From: "Jeff Stark" <jstark@nonsensenyc.com>
Subject: nonsensenyc: 7.2 to 7.7
Date: July 2nd 2010

Friday, July 2
* Vacation, Brooklyn
* Rubulad Presents: Diner, Brooklyn
* Gallery of Yes, Brooklyn
* Labyrinth, Manhattan
* The Performancy Forum, Brooklyn

Saturday, July 3
* Brooklyn Rooftop Parties, Spaced Age, and Nude Radio, Brooklyn * Incubator Arts Project Benefit Party, Manhattan * Coney Island Film Society: King Kong vs. Godzilla, Brooklyn * Sonik Fest and Synthetic Zero Event, Bronx * Ride the Snake, Brooklyn
* Really Free Market, Brooklyn

Fourth of July
* Sci-Fi Fourth of July, Brooklyn
* The Liberty Belle Fourth of July Spectacular, Manhattan * Umami (People Plus Food): 4th of July, Brooklyn * A Barnum Bicentenary, Brooklyn

Monday, July 5
* Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show, Brooklyn

Tuesday, July 6
* Bushwick Book Club, Brooklyn

Wednesday, July 7
* Flood Tide: Remixed With Live Soundtrack by Dark Dark Dark, Long Island City * Bailout Theater, Manhattan
* The Big Quiz Thing's Summer Fun Spectacular, Manhattan * Free Movie, Brooklyn
* Kiss and Tell: Shipwrecked, Williamsburg

Wishlist
* School of the Future

Spectre
* Dead Zone

Learning
* Upholstery

Help
* Slim

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Treetops from the Lunch Stone near Inspiration Point.

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Vacation

Dance: Alexander Technique (DJs Are Not Rockstars), Trustfund, Aaron K, Lauren Dillard (creep, filth), Safadinho, Lovatron, Hirothejap, Skitsnygg, DJ Spanky: ETC: biggest warehouse left, roof top pool and lounge area, two gigantic dance floors, video installation from Riot.

Hosted By: Mikey (Glitter Kids) and Madeline, the Brenndon Knox, Desiree. Fire to the Prisons Magazine. With Ali and Lacie and Rachel Landry. Stress endured by the Passion Faction.

RSVP for address
10p-5a; $10 fundraiser, benefits group announced at the event 21 and over
vacationpartyescapegmail.com

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

Rubulad Presents: Diner

A tribute to the iconic American eatery. Bands: Flaming Fire, Vic Thrill and T-Pow, and the Beets, with DJ Cody. Plus DJs: Repoman, Uproot Andy, Dave the Spazz, Pork Chop. In the Cabaret Room: Joe McGinty's Keyboard Karaoke, Baby Seals, with DJ Greything. In the yard: Stumblebum Brass Band, the Jared Whitham Show.

Plus the go-go stylings of Anna Copacabanna, Norm Francoeur's Light Circus Extraordinaire, Hot F***in' Tamales. Dreams and Aspirations vending machine by Yung, food by Vicious Delicious. In the Starlight Lounge: G-Scopitronic's Non-Stop Film Fest and Rooftop Cookout.

You can help us continue to have a Rubulad in this space by being quiet coming and going, staying inside the space during the event and not pissing all over the sidewalk as soon as you get around the corner – which, incidentally, does attract the police and they will write you a summons. The less our neighbors have to complain about, the more fun we can have. It is our pleasure to serve you.

Rubulad Home Base
338 Flushing Avenue, between Classon and Taaffee, Brooklyn B62 bus, G train to Classon
10p door, 11 p show; $10 in costume, before 11, or way late, $15 otherwise

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

Gallery of Yes

Cheap art, adventurous sideshows, live music, fire spinning, and psychedelic projections. Frustrated with not being able to afford artwork available at full time galleries? Wish there was a way to decorate your dwelling, give a unique and meaningful gift, support local artists, or just acquire some quality art on the cheap? You got it.

Gallery of Yes offers art accessibility through affordability. Other affordable art shows include work priced from $100-$10,000, which doesn't seem very affordable to us. We are featuring work from over a dozen NYC based artists, most of which is priced under $100 with nothing more than $200. Artists from a wide range of disciplines are showing their work to create a multimedia wonderland for art hunters.

Gallery of Yes will feature a gallery-style viewing period from 6-8:30p followed by performances at 9p by Data Dog and Second Nature. Also featuring Dr. Adventure's SuperHero Circus and Side-Show. Including: Dr.Adventure's Tonics, Tinctures, Potions and Elixers, the SuperYoga of Amazing Amy, the Mighty Strongman, the Mysterious Half Man/Half Girl, the Terrifying Wild Man, Death Defying Feats of Might and Invulnerability, Wristo the Ultra-Clown, Sexy Super People, and Much More.

Gallery of Yes will also feature psychedelic projections by Syncadelic, and Urban Burn Collective will illuminate your soul with their dazzling fire spinning talents. Join us in complete multimedia saturation and support your local creatives.

2D and 3D artists include: Ella Watson, Jena Cumbo, Justin Kirk, Katie Cercone, Kley Gilbuena, Laura Morris, Lauren Kolesinskas, Lena Takamori, Lizz de Simone, Matthew Reid, Morgan Street, Raf Sadiq, Stephen Madden, and Steve Wasterval.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street
6p, 9p music; $free, or $5 donation from 6-8:30p; $5 donation gets you a free drink token and admission to live music at 9p, $5-12 sliding scale after 8:30p, $7 Donation gets you a free drink token, $12 donation gets you two free drink tokens

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

Labyrinth

My name is DJ Rob S. and I run a monthly alternative 80s tribute party with a twist. The event is called Labyrinth, yes, after the Bowie movie. Every month we pit two iconic 80s bands against each other and the crowd makes the call with ballots handed to them upon entry. The winner goes up against another band the following month. Tonight Labyrinth is celebrating its six month anniversary featuring the Cure vs. Siouxsie and the Banshees, plus alt80s, wave, post-punk, and synth all night long. For your viewing pleasure, Labyrinth and the Dark Crystal will be on the huge wide-screen behind the bar. Music spun by DJ Subvert and DJ Rob S. and co-hosted by Sir William Wells.

