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Tom Ritchford
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From: Jeff Stark <jst...@nonsensenyc.com>
Friday, December 30
* The Re-Gifting Comedy Show, Williamsburg
* The Love Show, Williamsburg
* Critical Mass, Manhattan
* Scotty the Blue Bunny in The End Is Here: Enjoy!, Manhattan
* Freegan Meeting and Herald Square to Times Square Trash Tour,
Manhattan
New Year's Eve
* The Intergalactic Masked Ball, Brooklyn
* A Good Old Fashioned New Years Loft Party, Brooklyn
* Afro-Punk, Ubiquita, and Dumba Collective New Years Eve, Brooklyn
* Complacent Nation New Year, Brooklyn
* End of Prohibition Circa 1933, Williamsburg
* Three-Wishes, Brooklyn
* Cut NYE Loft Party Throw Down Dance Party, Williamsburg
* Irregular Hours, Williamsburg
* Better Luck Next Year, Manhattan
* Eighth Annual New Year's Eve Party Ride, Manhattan
* Galapagos' World Famous New Year's Eve Celebration, Williamsburg
* Body Temple New Year's Ball, Brooklyn
* International Pop Insanity, Manhattan
* John Cameron Mitchell's New Year's Eve Afterparty Late Night,
Manhattan
New Year's Day
* Grub, Brooklyn
* 32nd Annual New Year's Day Marathon Reading, Manhattan
Wednesday, January 4
* Dorkbot, Manhattan
Upcoming
* Mulch
Ongoing
* Yep
Wishlist
* Nope
Notice
* No him either
Officially
* Back to the roots
Learning
* Aviation and Irrigation
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Glass ornaments.
XXXXX FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 XXXXX
The Re-Gifting Comedy Show
Remember the Seinfeld episode about "re-gifting" -- giving as a gift
something that was given to you, but you didn't like enough to keep?
Bring an unwanted gift to this show -- all gifts will be circulated
and redistributed, so you might come home with something better!
Comedians will keep you entertained as the bad gifts go 'round.
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg
11p; $free
http://www.petescandystore.com)
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
The Love Show
The Love Show is proud to announce that they have been picked up by
Theater For The New City to create their own three week off off
Broadway production! In celebration of this, and in thanks to
Galapagos and everyone, we are doing a free promo show. Come
celebrate the holidays Love Show style (sparkly bras and bottoms,
dancing girls (and boys!), singing, live music and fun), and get a
sneak peak at some of the new works for their big theatrical debut.
Come out of the cold and warm up with The Love Show! Featuring baton
twirling sisters Baton Rouge.
Galapagos
70 North 6th Street, between Wythe and Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
8p; $free
718 782 5188
http://www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html.
http://www.theloveshownyc.com
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Critical Mass
Critical Mass, an international event held in more than 325 cities on
six continents, occurs on the last Friday of every month when
bicyclists spontaneously come together to ride the ordinarily car-
clogged streets of their cities. Critical Mass focuses on the rights
of bicyclists and the rights of pedestrians on their own streets. It
also brings attention to the deteriorating quality of life --
starting with the toxic levels of air and noise pollution -- that
cars create for cities. Critical Mass's aim is to make people take
notice of cyclists as road users. Although some obstruction of normal
traffic occurs, we are only seeking to raise the profile of cycling,
and put cycling and transport issues on the agenda so that they will
not be ignored.
Tonight's Halloween ride will be followed by an afterparty at the
Time's Up space.
Critical Mass: Union Square Park North
17th Street and Broadway, Manhattan
7p; $free
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Schoolhouse Roxx presents:
Scotty the Blue Bunny in The End Is Here: Enjoy!
Scotty the Blue Bunny saves New York from gloom and doom. The End Is
Here: Enjoy! is a one-bunny science-fiction thriller that overheats
an already warming planet. Witness as he victoriously dances with
death. Watch as he defies God and gravity.
Humans today are experiencing exciting and dynamic events. Scotty the
Blue Bunny wants you to taste every delicious drop of it. Turn off
the news, step away from your monitor, leave the cell phone at home
and come play with New York's most beloved, big-eared creature before
this tremendous year is over.
P.S. 122
150 First Avenue at East 9th Street, Manhattan
8p; $10-15
212 352 3101
http://www.theatermania.com
http://www.scottybunny.com
***** Also on FRIDAY *****
Freegan Meeting and Herald Square to Times Square Trash Tour
Join us to plan upcoming events, outreach, media relations and other
aspects of promoting the freegan ideal. At 9 we will leave together
from there to recover useable refuse around Broadway in the 30s and
40s: several bagel, sandwich, and salad shops, a kosher pizzeria, two
hot buffet bars, a newspaper shop, a comic book store, a chocolate
shop, an office supply store, and wherever else we decide to explore.
If you are a reporter and want to come to this event, we request that
you contact us in advance.
