun-Ha Paek [www.milkyelephant.com/eun-ha],
Fay Ryu [www.fayryu.com], David Sandlin [www.davidsandlin.com]

Special thanks to Radhika Subramaniam and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for their support of this project. And special thanks to The Believer Magazine, which will publish a story about the project in the coming year.

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Conversations Across Culture:
Community Arts Education, Exploring Possibilities
A Conference at Teachers College Columbia University
New York City

Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th
9 am – 5 pm

The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation, The Program in Art and Art Education at Teachers College Columbia University presents Conversations Across Culture: Community Arts Education, Exploring Possibilities on November 9 and 10. In recent years we have seen a rapid growth in the development of Community Arts programming in after-school and out-of-school settings. In response, the conference will provide a forum for conversations exploring how the arts engage people in meaningful experiences.

Keynote speakers, and panelists will discuss current research on how practitioners, artists, youth and scholars can work together to influence policy and practice in the community arts education field.

For the names of the noted keynote speakers, to register or for more information visit www.tc.edu/ceoi/communityarts/ or call 800.209.1245

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The MPS Art Therapy Department at the School of Visual Arts, in conjunction with the Visual Arts Foundation, announces our 23rd Annual Art Therapy Conference:
SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION: Meaning through Metaphor

When: Friday, October 5, 2007
Time: 9:30AM – 4:30PM
Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64 Street, N.Y., N.Y.
Keynote Speaker:
Thomas Moore, Author of Care of the Soul
Special Guest Speakers:
David Read Johnson, PhD, RDT-BCT
Robin Goodman, PhD, ATR-BC, LCAT
All proceeds from the conference will benefit the Ray Levine Art Therapy Scholarship Fund of the Visual Arts Foundation.
Fees:
General public: $75
SVA alumni/on-site supervisors/non-SVA students: $50
SVA students/faculty/staff: Free

Please make checks/money orders payable to the Ray Levine Scholarship Fund and mail them to the Art Therapy Department, School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23 Street, NYC, 10010.
Attendees may pre-register and pay at the door the day of the event by RSVP-ing to 212.592.2610 or artherapy@sva.edu

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact 212.592.2610 or artherapy@sva.edu

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September 29th 7pm -2am

FREE!

3LD Art and Technology Center is celebrating 18 months of jam packed production and programming! To say thank you for the continued support of our community, the 3LD Rebirth Day Party will feature spontaneous bursts of performances, installations and music.

Free Beer and Wine all night!

Studio A will feature performances from Stephen Earnhart, Joshua Fried, a return of The Mystical Renaldo The, the robot orchestra of LEMUR, interactive video from Troika Ranch and 3-Legged Dog plus much more. Beautiful Chrissy will rock the house with music.

Studio B will showcase the never before seen double Eyeliners (a new 3-Dimensional invisible projection system) as well as the premier of 3-Legged Dog’s new interactive installations entitled, “One Line of You,” plus video from Pluton, our collaboration with the Mexican group, ANTáRTICA.

The goal is to bring our community of resident artists, funders, local politicians, and our art loving supporters together for an amazing night of dancing, art, booze and fun.

Get a sneak peek of 3-Legged Dog’s next production, “Fire Island” written by Charles Mee featuring an ultra wide HD video and a drag queen conga line!

Open to all! Alter egos and extravagant attire welcome!

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Con Edison is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Pearl Street generating station -- New York's first -- with a Power of Power video contest for high-school students in New York City and Westchester County. The top winner will receive an Apple MacBook Pro.

The company is asking students ages 13 to 17 to create an original, one to two- minute video on how electricity affects their daily lives. Contestants can upload their video, and learn more about contest rules and guidelines, by visiting http://www.coned.com/pearlstreet125

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A conference hosted by NYFA with Dance/NYC, Dance Theater Workhop, Joyce SoHo, and The Field
Monday, June 11, 2007, 4-9pm

Feel like you have to choose between your life and making a living? How do you stay true to your goals while being practical? As dancers and choreographers, we all know New York offers huge opportunities but a limited promise of financial stability. Recognizing the unique situations present within the dance community, this conference will offer practical financial and goal setting advice while providing space to think critically and talk openly about what you need to support your vision.
________________________________________________________________________________

WHERE: The Elliot Center at the Hudson Guild
441 West 26th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
(directions available at www.nyfa.org)

COST: Early Bird fee: $20 before May 24th
$25 per person

REGISTRATION: Registration forms and on-line payment available at www.nyfa.org/learning

