From: "Jeff Stark" <jstark@nonsensenyc.com>
Subject: nonsensenyc: 5.14 to 5.20
Date: May 14th 2010

Friday, May 14
* The Horror Show, Brooklyn
* Feast of 'Little Ax' Broadnax, Williamsburg * Seeing Is Believing, Manhattan
* Loew’s Movie Palace: The '70s on the Big Screen, Jersey City * 80s Sing-Along, Williamsburg
* Flashing Lights, Manhattan
* Pure White, Manhattan

Saturday, May 15
* Megapolis Audio Festival, Baltimore
* Zero Day Exploits, Brooklyn
* Ho Down Dance Party for the Community Gardens, Manhattan * NYsoundCircuit, Manhattan
* Twilight of the Idle's CD, Williamsburg * Black and Light Ball 5, Manhattan
* Crawfish Boil and Barbecue, Brooklyn
* Tea Party With Imelda Marcos and Screening of Other People, a Video Series, Brooklyn * Soul Clap and Dance-Off, Williamsburg * Table Fights New York, Manhattan

Sunday, May 16
* Bruncha Libre, Brooklyn
* Zero Boy and pals, Manhattan
* Veggie Pride Parade, Year 3, Manhattan * The Poetry Brothel, Manhattan

Monday, May 17
* Sea Turtles on the 7, Manhattan
* Practical Alchemy: An Investigation into the Secrets of Life and Death, Williamsburg * Thrift On, Manhattan

Tuesday, May 18
* Freshkills Park Talks: Photographer Nathan Kensinger on The Post-Industrial Shores of Staten Island, Staten Island

Wednesday, May 19
* Hobby, Brooklyn
* An Octopus of My Own, Manhattan
* Bailout Theater, Manhattan
* Shakespeare's Richard II on Trapeze, Manhattan * Acme, Brooklyn
* Evolver NYC Spore: Resilience Revolution Spore, Brooklyn

Thursday, May 20
* The Pleasant Revolution, Brooklyn
* Literary Death Match, Manhatatn

Wishlist
* Money

Spectre
* A Carrington Event

Learning
* Flocking

Help
* Market Hotel

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XXXXX FRIDAY, MAY 14 XXXXX

The Horror Show

Circus meets ballet meets nightmare. Written and directed by Anya Sapozhnikova, the show is built out of darkness, sex, and hot jazz. Taking place in New Orleans (specifically at 1140 Royal St, 615 Toulouse Street, and 635 City Park Avenue), set to the whiskey soaked music of the Stumblebum Brass Band, the show follows a love triangle from inception to demise.

Unlike previous Lady Circus productions, the dance numbers, choreographed by Brett Lord, are just as death defying as the acrobatics in the air. Consistent with the House of Yes reputation, the show is packed with theatrical feats, bourbon will flow cheaply, and the lines between stage and reality are blurred.

Joining longtime Lady Circus members Lori Barber, Jordann Baker and Anya Sapozhnikova, dancers Kathryn van Assche, Megan Hornaday, Nikki Nasto and Brett Lord (known to some as Carrie Ca$h) complete the cast. Live music by Stumblebum Brass Band.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street station
8p doors, 9p show; $20 presale
Continues through Friday and Saturday May 22 brownpapertickets.com/event/111658
sapozhnikova.com/horror

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Feast of 'Little Ax' Broadnax

The Feast will be a performance dinner for 50 guests. In honor of this evening's beacon, gospel singer Willmer "Little Ax" Broadnax, old school gender rebel and one of the Kings of the gospel highway, all servers and performers will be in their freshest, most decked out dragtime attire.

Performances will take place as an integral part of your dinner experience. The feast will be prepared by master chef Laurel Bell. This evening is being hosted by the Konbit Shelter project, a sustainable rebuilding project which aims to build structures for the earth quake affected community of Fondwa, Haiti this coming June.

Mccarren Hall
98 Bayard Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 7p; $30 for dinner and performance
hmacionusgmail.com
konbitshelter.org

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Seeing Is Believing

Regardless of experience or know-how step into the HiChristina two-way telephone booth and watch as the master painter within you bursts out and flies forth from the other side. At the last HiChristina Creationizm event we wrote an entire novel in one hour. Tonight join us to create a monumental work of visual art, a 20 foot long painting. The painting will happen in three easy phases from social color mixer, to audio-visual hyper cube exploration, to the finish with sprinkles on top! Experience or help facilitate many proven techniques such as painting upside down, eyes closed painting, painting through strange lenses, in polarized light, strobe lighting, and the popular tap/lap dancing brush technique. We paint together, all-at-once, one-at-a-time, in duos and trios, in the dark (briefly) and under the sun gun. Expect visits (performances) from artists like Andy Warhol, The Woman Who Shot Andy Warhol, Dali, and Frida Kahlo. Bring something to paint with or something to add to the canvas… or just bring yourself and use materials provided. Tai Chi intermission to live music. This is going to be as wondrous as the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine (David La) Chapel(le).

HiChristina
163 Eldridge Street, between Rivington and Delancey, Manhattan 10p; $? (usually $10)
fritzandchristina-at-gmail.com
hichristina.com

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Loew’s Movie Palace: The '70s on the Big Screen

A not-for-profit arts center in a historic movie palace. Tonight: Taxi Driver 8p. Saturday 6:15p: Blazing Saddles. Saturday 8:40p: Saturday Night Fever.

What’s Special About Seeing a Move at the Loew’s? The Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre is one of America’s grandest surviving Movie Palaces. We show movies the way they were meant to be seen: in a grandly ornate setting – on our big 50 feet wide screen. The Loew’s runs reel-to-reel, not platter, projection, which often allows us to screen an archival or studio vault print that is the best available copy of a movie title.

The Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square, Jersey City
PATH train to Journal Square
loewsjerseygmail.com
loewsjersey.org

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

80s Sing-Along

80s costume contest and air guitar competition with prizes including free tickets to the Awesome 80s Prom, vouchers from restaurants/bars and more. 80s vs 90s Afterparty with DJ fulltimefun and a Music Video Dance Party.

Who needs VH1? Brooklyn is getting the 1980s brought right to it and it sure is cheaper than a cable subscription. New wave, power ballads, men who dress like women, geeks with synthesizers, Guns and Roses, stadium rockers at their finest, Journey, Madonna and countless other artists and genres from the 80's are getting jam packed in this over two hour/30 plus video long 80s sing-along masterpiece.

Some of the best and craziest 80s music videos will be projected on screen with subtitles for everyone to sing-along to together. No microphones. No requests. It's like Communist Karaoke. Just sit back (or stand up and dance) and let your voices combine to relive some 80's moments that we've either forgotten or were too young to enjoy the first time around.

