From: "Jeff Stark" <jstark@nonsensenyc.com>
Subject: nonsensenyc: 10.9 to 10.15
Date: October 9th 2009

Friday, October 9
* Newsonic Loft Party, Brooklyn
* Motherlodge Brooklyn 2009, Brooklyn
* Attack of the 50ft. Reels, Brooklyn
* Twitchers, Brooklyn
* Brooklyn Makes, Brooklyn
* Bauhaus the Bauhaus, Brooklyn
* The 90s Sing-Along, Williamsburg
* Opium Live, Manhattan
* !SuperWOW
* Candy Crack Delivery Service, Williamsburg

Saturday, October 10
* 10, Brooklyn
* Dead of the Living Night, Brooklyn
* Moldover's Release Party, Williamsburg * The Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow Carnivolution, Brooklyn * The Havemeyer Sugar-Sweets Bake Festival, Williamsburg * Angels and Accordions, Brooklyn
* New World Order and Darkon, Williamsburg * Wikis Take Manhattan, Manhattan
* Flashing Lights, Manhattan
* Bike the Saturday Brooklyn Greenmarkets, Brooklyn * Vertical Three Ring Circus, Manhattan * Dream Car and the Electric Kayak, Brooklyn

Sunday, October 11
* In a Dream, Willamsburg
* Cavalcade of Youth, Brooklyn
* U-brick-quitous, Manhattan
* The October Dumpling Crawl, Manhattan * Women Behind the Lens: A Night of Women's Film, Manhattan

Wednesday, October 14
* House of Yes/Make Fun Halloween, Brooklyn * Slavoj �i�ek, Manhattan
* Zines and Beyond: Independent Publishing in the Real and the Virtual, Manhattan

Thursday, October 15
* Bonk! The 2009 Brooklyn Honk! Festival, Manhattan * Clowns Without Borders, Brooklyn
* Boogie Time Loco-Motion, Manhattan
* Warehouse Thursdays, Brooklyn

Ongoing
* More accurate juggling, again

Wishlist
* Five and Dime

Spectre Priority
* Where Ships Go to Die

Learning
* Brooklyn Skillshare

Help
* CFY Warehouse Volunteer

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Newsonic Loft Party

Join us for an evening of live music, VJs, DJs, and dancing at the Newsonic loft in Hasidic Williamsburg. With live performances by Ladybug Stingray, Pink Noise, Navegante, Total Slacker, and Dynasty Electric, plus DJ S Def and Jean spinning electro, latin, house, and whatever makes your body move plus VJ Baiowolf with the psychedelic visuals, and Illuminated Chakra projections. It's another off-the-hook blowout at Newsonic, one of New York's best underground parties. Let's go crazy.

Newsonic Loft
76 Rutledge Street, Brooklyn
9p doors; $5 suggested donation

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Motherlodge Brooklyn 2009

A live arts exchange between NYC and the local creative community of Louisville, bringing artists of different genres and arts communities together in up-and-coming Brooklyn performance venues. Pulitzer nominated playwright/ screenwriter/ director Adam Rapp, performer/ vocalist Lady Rizo, the award-winning internationally- produced theater company the Team, theatrical bands Balthrop Alabama , the Lisps, and Less the Band, award-winning English and Scottish filmmakers Ian Waugh and Catriona MacInnes, playwright/ musician Molly Rice and many others will perform, present and rock out at Goodbye Blue Monday, Bushwick Starr, Monkeytown, and the People�s Garden throughout the weekend, all as part of Motherlodge�s first NYC-area festival.

Motherlodge is a Live Arts Exchange established for creative cross-pollination between the stage, film, culinary, and literary communities of New York City and Louisville KY, with the goal of building links among local arts communities and creative hubs across the nation. It�s founded by husband-and-wife team Ray Rizzo and Traci Timmons, who live in Bushwick, but have roots in Louisville.

Tonight: Reception with Chef Tim Tucker and Bushwick Starr, film: I�m In Away From Here by Catriona MacInnes, discussion with Adam Rapp and Catriona, a Reading by Adam Rapp, discussion with Adam Rapp and Ronnie Dorsey, music Freakathon with L.P. Funk, Ray Rizzo and guests.

Bushwick Starr
207 Starr Street, between Irving and Wyckoff, Brooklyn 7p; $10
tracianntimmonsgmail.com
motherlodge.com.

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Brooklyn Lyceum and Flicker NYC bring you:

Attack of the 50ft. Reels

Flicker NYC presents a show of brand new Super 8 films -- so new that the filmmakers themselves won't have seen their films until they unspool in front of the audience. Each participating filmmaker shoots a movie on a single 50 foot roll of Super 8 film, all edits in-camera. The rolls are processed and screened through a Super 8 projector for the first time October 9 at the Brooklyn Lyceum with accompanying music, live dialogue, or live sound effects.

Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
7:30p; $7
718 857 4816
brooklynlyceum.com

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Desert Sin presents:

Twitchers

With Mystery Bird Puppet Theater and Lady Circus. Dreams, birds, and women who take flight. Dance, puppetry, aerial, and music.

The House of Yes Skybox Theater
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand station
8p; $15 advance, $20 door
Continues SATURDAY
mysterybirdpuppets.com
ladycircus.com
desertsin.com

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Brooklyn Makes

A project by Sarah Nelson Wright, with sound by Jennifer Stock. Brooklyn Makes is a site-specific video installation in the Williamsburg Greenpoint Industrial Zone, revealing the work of manufacturers in North Brooklyn today. Video projections by Sarah Nelson Wright will light up the industrial facades of three manufacturers, with evocative sound by Jennifer Stock. Captured inside each business, the videos and sounds bring North Brooklyn�s hidden labor onto the public streets.

Get maps at 50-52 Dobbin Street, between Nassau and Norman avenues, Brooklyn 7:30-10p; $free
Continue on SATURDAY
brooklynmakes.org

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Bauhaus the Bauhaus

Modernism. Utopia. Architecture. The Nerve Tank explores the Bauhaus, the seminal German school of design that operated from 1919 until 1933, when the Nazi regime shut it down. Bauhaus the Bauhaus is a fully immersive research and performance experience, where collective action meets mass production to form a stylized dream of progress. Are the ideals of the Bauhaus alive and well today? Or have they been concealed, co-opted, and Ikea-d to death? This project is a multimedia assembly of music, video, movement, and language. Henry Ford, Tom Wolfe, Walter Gropius, and Andy Warhol all make appearances. The company is collaborating on its creation with German dramaturge and director Lutz Kessler.

Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
Continues weekends through November 22
8p; $18, $15 student/artist
nervetank.com

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

The 90s Sing-Along

I'm hosting a 90s sing-along. All of the best and worst and best/worst music videos of the 90s will be projected on a movie screen with subtitles for everyone to sing-along to. Greasy haired alt rockers, pre-solo career boy bands and girl groups, white rappers, people who are too sexy for anything that comes into contact with their skin, terrible dance crazes, multiple songs with Mmm as lyrics, and lots of plaid and angst ... you name it and it's in there.

Were going to have contests (a 90s "costume" contest and Hammer dance-off) and prizes (free drinks and other exciting stuff) and a preshow of 90s video awesomeness. After the show we're going to have two rooms with DJ Full Time Fun' 90's mix up front and a Music Video After-Dance Party I'll be hosting in the back.