Sapphire
249 Eldridge Street, at Houston, Manhattan 11p–4a; $5 with a printable pass. For a printable pass LabyrinthNY.com

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

The Performancy Forum

The Performancy Forum is a democratized performance happening during which anything can happen. With a focus on experiments into music, performance art, theater, video, and the spoken word, the forum pulls together a diverse array of powerful artists to share their work, drink PBR, and haphazardly scotch-tape a moment together out of deconstructed ashes.

July features performances by Tom Swirly, Silvie Jensen, Jeffrey Baker, Melissa Shaw, Meghann Snow, Quinn Hechtkopff and Anne Bassen, Damien Quinones, James and JF, and PPL.

Surreal Estate
15 Thames, Brooklyn
L train to Morgan station
8-11p; $5
ax.to/perf

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Brooklyn Rooftop Parties, Spaced Age, and Nude Radio

Finally the moment has arrived. The beginning of a string of amazing, not to mention gigantic rooftop parties is here at last. Come celebrate the first Independence Day of the new decade on the new 4th of July: The 3rd. Brooklyn Rooftop Parties has gathered a group of fabulous bands, not to mention good lighting and good sound. The roof at 210 Cook can hold around 800 people so all are welcome. Check out the details below.

Rules: Be cool (and all that that entails). No glass bottles (seriously, we will have someone checking bags -- people seem to like to ruin the party by throwing them off the roof). No fireworks (come on...). Please no peeing off the roof.. we will have a bathroom.

Come early for a surprise performance by a very special guest-band. Bands: June Debris (Burlington, VT), Mammut Is in Love, Weekends (Baltimore), Many Mansions (Jamaica Plain, MA), Caged Animals, (Brooklyn). ∆Ω Late Night Dance Party Ω∆ with Limb featuring Blackie (Houston, TX). DJs: Nude Radio DJ and Jan Woo.

210 Cook Street, Brooklyn
L train to Morgan station
4p doors; $2-10 suggested donation

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

Incubator Arts Project Benefit Party

Barbecue, beer, and dancing. As you have probably heard, the Incubator, a longtime program of Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysteric Theater, will take over the theater at St. Mark's Church on July 1 and present work year-round under the umbrella of Performing Artservices, Inc., and the new name Incubator Arts Project. As always, new work development and world premieres will continue to be our focus.

This is an extraordinary time for the Incubator. In May we received a Village Voice Obie grant, signifying just how important our mission to serve experimental performing artists is to the whole community. We are only able to take this huge step knowing that we have the steadfast support of you, our audience. Please come celebrate the transition and help support the new Incubator Arts Project.

Theater at St. Mark's Church
11th Street and 2nd Avenue, Manhattan
9p-3a; $20
incubatorarts.org

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

Coney Island Film Society: King Kong vs. Godzilla

Directed by Ishiro Honda, 1963. The two mightiest monsters of all time. The most colossal conflict the screen has ever known. The Battle of the Century. Now an all-mighty all-new motion picture brings them together for the first time in the colossal class of all time. Mighty King Kong. Mighty Godzilla. Starring: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara. Universal Pictures; Rated G; 91 minutes.

Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
8:30p; $5, free popcorn

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

Sonik Fest and Synthetic Zero Event

Sonik Fest and Synthetic Zero Event will be in the BronxArtSpace. We will have noise, experimental film, multimedia installations, art, and music. The event is free. Line up includes dozens of artists, films, and performances. Please check website for complete listing.

BronxArtSpace
305 East 140th Street, no. 1A, Bronx
6-10p; $free
Continues WEDNESDAY
718 772 4961
bronxartspace.com/
syntheticzero.com/events/

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

Ride the Snake

We're celebrating the birth of America with the same hardcore spirit that founded our nation -- Ride the Snake style. Two hundred thirty-four years ago, our nation had no boundaries. The land on which we live today is the home of the first true Americans -- men who pushed back the British from lower Manhattan and into Harlem, who camped in the hidden hollows of New Jersey to take out the British as they arrived in their pompous red coats.

Too many people have become soft in the luxurious perception of freedom. Freedom is not a luxury, though. It is a right -- a right that requires a bit of ferocity. Freedom is for people who will remain accountable to its glorious bastions, even when those bastions require sacrifice.

With Dirty Finger, God Ox, the Brooklyn What, Jellybean Fiasco, Cobra Krames, Fake Money, and special guest. Art/performance by Scattered Sam King of America and Billy Ehret. Barbecue all night by Davo.

372 Ten Eyck Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street
10p-6a; $20 open bar 10p-6a

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

Really Free Market

Who's Invited? Anyone who went to the U S Social Forum in Detroit, also, all WBAI members in good standing plus potential future WBAI Volunteers, Members, and Non-Aligned Board Candidates, also anyone leaving for or supporting Mumia Action in Philly and Cindy Sheehan's action in Lafayette Park, Washington DC, all Free Marketeers, all Sunset Park Neighborhooders and 40 Street folks living around all four corners of all eight sides of the block.

What to Bring: Anything you would like to eat, drink or contribute to the barbecue, or give away at the Free Market.

270 40th Street, 2nd floor between 3rd and 2nd avenues (the Free Market will be in the street outside) noon-midnight; $free
718 874 1033

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Sci-Fi Fourth of July

Surreal Estate, Brooklyn’s largest and most diverse collective space invites you to a barbecue and three-floor party on the 4th of July.