Herald Square Market
Broadway between 35th and 36th Street, Manhattan
7:30p; $free
201 928-2831
347 724 6954
http://Freegan.info
XXXXX NEW YEAR'S EVE XXXXX
Rubulad presents
A Good Old Fashioned New Years Loft Party
With live music by Lycon Pictus, Dufus, Paprika, and Fur Cups for
Teeth. Plus DJs Shotnez, Reaganomics, Li'l Shalamar. And on the
cabaret stage: Yersey Turtle the Colonel, Sub-Zero Permafrost,
Stevhen Iancu (of the Dolomites), Power Circus, DJ Aaroneous, Mary-Go-
Round, John Joyce, and the Incredible Kelvin Daly. Delicious treats
by Brownie Points. Fabulous food. Light Circus by Norm Francouer.
Our religious fundamentalist neighbors are up in arms about our
existence. Please try to be quiet when coming and going and avoid
Taffee Street. Please do everyone a favor and hang out inside the
space or in the roof / courtyard areas. Thanks very much for your
help with this.
Rubulad Home Base
338 Flushing Avenue, between Classon and Taffee, Brooklyn
G train to Flushing or Classon stations, J,M,Z to Marcy, B61 bus to
Flushing
10p; $15
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
New Release and Re:Up present:
A Good Old Fashioned New Years Loft Party
New Release is doing its first party at Asterisk in quite a while,
welcoming 2006 with Re:Up, a plethora of dope bands and DJs, and
racks upon racks of all the beer you can drink. Ringing in the New
Year at the stroke are KUDU, nublu's big, dark, disco-death-diva act,
who at this point can safely be considered a next-big-thing band.
Boston band, Certainly, Sir, balances out KUDU's sound perfectly,
with a lighter electro-pop rooted in funky, modulated synth-bass.
Langhorne Slim enters the bill out of left field with his punky
Americana that somehow inspires uncontrollable dancing. Roy Dank and
Brennan Green of Pop Your Funk also inspire the cutting of rugs,
playing filthy dance music that's best suited to a pitch black room
at two in the morning while you're very inebriated. Luckily, they go
on in the black back room of Asterisk at right about that time, and
there's free beer for the whole night. To top it off Six8, Cocoa
Cracker Brown, Kenosha, and Ben Butler spin throughout the evening.
KUDU plays at 11.30p. Certainly, Sir plays at 12.30a. Langhorne Slim
at plays 1.30a. DJs Brennan Green, Roy Dank, Ben Butler, Kenosha,
Six8, and Cocoa Cracker Brown spin until 11a in two rooms.
Asterisk
258 Johnson Avenue, between Bushwick and White, Brooklyn
L train to Montrose station
11p–11a; $20 at the door, $15 with rsvp, includes free beer all night
rs...@newreleasenewyork.net
http://www.reupmag.com
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Afro-Punk, Ubiquita, and Dumba Collective New Years Eve
Three rooms of music and eight rooms of debauchery. If you have ever
been to a Dumba party you know those brown ladies know how throw
down. They put the crunk in punk. By now I hope you know how we get
it loose. No bullshit Manhattan crap. People you want to bring the
New Year in with. Drinks you can afford ($4 bucks) with more drink
specials to be announced. Amazing bands. Awesome DJs to shake your
ass to. Drink, dance, make out rooms, streakers, trapeze, comedy, oil
wrestling, no holds barred. It's new years eve homies, lets party
like white girls! Whoopee!
With bands Cutlery (from maryland), Mad Man Films (from Boston), the
Carps (from Toronto). DJs Reborn (deep house, disco, hip hop dance
music), Dustbin Bros. (rock, rock, rock), James Spooner (a set in
both rooms).
Dumba Collective
57 Jay Street, Brooklyn
10p DJs, 10:30p bands; $25
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Complacent Nation New Year
We've saved the best for last. You are invited to join us for New
Years Dream -- blending a dose of music with a kiss of liquor to wake
the coming year. Imagine a hidden space just beyond the broken
streets of Dumbo Brooklyn, the expansive studio of Complacent Nation,
C-Spot Designs and the Brooklyn Media Lab. Imagine a couple thousand
square feet of cinderblock fortress built into three areas of cozy
nooks, open dance-floors, and massive light installations.
Escape the trap of the New Years party behemoth and overpriced
exercises in desperation. This event is about gathering a few hundred
of our closest friends and lovers with champagne, mistletoe, and the
best music in Brooklyn. Featuring Reverend Vince and the Love Choir
playing soul-shaking funk/gospel to dance away sin and sanctity as we
cheer in the New Year. Plus an ass-shaking drum and piano duet by
KiEthan with guest vocals from Digitelle. Breaks, house, dub and
techno by DJs John S. of Spec4 with vocals by Rhiannon, Jason BK, and
Mad Aro.
Marvel to wall-to-wall video projections by Luxz with illbient beat
mechanics from Dok, Tomster and Masa of Amoeba Technology along with
light installations by Will (Complacent) and installed art by
Charlotte C.Spot and Ursula Wing. Find cures for what ale's ya by
Miss Elixer, a big cash bar, free goodies for the good and naughty
bits for the bad.
This event is for the gutter glamorous and the creatively inspired.
This event is for you dreamers who are broke, beautiful, and
deserving of more. New Years Dream will be as thick, full and
immersive as every party we host, all for a lot less and all on New
Years night. This New Years Dream is yours for $2.99 if you got it,
and nothing if you don't.