Legion
790 Metropolitan Avenue, at Humboldt Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn L train to Graham Avenue station
10p; $free
21 and over

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Opium Live

An interview series filled with an hour-or-less of sharp and easy banter with plenty of twists that features interviews between artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers, followed by an exclusive five-minute tribute to the guests' work. And as a conclusion there will be a rocking 20 minute jam session with the Dead Sextons. With Anya Ulinich, the author of Petropolis, and Zee Avi, or Brushfire Records and Monotone, will be interviewed. (Zee will also be playing a short set at some point during the night.)

Bowery Electric
327 Bowery, Manhattan
7:30p; $5

****** Also on FRIDAY *****

Muffinhead+Kenny Scharf=Presents:

!SuperWOW

Arty party and performance glamourama. Kenny Scharf, Joe Grillo, Bec Stupak, Narcissister, Piepke, and PlasticGod.

Kenny Scharf and Muffinhead are pleased to present !SuperWOW. Featuring hyperpop artists from the UK, New York and Los Angeles, the show includes simply some of the wildest and most technicolorful talent in modern art and nightclub culture today.

Participating artists include 80s pop icon Kenny Scharf (his cosmic installation provides a mad-flourescent dancefloor galaxy), outr� NYC fashion designer Machine Dazzle and Muffinhead as well as digital artists Piepke (Belgium) and PlasticGod (LA).

Exceptionally berserk performance artist Narcissister and pop scientist DJ Scott Ewalt are set to drive the evening well beyond the confines of a conventional art space and into what is determined to be a frenzied fashion and music ultra-blitz.

993A Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn
9p-2a; $7
323 632.1595
mistermuffinhead@hotmail.com
myspace.com/mmmuffinhead

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Candy Crack Delivery Service

This is make-believe for adults pretending to be children pretending to be adults. Instead of cops and robbers, we play drug dealer and junkie. It's the theater of the drug dealer but created from the imaginary mind of a 6-year old. How would a 6 year-old sell drugs? Let's find out.

Regressing to the state of a child, Club Animals mixes the goofy, rainbowy world of children with the deviant, dark world of adults. We try to mix the fun stuff from your childhood with the deadly stuff from your adulthood. These two worlds are not always a happy marriage, but to experience this play, call the Candy Crack Delivery Service for a delivery a 100 percent sugar crack rock (multi-colored and multi-flavored with snow cone syrup) to your Brooklyn house. Expect a 7-foot tall man in a plush, blue fish mascot head, white gloves and a tuxedo to come knocking soon after you call or text for delivery. You can purchase a few candy crack rocks for $1 a pop in a 1 by 1 inch dime bag. Can't say too much more here because y'know it's drugs.

Call or Text 347-742-2293 for delivery at the appropriate times Serving Williamsburg and Greenpoint Only 10p-2a
clubanimalsnyc.blogspot.com

XXXXX SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 XXXXX

Nonsense NYC presents:

10

A one-night physical manifestation of the Nonsense NYC email list, celebrating 10 years of weird art and culture coverage in New York City. Featuring artwork by 75 artists and collectives, an all-night dance party, and performances every five minutes. With eight installation theater spaces and a spectacular spectacle on a brand new floor at one of the best venues in Brooklyn.

From 7-9p, artists, collectives, and makers look into the future with a salon-style gallery show on the main floor. The enemy of anyone celebrating 10 years in New York is nostalgia. To fight it, we decided to ask what people want to see in the next 10 years. The response is overwhelming: 75 visions of what culture could be like in the next decade. From Rubulad's line-up to swim races in the Gowanus Canal, from the Danger's antics to the Bruce High Quality Foundation's gender benders, you'll see it here first.

Then, from 9p-1a, we turn the brand-new second floor space into eight different theatrical venues for a series of intimate performances starting every five minutes. You will not be able to attend everything; No one will. But a very limited number of people will witness very special events performed just for them. Featuring Lauren Darling's Hungry for More, a Lady Circus Clothing Swap, and Sxip's Quarter Hour of Charm among other delights. Be there to get tickets early.

At 1a we celebrate 10 years with a special commemorative performance and open up the entire space for dancing amid the performance detritus. Featuring DJs Joro Boro, Dirty Finger, Jaiko, Small Change, and Justin Carter until very, very late. More music by Raya Brass Band and King Expressers.

This is a special night. Dress like it.

A partial list of artists and performers: Hungry March Band, Flux Factory, Tom Beale, Winkel and Baltick, House of Yes, Mark Read and Gregg Osofsky, Hi Christina, Gemini and Scorpio, ABC No Rio, Cinders, Joe Tuba, Galapagos Art Space, Madagascar Institute, Union Docs, the Change You Want to See Gallery, Glowlab, Jason Sinopoli, Tom Swirly, Shel Kimen, Mia Ihara, We'll Never Have Paris, Black Label Bike Club, In Our Hearts, VAST, Newmindspace, Paula Segal-Dylan Gauthier, Shanimal, Kayrock Screenprinting, Newsonic, Improv Everywhere, Secret Project Robot, the Poetry Brothel, Michele Carlo, Reverend Billy, Matt Levy, Ayen Tran, Paige's House of Collection, Dorkbot, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, Anney Fresh, Keith Ozar, Nerd Nite, Dark Passage, Nick Jones, Glasslands, Small Print Fare, Paul Lukas, Figment, Touching You, the Reverend Burke Hefner, Dizzy Izzy and the Rockets of Desire, Zemi 17, Marygoround, Bushwick Book Club, Nicole Whelan, Jean Loscalzo, Graspy McTakeItAll, Zero Boy , Metro Metro, Porter Fox, Normandy Raven Sherwood, Grub, Nate Hill, Paul Burn, Robin Frohardt, Deanna Fleysher, Robyn Hasty, Ryan O'Connor, Erin O'Donnell, Dances of Vice, Veronica Dougherty, Aliens, Jessica Delfino, Porno Jim, and Cinema 16.

3rd Ward
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
7-9p gallery, 9p-1a performances, 1a dance party; $10 advance tickets available only at Bluestockings Bookstore (172 Allen, Manhattan), door tickets not available until 1a night of the show; buy advance. jstark@nonsensenyc.com
nonsensenyc.com/special/

NOTE: Bluestockings has 75 tickets left. We hope you can make it.

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Live With Animals is proud to present:

Dead of the Living Night

Dead of the Living Night arises from the artists' like-minded fascination-turned-obsession with childhood fantasies and fears; the inability to look away when you know you should, combined with the desire to stay up all night fantasizing about the greatest adventures and abilities only imaginable. The exhibition examines one generation's memories through an observation of imagery that fueled their childhoods, with all the bizarre nuances and esoteric references. From this period, new imagery has been created from manipulated found photos and juxtapositions of movie stills, clippings and gore magazine art. The show features two video installations, sculpture, posters, and four volumes of a book of the same name, Dead Of The Living Night. The collaborative and ongoing book acts as a depository of images, photos, original drawings, found items and ephemera. The name itself sets a tone of horror, science fiction, tongue-in-cheek humor and the arcane which will be a common thre ad throughout each of the books volumes.

The multimedia installation is housed inside a monolithic black room. Inside, viewers will snake through the horror/sci-fi section of a video store that pays homage to the filmic origins which drew the artists in and planted a lifetime pre-occupation with disturbing, uncanny and humorous images. Original VHS tapes line the walls in the dark, cramped hallway, a single bulb hanging overhead. In the adjoining room an interactive magic beast ride allows people the fantasy of flying on the back of a giant, movable creature. You are taken through the clouds into space and then the beyond. Outside, an old television set sits atop a stack of life-sized monster corpses, playing a video where high-speed editing and tongue-in-cheek cuts splice together gore and terror, assaulting you to the point of absurdity. Lining the gallery walls hang posters created from images in the books.