Registration Deadline: Thursday June 7th, 5pm

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
3:30-4pm Registration
4pm: Welcome
4:15-5:15pm Workshops: choose one of two
So You Have a Budget, Now What? or As a Freelancer: Making Ends Meet
5:30- 6:30pm Panel Discussion:
I’ll Never Work for Free Again Unless: Balancing the Options
6:30-7:15pm Hearing from You
Discussion with dinner
7:30- 9pm Thriving in the Face of Invalidation
Keynote address: Steve Gross

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Questions?
Contact Christa Blatchford, Officer, Artist Learning, NYFA, at cblatchford@nyfa.org, or 212.366.6900 x338.

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In honor of Spring, and for the benefit of artists, writers, and filmmakers alike, the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) is hosting FREE Professional Development consultations and workshops this May:

Legal and Business Issues for Film and Video Professionals
Tuesday, May 8, 5:30 - 8:30pm

Speaker: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Long-time collaborators Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) will give
one-on-one consultations to filmmakers with legal issues pertaining to
their projects. This session requires an appointment to attend as
spaces are limited.

Brooklyn Arts Council
55 Washington Street, Suite 218

By Subway:
A or C to High Street
F to York Street

BAC Film Festival Filmmaker Series for Writers Part I
Wednesday, May 9, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Speaker: Award-winning Screenwriter Ela Thier
Learn what to look for and include in a completed screenplay
script as ideas go from the mind to the pen. This workshop is designed
for writers of all levels.

Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
Spike Lee Screening Room
1 University Plaza, Brooklyn

By Subway: A/C or F to Jay Street/Borough Hall

Getting it Down in Writing: A Workshop for Immigrant Artists
Wednesday, May 30, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Speakers: Kay Turner, BAC Folk Arts Director and Daisy Rosenblum, NYFA Immigrant Outreach Coordinator
Learn to prepare three documents essential for an artist's
career: the artist statement, project narrative, and personal biography,
with a focus on assisting artists who are non-native English speakers.
Artists of all disciplines are welcome to attend.

Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza

By Subway:
2/3 to Grand Army Plaza or Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum

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featuring:

Yvette Christiansë, author of Unconfessed
Amitav Ghosh, author of The Hungry Tide
Caryl Phillips, author of Dancing in the Dark
Lynne Tillman, author of American Genius, A Comedy

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Reception 7:00 pm
Readings 8:00 pm

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Fifteen Nassau Street
New York, NY 10005

The Pares Chandra and Sivani Chakravorty Memorial Literacy Project, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1997, aims to provide a primary education of quality for children in some of the poorest regions of the globe. The Project currently operates schools in rural areas of West Bengal, India. By setting up schools and giving sustained training to local teachers who operate them with the help of local supervisors, the Project seeks to offer children in these areas the resources to enter the mainstream education system for high school and beyond. The Project is committed to using the existing state curriculum and textbooks to train teachers, in the belief that by using these materials they can better enable their students to enter the national education system on equal terms with others.

We are suggesting a minimum of $100 per person for admission to the event.
Please RSVP to PCSCfoundation@gmail.com and include your name and the number of people who will attend.

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Starting March 28, 2007 from 7:30 – 11:00 pm, the Lower East Side gallery will be home to “Art For Progress Presents the GalleryBar Collective,” a weekly event that celebrates the art of the Lower East Side.

This collaboration between GalleryBar and Art For Progress--a non profit arts organization that supports emerging artists, arts education programs, and provides culturally diverse art events in the community--unites artists, gallery owners, tourists, and art lovers in general to exchange ideas and learn more about the growing artistic resources of the Lower East Side. Featuring guest DJs, theme nights, feature presentations and cocktail specials, the Collective is a great event for art lovers to mix and mingle.

For more information and news of upcoming events, please visit Art for Progress at www.artforprogress.org or GalleryBar at www.gallerybarbyc.com.

Located at 120 Orchard Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets, GalleryBar is open Monday – Saturday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 am and on Sunday from 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

For media inquiries regarding GalleryBar and “Art For Progress Presents the GalleryBar Collective,” please contact: Tracey Henry, Type A Media, at 212-226 - 3175 or tracey@type-a-media.com

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Have you heard yet of the green building movement? From skyscrapers to suburban homes, and museums to baseball stadiums, the green building movement is gaining momentum. Luckily for Lower Manhattan, we have got the 7 World Trade Center, the citys first officially green office towers, according to New York Times, to admire.