The catch? First, you and those you arrive with must bring one bottle
of champagne to pop, sip, and share at the stroke of midnight. The
bottle can be cheap or extravagant, it's for you and your posse.
Second we have only a couple hundred invites available and we are
giving them out to the best and brightest. Just make a little effort
and RSVP to the website.
RSVP for location, Brooklyn
F train to York
9p-5a; $2.99 if you got it
http://www.complacent.org/newyearsdream
****** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
End of Prohibition Circa 1933
Put a feather in your fedora for stain bar's second annual New Year's
bash. Featuring Brooklyn Brewery giveaways, costume prizes (think:
Roosevelts, Dick & Jane books, Snow White, bankers jumping out of
buildings, golden age of film stars, etc.). There will be a ball of
some sort dropping, swinging jazz soundtrack, screening of original
King Kong movie, drink specials and more. And best of all, no cover!!
Let's set the scene: 1933 ... Hitler comes into power in Germany, Fay
Wray stars with a mechanical ape in the original King Kong, Ulysses
by James Joyce is published, Popeye the movie comes out, Shirley
Temple begins her young career, FDR is fireside chatting, Ethel
Waters sings of Stormy Weather, and after 15 years of prohibition,
beer is legal again.
Which brings us to 2005 and Stain. The first use of this space in the
records was a liquor store in 1915, then Prohibition happened, then a
long series of bad clothes, bodegas, and crack dealing in the back
room. Now that we've come full circle back to our beer roots, it's
time to celebrate the End Of Prohibition, Come in costume (think:
Wizard of Oz, The Three Little Pigs, Snow White, Golden Age of
Hollywood, Dick and Jane books, Charlie Chaplin, Amelia Earhart,
Great Depression, Roosevelts, Superman, Little Orphan Annie, or just
come in period clothes) or not, but costumes are far more fun.
Stain Arts lounge
766 Grand street (L to grand, one block west)
8p; $free
718 387 7840
http://www.stainbar.com
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Three-Wishes
Harken back to days of flying carpets, sultans and Arabian Nights. A
fantasy New Years the likes which have not been seen since times of
ancient Persia. Join us for a night of dancing, mingling, hookahs,
bedouin tents, belly dancers, and costumed revelry. Three wish-filled
loft spaces in one building, with open bars from 10-10.30p and
4-4:30a. Free champagne toast at midnight. Prizes for best costumes.
Snacks and fondue all night.
Musical Stylings by D_Juice, Been Jammin', Friar Tuck, and Dougie
Styles. Live music by Geniefunk. Live Performance by Sera. Live art
and decor by Miyong, Kostume Kult, Dirty Diana, Tinker Bill, and
Orgasmateria. Hookah lounge hosted by BalkTick. Massage by Val.
135 Plymouth Street, No. 208, Brooklyn
F train to York
10p-10a; $20 door, $15 presale
http://www.three-wishes.info/
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
From Beyond Events:
Cut NYE Loft Party Throw Down Dance Party
DJs: The Captain, Star Eyes, Drop the Lime, Tha Pumpsta, Andy Pry.
400 South 2nd Street, Apt 201, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10p; $free byob
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Irregular Hours
This exhibition will feature 12 wall-mounted analog solid-state
instruments that produce occasional electronic utterances at ever-
shifting intervals of time. Also included in the show are parlor and
concert instruments such as the Swarmatron and the Dual Primate
Console. Visitors will be able to play the Coin-Op Melody Gin, an
arcade instrument in which 25 cents buys the customer a four-minute
hands-on electronic music-making-odyssey with knobs and toggle
switches. The new year will be rung in at midnight.
Pierogi Gallery
177 North 9th Street, Brooklyn
9p-1a; $free
Continues through January 31, live concerts featuring human beings
will take place every SATURDAY at 7:30p.
http://pierogi2000.com/flatfile/dewanbrDewanatron06.html
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
The Crucial Get Down and Enabler present:
Better Luck Next Year
Techno, grime, breakcore. Live: Rex the Dog. DJs: Marcos Cabral,
Cowboy Mark, Shadetek, Moderaw.
14th Street Loft
69 West 14th Street, fourth floor, Manhattan
10p; $25
http://enablernetwork.org/
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Eighth Annual New Year's Eve Party Ride
Start the year off right: On your bike. Come celebrate New Years Eve
in the great outdoors. Ending party at Central Park's Belvedere
Castle with music and fireworks. Bring food and drink to share.
Washington Square Park, under the arch
5th Avenue and Washington Square North, Manhattan
10:30p; $free
You can also meet up with the group later:
10:50p: Madison Square Park, 23rd and Broadway, Flatiron side, Manhattan
11:15p: Sherman Statue in front of the Plaza Hotel, 59th and 5th,
Manhattan
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Galapagos' World Famous New Year's Eve Celebration
Two rooms all night long. Early show: Faster Pussycat Drink Drink,
with World Famous Bob hosting burlesque, vaudeville, campy super-
short films, and more. Featuring Veronica Sweet and other burlesque
hotties. With DJ Boyracer in the main room spinning 80s, new wave,
fresh buzzcuts. Then, the late nite amp-up from 1a-4a, featuring
awesome bands. Plus DJ Tikka Masala in the back room spinning sick
Bangra mixes and more.