Bring your grilling favorites and set them sizzling on the hood of the UFO that just made a Surreal Estate rooftop landing! We're introducing our interstellar guests to the best Brooklyn can offer, especially the otherworldly sounds of our favorite music, including the international rhythms and grooves of DJ Geko Jones, the epic Israeli pop duo Hank and Cupcakes, the gyspy jazz beats of DJ Poodle Cannon, and the electrifying accordion/violin of The Homeless People. Scope out the tricky moves of New York's best three-legged, four-armed breakdancers at the Breakdancing Battle as they compete for $300 prize money on our new wooden dance floor. After all that dancing, we'll show our visitors how to cool their green skin in the kiddie pool, and give them some cold spiked ice tea. After all, Surreal Estate has a perfect view of the fireworks from the roof and three floors of the best kind of alien contact! Come and meet our new friends and help us welcome them to the U.S. of A!

Surreal Estate supports the lives and work of activists, artists, and those working to combine arts and activism by providing them with the inspiration that a diverse, active community affords, access to subsidized space, and opportunities to share their visions for a better world. Surreal Estate's three-floor parties are organized, produced, and staffed through volunteership, by the Members of the collective, with proceeds going towards the not-for-profit collective and partnering not-for-profit entities.

Surreal Estate
15 Thames Street, Brooklyn
8p-4a; $10 door

***** Also on FOURTH OF JULY *****

The Liberty Belle Fourth of July Spectacular

Dances of Vice, The Champagne Riot, The Salon, and Wit's End join forces to present an unforgettable swing-era vintage Fourth of July extravaganza featuring vintage patriotic melodies by Gelber Manning and the Star Spangled Orchestra, rockabilly ballads, boogies and blues by SIT and Die Co, banjo picking extraordinaire Bob Leive, performances by tap sensations the Minsky Sisters, mesmerizing burlesque by Jezebel Express and Perle Noire with special guests The Rhinestone Follies, and the dapper MC Dandy Wellington.

Join us at the rooftop of the lavish Empire Hotel, featuring a fantastic view of the fireworks, live bands, burlesque, swing dancing, and delicious cocktails under the stars.

Empire Hotel Rooftop
44 West 63rd Street, Manhattan
7p-close; $20 in advance, $25 day of show

***** Also on FOURTH OF JULY *****

Umami (People Plus Food): 4th of July

Appetizers: three kinds of skewers. Mains: Three kinds of sliders. Salads, sides, desert, drinks. Vegan, vegetarian and non-alcoholic options available. Please note your restrictions when buying your ticket.

330 Melrose Street, third floor, Brooklyn 2–6p meal, 6:30p after-party; $15 food
brownpapertickets.com/event/117092

***** Also on FOURTH OF JULY *****

A Barnum Bicentenary

Talk and performance by Trav S.D. and friends in observance of P.T. Barnum's 200th birthday. Friends, if P.T. Barnum had lived he would have turned 200 years old on July 5 of this year, which is about the age he once claimed Joice Heth, George Washington’s nurse was.

In observance of the fact, on the Glorious Fourth (one day early) at 4:30pm Trav S.D. will speak a piece at the Coney Island Museum. The topic of his lecture will be the legacy of Barnum and Barnumism (bunkum, hokum, humbug and hooey) in vaudeville and show business in general.

And because, showmanship is the name of the game, he will be joined by the great Lorinne Lampert, a.k.a., Uke-Lola – tap-dancing; song-singing, uke-playing, juggling vaudevillian extraordinaire.

What better place to spend the 4th than Coney Island? Watch the hot dog eating contest! Ride the rides. Go for a dip. And then come see the real dips at our presentation. And, if you can’t make the show, tune in to the swell Barnum radio documentary by James Rana, featuring Trav S.D., Todd Robbins, and many others. Various NPR affiliates are carrying it, including WFDU-FM, which will run it at 8am on the 4th.

Coney Island Museum
1208 Surf Avenue, second floor, Brooklyn 4:30p; $5
coneyisland.com/museum.shtml

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Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show

Come to DUMBO, Brooklyn where a five spot still offers you a spectacular night of tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, clown bands, aerialists suspended above your beverage while you are carefully suspended over a body of water, sword swallowers, physical comedy, contortionists and cowboys. Hosted by Keith Bindlestiff.

Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, Brooklyn
7p doors, 8p show; $5
galapagosartspace.com

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Bushwick Book Club

This month: Original songs inspired by the Diaries of Anais Nin. Songwriters include Corn Mo, Alyson Greenfield, Scott Massarsky, and Susan Hwang. We'll have Nin-inspired snacks and drink specials too. Things could get a little randy.

Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway, Brooklyn
J,M,Z to Myrtle station
718 453 6343

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Flood Tide: Remixed With Live Soundtrack by Dark Dark Dark

It was the summer the gas stations closed. The summer they played music in the old mill. The summer they left.

Flood Tide tells the story of four musicians who craft extraordinary boats out of whatever junk they can find and set out for open water. A remixed version of the film -- accompanied by a live musical score by chamber folk sextet Dark Dark Dark -- will open Rooftop Films' series at Socrates Sculpture Park on July 7.

Blurring the line between fact and fiction Flood Tide was shot on the Hudson River during the real-life art-raft project The Swimming Cities of the Switchback Sea, a concept dreamed-up by the artist Swoon and built by an eclectic group of artists and performers. In the summer of 2008 the crew built and floated seven large, boat-sculptures down the Hudson River. Director Todd Chandler, cinematographer Ava Berkofsky and collaborators from the bands Dark Dark Dark and Fall Harbor made a film along the surreal voyage.

In advance of the upcoming feature film's release in Fall 2010, Flood Tide: Remixed is a 50-minute composition of footage from Flood Tide -- set to a live soundtrack written and performed by Dark Dark Dark. Featuring material not used in the narrative film, Flood Tide: Remixed is a meditative journey down a strange and meandering river that flows both ways with the tides. The handmade boats and their crews drift past empty new condo developments, explore crumbling castles, and swim in iridescent quarries. They get stopped by torrents of rain and groaning motors.