Legion
790 Metropolitan Avenue, at Humboldt, Williamsburg, Brooklyn L train to Graham Avenue station
9p; $free
21 and over
legionsingalongsgmail.com

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Flashing Lights

We could make a million murder on the dancefloor puns to announce Kill the Noise’s guest appearance at Flashing Lights (skull-rattling bass! Rave to the grave! etc). But we won’t.

Instead, we’ll just tell you how KTN is one of the tightest DJs on the scene and is continuing to push heavy dance music in new, diverse directions -- both as a solo producer and as co-founder of the new Slow Roast label with world champion DJ Craze. KTN’s debut EP Roots is their first release, bouncing between tribal bangers, techno laser jams, and good old jacking house music. Cop it, love it, see in you in Chinatown. Resident DJs Jubilee, Ayres, and Catchdubs. Hosted By Good Peoples. Ravetastic Photobooth by MRI Lighting.

88 Palace
88 East Broadway, Manhattan
10p-4a; $15, $10 before 1a with RSVP

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Pure Luck presents:

Pure White

The new baroque. Snow machines, a ballet barre, and a cigarette. Two and one half years of choreography combine for this singular two-night performance to unfold.

Bath House Studios
540 East 11th Street, Manhattan
8p; $?
mypureluck.com/#556931492

XXXXX SATURDAY, MAY 15 XXXXX

Megapolis Audio Festival

Megapolis is a weekend-long festival dedicated to the craft of DIY audio creation. Artists, documentarians, musicians, and fans come together to share secrets on producing and presenting challenging audio works online, on-air, and on the stage.

Check website for complete details.

Various Venues, Baltimore
Continues through SUNDAY
megapolisfestival.org/

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Opt-In presents:

Zero Day Exploits

Opt-In will unveil a series of installations, video and otherwise, along with live music, performances, and practiced DJs in a one night only event exploring the intersection of faith and technology. A body of local artists working in a variety of mediums have been invited to participate in this inaugural symposium, the first of many Opt-In curated events organized around a theme. The ultimate goal is to create an open and engaging environment in which artists, viewers, and reveler€s can feel free to drink, dance, and discuss at their leisure. To foster any inspiration that could arise from this stimulating environment, Opt-In will be designating space and materials for guests to come in and create.

Opt-In is a fledgling collaboration between three overly ambitious yet disarmingly charming creatives. We create immersive environments in which strangers and friends can form new communities around a project, an idea, or a simple good time. We bring people from all walks of life together by promoting open dialogue and the creative expression of public discourse through a vast array of mediums and the use of public space. With a distinct amalgamation of urban energies and personal touches, Opt-In creates a safe haven for the senses within each new experience.

Participating artists include Opt-In co-founder Bryn Jackson, members of Flux Factory, DJ Tween Wolf, Anima Anonoma, the Modern Gypsies, and many more.

St. Cecelia's Convent
21 Monitor Street, Brooklyn
8p; $free
347 803 9421
optinproductionsgmail.com
optinproductions.com

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Ho Down Dance Party for the Community Gardens

Garden ride, procession, dance to save the community gardens. Why: Because the 2002 deal to save the gardens is coming to an end and the city is dragging its feet. Ten years ago, we fought, screamed, dressed like tomatoes and sunflowers and put our bodies on the line for the community gardens. Today, these gardens are once again under threat of development. So, this year we're asking you to come dressed like your favorite garden vegetable, bring some noise, defend, and celebrate the monumental achievement of the community gardens.

Tompkins Square Park start
7th Street and Avenue A, Manhattan
2p; $free
benshepard@mindspring.com

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

NYsoundCircuit

A new propulsive series in NYC bringing you an evening of continuous music, art, and booze. Premieres of new acoustic, electro-acoustic, and electronic works by Anna Clyne, Gene Coleman, John Glover, and Samson Young. Rarely heard works by Donal Fox, Gilbert Galindo, Yohei Kurihara, Ingram Marshall, and Conrad Winslow.

Performances and improv sessions by daring and adventurous performers from NYC and Philadelphia: MIVOS Quartet (strings and Gameboys), Ensemble Pamplemousse, Thomas Piercy (clarinets), John McGill & Max Abeles (electronic artists), Gene Coleman (bass clarinet), Claudine Hickman (piano), James Smith (oboe/oboe d'amore), and Maria Chavez (turntables). Visual Artist Bill Mazza performs "In Vanity" throughout the evening as part of his ongoing live drawing series, Spatial Tendencies.

Brecht Forum
451 West Street, Manhattan
8p; $10 cover, donations accepted for the bar 212 242 4201
infonysoundcircut.com

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Twilight of the Idle's CD

For album the Only Queers in the Room. Also performing: Geppetta, an inventive puppeteer, multimedia artist, queer fabulist, and trans surrealist.

Collect Pond is a trans performance/art/experience space that presents work by transgender, genderqueer and gender-non-conforming artists, and work that is in conversation with those communities.

So this event is going to be very queer. Of course, it is open to everybody.

Collect Pond
338 Berry Street, third floor, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 8-10:30p; suggested donation of $1-$5, no one turned away myspace.com/twilightoftheidle.

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Disorient and Kostume Kult present:

Black and Light Ball 5

Black lights, big city. An annual black-lit, fancy dress ball and Burning Man project fundraiser. With a large, centrally located venue in the Times Square area, this year we pay special homage to Burning Man's 2010 Metropolis theme, inviting all to come to Manhattan to share the metropolitan spirit for a 12-hour, interactive arts event with multiple rooms of DJ music, participatory fun and luminescent finery. With three dance floors, a dedicated performance stage/movie theater and a capacity of over 1000 people near the Port Authority bus terminal, Penn Station, and the Long Island Railroad -- this will indeed be the event of the season at the crossroads of the world.

Complete artist details online.

Times Square Arts Center
669 8th Avenue at 42nd Street, Manhattan 6p-6a; $20 presale, $25 door in costume 21 and over
disorient.ticketleap.com/blb2010/t/nya0512 kostumekult.com/events/blb2010

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Crawfish Boil and Barbecue

Brooklyn Brainery hosts cheap, collaborative classes on anything and everything, and this Saturday we're throwing a party with LaunchPad to kickoff our new semester and the fact it's officially spring! Everyone's welcome to attend, whether or not you've ever taken a class or ever even plan on it. All proceeds will go toward helping us find a permanent space for the Brainery.

