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10.08.2007

The Perch Cafe, Cornelia Street Cafe and A Tribute to Seymour Lumet with Ethan Hawke & Philip Seymour Hoffman

7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC

October 9-Janine Avril is a 31 year old Park Slope author. Her first book is Nightlight: A Memoir, from which she will read excerpts. Janine teaches high school English. She has been published in Topic Magazine, VelvetPark Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine and is a blogger on Ourchart.com. Janine hosts Girlsalon, currently a literary series for women and queer writers. Her webpages are www.janinesays.com, www.myspace.com/janineavril.

October 16-Gregory Crosby spent his formative years in Las Vegas, where he was an art critic, columnist and cultural commentator. He created the Poets Bridge public art project in the Lewis Avenue Corridor in downtown Las Vegas, and its dedicatory poem, Long Shot, was subsequently reproduced in bronze and installed in the park. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The City College, where in 2006 he won The Marie Ponsot Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in Court Green, Jacket (sic), and The South Carolina Review. He will be reading with Yerra Sugarman, who received the 2005 PEN/ Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry for her first book Forms of Gone, published by Sheep Meadow Press. She is the winner of "Discovery"/The Nation Prize, among many other honors. Her second book, The Bag of
Broken Glass, is forthcoming in Spring, 2008, also from Sheep Meadow Press. She has taught creative writing at The City College of New York, Pratt Institute and New York University.

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F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
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Thursday, October 18
6-8 pm



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MOVING IMAGE PRESENTS TRIBUTE TO SIDNEY LUMET AT THE TIMESCENTER, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ETHAN HAWKE AND PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

Thursday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.

Sidney Lumet, the Academy Award-winning director whose acclaimed new movie Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead opens later this month, will be the subject of a tribute by the Museum of the Moving Image at The TimesCenter in Manhattan on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman, co-stars of Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, will participate in a conversation with Lumet moderated by David Schwartz, the Museum’s Chief Curator. As part of the evening, scenes from Lumet’s greatest films will be shown, including Dog Day Afternoon, The Pawnbroker, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, and Network. Additional guest speakers will be announced.

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead opens in theaters October 26, from THINKFilm.

Lumet, who turned 83 this year, has been directing feature films for 50 years, since his debut with 12 Angry Men in 1957. He started his show business career as a child actor in Yiddish theater. He received a special Academy Award in 2005 for his “brilliant services to screenwriters, performers, and the art of the motion picture.” In 1985, he was honored by the Museum of the Moving Image at its first gala Salute.

The October 25 program is part of the Museum’s new monthly series at The TimesCenter. The program, Moving Image at The TimesCenter, features conversations and panel discussions with leading figures in film, television, and digital media. The next TimesCenter program, on November 9, will be an evening with Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee and his longtime collaborator James Schamus.

Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated to advancing the public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. It does so by collecting, preserving, and providing access to the nation’s largest permanent collection of moving-image artifacts; screening significant films and other moving-image works; presenting exhibitions of artifacts, artworks, and interactive experiences; and offering educational and interpretive programs to students, teachers, and the general public. A major expansion and renovation, scheduled for completion in 2009, will add new film theaters, galleries, and an education center. More information at movingimage.us.

Program Details:
A Tribute to Sidney Lumet
With Sidney Lumet, Ethan Hawke, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in person.
Thursday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.

Celebrating his 50 years of directing films, the evening will feature scenes from Sidney Lumet’s greatest films, including Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, 12 Angry Men, Network, Prince of the City, and his new movie, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman, co-stars of the new film, will participate in the conversation, which will include remarks from surprise guests. The recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 2005, Lumet was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director four times.
$17 Museum members/free for Sponsor level and above/$25 non-members. Buy online at movingimage.us or call 718.784.4520.

The TimesCenter is located at 242 West 41 Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, in Manhattan.

10.01.2007

Kamikaze Alice at HERE Art Center October 6, 7 - 7pm

Lisa's note: Evan Laurence performs off-off-off Broadway and is part of the following show.

Come see possibly the strangest versions of Alice In Wonderland you have ever seen! 14 puppeteers each get a chapter of Alice and do whatever they want with it-without seeing the other's work! Including my own segment - "Pool of Tears."


Tickets are $18, Students get in for $12.

Here's the link to buy tickets online:
www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/219

And here's the how to get to:
Directions

ADDRESS
145 6th Avenue
(between Spring and Broome)
New York, NY 10013-1548
Entrance on Dominick Street

TRANSPORTATION
Subway: C/E to Spring St.; 1/9 to Houston St.; N/R to Prince St.
Bus: M21 to Houston St.; M6 to Spring St.
Parking: Parking lots are located one block from HERE on the corner of Spring & Varick Streets.

9.30.2007

october starters

Lisa's note: Pam Laskin, curator of the Tuesday night readings. Join us!