On July 7 Flood Tide: Remixed has its debut showing at Socrates Sculpture Park on the East River, less than a mile away from where the Swimming Cities fleet ported in the East River two years ago, making this live music-cinema event a perfect selection for Rooftop Films, the Museum of the Moving Image and Socrates to kick off this summer screening series.

7p, 7:30p live music, 8:30p film; $free rooftopfilms.com/2010/films/153-flood-tide-remixed floodtidefilm.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, the musical duo Odd Appetite performs a concert of their new music, originally composed and arranged for their unique cello and percussion instrumentation. The pair have been praised in the Village Voice as expert virtuoso players. All of our events are completely free, require no RSVP and are open to everyone. If you would like to bring a small dish or dessert to add to a potluck, we love that, but it is by no means required.

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
7:30p; $free
infobailout-theater.org
bailout-theater.org

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

The Big Quiz Thing's Summer Fun Spectacular

The Big Quiz Thing, New York’s premier live game show, brings its multimedia trivia goodness to 92YTribeca for its debut Summer Fun Spectacular. Featuring the world’s first ever live-trivia Color War, along with Smart-Ass Points for wrong but funny answers, a beachy audio round, the Lightning Round, the Three-Way Finale, the BQT trophy, clever banter, nerdy smack-talking, and tons more fun in the metaphorical sun. Best of all, fantastic prizes, including $250 in cash, and tickets to future 92YTribeca events. And hey, free imaginary barbecue. This is the Big Quiz Thing's only NYC event in July, so miss it at your desperate peril.

92YTribeca
200 Hudson Street, Manhattan
7:30p; $10
bigquizthing.com.

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

Free Movie

Free film screening of feature documentary, King Corn with Q & A with filmmaker Ian Cheney.

Greene Acres Community Garden
334 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
7:30p; $free

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

Kiss and Tell: Shipwrecked

Guest DJs: Sharegroove (Duckcomb and Shakewell) Resident DJ: Bethany Benzur. Hostess and party pics: Seze. Kiss and Tell, a monthly party at Rose Live Music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been producing unique theme based events since 2007. Kiss and Tell DJs play italo, disco (classics and edits), party jams, electro, house, girl groups, gothypants, new wave, and post punk.

This month at Kiss & Tell we are off to sea. And ... Oh no, shipwrecked! Our ship has capsized and there is no hope of getting rescued. Thankfully, the desert island we are stranded on has an amazing salvaged record collection and endless bottles of rum. Time for a beach party. Let's start the night with a romantic happy hour set of exotica, lounge, seaside shanties, and luau music. Once we get buzzed, DJs Duckcomb and Shakewell from Sharegroove will play their rarest disco gems and exclusive edits. Our lovely resident siren Bethany Benzur is sure to sink some ships with her sultry selections.

Dress to impress: Drowned Disco Dollies, Battered Beach Bunnies, Mangled Mermaids, Haunted Hula Girls, Dead Lifeguards, Prickly Pirates, Tropical Tramps, and Seasick Surfers are all welcome.

Rose Bar
345 Grand Street, between Marcy and Havemeyer, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 8p- 2a; $free, $5 rum and coke, $5 pasta

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• Rubulad, July 2
• Sci-Fi Fourth of July, July 4
• Dances of Vice Liberty Belle Fourth of July Spectacular, July 4
• The Underground Rebel Bingo Club, July 9

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Nonsense is too long. The great thing about the internet is that it doesn't really cost much to run long listings and exhaustive descriptions. It turns out that's ... exhausting. After several complaints and a little deliberation, we're trying a new format: On the first Friday of the month we will run updated ongoing listings in each section: events, learning, and help. Other weeks we're going for leaner, meaner sections. If you're desperate for something to do on an off-Tuesday night we suggest you either look back a few issues ago in your inbox, or poke through our online archives, which you can find under the subscribe page.

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/, garagepunknyc.com, and eardrumnyc.com. 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 *****

• Teachers/Students Wanted: School of the Future is a project about what a school can be. We'll open this July as an inter-generational free school for the community around Sgt. Dougherty Park, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. From solar-powered lighting to a giant scrabble board, giant Tyvek mountains and experimental food sculptures, the School of the Future is an invitation to experiment and analyze learning through the arts. Each class, performance and student-teacher exchange provides inspiration for a curriculum that allows a community to respond to a particular site, encouraging the use of under-utilized public space as a way to learn and question cultural constructs and personal responses to school and education. They are still looking for more teachers/students (we are all both). See: schoolofthefuture.org/
• Tired of lugging trash bags full of clothes to Beacon's Closet only to receive 20 bucks or measly in-store credit? Donate your used clothing, jewelry, shoes, and whatever else adorns the body to hand-me-down, a brand new socially conscious secondhand clothing store located at the Hells Kitchen Flea Market. In exchange for your goods we will offer a 50-percent discount anytime and a jar of our homemade Jack Daniel's sweet tea. We are willing to travel to you so that means no more hauling items on the L train or trying to balance bags on the handlebars of your bike. We are a second-hand clothing shop with a twist. We operate out of the Hell's Kitchen flea market (39th Street at 9th Avenue) every weekend. Our goal is to not only provide lower priced clothing than is usually found at flea markets and thrift shops, but also use this opportunity to "give back" wherever possible. The fourth Saturday of every month, we donate 50 percent of the day's profits to an organization/colle ctive/cause committed to social change. In the month of July our proceeds will go to Tenants and Neighbors, a grassroots non-profit that fights to preserve affordable housing and strenghten tenants' rights (tandn.org). Future orgs will (hopefully) include Books through Bars, Food Not Bombs, and Rebel Diaz Arts Collective. If you are interested in donating your items or know of a org who would be interested in receiving a fourth Saturday donation, please email handmedownNY(at)gmail.com or call either 843 618 6222 or 615 838 8313.