Launchpad
721 Franklin Avenue, between Park Place and Sterling Place, Brooklyn 2-7p; $5 or a dish to share (salads, sides, stuff to barbecue, or desserts) brooklynbrainery.com/

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Tea Party With Imelda Marcos and Screening of Other People, a Video Series

Please join the Iron Butterfly herself, Ms. Imelda Marcos, as she hosts a Tea Party and Secret Screening of Other People, Incident 2. Iced tea, wine, and finger sandwiches will be served by your Most Gracious Hostess. The Screening will begin at sundown.

222 Varet Street, 2B, Bogart and White, Brooklyn L train to Morgan station, JMZ to Flushing station 6-10p; $?
otherpeeps.com

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Soul Clap and Dance-Off

Does this really need an introduction at this point? The fiesta that put NYNT and Jonathan Toubin on the map has popped up in 10 cities since last month's throwdown. As always, the doors open at midnight and it features all night dancing to a mix of JT's latest and greatest get-down monsters briefly interrupted by a 1a dance contest for a $100 prize hosted by the lovely Mizz Laura Leigh and judged by upstanding members of our community. As those of you who go regularly know, NYC Soul Claps inch closer and closer to informal religious perfection every month. Catch it. And check out the brand-spanking new Soul Clap and Dance-Off Web Site.

Glasslands
289 Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
midnight; $5
21 and over

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Table Fights New York

Be sure to keep your eyes pealed for mobile table fighting around the Javits Center Saturday, May 15. To be notified about bout times, locations, and matchups join Twitter and text “follow TableFights” to 40404.

ICFF
Javits Center
34th Street and 11th Avenue, Manhattan
6-9p; $free
Continues SUNDAY
tablefights@gmail.com
tablefights.matthewmosher.us/pages/attendees.html

XXXXX SUNDAY, MAY 16 XXXXX

Gemini and Scorpio present:

Bruncha Libre

Brunch freedom is here. Freedom from long lines, harried waiters, and the feeling that they really wish you'd hurry up already. How about a catered brunch by our favorite chef in a sprawling sunlit private loft instead, served up with hot jazz and chilled cocktails? Enjoy a leisurely meal, relax on a couch or get up and dance on our sprung wood dance floor. This month: Tin Pan Band lays it on thick with their sultry renditions of New Orleans spirituals and every day drinking songs.

Reserve online to get the loft location. Event repeats every third Sunday of the month.

Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary
RSVP for address, Brooklyn
1-5p; $10 door, $10 food (optional), please tip the entertainers generously All ages
geminiandscorpio.com/events.html

***** Also on SUNDAY *****

Zero Boy and pals

Come see music, comedy, weirdness in a carnival like atmosphere. A night of mayhem in honor of Armitage Shanks. Starring Master Lee, Lady Rizo, Chris Rozzi, and Zero Boy. And surprise guests.

Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street, Manhattan
8p; $10
gershwinhotel.com

***** Also on SUNDAY *****

Veggie Pride Parade, Year 3

An event sure to bring meatless living and all its issues a much-needed boost. Building on the overwhelming success of the 2008 and 2009 parades, this year’s march through Greenwich Village will be even more uplifting and spectacular than before.

Individually, participants come from many different philosophies, religions, and general approaches. But on Sunday, May 16, 2010, all will proclaim with one voice an expression of veggie pride.

Participants will, as in past parades, be encouraged to come in costume and to wear signboards announcing their pride in their veggie lifestyle. Local restaurants and vegan groups will be represented with banners and chants.

The parade begins in the city’s olde meat district. It ends in a festival of over a dozen speakers, live entertainment, 40 exhibitors, and vegan food.

Parade starts where Little West 12th Street, Gansevoort, Greenwich, and 9th Avenue converge noon; $free
veggieprideparade.org

***** Also on SUNDAY *****

The Poetry Brothel

The Poetry Brothel once again invites the discrete and discerning residents of this fair city to its latest home for a night of demure coquettishness of word. Enter through a small alleyway down a few steps on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and set foot into a den of anachronistic pleasures. Guests for the evening are encouraged to come dressed in the spirit of the Prohibition-era to enjoy a clandestine drink or two, bursts of poetry, live music, tarot and palm readers, gypsies, and a slew of poetry whores. The evening's festivities will carry on through the wee hours of the morning.

102 Norfolk Street, at Delancey, Manhattan 8p-late; $free, readings for a free
infothepoetrybrothel.com
thepoetrybrothel.com

XXXXX MONDAY, MAY 17 XXXXX

Sea Turtles on the 7

In 2001 the MTA retired its fleet of Redbird subway cars. It gave the trains to states on the Atlantic coast to serve as artificial reefs for fish. The program has been successful in supporting the web of undersea life and attracts game fish, which in turn draws sport fishermen and scuba divers to the reefs. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia have reefed about 1,000 subway cars in all from the MTA.

Come hear Bob Martore, the Artificial Reef Manager from South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources explain how subway cars help provide homes for marine life.

Community Room at St. Jean Baptiste Church 76th Street, at Lexington, Manhattan
7p; $15 advance tickets, $20 door
mm1566@nyu.edu
subwayreefs.eventbrite.com
dnr.sc.gov/video/non_tv_video/subway/nontv_nycreef.html

***** Also on MONDAY *****

Practical Alchemy: An Investigation into the Secrets of Life and Death

Have you ever wanted to transmute base metals into gold? Have you been searching for the philosopher's stone only to come up empty handed time and time again? Join Dean Haddock for a discussion on the esoteric tradition of alchemy, the ancient allegorical art of human perfection. He takes us on a journey through the Pythagorean and ancient mystery schools, peeking behind the veil of initiation to uncover hidden secrets to self-unfoldment that have been preserved and handed down through centuries of human civilization. Listen as he explores themes of light and dark, matter and spirit, life and death, while weaving in his own (more or less) paranoid worldview of religion, politics, numbers, symbols and psychedelic drugs.

Dean is the IT Manager of a mid-sized non-profit media organization in Brooklyn. He is also a writer, musician, and entrepreneur who daily enjoys the task of trying to integrate his varied interests. In school, he studied Institutional Economics and Game Theory by way of Political Science and received a MS for his research on clandestine drug economies. When he is not writing for a technology blog or working on his next psychedelic album, he enjoys reading occult philosophy, such as the works of Albert Pike, Manly P. Hall, Francis Bacon, Iamblichus, and others. He is also a recent recipient of a Google Fellowship to the Personal Democracy Forum and a volunteer at the Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century conference in San Jose, CA, sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 7:30p; $free

***** Also on MONDAY *****

DJ Shakey presents:

Thrift On!

The world famous clothing swap party. Bring in your old clothes and stuff to donate to our rummage tables. Take home items free from our piles of booty. Free raffle of previously owned prizes. Contests, comedy, and mayhem too. DJ Shakey and Man "S" spin second-hand records and amuse you. The More You Party, the More You Save. Note to all vintage clothing store owners, pickers, flea marketers, and resellers of any kind: you are not welcome at this event, we are watching you, and you will be bounced.