October Reading Schedule
7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC

October 2-Ilene Starger is a New York-born poet, presently at work on a first collection of poems. Her poetry has been published in Bayou, Folio, Georgetown Review, Oberon, Paper Street, Tar Wolf Review, and will appear in Iodine, Phoenix and online in Tupelo Press Poetry Project. She received honorable mentions in the Ann Stanford Prize sponsored by the Southern California Anthology, and in the 2005 New Millennium Writings Competition. In 2005 she was a finalist for the Ann Stanford Poetry Prize, and she received honorable mention in the 2006 Browning Poetry Competition sponsored by Poesia/ Indian Bay Press, and in the 2007 Poetry Competition sponsored by Writecorner Press.

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F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)

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Summer Phoenix in Arnaud Desplechin's
ESTHER KAHN (2000), screening at
Museum of the Moving Image on October 6, a
s part of the film series "Arnaud Desplechin in
Focus," October 6-14, 2007, presented with
Cahiers du Cinema.
Photo credit: Photofest/
Empire Pictures. Courtesy of Museum of the
Moving Image.














Kika Markham (as Ann Brown) and Stacey Tendeter (as Muriel Brown) in François Truffaut's TWO ENGLISH GIRLS (1971), screening at Museum of the Moving Image on October 7 as part of the series "Arnaud Desplechin in Focus," October 6-14, 2007, presented with Cahiers du Cinema. Photo credit: Photofest/Janus Films. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.


Shown from left: Jan Hammenecker (as Nico aka Nicolas), Mathieu Amalric (as Ismaël Vuillard), and Noémie Lvovsky (as Ismaël's sister, Elizabeth) in Arnaud Desplechin's KINGS AND QUEEN (2004), screening on October 13 with a personal appearance by Mr. Desplechin at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Arnaud Desplechin in Focus," October 6-14, 2007, presented with Cahiers du Cinema. Photo credit: Photofest/Wild Bunch. Courtesy of the Museum of the Moving Image.


MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

35 AVE AT 36 ST, ASTORIA, NY 11106


WWW.MOVINGIMAGE.US


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Lisa’s note:
This was sent to me by the one and only GOLDA SOLOMON founder of www.JAZZJAUNTS
.com

GOLDA SOLOMON “The Medicine Woman of Jazz” with PO’JAZZ celebrates
COLLEGE of MOUNT SAINT VINCENT Faculty & Students


Downstairs at The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village,
212-989-9319, www.corneliastreetcafe.com


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 2007, 6 - 8 PM
$15 ($10 students/seniors) includes one drink


with featured poets WAYNE GILBERT ● CHERYL BOYCE TAYLOR ● E. J. ANTONIO
and a special inaugural welcome to FLOW
featured musicians
RAS MOSHE
saxophone

SHAYNA DULBERGER
bass

E. J. Antonio: Cave Canem - NY Regional Fellow and a 2006 Pushcart Prize nominee. Shayna Dulberger: “the bass lines flow like a river from Dulberger's fingers.”
— Vangelis Aragiannis, Jazz & Tzaz Greek Magazine www.shaynadulberger.com

Wayne “Magmapoet” Gilbert:
“Wayne Gilbert‘s words brought me back to those days when ‘well you dig it’ and syncopated phrases, beat and jazz were our daily bread.”
—Golda Solomon, poet and host of Po’Jazz


Ras Moshe: “one of the best of the fiery saxophonists of the New York underground.”
— Robert Iannapollo,
All About Jazz www.myspace.com/rasmoshe

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

Cheryl Boyce Taylor: “Convincing the Body is not where poetry is headed, it is where poetry IS,” — Patricia Smith, four-time National Poetry Slam champion and Hurston/Wright Legacy award finalist. www.cherylboycetaylor.com

“PO’JAZZ at CORNELIA STREET 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.

9.29.2007

d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival/Future Perfect video 9/29-30

Lisa's note: This was sent to me by Lumi Michelle Roly from the NoLandGrab blog. Something for everybody. Enjoy this beautiful weekend!

Posted on NoLandGrab: an interview with the creators of Future Perfect, the interactive installation of Prospect Heights before and after Ratner, that can be experienced at the DUMBO arts festival starting tomorrow.

Check out the demo video. It has some very cool renderings of the neighborhood based on children's drawings.

Future Perfect will be showing, beginning Saturday 9.29, at the d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival, 20 Jay Street, Unit M24, Mezzanine Floor.

9.28.2007

9.29.07 Reception for "COUNTRYSIDE", Bridgehampton

You are invited to the Reception for "COUNTRYSIDE"
Sat. Sept 29, 5-9pm (please note corrected date)

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The Silas Marder Gallery
120 Snake Hollow Rd.
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
T: 631 702 2306

9.24.2007

events—september thru october

CHRIS MATTHEWS TO MODERATE PANEL ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ADS WITH ADVISERS TO GEORGE W. BUSH AND JOHN EDWARDS, AND ACCLAIMED AUTHOR DREW WESTEN

MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE TIMES CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 24 AT 7:30 P.M.