***** MONEY *****

• Secret City, an art salon/show: kickstarter.com/projects/732210733/building-the-secret-city
• The Donut Cooperative, good donuts in MPS, kickstarter.com/projects/1526526210/the-donut-cooperative-dream-fresh-local-radical-in
• Brooklyn Hi Art Machine, neighborhood art workshops, kickstarter.com/projects/2067776369/the-brooklyn-hi-art-machineexploring-community-thr-0

***** SPACES *****

• I have a room available in a two-bedroom apartment in Astoria, off the Ditmars stop, just a couple of blocks from the train. The room is huge with a lot of sunlight and includes some furniture (twin bed, shelves, TV stand). Looking for a reliable and neat female roommate preferably. The rent is $650 plus one month security and it includes utilities (except internet or cable). Available July 1st. If interested please email roommate2345(at)gmail.com. Myself: female, late twenties professional. Thanks, Maggie.
• Room Available, $700. The apartment is located in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (sort of between Park Slope and Cobble Hill, if you're not familiar) with an eight-minute walk to the Atlantic Avenue/Pacific St. stops on the 2 3 4 5 M N R Q W trains, the Hoyt Schermerhorn stop on the A C G trains, and the Bergen St. stop on the F G trains. Lots of restaurants, shopping, deli across the street, etc. I'll need a one month deposit. Bills are approximately $100 a month on top of that. I'm looking for someone long-term but a sublet could work depending on the situation. Only thing is there's no furniture in the room. The room is big -- around 12 foot by 12 foot with a big closet, on the back of the building with a fire escape. Windows overlook the gardens and yards of our rich neighbors. Free a/c because my last roommate left it. There's a common area in the middle with a well-equipped kitchen, couch, table with four chairs, TV/DVD in an armoire, and of course a bathroom (with tub). We ha ve wifi but no cable TV, though we do get some channels free. My room is on the other side of the kitchen/common area (no walking through) separated by double doors. I am an actor/musician/model/creative nomad. I travel often for work and for fun. Sometime I rent my room for short periods to a roommate-approved subletter, sometimes I don't. Hope you're cool with that. There's two awesome cats in the apartment that will need some love if you move in. When I am gone, I expect whoever moves in to empty the boxes and check on their water and food. Please be OK with helping to care for them. That's part of the deal of moving in. Might have room for one more cat but they'll freak out with a dog. Contact Jess, 646 369 6701, jess(at)jessicahealy.com.

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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:

***** Dead Zone *****

http://spectregroup.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/dead-zone/

As in: How Large Is the Dead Zone This Year? reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65L6IA20100622 bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/06/28/daily24.html "The 2010 forecast released by NOAA predicts that the dead zone could measure between 6,500 and 7,800 square miles, equivalent to the size of Lake Ontario. The Gulf dead zone forms each spring and summer off the Louisiana and Texas coasts when oxygen levels drop too low to support most life in bottom and near-bottom waters. Farmland runoff containing fertilizers and livestock waste is the main source of the nitrogen and phosphorus that fuel the growth of algae blooms, that in turn create the dead zone. The five largest Gulf dead zones on record have occurred since 2001. The biggest occurred in 2002 and measured 8,484 square miles. The official size of the 2010 Gulf dead zone will be announced following a NOAA-supported monitoring survey led by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium being held from July 24 through Aug. 2."

Hypoxia
youtube.com/watch?v=5cj0JK_sipg
ncddc.noaa.gov/activities/gulf-hypoxia-stakeholders livescience.com/environment/080814-oceans-oxygen.html "A review of research into these so-called "dead zones," in the journal Science, finds that the number of dead zones has roughly doubled every decade since the 1960s. The study authors tallied 405 dead zones in coastal waters worldwide today, affecting about 95,000 square miles (245,000 square kilometers) of ocean."

Methane Bubble Caused Explosion
guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/08/deepwater-horizon-blast-methane-bubble guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/30/biologists-find-oil-spill-deadzones "A report into last month's blast said the gas escaped from the oil well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding. Now scientists are confronting growing evidence that BP's ruptured well is expanding oxygen-depleted "dead zones" where fish and other marine life cannot survive. In two separate research voyages, independent scientists have detected what were described as "astonishingly high" levels of methane, or natural gas, bubbling from the well site, setting off a chain of reactions that suck the oxygen out of the water. In some cases, methane concentrations are 100,000 times normal levels. The finding presents a new challenge to scientists who so far have been focused on studying the effects on the Gulf of crude oil, and the 5.7m litres of chemical dispersants used to break up the slick. Such high concentrations, it is feared, would trigger the growth of microbes, which break up the methane, but also go bble up oxygen needed by marine life to survive, driving out other living things. Joye said the methane was settling in a 200-metre layer of the water column, between depths of 1,000 to 1,300 metres in concentrations that were already threatening oxygen levels. A Texas A&M University oceanographer issued a similar warning last week on his return from a 10-day research voyage in the Gulf. John Kessler recorded "astonishingly high" methane levels in surface and deep water within a five-mile radius of the ruptured well. His team also recorded 30% depletion of oxygen in some locations."

Pollution vs Pollution: Add More Fertilizer? newscientist.com/article/dn18971-bacteria-help-to-clean-up-deepwater-horizon-spill.html "Over the past few years, researchers have found that dozens of different kinds of marine bacteria have a healthy appetite for oil. Water samples from the Gulf of Mexico are showing signs that marine bacteria are already pitching in to help with clean-up efforts, and that populations of these bacteria in this area are likely to boom as they feast on the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Crucially, R/V Pelican happened to be in the area when Deepwater Horizon blew up. That means the team could immediately collect water samples to test for bacterial populations from areas that were threatened by the spill but had not yet been contaminated. "Now we plan to see how the microbial community evolves when you give it oil," says Grimes. He hopes to screen bacteria from oil-affected water for the DNA of oil-eating enzymes, and use this to determine their species. In previous research he found that Vibrio became the dominant type of marine bacteria off the south-eastern US as oil tanker traffic increased after the 1970s. Atlas, who managed the "bioremediation" of the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, says the bacterial process will be helped if fertilizer is added to the water, as then the oil-eaters will have the nitrogen and phosphate they need to grow. Fertilizer has already been used to aid the bacterial breakdown of oil that has hit the shore, but it could also help bacteria in the open sea if it is added to the detergents that are being used to disperse the oil. The fertilizer lodges in the surface of the oil droplets created by the detergents, he says -- right where the bacteria can use them."

