Daily Awesome 10/7-10/13
Naomi Huth
Sunday is the last day of the year to visit Governor's Island so go before it's too late for this year.
Please continue to let me know whom to add onto this list. A lot of you are involved in the arts, so if you know of any events that I should be aware of, please tell me about them.
Enjoy. Naomi
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Wednesday October 7th
BOOK: The Yes Men @ Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, Manhattan
SPORT: Canoe @ Gowanus, Brooklyn
ART: Art In/Visible Places @ 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn
LECTURE: Dorkbot-NYC Meeting @ Location One, Manhattan
PERFORMANCE: KaytiBunny Hooptease @ The Slipper Room, Manhattan
ART: Recession Art Sale @ 679 3rd Ave, Manhattan
Thursday October 8th
FILM: Screening @ Best Buy, Manhattan
FILM/MUSIC: Cinema 16 @ Player's Club, Manhattan
FOOD/PARTY: Flux Thursday @ Flux Factory, Queens
FESTIVAL: New York ComiCon @ Javits Center, Manhattan
THEATER: Desert Sin @ The House of Yes, Brooklyn
ART: Recession Art Sale @ 679 3rd Ave, Manhattan
Friday October 9th
SHOP: Manhattan Vintage Show @ Metropolitan Pavilion, Manhattan
PARTY/PERFORMANCE: Nonsense NYC 10th Anniversary Show @ 3rd Ward, Brooklyn
FILM: Super Films @ Brooklyn Lyceum, Brooklyn
ART: Recession Art Sale @ 679 3rd Ave, Manhattan
THEATER: Desert Sin @ The House of Yes, Brooklyn
FESTIVAL: New York ComiCon @ Javits Center, Manhattan
Saturday October 10th
TOUR: Open House NY @ See Website
FESTIVAL: New York ComiCon @ Javits Center, Manhattan
THEATER: Desert Sin @ The House of Yes, Brooklyn
Sunday October 11th
FESTIVAL: Diwali @ 74th Street between Roosevelt and 37th Avenues, Queen
TOUR: Open House NY @ See Website
Monday October 12th
Columbus Day
Tuesday October 13th
LECTURE: Architect Lecture: Interboro @ LMCC LentSpace, Manhattan
LECTURE: Secret Science Club @ Bell House, Brooklyn
******* Ongoing ******
September 17th-October 9th 6:00-9:00pm opening
Recession Art Sale @ 679
3rd Ave
Free; In a 5,500 square foot gallery space, 30 artists and
30 out-of-work professionals will participate in Recession Art Sale,
an art and commerce event. The objective is to create income, comment
on current shifts in the market economy, and foster a sense of
community amongst artists, sellers, and buyers. Unemployed
individuals affected by the current economic recession will be
engaged as sellers to market the works on exhibit. Hosting the event
is Anita Durst's nonprofit arts organization, Chashama, which has
worked successfully with conceptual artist and Executive Producer of
Recession Art Sale, Elanit Kayne. A multi-channel outreach to sellers
was conducted through the use of print and online advertising, job
opportunity sites, and social media in order to attract an eclectic
group of qualified applicants. While some sellers have a background
in the arts (a former employee of the Whitney Museum, Art History
graduates), other qualified sellers include former IT workers and
teachers and will receive art consultation training.
recessionartsale.com; cultureinside.com
October 8th-10th
New York ComiCon @ Javits Center, 655 West 34th St
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
October
8th-10th
Doors 8:00pm/Show 9:00pm
Desert
Sin @ The House of Yes, 342 Maujer St.
$15; The Desert Sin Dance
Company, known internationally for their edgy and sensational fusion
of dance and theater, presents the debut of their latest production,
“Twitchers", at The House of Yes Theater in Brooklyn.
This show is a beautiful immersion of dance, puppetry, aerial, live
music, spectacle, and pure emotion. Desert Sin is one of the most
experimental, cutting-edge theatrical dance companies in North
America. Founded in 1999, Desert Sin utilizes Middle Eastern dance,
ballet, modern, extensive theatrics and costuming in their critically
acclaimed productions. The company has gained major popularity from
their appearances at special events, corporate functions, theaters,
nightclubs, and television, while touring internationally with
productions and workshops. http://www.houseofyes.org
October 10th & 11th
Open House NY @ See Website
Free; The annual Open House New York weekend is one of the coolest free events in the city. Every year, some of the most interesting locations in New York–from abandoned subway tunnels and factories to Art Deco lofts and former bathhouses–throw open their doors and host talks and tours in rarely seen places. Some of the Brooklyn highlights include flashlight-led tours through the Atlantic Avenue tunnel, explorations into the stacks and rare books of the Brooklyn Public Library, and a tour of the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, the oldest house in New York; on Saturday, a site-specific dance performance will be taking place in the creepy-beautiful grounds of Green-Woo d Cemetery. http://www.ohny.org/
******* Wednesday October 7th ******
October 7th 5:00-6:00pm
The Yes Men @ Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, 594 Broadway, Suite 401, 5-6pm
Free; Rebecca Migdal's Book launch.
October 7th 6:00pm
Canoe @ Gowanus, 2nd St. near Bond St, Brooklyn
Free; Just don't fall in and get syphilis or eat any of the black mayonnaise on the banks. We offer FREE self-guided canoeing and we promote the walking and bicycle tours that may be listed below. Canoe Gowanus Canal for Free events are our estuary stuardship days where you can stop by anytime during the event. Dates with names indicate members who are open to have people join the trip - arrive 5-10 min. before departure. http://www.waterfrontmuseum.org/dredgers/2009season.htm
October 7th 6:00pm- 9:00pm
Art In/Visible Places @
395 Flatbush Avenue Extension
Free; The Downtown Brooklyn
Partnership (DBP) and New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) have teamed up
to create an art gallery in temporarily vacant storefronts in
Downtown Brooklyn. Join them tonight to learn about educational
programs and upcoming events in the space check out the contemporary
artwork on display by local artists Rachel Owens, Mike Womack, Marco
Boggio Sella, and more at their open house..
