Louise Crawford, founder of the Brooklyn Blogfest in 2006 could not have imagined the crowd she would draw at the 2nd Annual Blogfest 2007, not to mention last years debut. Needless to say, it was a complete success! We were 115 strong in the Old Stone House. For those who could not get in due to limited space is a clear indicator of the need for this venue. While most of the bloggers in the room were strictly blogging about Brooklyn, there were those of us blogging about something we feel very strongly about. Most of us just happened to live in Brooklyn. Blogging has no town lines. That’s the beauty of it.
As Louise said it is great to actually meet other bloggers face to face which is what sparked this event. Eric McClure, the Atlantic Yards Campaign Coordinator introduced himself to me during the sponsored festivities afterwards. I post information he emails out to his list in order to further spread the awareness of the Atlantic Yards issue. Eminent domain can affect anyone anywhere. Lumi Rolley of No Land Grab was one of the featured speakers. We met each other as well and Lumi links to my blog when I post Erics information. It was a pleasure to meet them both. In addition to which I met a lot of great people that evening.
The 2nd Annual Blogfest Featured Bloggers were given 5 minutes to speak. Louise was the keeper of time. The evening started with a slide show of
No Words_Daily Pix followed by Louise Crawford’s introduction to the evenings lineup:
Steven Berlin Johnson, Outside.in
Lumi Michelle Rolley, noLandGrab
Robert Guskind, Gowanus Lounge
Jonathan Butler, Brownstoner
Norman Oder, Atlantic Yards Report
Eleanor Traubman, Creative Times
To wrap up the first part of the event I was among those Louise personally thanked for helping with this years festival, which awarded me a round of applause for the poster design. Louise motioned me to come up to the open mic to start off the Shout Outs (new bloggers). With a short blurb prepared and in my hand to read, my nerves got the better of me and I have no idea what I said. However it was enough that I was posted in the 2nd annual blogfest yearbook by Dope on the Slope, included in Sewell Chan’s write up on the New York Times Blog, Empire Zone. The Brooklyn Record write up has a photo and there I am at the open mic. My photo is among those posted on Brit in Brooklyn with a complimentary caption. Crazy Stable it was very nice to have met you too and thank you for displaying the poster on your blog with an honorable mention. T-shirts are a great idea! What do you think Louise? We can start raising funds now for next years space. Thank you all.
Also in the house covering the event: Brooklyn Paper, Daily News, Washington Post, Brooklyn 12 TV and Brooklyn IT
Listen to Andrew Siff from WNBC.
Kudos to all the Participating bloggers of 2007 and those who were probably inspired Thursday night as I was last year.
A Brooklyn Life
Anderson-at-large
Atlantic Yards Report
Big Sky Brooklyn
Bklynmama
Brit in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights Blog
Brooklyn Jews
Brownstoner
C is for Cupid
Callalillie
Clinton Hill Blog
colebrooknews.com
Crazy Stable
Dalhshouse
Dana Dillehunt
Dope on the Slope
Drum Major Institue Blog
Eefers
ericrochow.com
Flatbush Gardener
gardenfork.tv
Gowanus Lounge
I’m Seeing Green
Judd Silverman’s Blog
Kensington Blog
Kinetic Carnival
Lex’s Folly
Listen Missy
Lost and Frowned
Mom After-Hours
Mrs. Cleavage’s Diary
New York Shitty
No Land Grab
No Words Daily Pix
Not Only Brooklyn
Old First Blog
Only Coney
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn
Outside.in
Personal Democracy Forum
Runsbrooklyn
Second Avenue Sagas
Strapless at Nerve
Super Dee Love
Super Vegan
Sustainable Flatbush
Talkdrinks
The Antidote: A Novel
The Brooklyn Record
The Luna Park Gazette
The Ride with Carla Thompson
urbanseashell—a collection
If you don’t see a link to your blog listed here, send me an email through comments with your url and I will link to your site.
See you in the blogosphere!
Lisa
5.09.2007
2nd Annual Blogfest—Thursday, May 10th
(click on the poster to view larger)Last year Louise Crawford of onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn
hosted the first Blogfest for Brooklyn Bloggers.
I attended as a non-blogger with the hopes of
learning how to host one myself. I launched my blog
last July. I designed this poster for Thursday nights event and
will speak at the open mic. If you are thinking of blogging
or want to meet others who do, then join us
at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
5.05.2007
Literary Tuesdays at The Perch Cafe—May 8
The Perch Café
presents
Literary Tuesdays
$5.00 cover
May 8-Gloria Williams is a Brooklyn born poet, visual artist, and vocalist for the band Kanipchen-Fit. As a poet she has read and performed in venues including; Galapagos, KGB Bar, Lucky 13 Bar, Bowery Poetry Club, St. Marks Poetry Project, and club Occuii in Amsterdam. Her poems have been published in literary zines including; A Gathering of the Tribes #11, the anthology Aloud, and Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café. Her author illustrated story-poem “Cracked Tale” was published by Big Fat Press.
365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
WWW. THEPERCHCAFE. COM
presents
Literary Tuesdays
$5.00 cover
May 8-Gloria Williams is a Brooklyn born poet, visual artist, and vocalist for the band Kanipchen-Fit. As a poet she has read and performed in venues including; Galapagos, KGB Bar, Lucky 13 Bar, Bowery Poetry Club, St. Marks Poetry Project, and club Occuii in Amsterdam. Her poems have been published in literary zines including; A Gathering of the Tribes #11, the anthology Aloud, and Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café. Her author illustrated story-poem “Cracked Tale” was published by Big Fat Press.
365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
WWW. THEPERCHCAFE. COM
urbanseashell—a collection, 3rd Q & A—May 2007
I recently met my next guest Deborah Mills at the 2nd networking event called ‘biz ladies’ which is catered towards women designers from various industries. ‘biz ladies’ is graciously hosted by Grace Bonney of design*sponge. Mary Van Vliet of olive design accompanied me to this event. During the networking portion of the evening, we introduced our selves to a myriad of talented women. Deborah a woodcarver was one of those women. I invite you to read my interview with Deborah Mills.
Lisa: Hi Deborah, thank you for joining me today.
Deborah: Thanks so much for inviting me, Lisa.
Lisa: Can you tell me what inspired you to become a woodcarver?
Deborah: I had been making wood-block prints at the Art Students League of New York and, because I enjoyed carving the blocks so much, I decided to try out wood sculpting. Once I got my hands on a chisel and mallet, it was like starting the best conversation of my life – I’d found my medium.
