Hi FLF Family,

Freedom Love-Fest will be on available on Twitter soon. Join FLF at Twitter today and stay free!

Thanks!

WIRED MAGAZINE HOLIDAY STORE
Game Day Sundays and TouchPoint (Ten-minute massages by Townhouse Spa)

GAME DAY SUNDAYS
Date(s): Dec. 13 & 20
Time: 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Admission: Free

Hang out in our lower level Game Day Lounge, and catch all of the Sunday football action. We provide the snacks, bevvies and six stunning Samsung flat screens; you bring the body paint. (Kidding. Please don't.)

TOUCHPOINT
Date(s): Dec. 13 & 20
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Admission: Free 

Reduce that holiday stress with a complimentary chair massage in the WIRED Store's Touch lounge. Browse the latest touch-activated products while you wait.

WIRED STORE
415 West 13th Street
Manhattan, NYC

For more information: www.wired.com

Target Free Sundays at the Studio Museum of Harlem

Free Museum admission every Sunday between 12 and 6 PM

MEN LOVE MARY: A TRIBUTE TO MY LIFE

Join SoulBounce.com and 10 men as they celebrate the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige and her breakout album My Life.

"Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life is an opportunity to celebrate our Queen and let her know how much she means to us and to music. This is our chance to honor her and give her flowers while she's still here, and we're sharing the bouquet with her adoring fans." SoulBounce.com

Download the EP below and enjoy these new renditions of some of your favorites from My Life: Free Download from SoulBounce.com.

Enjoy!

PS122'S ANNUAL BACCHANAL: THE RED AND WHITE PARTY
FEATURING DJs JORO BORO and ANDREW ANDREW and "Lost Acts of Crime or Emergency"

Date: Tuesday, December 15
Time: 8:00 PM until 2:00 AM (and likely later)
Admission: $10 in advance / $15 at door: www.ps122.org

LOCATION: OFFSITE at MEHANATA
(a.k.a. Bulgaria Bar)
113 Ludlow between Rivington and Delancey

EVENING OVERVIEW

• 8-9: Private Cocktails for Friends with Benefits and Passport Holders (Passport holders may apply passport to party ticket)
• 8-10: FLiPBOOTH interactive media installation - with instant digital flipbooks as keepsake party favors for guests
• 9-LATE:Doors open to all ticket-buyers
• Live music / DJs
• Drink Specials
• 10: Exclusive "Lost Acts of Crime or Emergency" Cabaret
  Ms. Sibyl Kempson & Mr. Mike Iveson take past performers involved in the evolution and development of "Crime or Emergency" and hold them hostage, forcing them to relive their parts in a weird and festive Stockholm Syndrome-inspired atmosphere surrounded by the infamous debauchery of the PS122 Annual Red & White Party. Star Hostages: Kate Benson, Kourtney Rutherford, Jason Schuler, Andrew Dinwiddie, Eben Moore, Eleanor Hutchins, Susie Sokol, Jim Fletcher, Johanna S. Meyer, and more to come. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE.
  
  (More about "Crime or Emergency", playing in full with a highly distilled cast at PS122 Dec 4 - 20)
• 1030 - LATE: Live music / DJs

DRESS: Anything goes

 
  
3 FOR 1: MUSIC AT PETE'S WITH PHILIPPA THOMPSON, PORTS OF CALL, & THE PINKI SWEARS

@ Pete's Candy Store

Date: 11/24/09
Admission: Free

9:00 PM: PHILIPPA THOMPSON

Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Philippa Thompson studied classical strings growing up in California, but before long she realized she was missing the best stuff--so she added folk and all kinds of other music to her life. Now she lives in Brooklyn and plays violin, viola, guitar, ukulele, musical saw, spoons, washboard and sings. On-going projects include the M Shanghai String Band (www.mshanghaistringband.com), Gloria Deluxe (www.gloridadeluxe.com), and the Ukuladies (www.theukuladies.com) 

10:00 PM: PORTS OF CALL

Ports of Call is Kristin Mueller (Caulfield Sisters, Gloria Deluxe, Lucinda Black Bear) showcasing her songwriting with accompaniment from various amazing musicians in the Brooklyn indie-americana scene - fine folks who have graced the stage with Mercury Rev, Wilco, Beth Orten, Sufjan Stevens the list goes on. As described by the Village Voice "Mueller's fabulous songs vibe Cowboy Junkies and Calexico - with a beautiful voice and delicate thoughtful instrumentation, she invokes intimacy and elegance. Dig that banjo" 

11:00 PM: THE PINKI SWEARS

NYC duo Pinky Swearz met in NY and perform clever country favorites from John Prine to George Jones, deep cuts and favorites from all eras of American rock and roll. Their spirited vocal chemistry was pure luck but their hard work comes out in passionate and dedicated interpretations. 