Galapagos
70 North 6th Street, between Wythe and Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
8-1a show and 1a-4a; $25-$10
718 782 5188
http://www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html.
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
Body Temple New Year's Ball
New Year's at Body Temple is the freest celebration in urban New York
City. Being the incubator for new alternative culture, Body Temple is
the fertile ground for self expression and individual growth. Dance
for it. Sweat for it.
GlobeSonic Sound System DJs Fabian Alsultany and Derek Beres burning
up the dance floor with their lush, electro-epic, world-beat sauce.
Midnight New Year's countdown with the drop of the Body Temple Ball.
Shed the old and awaken the Sleeping Serpent of the New Year with
Parashakti's Shamanic DanceRitual, plus Dages' Kundalini Experience,
KabaLove, aerial dance and cirque nouveau by FireFlyDance, Dancefloor
puppetry by Talking Hands Theatre, the Body Temple drummers and
performers, lush Sufi psychedelic soundscapes by Haale and the BT
Drummers, visuals by the Love Intelligence Group, transformational
art by Marshall Arisman, urban Gypsy circus lounge, body painters,
reflexology and body work with Mor Dror, and the Live Café, featuring
sensual food, elixers, and insane Raw Chocolate Decadence by Devi
Michal.
The New Year's Party takes place at the historical Brooklyn Lyceum,
formerly a gigantic bath house converted into a beautiful, raw
theater space.
Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue, at President Street, Brooklyn
R train to Union Street station
8p-5a; $25-35
http://www.bodytemple.info/event.html
NOTE: We made a financial exception for this event: These folks don't
serve alcohol, which makes it harder to make the money you need to
cover production costs. And it seems like a drink-free place on New
Year's would be a valuable thing for some folks -- assuming you can
stomach all the shaman blah-blah.
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
From Extreme NY:
International Pop Insanity
DJ Jaiko Suzuki. With dancers Angelique, Fatima Adamu, Eri Shoji.
Do Hwa
55 Carmine Street, between Bedford and 7th Avenue, Manhattan
11p; $30 includes all you can drink champagne and late night Korean
Buffet
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S EVE *****
John Cameron Mitchell's New Year's Eve Afterparty Late Night
John Cameron Mitchell and Murray Hill convene a cavalcade of downtown
and Broadway performers for a late-night afterparty. Wind down with
friends and ring in 2006 with DJ JD Samson (Le Tigre) and DJs Stephin
Merritt (Magnetic Fields) and Shermy of Phantastic Invisible
Tentacle. Performances punctuate the evening including turns by John
Cameron Mitchell; Lauren Molina (Johanna, Sweeney Todd); Shortbus
composer Scott Matthew and cast member and singer/songwriter Jay
Brannan; drag diva Flotilla DeBarge; celebrated singer and musician
Marc Almond (Soft Cell); rocker Chris Wielding; performance artists
Taylor Mac and Dynasty Handbag; renaissance man Nick Hallett; post-
modern vaudevillians Joseph Keckler and Erin Markey; country camp
purveyor Larry Krone and Isotoner-no-more Jim Andralis; and burlesque
stars Scotty the Blue Bunny and Bradford Scobie.
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
1-6a; $25 includes breakfast buffet at 4a ($5 off when you mention
"bubbly" over the phone
212 239 6200
XXXXX NEW YEAR'S DAY XXXXX
Grub
A cheap, simple dinner for strangers and co-conspirators.
We are a small group of people who do a lot of other things in New
York, like decorate subways and throw parties in the streets. We work
with several collectives and art groups, like Toyshop, Madagascar
Institute, and In Our Hearts. At Grub we're just offering dinner.
Whether you are active in other collectives, your neighborhood, your
backyard garden, or just new to town, we invite you to our table. To
get a little squishy, we are looking for practical ways to build
community. We are particularly inspired by weekly dinners served at
squats in Amsterdam and Berlin, where you can get a cheap, tasty meal
and catch up with friends in a cozy room. We like parties as much as
anyone, but we think there should be places to talk without a
pounding sound system.
We are not gourmets or fancy cooks; we offer simple food simply
prepared. We will only be able to serve 40 people, first come first
serve. There will be plates for vegans and vegetarians alike. Please
come early and hang out.
Rubulad home base
338 Flushing, at Classon, Brooklyn
G train to Flushing or Classon stations, J,M,Z to Marcy, B61 bus to
Flushing
6:30p doors, 7p dinner; $pay what you want, and bring your own booze
els...@yahoo.com
NOTE: A special New Year's Day dinner. Please join us for a
delicious, wholesome start to your 2006.