Live With Animals
210 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 6-9p; $free
livewithanimals.org

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

LoveTech, Splice, and Warper present

Moldover's Release Party

A night of workshops, controller hacking, musicians, DJs, dancing, and live visuals. With Livid Instruments and Max4Live, Exaltron, Elijah B Torn, DJ Kiva, Moldover,!Include, Materializer, and visuals by the Sperm Whale.

Loft above Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 9p to 4a; $7
21 and over
facebook.com/search/?q=moldover+release+party&init=quick#/event.php?eid=180994726280&ref=mf

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

The Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow Carnivolution

This summer's resident Cha Cha's performers from the Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow, Jelly Boy the Clown, Betty Bloomerz and Matters Squidling. Experience Coney Island's own Serpentina, Kryssy Kocktail, Alejandro, Remy Vicious and Celia Next Time Welcome the Madoodi Mothers Puppet Peep Show.

A live puppet sex show dedicated to disturbing the masses with poly-sexual hermaphrodites, trannies, ass-faced religious icons, menstruating monstrosities, infinite-nippled grandmas with lactating cats, and squirters galore. Be bedazzled by The Masked Perfesser and his entourage of weirdities. Musical Entertainment Science Fiction Rock and Roll by the Hydrogen Jukebox (Jelly Boy and Matters band) and the Radarmen, a costumed Alien Hybrid act from a Galaxy really far away.

Double Feature screening of original works produced by Matters Squidling and Jelly Boy the Clown. With the Museum and Unholy Sideshow.

Sideshows By The Seashore
Corner of Surf and West 12th Street, Brooklyn 3p-late; $10

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

The Havemeyer Sugar-Sweets Bake Festival

Come one all to the City Reliquary�s First Annual Havemeyer Sugar-Sweets Bake Festival. Much more than a sale, far grander than a competition, the City Reliquary Museum is founding a fete that will kick tooth with the sweetest cupcake trucks in city.

Occupying two whole blocks on Havemeyer street in Williamsburg, the Havemeyer Sugar-Sweets Bake Festival will feature contests and activities open to the public, live music, informative tables, the M.I.L.K. stand, and an Army of Civic Bakers producing both sweet and savory pastries by the hundreds; all cakes, cookies, brownies, pies and other eatables will be for sale and consumption. All proceeds go to the City Reliquary.

We want your entry for the best contest, which includes: best chocolate chip cookie, best brownie, best black and white cookie, best pie, best cupcake, and best in show. Celebrity judges will sample all the wares and announce a winner. NY themed prizes will be awarded to the best bakers, plus more gifts from Whisk & Brooklyn Kitchen. Don�t forget the free coffee, which will help wash down all the street sweets.

The activities will include a Make Your Own Play-Dough Demonstration and Playtable, a History of Sugar in Brooklyn table staffed by historian Becky Amato, Cookie Baking In 19th Century Tenements table, featuring tasting and recipes courtesy of baker and food-history blogger Sarah Lohman, a Cookie Decorating Booth, the Ask A Baker stand, and the M.I.L.K (Milk Information Learning Kiosk) table.

370 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Noon-6p; $free, but pay for sweets
cityreliquary.org
718 R U CIVIC

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Angels and Accordions

Angels and Accordions is a site-specific, live music and dance performance, held in conjunction with Open House New York, that guides audience members through historic Greenwood Cemetery�s rolling hills, highlighting its unparalleled collection of sculpture and monuments. This unique event, choreographed by Martha Bowers of Dance Theatre Etcetera, features a cast of 30 dancers, original music by Guy Klucevsek and Bob Goldberg (played live by a band of accordionists), singing, and a visual installation inside the Catacombs designed by photographer Alexander Heilner. Several tombs will be open to the public. A not-to-be-missed encounter with one of Brooklyn�s great historic treasures. Rain day Sunday October 11.

Greenwood Cemetery
500 25th Street, Brooklyn
Noon and 3:30p; $free
green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/event/20/detail

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

New World Order and Darkon

New World Order 2009, 83 minutes, Darkon 2006, 93 minutes. Directors Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel, and Producers Tom Davis and Ethan Palmer will be present for a discussion following the screening. Special DVD launch screening.

From the award-winning filmmakers of the SXSW hit film Darkon, New World Order is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at conspiracy activists and the growing underground anti-globalist movement. These people seek to expose global elitists, who they claim are covertly masterminding a series of destructive events resulting in a mass breakdown of the world�s economy and society. Once the world has fallen into chaos, these same elitists will offer a plan to rebuild the economic and social structure of the world (to their liking). This concept is also known as the New World Order theory.

Union Docs
322 Union Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 6p and 8:30p; $7 suggested donation $7 per show, special double feature price of $10 uniondocs.org/new-world-order-darkon/

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Wikis Take Manhattan

Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City. Prizes include Eye-Fi Share cards, which allow wireless uploading direct from your camera to sites like Flickr, and more.

Meet at the Open Planning Project
148 Lafayette Street, between Grand and Howard, Manhattan Alternate check-in point at Columbia University Sundial, on College Walk, Manhattan Start at 1p, return at 6:30p for uploading party wikis-take.org
streetfilms.org/archives/wikis-take-manhattan/

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Flashing Lights

We are celebrating the one year anniversary of Flashing Lights with a special set by Toddla T. Flashing Lights is a monthly dance party that takes place in a dim sum restaurant in Chinatown.

Haven't been to one of the Flashing Lights parties yet? Here are pics from the last one to give you an idea. Lay out your day-glo 'fit, practice your footwork, and get ready to sweat. We'll be there waiting for you with a signature Flashing Lights drink: vodka energy drink served in a ziplock bag with a glowstick.

88 Palace
88 East Broadway, second floor, Manhattan 10p-4a; $15, $10 with RSVP

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Bike the Saturday Brooklyn Greenmarkets

Meet Greenmarket farmers, nosh your way through some of Brooklyn's finest farmers' markets, and go on a fun bike ride with Time�s Up Environmental Group and Greenmarket.

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors, and the farmers' markets are on the cusp of Fall. All this means that now is the best time to eat. Work up an appetite as we bike the Saturday Brooklyn Greenmarkets and eat Fall's bounty. The tour begins at the Greenpoint Rooftop Farm, where farmer Annie Novak will give us a tour of this stunning 6,000 square foot farm sitting atop a warehouse in industrial Brooklyn. Afterward, we�ll head to the McCarren Park market for coffee, breakfast and bike tune-ups (provided by NYC Bikes) before riding to the Brooklyn Borough Hall market for some cider pressing and cider doughnut eating. Next we�ll go to the Ft. Greene market for a worm bin composting demonstration by the Ft. Greene Compost Project folks. We'll end our insider's tour at Brooklyn's largest Greenmarket, Grand Army Plaza, with a cooking demonstration hosted by Jacques Gautier of Palo Santo and market-inspired lunch in the park with a couple of Greenmarket farmers.