PETE'S CANDY STORE

709 Lorimer Street

Williamsburg, Brooklyn
T: 718-302-3770

For more information: www.petescandystore.com

LIVE MUSIC: INDIE-ARTIST DAWNIE LOVE

@ Rose Live Music

Date: 11/23/09
Time: 9:00 PM
Admission: Free

Music isn't just a large part of Dawnie Love's life - it's practically encoded in her DNA. The ethereal singer/songwriter has been performing since she could first muster the ability to pound on a suitcase along with a Beatles record. Today you'd pay upwards of twelve bucks to see that kind of thing in the East Village. Dawnie gained her first real experience in the mid-nineties when she joined the New England-based group Nzinga's Daughters as a guitarist. After cutting her teeth with that group, the forward-thinking Dawnie Love put together her own band, the jazzy pop rock fusion act Swivel Hips. The all-female quartet garnered a large following in and around their native Hartford, CT, racked up several local awards, released their own CD, and opened for national acts such as Ani Difranco's Bitchin' Animal, the Neville Brothers, Juliana Hatfield, and Michelle N'degeocello. Relocating to the Big Apple, the plucky songstress began honing her craft with a variety of artists, including G. Love bass player Jimi Jazz, noted drummer Chauncey Yearwood, tenor saxophonist, Lorenzo Sanguedolce, songwriter Ben Davis, and electronic-rock music duo, Streetlab.

ROSE LIVE MUSIC
345 Grand Street 
Brooklyn, NYC
T: 718-599-0069

For more information: www.myspace.com/dawnielozef

PS122's Red and White Party
Downtown's definitive holiday bash

Super secret location to be announced soon...stay tuned....
 
Save the Date: Tuesday, December 15
Time: 8:00 pm
Admission: $10
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/203/1259691521543/prm/
 

NOT TO BE MISSED EVENTS AT BORDERS

Friday, November 27, Noon:
Ken Burns discusses The National Parks
(Borders Columbus Circle; in the Time Warner Center; 212.823.9775):
America's national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation's most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the valley that would become Yosemite through the most recent additions that now encompasses 84 million acres. The National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy.
 
Sunday, November 29, 9pm:
Guitar legend Steve Vai signs Where the Wild Things Are
(Borders Penn Plaza; at 33rd ST. & 7th Ave; 212.244.1814):
While many musicians fit easily into a single category, Steve Vai's unique musical vision remains unclassifiable. After more than 20 years, Vai continues to use unbridled guitar virtuosity and soulful artistry to explore the spectrum of human emotion. Meet Steve as he signs copies of Where the Wild Things Are [CD, DVD, and BLU-RAY]. He will be performing at Madison Square Garden on the same night.

 

ANNUAL BOTTLEROCKET HALLOWEEN EVENT
Halloween Candy, Wine & Spirits Tasting

@ Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit

Date: 10/31/09
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Admission: Free - Reservations not required.

Sweet treats for the whole family! Kids and adults of all ages can pop into Bottlerocket for a free tasting of five candy favorites. Adults will want to sample the liquid treats, too, including Bourbon paired with chewy caramels. Do a Halloween dress rehearsal: go in costume and taste your way around the store.

Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit
5 West 19th Street
Manhattan, NYC
T: 212-929-2323

For more information: www.bottlerocketwine.com  

SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 2009 EVENTS AT BORDERS NYC 

Borders Columbus Circle

(Time Warner Center; 212.823.9775)

Monday, November 2, 7pm:
Singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner discusses Lo Que No Digo Cantando

This long-awaited project from the singer/songwriter invites the reader to an intimate journey through Montaner's world travels and the encounters that helped shape him into the man he is today.

----------

Tuesday, November 3, 7pm:
The Food Network's Guy Fieri discusses More Dinners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Fieri, host of the hugely popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, revvs up his engine for an entertaining tour of sixty more of the best local restaurants across America that have been featured in his favorite episodes.

----------

Wednesday, November 4, 7pm:

Lawrence Dorfman discusses The Snark Handbook

This lively collection provides hours of entertainment, highlighting the history and utility of snark.

----------

Thursday, November 5, 7pm:
Ruth Rendell reads from and discusses The Monster in the Box.

The bestselling mystery writer reads from her Inspector Wexford thriller -- her most surprising yet.

----------

Monday, November 9, 7pm:

Paula Deen & Michael Groover discuss their memoirs, Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin' and My Delicious Life with Paula Deen

Courageously honest, downright inspiring, and just a little bit saucy, Paula shares the highs and lows of her life in the inimitable charming and irreverent style in her memoir.

In this heartfelt memoir, Michael Groover tells his side of the story, from his life as a single father to his fairy tale life with Paula Deen.

----------

Tuesday, November 10, 7pm:
Chuck Klosterman reads from and discusses Eating the Dinosaur

After a bestselling and acclaimed debut novel, Chuck Klosterman returns with an all-original nonfiction collection about pop culture, sports, and the meaning of reality.

-----------

Wednesday, November 11, 7pm:
Mary Weiland discusses her memoir, Fall to Pieces

In Fall to Pieces, Weiland  -- a fashion model who married Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland -- describes the extreme highs and lows of her life, the volatility of which long hinted at mental illness.