I always been entranced by trees – the sounds they make in the wind, the movement and life in them. At the time I was immersing myself in all the African art and medieval European art (mostly liturgical) that I could find in museums around the city -- lots and lots of amazing wood sculpture, in other words. And I noticed that all the pieces I loved the most were actually functional art; they served specific purposes in the spiritual lives of the communities for which they were created.
All this tied in with my strong feeling that wood as a material is inherently spiritual. You get the feeling that life doesn’t leave the wood even when it’s not a tree anymore. It’s warm, it breathes, it speaks to us. In fact, the ancient Romans believed in numens – spirits or divinities that inhabited trees, objects and places. I think of my carvings as embodiments of the numens already inside the wood.
Deborah: I've been carving wood professionally since 1991. I studied wood sculpture with Lorrie Goulet at the Art Students League of New York. Then, having moved to Oslo, Norway, I had the life-altering luck to meet Erik Fridstrøm, a master woodcarver at the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo. He became both friend and mentor during my internship there. Under Erik’s tutelage, I carved (as a kind of apprentice piece) a Norwegian-style baroque chair that his father had designed.
(click image for larger view)
Then Erik hired me to assist him in carving a full scale replica of an enormous, fantastically carved doorway from the Norwegian Historical Museum’s collection. It took the two of us seven months to create a faithful replica of the twelve-foot-tall, 800 year old stavechurch doorway (called the “Ål Portal” because it came from a village of that name). Throughout the project we had the original doorway laid out in sections side by side with our replica pieces so that we could hand-carve every detail as accurately as possible. That project is documented on my website.
Lisa: Do you have a shop?
Deborah: Yes, I work from a studio in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Lisa: Do you have any upcoming exhibits?
Deborah: I’m exhibiting at the 2007 ICFF Show for my 3rd year running – it’s at the Javitz Center from May 19 to 22. I’ll be showing a series of my mythical beasts (inspired by 16th to 18th century motifs) ornamenting very contemporary pieces – a wonderful fireplace surround and decorative relief wall panels. I’m exploring a juxtaposition of ancient and modern design that translates into exciting, eclectic pieces with real personality. Do stop by and see me at Booth 2538.
Lisa: What is your process like and what inspires you at the start of each new piece?
Deborah: I’m addicted to museums, and I sketch anything that knocks me back on my heels. When designing a new piece, I tend to go through my sketchbooks looking for something that resonates, and from there I draw and redraw until I have something that’s my own, but refers back in some way to the piece I fell in love with.
I also work from my clients’ designs or can copy antique designs, for example when replicating historical objects for architectural carvings in a custom home or a historical preservation project. For one project, I redesigned a medieval Icelandic motif to fit the dimensions of a custom headboard, incorporating the bride and groom’s initials and wedding date into the central motif. For another, I interpreted an Indian tree of life design by the client’s mother, carving it into a set of teak double doors.
Once the design is decided, I carve it by hand into solid wood, using any of my dozens of chisels and a mallet, exactly as wood has been carved for millennia. My photos documenting the Ål Portal project give a good example of the steps I go through in a hand-carved piece. (same link as above)
Lisa: What kind of woods do you prefer to work with?
Deborah: I’ve carved cherry, walnut, oak, maple, mahogany, pine, teak, basswood, butternut, poplar, box elder and douglas fir, among others – it’s all lovely stuff. I’m carving chestnut in my next project.
Lisa: I remember at the biz ladies event you mentioned your work is by commission. Can you tell us about that?
Deborah: I meant that clients commission me to create custom hand-carved objects. Each project starts with a conversation; it’s all about what the client specifies – what wood, what dimensions, their design or mine, the purpose of the piece, where it will be used, anything that affects the design. Call me and tell me what you have in mind.
I carve for commercial as well as private clients. My work includes: architectural elements, liturgical furnishings, doors and doorways, fireplace mantels, capitals, cornices and newel posts, antique reproductions, friezes and panels, beds, blanket chests and other furniture, sculpture, nautical decorations for yachts, and commemorative and executive gifts. And of course I love it when folks are dying for a Deborah Mills original designed just for them.
Lisa: Do you ever have the opportunity to work with other professionals?
Deborah: I collaborate often with cabinetmakers, and very much enjoy working with architects, designers, restoration experts, and museums on custom architectural restoration or construction projects.
Lisa: Are there any organizations that you are affiliated with as an independent?
Deborah: I am currently a member of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America; the Preservations Trade Network; the Association for Preservation Technology’s Northeast Chapter; Historic New England; and Furniture New York.
Lisa: I would like to conclude this interview by thanking you very much for allowing me to introduce you to my readers. I will see you at the next biz ladies event for sure.
Deborah: I really enjoy your blog, Lisa -- thank you so much for featuring my work. Don't forget to stop by booth 2538 at the ICFF and say hello!
Lisa: To discuss a commission or view Deborah’s portfolio call 212.447.5146 or send an email to deborahmillswoodcarving@earthlink.net
Lisa: Hi Deborah, thank you for joining me today.
Deborah: Thanks so much for inviting me, Lisa.
Lisa: Can you tell me what inspired you to become a woodcarver?
Deborah: I had been making wood-block prints at the Art Students League of New York and, because I enjoyed carving the blocks so much, I decided to try out wood sculpting. Once I got my hands on a chisel and mallet, it was like starting the best conversation of my life – I’d found my medium.
I always been entranced by trees – the sounds they make in the wind, the movement and life in them. At the time I was immersing myself in all the African art and medieval European art (mostly liturgical) that I could find in museums around the city -- lots and lots of amazing wood sculpture, in other words. And I noticed that all the pieces I loved the most were actually functional art; they served specific purposes in the spiritual lives of the communities for which they were created.
All this tied in with my strong feeling that wood as a material is inherently spiritual. You get the feeling that life doesn’t leave the wood even when it’s not a tree anymore. It’s warm, it breathes, it speaks to us. In fact, the ancient Romans believed in numens – spirits or divinities that inhabited trees, objects and places. I think of my carvings as embodiments of the numens already inside the wood.
(click image for larger view)
Lisa: Where did you study woodcarving and how long have you been doing it professionally? Deborah: I've been carving wood professionally since 1991. I studied wood sculpture with Lorrie Goulet at the Art Students League of New York. Then, having moved to Oslo, Norway, I had the life-altering luck to meet Erik Fridstrøm, a master woodcarver at the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo. He became both friend and mentor during my internship there. Under Erik’s tutelage, I carved (as a kind of apprentice piece) a Norwegian-style baroque chair that his father had designed.