TV ads play a critical role in presidential politics, defining the major issues of a campaign and
evoking strong emotional responses for and against individual candidates. The Museum of the Moving Image will present a panel discussion “Winning Ads, Winning Campaigns,” that will offer an inside view of the art and politics of campaign ads. The panel will be moderated by NBC’s Chris Matthews, the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Chris Matthews Show.

Participants include Mark McKinnon, who ran the media campaigns for George W.
Bush in 2000 and 2004, and is currently working on John McCain’s campaign; Marius Penczner, John Edwards’s 2008 media consultant; and Drew Westen, author of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation. The program, on Monday, September 24, 2007, at 7:30 p.m., will take place at The Times Center, 242 West 41 Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), Manhattan. Tickets are $12 for Museum members/$25 non-members/free for Sponsor-level members and above. A discounted group rate is available. Call 718.784.4520 or order online at movingimage.us.

“Winning Ads, Winning Campaigns” was inspired by the Museum’s popular online exhibition
The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004, which explores the critical role that television ads play in presidential politics. The Times Center program will include a presentation by the Museum’s Chief Curator, David Schwartz, of key ads from the past 50 years of presidential campaigns.

About the participants:
Chris Matthews is the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC, and of The Chris Matthews Show, a syndicated news program produced by NBC News. He has covered American presidential campaigns since 1988. In 2004, he received the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

Mark McKinnon, Vice Chairman of Public Strategies Inc. and President of Maverick Media, directed the advertising effort for President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. He was appointed by President Bush to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and teaches at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. He is currently advising Senator John McCain.

Marius Penczner served as a top media advisor to the 1996 Clinton/Gore campaign and the
2000 Gore/Lieberman campaign. Before establishing himself in the political realm, Penczner directed music videos for such acts as ZZ Top and The Allman Brothers Band, and wrote and directed the low-budget feature, I Was a Zombie for the FBI. He currently advises John Edwards’s campaign.

Drew Westen, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at Emory University, provides
psychological commentary on political issues for NPR’s “All Things Considered.” He has authored several books, including The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation and Self & Society: Narcissism, Collectivism, and the Development of Morals.

Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated to advancing the public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. It does so by collecting, preserving, and providing access to the nation’s largest permanent collection of moving image artifacts; screening significant films and other moving-image works; presenting exhibitions of artifacts, artworks, and interactive experiences; and offering educational and interpretive programs to students, teachers, and the general public.

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See the new UNITY Plan for the Vanderbilt Railyards,
Brooklyn, NY Monday

Earlier this year, a large group of Brooklyn residents, architects, urban planners, designers and elected officials gathered in Fort Greene to collaborate on UNITY 2007, a community-driven vision for the development of the Vanderbilt Yards. The workshop was based on community-developed Planning Principles - and the original UNITY Plan, created in 2004, which served as the basis for the Extell Development Company's bid for the MTA-owned
railyards.

The results of the UNITY 2007 workshop, including large-scale models, will be unveiled this coming Monday (details follow below). Come see how UNITY 2007 would transform the Yards
without displacing residents or overwhelming surrounding neighborhoods.

Please join us for the presentation of UNITY
A realistic, community-sensitive proposal for the
development
of Brooklyn's Vanderbilt rail yards

Press Conference
11 AM, Monday, September 24th
Presentation by project designers
Marshall Brown, Ron Shiffman
and
Dr. Tom Angotti


Community Forum

6 PM, Monday, September 24th
Presentation and Q&A with Marshall Brown and
Dr. Tom Angotti

Location
The Soapbox Gallery
636 Dean Street
(btwn Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues)

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

The UNITY 2007 models will be on
display in the Soapbox

Gallery's windows until early October.
Click here for more info on UNITY 2007

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CineWomen NY Screens Presents:
“FREEHELD” - The Laurel Hester Story
A New Documentary from
Award Winning Filmmaker Cynthia Wade
Winner of the 2007 Sundance Special Jury Prize.

Tuesday September 25th, 2007 – 7:00pm Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd St., near Avenue A

ABOUT THE FILM:
Scroll down to previous posting to see ticket information
.

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urbanword

Urban Word and Time Warner Team Up
to Bring Spoken Word Education to Brooklyn
FREE FALL WORKSHOPS for Brooklyn TEENS!
September 25th – Summer ’08
St. John's Recreational Center, Parks and Recreation,
1251 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

Press Release September 4, 2007: Urban Word NYC is pleased to announce that Time Warner will sponsor the expansion of its free after-school programs to teens in Brooklyn! This fall, Urban Word NYC will offer its award-winning spoken word, poetry, hip-hop and college-prep workshops at the St. John’s Recreational Center in Crown Heights Brooklyn.