It is hard not to be enchanted by the futuristic technology used to create these new buildings. The green buildings, certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, are designed to work with their surrounding environments, producing heat, renewing air and water and allowing for more of that coveted natural light into office spaces - minus the solar radiation.

To learn more about the green building movement, you can join Ken Yeang, Principal, Llewleyn Davies Yeang, tonight for the 4th installment of Mixed Greens lecture series hosted at 7 World Trade Center, by The New York Academy of Sciences in collaboration with The Skycraper Museum.

Lecture begins at 6:30 PM. Registration is Required.

Related:
Ken Yeang interview
Mixed Greens

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THE ORGANIZATION
Rooftop Films is a non-profit film festival and production collective based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1997, Rooftop Films is a grassroots group that has grown into one of New York's leading film organizations. Above all, we are a community -- a collective collaboration between filmmakers and festivals, between audience members and artists, between venues and neighborhoods. Our goal is to create a vibrant independent filmmaking community that bridges cultural boundaries. At Rooftop Films, we bring the underground outdoors.

Our work includes:
+ Summer Series (festival of new, independent films shown at various outdoor locations)
+ Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund (grants for filmmakers)
+ Rooftop Films Production Collective (collaborations between filmmakers)
+ Tours / Curating (Rooftop at universities, museums, etc. in cities around the world)
+ Equipment Rentals (low-cost production and exhibition for artists and non-profits)
+ Classes (low-cost classes in editing, animation, film sound, screenwriting)
+ Education (collaborations with schools and youth media organizations to teach video)
+ Rooftop Films Discussions (seminars with filmmakers)
+ The Companion Guide to Rooftop Films magazine

THE POSITION - MANAGING DIRECTOR (Full Time)
Rooftop Films has grown tremendously over the last few years, and we are now looking for a Managing Director to take a crucial role in supervising and shaping our organization. The Managing Director will work closely with the artistic staff to oversee the personnel in a variety of departments (design, publicity, technical, fundraising, etc.), maintain the organizational budget, communicate with filmmakers, manage events and after-parties, and help construct the future of our organization. This is a flexible, creative position, employing a variety of skills. This is a full-time position, including working at our Summer events.

We are looking for someone energetic and committed, with great managerial skills, a solid business sense, and the eagerness to be part of Rooftop's future. The person in this position must be flexible, with excellent organizational skills and must be able to work collaboratively with internal staff and external constituencies at all levels. He or she must possess solid writing and verbal communication skills.

Applicants can come from the non-profit or for-profit worlds. Film, art or event experience preferred but not required. Managerial experience is a must. We are seeking someone who can offer at least a two-year commitment to our organization.

Salary commensurate with experience. Health care included.

THE POSITION - EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (Full Time, 6 months or more)
Rooftop Films has grown tremendously over the last few years, and we are now looking for an Executive Assistant to take a crucial role in managing the organization. The Executive Assistant will work closely with the artistic staff to oversee the personnel in a variety of departments (design, publicity, technical, fundraising, etc.), communicate with filmmakers, manage events and after-parties. This is a flexible, creative position, employing a variety of skills. This is a full-time position, including working at our Summer events, with a six-month commitment and the possibility for advancement.

We are looking for someone energetic and committed, with great managerial skills and the eagerness to be part of Rooftop's future. The person in this position must be flexible, with excellent organizational skills and must be able to work collaboratively with internal staff and external constituencies at all levels. He or she must possess solid writing and verbal communication skills.

Applicants can come from the non-profit or for-profit worlds. Film, art or event experience preferred but not required. Managerial experience is a must.

Salary commensurate with experience. Health care included.

HOW TO APPLY
We recommend you examine our website www.rooftopfilms.com and learn about our organization. Then send a resume, references, and a cover letter to: Mark Rosenberg at jobs@rooftopfilms.com. Applications must be received by Friday, April 13.
NO PHONE CALLS OR FOLLOW UP EMAILS PLEASE.

Your cover letter should explain why you want this job, what you think you bring to the job, and what your vision for the job is. Receipt of applications will be acknowledged via email. Interviews will be conducted in mid-April, and the position will begin immediately. Not all applicants will receive interviews.

Rooftop Films is an equal opportunity employer, and strongly encourages women and people of color to apply.

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We're Lookin' for a Music Programs Intern

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is seeking a creative, energetic and hard-working Music Programs Intern to work closely with the Producer of Art & Music Programs to produce the Council's summer music projects.