(click image for larger view)Then Erik hired me to assist him in carving a full scale replica of an enormous, fantastically carved doorway from the Norwegian Historical Museum’s collection. It took the two of us seven months to create a faithful replica of the twelve-foot-tall, 800 year old stavechurch doorway (called the “Ål Portal” because it came from a village of that name). Throughout the project we had the original doorway laid out in sections side by side with our replica pieces so that we could hand-carve every detail as accurately as possible. That project is documented on my website.
Deborah: Yes, I work from a studio in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Lisa: Do you have any upcoming exhibits?
Deborah: I’m exhibiting at the 2007 ICFF Show for my 3rd year running – it’s at the Javitz Center from May 19 to 22. I’ll be showing a series of my mythical beasts (inspired by 16th to 18th century motifs) ornamenting very contemporary pieces – a wonderful fireplace surround and decorative relief wall panels. I’m exploring a juxtaposition of ancient and modern design that translates into exciting, eclectic pieces with real personality. Do stop by and see me at Booth 2538.
Lisa: What is your process like and what inspires you at the start of each new piece?
Deborah: I’m addicted to museums, and I sketch anything that knocks me back on my heels. When designing a new piece, I tend to go through my sketchbooks looking for something that resonates, and from there I draw and redraw until I have something that’s my own, but refers back in some way to the piece I fell in love with.
I also work from my clients’ designs or can copy antique designs, for example when replicating historical objects for architectural carvings in a custom home or a historical preservation project. For one project, I redesigned a medieval Icelandic motif to fit the dimensions of a custom headboard, incorporating the bride and groom’s initials and wedding date into the central motif. For another, I interpreted an Indian tree of life design by the client’s mother, carving it into a set of teak double doors.
Once the design is decided, I carve it by hand into solid wood, using any of my dozens of chisels and a mallet, exactly as wood has been carved for millennia. My photos documenting the Ål Portal project give a good example of the steps I go through in a hand-carved piece. (same link as above)
Lisa: What kind of woods do you prefer to work with?
Deborah: I’ve carved cherry, walnut, oak, maple, mahogany, pine, teak, basswood, butternut, poplar, box elder and douglas fir, among others – it’s all lovely stuff. I’m carving chestnut in my next project.
(click image for larger view)
Lisa: I remember at the biz ladies event you mentioned your work is by commission. Can you tell us about that?
Deborah: I meant that clients commission me to create custom hand-carved objects. Each project starts with a conversation; it’s all about what the client specifies – what wood, what dimensions, their design or mine, the purpose of the piece, where it will be used, anything that affects the design. Call me and tell me what you have in mind.
I carve for commercial as well as private clients. My work includes: architectural elements, liturgical furnishings, doors and doorways, fireplace mantels, capitals, cornices and newel posts, antique reproductions, friezes and panels, beds, blanket chests and other furniture, sculpture, nautical decorations for yachts, and commemorative and executive gifts. And of course I love it when folks are dying for a Deborah Mills original designed just for them.
(click image for larger view)
Lisa: Do you ever have the opportunity to work with other professionals?
Deborah: I collaborate often with cabinetmakers, and very much enjoy working with architects, designers, restoration experts, and museums on custom architectural restoration or construction projects.
(click image for larger view)
Lisa: Are there any organizations that you are affiliated with as an independent?
Deborah: I am currently a member of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America; the Preservations Trade Network; the Association for Preservation Technology’s Northeast Chapter; Historic New England; and Furniture New York.
Lisa: I would like to conclude this interview by thanking you very much for allowing me to introduce you to my readers. I will see you at the next biz ladies event for sure.
Deborah: I really enjoy your blog, Lisa -- thank you so much for featuring my work. Don't forget to stop by booth 2538 at the ICFF and say hello!
Lisa: To discuss a commission or view Deborah’s portfolio call 212.447.5146 or send an email to deborahmillswoodcarving@earthlink.net
5.02.2007
May opens with the following posts
Back in March I introduced my cousin, Lori Donaudy, partner at the L.I. advertising agency freshbrick, Inc. Lori was featured here on urbanseashell—a collection during my women’s history month celebration. The following article was just released from her firms news department as she continues to fight for rights on domestic violence. http://www.senatorflanagan.com/press_archive_story.asp?id=16548 Click on Lori’s link ‘on the half shell’ and help the continued fight against domestic violence.
So order your tickets now at: http://theaterforthenewcity.net/berman ...but we suggest checking Theatermania.com in a couple of days for online discounts (shhh!) and remember Sunday matinees are "pay what you want."
Can't wait to see you all there!
MY INNER MARK BERMAN
Written by EVAN LAURENCE
Directed by RICHARD MAZDA
Theater For The New City Crystal Field,
Executive Director Presents My Inner Mark Berman
An absurdist gay musical by
Evan Laurence Directed by Richard Mazda
Choreography by Tana Leigh Pierce
Lighting and Tech by Mi Sun Choi May 3-20,
Thursdays – Saturdays at 8:00pm ($15),
Sunday matinees at 3:00pm
(pay what you can)
Starring Evan Laurence, David F. Slone, Esq., Christopher Noffke, Danny Smith and Richard C. Lurie. Mark Berman has so given up on life after being jilted by his "true love," that he's developed an alternate personality, the outrageous Cricket Santiago, who has taken over. Mark is committed to a sanitarium, where Rabbi Kishka Meldstein and Cricket's faithful caretaker, Nurse Terry Sass-Poo, the preoperative transsexual, are sent to cure him. The Rabbi and Nurse Terry soon discover they are in the same boat as Mark Berman – living life without really being themselves. Presented in an absurdist, farcical style, My Inner Mark Berman promises an unforgettable musical and theatrical experience.
DIRECTIONS are online at: http://theaterforthenewcity.net/directions.htm
The Perch Café
presents
Literary Tuesdays
$5.00 cover
May 8-Gloria Williams is a Brooklyn born poet, visual artist, and vocalist for the band Kanipchen-Fit. As a poet she has read and performed in venues including; Galapagos, KGB Bar, Lucky 13 Bar, Bowery Poetry Club, St. Marks Poetry Project, and club Occuii in Amsterdam. Her poems have been published in literary zines including; A Gathering of the Tribes #11, the anthology Aloud, and Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café. Her author illustrated story-poem “Cracked Tale” was published by Big Fat Press.
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Aren't you excited? It's the absurd gay musical premiere of the season! With a stellar cast and ten rock-you-in-your-seat songs by Evan Laurence (his first musical) it's the guaranteed solution to world peace and happiness an hour and a half at a time! So order your tickets now at: http://theaterforthenewcity.net/berman ...but we suggest checking Theatermania.com in a couple of days for online discounts (shhh!) and remember Sunday matinees are "pay what you want."
Can't wait to see you all there!