October 7th 7:00-9:00pm
Dorkbot-NYC Meeting @
Location One, 20 Green St
Free; Stefani Bardin: Chemical Proust:
Remembrance of Things Pastiche (http://www.petrifiedunrest.net) ;
Torino:Margolis: Action Potential (http://www.torinomargolis.com) ;
Lee von Kraus: cyborgs and cybernetics (http://leevonk.com)
October 7th 10:00pm
KaytiBunny Hooptease @ The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard St.
KaytiBunny will be performing a Hoop Burlesque at The Slipper Room!! New flouncy bouncy acts each week yyaayy! Expect Fire and LED maddness, a dizzying, whisky soaked good time!!
******* Thursday October 8th ******
October 8th 7:00-9:00pm
Screening @ Best Buy, 622 Broadway
Free; Borna Samak "displayed for one night on every TV in Best Buy"
October 8th 7:30pm
Cinema 16 @ Player's Club,
16 Gramercy Park South
$TBA; Recreating the experience of the
silent film era, curator Molly Surno programs obscure vintage films
and pairs them with contemporary New York musicians. Bands are given
one month to compose a musical score in order to modernize the
tradition of an live music accompanying films during the 1920s.
Tonight: Films by Busby Berkley, Alexander Alexeieff, Kihachiro
Kawamoto, Sergei Eisenstein, and Joel Schlemowitz. Musical score:
Joseph Keckler and Dan Bartfield.
nyc.myopenbar.com/index.php?section=rsvp&id=8529; mollysurno.com;
cinemasixteen.com
October 8th 8:00pm-late
Flux Thursday @ Flux
Factory, 39-31 29th St, Queens
Come join us for our monthly
potluck and salon at our new space. Brandstifter, Paula Castro, K.
Olive McKeon, and Julius Schmiedel will be presenting work. Artist
talk with Ana Maria Nicholson. Screens Collective will perform scenes
from The Box Man. Music with DJ Tinseltown.
******* Friday October 9th ******
October 9th 1pm-8pm
Manhattan Vintage Show @ Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St.
$20; Discover high styles from the last century that inspire today's fashion trends.
October 9th 7:00-11:00pm
Nonsense
NYC 10th Anniversary Show @ 3rd
Ward, 195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn
Free; Help celebrate the last 10
years of independent art and culture in New York with a gallery show
that asks its makers to predict the next 10 years. Live music, DJs,
and art on the walls from the people who keep this city interesting.
October 9th 7:30pm
Super
Films @ Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th
Ave, Brooklyn
$7; For “Attack of the 50ft Reels,” the latest
installment of the Super 8 film series Flicker NYC, each
participating filmmaker shot his or her movie on a single 50-foot
reel of Super 8 film.
******* Saturday October 10th ******
October 10th 11am-6pm
Manhattan Vintage Show @ Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St.
$20; Discover high styles from the last century that inspire today's fashion trends.
October
10th
7:00-9:00pm gallery, 9:00pm-1:00am performances, 1:00am dance
party
Nonsense NYC presents: 10 @ 3rd
Ward, 195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
$10 (plus paypal fee)/advance
tickets available online or at Bluestockings Bookstore (172 Allen,
Manhattan). *Door tickets not available until 1a night of the show;
buy advance.* jst...@nonsensenyc.com;
nonsensenyc.com/special; A one-night physical manifestation of
the Nonsense NYC email list, celebrating 10 years of weird art and
culture coverage in New York City. Featuring artwork by 75 artists
and collectives, an all-night dance party, and performances every
five minutes. With eight installation theater spaces and a
spectacular spectacle on a brand new floor at one of the best venues
in Brooklyn. From 7-9p, artists, collectives, and makers look into
the future with a salon-style gallery show on the main floor. The
enemy of anyone celebrating 10 years in New York is nostalgia. To
fight it, we decided to ask what people want to see in the *next* 10
years. The response is overwhelming: 75 visions of what culture could
be like in the next decade. From Rubulad's line-up to swim races in
the Gowanus Canal, from the Danger's antics to the Bruce High Quality
Foundation's gender benders, you'll see it here first. Then, from
9p-1a, we turn the brand-new second floor space into eight different
theatrical venues for a series of intimate performances starting
every five minutes. You will not be able to attend everything; No one
will. But a very limited number of people will witness very special
events performed just for them. Featuring Lauren Darling's Hungry for
More, a Lady Circus Clothing Swap, and Sxip's Quarter Hour of Charm
among other delights. Be there to get tickets early.
******* Sunday October 11th ******
October 11th 1:00-6:00pm
Diwali @ 74th Street between Roosevelt and 37th Avenues, Queens
India’s
official holiday celebrating good’s triumph over evil, inspires an
annual Jackson Heights party. Look for fireworks, Indian
culinary treats, and tons of glittering lights.
******* Tuesday October 13th ******
October 13th 12:30–1:30pm
Architect Lecture: Interboro @ LMCC LentSpace, City block at Canal, Varick, Grand, and Sullivan Streets
Free with RSVP; Join the architects of LentSpace for a talk focusing on the features and concepts of the site. RSVP http://lmcc.net/art/programs/2009/lentspace/calendar.html
October 13th 8:00pm
Secret Science Club @ Bell House, Brooklyn
Free; Grab your outer space boogie board . . . Astrophysicist JANNA LEVIN surfs in on gravitational waves and embarks on an audio tour of the universe, lecturing on a monumental new effort to record the "soundtrack" of space. Black holes sing!