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: TUESDAY *****

Pure Data

Bushwick arts nonprofit Outpost Artists Resources is hosting a class in Pure Data, a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphics processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (MAX/MSP/Jitter). Pure Data can offer artists a wide variety of possibilities, such as real-time manipulation of digital video and audio, as well as creation of physical interactive environments using sensor technologies.This class will cover the basics of Pure Data, and then move into using the Ardiuno board. The Adruino board is the interface between using sensory technologies and programs like Pure Data. The combo of Arduino and Pure Data will provide a vast array of possibilities to control and coordinate objects, sound and imagery in real time and physical space. The class will meet every Tuesday and Thursday in July. No previous programming experience required.

Outpost Artists Resources
1665 Norman Street, Queens
Tuesdays and Thursdays in July 7-9p; $225 plus a $60 equipment fee Register: outpostedit(at)gmail.com or 718-599-2385 to RSVP outpostedit.org

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

Poetry Workshop: Summer Inspiration

Write poetry outdoors with inspiration from the beautiful summer garden. This four-session workshop is ideal for beginning poets as well as experienced ones, and for those who simply want to jump-start their writing. We will read and discuss contemporary American masters, as well as poets in translation. In celebration of the Garden’s centennial year, students will also have the option to explore themes of memory and change. Students’ work and assignments will be critiqued in a supportive atmosphere. Led by Susan Hartman.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
Four Tuesdays: July 6, 13, 20, 27
6:30-8:30p; $74 member, $84 nonmembers
bbg.org

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

Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing Dance Lessons Week two of 2010’s Midsummer Night Swing will kick off with Lindy Hop and Charleston dance lessons led by Paola Pasta, featuring DJ Tomo Tanaka. Followed by live music with the septet the New Orleans Moonshiners.

Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park
West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, Manhattan 6:30-7:30p lesson, 7:30-10p concert; $17 212 721 6500
midsummernightswing.org

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

The Path of Rama

A six-part series on Valmiki's 80,000-verse “Ramayana,” one of literature's great works. For thousands of years it has informed the cultures of India and Southeast Asia. It was the inspiration behind the “Star Wars” films and is among the most translated works in history. This series will explore the epic tale through storytelling, paintings, music, and dance. Presented by Joshua M. Greene & Rasanath. Recommended text: R.K. Narayan's "The Ramayana: A Short Prose Rendering."

Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway, 2nd floor, Manhattan
Tuesdays through August 10
8-9:30p, $18 drop-in
jivamuktiyoga.com

***** LEARNING: TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY *****

The World of Tap Dance: A Two-Day Celebration

On Tuesday explore the history of tap, and on Wednesday take a look at international contemporary tap. All-day screenings of documentaries and rare footage curated and with live commentary by New Yorker dance critic Brian Seibert. There will be panels and performances both evenings by tap artists, chroniclers, and critics from many generations and around the world. Presented in partnership with the American Tap Dance Foundation.

Martin E. Segal Theatre in Elebash Hall, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
$free; 10a screenings begin, 6:30p panels and performances web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/events/s10/tap-dance.html

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

Introduction to Upholstery

Learn the methods of professional (and experimental) upholstery for furniture and sculpture. In this class we will cover upholstery methods for both re-upholstering and constructing upholstered pieces from scratch, including basic sewing techniques, working with different densities of foams to create forms, stretching webbing, selecting, stretching and tacking fabric, and covering finishing methods such as piping, tufting, tacking, and general tricks of the trade. By the first day we will complete an upholstered slip seat by utilizing webbing on frames, by the end of the class everyone will have completed a small re-upholstery project or an upholstery project of their own design. Preliminary woodworking, sewing and general furniture construction skills are not necessary, but be prepared to work with sewing machines and staple guns.

Come to the first day with an idea of what you might like to do; we don’t have time to fix up a whole chair or couch, but a bench or ottoman is a great way to learn the skills needed to move up in scale later. We will develop these designs in class and begin construction (or de-construction) on the second day, with completion of the projects by the end of the third day, and an optional feedback session. Led by Rebecca Carter. (Mention Nonsense NYC when you register, deadline July 2, for a 10 percent discount.)

Third Ward
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
4 Wednesdays
7-10p; $245 member, $295 nonmember, plus $45 materials 3rdward.com

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

Open House at BHQFU

BHQFU is: “A university, a space for higher education and research, a community of scholars; an expansion of the BHQF practice to include more participants (that's where U come in); and a "fuck you" to the hegemony of critical solemnity and market-mediocre despair.”

BHQFU
225 West Broadway, Manhattan
8p-?
bhqfu.org

NOTE: We are unclear what will happen at this open house, but it could be interesting.

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

Slow U: Canning, Fermenting, Freezing, and Drying

Canning, fermenting, freezing, drying -- home food preservation is an economical, enjoyable, and delicious way to savor local, seasonal edibles all year round. Join author Sherri Brooks Vinton, as she demonstrates a variety of these techniques with recipes from her new book, “Put ‘em Up!” Eaters will walk away with all the knowledge they need to safely and confidently put up their own tomatoes, pickles, jams, jellies, salsas, chutneys, and more. Proceeds from this event will benefit the programs of Slow Food NYC.