Starting point Greenpoint Rooftop Farm, 44 Eagle Street, Brooklyn 8:30a-3:30p; $15
RSVP to lcarollo@greenmarket.cc
cenyc.org/biketour

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Vertical Three Ring Circus

For two nights only, the first-ever Vertical Three Ring Circus will bring trapeze artists and aerialists who have performed around the world to Trapeze School New York. Featuring the aerial performances of Suspended Cirque and Una Mimnaugh, the flying trapeze team from TSNY, and unicycle, juggling and trampoline acts, the Vertical Three Ring Circus will delight young and old alike.

The Vertical Three Ring Circus
518 W. 30th Street, Manhattan
8p; $25
Continues SUNDAY
newyork.trapezeschool.com
212 242 8769

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

As part of our yearlong Transport theme, Proteus Gowanus will host:

Dream Car and the Electric Kayak

Dream Car is a compressed copy of La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's Dream House, a permanent sound and light installation located in TriBeCa. Dream Car compresses the details of Dream House into the portable -- although lossy -- format of a Volvo station wagon. But Dream Car is not a perfect copy of Dream House; things are smaller, colors are off, sound is distorted and suggests that the car might be breaking down. The context is also different; tinted windows and loud bass recall tricked out custom cars and a culture of vanity. These distortions are some of the consequences of "transporting" ideas from one setting to another.

Peter Reich, industrial designer and creator of the Swift Folder folding bicycle, will invite viewers into his workshop next door to Proteus to show his work-in-progress on the construction of a Gowanus-ready electric kayak from everyday materials (such as plywood, cast-off motors, etc.) Jello shots and pop tarts will be served for the occasion

Proteus Gowanus
543 Union Street, Brooklyn
6p; $free
proteusgowanus.com/main/archives/1090

XXXXX SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 XXXXX

In a Dream

In the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of South Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrors -- mosaics that were created by renowned artist Isaiah Zagar. The murals chronicle his love for his wife, Julia, and subtly hint at the darker corners of an extraordinary imagination. Where Isaiah is obsessive and self-absorbed�a former Peace Corps volunteer who has become an icon in South Philly�s art community�Julia is gracious and warm. For decades, their opposing natures complemented one another perfectly. But, in a moment of great stress, just before picking up their oldest son from a rehabilitation center, the family implodes. Isaiah confesses to an affair with his assistant, is kicked out of the house, and spirals into a debilitating nervous breakdown.

A fascinating portrait of love and betrayal, artistic invention, and the enduring power of family bonds. Winner of awards far and wide, the film features music by The Books, Explosions in the Sky, Efterklang, and Kelli Scarr. Director Jeremiah Zagar, Producer Jeremy Yaches, and Executive Producer Ross Kaufman present for a discussion following the screening.

Uniondocs
322 Union Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn L train to Lorimer station
7:30p; $7 suggested
uniondocs.org/in-a-dream-dvd-launch-screening/

***** Also on SUNDAY *****

Coney Island USA, Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc., and Playful Productions present:

Cavalcade of Youth

Performers of tomorrow steal the stage today. A special showcase for young variety performers, ranging from amateurs to world-class professionals. Juvenile jugglers, diminutive dancers, adolescent acrobats and a host of other moppets and mummers present a full show of vernal vaudeville. Acts range from debuting amateurs to world-class champion performers -- all under the age of 21.

In its sixth year, the Cavalcade continues to feature an amazing array of young talent. These are the future stars of Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Coney Island Sideshow, and television. You may see juvenile unicyclists, tap dancers, magicians, clowns, and contortionists sharing the stage with Broadway-bound singers and classically trained musicians.

Although this show features all children performers, it is not your average school recital. Appropriate for all audiences, this show is definitely not just for kids.

Sideshows by the Seashore
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
5p; $10 youth, $15 adults walk-up only
bindlestiff.org
playfulproductions.com
coneyisland.com

***** Also on SUNDAY *****

Art in Odd Places presents:

U-brick-quitous

With Jean-Marc Superville Sovak. Curious about the massive brick structures that make up Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village? Where did the bricks come from, who made them, and how they were made? Take a guided tour with brick aficionado, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak that tells this story through signs visible from the brick facades of Stuytown to find out why one member of the maintenance crew describes them as �indestructible.� The tour includes maps and a Brick Lover�s Glossary of Terms. Residents of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village are invited to join the tour and contribute their valuable anecdotes.

Meet at the Northwest corner of 14th Street and First Avenue, near the subway entrance, Manhatttan 1-2p; $free
artinoddplaces.org

NOTE: Yes!

XXXXX TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 XXXXX

The October Dumpling Crawl

Steamed, fried, boiled, juicy, chewy, doughy, sweet, savory, and cheap� This after-work exploration lets you have your dumplings and eat them, too! Join us for an autumnal stroll through Chinatown to learn more about the history of the dumpling as we visit five shops in a ten-block radius. You�ll meet fellow dumpling aficionados while you sup on xiao long bao (soup dumplings), crescent-shaped jiaozi, pan-fried potstickers, and other specialties for $2 or less.

Dumpling scorecard and map provided. Pay as you go. Come hungry, leave happy.

Meet at The Pit at Sara D. Roosevelt Park Chrystie and Broome Streets, Manhattan
6:30p; $free
burningspatch@gmail.com

***** Also on TUESDAY *****

Women Behind the Lens: A Night of Women's Film

With Eye Am experimental, narrative and documentary shorts made by women. Featuring the works of Naomi White, Oriana Fox, Alana Kakoyiannis, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Naiti Gamez and Kim Hall.

Plus Chaos/Peace: the work in this bill explores the various ways we process the chaos within that can stem from personal relationships, societal pressure and global concerns with different approaches ranging from the conceptual to the completely absurd.

Artists include: Marianna Ellenberg, Hyung Sung, Liz Haley, Julie Perini, Cat Tyc, Victoria Fu, Virginia Valdes and Kitty Green.

Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, Manhattan
6:15-8:30p; $?, usually $7
vkereszi@earthlink.net
eyeamvideo.blogspot.com
victoriakereszi.net

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House of Yes/Make Fun Halloween

Get help from the pros. Kae Burke and Tara McManus have years of experience working with people to build they're character from scratch, or modify existing clothes and costumes. Best of all, you can brag to your friends that you made it. We promise, we wont tell we had a hand in it! Our workshop includes full access to the Make Fun facilities, with home and industrial sewing machines, sergers and cover stitch machines, plus pattern making materials and free fabric and trim. This $20 workshop will have you looking fabulous and teach you a thing or two. Shop our racks. We will have $5 bins of costumes and wigs plus other great deals on actual theatrical costumes, Commercial costumes both deluxe and economy and original designs by Kae Burke and 3rd Earth designs.

Make Fun Studios at the House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, between Morgan and Waterburry, , second floor, Brooklyn 7-11p; $20

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Slavoj �i�ek

Called the most dangerous philosopher in the West, Slavoj �i�ek will be speaking at the Cooper Union. Known for its combination of ruthless philosophical critique and obscene humor, Zizek�s work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, as well as film, pop culture, and current events. He is the author of over 50 books, has written and starred in the film the Pervert�s Guide to Cinema, and is the subject of Zizek! and Examined Life by filmmaker Astra Taylor. His lecture will draw on his new book "First as Tragedy, Then as Farce" to discuss the transformations of global society between September 11, 2001 and the current financial crisis. Sponsored by Verso Books and the Brecht Forum, a center for social justice, equality, and radical culture in New York City.

