cityline to shoreline events—beginning this weekend 3.28

Independent Films at MOMA

New Directors/New Films
March 26–April 6, 2008

View all related screenings

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ArtFairs
Art Now
Red Dot
Volta NY
Pulse
DiVA

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Thanks to Susan Greenstein, one of my long time friends, for submitting the following exhibit info. —Ld

painting by Susan Greenstein
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Exhibition
Coney Island of the Heart
Bond Street Gallery
297 Bond St.
b/t Sackett & Union Sts.
Carroll Gardens (718-858-2297)
runs from 3.27-5.8
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GUILD HALL
East Hampton
70th Annual Artist Members Exhibit
March 29-April 26

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Brooklyn Restaurant Week
3/24-31

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March 30th to April 6th
presented by WordHampton PR

the market nyc+ More

For those looking to sell their wares and for those who simply wish to consume. —Ld

TheMarketNYC
WEST VILLAGE
(submitted by Alex Pabon,
Manager)

After 5 years of successful weekends in NOLITA
with TheMarketNYC and after extensive research of
the general market we are announcing the
opening of another location for young,
contemporary artists and designers, in the heart
of the West Village, every Saturday, starting
April 12, 2008.

This new space located on Hudson Street, right off
Christopher Street) will enable our existing
dedicated and hard working designers as well as
other artists to be available at another location
and to a different audience, mainly tourists, and
locals, at a very reasonable rental price and with
no financial risk on your behalf.

We are looking for individuals that create their
own art, photographers, and crafts people that
make small items such as artsy pillows, lamps,
glass, ceramics and would like to sell it to the
general public.
This space will be ideal for all young artists
that produce their own work and don’t know where
to sell it.

This new location will develop into a profitable business
for those designers and artists who are focused, determined
and possess a sound knowledge of today’s consumer.

The mission is to create another unique and
successful “Market”, at this new location and we
invite you to take advantage of this new space and
target a new buying audience in the West Village.

Both TheMarketNYC and the new space will be
managed by Alex and all reservations will be done
through our website.

If you have questions please talk to Alex Pabon,
Manager. Reservations will be made on a
first-come-first-served basis.

Thank you in advance for all your support in this
new venture. Join us this April in exploring new
possibilities.

events—week of 3.24 + upcoming celebrations

Congratulations!

WOMEN'S WORK WON!

This from Cecilia Dinio Durkin: "Many thanks to everyone who voted for Women's Work for the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce Innovation in Business Award. Because of your support, we won recognition for fair trade practices, products and the upcoming initiative to make Cold Spring a Fair Trade Town."

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Dear CineWomen and Friends!
Please join us for our Benefit and Awards Gala on April 2nd at
The Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard Street, NYC, from 6PM to 9PM.

Special guests include: CynthiaWade
Academy award winning director of Freeheld

Jennifer Fox
director of Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman
and
Laura Paglin
Recipient of the 2006 CWNY Someone To Watch Award and director of
No Umbrella: Election Day In The City
We will also hold a very special ceremony honoring the
achievements of CWNY's founders,
past presidents and board members.

Tickets are available on our website.

- LIMITED TIME OFFER -
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsor
FreeFoods NYC
Tickets have been reduced to: $20!
if purchased on-line by March 28th
(All tickets purchased after this date or at the door will be $30.)

Admission includes:
Delicious organic fare from FreeFoods NYC
Complimentary wine tasting,
courtesy of Martha Clara Vineyards
will be held throughout the evening.
One raffle ticket
Additional specially-priced drinks and
raffle tickets will also be available.
We look forward to seeing you!
Geralyn Abinader and Alison McMahan, Co-Presidents

Jessica Burstein, Maria Cabrera,
Rena De-Levie, Maria Pusateri,
Maiko Sakai, Nyna Sargent, and Ylana

(The Board of Directors)

ps: if you are thinking about joining CWNY (or renewing), now is the time. Join (or renew) during this event only for just $40!

The Honorees:
CWNY awards are given to selected filmmakers
who have shown their films in our screening series
at the Pioneer Theater in 2007.