This internship will offer significant responsibility and valuable hands-on experience in an arts organization. The ideal candidates are highly organized, efficient, and have some knowledge of New York City's music/art scene.

THE INTERN WILL:
- Attend LMCC cultural events, and provide support in all areas of production including creative strategizing, scheduling, artist wrangling, and site set-up and break-down.
- Communicate with marketing team on event needs such as signage and web-content
- Assist in some basic graphic design projects
- Communicate with vendors and partners (in-kind sponsors, event site, etc.)

AS PART OF THE COUNCIL'S TEAM, INTERNS WILL:
- Receive a monthly stipend and/or university credit.
- Have access to all LMCC events, including launch events, performances, and receptions.
- Gain first-hand experience working with production, design, and promotions in non-profit arts environment.
- Meet and work with artists
- Learn from young and energetic arts professionals

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Undergraduates in the fields of Fine Arts, Music Production, or similar
- Independent, hard-working, organized, and experienced with a background or strong interest in the arts and event production;
- Strong office and administrative skills; Computer experience including MSOffice, Illustrator, Excel; MAC proficiency a plus
- Available some nights and weekends for openings, special events, and performances
- A willingness to be out of the office much of the time, whether at gallery spaces or outdoor performances.
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Available 20+ hours per week
- Open attitude and sense of humor are as strongly valued as work ethic

Please submit a cover letter, writing sample, and recent resume via email or fax to:
Ken Beasley, Producer of Arts & Music Programs
kbeasley@lmcc.net
fax: 212. 219. 2058
We apologize, but we are unable to respond to all applications.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is the leading voice for arts and culture in downtown New York City, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.

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Buy tickets now for an intimate gathering celebrating Minomer's achievements over the past year.

Thursday, March 8
6pm reception
7pm event
8pm party

They promise food, drinks, a burlesque host, action-painting, beatboxing, a spcial announcement, a brief performance of Misnomer's popular production "ThrowPeople" (NYTimes listed it as one fo the Ten Best Shows of 2006), and if thats not enough, live music for everyone to dance.

for tickets and info, visit www.misnomer.org/soiree.html or by phone at 212.279.4200
General tickets are $35.
BUY NOW AT SPECIAL PRICE OF $25 with this code: MBLM. Rates for working artists are also available on the website.

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Faux-aristocrat and downtown cult-icon Renaldo The returns to 3LD with The Curse of The Mystic Renaldo The.

The "love child of John Waters and Jim Carey" is resurrected to continue on his demented quest for artistic glory.

Shows: February 22, 2007---March 17, 2007 Thursdays and Fridays @ 6:30 AND 9pm, Saturdays @ 9pm

Tickets: $20 @ www.theatermania.com or 212.352.3101 Walk-ups welcome! Student Rush available at the door.

During construction of the 3LD space, a lost silent movie was found buried beneath a concrete slab. Using revolutionary technology, 3LD was able to restore this film, which may have documented the shocking murder of frowzy aristocrat Renaldo The, the legendary figure of incompetent amusement.

In a quaint hotel in 1920's Western Europe, Renaldo's jazz-era death dream is recreated in all its absurd glory. Has one of history's greatest mysteries finally been solved, or is this another of Renaldo's vain attempts to secure some sort of oddball legacy? A hilarious fusion of virtuosic musical performance, slapstick comedy, horror and noir, The Curse of the Mystic Renaldo The is a side-splitting send up of "serious" art forms.

Starring Aldo Perez as Renaldo The, his long-suffering yet ever-faithful valet played by Richard Ginnoccio and Jennifer Mitchell as the chambermaid who stole the great Mystic's heart. Directed by Victor Weinstock, with live music performed by NYC's critically acclaimed art-rockers Psycho the Clown.

Presented by 3-Legged Dog.

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The Down Town Glee Club, a male choral group which has been presenting concerts in New York City for almost eighty years, is looking for additional singers for its Spring Concert. The group performs a diverse program of popular music including jazz standards, Broadway, doo- wop, gospel, barbershop, and the American Song Book. Rehearsals held on Tuesdays beginning January 16 between 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM at 74 Trinity Place- second floor. You do not need to read music or even be a good sight reader. What you do need is an ability to carry a tune, a love of singing, and a willingness to blend your voice with others. For more info call 516- 248- 7549, write osterbergg@aol.com, or visit www.downtowngleeclub.org

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Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens has announced their 2007 grant application guidelines. Deadline: Monday, January 22, 2007. Artists can apply for one or both of the following exhibition categories.