Cooper Union, the Great Hall
7 East 7th Street, at Astor Place, Manhattan 7p; sliding scale $10-15, $15 tickets include a free copy of Zizek�s new book First and Tragedy, Then as Farce 212 242 4201
brechtforum.org/zizek

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Zines and Beyond: Independent Publishing in the Real and the Virtual

Panelists: Michael Carter, Jim Fleming, Fly, Billy Miller and Seth Tobocman. ABC No Rio invites speakers with a wide range of backgrounds in zines, comics, radical book publishing, and independent social networking sites to share their experiences and explore the role of DIY publishing. The five panelists will present their own experiences with independent media as well as consider its role for the distribution of political content in both the digital and print form.

Zines and Beyond is the final event of Hanging Out at No Rio, a six-month project that invites nine artists to explore ABC No Rio, its history, and the changing face of the Lower East Side.

ABC No Rio
156 Rivington, Manhattan
7p; $free?
hangingout.abcnorio.org

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Bonk! The 2009 Brooklyn Honk! Festival

A Cacophonous Convergence of Brass Bands from the U.S. and Europe. The Bonk's in Brooklyn. On Thursday, Oct. 15, at a soon to be disclosed location, brass bands will coalesce on the busy streets of Brooklyn to herald the beginning of Bonk! The 2009 Brooklyn Honk! Festival, a four-day explosion of music from the global streets blasting through Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Asbury Park, N.J. Planned events include a brass band picnic, shows in a bowling alley and at a downtown party place, a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, and the requisite parades and pub crawls that only a marching band can lead. Curated by members of NYC's Hungry March Band (HMB), Rude Mechanical Orchestra (RMO), and friends, with support from MeanRed Productions, BONK! celebrates the creative movement of politically active, socially minded, and musically diverse community and semi-professional street bands working in the United States and Europe today.

Bonk!, or Brooklyn Honk!, is the NYC follow-up to the fourth annual Honk! Festival, a revolutionary street spectacle of never-before-seen proportions converging in Davis Square, Somerville, Ma, on October 9-11.

Check website for location
5:30p; $free
Continues until October 18
bonknyc.info

***** Also on THURSDAY *****

Clowns Without Borders

A fun and funny event. A benefit for Clowns Without Borders, all proceeds go to the nonprofit organization. There will be performers, a band, aerialists, and lots of people serving beer and wine.

We have a silent auction lined up , as well, with a great New England get-away, dinner at Esca, flying trapeze lessons, spa and hair salon gift certificate, Sephora gift-pak, and clown- grams, to name a few. Bill Irwin even donated some of his clown costumes to have pics taken with.

There will be music all night to dance to and some brief interruptions to watch some wonderful performers entertain. Please help us out by getting the word out there to bring people into our event for a good cause.

The Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
8p-midnight; $25-50
718 857 4816
brownpapertickets.com/event/82164
clownswithoutborders.org/events

***** Also on THURSDAY *****

Boogie Time Loco-Motion

This is a crazed dance-party TV show we are filming at the (fully professional) public television studio near Columbus Circle, and we are inviting only the most gregarious (read: not afraid to act like imbeciles) of you to come dressed in the most outrageous (read: glamorously retarded) outfits and costumes (trust us, you can't be dressed too ridiculously) to simply shake your bodies to a variety of music not normally considered dance music (from the spacerock of Tangerine Dream to the hyper-jazzrock of Mahavishnu Orchestra to goth metal and more recent odd musics). We are aiming for a post-modern Soul Train and fucked-up American Bandstand. (YouTube that shit. It's really great.) (Sorry that I love parentheses so much.) If you can break dance or do acrobatics we want you even more.

All we ask of you is that you, a) look completely absurd (but dazzling?) and, b) arrive drunk (because alcohol is not permitted at the TV studio). From there, you will have to dance (or die trying) to whatever music comes on next. The shoot is only 30 minutes.

MNN Studios
537 West 59th street between 10th and 11th avenues, Manhattan 11p sharp until 11:30p; $free
EmpireGoodnessyahoo.com

***** Also on THURSDAY *****

The Bushwick Wildlife Preserve gives you the second installment of:

Warehouse Thursdays

Hate the cold? Not really feeling it getting darker sooner and sooner? That trillion dollar stimulus package not paying your rent? Your tan from "summer" already gone? Need to blow off some steam, let your hair down and just rock out before it becomes unbearable to journey past the bodega?

Two amazing bands to get the blood pumping. The Smyrk and Andriana Santiago. One DJ to shake your bones all night. DJ Rookie.

The House Of Yes
342 Maujer, near Morgan, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street station
9p; $7 BYOB

XXXXX UPCOMING XXXXX

• Rubulad, October 16
• NYC Decom, October 17

XXXXX ONGOING XXXXX

• Better Rock Shows. Nonsense does not straight list rock shows in New York unless they occur in tandem with puppet shows or jump rope tournaments or in subway tunnels or in graveyards. For listings of good shows, especially shows that feature independent bands at quality venues like Death by Audio and those booked by hard-working promoters like Todd P or Sleep When Dead, consult resources like ohmyrockness.com, brooklynvegan.com/, sleepwhendeadnyc.com/calendar/, or the lively New York Happenings listserve on Yahoo groups launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/nyhappenings/. For the most exhaustive list of underground shows at unusual venues, track down a copy of the extremely useful -- and handsome -- Showpaper.

***** ONGOING: FRIDAYS *****

• Manhattan Critical Mass. Union Square, 17th Street and Broadway, Manhattan. Last FRIDAY of the month. 7p; $free.
• Brooklyn Critical Mass. Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Second FRIDAY of the month. 7p; $free.

***** ONGOING: SATURDAYS *****

• Floating Cabaret. Trapeze, burlesque, song, dance. Hosted by Olga and Bjorn. Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, Brooklyn. 10p doors, $10. 718 222 8500. galapagosartspace.com.
• Night Kayaking Tours, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Explore: Coney Island submarine, creepy Governors Island, gross Gowanus Canal, and money-making Manhattan. Website: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddrw24x5_167dxdpf3d9
• Rock and Roll 101. Watch music documentaries projected on the wall. St. Jerome's, 155 Rivington, between Clinton and Suffolk, Manhattan. 4-9p; $free.
• Barefoot Boogie: No shooze no booze. The Boogie is a not-for-profit alcohol-free event that happens every second and fourth SATURDAY of the month. Insight Meditation Center, 28 West 27th Street, 10th floor, buzzer No. 27. 8:30p-12:30a. barefootboogie.org

***** ONGOING: SUNDAYS *****

• CrazyTown / Locoville. Odd open mike hosted by Steph Sabelli. Weirdoes welcome and encouraged. Under St. Marks Theater, 94 St. Marks, at First Avenue, Manhattan. 9p sign up-1a; $free.
• Grub. A cheap, simple dinner for strangers and co-conspirators. Rubulad home base, 338 Flushing, at Classon, Brooklyn. G train to Flushing or Classon stations, J,M,Z to Marcy, B61 bus to Flushing. First and third SUNDAYS, 6:30p doors, 7p dinner; $pay what you want, and bring your own booze. suckapants.com/grub.html
• Church of Craft, group crafting. Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street, third floor, Brooklyn. 2-6p; $free. churchofcraft.org/
• NYC Bike Polo. No experience needed. We'll show you how to play. We have mallets and balls; bring your bicycle. 1:30-5p-ish (or later if it's really nice out); $free. Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Broome between Chrystie and Forsyth, Manhattan. groups.myspace.com/NYCBIKEPOLO