MY INNER MARK BERMAN
Written by EVAN LAURENCE
Directed by RICHARD MAZDA
Theater For The New City Crystal Field,
Executive Director Presents My Inner Mark Berman
An absurdist gay musical by
Evan Laurence Directed by Richard Mazda
Choreography by Tana Leigh Pierce
Lighting and Tech by Mi Sun Choi May 3-20,
Thursdays – Saturdays at 8:00pm ($15),
Sunday matinees at 3:00pm
(pay what you can)
Starring Evan Laurence, David F. Slone, Esq., Christopher Noffke, Danny Smith and Richard C. Lurie. Mark Berman has so given up on life after being jilted by his "true love," that he's developed an alternate personality, the outrageous Cricket Santiago, who has taken over. Mark is committed to a sanitarium, where Rabbi Kishka Meldstein and Cricket's faithful caretaker, Nurse Terry Sass-Poo, the preoperative transsexual, are sent to cure him. The Rabbi and Nurse Terry soon discover they are in the same boat as Mark Berman – living life without really being themselves. Presented in an absurdist, farcical style, My Inner Mark Berman promises an unforgettable musical and theatrical experience. DIRECTIONS are online at: http://theaterforthenewcity.net/directions.htm
The Perch Café
presents
Literary Tuesdays
$5.00 cover
May 8-Gloria Williams is a Brooklyn born poet, visual artist, and vocalist for the band Kanipchen-Fit. As a poet she has read and performed in venues including; Galapagos, KGB Bar, Lucky 13 Bar, Bowery Poetry Club, St. Marks Poetry Project, and club Occuii in Amsterdam. Her poems have been published in literary zines including; A Gathering of the Tribes #11, the anthology Aloud, and Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café. Her author illustrated story-poem “Cracked Tale” was published by Big Fat Press.
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SECOND ANNUAL BROOKLYN BLOG FEST:
MAY 10TH AT 8 p.m.
MAY 10TH AT 8 p.m.
All are invited to the Second Annual
Brooklyn Blogfest on May 10th at the
Brooklyn Blogfest on May 10th at the
Old Stone House at 8 p.m.
(fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets).
If you are a Brooklyn blogger, please get in touch with me: Louise_crawford@yahoo.com. There will be special guest speakers, an OPEN MIC FOR ALL NEW BROOKLYN BLOGGERS and lots of time to meet and greet. Meet all of your favorite Brooklyn Bloggers, including Gowanus Lounge, A Brooklyn Life, Seeing Green, Brownstoner, Creative Times, Brooklyn Record, No Land Grab, AYR Report, Streetsblog, Rabbi Andy Bachman, Pastor Daniel Meeter, Joe's NYC, No Words_Daily Pix, Mommy 101, Special Focus, Shiksa From Manila, Mrs. Cleavage's Diary and many more...**********************
May 10,
2007
Kitano Hotel
Linda Ciofalo Quartet
John DiMartino, piano
Marcus McLaurine,
bass Matt Wilson,drums
Kitano Hotel
Linda Ciofalo Quartet
John DiMartino, piano
Marcus McLaurine,
bass Matt Wilson,drums
The Kitano New York
166 Park Avenue,
NY, NY 10016
212-885-7000 l 800-548-2666
8:00 PM &9:30
no cover seating on a first come first served basis
$10 food or beverage minimum
166 Park Avenue,
NY, NY 10016
212-885-7000 l 800-548-2666
8:00 PM &9:30
no cover seating on a first come first served basis
$10 food or beverage minimum
What they're saying
The release of Sun Set will certainly result in Linda Ciofalo gaining the recognition she deserves as one of the finest jazz singers around". —Scott Yanow music critic www.ScottYanow.com
"Do You want a new sweetheart? Then go for Linda Ciofalo....In this cd she just twines around your heart!" —Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Legend
"Oh what a beautiful voice! Oh what a beautiful person!"
Joan Robert singer actress originated the role of Laurie in the Broadway production of Oklahoma Cool songs sung cool-ly ... Michael Bourne, Singers Unlimited, WBGO
The release of Sun Set will certainly result in Linda Ciofalo gaining the recognition she deserves as one of the finest jazz singers around". —Scott Yanow music critic www.ScottYanow.com
"Do You want a new sweetheart? Then go for Linda Ciofalo....In this cd she just twines around your heart!" —Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Legend
"Oh what a beautiful voice! Oh what a beautiful person!"
Joan Robert singer actress originated the role of Laurie in the Broadway production of Oklahoma Cool songs sung cool-ly ... Michael Bourne, Singers Unlimited, WBGO
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4.29.2007
SCREEN DOOR JESUS, the movie out on DVD
Sam Adelman, the editor and producer of "Screen Door Jesus" which came out on DVD April 17th, is a good friend of mine. Sam invited me to attend the first screening of this film and I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you're looking for a new independent film to support you're in for a treat. "Screen Door Jesus" is a must see, not to mention the music! Order the DVD, make that popcorn and enjoy!
Indican Pictures
presents
A film by Kirk Davis Based on the
short stories of Christopher Cook
presents
A film by Kirk Davis Based on the
short stories of Christopher Cook
SCREEN DOOR JESUS
Winner of the Hampton Film Festival’s
"Golden Starfish for Best Feature Film" Award
Winner of the Hampton Film Festival’s
"Golden Starfish for Best Feature Film" Award
See the critically acclaimed film that had the misfortune to open in the southern part of the country in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Imagine giving back the opening week's receipts due to rolling blackouts! Now, thanks to a cinematic afterlife, Screen Door Jesus is available, and unless you have leaky pipes in your television room- it can finally be seen in it's entirety. With Buck Taylor (Gunsmoke) and Anjannette Comer (The Loved One, The Appaloosia with Brando, and The Guns of San Sebastion), with Anthony Quinn and Charles Bronson.
"Screen Door Jesus"
DVD release: April 17th, 2007
That's right- Finally!
So please put it on your Netflix and Blockbuster lists-
or order it through Amazon via a direct link from
the web site or by clicking on the neon sign.
Please pass this on to anyone who
missed us the first time around-
"Screen Door Jesus"
is the perfect gift for any occasion.
Screen Door Jesus
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Genre: Comedy/Drama Shooting
Format: HiDef 24p
Release Format: 35mm Primary
Shoot Locations: Austin, TX & surrounding areas
DVD release: April 17th, 2007
That's right- Finally!
So please put it on your Netflix and Blockbuster lists-
or order it through Amazon via a direct link from
the web site or by clicking on the neon sign.
Please pass this on to anyone who
missed us the first time around-
"Screen Door Jesus"
is the perfect gift for any occasion.