Best Documentary Award
Cynthia Wade
director, Freeheld

Best Animation Award
Katerina Athanasopoulou
director, Sweet Salt

Tour de Force Award
Jennifer Fox
director, Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman

Someone To Watch Award and
Best Narrative Award
Enrica Perez
director, Taxista

Partial list of sponsors / raffle prizes
-- More to Come --
headshot / photography package from
Daphne Borowski Photography

2 private wine tastings for up to 10 (each) from
Martha Clara Vineyards
(a sommelier will be on hand to guide you. And a delicious nosh
consisting of fruit, cheeses and chocolate will also be included!)

dv tapes from
Empress Media

artwork donated by
Homunculus Productions

High*Way handbags

private coaching session from Certified Life Coach
Jim Arnoff

"Creative Coaching" session from
Laura Kessler, M.M.

private, 2-hour hatha yoga session
(beginner to intermediate level)
with certified yoga instructor
Jai Kristof Znyk
(*please ask for details)

70-min massage session
(including house-call* fee for the NY Metro area) from
Adina's Touch
(*please ask for details)

handmade kimono scarves by
Ryoko Sakai for Airtight Concepts

handcrafted jewelry from
IntoitJewelry

copy of High Maintenance and Little Stalker, both autographed by author
Jennifer Belle

gift certificate from
Noho Star Restaurant

tea for two from
Lady Mendl's Tea Salon

The Bra Guru
MAC Cosmetics

2 dvds of Vito After donated by
DreamSlate Productions

"The Traveler's Sleep Kit" from the Relaxation Company Sleep Center
which contains peaceful music for sleep
CD, Eye Mask, Ear Plugs & Sleep Balm
contributed by
Airtight Concepts

For more information please visit www.cinewomenny.org.
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Ceramics At Work
An exhibition currently at the
Gloria Kennedy Gallery in DUMBO
111 Front Street, Gallery 222
until April 25th with an opening reception on
Thursday, April 3rd from 6-9pm.
Lisa's note: Leslie Ferretti, a dear friend has some pieces in this exhibition.
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CedarLakeContemporaryBallet
April 24-May 3 2008
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easter sunday, quogue ny
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For details on events beginning this week, March 24th- scroll down for the line up.

much ado

Lisa’s note: I have some listings to keep you all busy around town and out East. Thanks for stopping by. —Enjoy!

the urbanseashell—line up
(scroll down for detailed info)

Women's Work
Bowery Poetry Club, 3/16; 3/20
The Parkside Lounge, 3/19
The Perch Cafe: Literary Tuesday, 3/18; 3/25
Brooklyn Restaurant Week, 3/24-31
The Cornelia Street Cafe, 3/20
CinewomenNY, 3/25
Hamptons Restaurant Week, 3/30-4/6
The Charismatic Megafauna String Orchestra, 4/2
Remembering Fireflies
Moving Image, 4/3
826nyc

Cecilia Dinio Durkin, founder of Women’s Work located in Cold Spring, NY was introduced to me by Louise Orlando, a good friend and former colleague from Scholastic. Louise and Cecilia know each other from their travels through Africa.

Ceciia and her husband Peter take folks on personally hosted Safari’s. They have one coming up with only 4 spaces left. If anyone is interested in going on a Safari to Botswana, click here for details and don’t forget to let me know if you’re going so we can post your adventures.
Cecilia’ business is also being recognized in the Hudson region for being an innovated business within the community. She writes:

Hi All, Just thought I'd share some good news...Women's Work has been nominated by the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce for Most Innovative Business. WW is in the company of several very prestigious and long standing orgs/businesses and I'm so honored that my tiny little shop that's barely been around for two years would be noticed...

There is a way to vote on the CS Chamber website if you are so inclined...and if you know of anyone interested in the voting, perhaps you could forward the email to them as well. Just when I am wondering if I'm doing all I can, I get a nudge that things are indeed progressing nicely. This nomination only proves that we're on the right track.

Thanks everyone for all of your support! And I'll let you know who wins!
Cecilia Dinio Durkin
Women's Work
66 Main St
Cold Spring, NY 10516
845.809.5299
www.womensworkbw.com

The Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce presents the Innovation in Business Award to honor a business or organization that has positively impacted the immediate community and Hudson Valley Region with Job Creation, Business Growth, New Initiatives and Sustainability. Please cast your vote by going to www.coldspringchamber.com

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presents
LiVE MaG! #5
with superhosts
Hanne Winarsky, Editor of Princeton University Press and
William Electric Black, Poetry Coordinator for La Mama, Etc.
Bring your poems to be read on the stage!
Get published in LiVE MaG!