Emerging Artist Fellowship Program
Recipients are granted financial support in the amount of $5,000, a two to six month residency in the outdoor studio, and access to facilities, materials, equipment and technical assistance to create a work for the annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition (opening September 9, 2007).

Eligibility: Fellowships are awarded to artists who are not yet well established, are New York State residents and are in need of financial assistance.

Open Space
Grants are also awarded for single artist projects and collaborations that are presented as separate exhibitions throughout the year. Through the Open Space program, Socrates provides artists with funding, administrative and technical assistance, a one to six month residency in the outdoor studio, and access to facilities, materials and equipment to create a new work - or will assist with shipping and rigging to place an already existing work - for exhibition in the Park.

Eligibility: This program is open to all artists, nationally and internationally, but Socrates can not provide any housing or transportation. Artists living outside New York will have to make their own living and travel arrangements.

For more information visit: www.socratessculpturepark.org

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Like getting crafty? New York Creates is holding its third annual Holiday Crafts Fair in the atrium of the Deutsche Bank building at 60 Wall Street, featuring over 25 local craft and folk artists and artisans. The fair will be held from 12-6pm weekdays, Tuesday, December 12 through Thursday, December 21. For more information, visit www.newyorkcreates.org.

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Come to a great opening at our friends' Gigantic Art Space tomorrow night from 6 - 9pm at 59 Franklin Street and share a drink with us!

Beside the fact that it's in our 'hood...

...two more reasons to come:

1. Sam Gould (Red 76) is in it, and besides the fact the he is an interesting artist, was part of LMCC's 'Knock At The Door' exhibition...he will also be working with us on a new print project for Jan 07.

2. An LMCC Asscoiate Curator and his dad are part of the show...

From the press release:

PUBLIC EVENTS:

Saturday, November 11, 2006, 1:00 PM

Encountering Revolution, Thomas Paine a brunch-time talk facilitated by Red76.

Adam Kleinman will speak to his father David Kleinman about that most obscure of founding fathers, Thomas Paine. The discussion may concern general commentaries on the work of Thomas Paine, his life, and also his current stock in the hearts and minds of contemporary American politics. Right now, David Kleinman is thinking about joining the Thomas Paine Society, which will also be a topic of discussion.

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Our friends at World Financial Center have an excellent Fall lineup of arts events including Stephen Petronio Company and Racoco Productions.

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Join our good friends at Poets House for the debut of:

Branching Out NYC:three extraordinary talks by great poets
@ Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC
199 Chambers Street, New York CityTuesday, October 17, 7:00 pm
Martín Espada on Pablo NerudaTuesday, November 14, 7:00 pm
Edward Hirsch on Federico Garcia LorcaTuesday, December 12, 7:00 pm
Elizabeth Alexander on Gwendolyn Brooks

Tuesday, October 17, 7:00 pm
Martín Espada on Pablo NerudaPreeminent Latino poet and scholar Martín Espada will explore the political evolution of the beloved Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Espada will integrate inspiring recitations of Neruda's work into a remarkable narrative of Neruda's lifelong political struggle. Cosponsored by the Poetry Society of America and the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC.Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street
$10/ Free to Poets House and PSA Members

Tuesday, November 14, 7:00 pm
Edward Hirsch on Federico Garcia LorcaEdward Hirsch (the author of such acclaimed books as Wild Gratitude and How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry) will offer a passionate reexamination of Federico Garcia Lorca's artistic sources, complex friendships, and emotional and intellectual crises. Cosponsored by the Poetry Society of America and the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC.Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street
$10/ Free to Poets House and PSA Members

Tuesday, December 12, 7:00 pm
Elizabeth Alexander on Gwendolyn BrooksElizabeth Alexander (the distinguished author of The Venus Hottentot, American Sublime, and Black Interior) will celebrate Gwendolyn Brooks' career as a model of art evolving in response to dramatic historical, political, and aesthetic challenges. Cosponsored by the Poetry Society of America and the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC.Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street
$10/ Free to Poets House and PSA Members

Poets House is a 45,000-volume poetry library and literary center that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry. Poets House's ever-expanding archive of books, journals, chapbooks, audiotapes, videos and electronic media is one of the most comprehensive open-access collections of poetry in the United States. The Reading Room is free and open to the public.Poets House, 72 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11:00 am-7:00 pm
& Saturday, 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
Children's Reading Room: Saturday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Phone: (212) 431-7920

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