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Prenatal Yoga

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:39:23 -0400

date: sunday jul 12, 3:00 pm
location: Sangha Yoga Shala 107 N 3rd St #2H
url: www.sanghayoganyc.com
description: Prepare your body for the gift of new life by exploring this gentle flow class. Join our community of expectant mothers as you navigate this exciting time. All levels welcome. Women only.

$15 or class card

Gallery Exhibition Party

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:19:07 -0400

date: friday jul 31, 5:00 pm
location: LILOVEVE Gallery 457 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY
url: www.Liloveve.com
description: Join us for an collaborative Exhibition, presenting a series of photographs by Anne Arden McDonald and Jewelry designs by Caroline Glemann.
5:00-8:00pm
**Refreshments will be served**

Artist Statements:
Anne Arden McDonald: Diana Camera Work

"This series is about vagueness and images half remembered from the
subconscious. Each of these pieces is part of a series which, when seen
together, creates a sensation of falling or floating. These images also remind
me of a half-sleeping dream state, when we remember only parts of a dream
and the parts become symbols. We wake with a head full of half forgotten
images that we try to piece into a linear story line—with this series I am
trying to build mood without a specific narrative.
I am using a plastic Diana camera, shot on the “b” setting, to get this
hazy off-balance look. Because the camera has a plastic lens, everything is
fuzzy and vignetted, and looks like it is coming up from under water or out
of a dream."

Caroline Glemann: Jewelry Design

“I want my jewelry to reflect an intuitive design sensibility, and to create pieces that can be worn as an extension or expression of individuality. I am looking to balance two distinct sides of personal adornment; dress up that is socially inspired, for public display, and ornamentation that is a deeply personal signature of style, something worn simply for oneself.”

POP's hot-dog competition

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:54:27 -0400

date: saturday jul 11, 4:00 pm
location: Nth 8th and bedford @4pm sat 6/11
description: come watch willy B's finest competitive eaters take their shot at the title!!!!

The Edge Condominium and Town Square Present SummerStarz Film Series

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:50:35 -0400

date: thursday jul 16, 6:00 pm
location: East River State Park Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Park entrance at Kent Avenue and North 8th Street) Cost: $0 + FREE
url: www.townsquareinc.com, www.williamsburgedge.com
description: For the second consecutive year, Williamsburg’s hottest condominium development, The Edge, is giving New Yorkers a chance to enjoy free summer entertainment for all ages. Starting this July, The Edge along with Brooklyn-based community volunteer organization, Town Square, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will host SummerStarz, an outdoor film and music series at East River State Park.

Beginning in mid-July and continuing through late August, each Thursday SummerStarz will invite everyone from Edge buyers to music aficionados and film buffs to enjoy a free live musical performance at 7 pm, followed by a family-friendly film screening at 8 pm. Those with younger children are encouraged to arrive early for the Children’s Hour at 6 pm, which offers an assortment of games and activities including arts & crafts, music and theater for kids.

FULL SCHEDULE:

July 16th –
6pm: Arts & crafts by the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
7pm: New York’s Finest Jazz Ensemble
8pm: Babe (1995, Rated G)

July 23rd –
6pm: Games and arts & crafts by Town Square
7pm: Co-Creative Music (children’s rock band)
8pm: Nim’s Island (2008, Rated PG)

July 30th –
6pm: Children’s theatre session by RockCity Theatrics
7pm: Fenix Down (rock music)
8pm: The Incredibles (2004, Rated PG)

August 6th –
6pm: Song and movement by CenterStage
7pm: CenterStage (opera night)
8pm: Bend It Like Beckham (2003, Rated PG-13)

August 13th –
6pm: Arts & crafts by the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
7pm: Grand Street Community Band (classical music)
8pm: Fly Away Home (1996, Rated PG)

August 20th –
6pm: Arts & crafts by the Greenpoint Toy Center
7pm: Kyle Morgan & the Backroad (rock band)
8pm: WALL-E (2008, Rated G)

August 27th – Rain Date

Rooftop Films presents The Way We Get By

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:13:24 -0400

date: tomorrow, 8:00 pm
location: The lawn at Automotive High School: 50 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
url: http://www.rooftopfilms.com
description: Rooftop Films presents The Way We Get By, an award winning documentary by directors Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly.

This screening includes live music and an after party with free drinks!

THE WAY WE GET BY (Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly | Bangor, ME | www.thewaywegetbymovie.com | 84 min.)