Hear guest poets Sheila Maldonado,
Ilka Scobie, Mark Statman
plus Beat goddess JANINE POMMY VEGA!!!
hosted by your devoted MC and IMPresario,
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright

On Sunday, March 16 from 6 to 8,
$4 entrance fee includes complementary magazine

The Bowery Poetry Club
is located at
308 Bowery
between Houston and Bleecker
Subway: F train to
Second Avenue or 6 train to Bleecker.

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Evan Laurence wrties:
Hello Friends! My Sexahol Revue is getting hotter than ever
and can be seen next week, March 19 at:
The Parkside Lounge
417 East Houston
(Around Ave. B or Attorney Street)
7:30-9:00pm
$5 plus 2 drink minimum
Take the F to 2nd Ave, R/W to 8th ST. or 6 to Astor Place
Starring:
Evan Laurence - singing au capela (my computer is dead!)
and bringing out Blinka in a brand new outfit!
Also improv-ing with the fabulous David F. Slone.
David F. Slone - Singing and improv-ing with moi!
Fantastic Genius - the funniest couple in the world!
Nasty Canasta - Burlesque stripping with an ingenious comic flair!
Christopher Noffke - Singing his cute little ass off! and
Crossroads - A wonderful musical trio and their first time at Sexahol!
We need to entertain the hell out of you, so come!
Arrive! Be There! Don't be square!

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The Perch Café
Literary Tuesdays
7:30pm
Curator - Pam Laskin
followed by an open mic

March 18- MFA student Marathon. Lynette Braxon is a professional actress, poet, playwright and storyteller who shares her stories, poems, songs and dance with everyone. She will be sharing the stage with Karen Clark, who received her BA from Barnard College in 1983, with a double major in English Literature and German. She spent much of her adult life in the retail book business, and owned a used bookshop, The Last Word. After closing the store, Karen started in the MA program at City College, and has since switched to the MFA Program. Last spring, she was thrilled to receive CCNY/CUNY’s Geraldine Moore award for short fiction. Lynn Dion is enrolled in the MFA program at City College with a focus on nonfiction and translation. She holds masters degrees in Music and Psychology, and teaches Introduction to Psychology and Writing for the Sciences at City College. Jacklyn Janeksela is an adjunct lecturer , completing her MFA from City College. She hopes to continue her studies at the Graduate Center, where she would like to study Comparative Literature and concentrate on translation. Currently she is working on her first novel and a collection of poetry. Laurel Kallen’s prior lives include speechwriting for former New York City mayor David Dinkins. She writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and her work has appeared in The Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, Global City Review, Mothering and Montessori Life.

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To view details, click on image.

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Tahani Salah & Aja-Monet present
a NEW Poetry series at

308 Bowery@ Bleecker
OPEN MIC & Feature Performances by
Mahogany-Browne and the
2008 URBAN WORD SLAM TEAM
Thursday, March 20
10-12 a.m.
Swagger Dagger Dance After Party 12a.m. until ???

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CWNY-NYWIFT Screening Series

A WALK TO BEAUTIFUL
MARY OLIVE SMITH
Director/Producer/Cinematographer

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008
6:30 PM
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd Street, near Ave. A

Tickets: $6.50 CWNY/NYWIFT members
and Students/Groups/Pioneer members
$10.00 General Public
Buy Tix at
www.twoboots.com/pioneer
or call 212-591-0434

Filmmaker Q&A and After Party
following screening at No Malice Palace

A Walk to Beautiful tells the stories of five Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries and make the journey to reclaim their lost dignity. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, these women are left to spend the rest of their lives in loneliness and shame. The trials they endure—and their attempts to rebuild their lives—tell a universal story of hope, courage, and transformation. Read More...

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The Perch Café
Literary Tuesdays
7:30pm
Curator - Pam Laskin
followed by an open mic