***** ONGOING: MONDAYS *****

• Demonstration of the Great Organ, there are five organs in the beautiful St. John the Divine church up on Amsterdam Avenue, but the most impressive is the Great Organ. The head organist is giving a demonstration on how the organ functions. 1p; $free. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan.
• Church of Craft. Weekly crafting. 6-9p; $free. Spacecraft, 355 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. spacecraftbrooklyn.com/, churchofcraft.org
• Glasslands Gallery Variety and Game Night. All ages, free sangria 8-8:30p, live music, video, and bingo. The Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Avenue, between South 1st and 2nd streets, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8p; $free. glasslands.blogspot.com/ and myspace.com/theglasslands
• Free movie screenings. Double feature, with free popcorn. The Lovin Cup, 93 N. 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 9p; $free. myspace.com/movienightqueen
• Aerial Open Work Out. Come play in 29 feet of vertical fun. Use our silks, lyras, and trapezes, or rig your own. 8-10p; $15, Sky Box, 342 Maujer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, L train to Grand Street. 585 507 1770. RSVP to skybox.info@gmail.com
• Williamsburg Spelling Bee, compete for bar tab at a real adult spelling bee, every other MONDAY, 7:30p; free, Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn. petescandystore.com
• The Big Quiz Thing. NYC's live trivia spectacular. Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery, at Spring, Manhattan. Two Mondays a month. 7p doors; $7, $200 grand prize.
• Show and Tell. Each performer gets seven minutes. Writing contest and Beer Walk for free beer. Hosted by the O'Debra Twins. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, Manhattan.

***** ONGOING: TUESDAYS *****

• Jugglers Anonymous: The Pratt Chapter. All ages and abilities welcome to practice juggling and related arts. Student Union, Pratt Institute (200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn) 7:30-11p $free jugglenyc.com/clubs.html

***** ONGOING: WEDNESDAYS *****

• Drink N Draw. Art. Nudity. Beer. We provide the beer and the model, you bring your drawing tools of choice. 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan, Brooklyn. Second and fourth WEDNESDAYS 8-10.30p; $15, or $20 for two. afenton3rdward.com, 3rdward.com/.

***** ONGOING: THURSDAYS *****

• Carmine Street Jugglers. All levels welcome to practice juggling and related arts. 7:30-9:30p. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, corner Varick and Clarkson, Manhattan. Club is free, but building requires NYC Parks and Recreation membership ($free-$75 per year). jugglenyc.com/clubs.html
• The Lower East Side Community Choir, a non-auditioned choir that believes that everyone can sing and that singing together in harmony with others is essential for personal and community health and vitality. Our repertoire is eclectic. If you love a cappella music and want to be able to join a drop-in gathering of like minded people, then this is for you. Lower East Side Girls Club, 56 East 1st Street, Manhattan. 7-9p; $donations. ubuntuchoirs.net/locator_United_States.php
• Private Ear Audio Theatre: Radio Plays. 8:30p; $?. Brooklyn Lyceum. privateear.org
• $mall �hange and House of Yes present: No Parking on the Dancefloor. Next party: July 30. A party bringing it back to dancing. Basically we do not have any kind of dogma or judgment. Do what feels comfortable to you and be respectful to those around ya, that's basically all we ask. Different DJs every time. House of Yes, 342 Maujer, near Morgan, Brooklyn. Every third THURSDAY, 9ish-midnightish (starts/ends early); $5-10 suggested donation. NOTE: This event is every third Thursday, not every Thursday. Also, sometimes they cancel the event for some reason or another. You should check first: smallchange666@gmail.com
• Carmine Street Jugglers. All levels welcome to practice juggling and related arts. 7:30-9:45p. Club is free, but building requires NYC Parks and Recreation membership ($0-$75 per year). http://jugglenyc.com/clubs.html
• Rocky Sullivan's Pub Quiz, with Quizmaster Scott M.X. Turner. 8:30p; $free admission, potable prizes. Rocky Sulivan's, 34 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn. rockysullivans.com/quiz.html

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What have you been wishing for? Collaborators, grant monies, a new home? Please send brief listings to Alita at alitanonsensenyc.com. We only list available apartments, lofts, studios, and one-off rentals -- not spaces wanted.

***** ARTY STUFF *****

• Chashama Gallery is seeking female visual artists living in Queens for a November exhibit at its newest gallery space in Jamaica. Any medium, any size, any subject matter is welcome. Contact Kate, sharkbrains(at)gmail.com ASAP. See chashama.org
• Seeking a trombonist and female vocalist: Apocalypse Five and Dime, a band with a banjo, violin, tuba, saxophone, bass drum, and multiple singers, needs a trombonist and female lead vocalist. We are a little bit folky, a little bit brassy, a little bit punk/ragtime, a little bit queer, and a little bit like if Billy Bragg joined Fugazi and gave them horns and fiddles. And if he wasn't British. Nearly all the parts are written and arranged with improvisation encouraged and some solos. We have about 10 songs down and more new ones to come. Parts aren't that difficult but are really fun. For the near future we aren't really looking at paying gigs, but more playing for fun and for our friends (eventually, of course, this will make us all rich). We practice once a week (still working on setting up a permanent day) and have been playing about two gigs per month. For the trombonist, ability to read music and memorize a necessity, solo skills a big plus. For the vocalist, reading i sn't necessary but the ability to harmonize (and help write harmonies) is important. There are female leads on about half the songs, and harmonies for the other half. Ability to play an instrument a plus: ukulele, mandolin, hand percussion, or a high brass instrument like trumpet or alto horn. Send an email with a little bit about yourself to philandrews.cir(at)gmail.com or earthtobecca(at)riseup.net. NOTE: we heart them!
• Registration now open for the Fifth Annual Casserole Party: It's cold. I'm broke. And you're hungry. It's time for a casserole. Or 30. The Fifth Annual Casserole Party will be held Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Label, 180 Franklin Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Registration will be open until October 15 or until all 30 spots are filled. This event is not open to the public; general casserole lovers wishing to attend must first register. Entrants can register and read the rules and regulations at casserolecrazy.com. Emily Farris, casserolecrazy(at)gmail.com
• Haunted House of Yes seeking Artstars: We are currently accepting submissions from artists of all types to contribute to Haunted House of Yes. There is a small budget, all the materials you can use and unlimited creative license allotted for this project. The Haunted House of Yes will run Friday October 30th, 7p � 2a and Saturday October 31, 10p � 2a. As an installation artist you do not have to physically be there on October 31, (although the more committed you are, the more seriously we'll take you)! Contact Anya, info(at)thehouseofyes.org to express interest in contributing to something you've wanted to do since you were a kid.
• Are you a talented artist, musician, dancer or performer? No? Awesome! NYC Decom doesn't care whether you're the next Picasso or got an F on your Thanksgiving hand turkey in the second grade. Your contribution could be a lovingly hand-crafted work of thought-provoking genius, or a bunch of crap you found in your basement and cobbled together with Krazy Glue. You could wow us with your virtuosic physical prowess and artistic integrity, or flail around in a unitard singing Yankee Doodle Dandy off-key. At Burning Man, everyone is an artist ... and at Decom, everyone will pretend to love your crappy art. Got something to bring and share? All we ask is that you tell us ... and soon. The deadline for submitting projects is October 10. So hurry up and dust off your Chakra-Kinetic Blinky Moop Mobile or start practicing that Epic Jungian Striptease you've always been too embarrassed to perform more than five feet from your bedroom mirror with the door locked - Decom is your chance t o be an Art Star. Anyone who wants to participate in Burning Man's Decompression Party this year on October 17, contactinfo@nycdecompression.org.