Screen Door Jesus
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Genre: Comedy/Drama Shooting
Format: HiDef 24p
Release Format: 35mm Primary
Shoot Locations: Austin, TX & surrounding areas
4.22.2007
urbanseashell—a collection of upcoming events
LITERARY TUESDAY’S
presents
April 24-David Salvage grew up in the South Bronx and developed an interest in many different cultures—particularly the stories of his friends who had emigrated from Puerto Rico and his mother, an Irish immigrant who had survived living in London during World War II. He studied writing with Grace Paley and Alan Gurganus at Sarah Lawrence College. He has finished his first novel, Dolphin Smiles, and is currently co-authoring a memoir and completing a second novel. He teaches at the NYU School of Medicine and is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Reading begins at 7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC
5.00 cover
The Perch Cafe
365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
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Hastings on the Hudson
Restaurant Week Fashion Shows
Reservations Recommended
(click on image for larger view)
Restaurant Week Fashion Shows
Reservations Recommended
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Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride:
Stages presents
“The Wind in the Willows”
A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc., presents “The Wind in the Willows” at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor on Friday, April 27th at 7:30 PM, Saturday, April 28th at 2:00 PM and Sunday, April 29th at 2:00 PM.
“The Wind in the Willows,” based on the English children’s classic by Kenneth Grahame, follows the hilarious story of the irrepressible Mr. Toad and his delightful friends, McBadger, Rat and Mole, who attempt, unsuccessfully of course, to discourage Toad’s motor car driving mania. A madcap adventure ensues.
Stages’ full-length musical production, directed by Helene Leonard, is an original version of the script, written for television by Ms. Leonard’s late father, Jerry Leonard. The music and lyrics were written by Jerry Leonard and John Petrone with additional music by Larry Loeber.
“The Wind in the Willows” is performed by forty-four local young actors ages eight to seventeen. Amanda Jones on piano and James Benard on percussion and bass provide the musical accompaniment.
Tickets are $12 for children and $15 for adults. For reservations call the Bay Street Theatre at (631) 725-9500. For more information or to receive a flyer for Stages’ popular Summer Stock program call Stages at (631) 329-1420.
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If you missed the first showing of 'Brooklyn Matters',
additional showtimes are listed below.
April 28 7:00 pm - 748 Union Street, Sponsored by Spoke the Hub Re:Creation Center, RSVP: 718-408-3234
April 30 7:00 pm - Hunter College Thomas Hunter Building-105 Lexington Ave bet 68th and 69th streets, NYC (Sponsored by the Hunter College Social Action Club)
May 12 7:30 pm - Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union Street, Bklyn
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Friday, April 27, 2007, 7:30 p.m. preceded by a free screening of Julie Christie classic Darling, and followed by reception
Sarah Polley, best known for her starring performances in The Sweet Hereafter, Go, and Dawn of the Dead, will appear at the Museum of the Moving Image on Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m., with a special preview screening of her acclaimed directorial debut, Away from Her, starring Julie Christie. The screening will be followed by a Pinewood Dialogue with Polley, and a reception in the Museum galleries. At 5:00 p.m. on the same day, the Museum will present a free screening of the influential 1965 film Darling, directed by John Schlesinger and starring Christie in an Academy Award-winning performance as a model fighting her way to the top. Lionsgate will release Away from Her in theaters on May 4, 2007. Away from Her, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and was featured at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals, is about a long-married couple coming to grips with the onset of memory loss. The film is a lyrical adaptation of Alice Munro’s story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. Tickets for Away from Her are $18 public/$12 Museum members. Visit www.movingimage.us to purchase online or call 718.784.4520. Away from Her marks the feature directorial debut of Sarah Polley, the 27-year-old Canadian actress who came to international attention with her role in Atom Egoyan’s The Sweet Hereafter. Her short films as director include The Best Days of My Life, Don’t Think Twice, and I Shout Love, which won a Genie Award (Canada’s equivalent of the Oscars). From its conception, Polley adapted Away from Her with Julie Christie in the role of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease whose 50-year marriage succumbs to the pressures of the illness. Christie’s subtle, compelling performance ranks with her best work. Salon writes: “As pale and lovely as a Canadian winter sunrise…Polley’s adaptation…is loaded with icy switchbacks and spiky surprises.” For more information on the film please visit www.lionsgate.com/awayfromher/
Friday, April 27 5:00 p.m. DARLING U.K., 1965, 128 mins. 35mm. Directed by John Schlesinger. With Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde. In one of her finest performances, Julie Christie plays a model fighting her way to the top.
7:30 p.m. AWAY FROM HER Followed by Pinewood Dialogue with Sarah Polley, and reception in the galleries. 2006, 109 mins. 35mm print courtesy of Lions Gate. Directed by Sarah Polley. With Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis. The discussion with Polley will be moderated by Chief Curator David Schwartz.
If you missed the first showing of 'Brooklyn Matters',
additional showtimes are listed below.
April 27 6:30 pm - The Judson Hall Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South (Thompson St entrance downstairs) NYC (sponsored by the NYC Sierra Club)
April 28 7:00 pm - 748 Union Street, Sponsored by Spoke the Hub Re:Creation Center, RSVP: 718-408-3234
April 30 7:00 pm - Hunter College Thomas Hunter Building-105 Lexington Ave bet 68th and 69th streets, NYC (Sponsored by the Hunter College Social Action Club)
May 12 7:30 pm - Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union Street, Bklyn
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SARAH POLLEY IN PERSON WITH
DIRECTORIAL DEBUT,
LIONSGATE’S ‘AWAY FROM HER,’
STARRING JULIE CHRISTIE
DIRECTORIAL DEBUT,
LIONSGATE’S ‘AWAY FROM HER,’
STARRING JULIE CHRISTIE
Friday, April 27, 2007, 7:30 p.m. preceded by a free screening of Julie Christie classic Darling, and followed by reception
Sarah Polley, best known for her starring performances in The Sweet Hereafter, Go, and Dawn of the Dead, will appear at the Museum of the Moving Image on Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m., with a special preview screening of her acclaimed directorial debut, Away from Her, starring Julie Christie. The screening will be followed by a Pinewood Dialogue with Polley, and a reception in the Museum galleries. At 5:00 p.m. on the same day, the Museum will present a free screening of the influential 1965 film Darling, directed by John Schlesinger and starring Christie in an Academy Award-winning performance as a model fighting her way to the top. Lionsgate will release Away from Her in theaters on May 4, 2007. Away from Her, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and was featured at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals, is about a long-married couple coming to grips with the onset of memory loss. The film is a lyrical adaptation of Alice Munro’s story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. Tickets for Away from Her are $18 public/$12 Museum members. Visit www.movingimage.us to purchase online or call 718.784.4520. Away from Her marks the feature directorial debut of Sarah Polley, the 27-year-old Canadian actress who came to international attention with her role in Atom Egoyan’s The Sweet Hereafter. Her short films as director include The Best Days of My Life, Don’t Think Twice, and I Shout Love, which won a Genie Award (Canada’s equivalent of the Oscars). From its conception, Polley adapted Away from Her with Julie Christie in the role of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease whose 50-year marriage succumbs to the pressures of the illness. Christie’s subtle, compelling performance ranks with her best work. Salon writes: “As pale and lovely as a Canadian winter sunrise…Polley’s adaptation…is loaded with icy switchbacks and spiky surprises.” For more information on the film please visit www.lionsgate.com/awayfromher/
Friday, April 27 5:00 p.m. DARLING U.K., 1965, 128 mins. 35mm. Directed by John Schlesinger. With Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde. In one of her finest performances, Julie Christie plays a model fighting her way to the top.