Modeled after Urban Word’s Manhattan programs, workshops will take place three days per week in the fall, winter and spring, providing a safe space for teens to explore, engage and ignite their powerful voices through the written and spoken word. Workshops will be offered free to teens across the five boroughs for the next two years, thanks to Time Warner’s Youth Media and Arts Fund, which supports innovative arts and media programs for young people in New York City.

FALL SCHEDULE:
WRITE THE POWER - K~Swift
Tuesdays September 25 - December 11 4:30-6:30pm
@ St. John's Recreational Center
Using Hip-Hop Music and Hip-Hop Cultural History as a springboard, students will explore their own histories and creativity through dynamic writing and performance exercises. This will be a space where young people can freely express themselves, while learning to be active and positive contributors to their community.

CREATIVELY COLLEGE BOUND - Erica Fabri
Wednesdays September 26 - December 12 4:30-6:30pm
@ St. John's Recreational Center
In this workshop students will complete professional, high-quality college applications and essays—with Def poets, counselors and professionals.

WOMEN REBORN - DJ Reborn
Thursdays September 27 - December 13 4:30-6:30pm
@ St. John's Recreational Center
In this workshop, critical artistic skills – turntabling, close reading, lyric analysis, collage building and creative writing– become the doorway to discovering women's contribution to these mediums and our world. Acclaimed female DJ and poet, DJ Reborn facilitates this workshop for teen WOMEN.

About Urban Word NYC:
Urban Word NYC ignited the youth spoken word and poetry scene in New York City when it was established in 1999. Since then, Urban Word NYC has provided thousands of New York City teenagers with free, safe, ongoing, and uncensored writing and performance opportunities. Urban Word believes teenagers can and must speak for themselves and the key to building self-confidence, honing critical thinking skills, and developing imaginative and honest writing is to honor what they say and feel.

TO SIGN UP CALL
212-352-3495
signup@urbanwordnyc.org

www.urbanwordnyc.org


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Gallery interior


Gallery exterior

The Silas Marder Gallery is an impressive space. A must see!

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BAG Gallery Call for Submissions
To all artists
"The Politics of Power"
BAG Gallery invites all artists who have work addressing the theme "the politics
of power" to submit their work for consideration.

* submission deadline: October 18th, 2007
* medium: mixed (see below)
* gallery show dates: November 19 to December 8, 2007
* opening reception: December 1, 6:00-9:00 pm
* award: Three month Artist's Residency at BAG.
Winner notified on night of
show opening reception.

The Theme
It is interesting if you Google "politics power," the first site is a document from the National Defense University, the second is Wikipedia's hit on "Machtpolitik," and the third is a 2005 Harvard International Review article, "The Politics of Power," about nation-state power. Mostly, the phrase "politics of power" seems to move people to think of how power is used to manipulate and coerce in the political or national and international arena.

In this show, we are looking to expand how politics and power are connected, or even what they are. We are casting a wide net, in the hopes of bringing in new, original, and fully-felt insights and images about the politics of power. Images created via any medium will be accepted for consideration (i.e. photography, video, painting, sculpture, installation, illustration, alternative
medium, etc.), so long as the object is created by a working artist. All works must not exceed 48 inches in width, height or depth and may not suspend from the ceiling.
For all details and to sign up online visit here.

Studio Space at BAG still available.
In addition to our residencies for artists, we also have semi-private studio space
available. Contact us:
info@brooklynartistsgym.com
(718) 858-9069
www.brooklynartistsgym.com

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Happy 1st Birthday Women's Work!

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Marsha Heydt CD, 'One Night' to be released soon
on the Blue Toucan Music label. Jazz Sax and Flute.
Scroll down to see details in previous postings.

9.16.2007

much ado in september starting with this film

Lisa's note: If you are in Bridgehampton, L.I. for the next few days and would like to see a beautiful art film at the Silas Marder Gallery, it's well worth your time. This film is from Silas Marder's personal collection. Visit his beautiful gallery space within the grounds of the family owned Marders nursery and garden shop located at 120 Snake Hollow Rd., /631.702.2306/ gallery@marders.com

Hong Kong (HKG) 1999, Netherlands
A film by Gerard Hothuis
shot near
Kai Tak airport
in Hong Kong
35mm, 13 minutes, B+W

Upcoming exhibit at Silas Marder Gallery,
Saturday, 9/29/07.
Watch for details.

9.15.2007

Sag Harbor 300 Years Young

Lisa's note: If you are looking for something to do this weekend, drive out to Sag Harbor located on the East End of Long Island, to celebrate 300 years of this historic community. Check out the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce website and select the link in the lefthand sidebar titled 'HarborFest & Sag Harbor 300' for a full schedule of events. Enjoy this beautiful weekend.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HARBORFEST RETURNS FOR SAG HARBOR'S 300th ANNIVERSARY
September 14-16, 2007

Whaleboat races, food fair, farmers’ market, walking tours and more!!!

Sag Harbor will again host its annual HarborFest Celebration this year on the weekend of September 14-16, organized by HarborFest Chairman Bryan Boyhan together with Sag Harbor's countless community organizations and valued citizens!