Botanica Bar
47 East Houston Street, between Mott and Mulberry streets, Manhattan 9p-1a; $free
212 343 7251

XXXXX TUESDAY, MAY 18 XXXXX

Freshkills Park Talks: Photographer Nathan Kensinger on the Post-Industrial Shores of Staten Island

I thought that these events might be on interest to the list. Freshkills Park Talks is a lecture series on topics related to the reclamation and development of Freshkills Park. The series is organized by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation in conjunction with a variety of citywide partners. Next Tuesday we have this great talk coming up on Staten Island.

Nathan Kensinger has photographed abandoned and post-industrial sites along New York City's waterfront for the past seven years. His photographs from Staten Island's shores include images not only from the closed Fresh Kills Landfill, but also an abandoned chewing gum factory, a partially demolished color works, rotting train stations, empty hospitals and boat graveyards. As the Staten Island Advance puts it, he photographs "places that even the forgotten have forgotten." The Freshkills Park development team partners with the Council for the Arts and Humanities on Staten Island (COAHSI) for this colorful slideshow celebrating Staten Island's historic and eccentric waterfront.

Cargo Café
120 Bay Street, Staten Island
6:30p; $free

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Hobby

Hobby is a monthly gathering at Harvest HQ where three fine citizen are invited to talk about their hobbies. Our esteemed speakers:

Michael Karnjanaprakorn is an avid poker player who will be donating 100 percent of his 2010 WSOP winnings to various charities. He's been coached by Annie Duke and Rafe Furst, and will talk about poker, decision making, and why you should always throw paper on the first throw. Jordan X will discuss his hobby of serial online dating, complete with graphs, diagrams, and charts. Brett Collinson will speak about his love of theater and how it relates to being a designer.

Each speaker has 5 minutes to explain their particular recreational pursuit, followed by a 5 minute Q&A with the audience.

Harvest HQ
187 Lafayette Street, 6th floor, Brooklyn 7p; $free
getharvest.com/hobby
vimeo.com/channels/hobby

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

An Octopus of My Own

I just wanted to let you know about an upcoming opening of my traveling art and performance show. The collection features 20-40 portraits of Octopi by myself and guest artists, as well as a constricted dance performance with blacklights and a four-woman corset. Sound fun? Stop by.

Contesta Rock Hair
535 Hudson Street, Manhattan
6-9p; $free
seannasharpe.com
contestarock.com

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Bailout Theater

We will have free dinner and desserts provided as always by friendly Village restaurants (John's Pizza, NoHo Juice Bar, Hummus Place, etc.!) and potluck enthusiasts. At 8p, old favorite Alex Mallett (y’all loved him last time) returns with banjo tunes, new and old. Then, funnyman writer Isaac Oliver and friends present solo comedic shorts for the second half of the evening. Alex Mallett will be playing his third set at Bailout Theater this week and, given his previous reception, we’ll let him speak for himself.

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
7:30p; $free, bring a small dish or dessert if you like 212 477 0351 x 28
info@bailout-theater.org

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Shakespeare's Richard II on Trapeze

Watch as eight daring actors, six low-flying trapezes and live music combine to raise the language of Shakespeare to new heights in this re-imagined tale told by Nineteenth Century artists railing against Imperialism.

The Tank
354 West 45th Street, between 8th and 9th avenues, Manhattan 7p; $15
800-838-3006
matchbookproductions.org
sonnetrepertorytheatre.org

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Acme

Join us for a Movement Showcase hosted by Ali Luminescent. One night only. Celebrating the ebb and flow of motion, momentum, and object manipulation. Enjoy an explosive variety of tribal fusion and modern dance, contact juggling, hoop dance, acrobatic aerial feats, and more.

With Sera Solstice, Jeff Calafato, Brett Lord, Katherine Blackburne, Ali Luminescent, Amy Verebay, Anya and her boyfriend Brett on the Love Rope, Amanda Silaski, Jen and Maxine in daring doubles, Lisa Jamhoury, and Kae Burke. Smoothies and treats by Love Girl.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand station
9:30p; $10
houseofyes.org

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Evolver NYC Spore: Resilience Revolution Spore

In a world fraught with uncertainty, an empowered and resilient local community is the best defense; it’s also a good offense. Join Evolver NYC and The Commons for an evening of learning, sharing and networking as we explore some vital tools and techniques that we can use today to begin creating a sustainable tomorrow.

Social ontologist Mark Schwimmer will explain why mental and emotional resilience is the essential foundation for a resilience revolution. Adam Horwitch, urban permaculture designer and rooftop farmer, will give a quick how-to on rooftop gardening. Jim Fischer, Gotham City Honey Co-op and NYC Beekeepers Meetup, will share the low-down on local beekeeping. Learn how to raise chickens with Owen Taylor, Training and Livestock Coordinator for Just Food. Natalie A. Soleil, founder of Tasting Awareness, will share with us the benefits of sprouting and fermenting. Renee Vogelsang, Food & Water Watch, will clue us in on tactics for fighting corporate control of life’s basics.

Drinks, food, music, healing, and socializing. Vegan treats by Organic Bliss. Reiki by Steve Urban.

The Commons
388 Atlantic Avenue, between Hoyt and Bond, Brooklyn 7:30-11:30p; $10
evolver.net/nyc/resilience_revolution

XXXXX THURSDAY, MAY 20 XXXXX

The Pleasant Revolution

What would a truly sustainable music tour look like? See the Pleasant Revolution and find out. A new kind of happening for an evolving culture, the Pleasant Revolution mobile Bicycle Music Festival (BMF) launches six-month European tour May 20 in Brooklyn..

Five musical acts joining the Bushwick, Brooklyn-based Band of Bicycles include: Kipchoge and the Ginger Ninjas, CelloJoe, Amanda Mora, StitchCraft, and the Genie, all bringing their live music and eco-inspiration via cargo bicycle. With a pedal-powered 1200 Watt P/A system, zero use of cars and trucks, and an inspired crew of local co-conspirators, their live on-bike sound system bears musical fruit born of sustainable transportation, DIY imagination and passion-to-action vs. global warming.

Meet at 3rd Ward
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
6p meet up, 7p ride; $1-1000 donation
info@bandofbicycles.com
bandofbicycles.com
pleasantrevolution.net

***** Also on THURSDAY *****

Literary Death Match

Wanted to give you a heads up on the next Literary Death Match. The outrageous and acclaimed competitive reading series where four hot literary talents go head-to-head, vying for the title of Literary Death Match Champion. But to get there, they have to impress our three hilarious guest judges -- and survive a patently absurd finale.