March 25-Cave Canen Presents: Celeste Doaks, Hallie S. Hobson, Juliet Howard and Nicole Sealy. Celeste Doaks’ work has been published in The Village Voice, Time Out New York and Quarterly Black Book Review. In 2005 she won the Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker scholarship to attend the Fine Arts Work center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She is a three-time Regional Cave Canem fellow, and is co-founder of Speakeasy, a monthly Open Mic series in Brooklyn. Her only other obsessive passion is being an aunt to two 9-year old boys. Hallie S. Hobson is a playwright, and has been featured poet at the Louder/Arts program. Her theatrical works have been work shopped and presented at Brava!Theatre for Women in the Arts, the Mark Taper Forum Blacksmyths Writers’ Lab and A.S.K.,among others. Hallie received her bachelor’s degree from Yale, and an MFA in playwriting from UCLA, and currently makes her home in Harlem, New York. Juliet P. Howard is an MFA candidate at City College, and a Cave Canem fellow. She has been published in Promethean and The Portable Lower East Side. Juliet holds a BA in English from Barnard and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. She lives in Brooklyn with her life partner Norma Jean and their two sons, Jordon and Nicholas. Nicole Sealey is a journalist, editor and poet. Her interviews with acclaimed writers Sapphire, DJ Spooky and Patricia Smith can be found in Artists and Influence: Volume XXV, Studio and Mosaic. She is the Readings/Workshops Program Coordinator at Poets & Writers, and a Cave Canem fellow. Her poems have appeared in the anthologies Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought and His Rib, among others.

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Brooklyn Restaurant Week
3/24-31

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March 30th to April 6th
presented by WordHampton PR

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THE PERCH CAFÉ,
6:30 pm, Wednesday, April 2

The Charismatic Megafauna String Orchestra is an old-time string band with a modern twist. Its members are Park Slope's own Bilger family--Burkhard Bilger on guitar, Jennifer Nelson on violin and accordion, Hans Bilger (14) on stand-up bass, and Ruby Bilger (10) on vocals and percussion. Their friend and spiritual leader Michael Abrams plays ukulele and the youngest Bilger--Evangeline (5)-- occasionally joins in on songs about chickens. The band plays an uproarious mixture of folk songs, novelties tunes, and rock-and-roll classics, filtered through their own sweet but slightly skewed sensibilities.

Apr 2
Apr 16
Apr 30
May14
May 28
Jun 11
Jun 25 (tentative)

3 6 5 5 th A V E N U E
P A R K S L O P E B R O O K L Y N
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
W W W . T H E P E R C H C A F E . C O M

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Pam Laskin is the Curator of Literary Tuesday's at The Perch Cafe
Show your support for this independent writer and order her latest book:

Click image to view details.

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PRESENTS
‘AN EVENING WITH WONG KAR-WAI’
At The Times Center, Thursday, April 3, 7:00 p.m.

Wong Kar-wai, the influential and innovative Hong Kong director known for his stylish cosmopolitan romances, will be the focus of a special program of conversation and clips from his films. The program, presented by Museum of the Moving Image on Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at The Times Center in Manhattan, features a dialogue with the director, moderated by Chief Curator David Schwartz, and clips from Wong’s films including his new movie, My Blueberry Nights, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, and more.

Wong Kar-wai came to international attention at the 1989 Cannes International Film Festival Critics’ Week with his first film, As Tears Go By. His second feature, Days of Being Wild, a period romance set in 1960s Hong Kong, established him as a master with his luminous, visually exquisite scenes of neon, nighttime, and unrequited love. This film also marked the beginning of his collaboration with Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle and the actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai. The 1994 cult hit Chungking Express was followed by Fallen Angels, films that capture the urban energy of Hong Kong before the return to Chinese rule. At the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Wong was awarded Best Director for Happy Together, a gay romance set in Buenos Aires, and in 2000 at Cannes, his most acclaimed film, In the Mood for Love, was awarded Best Actor for Tony Leung. My Blueberry Nights, his first English language film—starring Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, David Strathairn, and Rachel Weisz—will be released by The Weinstein Company on April 4.
Tickets: $25. Museum members receive a one-time special discount of $10 on tickets purchased before March 27 / Free for Sponsor-level members and above. Order advance tickets online at movingimage.us or call 718.784.4520.

The Times Center , at 242 West 41 Street is the venue for a monthly series presented by the Museum of the Moving Image. Past guests have included Chris Matthews, Sidney Lumet, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Ang Lee, Joan Allen, James Schamus, Danny Glover, and John Sayles.

The renovation and expansion of Museum of the Moving Image has begun. The grand reopening is planned for December 2009. During construction, film screenings will be held off-site.

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Visit www.826nyc.org for updates and announcements,
Upcoming Workshops & Summer Programs!

the weekend plus

March birthday shout-outs to:
Gabriella, Nika, Phoebe & Joanne!