HarborFest, which celebrates the community’s maritime history, opens on Friday night with an old-fashioned Lobster Bake to benefit the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, and ends on Sunday afternoon with a Clam Shucking Contest on Long Wharf to determine the "Shucker of the Year."

In between there will be dozens of events, including Whaleboat Races, a Festival Parade, a Children's Fair, a Classic Boat Regatta, Historic Walking Tours, the "Taste of Sag Harbor Food and Fare," food-related Contests, and more!

New this year will be an expanded Farmers Market on Long Wharf, which will feature fresh organic produce, clams and oysters, locally made artisinal cheeses and fresh baked goods and a new theater piece that tells the story of Sag Harbor’s remarkable 300 year history.

There will be a number of Walks and Hikes during the weekend, including through the Long Pond Greenbelt, the North Haven Loop Trail and several historic walking tours throughout the village.

The many contests will include Whaleboat Races where teams of four compete for the coveted Whalers Cup, Clam Chowder Contest and Sag Harbor's famous Clam Shucking Contest. Classic sailboat owners are invited to race with the East End Classic Boat Society in a Regatta on Saturday afternoon, and young sailors will race in the Sag Harbor Sunfish Challenge on Sunday. The festival will also host a Tug-O-War on Sunday.

Other events will include a Boat Building Demonstration, a Children’s Fair on the grounds of the Customs House, a Native American and African American Food Tasting, our "Antiques Dockshow," and antiques appraisal event similar to the Antiques Roadshow and a number of Musical Performances, including traditional Seafaring Music, Sea Chanteys, and of course the almost-50-year-old Sag Harbor Community Band!

To sign up for the contests:

Whaleboat Races or the Tug-o-War: Bryan Boyhan, 631-725-1700
The Taste of Sag Harbor, Food Contests, or Clam Shucking: Lillian Woudsma, 631-329-2151
Sunfish Regatta: Debbie Skinner 631-725-3307
Fishing Contest: Ken Morse 631-725-0740
For Further Information on HarborFest, call Chairman Bryan Boyhan at 631-725-1700,
or the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce at 631-725-0011,
or by e-mail at sagchamber@peconic.net

9.02.2007

Great Films, Tour of mid-century Modern development, and much more from September 6-October 30

FILM NOIR at the


Lisa's Note: The following films are a few samples of what's playing. Not to be missed! Link to film schedule below.

Gloria Grahame (as Vicki Buckley) in Fritz Lang's HUMAN DESIRE (1954), screening September 23 at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Fritz Lang, King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007. Photo: Columbia/Photofest. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.





Bennett (in portrait) and Edward G. Robinson in Fritz Lang's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (1944), screening September 15 at Museum of the Moving Image as part of the film series "Fritz Lang, King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007. Photo: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc./Photofest. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.





Ray Milland in Fritz Lang's MINISTRY OF FEAR (1944), screening September 9 at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Fritz Lang, King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007. Photo: Paramount Pictures/Photofest. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.




Shown from left: Robert Malcolm (as Policeman), Edward G. Robinson (as Christopher Cross), and Joan Bennett (as Kitty March) in Fritz Lang's SCARLET STREET (1945), screening September 15 at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Fritz Lang: King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007.
Photo credit: Universal Pictures/Photofest.
Courtesy Museum of the Moving Image.



‘FRITZ LANG, KING OF NOIR’ 
FILM SERIES CELEBRATES LANG AS BOTH PRECURSOR TO AND PRACTITIONER OF FILM NOIR, SEPTEMBER 8-30, 2007

Film noir was an American genre, yet it had an unmistakable German pedigree. Its poetic roots can be found in the stylized, shadow-filled psychodramas of silent-era German Expressionism. But it wasn’t just the style that was imported; among the directors and cinematographers who fled the Nazis and came to Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s, none were as deeply in tune with the philosophy of noir as Fritz Lang. From September 8 through 30, 2007, the Museum of the Moving Image will present Fritz Lang, King of Noir, a fifteen-film series featuring Lang’s genuine films noir as well as important precursors to the genre.



The series features all of Lang’s 1940s and 1950s noirs including his masterpieces Scarlet Street and The Big Heat; the German crime thrillers M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse; and his early American films Fury and You Only Live Once. “Fritz Lang’s dark fatalism, fascination with modern urban life, and his penchant for intricate, spiraling narrative structures all had a major influence on the genre,” said David Schwartz, the Museum’s Chief Curator. “David Cronenberg, whose film A History of Violence was clearly influenced by The Big Heat, is just one of many directors, including Martin Scorsese and the Coen Brothers, who were inspired by Lang.”