A hodgepodge of lovable deviants will battle it out on the BPC stage, including Melissa Febos, author of WHIP SMART, King of Counterculture, Mike Edison (High Times, Screw), devilish storyteller Wythe Marschall (representing Electric Literature), and laconic absurdist-or-is-he Mike Topp, author of Shorts are Wrong and Happy Ending. Hosted by Opium’s Director of Weird Artistic Projects, James J. Williams III and Mayhem Specialist Ann Heatherington.

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, Manhattan
7p doors, 8:05p show; $10 door, $5 advance literarydeathmatch.com

XXXXX UPCOMING XXXXX

• Underground Rebel Bingo Club, May 21
• Quietcolor's Magic Wedding, May 21
• 2009 Folly Day Alert, April 25
• RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010, May 30

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Also, a note about better rock shows. Nonsense does not straight list rock shows in New York unless they occur in tandem with puppet shows or jump rope tournaments or in subway tunnels or in graveyards. For listings of good shows, especially shows that feature independent bands at quality venues like Death by Audio and those booked by hard-working promoters like Todd P or Sleep When Dead, consult resources like ohmyrockness.com, brooklynvegan.com/, sleepwhendeadnyc.com/calendar/, or the lively New York Happenings listserve on Yahoo groups launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/nyhappenings/. For the most exhaustive list of underground shows at unusual venues, track down a copy of the extremely useful -- and handsome -- Showpaper.

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What have you been wishing for? Collaborators, grant monies, a new home? Please send brief listings to Alita at alitanonsensenyc.com. We only list available apartments, lofts, studios, and one-off rentals -- not spaces wanted.

***** ARTY STUFF *****

• We're shooting a sizzle reel for Grauman's Last Hero this weekend. We need fillers in the background. We won't have to see your face (but we'd love to show it if you're interested). Extras are needed on Saturday the 15th at 9 am at Sharlene's, 353 Flatbush Avenue, in Park Slope. The dress code is classic vintage (30s, 40s, 50s) and everyone should bring something black to change into (or mostly black). If you have no vintage, then just come dressed for a funeral. We'll approve or tweak your outfits on site. Please email me to let me know if you're coming. We also need extras on Monday the 17th on Coney Island. Meet at Mi Candileja (our holding restaurant) at 1509 Mermaid Ave, between West 15th and West 16th Streets at 12pm. You get to play tourist, so wear a white shirt and bring a camera! Email me to let me know to look for you. Contact djdoriana(at)gmail.com.
• Calling All Artists and Craftsters. We are putting out an open call for vendors for the Powerhouse Art District's 6th annual block party/street fair in Downtown Jersey City. We are looking for sassy crafts and awesome art! The fair will take place in early July and will feature 100 local vendors from the NY/NJ area along with some great bands and good food. Tables will be priced at $75 for vendors and $100 for businesses. Vendors who sign up before May 15 get an early bird special of $50! Please send us a url or etsy page with examples of your work, no email attachments please. We will be in touch with all applicants that we would like to feature and will keep all artists in a database for future events. Contact: andrea(at)kneehigh.net.

***** MONEY *****

• Flood Tide, a film: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toddchandler/flood-tide
• Konbit Shelter, a construction aid project for Haiti: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/966534688/konbit-shelter
• Brother Go Find Your Brother, a film: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dangingold/brother-go-find-your-brother

***** SPACES *****

• Two rooms available in a spacious Brooklyn loft, $600 plus utilities (never more then $40 a month). Shared with four other respectful folks (two guys, two girls) and two guinea pigs. Everyone has their own room and shares the huge communal space. Available rooms are lofted and do have slightly shorter ceilings so if you're very tall you may not be the best fit (literally). Located a few blocks from both the Montrose and Morgan stops on the L train. Also Flushing Avenue JMZ, or G train. Near some good cafes, bars, organic markets, bodegas, drug stores, post office. Great surrounding area, it's always easy to find community events, art exhibitions and live music. Cable, internet, laundry available on floor, elevator access. Rooms available on May 15. First month, last month and security deposit total $1,800 for move-in. Available long or short-term. Contact jdpasternak(at)gmail.com with a little about yourself, and come check it out.
• Enjoy your stay in this fortress. Choose your own adventure. We will build a bridge, escape hatch, dome home, etc. Do you have a telescope? Can you talk backwards in slow motion? Bedford/Nostrand Stop on the G. Greatest neighborhood here. Men with black suits and big hats everywhere. Picturesque bell tower framed with overgrown trees and vines, nature out of control, private rooftop garden. This is a three-bedroom apartment on the top floor of a two-story walk up. There is plenty of storage space. One bathroom with bathtub. Most importantly, the large, lush, natural common spaces will make you go crazy. Outdoor and indoor gardens. The room that is available is medium-sized with hardwood floor, window, and heat. Rent is $666.66 each month (Rent for entire apartment is $2,000 and we split equally three ways) Deposit = $666.66 (so, $1,333.32 to move in). We are Chunklundt, a two-woman artist group. Please contact us at ebentley(at)gmail.com.
• Looking for a fourth person to complete our industrial live-work space. We've kitted out a warehouse with rooms and a huge living area. Amenities include a fully equipped kitchen, two bathrooms, cable and wifi. Just north of McCarren park, a five minute walk to the G and 12 minutes to the L. You'll be sharing with two girls, a guy, and two adorable (if mentally challenged) dogs. We're very happy here. $1,033, move in any time, minimum stay three months. Contact Bryan(at)springbokmedia.com.
• One of my roommates has just moved out, so I'm looking for someone else to take his place. It's pretty big, actually the master bedroom in my house - thirteen by fifteen feet, with a large closet, a ceiling fan, and hardwood floors. $800 rent includes all utilities. And we even have a small yard with an organic vegetable garden. The house is across the river in Jersey, but it's a short bus or train ride into the city, and it's well worth considering, cause it's a really nice place. Check out photos and more info here: flickr.com/photos/22342823@N02/sets/72157622678821497/. Contact jimson8(at)yahoo.com.
• Yo all you scum-sucking homeless musician mofos without a pot to piss in. There's a spot opening up at the infamous 345 Eldert Street in Bushwick off the Halsey stop on the L. We got a full on double-walled practice space built into the apartment with drums, PA, trombones, keyboards, samplers, tape recorders, and all kinds of ill ass shit that you can bang on. It's only $600 a month, utilities included and you get to live with four other down-ass fools in an apartment that looks like a bright orange squirrel's mothership-houseboat-monastery. If yr punk rock and care that Silent Barn is only two blocks away, this is yr spot. June 1st is move-in date, you'll need two months rent and a good attitude, cause we don't deal with pricks. Email me at Andrewkspaulding(at)gmail.com.
• A room has opened up in our great warehouse place in East Williamsburg/Bushwick for June 1. It's two rooms approximately ten by twelve feet (bedroom plus office or whatever) and big shared living space with four other people, all involved in theater/design/writing. Kitchen, living room, two bathrooms, roof deck, and shop. We're one and a half blocks from the Morgan stop on the L. Ideal space for a singe creative person without pets. Easy street parking available nearby. $875 month plus utilities. Please contact angela.harner(at)gmail.com.
• One room open in four-bedroom Bed-Stuy former factory building. Available June 1. The room is seven by twenty feet, with three windows, ten-foot ceilings, two brick walls. $600 plus utilities. You would be sharing the space with two women, one man (all artist/builder types), one giant cat and lots of bikes. Large, beautiful space that we like to keep clean to enable a positive and productive atmosphere. Roof access with composting. Looking for a humorous, employed, responsible and respectful addition to the household. Must like to wear sweaters in the winter. Please email us and tell us what you are looking for and what you love in life. Contact weavingdaisies(at)gmail.com.
• Sublet: one bedroom in three-bedroom apartment, Graham/Grand L stop in Williamsburg, $718 a month, June 15-August 15(or any part of that time frame). One male/one female roommate, both in early thirties. Contact Sara Clair, sara.clair3(at)gmail.com.
• Sublet in Bed-Stuy available June 1- July 15th. Near Bedford/Nostrand G train stop. Rent is $700 all included/month. I am leaving town to bicycle through Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and I'd like to eat on the road so I need a person to pay rent for me. Three roommates (of mixed gender) and one large cat will be living with you. Room available is fourteen by sixteen feet, with five windows. This room is the thoroughfare to the fire escape and the roof so you'd need to be cool with the other inhabitants doing that within reason. Furnishings will be there (bedding not included) and my things will be packed up under bed loft. Please yes: laughing. working. clean. honest. respectful. Please no: pets, smoking. Please let us know what you do and what you want. Contact weavingdaisies(at)gmail.com.