***** SPACES *****

• Looking for someone to sublet my apartment from November 1 through May 2010. Four-room railroad (furnished), approximately 800 square feet, loft bed, good light, roof access, nice neighbors. Free wifi (due to the nice neighbors). One block from the Grand stop on the L train (10 minutes from downtown Manhattan), 10 minute walk to G or J/M/Z line. Easy biking distance from Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, Long Island City, Bushwick...you get the picture. Nonindustrial, safe but ungentrified neighborhood with all amenities close by. My neighborhood is seriously awesome and I love it a lot. Tons of restaurants, good bars, laundry right downstairs. It's close to 3rd Ward, House of Yes, HiChristina and even Union Pool if that's your thing. All yours for $1200. Email airelant(at)gmail.com.

XXXXX SPECTRE PRIORITY XXXXX

Before we had a name, the Spectre Event Horizon Group used to meet at a bar to commiserate about the news and trade what our business friends call best practices. The group has expanded since then, but it remains premised on smartening the crowd mind. There are no subject limits; our favorite is our sci-fi present, and we like anything that goes toward a better understanding of human behavior and ecology. Our basic idea is to connect minds with mind-blowing information and create a space for the informal trade of specialized investigative research, presented for the non-specialist.

The Spectre email list, which is a separate group from this column, is a moderated open forum. People are encouraged to join and to post. This section is compiled for Nonsense by J. Sinopoli. Contact us at spectre.event.horizon.groupgmail.com or spectregroup.org. Some of what came in this week:

***** Where Ships Go to Die *****

http://spectregroup.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/where-ships-go-to-die/

The Ghost Fleet Of Johor
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1212013/Revealed-The-ghost-fleet-recession-anchored-just-east-Singapore.html Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore

The tropical waters that lap the jungle shores of southern Malaysia could not be described as a paradisical shimmering turquoise. They are more of a dark, soupy green. They also carry a suspicious smell. But there is something slightly odder which I can't immediately put my finger on. Then I have it - the 750ft-long merchant vessel is standing absurdly high in the water. The low waves don't even bother the lowest mark on its Plimsoll line. It's the same with all the ships parked here, and there are a lot of them. Close to 500. An armada of freighters with no cargo, no crew, and without a destination between them. Nearby, as we meander in searing midday heat and dripping humidity between the hulls of the silent armada, a young European offi cer peers at us from the bridge of an oil tanker owned by the world's biggest container shipping line, Maersk. We circle and ask to go on board, but are waved away by two Indian crewmen who appear to be the only other people on the ship. 'T hey are telling us to go away,' the boat driver explains. 'No one is supposed to be here. They are very frightened of pirates.'

Local fisherman Ah Wat, 42, who for more than 20 years has made a living fishing for prawns from his home in Sungai Rengit, says: 'Before, there was nothing out there - just sea. Then the big ships just suddenly came one day, and every day there are more of them. Some of them stay for a few weeks and then go away. But most of them just stay. You used to look from here straight over to Indonesia and see nothing but a few passing boats. Now you can no longer see the horizon.' The size of the idle fleet becomes more palpable when the ships' lights are switched on after sunset. From the small fishing villages that dot the coastline, a seemingly endless blaze of light stretches from one end of the horizon to another. Standing in the darkness among the palm trees and bamboo huts, as calls to prayer ring out from mosques further inland, is a surreal and strangely disorientating experience. It makes you feel as if you are adrift on a dark sea, staring at a city of light.

As daylight creeps across the waters, flags of convenience from destinations such as Panama and the Bahamas become visible. In reality, though, these vessels belong to some of the world's biggest Western shipping companies. And the sickness that has ravaged them began far away - in London, where the industry's heart beats, and where the plummeting profits and hugely reduced cargo prices are most keenly felt. You may wish to know this because, if ever you had an irrational desire to charter one, now would be the time. This time last year, an Aframax tanker capable of carrying 80,000 tons of cargo would cost �31,000 a day ($50,000). Now it is about �3,400 ($5,500).

Three thousand miles north-east of the ghost fleet of Johor, the shipbuilding capital of the world rocks to an unpunctuated chorus of hammer-guns blasting rivets the size of dustbin lids into shining steel panels that are then lowered onto the decks of massive new vessels. As the shipping industry teeters on the brink of collapse, the activity at boatyards like Mokpo and Ulsan in South Korea all looks like a sick joke. But shipbuilding is a horrendously hard market to plan. There is a three-year lag between the placing of an order and the delivery of a ship. The labours of today's Korean shipbuilders merely represent the completion of contracts ordered in the fat years of 2006 and 2007. Those ships will now sail out into a global economy that no longer wants them. 'Whole communities in places like Mokpo and Ulsan are involved in shipbuilding,' Wallis says. 'So far the shipyards are continuing to work, but there have hardly been any new orders in the past year. In 2011, the sh ipyards will simply run out of ships to build.'

Stranded Sailors, Disowned Ships
http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/04/stranded.ship/ Stranded Pakistani seamen pray for Texas deliverance / December 4, 1998

Five miles off South Padre Island, Texas, a Pakistani freighter is anchored in a seafarer's limbo. "Please, for God's sake, help us. We are dying," pleaded Maqsood Ahmed, the desperate captain of the Pakistani-flagged Delta Pride. The captain and his crew, 22 men in all, have been stranded in the Gulf of Mexico for nearly five months after the ship's owner, Star Shipping Lines, went bankrupt. For most of that time, the 738-foot Delta Pride, which has no cargo, was anchored off Tampico, Mexico, before moving last week to the Texas Gulf coast. There is little fuel or water on board. For a time, the only food was rotting potatoes and mildewed cabbage. Most of the crew are suffering from sores and skin rashes. In addition, they have not been paid in almost two years. The Coast Guard says the crew radioed on November 24th that its provisions were exhausted. The message called for food, water and medical attention. A doctor and emergency provisions have been sent. Crew members don' t have passports so, for now, they are barred from U.S. shores and the Coast Guard will not allow the Delta Pride to dock in nearby Brownsville. However, the Coast Guard said any crew member who has a medical emergency will be brought ashore immediately. The bankruptcy of the ship's owners has left the crew without a way to get home. The Allied Bank of Pakistan holds the lien on the craft. A ship service company hired by the bank has paid for a small amount of fuel. Brownsville maritime organizations have donated food and water to last for a few weeks. Five times a day, the ship's Muslim crew spreads prayer mats on the rusty deck and prays to Allah. Captain Ahmed also recalls looking at his last $10 bill on a nightstand as he asked for guidance. "It's written, IN GOD WE TRUST, and I said, 'Thank God I got my answer. You told me to go to America.'"

Repo Man, International Waters
http://www.vesselextractions.com/
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/01/local/me-repoman1 This repo man drives off with ocean freighters If repossessing a used Chevrolet can be tricky, consider retrieving the Aztec Express, a 700-foot cargo ship under guard in Haiti as civil unrest spread through the country. Only a few repo men possess the guile and resourcefulness for such a job. One of them is F. Max Hardberger, of Lacombe, La. Since 1991, the 58-year-old attorney and ship captain has surreptitiously sailed away about a dozen freighters from ports around the world. "I'm sure there are those who would like to add me to a list of modern pirates of the Caribbean, but I do whatever I can to protect the legal rights of my clients," said Hardberger, whose company, Vessel Extractions in New Orleans, has negotiated the releases of another dozen cargo ships and prevented the seizures of many others. His line of work regularly takes him to a corner of the maritime industry still plagued by pirates, underhanded business practices and corrupt government officials. "International waters," Hardberger said, "are worse tha n the Wild West. In many ways, there is little or no opportunity to avenge the wrongs people have done to you." Before repossessing a ship, they make sure the vessel has been seized illegally and the claims filed against it are fraudulent. If negotiations and legal methods fail, the company will proceed with an extraction, a step that might include payments to local officials if a nation's government is corrupt. Those payments, Hardberger said, are made under exceptions in the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits U.S. citizens from bribing foreign officials to retain or obtain business. "In a rogue state, you can't tie your hands behind you," Hardberger said. "It is common to find that the court system is rife with corruption."