The SXSW Special Jury Award winning "The Way We Get By" is a deeply moving film about life and how to live it. Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about troop greeters - a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to thank American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq, the film quickly turns into a moving, unsettling and compassionate story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality. When its three subjects aren't at the airport, they wrestle with their own problems: failing health, depression, mounting debt. Joan, a grandmother of eight, has a deep connection to the soldiers she meets. The sanguine Jerry keeps his spirits up even as his personal problems mount. And the veteran Bill, who clearly has trouble taking care of himself, finds himself contemplating his own death. Seeking out the telling detail rather than offering sweeping generalizations, the film carefully builds stories of heartbreak and redemption, reminding us how our culture casts our elders, and too often our soldiers, aside. More important, regardless of your politics, "The Way We Get By" celebrates three unsung heroes who share their love with strangers who need and deserve it.

The Way We Get By will hit theaters in New York and beyond in July. Check The Way We Get By official website for details

"A lovely, uncondescending look at three lives enriched by kindness."
- Cinematical

8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Film
10:30PM: Filmmaker Q & A
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless Courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner
Tickets: $9 at the door or online
http://newyork.going.com/event-618864;Rooftop_Films_The_Way_We_Get_By

Graduate Info Session

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:05:37 -0400

date: wednesday jul 08, 6:30 pm
location: St. Joseph's College 245 Clinton Ave
description: Have questions answered about the various Masters Degrees and learn about admissions without GRE or GMAT

FREE KIDZART DEMO CLASS

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:20:16 -0400

date: monday jul 20, 11:00 am
location: 140 Devoe Street
url: www.ilovekidzart.com
description: KidzArt is offering free art classes for kids of all ages. July 13 & 20. Reserve your seat by call 877-NYC-ART1 or email info@ilovekidzart.com

Wind Power Fundraiser for the Earth School

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:58:52 -0400

date: monday jul 06, all day
location: Online and Telephone Event
url: http://www.newwindenergy.com/NYC
description:
Wind Power Fundraiser

Sponsored by Community Energy and
Con Ed Solutions

Enroll for clean power through your utility bill and support the Earth School http://www.theearthschool.org

and

the growing development of wind power
$10 donation for each account !!

TO ENROLL:

Have Your Utility Bill in Hand

Call 1.888.320.8991 “Carla - Earth School” referred you
Customer Service Will Assist You

or

http://www.newwindenergy.com/NYC
Enroll online: enter “Carla - Earth School” in referral text box

Questions? davis.carla@earthlink.net

Acupuncture Happy Hour

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:34:12 -0400

date: tomorrow, 8:15 pm
location: Sangha Yoga Shala 107 N 3rd St #2H
url: www.sanghayoganyc.com
description: Your choice of conventional or new age acupuncture styles in a group setting.

$15 or class card

Early Bird Yoga

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:32:31 -0400

date: today, 7:00 am
location: Sangha Yoga Shala 107 N 3rd St #2H
url: www.sanghayoganyc.com
description: Start your day with yoga! 7-8am Tuesdays and Thursdays, experience some vinyasa flow at Sangha Yoga Shala...Yes, we have a shower, please bring your own towel.

Vinyasa Flow: Dynamic flow with a creative and intelligent exploration of postures, breath and mantra. Some previous yoga experience required.

$15 or class card
New? Get the New Student Special. $30 for two weeks of unlimited classes.

Yoga: Absolute Beginner Series

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:28:42 -0400

date: wednesday jul 08, 8:15 pm
location: sangha yoga shala 107 N 3rd St #2H
url: www.sanghayoganyc.com
description: New to Yoga? This class will offer you a comprehensive overview of the necessary building blocks needed to set the foundation for a lifelong yoga practice. Price includes unlimited yoga classes!

6 Wednesdays 8:15pm
$90

Yoga Basics

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:26:49 -0400

date: monday jul 06, 8:15 pm
location: sangha yoga shala 107 N 3rd St #2H
url: www.sanghayoganyc.com
description: For newbies and aficionados alike, establish and reconnect with the fundamental building blocks of a healthy lifelong yoga practice.

4th Annual Gender Equality Festival

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:56 -0400

date: saturday jul 11, 10:00 am
location: Cuyler Gore Park - Fort Greene, Brooklyn @ Greene Ave & Fulton Ave *C to Lafayette *2,3,4,5,B,D,M,N,R,Q to Atlantic/Pacific *B52, B69, B25, and B26 nearby
url: www.ggenyc.org
description: Brooklyn Celebrates Women's Advocacy, Resilience & Leadership

Saturday July 11, 2009 10am – 4pm
Free Event! Live Music, Food, Prizes, Games!

Join us for an exciting day of education, resource sharing, arts and recreation as we celebrate women’s advocacy, resilience and leadership!