XXXXX SPECTRE PRIORITY XXXXX

Before we had a name, the Spectre Event Horizon Group used to meet at a bar to commiserate and trade what our business friends like to call best practices. The group has expanded since then, but it remains focused on smartening the crowd mind. There are no subject limits; our favorite is the incredible sci-fi present, or anything that goes toward a better understanding of human behavior and our universe's ecology. Our simple intent is to connect good minds with as much quality mind-blowing information as we can freely locate and create a space for the informal trade of specialized investigative research, presented for the non-specialist.

The Spectre email list, which is a separate group from this column, is a moderated open forum. People are encouraged to join and to post. The list is compiled for Nonsense by J. Sinopoli. Contact us at spectre.event.horizon.group gmail com or spectregroup.org. Here's some of what came in this week:

***** A Carrington Event *****

http://spectregroup.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/a-carrington-event/

No Longer Geostationary : ZombieSats
theregister.co.uk/2010/05/03/wayward_satellite/ csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0509/Satellite-goes-rogue-threatens-other-spacecraft "An out-of-control Intelsat satellite that stopped communicating with ground crews last month poses a threat to other satellites as it wanders about 36,000km above the earth. Dubbed Galaxy 15, the satellite stopped responding to ground controllers on April 5. Since then, engineers have sent more than 150,000 commands to the roving craft in an attempt to regain control of it. In what industry officials called an unprecedented event, Intelsat's Galaxy 15 communications satellite has remained fully "on," with its telecommunications payload still functioning. The satellite's manufacturer has said an intense solar storm in early April may be to blame. On May 3, Intelsat will play what as of Friday appeared to be its last card by blasting Galaxy 15 with a more powerful signal intended not to salvage the satellite, but to force it into a complete shutdown. Even if the May 3 action succeeds, Galaxy 15 will remain a problem as it continues to wander the geostationary arc. But it is a problem that satellite operators know how to deal with. Industry experts say there are several dozen spacecraft, sometimes called "zombiesats," that for various reasons were not removed from the geostationary highway before failing completely. Depending on their position at the time of failure, these satellites tend to migrate toward one of two libration points, at 105 degrees west and 75 degrees east. Figures compiled by XL Insurance of New York, an underwriter of space risks, say that more than 160 satellites are gathered at these two points."

A 'Carrington Event'
geomag.bgs.ac.uk/carrington.html
adsbit.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1859MNRAS..20...13C science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/21jan_severespaceweather/ "The strongest geomagnetic storm on record is the Carrington Event of August-September 1859, named after British astronomer Richard Carrington, who witnessed the instigating solar flare with his unaided eye. Geomagnetic activity triggered by the explosion electrified telegraph lines, shocking technicians and setting their telegraph papers on fire; Northern Lights spread as far south as Cuba and Hawaii; auroras over the Rocky Mountains were so bright, the glow woke campers who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning. "A contemporary repetition of the Carrington Event would cause … extensive social and economic disruptions," the report warns. Power outages would be accompanied by radio blackouts and satellite malfunctions; telecommunications, GPS navigation, banking and finance, and transportation would all be affected. Some problems would correct themselves with the fading of the storm: radio and GPS transmissions could come back online fairly quickly. Other problems would be lasting: a burnt-out multi-ton transformer, for instance, can take weeks or months to repair. The total economic impact in the first year alone could reach $2 trillion, some 20 times greater than the costs of a Hurricane Katrina or, to use a timelier example, a few TARPs."

Solar Flares and You
http://sxi.ngdc.noaa.gov/sxi_greatest.html "Lanzerotti became aware of the effects of solar geomagnetic storms on terrestrial communications when a huge solar flare on August 4, 1972, knocked out long-distance telephone communication across Illinois. That event, in fact, caused AT&T to redesign its power system for transatlantic cables. A similar flare on March 13, 1989, provoked geomagnetic storms that disrupted electric power transmission from the Hydro Québec generating station in Canada, blacking out most of the province and plunging 6 million people into darkness for 9 hours; aurora-induced power surges even melted power transformers in New Jersey. In December 2005, X-rays from another solar storm disrupted satellite-to-ground communications and Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation signals for about 10 minutes. That may not sound like much, but as Lanzerotti noted, "I would not have wanted to be on a commercial airplane being guided in for a landing by GPS or on a ship being docked by GPS during that 10 mi nutes." Experts who have studied the question say there is little to be done to protect satellites from a Carrington-class flare. In fact, a recent paper estimates potential damage to the 900-plus satellites currently in orbit could cost between $30 billion and $70 billion. The best solution: have a pipeline of comsats ready for launch."