***** Also on NEW YEAR'S DAY *****
32nd Annual New Year's Day Marathon Reading
Spend the first day of the year with a terrific assortment of poetry,
performance, dance, music and multimedia, with over 130 performers
and readers including: Rosa Alcala, Ammiel Alcalay, Kazim Ali, Betsy
Andrews, Penny Arcade, Charles Babinski, Jim Behrle, Jennifer Benka,
Charles Bernstein, Anselm Berrigan, Edmund Berrigan, Eric Bogosian,
Donna Brook, Dana Bryant, Regie Cabico, Steve Cannon, Elizabeth
Castagna, Paul Catafago, Yoshiko Chuma, Todd Colby, John Coletti,
Shanna Compton, Brenda Coultas, Steve Dalachinsky, Monica De La
Torre, Latasha Diggs, Maggie Dubris, Douglas Dunn, Marcella Durand,
Steve Earle, Joe Elliot, Jose Angel Figueroa, Corrine Fitzpatrick,
Merry Fortune, Tonya Foster, Dorothy August Friedman, Ed Friedman,
Greg Fuchs, Ethan Fugate, Lo Galluccio, Drew Gardner, Philip Glass,
Kimiko Hahn, John S. Hall, Janet Hamill, Hassen, Bob Hershon, Mitch
Highfill, Brenda Iijima, Paolo Javier, Tyehimba Jess, Patricia Spears
Jones, Adeena Karasick, Erica Kaufman, Lenny Kaye, Tuli Kupferberg,
Bill Kushner, Susan Landers, Paul LaFarge, Denize Lauture, Joel
Lewis, Tan Lin, Brendan Lorber, Michael Lydon, Kimberly Lyons, Filip
Marinovich, Susan Maurer, Gillian McCain, Tracey McTague, Taylor
Mead, Sharon Mesmer, David Mills, Ange Mlinko, Rebecca Moore, Tracie
Morris, Eileen Myles, Murat Nemet-Nejat, Dael Orlandersmith, Yuko
Otomo, Wanda Phipps, Nicholas Powers, Chris Rael, Marc Ribot, Keith
Roach, Mercedes Roffe, Lauren Russell, Tom Savage, Prageeta Sharma,
Elliott Sharp, Jackie Sheeler, Sally Silvers, Hal Sirowitz, Jenny
Smith, Patti Smith, Bethany Spiers, Christopher Stackhouse, Brian Kim
Stefans, Stacy Szymaszek, Anne Tardos, Edwin Torres, Rodrigo Toscano,
Lourdes Vazquez, David Vogen, Anne Waldman, Shanxing Wang, Jo Ann
Wasserman, Karen Weiser, and Matthew Zapruder.
St. Mark's Church
131 East 10th Street, Manhattan
3p; $8
http://www.poetryproject.com
XXXXX WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 XXXXX
Dorkbot
People doing strange things with electricity. Come help us celebrate
Isaac Newton's birthday. Please bring refreshments to share.
Featuring the lovely and talented: Mikey Sklar, explaining the
process he used to install a $2 RFID tag in his left hand. His talk
will cover why he choose to do this, the necessary materials,
different tag options, and what he and other people have been doing
with these tags. Also Alyce Santoro will discuss the evolution of
"sonic fabric," an audible textile woven from recycled, recorded
audiocassette tape, from its humble beginnings as a work of
conceptual art to its potential as a manufactured product with
commercial viability. Alyce will show pieces made from the material,
along with some short videos of sonic fabric works in action. she'll
also demonstrate the fabric's sonic properties using a device made
from a modified walkman. And Luke DuBois presents, Billboard. "I've
been working for the past year or so on a technique called 'time-
lapse phonography', which uses a time compression algorithm on sound
to allow a large-scale piece of music to be compressed to just a few
seconds duration. 'Billboard', my latest piece, uses the technique to
compress the entire history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart into a
thirty-seven minute piece of music. This allows us to experience
literally hundreds of songs in a few minutes, giving us a sort of
gestalt aural experience of music history."
Location One
26 Greene Street, Manhattan
7p; $free
http://dorkbot.org/
XXXXX UPCOMING XXXXX
* Mulch!, January 8
* The Fifth Annual No Pants! Subway Ride, January 22
* Idiotarod, January 28
XXXXX ONGOING XXXXX
* The Williamsburg Spelling Bee. MONDAYS, 7p sign up, 7:30
competition; $free. Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. http://spellingblog.blogspot.com http://
www.petescandystore.com/
* Speakeasy, open mike for music, readings, comedy, films, and
performances of all kinds. TUESDAYS, 10p; $free, plus free pizza when
you buy a drink. 221 North 9th Street between Driggs and Roebling,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. http://www.caponesbar.com
* Outside games, like Manhunt and Capture the Flag. THURSDAYS. 7p;
$free. Various neighborhoods; check website for listings. http://
www.nygames.net
* Jigsawlon. Jigsaw plus salon equals jigsawlon. Prepare a monologue.
Read a story. Demonstrate a game. Show off your new scientific method
for eating Twinkies from the inside out. Anything you can present in
front of a small but appreciative audience is fair game. Acoustic
music is preferred. Poetry will only be allowed at the discretion of
the host. Second SATURDAYS, 7p sign up; $3 suggested, cheap drinks.
Jigsaw, 526 11th Street, between Avenues A and B, Manhattan. 212 777
7845, http://jigsawnyc.com.
* Lit Lite, TheaterTweed's bad books reading series. Elmo Lounge, 156
Seventh Avenue between 19th and 20th streets, Manhattan. TUESDAYS 9p;
$5.