Famous for his expressionistic silent films, Fritz Lang fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s. In the United States, Lang learned to combine his expressionism with a grittier realism that grounded his favorite themes of revenge, obsession, and disillusionment in stories of everyday people. These films, such as Fury and his lovers-on-the-run romance, You Only Live Once, proved crucial precursors of film noir, both in their stories of criminal desperation and deceit, and in their sinister, shadowy look.

The 1940s and 1950s found Lang mastering the genre he helped invent and introduce, while broadening his range of themes and tones. While Scarlet Street features Edward G. Robinson as an apron-wearing schlub, The Big Heat is a hard-boiled story of machismo gone awry. House by the River rediscovers Lang’s fairy-tale roots, and Clash by Night and Human Desire effortlessly use location shooting to find visual metaphors for tortured psyches. Yet in all these films, fantastic things happen to the commonest people as conspiracies consume their victims and members alike. Such cynicism nearly defines noir, but in his protean approaches, Lang’s message seemed to be not only that everything and everyone must fail, but that there are countless ways in which we are free to do so.


SCHEDULE FOR ‘FRITZ LANG, KING OF NOIR’
 SEPTEMBER 8-30, 2007 
Series organized by Chief Curator David Schwartz. All films directed by Fritz Lang.

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 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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Lisa's Note: This was sent to me by Monty, a dear friend living down in Baltimore, Maryland with his partner Steve. If you're headed to Baltimore this weekend or know someone down there click below for tour information.

40th Anniversary
of Bolton Square
Saturday Sept. 8th - 1-5PM

This mid-century modern residential development in Bolton Hill, was recently designated a Baltimore City Landmark.

Bolton Square featured in October STYLE Magazine
Turn to page 45 to see a photo of their house.


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Lisa's Note: Maria Pusateri was first introduced to me last year by my friend Karen Gedney, when Vito After was released and posted on my blog last September. (check out my archives)


CWNY Screens Presents

FREEHELD
the Laurel Hester story

A new documentary from CYNTHIA WADE

Special Jury Prize, 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, 2007 Seattle International Film Festival
Audience Award, Documentary Short, 2007 Outfest
Best Documentary Short Award, 2007 Newfest
Social Action Through Cinema Award, Denver Film Society, 2007

Please join us for an inspirational evening -- a screening of the award-winning short documentary FREEHELD, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Cynthia Wade. If you have never heard Cynthia Wade speak, now is your chance to listen to her sharp, honest and memorable perspective on being a Sundance director, a successful video production business owner and professional camerawoman. This 90-minute program will be followed by an after-party downstairs at the Den of Cin.

When: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 at 7:00 pm

Where: Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd Street, near corner of Avenue A

Tickets: Gen. Pub. $10.00 / Students, Groups & CWNY* $6.50

Purchase online at www.twoboots.com/pioneer
or call 212-591-0434

*CWNY DISCOUNT TICKETS: a limited supply of 25 tickets at $6.50 are available to members & non-members by reservation only. Please RSVP to screenings@cinewomenny.org for this special offer.

Lieutenant Laurel Hester is dying.

All she wants to do is leave her pension benefits to her life partner - Stacie, so Stacie can afford to keep their house. Laurel is told no; they are not husband and wife.

After spending a lifetime fighting for justice for other people, Laurel - a veteran New Jersey detective - launches a final battle for justice. Knuckle-biting, dramatic Freeheld chronicles a dying policewoman's bitter fight to provide for the love of her life.
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CYNTHIA WADE is a NYC-based documentary filmmaker. Her short documentary "Freeheld" won a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and her award-winning HBO documentary "Shelter Dogs" was broadcast in seven countries. Wade directed the 1999 Cinemax Reel Life documentary "Grist For The Mill", which The Hollywood Reporter called "a delight" -- "full of quirky moments and clever humor" and Variety called "a jewel" -- "extremely comical." She was co-producer and principal verite cinematographer for the 1998 PBS documentary "Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children", which won a duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism. Wade has been a Director of Photography for PBS, HBO/Cinemax, Bravo, AMC, MTV, A&E, Discovery, TNT, Oxygen, LOGO and The History Channel. She received a BA cum laude from Smith College and an MA in Documentary Film Production from Stanford University. Wade runs a video production company and teaches advanced digital cinematography at the New School.

CWNY SCREENS
Programming Director: Maria Pusateri
Curators/Programming: Maria Pusateri, Vicki Vasilopoulos, Myra Sito Velasquez
Guest Curators: Jessica Burstein, Kelly Shindler, Louise Fleming, Alison McMahan
Intern: Julie Praetzel

email: screenings@cinewomenny.org
www.cinewomenny.org

Maria Pusateri
DreamSlate Productions
Director/Producer
see VITO AFTER
Sept 5, 2007, 7:00pm
NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives
www.newfilmmakers.com


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Lisa's Note (no pun intended): Marsha Heydt is one very talented musician! I know Marsha and am posting this media alert for all you jazz lovers to add Marsha to your collection.