Space Weather
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bracing-for-a-solar-superstorm "When a large geomagnetic storm happens again, the most obvious victims will be satellites. Many communications satellites, such as Anik E1 and E2 in 1994 and Telstar 401 in 1997, have been compromised or lost in this way. A large solar storm can cause one to three years’ worth of satellite lifetime loss in a matter of hours and produce hundreds of glitches, ranging from errant but harmless commands to destructive electrostatic discharges. But at least our satellites have been specifically designed to function under the vagaries of space weather. According to studies, the magnetic storm of May 15, 1921, would have caused a blackout affecting half of North America had it happened today. A much larger storm, like that of 1859, could bring down the entire grid."

Previously on Spectre
spectregroup.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/auroral-current/ spectregroup.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/stars-have-weather/ spectregroup.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/solar-flares-and-other-protections/

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.

Learning is compiled and edited weekly by Libby Sentz. Send listing suggestions, announcements, and corrections to her at libby(at)nonsensenyc.com.

***** LEARNING: SATURDAY AND SUNDAY *****

DIY Musical Electronics and the Drone Lab

The Drone Lab -- a four-voice analog drone synth, rhythm generator, and FX processor -- is capable of generating rich, textured soundscapes, hypnotic drones, and complex rhythmic sequences. It features a series of filter and distortions circuits plus an audio input jack, so it can be used as an effects processor for external audio signals. Workshop attendees will learn how to design, adapt, and build sound circuits of their own while building a complete Drone Lab to take home. Led by Peter Edwards.

Harvestworks
596 Broadway, No. 602, Manhattan
Saturday May 15 and Sunday May 16, noon-6p; $350 (includes $150 Drone Lab kit) harvestworks.org

***** LEARNING: SUNDAY *****

Congolese Dance Workshop

African master dancer and drummer Mabiba Baegne leads a special two-hour Congolese dance workshop.

Pearl Studios
500 8th Avenue, fourth floor, room 1201, Manhattan 2-4p; $15
congo_dancer(at)yahoo.com

***** LEARNING: TUESDAY *****

Flocking: The Secret Science Club Presents Biologist Iain Couzin

A predator approaches a school of fish, and -- seemingly in one motion --the fish dart to safety. A flock of pigeons wheel over city rooftops, their movements orchestrated as if by a conductor’s baton. Stadiums full of people jump up and do the Macarena in 1996. What’s at the root of these mysterious behaviors? Biologist and mathematician Iain Couzin of Princeton’s Collective Animal Behavior Lab discusses swarming locusts, marching army ants, and even crowds of bugged-out Homo sapiens. Groove to synchronistic tunes before, and stick around for the “orderly” Q&A. Please bring ID: 21 and up.

The Bell House
149 Seventh Street, Brooklyn
8p; $free
secretscienceclub(at)gmail.com
secretscienceclub.blogspot.com

***** LEARNING: Also on TUESDAY *****

Hat Making

Deconstruct the craft of millinery, and reconstruct hats from reused materials. This workshop will demonstrate caps, bonnets, crowns, church hats, berets, turbans, and more, as we investigate headpieces from different time periods and cultures. A variety of construction methods appropriate for all ages will be introduced. Led by Joy Suarez.

Materials for the Arts
33-00 Northern Boulevard, third floor, Long Island City, Queens 5-7:30p; $10
mfta.org

***** LEARNING: WEDNESDAY *****

The Resilience Revolution

In a world fraught with uncertainty, an empowered and resilient local community is the best defense; it’s a damn good offense, too. Join Evolver NYC and The Commons for an evening of learning, sharing, and networking as we explore some vital tools and techniques that we can implement today for a sustainable tomorrow. Including: *Social ontologist Mark Schwimmer, in the evening’s keynote presentation, will explain why mental and emotional resilience are the essential foundations for the rest of the resilience revolution. *Adam Horwitch, urban permaculture designer and rooftop farmer, will give a quick how-to on rooftop gardening. *Jim Fischer, Gotham City Honey Co-op and NYC Beekeepers Meetup, will give us a haiku version of beekeeping. *Bok, bok, bok. Learn how to raise chickens with Owen Taylor, Training and Livestock Coordinator for Just Food. *Natalie A. Soleil, founder of Tasting Awareness, will share with us the benefits of sprouting and fermenting. *Renee Vogelsang, Food & Water Watch, will clue us in on tactics for fighting corporate control of life’s basics. *Meet Dreamriver Press, an independent publisher of books focused on creating positive change. *See how the Green Bus Tour is taking resiliency on the road. *Drinks, food, music and healing - vegan treats by Organic Bliss, reiki by Steve Urban!

The Commons
388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
7:30–11:30p;suggested donation $10
evolver.net/nyc/resilience_revolution

***** LEARNING: Also on WEDNESDAY*****

Free Street Tree Care

Street trees do much to improve our environment, but they often receive little care. This class covers the benefits of street trees and how to improve the health of a tree by caring for its bed. Get tips on tree bed gardening and more in-depth info on street tree care. Bring questions and find out more about MillionTreesNYC’s efforts to increase and protect the urban forest canopy. Led by Emily Bell Dinan and Karla Osorio-Pérez.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Palm House
1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
6–8p; $free
718 623 7220
bbg.org

XXXXX HELP XXXXX

It is a wonderful thing, to help. Helping strengthens communities and allows you to meet new friends. With that in mind, we look for one-day volunteer opportunities with no long-term commitment required. We want to be open to fresh ideas and think of help in a broad way. These listings could include anything from a large-scale day-long service project to a local theatre company that needs volunteers for load-in; from an artist looking for film extras to a community garden that needs a few extra hands. Our goal is simply to help groups or individuals that serve the greater good in small but significant ways. Unique and interesting job opportunities are acceptable fare for this section as well. Looking for ways to help out? Need volunteers to get your own community project off the ground? Know of any existing opportunities? Send your requests to Rob Voigt at robpastyvoigt(at)gmail.com.

***** HELP: SATURDAY *****

Spring Fling

Families First’s annual Spring Fling fundraiser is an outdoor block party on Baltic Street in the Cobble Hill section of downtown Brooklyn. The event is a little carnival geared toward families with children under the age of 7 or so. It will feature a petting zoo, a moon bounce, crafts and food tables, a rummage sale, refreshments, face painting, and games. We're looking for extra hands to help with preparation, booth set-up, ticket taking, table staffing, clean-up, etc. Volunteers must be able to stand for a couple of hours and some volunteers will be asked to do some light lifting. Families First is a non-profit family center. For more information about our programs, visit our website.