* Experiential Art Night. Open music jam: Bring your own instruments
or use ours collaborative painting. FRIDAYS. 9p; $free. Glass House,
38 South 1st Street, between Kent and Wythe, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
917 607 1017, 718 387 4942. http://www.brookebaxter.com/
glasshousegallery
* Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tours. SUNDAYS, 2p; $free.
Various locations. http://www.notbored.org/scowt.html
* Time's Up Movie Night. THURSDAYS, 7 or 8p; $free. Time's Up, 49
East Houston Street, Manhattan.
* Better Rock Shows. Nonsense does not straight list rock shows in
New York unless they occur in tandem with puppet shows or jump rope
tournaments or in subway tunnels or in graveyards. For listings of
good shows, especially ones that feature independent bands at quality
venues like Asterisk and those booked by hard-working promoters like
Todd P, consult resources like http://www.ohmyrockness.com, http://
stereoactivenyc.com/, or the lively New York Happenings listserve on
Yahoo groups (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/nyhappenings/).
* Play Dirty, craft night, talent optional. Stain Bar, 766 Grand
Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. L train to Grand. MONDAYS 8p; $free.
718 387 7840. http://www.stainbar.com.
* Keyboard Karaoke, sing your favorite songs with Joe at the Piano.
MONDAYS, 10p; $free. The Lucky Cat, 245 Grand Street, between Driggs
and Roebling, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. http://www.theluckycat.com/
* Spittin' Devil at Spuyten Duyvil, a literary un-miked opentable. No
acoustic guitars, no slam poetry, no standup comedy, no hip hop; only
poetry, short story, arguments, aesthetics, addenda, etcetera.
Spuyten Duyvil, 359 Metropolitan Avenue, at Havemeyer, Williamsburg,
Brooklyn. SUNDAYS 10p-midnight; $free. 718 930 4768.
officiall...@actiondirection.org
* DJ/VJ, a new series coupling a DJ with a VJ and asking them to
collaborate. The audience does the rest by either dancing or
watching. FRIDAYS 10p; $free. Galapagos, 70 North 6th Street, between
Wythe and Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718 782 5188, http://
www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html.
* Smut, erotic performance, readings, and discussion. MONDAYS 8p;
$free. Galapagos, 70 North 6th Street, between Wythe and Kent,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718 782 5188, http://
www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html.
* Drinking Liberally Willamsburg, progressive social hour. Every
other TUESDAY 8p; $free. Levee, North 3rd Street and Berry Street.
Elana: 347 512 2805. http://drinkingliberally.org/
* Drinking Liberally, promoting democracy one pint at a time.
THURSDAYS 7:30p; $free. Rudy's, 9th Avenue, between 44th and 45th
streets, Manhattan. in...@drinkingliberally.org, http://
www.drinkingliberally.org.
* StoryCorps. The idea behind this oral history project is simple:
Everybody has a story to tell; we give him/her a chance to tell it.
For 10 bucks you can interview anyone you'd like at our soundproof
booth at Grand Central Terminal. At the end of your 40 minute
session, you get a broadcast quality CD of the interview. And with
permission, another copy gets archived in the American Folklife
Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps at Grand Central
Terminal, 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan. Open daily; $10
RSVP to 212 941 8553. http://soundportraits.org.
* The Big Quiz Thing. NYC's live trivia spectacular. Slipper Room,
167 Orchard Street (corner Stanton), Manhattan. Every other MONDAY
8p; $5 cover, doors at 7p, $200 grand prize.
* Brooklyn Critical Mass. Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park,
Brooklyn. Second FRIDAY of the month. 7p; $free.
* Reverend Jen's Anti-Slam. Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow, Manhattan.
WEDNESDAYS, 7.45 sign up, 8p show; $3. Continuing through ETERNITY.
212 560 7235. rev...@revjen.com.
* Mr. Choade's Upstairs/Downstairs, longest running burlesque show in
New York, with rock n roll, go-go girls, and a yummy sprinkling of
burlesque and vaudeville acts. The Slipper Room, corner of Stanton
and Orchard, Manhattan. SATURDAYS, 8p doors, 11p show; $5 cover.
http://www.slipperroom.com.
* Show and Tell. Each performer gets seven minutes. Beer chugging
contest after the break. Hosted by the O'Debra Twins. Bowery Poetry
Club, 308 Bowery, Manhattan. MONDAYS 10p; $3. Monday, January 31: The
heavy and strange Thank You For Not Screaming open.
* Starshine Burlesque. Rififi, 332 East 11th Street, between First
and Second avenues, Manhattan. THURSDAYS, 10p-ish; $5. October 27:
CarmenMofongo, PeachesnCream, FlyingFox, TroupeduJour, Tigger. http://
www.starshineburlesque.com
* Monday Evening Burlesque. Galapagos, 70 N. 6th Street,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. MONDAYS 9.30p; $free. http://
www.galapagosartspace.com. 718 782 5188.
XXXXX WISHLIST XXXXX
Alita compiles Wishlist but is on vacation in San Francisco and will
return next week. Send her your listings at al...@nonsensenyc.com.
Shannon at 718 662 8890.
XXXXX NOTICE XXXXX
Michael Carreira compiles Notice. Please tell him about the little
things you notice in New York at michael...@yahoo.com.