7:30 p.m. AWAY FROM HER Followed by Pinewood Dialogue with Sarah Polley, and reception in the galleries. 2006, 109 mins. 35mm print courtesy of Lions Gate. Directed by Sarah Polley. With Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis. The discussion with Polley will be moderated by Chief Curator David Schwartz.
4.18.2007
events—April 18-22
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presentsFamily-Dinner
Wednesday nights from 6-8pm
The Bilger family will be playing music April 18.
The Perch Cafe
365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
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GOLDA SOLOMON “The Medicine Woman of Jazz” with PO’JAZZ
celebrates National Poetry Month
Downstairs at The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, 212-989-9319, www.corneliastreetcafe.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 2007, 6 - 8 PM
$15 ($10 students/seniors) includes one drink
featuring the poets of
TOADLILY PRESS
MAXINE SILVERMAN • MEREDITH TREDE • MYRNA GOODMAN • PAMELA HART
and musicians
SACO YASUMA saxophone
SHAYNA DULBERGER bass
is one big friendly party of good words,
good sounds, and good food.”
— Gladys Serrano, Mutable Music
The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
Greenwich Village, NY 10014
"a culinary as well as a cultural landmark"
-- Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987
Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207 / Web: www.corneliastreetcafe.com
between West 4th and Bleecker Streets, Greenwich Village
by subway: 1 or 9 to Christopher Street - Sheridan Square;
A, C, E, B, D, F & V to West 4th St.
If you would like to be taken off our mailing list, email bopshee@optonline.net
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GOLDA SOLOMON “The Medicine Woman of Jazz” with PO’JAZZ
celebrates National Poetry Month
Downstairs at The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, 212-989-9319, www.corneliastreetcafe.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 2007, 6 - 8 PM
$15 ($10 students/seniors) includes one drink
featuring the poets of
TOADLILY PRESS
MAXINE SILVERMAN • MEREDITH TREDE • MYRNA GOODMAN • PAMELA HART
and musicians
SACO YASUMA saxophone
SHAYNA DULBERGER bass
Toadlily Press is the independent poetry publisher of the acclaimed Quartet Series. Each volume of the Series is a collection of 4 chapbooks by 4 different poets, juxtaposing multiple voices in dialogue with one another and the reader. “A dashing new concept for a book of poems,” praised Molly Peacock.
www.toadlilypress.org
www.toadlilypress.org
Saco Yasuma: “Ms. Yasuma’s hallmark is taking the audience on a journey that is stimulated by surprising touches that keep the listener perked and alert for what is coming up next.”
— The New Times Holler!
www.sacoyasuma.com
Shayna Dulberger: “the bass lines flow like a river from Dulberger’s fingers.”
— Vangelis Aragiannis Greek Magazine “Jazz & Tzaz”
www.shaynadulberger.com
Golda Solomon: “Poet Solomon...Think of it as Jack Kerouac revisiting the Mile High City and grabbing a sandwich at the New York Deli while in town.”
— Norman Provizer, Rocky Mountain News
“PO’JAZZ at CORNELIA STREET— The New Times Holler!
www.sacoyasuma.com
Shayna Dulberger: “the bass lines flow like a river from Dulberger’s fingers.”
— Vangelis Aragiannis Greek Magazine “Jazz & Tzaz”
www.shaynadulberger.com
Golda Solomon: “Poet Solomon...Think of it as Jack Kerouac revisiting the Mile High City and grabbing a sandwich at the New York Deli while in town.”
— Norman Provizer, Rocky Mountain News
is one big friendly party of good words,
good sounds, and good food.”
— Gladys Serrano, Mutable Music
The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
Greenwich Village, NY 10014
"a culinary as well as a cultural landmark"
-- Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987
Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207 / Web: www.corneliastreetcafe.com
between West 4th and Bleecker Streets, Greenwich Village
by subway: 1 or 9 to Christopher Street - Sheridan Square;
A, C, E, B, D, F & V to West 4th St.
If you would like to be taken off our mailing list, email bopshee@optonline.net
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Thursday, April 19:
MOM-BLOGGERS WHO WRITE ABOUT
LIFE, LOVE, AND LEARNING WITH AN
AUTISTIC CHILD will read at
The Old Stone House at 8 p.m.
MothersVox of Autism's Edges and Kristina Chew of Autism Vox.
MOM-BLOGGERS WHO WRITE ABOUT
LIFE, LOVE, AND LEARNING WITH AN
AUTISTIC CHILD will read at
The Old Stone House at 8 p.m.
MothersVox of Autism's Edges and Kristina Chew of Autism Vox.
The Old Stone House
Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.
Saturday, April 21: Inner Lives, Developing Characters. ONE-DAY WRITING WORKSHOP with novelist Regina McBride, author of "The Nature of Water and Air." 10:30 - 5 p.m . at The Montauk Club. Fee: $125. Great jump start for writer of all levels. The workshop is almost full. email nightsea21@nyc.rr.com or louise_crawford@yahoo.com
DESCRIPTION: Using relaxation, sense memory, and emotional memory (Stanislavski acting techniques transformed for the writer) a variety of exercises will be offered to enable the student to find a deeper, richer connection to the character he or she is creating. Exercises will be followed by writing periods, and opportunities for people to read and share their work. The atmosphere will be safe, with the focus on exploration. The class is designed to help the student break into new territory with the character, and with the story itself.
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WANTED:
Writers to bring work to Mo Pitkin's
next Sunday, the 22:
LIVE MAG! #2
INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE at a publication party
with Brenda Iijima of yoyolabs
John Reed of The Brooklyn Rail and
Matvei Yankelevich of Ugly Duckling Presse
Bring poems, books, rants and stories Swap,
sell or give away magazines and chapbooks
Be "published" in LIVE MAG! at
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
34 Avenue A
just North of Houston
April 22, Sunday 4 to 6
appetizers and drinks available
Hosted by Editor
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
For a review of Jeffrey Cyphers Wright's work.