250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn
8:30a-4:30p
bit.ly/97tYy4
familiesfirstbrooklyn.org

***** HELP: SATURDAY *****

Taste of Housing Works Tribeca

As the crowds descend for Taste of Tribeca on May 15, Housing Works' Tribeca thrift store will be hosting its own special event. The store will be set up like a street fair, and we will be giving away free sweets and 15 percent discounts. This is an exciting event, and we need volunteers to help it run smoothly.

119 Chambers Street, Manhattan
9a-7p
bit.ly/cOZZSD

***** HELP: SATURDAY *****

Fashionable Philanthropy

It’s time of year once again for POSH, New York’s leading fashion fundraiser, offering new and gently used designer clothing for women, men and children, and accessories, and we’re looking for a few good volunteers. Duties may include assisting customers on the sales floor, assisting customers in the dressing room area, packaging items and helping out in the checkout area. All assignments on this event are physically demanding and do require some lifting, moving and standing for long periods of time.

The event is hosted by Lighthouse International, a leader worldwide in helping people who are blind or partially sighted overcome the challenges of vision loss.

111 East 59th Street, Manhattan
1:30-5:30p
bit.ly/dwI3HJ

***** HELP: SUNDAY *****

Book Sorting

Books Across Africa, a project of the Five Pearls Foundation, is seeking volunteers. Our mission is simple- gather books and educational supplies for 80 rural libraries in The Gambia. To assist our in-country partners distribute the books, we need your help in sorting, categorizing and packing the books for shipment. We've collected hundreds of books and now we need to get them to Africa. Please help in this critical step of seeing this project to completion.

51 W. 128th Street, Manhattan
1-4:30p
bit.ly/aoYbZc

***** HELP: THURSDAY *****

The Market Hotel Project

The Market Hotel Project is a new initiative to create a sustainable, all ages, open-to-the-community, 7-nights-a-week home for independent music and art, in the Market Hotel space. Market Hotel has existed for over two years and in that time has hosted countless legendary events and drawn huge international notice, all under the constraints of operating completely underground and with no budget. Now the time has come to channel that momentum and create a fully realized space that serves the whole community, and that will help define the NYC and Brooklyn scene into the future.

We’re a non-profit dedicated to swiftly reopening and improving the Market Hotel space, by making the venue more viable, comfortable, safe, and better able to weather legal attention. We envision a space that is a non-commercial “spiritual home” for independent rock music and indie art - but also is sustainable and sanctioned enough to expand indie horizons and open our doors to music and art from the rest of our diverse Bushwick community.

Get involved - write to us with ideas for help, or attend our upcoming meeting on May 20.

Market Hotel
957 Broadway, Brooklyn
8p
markethotelproject(at)gmail.com

***** HELP: SOON *****

All-White Kitchen?

Columbia University MFA student-directed film is looking for an all-white kitchen for one day of shooting for the last week of June. The living room would also be shot in, but the kitchen, including counter tops, must be white and should be relatively new and modern.

We would take great care of your place and you'd receive special thanks credit.

bit.ly/dpaOP3

***** HELP: SOON *****

Volunteers or Interns for Homebase V

Homebase is a unique annual site-specific, public art project devoted to the exploration of home. 12-18 artists from different mediums and cultural backgrounds are invited to inhabit a raw urban space and create site-specific installations relating to the notion of Home. The project is then open to the public for a month, becoming home to an exciting community and inter-cultural experience through art talks, lectures, workshops, performances, parties and more. We need people for the office, grant writing, social media, archiving, and benefit work.

bit.ly/bFqqSc
homebaseproject.com

***** HELP: SOON *****

Brewey Office Intern

Greenpoint Beer Works, who make Kelso, are looking for an office intern this summer to help converting all files and correspondence to digital format. Scanning, organizing, and, of course, shredding will be daily duties.

Kelly, newyorkbeer(at)yahoo.com

***** HELP: SOON *****

Eco Africa Social Ventures

EASV was founded in 2007 as a non profit to raise funds for food and other essential quality-of-life upliftment projects for the artists and crafting artisans who are part of the Eco Africa crafting collectives. The women who are trained became the trainers and a nurturing environment exists where the women have become a family and are able to support each other emotionally through the difficult times that have evolved.

We are looking for a volunteer:

-Graphic designer to design promotional projects for Eco-Africa to raise awareness about the organization and its initiatives, and collaborate on a creative brand strategy and maintain brand consistency across all promotions. bit.ly/d6pNd8

-Web site designer to create and design web pages and layouts, and manages the overall direction, concept development, design integrity and graphical support of the Eco-Africa websites. bit.ly/dkqHF2

ecoafricavolunteers(at)gmail.com

***** HELP: UPCOMING ******

• May 22. Computer Instruction for Job Seekers. Sweetwise Partners is seeking volunteers to assist motivated low-income individuals to improve their computer skills. You will work one on one on a laptop with a job-seeker to help them develop basic computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 300 Madison Avenue, Manhattan. 9:30a-noon. bit.ly/bRKHqu
• May 23. Clown Needed. Foundation Fighting Blindness needs a clown to entertain children at our next charity walk being held at the Central Park Band Shell. Balloon shapes, face painting, card tricks, juggling, and so on. Bandshell at 72nd Street, Manhattan. 8a-noon. bit.ly/bkbGAy
• May 23. Drums Along the Hudson. The 8th annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival will be once again held at Inwood Hill Park. The event is co-sponsored by the NYC Parks Department. The day includes multicultural dancers and musicians, storytelling tent, environmental tent and a pow wow circle with Native American dancers and drummers. We will need volunteers at several sites within the park. Volunteers will need to greet the public, hand out programs, sell non-alcoholic beverages and Lotus merchandise, monitor the storytelling tent area, monitor the environmental tent area, assist with the multiculutral performers in the dressing room tent and at the stage area. Vounteers will also help in the pow wow circle. Volunteers are also needed to hlep set up the various areas in the morning and some will be asked to help with the breakdown at the end of the day. Inwood Hill Park, 218th Street and Seaman Avenue, Manhattan. 8a-7p. bit.ly/9WxwAY
• June 1-7. The World Science Festival. From June 2 to 6, the 2010 World Science Festival turns New York into a grand stage with science as the star, and we need tons of volunteers to make it happen. worldsciencefestival.com/get-involved/volunteer
• June 26. American Diabetes Association’s NYC Tour de Cure. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Whether participants ride the 15 miles or 100 miles, they will travel a route supported from start to finish with rest stops, food to fuel the journey and fans to cheer them on. Help the American Diabetes Association make this experience the best it can possibly be by volunteering - volunteers needed for route marking, set up, breakdown, working the rest stops and more. If interested, please fill out a volunteer form: bit.ly/8CNKZe
• In desperate need of ticklish males. For science. bit.ly/9kOzv1

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