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Performing @ Cornelia Street Cafe
Saturday, March 1st @
Gretchen Parlato, Jazz Vocalist

with Mike Moreno, Jazz Guitarist/Composer

and Alan Hampton, Jazz Bassist

29 Cornelia St
between Bleeker & W 4th
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
$5

9p - Gretchen Parlato
and Mike Moreno
10:15p - Alan Hampton & Special Guests

good music, good food,
good drink, good timesss!

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Re-Zoning the "Atlantic Yards" Footprint Workshop: Saturday, March 1, 2008-10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Speculation has been increasing recently that Forest City Ratner's "Atlantic Yards" project could be falling prey to the triple-whammy of a slowing economy, the crisis in sub-prime mortgages and the global credit crunch. Big real estate deals all around the country are being put on hold or are being shelved altogether, and Ratner's planned City Tech tower project, which would have been Brooklyn's tallest building, unraveled yesterday.

All of which makes this Saturday's Hunter College-conducted workshop all the more relevant. The workshop will explore a re-zoning of the entire "Atlantic Yards" project footprint, building on the original UNITY Plan, the community-created alternative Ratner's project. With concern growing that Ratner might not build all, or even any, of "Atlantic Yards," the need to look at the area's future is critical. Urban-planning experts will lead a discussion touching on the area's current zoning, and community participants will work together to create a vision for future zoning and development. Kind of like what would happen if the state didn't seize control of the area and ram through a top-down project devoid of public input.

March 1, 2008
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. Cyril's Belarusian Cathedral
401 Atlantic Avenue (at Bond Street)
Hunter College CCPD would like an RSVP to 212-650-3328 or ccpd@hunter.cuny.edu, but don't let that stop you. If you just show up, they'll gladly let you take part.

The workshop is presented by the Hunter College Center for Community Planning and Development (CCPD), and sponsored by the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods.

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, MEMOIR! Tonight, 2.28

Lisa's Note: Louise Crawford, host of Only the blog knows Brooklyn and Smart Mom columnist for the Park Slope paper forwarded the following to me:

Brooklyn Reading Works presents THE MEMOIR-A-THON!

This is the Brooklyn Reading Works event you won't want to miss. Never heard of a Memoir-A-Thon?

That's because I made it up. It's sort of a marathon reading of memoirs—but it won't be long and boring.

No way. That's because the writers are each limited to 6 minutes and that will be strictly enforced by my little bell.

At 6 minutes: ding, ding, ding.

And what a group of writers: Branka Ruzak, Mary Warren, Marian Fontana, Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein, Nica Lalli, Kim Larsen, Carla Thompson and MORE...

On February 28th at 8 p.m. come to this great event and hear the personal stories of these unique writers. Books by these authors will be on sale at the event which is at the

Old Stone House
Fifth Avenue and Third Street
Park Slope, Brooklyn

PAULA BERNSTEIN & ELYSE SCHEIN are the authors of Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited.

MARIAN FONTANA is the author of A Widow's Walk, a memoir of 9/11.

NICA LALLI is the author of Nothing; Something to Believe In, a memoir of growing up an athiest.

BRANKA RUZAK has been a writer, producer and editor for commercial and corporate advertising who spent many childhood hours listening to her father's stories and playing Croatian folk music. Always an avid traveler,her studies in Hindusthani classical music, as well as her enthusiasm for Indian novels, textiles and a good cup of chai have taken her to India and other destinations. She is currently working on a collection of essays about family, identity, culture and travel.

MARY WARREN is a freelance writer who teaches English at a local college. SHe has two blogs, Mrs. Cleavage's Diary and Eat, Drink, Memory.

CARLA THOMPSON writes a blog, "The Ride: Life Lesson for Those Who Can't Draw a Straight Line", which features her acerbic and sometimes witty musings on everything from politics to pop culture. Carla has also written a variety of articles for Women's eNews, Black Enterprise, AOL Black Voices and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution among other publications.

KIM LARSEN'S feature story, "Bad Blood," which reports on the reintroduction of DDT in the fight against malaria in Africa, is the cover story in the winter 2008 edition of OnEarth Magazine. Her essay about the untimely death of a close friend appears in the essay anthology, "The Oldest We've Ever Been."

uptown—downtown

Join us for Great Jazz and Great Food!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
1:30-3:30 pm

Judith Insell (viola)
with Special Guest:
Blue Toucan Recording Artist
Marsha Heydt (saxophones/flute)

Mixing up a Flavorful Jazz Brunch @

One Fish, Two Fish
1399 Madison Ave (at 97th Street)
New York, NY 10029
(212) 369-5677

Brunch! Just $10.95

Visit Judith Insell
Bookings for Judith Insell
Andreas Scherrer, Company of Heaven
212.281.9785/ email: company-of-heaven@liwest.at

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Wednesday, February 27, 7-9pm

Another scintillating, tantalizing and almost tantric
Sexahol Revue is here for your comedy, song and
burlesque pleasure at:

Jimmy's No. 43 (downstairs)
43 East 7th Street
(Between 2nd and 3rd Aves.)