----------

Friday, November 13, 7pm:
Paul Mooney discusses Black is the New White

Black is the New White is a fascinating and fearless memoir from an enduring comedy genius -- the legendary and controversial Paul Mooney.

----------

Saturday, November 14, 2pm:

Dean Pitchford Captain Nobody

Screenwriter and songwriter (Footloose, Broadway's Carrie), reads from his novel for Young Adults.

----------

Monday, November 16, 7pm:

The Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sign How to be Famous

For the first time ever, Heidi and Spencer invite fans and haters alike behind the scenes as they reveal the ten-step plan that took them from nobodies to notorious!

----------

Tuesday, November 17, 7pm:
Cory Doctorow discusses his novel, Makers

The co-editor of Boing Boing reads from his novel of of two friends who invent things--including entirely new economic systems.

----------

Saturday, November 21, 5pm:

Panel discussion hosted by Beatrice.com's Ron Hogan with Jeff VanderMeer, Jeffrey Ford and Building Blog Creator Geoff Manaugh.

Cities Real and Unreal: Readings and discussions with World Fantasy Award-winners Jeff VanderMeer and Jeffrey Ford, and Building Blog creator Geoff Manaugh, moderated by Beatrice.com's Ron Hogan.  Come celebrate the squalor, the possibilties and the madness of cities in fantasy and in the real world.

Borders Park Avenue

(at 57th Street;  212.980.6785)

Tuesday, November 3, 7pm:
Timothy Egan reads from and discusses The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America

The National Book Award winner (The Worst Hard Time) discusses his book about America's worst inferno and Roosevelt's triumphant struggle to save the American forest.

----------

Friday, November 6, 1pm:
Jamie Oliver signs Jamie's Food Revolution

Part cooking how-to, part guide to changing people's eating habits, Jamie's Food Revolution presents a revolutionary concept that asks readers to learn easy, healthy recipes and pass them on.

----------

Monday, November 23, 7pm:

John Richard Paul discusses Unlikely Alliance: How a Merchant, a Playwright and a Spy Saved the American Revolution

As the American colonists boldly declared their independence and geared up to do battle with the British, an unlikely triumvirate was at work behind the scenes, quietly securing the French alliance that would prove crucial to the success of the Revolutionary War.

Monday, November 30, 6pm

Michael Storrings signs A Very New York Christmas

Storrings captures the magical landscape and excitement of the holiday season in dozens of watercolors, which since 2003 have been turned into bestselling Christmas ornaments

Borders Kips Bay 

(at 32nd Street & 2nd Avenue; 212.685.3938)

Thursday, November 12, 7pm:
Julie Holland discusses Weekends at Bellevue

Holland discusses this gripping and inspiring account of her nine years as a psychiatrist at the notorious hospital.

Borders Queens

(in the Shops at Atlas Park; 718.416.1003)

Wednesday, November 4, 7pm:
Pastor Joel Osteen signs It's Your Turn

Pastor Osteen shows how, using faith as a cornerstone, it’s possible for readers to find a new place in their lives where they are happy, secure, and fulfilled.

FREE LIVE CONCERT WITH JOHN SHANNON

"Somewhere - Remix" Release Party!

@ Tailor

Date: 10/23/09

Time: 9:00 PM

Admission: Free

Enjoy a set by John Shannon and band, then a night of music spun by DJ Eric Kupper and Jon Martin.

TAILOR

525 Broome Street

Manhattan, NYC

For more information: www.myspace.com/johnshannonmusic

www.obliqsound.com/artists/john_shannon.html

AN EVENING DISCUSSION:

From Working Full-Time to Living Full-Time: Get Psyched for Retirement

@ Mid-Manhattan Library

Date: 10/22/09

Time: 6:30 PM

Admission: Free

Moderator: Gail Rentsch, author of Smart Women Don't Retire--They Break Free, and a co-founder of The Transition Network

Panelists: Joel Appelbaum, Barbara Burn Dolenseky, Jane Lattes and Betsy Werley.

CMJ MUSIC MARATHON AT PETE’S CANDY STORE

Admission: Free

Join Pete for their ongoing celebration of CMJ09.

Tonight's Line-up:

10:00 PM: Dang-It Bobbys: www.thedang-itbobbys.com/  

"good music" - The New Yorker
"lovely riffs on bluegrass, country and folk music" - The New York Times

The Dang-it Bobbys, formed in 2004, is the brain-child of singer songwriter Kris Bauman (worldclass.), and guitarist Luca Benedetti (The Cuban Cowboys). The two musicians have assembled a project that borrows from classic country music, newer acoustic/electric sounds, and the intricate songwriting of jazz standards of the 30's, 40's, and 50's.

11:00 PM: Heavy Birds: www.myspace.com/heavybirds

PETE'S CANDY STORE
709 Lorimer Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
T: 718.302.3770

For more information: www.petescandystore.com