CD Review:

MARSHA HEYDT
One Night: Candy Dulfer has been our main saxy lady for quite sometime, but Heydt gets special coming out of nowhere points for her groove packed cover of "Mercy Mercy Mercy" which la Dulfer has yet to flash her chops on and is a proving ground for any swinging musician. Enough of an ace to share space with aces like Grover Washington, Randy Brecker and others, her updates on classics and standards will have you wondering where
she's been all your life. Tasty stuff you're sure to enjoy. (Blue Toucan)


Featuring Marsha Heydt- Alto & Soprano and Flute
Norman Pors-piano, Marc Schmied-bass, Vito Laschek-drums, Sheryl Bailey-guitar, Marlon Simon-per, Todd Schwartz-trumpet & FlhHn, Carla Cook-vocals, Erik Friedlander-cello, Rob Thomas-violin, Anne Marie Bedney-viola, Nioka Kim Workman-violin


(Sorry about the italics. I seem to be experiencing technical difficulties. —Lisa)

8.23.2007

This Weekend, STAGES, A Children's Theatre Workshop presents

A Stages Premiere:
“Into the Woods”

at Southampton High School

The Witch (Sami Horneff) and Fairy Tale characters
[bottom: Little Red Riding Hood (Charlotte Rose Munder),
Jack (Kevin Quinn);
top: Witch, The Baker's Wife (Haley Willis),
The Baker (Raphael Odell Shapiro) and
Cinderella (Liz Oldak).
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“Into the Woods,” will be performed by the young actors of Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc., at Southampton High School, 141 Narrow Lane, on Friday, August 24th at 7:30 PM, Saturday, August 25th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 26th at 3:00 PM.

“Into the Woods” wittily combines the stories of old, favorite fairy tale characters, Cinderella, Jack, and Little Red Riding Hood, with the story of new fairy tale characters, the Baker and his Wife. The Baker and his Wife are a childless couple, who, in order to have a child, endeavor to break the curse cast on their family. They, humorously, wander through our familiar fairy tales as all the characters set out on their merry romp into the woods to seek “happily ever after.” Along the way they meet
Rapunzel, a wicked Witch, the nasty Wolf, scary Giants, and a couple of charming Princes among others. But after the happy expected conclusions, then, they must all deal with what happens after “happily ever after.” This sophisticated, extravagant and fun-loving musical is a treat for the whole family.


“Into the Woods” with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, opened on Broadway in 1987, directed by James Lapine and starring Bernadette Peters.

Helene Leonard will direct and choreograph Stages’ production of “Into the Woods.” Musical accompaniment will be provided by Amanda Jones and James Benard. Sets are designed by Goran Petmil. Costumes are by Barbara Oldak.

A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Southampton Parents for the Arts (SPA). Tickets are $12 for children and $15 for adults. They are available in advance at Stevenson’s Toys and Games, 68 Jobs Lane, Southampton, or can be reserved by calling Stages at 631-329-1420. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of performance.

Lisa's note: The Stages performances are professionally executed by Helene Leonard her entire staff and the young actors and actresses who range in ages from 8-18. Many of these young performners have been with Stages for many seasons and perform in other genres as well. A must see if you are in Eastern LI for the weekend!

8.18.2007

Deep Hollow Ranch, Montauk, NY

This is the coolest weather I have ever experienced on my birthday. Might as well take advantage and go for a beautiful horseback ride along the shore of Block Island Sound right outside your doorstep, at Deep Hollow Ranch located right off Rt. 27.
Tell Diane and Rusty Lisa di Liberto sent you.


Call ahead to reserve a trail ride.
(631) 668.2744

The oldest cattle ranch in the country and part of the Teddy Roosevelt State Park, Deep Hollow was est. in 1658. Owners Diane and Rusty Leaver run this ranch with their two children, Gardiner and Rhetta to make your summer an unforgettable one!

Here's what they have to say: "Riding at Deep Hollow Ranch is Western style, from saddles to bridles to the real cowboys and cowgirls who will be your trail guides. Groups are small and we match a rider's ability from beginners to advanced."

Private guided rides are available, too.
And don't miss a ride along the shore of Block Island Sound. Pristine, white sandy beaches, and some of the most beautiful coastline in the United States.

Don't forget to ask them about their Group Events, Pony Parties and Weddings.

8.17.2007

summer fun from city line to shoreline. . .

August 18 @ 11:00am
Kick Boxing Classes
by Carol "Kick Fever" Glasgow
in Brooklyn at Martial Arts USA
2nd Floor, 759 Washington Avenue
(@Sterling Place), Prospect Heights

*
Fulton Street Beat Summer Concert Series
August 18, 2007 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Albee Square in downtown Brooklyn
New Orleans
1 pm - Jambalaya Brass Band
3 pm - Dixie Rascals

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8.19.07

Chicken BBQ
Amagansett Fire Dept.
2 to 6 p.m.
East Hampton

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Free
4th Annual Tiger
Singapore Chili Crab Festival
Asian Street Style Food
August 19, 12-6pm
at Riverview, L.I.C.
btwn 48th & 50th Avenue's
Queens, NY
Lion Dancer's
Martial Arts
Live Music

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Queens Historical Society
August 19
Summer Fairytales:
The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's Puppet Show
and Workshop Free of charge

Central Park's widely acclaimed Swedish Cottage MarionetteTheatre returns to the playground in Weeping Beech Park, bordering Kingsland Homestead. An event for the whole family. Call the Society at (718) 939-0647 ext. 17 for time.