Take the 6 to Astor Place,
R/W to Eighth Street or
the F to Second Avenue.

$5 plus a 2 drink minimum -
a great selection of wine and beer -
also wonderful dishes at affordable prices!

This month we have:
Evan Laurence
David F. Slone
Lady Clover Honey
Fantastic Genius
Nasty Canasta
Lovari
and
Gabrielle Sterbenz

upcoming films and event reminders

Lisa's Note: In addition to the following films don't forget to check out the Moving Image Museum films during President's week for the whole family, The Charismatic Megafauna String Orchestra at Perch in Brooklyn, Wednesday night @ 6:30pm and Golda Solomon—Blues for Winter’s End starting at 6pm sharp @ The Cornelia Street Café, this Thursday. (Details below in previous postings.) Enjoy!

MOVING IMAGE PRESENTS INNOVATIVE HURRICANE KATRINA DOCUMENTARY ‘THE AXE IN THE ATTIC’ WITH CO-DIRECTOR LUCIA SMALL IN PERSON



On Saturday, February 23, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. the Museum of the Moving Image will present a special screening of The Axe in the Attic, a moving documentary about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by filmmakers Ed Pincus and Lucia Small. The film, which premiered at the 2007 New York Film Festival, incorporates the filmmakers’ personal responses to interviews with displaced New Orleans residents. Co-director Lucia Small will participate in a discussion following the screening, moderated by Assistant Curator Livia Bloom.

The Axe in the Attic documents Lucia Small and Ed Pincus’s 60-day road trip from New England to New Orleans, capturing emotional interviews with Katrina survivors and showing vivid scenes of the devastated landscape. The filmmakers encounter a range of evacuees grappling with the daily grind of their altered lives—from a close-knit African American family from New Orleans’ Lower Ninth starting over in the wintry hills of suburban Pittsburgh; to a single working mother raising two teenagers in a condo on the outskirts of Cincinnati; to Baker, Louisiana, where the residents of FEMA’s largest trailer park live as if in a refugee camp. In the process, Small and Pincus reveal their own role in these encounters and thus bring the viewer closer to the many stories in the film.

“Lucia Small and Ed Pincus take a daringly personal and experimental approach to the material,” said Bloom, who organized the screening. “The strength of The Axe in the Attic lies in its intimacy, both in capturing the moving, articulate interviews with survivors, and in revealing the directors’ own emotions and motivations.”

The Axe in the Attic 2007, 110 mins. Video. Produced, directed, and written by Lucia Small and Ed Pincus. 

For a full press kit about The Axe in the Attic and to download images, go to The Axe in the Attic. Co-director Lucia Small is available for interviews.

MUSEUM INFORMATION

Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday, school groups only by appointment.)
 Film Screenings: Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and additional as scheduled.
Museum Admission: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 5-18. Children under 5 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events)
Location: 35 Avenue at 36 Street in Astoria.
Subway: R or V trains (R or G on weekends) to Steinway Street. N or W trains to 36 Avenue.
 Program Information: Telephone: (718) 784-0077; Website: www.movingimage.us

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CWNY / NYWIFT Screening Series

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 - 7:00PM

Five Short films exploring family bonds

Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd Street, near Ave. A
www.twoboots.com/pioneer

Filmmaker Q&A,
After Party at No Malice Palace
free pizza / discount drinks
Tix: $6.50 CWNY/NYWIFT members,
students, pioneer members, $10 gen. public
www.cinewomenny.org

MY NOSE
GAYLE KIRSHENBAUM, Director/Producer/Writer
documentary, 13 mins
http://kirschenbaumproductions.com/mynose/

Synopsis
A single Jewish woman, her mother and her nose. A dangerous love triangle. One can hardly come closer to stereotypes than talking about Jewish noses and Jewish mothers. In My Nose Gayle Kirschenbaum proves that there is still room for an original take on both subjects. Her witty journey is an attempt to come to terms with both body image and family ties and is certain to make you laugh. Its endearing charm is also guaranteed to make you look at your profile as soon as you're out of the cinema.