To see a copy of Wright's most recent art review.
Writers to bring work to Mo Pitkin's
next Sunday, the 22:
LIVE MAG! #2
INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE at a publication party
with Brenda Iijima of yoyolabs
John Reed of The Brooklyn Rail and
Matvei Yankelevich of Ugly Duckling Presse
Bring poems, books, rants and stories Swap,
sell or give away magazines and chapbooks
Be "published" in LIVE MAG! at
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
34 Avenue A
just North of Houston
April 22, Sunday 4 to 6
appetizers and drinks available
Hosted by Editor
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
For a review of Jeffrey Cyphers Wright's work.
To see a copy of Wright's most recent art review.
4.17.2007
Literary Tuesday at The Perch Cafe, 17 April 2007
Tonight at
Literary Tuesday's presents
April 17-Henry Grinberg was born and educated in England. He is the author of several scholarly and popular articles and reviews and of the novel Variations on the Beast (The Dragon Press, New York, 2006). He holds a PhD in medieval studies and has taught literature and writing at the City University of New York and Yeshiva University.
Reading begins at 7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC
5.00 cover
The Perch Cafe
365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
April 17-Henry Grinberg was born and educated in England. He is the author of several scholarly and popular articles and reviews and of the novel Variations on the Beast (The Dragon Press, New York, 2006). He holds a PhD in medieval studies and has taught literature and writing at the City University of New York and Yeshiva University.
Reading begins at 7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC
5.00 cover
The Perch Cafe
365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
4.12.2007
6ix new events for this weekend + more
The first featured event comes to urbanseashell's collection by way of Cecelia Durkin of Womens Work.Mamapalooza 2007 takes place on May 12 and is presented by The Motherhood Foundation Inc., which is a 501c3 corporation.
If you are interested in being a sponsor, an attendee or registering as a vendor the stipulations are simple. Vendors include being a mom and having fair trade products.
Vendor deadline is May 1st. There are a few spots left. View thumbnail of application below or contact
Terry Textor Platz,
Terry Textor Platz,
Managing Director,
MAMAPALOOZA Festivals
Regional Coordinator,
MAMAPALOOZA Rocks the `Burbs
Footage from Rocks the `Burbs:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVFR14XMDL4
H/O: (845) 424-3863
Cell #: (914) 907-8129
Mamapalooza Inc.
C/o Terry Platz
P.O. Box 2
Garrison, NY 10524
(Tell her Lisa from the blog urbanseashell—a collection sent you.)
MAMAPALOOZA Festivals
Regional Coordinator,
MAMAPALOOZA Rocks the `Burbs
Footage from Rocks the `Burbs:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVFR14XMDL4
H/O: (845) 424-3863
Cell #: (914) 907-8129
Mamapalooza Inc.
C/o Terry Platz
P.O. Box 2
Garrison, NY 10524
(Tell her Lisa from the blog urbanseashell—a collection sent you.)
If you are interested in sponsoring this event,
please read the following statement to learn more about the
Motherhood Foundation Inc.
839 West End Ave. #1C
New York NY 10025
212-517-9345
jen@jened.com
Motherhood Foundation Inc. (MFI)
The Motherhood Foundation Inc. (MFI) creates, produces and presents visual, literary and performing arts events and festivals which celebrate, nurture and support mothers, and their activities. MFI pays tribute to mothers (Moms) and gives individuals and groups of Moms opportunities for artistic presentations and performance they might not otherwise have; free of age, race and socio-economic barriers. The Foundation hopes to change the public perception of Moms by showing them to be artistic, intelligent, and capable beings. MFI works to challenge the notion, which persists even in the 21st century, that choosing motherhood entails giving up creative endeavors. We recognize the vital importance of laying a new foundation for mothers, and the impact this has on future generations. MFI is strongly committed to our local communities and our youth. Ultimately, MFI intends to establish a Museum of Motherhood. The museum will document the history of American mothers through their collective good works, their contributions to the arts & sciences, and society at large, honoring mothers in perpetuity while further fortifying the mission of the Motherhood Foundation.
For further information, please contact Jennifer Edwards,
Board Chairperson,
212-517-9345,
jen@jened.com
Any donations should mark
'Kensico Dam Event' on
checks and be sent to:
Motherhood Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 210
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
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NEW THAI AND THAI-AMERCIAN FILMS FEATURED
IN ‘THAI TAKES 3: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL’
April 13-15, 2007In association with the organization Thai Links, the Museum of the Moving Image will present the opening weekend of the Thai Takes 3: Independent Film Festival, April 13 through 15, 2007. The Museum programs feature screenings of twelve films—many accompanied by filmmaker discussions—including the U.S. premiere of Wisit Sasanatieng’s The Unseeable and a preview screening of Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s Invisible Waves.
The program is presented as part of the ongoing series Independence World Cinema Showcase. With support from the Independence Community Foundation, the Museum regularly presents outstanding contemporary films from around the world.
Coinciding with Songkran, the Thai New Year, Thai Takes 3 opens on Friday evening, April 13 with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and the U.S. premiere of The Unseeable, the new period piece from Wisit Sasanatieng (Tears of the Black Tiger). Other weekend highlights include a preview screening of Invisible Waves, the new film by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Last Life in the Universe) starring Japanese icon Tadanobu Asano and photographed by Christopher Doyle; the U.S. premiere of Innocence, a documentary about a boarding school for rural children in northern Thailand, with directors Areeya Chumsai and Nisa Kongsri in person; and the U.S. premiere of The Tin Mine, Thailand’s entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 2006 Academy Awards, with director Jira Maligool in person.
The Festival also features short films made by Thai and Thai-American filmmakers including a program of family-themed films on Sunday, April 15, that will be followed by discussion and a classical music performance.
Additional guest speakers include Kong Rithdee, film critic and correspondent for the Bangkok Post and Variety; Virada Chatikul, director of the short film Boonkhun; Tana Sarntinoranont, the male lead, co-writer, and producer of Blush; and Jerome Austria, director and co-writer of Blush.