Astor Center
399 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
6:30-8:30p; $45
212 674 7501
astorcenternyc.com

***** LEARNING: THURSDAY *****

Think Tank the Think Tank (with Ghana Think Tank)

As part of the exhibition Re:Group: Beyond Models of Consensus, curated by Not an Alternative, Eyebeam, and Upgrade NY!, Eyebeam is hosting a series of talks, panels, workshops and performances. The exhibition examines models of participation and participation as a model in art and activism. Thursday’s workshop: Since 2006, The Ghana Think Tank has been "Developing the First World." Problems collected in the UK and U.S. are sent to a growing network of think tanks in Ghana, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Serbia, and Iran. These "Third" World think tanks propose solutions, which are enacted back in the problem-communities, whether the solutions strike us as brilliant or improbable. On July 8, we invite the general public and a group of U.S. thinkers and doers to Think Tank the Think Tanks, analyzing the solutions produced so far, brainstorming ways to implement those solutions, and generally examining the Ghana Think Tank process. Refreshments provided. The Ghana Think Tank is C hristopher Robbins, John Ewing, and Carmen Montoya.

Eyebeam
540 West 21st Street, Manhattan
4-6p; $free
ghanathinktank.org
eyebeam.org

***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****

Participationism and the Limits of Collaboration

Also part of Eyebeam’s exhibition, Re:Group: Beyond Models of Consensus, (described above) comes a panel discussion on ”Participationism and the Limits of Collaboration.“ Organized by Not An Alternative, with professor/author Jodi Dean, filmmaker/writer Astra Taylor, and artist John Hawke.

Eyebeam
540 W. 21st Street, Manhattan
7:30-9p; $5-$10 suggested donation
eyebeam.org

***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****

Nutrition

This four-week nutrition class will empower you to make healthy changes to your diet. Led by Kateryna Zemskova, who emphasizes a whole-foods-based, holistic approach to nutrition.

Midwood Martial Arts and Family Fitness Center 1302 Avenue H, Brooklyn
Four Thursdays, 7:15-8:15p
$64 for four weeks, $20 drop-in class
718-258-KICK
katerynawellness.com

***** LEARNING: ONGOING *****

NOTE: The Ongoing section of LEARNING runs only on the first Friday of each month.

BODY

• HoopSkool. Manhattan. Various days, times. facebook.com/event.php?eid=100811513299543
• Tao Yoga and Tsa Lung (The Shamanic Yoga of Zhang Zhung) led by Lama Ji at Surreal Estate. Brooklyn. Tao Yoga Saturdays at 10a; Tsa Lung Tuesdays at 5:30p. $donation. surrealestatenyc(at)gmail.com
• Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu at Triskelion Arts. Brooklyn. Training is centered on jissen gata combat fighting. Membership is selective, but you may attend the first class free. Saturdays 5-7p, Sundays 2–4p. triskelionarts.org/events.htm#classesoffered
• Afro-Haitian dance with Julio Jean at Ripley-Grier Studios. Manhattan. Saturdays 6-7:30p. $10. jeanjulio(at)gmail.com
• Haitian, African, Afro-Caribbean, Samba dance and much more at the new Djoniba Dance and Drum Center. Manhattan. Daily, various times. $17. djoniba.com
• Flirting with Burlesque at the School of Burlesque. Manhattan. Thursdays 7-8p. $15. schoolofburlesque.com
• Tribal Fusion bellydance class with Fayzah at Battery Dance Studios. Manhattan. Tuesdays 5:30-7p. $20. dancespiral.com or fayzahfire(at)gmail.com
• Contemporary dance, hip-hop, belly dance, and much more at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Brooklyn. Various days and times. $10+. 718-636-696
• Congolese dance with Funmilayo at Resurgent Fitness, Brooklyn, Wednesdays 6:30-8p; at Boy's Harbor Conservatory, Manhattan, Thursdays 7:30-9p; and at Alvin Ailey Extension, Manhattan, Sundays 4:30-6p. $varies. fushadance(at)aol.com or krosebud14(at)hotmail.com
• Open company class with Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company, intermediate/advanced. Brooklyn. Thursdays 5-6:15p. $12. RSVP at perceptionsdance.com.
• Balkan folk dance at the Hungarian House. Manhattan. Wednesdays 6:30-8p; $12. nycfolkdance.org
• Introduction to House Dance with Linda La Naija at Black River Dance. Harlem. Fridays 6-7:30p; $14. blackriverdance.com
• The Art of the Samurai Sword with Raab Rashi at The Workman’s Circle/NYR Studios. Manhattan. Thursdays 6-7p; $free intro lesson, $15 beyond. swordclass.blogspot.com
• Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art and dance, with Capoeira Angola Quintal. Manhattan. Various days; $15. afrobrazilarts.org/newyorkcapoeira/index.htm
• Parkour workshops. Manhattan. Sundays 4p; $15+. nyparkour.com
• Aerial classes (silks, trapeze, lyra, pole dance, ballet) at the Sky Box at House of Yes. Brooklyn. Monday through Saturday; $15. theskybox.org/classes
• Aerial yoga. Manhattan and Williamsburg. Various days; $20. aerialyoga.com
• Group tightwire walking, foot-juggling, and more at Trapeze Loft. Williamsburg. Sundays 5-6p; $25. thetrapezeloft.com
• Trampoline at Streb Lab for Action Mechanics. Brooklyn. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7-8:30p; $25. streb.org/V2/school/adults.html
• Co-ed nonsexual naked yoga. Manhattan. Various days; $?. groups.yahoo.com/group/coyoga/

BRAIN

• Free Hacker Helpline from Eric Singer of LEMUR (lemurbots.org) to answer your questions about projects, electronics, software, robotics, physical computing, Max/MSP, etc. For help, open Skype, add contact "hackerhelpline," and go to the Mood section to see dates and hours. e(at)ericsinger.com
• Free open craft/hack nights at NYC Resistor. Brooklyn. Thursdays 6-9p; $free. nycresistor.com/2008/11/22/open-craft-hack-nights-on-thursdays/
• Free math studies at the School of Mathematics, which cultivates a natural, stress-free environment where everyone can explore, study, and discover mathematics. Prior knowledge is not assumed. Brooklyn. Various days; $free. thewe.net/math
• Writing with constraints at the Writhings Society. Practice writing with arbitrary, sometimes mathematical, rules invented by the French group Oulipo and others; no experience necessary. Brooklyn. Wednesdays 6:30-8:30p; $5+. proteusgowanus.com
• Study Hall (a workplace for writers and thinkers) at Proteus Gowanus. Brooklyn. Mondays through Fridays, 10a-5p. $50 a month, includes free WiFi, free coffee, and free home-baked bread. proteusgowanus.com