Filmmaker Bio
GAYLE KIRSCHENBAUM 
An Emmy award-winning filmmaker, she has made documentaries for television. She also has produced news and reality shows including America's Most Wanted (FOX TV), New Attitudes (Lifetime series), and The Rosie O'Donnell Show (NBC). Her film, A Dog's Life: A Dogamentary premiered on HBO/Cinemax. The DVD is widely distributed. Ms. Kirschenbaum created a series called Judgment Day which premiered on HBO. LOOK WHO'S TICKING, a feature film written by Gayle was a winner of the AIVF Screenwriters Mentorship program and is in development along with a TV series called BODY PARTS.


PILLS
LIZ FOLEY/PETER HOBBS, Director/Writers
narrative, 14 mins
http://elyriapictures.com

Synopsis
What happens when Chris Nolan, out for a drive in the family car to pick up some heroin, discovers his mother Maggie stowed away in the back. Will he do the right thing and take her home, or will she go with him on an unusual adventure?
Pills, adapted from the feature script Funny Peculiar (which Rip Torn calls great American literature�) premiered at The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. Pills stars Ari Fliakos, a featured member of the Wooster Group, and Elizabeth Kemp, one of the leading lights of The Actors Studio.

Filmmaker Bios
ELIZABETH FOLEY has directed three films including the award-winning short film about Joan of Arc, Jeanne & Hauviette, which screened in 2001 at Anthology Film Archives in the CINEWOMEN NY/New Directors series. In 1999, she produced a UNICEF documentary narrated by Julia Ormond, as well as the award-winning short Silver & Gold, directed by Ben Wolf. Foley's producing credits include projects for Dean Silvers, Cinemax, Ikea, Florentine Films, Lear Television and Bravo. She teaches at the New York Film Academy, the International Film Institute, Five Towns College, and Borough of Manhattan Community College.

PETER HOBBS has written over twenty feature screenplays and written and directed numerous shorts, including An Open Letter to William Wegman. He has been a quarterfinalist in the Nicholls Fellowship in Screenwriting Competition (sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) three times, and a semifinalist in the America's Best Screenplay contest (sponsored by The Writers Foundation.) He teaches at the New York Film Academy and the International Film Institute.

Elyria Pictures, (Director/Writer/Producers Peter Hobbs and Elizabeth Foley ), are in production on their upcoming feature, Bridge of Names, a fairy tale about a disaffected punk rocker named Steve who's taken up by a visionary preacher Brother Wilf, and his beautiful and underage disciple Agnes.


LITTLE PUMPKIN
TIFFANY BARTOK, Director
narrative, 7 mins
http://www.littlepumpkin.vinylfoote.com/

Synopsis
In the midst of his parents' divorce, a 5 year old boy seeks out friendship with a gift his father left behind for him. The fact that the newfound friend is a large pumpkin seems harmless at first, but Stephanie finds herself facing her own emotions as her son grows more and more attached to the pumpkin in the absence of his father. Will the friendly vegetable drive the family apart or somehow bring them together?



Filmmaker Bio
TIFFANY BARTOK received her BFA in Theater at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia appearing in many productions including Nine. She moved to NYC, and continued to pursue acting, a highlight being a role opposite Hayley Mills in the short film Stricken. Surprisingly she found herself in the role of makeup artist on a few productions, and realized she enjoyed being behind the camera as well. Inspired to make a film, she soon embarked on her first directing venture Altered By Elvis, an acclaimed documentary about lives that have been permanently affected by Elvis Presley. She has co-founded a production company called Vinyl Foote Productions based in Brooklyn, NY to continue producing feature films, documentaries, and shorts.

STILL(e)
SUSAN SCHWARZWALD, Writer/Director
narrative, 26 mins
http://www.firstgazefilms.com

Synopsis
Through the lens of memory, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor re-visits the pain of remembering, tinged with the fear of forgetting, that silently haunts her father, herself, and now, her young daughter as well. Still(e) is an award-winning narrative short about the legacy of trauma left to future generations through silence. It is 1992 in America. Julia's 11th birthday party happens to fall on the anniversary of the day in 1938 Vienna, that marked the end of life, as her grandfather Sam once knew it. A photo album. An aria. A solitary boat ride and the lighting of memorial candles. All converge to catalyze memories that have shaped this family's emotional landscape ever since the Nazi terror first shattered Sam's youth, as perfectly as the broken glass shards of Kristallnacht. While Sam retreats into the familiar silence these memories provoke, Julia's mother Lily has an epiphany: She was Julia's age when she first began to understand her family's silence to be a loud, ineffable language that was not about quiet, and might never be.