Thai Takes 3: Independent Film Festival (www.thailinks.org/thaitakes3) is a showcase for new works by established and emerging Thai and Thai-American filmmakers. The Festival continues at the Pioneer Theater (www.twoboots.com/pioneer) in Manhattan, April 21 to 22. To view the Festival’s own press release, visit www.thailinks.org/thaitakes3/literature_tt3/FOR_IMMEDIATE_RELEASE_TT3.pdf
The Festival is made possible by the Fund for Creative Communities / NYSCA Decentralization Program administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Fund for Creative Communities, the Asian American Arts Alliance SOAR Program, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Asian Cultural Council, and the Asian / Pacific / American Institute at New York University. Additional support provided by Bedwick & Jones Printing Inc., Thai USA Association, Thai Film Foundation, Thaiindie, SugarHill Works, Kick the Machine Films, Singha, Stay Lounge, and ThaiLinks Volunteers.
SCHEDULE
Tickets are $10 adults; $7.50 senior citizens, college students, ThaiLinks, Asian American Arts Alliance, and Asian CineVision members with ID; $5 children 5-18; Free for Museum members. Tickets include Museum admission.
Friday, April 13 8:00 p.m.
The Unseeable Introduction by Kong Rithdee Thailand, 2006, 100 mins., 35mm. U.S. Premiere. Directed by Wisit Sasanatieng. In 1934 Siam, a pregnant woman searches for her missing husband. Preceded by Blush (U.S., 2005, 17 mins., 35mm. Directed by Jerome Austria. With Tana Sarntinoranont.) A woman begins to question what is real and what is fantasy. Preceded by an opening night reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum’s lobby. Post-film discussion with male lead, co-writer, and producer Tana Sarntinoranont and director and co-writer Jerome Austria, moderated by Kong Rithdee.
Saturday, April 14 5:00 p.m.
Innocence Post-film discussion with Areeya Chumsai and Nisa Kongsri Thailand, 2006, 100 mins., video. U.S. Premiere. Directed by Areeya Chumsai and Nisa Kongsri. This documentary follows a group of children who leave their families to attend a remote boarding school in the mountains of northern Thailand.
8:00 p.m.
Invisible Waves Post-film discussion with Kong Rithdee Thailand, 2006, 115 mins., 35mm, Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. In this noir-flavored thriller by the director of Last Life in the Universe, photographed by Christopher Doyle, a man flees to Thailand after committing a crime for his boss. Preceded by Graceland (Thailand, 17 mins., video. Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong.) Two strangers embark on a journey in this exquisite short, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sunday, April 15 5:00 p.m. “Coming of Age” Short-Film Family Program Post-film discussion with director Virada Chatikul Screening followed by a Thai classical music performance Hamburger Boy (Thailand, 2006. Directed by Siwadol Rathee.); The Table’s Space (Thailand, 2006, Nisha Jurairattanaporn.); The Stain (Thailand, 2006, Sittisak Jiaphotjamarn.); Take a Message (Thailand, 2005, May-Thus Chaichayanon.); See (Thailand, 2006, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.); Boonkhun (US, 2006, Virada Chatikul.) Total running time: 96 mins., video. In this family-friendly program, growing up is explored with mischief and ingenuity, from childhood squabbles to adolescent crushes, including issues of acceptance, identity, and self-discovery. The discussion after the screening will be moderated by Kong Rithdee, film critic for The Bangkok Post and Variety.
8:00 p.m. The Tin Mine Post-film discussion with Jira Maligool Thailand, 2005, 111 mins., 35mm. U.S. Premiere. Directed by Jira Maligool. In this beautifully photographed screen adaptation of the semi-autobiographical short stories by author Ajin Panjapan, a young man seeks work at a tin mine in the South of Thailand after World War II. Selected as the Thai entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 2006 Academy Awards. Post-film discussion with director Jira Maligool moderated by Kong Rithdee, film critic for The Bangkok Post and Variety.
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: See schedule above for schedule. 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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Please join us as we celebrate the EarthApril 14-15 and April 20-21
EarthFair 2007
Grand Central Station
Vanderbilt Hall April 14-15
and on Vanderbilt Ave April 20-21
For more information see:
www.earthdayny.org/earthday_2007.html
or call 845.809.5299,
email peter@african-excursions.com
cecilia@womensworkbw.com
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STEP IT UP
is a nationwide event happening this coming weekend,
April 14-15, to highlight climate change.
There'll be lots of rallies and protests, including
a planned linking of arms around the shoreline
of manhattan to demonstrate how high the waters
will rise when the ice cap melts.
But here in Brooklyn, the events have a slightly more, um,
celebratory nature (all involve eating and drinking!)
So enjoy:
potluck picnic prospect park
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/533
park slope wine tasting
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/1292
fort greene fair
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/726
gowanus/carroll gardens canoe trips
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/896
williamsburg katrina benefit party
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/1740
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Live performance this Sunday, April 15
on WBAI -International Women
from 9-11pm (EST) on 99.5FM radio
David Kenney's "Everything Old is New Again"
featuring live performances by members of
International Women in Jazz
including
Mary Foster Conklin, vocalist/co-host
Carla Cook, vocalist
Laurie Krauz, vocalist
Golda Solomon, jazz poet
Janice Friedman, pianist/vocalist
Janine Alondres, vocalist
Jan Leder, flutist
Deanna Witkowski, pianist/vocalist
Ann Hampton Calloway, vocalist
www.oldisnew.org
EarthFair 2007
Grand Central Station
Vanderbilt Hall April 14-15
and on Vanderbilt Ave April 20-21
For more information see:
www.earthdayny.org/earthday_2007.html
or call 845.809.5299,
email peter@african-excursions.com
cecilia@womensworkbw.com
__________________________________________
STEP IT UP
is a nationwide event happening this coming weekend,
April 14-15, to highlight climate change.
There'll be lots of rallies and protests, including
a planned linking of arms around the shoreline
of manhattan to demonstrate how high the waters
will rise when the ice cap melts.
But here in Brooklyn, the events have a slightly more, um,
celebratory nature (all involve eating and drinking!)
So enjoy:
potluck picnic prospect park
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/533
park slope wine tasting
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/1292
fort greene fair
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/726
gowanus/carroll gardens canoe trips
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/896
williamsburg katrina benefit party
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/1740
__________________________________________
Live performance this Sunday, April 15
on WBAI -International Women
from 9-11pm (EST) on 99.5FM radio
David Kenney's "Everything Old is New Again"
featuring live performances by members of
International Women in Jazz
including
Mary Foster Conklin, vocalist/co-host
Carla Cook, vocalist
Laurie Krauz, vocalist
Golda Solomon, jazz poet
Janice Friedman, pianist/vocalist
Janine Alondres, vocalist
Jan Leder, flutist
Deanna Witkowski, pianist/vocalist
Ann Hampton Calloway, vocalist
www.oldisnew.org
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Stay tuned for urbanseashells next interview with a very talented woodcarver!
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Stay tuned for urbanseashells next interview with a very talented woodcarver!
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