HANDS

• Figure Drawing for Illustrators at Triskelion Arts. Williamsburg. Tuesdays 7-10p. $10 model fee.meetup.com/illustrators/
• Assorted artstar classes at the Madagascar Institute! Brooklyn. Various times; great prices. madagascarinstitute.com
• Free Make-A-Bot Mondays at Alpha One Labs. Brooklyn. Mondays 8p; $free. psytek(at)alphaonelabs.com, alphaonelabs.com
• Free casual ladies bike repair workshop at Velo Brooklyn. Bushwick. Saturdays 4-6p; $free. marin.tockman(at)gmail.com
• Free Craft-On (fun with yarn, thread, and more) with Church of Craft. Brooklyn. Sundays at Etsy Labs and various weekdays at SpaceCraft; $free. churchofcraft.org/2008/10/01/welcome-nyc-crafters/
• Free bicycle repair classes at Time's Up! Manhattan and Brooklyn. Various days. $free. times-up.org/index.php?page=bike-co-op
• Free home-improvement classes, from tiling to drywall repair, at Home Depot stores. Saturdays and Sundays; $free. homeimproverclub.com/workshops.aspx?Type=3
• The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing and mending. Participants bring their broken objects and put them on a large, common fixing table and share ideas and techniques for repairing, mending, enhancing, or repurposing the objects. Brooklyn. Thursdays 6-9p; $5. proteusgowanus.com/main/fixers-collective
• Figure drawing at Brooklyn Artists Gym. Mondays 6:30-9:30p and Saturdays 12-3p; $8-plus. brooklynartistsgym.com/events.html#workshops
• Guinean Rhythms drum class with Ibrahima Kolipe Camara at Chelsea Studios. Please bring a drum. Manhattan. Fridays, 6:30-7:30p. $15. kolipe81(at)yahoo.com; 646-897-2293
• Beading classes at Brooklyn Bead Box. Various days; $varies. brooklynbeadbox.com/classes.html
• Classes in the needle arts at Brooklyn General Store. Various days; $varies. brooklyngeneral.com/shop/classes/
• Knitting and spinning classes at the Yarn Tree. Various days; $varies. theyarntree.com/studio/classes/
• Mosaic workshops. Manhattan. Wednesdays 1-4p and 6-9p; $100 for four-class workshop. newyorkartworld.com/things/things-mosaic.html
• Wheel and handbuilding classes at La Mano Pottery. Manhattan. Various days; $300 for eight-week class. lamanopottery.com
• Studio Sundays: Intergenerational Programs at Museum of Arts & Design. Manhattan. Sundays 2-4p. $10 (includes admission and materials) 212-956-3535.madmuseum.org
• Females-only African drum class at Oduduwa Cultural Arts Center. Jamaica, Queens. Sundays 11a-noon. $10. balletintlafricans.com

GRAB BAG

• 3rd Ward offers multi- and interdisciplinary courses in visual art, technology, and fabrication. Various days; $varies. 3rdward.com/classes
• Gearilla!, a street theater workshop (on bikes). Various locations. Tuesdays 2p; $10-plus. monicahunken.com/classes.html
• Creative arts classes at Spoke the Hub. Brooklyn. Various days; $varies. spokethehub.org
• First aid for cats and dogs. Manhattan. Saturdays 10-2p; $65 (if purchased online). nyredcross.org/viewclass.php/prmCID/32/month/08/year/2009

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: SOON *****

Volunteer Usher for Musicals

Do you like theater? Do you like free? New World Stages, an Off-Broadway theater complex, is now using volunteer ushers to welcome our audiences to our shows. No experience is necessary, and you get to see one or more of our great shows for free. You can even sign up with a friend. Available shows right now are Avenue Q and The 39 Steps.

All you need to do is email with your name, the name of the show(s) you are interested in seeing, and a few dates you are available. Ushers wear all black, arrive one hour before the show, and sit in the back of the theater as seats are available.

volunteer(at)newworldstages.com

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

Senior Center Elvis

Look for someone to be an Elvis Presley inpersonator. You must be understanding that they are dealing with elderly and work for little money. We are located in queens. We are a non-profit, and only need person for a half hour. If you’re interested and can deal with seniors please contact me.

bit.ly/9vU3wJ

***** HELP: LEAVING on JULY 8 *****

Creole Translator

Domes for Haiti is a Brooklyn based grass roots shelter initiative for Haitian orphans in Port au Prince. We are sending ten geodesic domes as instant hurricane resistant shelter to ten orphanages in PaP.

We are looking for a Haitian-born translator to volunteer their time for this effort. The trip will be happening in the first part of July, leaving July 8th, returning two weeks later. We are looking for someone willing to camp out, get dirty and help us to communicate with the people we are going there to serve. One of our crew members does speak French, but not specifically Kreyol.

There is no monetary compensation for this adventure, but the rewards will be immense in non-monetary terms. If you are interested, we would love to have an opportunity to interview you and for you to interview us and ask any questions you may have about our trip.

All crew members (two of us) are also volunteers. Airfare will be covered by the project. We are a 501c3 non-profit working in partnership with a Haitian non profit organization located in PaP called Grassroots United.

Lopi, info(at)domesforhaiti.org
domesforhaiti.org

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

Bike Music Tour Website

The Pleasant Revolution Bicycle Music Tour is seeking some help with its website. We are touring Europe by bicycle with no vehicle support and we're hauling a pedal powered sound system.

If you are able to lend some of your time into making our website awesome, we'd really appreciate it.

pleasantrevolution(at)gmail.com
pleasantrevolution.net

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