Filmmaker Bio
Still(e) is SUSAN SCHWARZWALD'S directorial debut. Her introduction to filmmaking was in the mid-1970s as a crewmember on commercial and experimental films of the late Robert Rivlin. Concurrently she developed a career as an accomplished ceramic artist. Upon becoming a mother, she gave up her studio work to pursue writing and to raise her daughter. Together with Werner Bargsten, she is co-owner of ICBA, Inc. (specializing in design services for the advertising, television, and film industries) and of First Gaze Films. Susan received her BA in Philosophy from Alfred University and holds a Masters Degree in International and Comparative Education from Columbia University. Still(e) is a story inspired by her experiences, both as the daughter of a survivor, and as a parent. Her resolve to shape a cinematic vision was born in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001 in New York City.

MAKE A WISH
CHERIEN DABIS, Director/Writer/Producer
narrative, 12 mins
http://www.makeawishmovie.com/



Synopsis
Eleven year-old Mariam begs her mother for the extra money she needs to buy a cake at the local bakery. Her mother begrudgingly relents, but when Mariam arrives at the bakery, she realizes that she still doesn't have enough. Determined to get the cake, she sets out to brave the obstacles and land some cash. What begins as a simple trip to the bakery turns into a journey that depicts not only the subtle tensions of a politically charged environment, but also illustrates the grief that can result from growing up under occupation.

Filmmaker Bio
CHERIEN DABIS
Born to Palestinian immigrant parents, award-winning independent filmmaker and television writer Cherien Dabis has been recognized by the industry's top organizations and trade publications, including the Sundance Institute, IFP and Filmmaker Magazine. A 2004 graduate of Columbia University's Masters of Fine Arts Film program, Dabis� short films have screened at some of the world's top film festivals. Her latest, Make A Wish, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival as well as Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival where it won the Prix de la Presse and Mention Speciale du Jury. The film went on to win top awards in Dubai, Rotterdam, Cairo and Aspen. Dabis received several generous grants in support of the film, including the National Geographic's All Roads Film Project Seed Grant, the Jerome Foundation's New York City Media Arts Grant as well as the New York State Council on the Art's Electronic Media and Film Distribution Grant. Currently in development on Amreeka, her feature film writing and directing debut slated to begin production in the fall of 2007, Dabis was invited to participate in the Sundance Institute's 2005 Middle East Screenwriter's Lab, 2006 Cannes Film Festival's Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders program and 2007 Berlinale Co-Production Market. An alumni of Film Independent's 2005 Director's Lab, Project: Involve Mentorship Program and Los Angeles Film Festival's Fast Track Program, Dabis also received a 2006 Artist Fellowship in Screenwriting from the New York Foundation for the Arts in support of the screenplay. She was most recently honored with the L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Vision Award at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Screen International listed Amreeka as one of their Ten Arab Films to Watch� in 2007.

Dabis is an accomplished Staff Writer and Co-Producer on Showtime Network's original hit series The L Word and has been with the show for three seasons. As a feature film screenwriter, she has been awarded several distinguished awards in support of her screenplays including the Zaki Gordon Award for Excellence in Screenwriting, the Institute for Humane Studies Film and Fiction Scholarship and the New York Women in Film and Television Scholarship.

In 2003, Dabis was awarded a Screenwriting Grant from the Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up (Power Up) for her short screenplay Little Black Boot (acquired by The Sundance Channel). Premiering at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, the film went on to win several Best Short Film awards and was a Grand Prize Winner of the 2004 PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards. Dabis is also a recipient of the Power Up Filmmaker's Fund for her short Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother (acquired by MTV/Logo). Her short film-writing debut, Nadah, premiered at the 2003 Rotterdam International Film Festival and was nominated for the VC Film Festival�s Golden Reel Award. Her production credits include Jane Campion's psychological thriller In the Cut and NBC's critically acclaimed television series The West Wing.

This screening was programmed by CineWomen NY

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