XXXXX OFFICIALLY XXXXX
The Train That Boiled
Even for those of us who bike everywhere, the end of last week's
citywide transit strike came as a blessing and relief. With the
subways and buses back on track, there were no longer millions of
pissed-off pedestrians in ped-lock, making biking the bridges and
streets of lower Manhattan tricky. As the Transportation Authority
and the Transit Workers hash out their various checks and balances,
it's worthwhile to remember the New York subway system's role in
democratizing this city.
As befitting a city of tremendous growth, constant economic bustle,
and accumulating wealth, New York has always needed and always had
various forms of mass transportation, from horse-drawn carriages to
horse-drawn omnibuses, from light-rail cars to the trolley, from
elevated train lines to the subways that we know now. All the
previous forms of transportation prior to the subway fulfilled our
needs to some degree, but not one could move masses in large
quantities. Even the legendary elevated trains, running over major
avenues (2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, and 9th) impeded street and foot
traffic. Think about how busy Brighton Avenue in Brighton Beach is,
and imagine that compounded throughout the rest of the city.
When the subways were under construction, from 1900 to 1914, three
different competing companies were building and developing across the
city: The IRT, or Interborough Rapid Transit (the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7), the BMT, Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (J, M, Z, N, R, Q, and W)
and the IND (Independent) A, C, E, B, D, F, V, and G). All transit
lines were incorporated into the overarching MTA in 1968. As the
subways were racing across the city, bringing commuters to work and
families to play, they were incomprehensibly important in also
delivering immigrants to newer, farther neighborhoods in developing
outer boroughs. You'd find fresh off the boat Chinese immigrants
traveling in from Flushing, Queens right next to Pakistanis from
Jackson Heights and Italians from Long Island City aboard the 7
express. These men, women and children -- normally not used to
sharing the same air, let alone the same chair on a subway car --
were suddenly thrust together in order to get to work. If New York is
a great melting pot, it's the boil of that pot that provides the
steam power for this great city.
Matt Levy writes Officially. You can reach him at
officiall...@actiondirection.org.
XXXXX LEARNING XXXXX
We look for the sort of classes you circled in college course
catalogs but never managed to fit into your schedule. And we also
look for the kind of things that no college could teach. Cheap and
eclectic is the rule, though all rules get broken occasionally, and
we especially love workshops, round-tables, and teachers who won't
take your work out of your hands and show you how to do it right. One-
time listings are categorized, with general recurring classes at the
end. We thrive on your suggestions, so make sure to tell us about
upcoming classes that you think are nifty-keen.
Rose Fox compiles Learning. Contact her at ro...@nonsensenyc.com.
NOTE: Learning takes requests! Please inspire us by telling us what
you want to learn, and we'll see whether we can hunt down a teacher
for you.
***** LEARNING: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 *****
A Lesson in Aviation
From barnstormers to sub-hunters, find out about the Golden Age of
aviation and Floyd Bennett Field's crucial role in World War II.
Floyd Bennett Field
Ryan Visitor Center, Flatbush Avenue and Shore Parkway, Brooklyn
1p; $free
718 338 3799
http://www.nps.gov/gate/pphtml/eventdetail20625.html
***** LEARNING: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 *****
Basic Design and Installation of Irrigation Systems
Learn the basics of irrigation system design, installation, and
maintenance. Discussions focus on designing and installing a system,
including basic hydraulics and product review. Learn to troubleshoot,
practice visual maintenance, and identify service techniques. Please
bring lunch. Preregistration required.
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, Bronx
10a-3:30p; $103 nonmembers, $93 members
718 817 8700
http://www.nybg.org/edu/conted/spsu05/winter_2005catalog.html
***** LEARNING: Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Pilates
Pilates improves core strength, restores the natural curves of the
spine, and rebalances the muscles around the joints, improving the
way your body functions, looks, and feels. Through this course, you
will experience an increase in your flexibility, strength, endurance,
mobility, balance, and body awareness, as well as a decrease in back
pain and other general pains. Preregistration required.
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
12-1:15p on Wednesdays from January 4 to February 8; $90 in advance
for six sessions ($70 for Graduate Center students) or $15 per class
212 817 8215
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp/courses/wellness.html#10
***** LEARNING: THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 *****
NEUROfest
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 explores the nexus of science and art
in NEUROfest, the first-ever theater festival dedicated to
neurological conditions. A collection of theater artists from around
the country will present work inspired by various neurological
conditions. In conjunction with the performances, NEUROfest will also
host a series of seminars/panel discussions with noted experts.
Theater 5
311 West 43rd Street, Manhattan
Various times, January 5-29; $free seminars, $15 show tickets, $75 in
advance for all eight shows
646 345 4699
http://www.untitledtheater.com/NEUROfest.html
***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****
Basics of Drip and Micro-Drip-Irrigation: Design and Installation
This is a special kind of irrigation that is different from
sprinklers and needs to be considered separately. It deals with
systems of watering individual plants or containers. This method is
especially useful for rooftop and terrace gardens, planters, raised
beds, and even woody plants on a steep slope. This type of irrigation
conserves water. Please bring lunch. A recommended prerequisite is
Basic Design and Installation of Irrigation Systems–HRT 322.