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Taste Life Tuesdays @ MELT
August 21, 2007 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Celebrate good food and wine.
Five course tasting menu for $20. Wine tasting paired with each course, an additional $20. Eat at the bar and pick any course for $5. Enjoy cocktails or beer. Reservations recommended for parties over 6. Through Dec. 18, 2007. Call 718-230-5925.

440 Bergen Street (at 5th Ave.),
Park Slope, Brooklyn

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First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley,
a project of the South Bronx Cultural Corridor


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A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.,

presents


The Witch (Sami Horneff) and Fairy Tale characters [bottom: Little Red Riding Hood (Charlotte Rose Munder), Jack (Kevin Quinn); top: Witch, The Baker's Wife (Haley Willis), The Baker (Raphael Odell Shapiro) and Cinderella (Liz Oldak)] meet in Stages production of "Into the Woods" at Southampton High School, Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 26 at 3:00 PM. A portion of the proceeds benefits Southampton Parents for the Arts (SPA). Tickets are available in advance at Stevenson's Toys and Games, 68 Jobs Lane, Southampton, or call Stages at 329-1420. Tickets are also available at the door.

A Stages Premiere:
“Into the Woods”
at Southampton High School

“Into the Woods,” will be performed by the young actors of
Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.,

at Southampton High School
141 Narrow Lane
Friday, August 24th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 25th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 26th at 3:00 PM


“Into the Woods” wittily combines the stories of old, favorite fairy tale characters, Cinderella, Jack, and Little Red Riding Hood, with the story of new fairy tale characters, the Baker and his Wife. The Baker and his Wife are a childless couple, who, in order to have a child, endeavor to break the curse cast on their family. They, humorously, wander through our familiar fairy tales as all the characters set out on their merry romp into the woods to seek “happily ever after.” Along the way they meet Rapunzel, a wicked Witch, the nasty Wolf, scary Giants, and a couple of charming Princes among others. But after the happy expected conclusions, then, they must all deal with what happens after “happily ever after.” This sophisticated, extravagant and fun-loving musical is a treat for the whole family.

“Into the Woods” with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, opened on Broadway in 1987, directed by James Lapine and starring Bernadette Peters.

Helene Leonard will direct and choreograph Stages’ production of “
Into the Woods” Musical accompaniment will be provided by Amanda Jones and James Benard. Sets are designed by Goran Petmil. Costumes are by Barbara Oldak.

A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Southampton Parents for the Arts (SPA). Tickets are $12 for children and $15 for adults. They are available in advance at Stevenson’s Toys and Games, 68 Jobs Lane, Southampton, or can be reserved by calling Stages at 631-329-1420. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of performance.


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Sag Harbor, NY
Saturday's from 9am - 12 noon
The Farmer's Market
The parking lot of the
Breakwater Yacht Club on Bay Street

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Free Concerts Thursday's Evenings @ 7:30pm
Grab a blanket and bring a friend.
Head over to Marine Park, on Bay Street
Sag Harbor, NY

August 23
Six Gun

August 30
Vivian and the Merrymakers

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River to River Festival
Every Saturday Night
Governors Island
Free Concerts

August 18, 1:00pm
SI*SE
with TOUBAB KREWE

August 25, 1:00pm
BHANGRA vs. REGGAE INNA SOUNDCLASH

8.14.2007

film and dance

August 17th, 2007
Jacob's Pillow
Inside Out Festival
6:30 PM

Choreographer Jody Oberfelder melds boldly physical movement and inventive athletic virtuosity to create acrobatic dance works that are explosive, reflective, witty, and seductive.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | 7pm | Free

BAM Rose Cinemas | 30 Lafayette Ave.

Erasers for Breakfast

THE 826NYC FILM FESTIVAL

An all-star retrospective of the films produced at 826NYC over the past three years at one of the city's best film complexes. Featuring short films by 826NYC students, including the world premieres of:

Super Has-Beens (2007)
Khaled Hamdan, Abed Hamdan, Yasmeen Itayem, Ismail Itayem, Jason Tlatelpa, Sebastian Gil

The Captor's Clause (2007)
Diana Cadmen, Annie Futterman, LaShauna Walker, Spencer Hamilton, Edward Kaufman, Moses Williams

The Millipede (2007)
Lucy Cadmen, Ben Futterman, Dante DiGrazia, Basia Rosenbaum, Geoffrey Yip, Gregory Piccarella