The festival will feature live music, dance, spoken word, and theater by established and emerging artists. We will also feature a Youth Forum to highlight young activists working for equality and health across the city!

Visit our resource fair, with 30 community and youth organizations providing health services, testing, and education – proving the fight for women’s rights is alive and fierce!

Participating Organizations:
Afrikumba Utibe' Drummers, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Bailey's Café, Bed Stuy's Project Re-Generation, Inc., Brooklyn Public Library, CAMBA, Child Development Support Corporation, Children of Promise, NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment, Disabilities Network of New York City, The Door, Gay Mens Health Crisis, Harlem United, SESA Program, Community AIDS Center, Health and Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT Program), International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), NARAL Pro-Choice New York, New York Civil Liberties Union, NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault, RightRides for Women's Safety, Stay Right in association with Collaborative Movements, The Hip-Hop Association

Rooftop Films Presents The Way We Get By and 45365

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:47:59 -0400

date: tomorrow, 8:00 pm
location: On the lawn of Automotive High School Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St.
url: www.rooftopfilms.com
description: FRIDAY JULY 10
THE WAY WE GET BY | www.thewaywegetbymovie.com
Through greeting troops at a tiny airport in Maine, three senior citizens find the strength to conquer their greatest fears and transform their lives. An inspiring and heartbreaking documentary about an extraordinary commitment to simple acts of kindness
Venue: On the lawn of Automotive High School
Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Film
10:30PM: Filmmaker Q & A
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave. @ Driggs) Courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at http://newyork.going.com/event-618864;Rooftop_Films_The_Way_We_Get_By#

Cavalier Rose LIVE @ Zebulon FREE

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:19:08 -0400

date: saturday aug 08, 10:30 pm
location: Zebulon, 258 Wythe, btwn N. 3rd and Metropolitan
url: www.myspace.com/cavalierrose
description: This is the second of two FREE dates within Cavalier Rose's weekend residency at Zebulon.

Cavalier Rose LIVE @ Zebulon FREE

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:17:36 -0400

date: friday jul 31, 10:30 pm
location: Zebulon, 258 Wythe, btwn N. 3rd and Metropolitan
url: www.myspace.com/cavalierrose
description: This is the first of two FREE dates within Cavalier Rose's weekend residency at Zebulon.

Red Shed Community Garden & Fundraiser

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:30:53 -0400

date: saturday jul 11, 1:00 pm
location: 266 Skillman Avenue (at Kingsland Ave)
url: http://redshedcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/
description: BBQ & fundraiser for the garden. DJ's, Raffle prizes, Bake Sale & Bookswap. Eat & drink and be merry in a beautiful community garden.

Nth 7th Street Yard Sale!

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:43:09 -0400

date: saturday jul 04, 11:00 am
location: 93 Nth 7th Street between Berry and Wythe, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
description: Our Saturday summer yard sale! The weather is looking nice so far, and we have plenty to sell~ Collectors plates, fenton glass (and other glass work), knick-knacks, decorative daggers, pictures, jewelery, and even some lovely old desks and dressers! Please come on by and check it out.

Zonenkinder Closing Party

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:01:19 -0400

date: friday jun 26, 7:00 pm
location: McCaig-Welles Gallery 129 Roebling St. Williamsburg, NY
url: http://www.mccaigwelles.com
description: Join us for a night of free wine and psychic readings as we enjoy the last days of the Zonenkinder Collective's installation "Bambule."

Closing Party

Friday, June 26th
7-10pm

Tarot and Palm readings available by the magical John Nesbit.

Free Wine

Off The Clock: Artist's Assistant's Show

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:00:17 -0400

date: friday jul 17, 6:30 pm
location: Like the Spice 224 Roebling Street Brooklyn, New York 11211
url: htttp://www.likethespice.com
description: Off the Clock
July 17th – September 6th, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday July 17th 6:30-10pm

Assisted Dining: July 24th 8pm - RSVP Required

Like the Spice is pleased to present Off the Clock, a group exhibition of works by artists who work or have worked as studio assistants to other artists, featuring works by Rachel Beach who has assisted Roxy Paine, Jason Bryant who assists Kehinde Wiley, Allison Edge who has assisted McDermott & McGough and Jeff Koons, Charlie Ledbetter who also has assisted Jeff Koons, Jenny Morgan and David Mramor who assist Marilyn Minter, Reuben Negron who assists Papa Colo, and Jeffrey Vreeland who assists Takashi Murakami. The seven artists in this show have each spent a considerable amount of time working in another artist’s studio. Here we present their personal artwork, giving viewers an introduction to the next generation of artists who may one day have assistants of their own as well as a chance to consider the studio assistant’s place in the art world more generally. Visit our website for more!