Preregistration required.
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, Bronx
10a-3:30p; $103 nonmembers, $93 members
718 817 8700
http://www.nybg.org/edu/conted/spsu05/winter_2005catalog.html
***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****
Pilates
Pilates improves core strength, restores the natural curves of the
spine, and rebalances the muscles around the joints, improving the
way your body functions, looks, and feels. Through this course, you
will experience an increase in your flexibility, strength, endurance,
mobility, balance, and body awareness, as well as a decrease in back
pain and other general pains. Preregistration required.
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
12-1:15p on Thursdays from January 5 to February 9; $90 in advance
for six sessions ($70 for Graduate Center students) or $15 per class
212 817 8215
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp/courses/wellness.html#10
***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****
Join award-winning artist Diane Lieberman to learn the techniques of
watercolor painting at these workshops. Each class focuses on
technique and composition, and includes a demonstration and
critique. For the beginner and advanced painter. Limited to 14
participants per session. Please ask for a supply list when
registering. Purchase of appropriate supplies prior to first
workshop is mandatory.
Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06 Northern Boulevard, Queens
1:30-4:30 on Thursdays from January 5 to February 2; $85 for five
sessions
718 229 4000
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/
events.php?id=26287
***** LEARNING: UPCOMING *****
* Complimentary Swing Analysis with John Hobbins, January weekends.
http://www.chelseapiers.com/prevents.htm
* Botanical Demonstration: Natural Teas & Remedies, January 8.
http://www.wavehill.org/events/event_525.html
***** LEARNING: REQUESTS *****
Send us your requests. Research is fun!
***** LEARNING: ONGOING *****
*** Recent addition: English Country Dancing Class, Wednesdays from
January 11 through April 26.
http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/cgi-bin/events.cgi
* Volunteer to crew the Pioneer and learn to sail for free, various
days. (Hat tip to reader C. for the suggestion.)
http://www.southstseaport.org/volunteer/volunteerForm.shtm
* English as a Second Language, various days.
http://www.ymcanyc.org/sub.php?p=services&sp=elesair/elesair
* Adult, Infant, and Child CPR Training, various days.
http://www.nyredcross.org/health_safety/courses_cpr.htm
* Surf Instruction, various days (by appointment).
fr...@fritzchesnut.com
* Backstage Tour of the Metropolitan Opera House, various weekdays.
http://www.metoperafamily.org/education/calendar/backstage.aspx
* Percussion Workshops, Saturdays. (Hat tip to reader M. for the link!)
http://www.maracatuny.com/workshops.htm
* Poetry Workshops, Saturdays.
212 533 3893
* Fiction-writing Workshops, Saturdays.
917 279 5441
* Women Writers Workshops, fourth Saturdays.
http://www.womenstudiocenter.org/id87.html
* Jiu Jitsu Lessons, Saturdays and Sundays.
gothamj...@gmail.com
* Volunteer Work Parties, Sundays.
http://www.times-up.org/calendar/calendar.php
* Well-Crafted Weekends, Sundays.
http://www.madmuseum.org/
* Dyke Knitting Circle, third Sundays.
http://www.bluestockings.com/events.html
* Non-Violent Communication Facilitated Skillshares, Sundays and
Tuesdays.
http://www.brooklynnvc.org/offer/trainings.html
* Backgammon and Chess Workshop, Mondays.
http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/events/events.php#adultslunchhourbackgamm
* Williamsburg Chess Club for Wayward Men and Ladies, Mondays.
http://humanchess.typepad.com/chessclub
* The Photographic Mosh Pit, Mondays.
http://www.localproject.org/
* Crochet Club, Mondays.
http://queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?
page_id=126§ion_id=12&branch_id=Q
* Power-to-the-People Yoga, Mondays.
http://www.brechtforum.org/events/viewevent.php?recordID=494
* Painting Workshops, Mondays and Tuesdays.
http://www.womenstudiocenter.org/id73.html
* Shoemaking Workshop, Mondays and Wednesdays through mid-December.
he...@keikoholic.com
* Chess Club, Mondays and Thursdays.
http://queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?
page_id=126§ion_id=12&branch_id=Q
* Bicycle Repair, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
http://www.times-up.org/
* Brooklyn New Starters Orchestra, Tuesdays.
ebr...@yahoo.com
* This Just In... the Latest News from the Universe, third Tuesdays.
http://amnh.org/programs/programs_by_type.php?
event_type_id=3&is_members_only=0#TUESDAYS%20IN%20THE%20DOME
* Resume Clinic, Tuesdays.
http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/academics/continuinged/
* Salsa Dancing, Tuesdays.
http://www.justsalsa.com/newyork/clubs/copacabana/
* Afro-Haitian Drum and Dance, Tuesdays.
718 953 6638 or makan...@juno.com
* Free Bellydance Lessons, Wednesdays.
http://www.mymoonnyc.com/
* Quilting Workshop, Thursdays.
http://queenslibrary.org/branches/branches6.asp?
count=31&branch=Laurelton
* Wine Tasting, Fridays and Saturdays.
212 725 6516
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