Alang : Where Ships Go To Die
http://www.wesjones.com/shipbreakers.htm http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/bigbreak/resources.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/alang-the-place-where-ships-go-to-die-1779656.html Thanks to recession, Gujarat's ship-breaking yards are booming, but the impact on the environment is toxic

It is known as the graveyard of ships, a place where ageing vessels are torn apart by unskilled labourers and the metal then sold on as scrap. The scrapping of ships in South Asia � Bangladesh and Pakistan are also major scrappers � is a rudimentary, almost medieval affair. Ships are allowed to beach on the sands and then armies of men with little or no training pull apart the ships with hand-tools. Toxic substances such as mercury and asbestos are allowed to seep into the environment. One of the attractions to the ship owners of having their vessels dismantled here is that the ship breakers in this part of the world receive little of the regulatory oversight that takes place in Europe or the US. Over the last 10 months, the scrappers at Alang in Gujarat have received and dismantled around 280 ships, up from 163 during the same period a year earlier. Some breakers believe that over a 12-month period from January, they might reach a total of 400 ships. On the edge of Alang a h uge flea market has sprung up, selling multifarious equipment and fittings taken from the ships. Locals say that when an owner decides to scrap a vessel, they rarely have the time or opportunity to make a full assessment of the value of such things. As a result, the flea market sells everything from ships motors and cutlery sets to fridges and lifeboats at bargain prices. "Last year I bought a torque wrench here for about 3,500 rupees (�44), which would have cost me 50,000 on the open market," Vasant Pachal, an engineering workshop owner from the city of Vadodara, recently told The Hindustan Times while browsing at the market. "Apart from the great deals, I get to see the latest in technology every time I come here."

XXXXX LEARNING XXXXX

We look for the sort of classes you circled in college course catalogs but never managed to fit into your schedule. And we also look for the kind of things that no college could teach. Cheap and eclectic is the rule, though all rules get broken occasionally, and we especially love workshops, round-tables, and teachers who won't take your work out of your hands and show you how to do it right. One-time listings are categorized, with general recurring classes at the end. We thrive on your suggestions, so make sure to tell us about upcoming classes that you think are nifty-keen.

Learning is compiled and edited weekly by Libby Sentz. Send listings, announcements, and corrections to her at libbysentz(at)me.com.

***** LEARNING: SATURDAY *****

Brooklyn Skillshare

Free classes in Kombucha (fermented tea) brewing, bike mechanics 101, screenprinting, DIY electronic audio, cooking with raw food, burlesque, and more! Gowanus Studio Space hosts the first Brooklyn Skillshare, a daylong community-based learning workshop with five blocks of 90-minute classes, three classes per block. This will be a recurring daylong event of learning, making, sharing, and doing.

119 8th Street, Brooklyn
10a-6p, $free
megwatchter(at)gmail.com
brooklynskillshare.org

***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****

Pinup Workshop

A two-day intensive introduction to pin-up. Students will learn about business principles of modeling and the history of the pin-up. There will also be a hair and make-up demo and time will be spent working on posing and movement. All of this will culminate in a photo shoot, where the students will be given access to the images for learning what does and doesn't work for them and for promotional purposes. Continues Sunday.

44 Stewart Avenue, Brooklyn
10a-4p, $?
studio.noir.nyc(at)gmail.com

***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****

Blender 101: User Interface and Basic Modeling

Most commercial software for 3-D computer-generated design has been far out of reach for the average consumer, in terms of price and ease of use. Blender 3-D is a complete, professional 3-D content creation package, and what's more, it is open source (read: free). In Blender 101, students will gain basic knowledge about 3-D design concepts, Blender's modeling tools, and Box Modeling techniques. You will walk away with your own 3-D design and a rendered image. Participants gain connection to an extremely successful open source community and the tools and knowledge to begin creating the movie/game/product of their dreams. Hosted by NYCResistor, a community hacker space whose members are pioneering the art of 3-D printing.

NYC Resistor Hackspace
397 Bridge Street, Floor 5, Brooklyn
5-7p, $50
blender.org

***** LEARNING: Also on SATURDAY *****

Pop Star Dance Workout

Electro-hop girl-group Suspicious Package is offering this class, where you'll "bust ass like a celeb" as part of its October-only Jazzercise-Your-Ass-Off class series. Also in the series: Coed Striptease Tuesdays at 7p (dress in layers and prepare to bare all) and Coed Bikini Beach Party Thursdays at 7p (dress for the sun).

Traif Bike Geschaft
99 South Sixth Street, Williamsburg
4-5:30p, $15 with pre-registration if you say the word "buns" Other discounts available
suspiciouspackage.info

***** LEARNING: SUNDAY *****

Indoor Bonsai Basics

Learn the techniques, materials, and traditions of bonsai culture. You'll work on a pre-bonsai houseplant in class, re-potting it into a Japanese container, pruning it, and wiring it into an appropriate style. You'll also learn how to care for your bonsai at home. Bring small pruners or surgical shears (or purchase them in class); all other materials will be provided, including the BBG handbook Growing Bonsai Indoors.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
10a-3:30p, $85 (members), $92 (nonmembers) 718-623-7220
bbg.org/edu/adult/

***** LEARNING: TUESDAY *****

The Soundrack of Outer Space

Secret Science Club presents a lecture by superstar astrophysicist Janna Levin, a Barnard College professor and award-winning author. She's in hot pursuit of cosmic drumbeats and the info they carry about the universe. When two spinning black holes orbit each other, they create gravitational waves�essentially ripples in the fabric of space-time�that cause the cosmos to �ring like a drum.� Levin will discuss the interstellar search and two far-reaching space-science experiments�LIGO and LISA�that seek to capture and �hear� the beatbox of the universe for the first time. Doors open at 7:30p; bring ID.

The Bell House
149 Seventh Street, Brooklyn
8p, $free
secretscienceclub(at)gmail.com
secretscienceclub.blogspot.com

***** LEARNING: Also on TUESDAY *****

The Writer in the City: A Fiction-Writing Workshop

Join Henry Chang, a New York Times�praised novelist and Chinatown native, for a "total immersion" creative approach to voice, characterization, and setting. In this six-class workshop, students will write at various locations throughout Chinatown, which will serve as sites of inspiration, incorporated in prompts, story brainstorms, and various writing exercises. Be prepared to open up creative channels you didn't realize existed while New York City's Chinatown is your muse. Fiction writers, poets, and nonfiction writers of all levels and genres are welcome. After the first class at Confucius Plaza, Friday classes will meet at The Workshop, 16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A.

The Asian American Writers' Workshop
Confucius Plaza (the first class only)
Bowery and Pell Street, Manhattan
6:30-8p, Tuesdays and Fridays through October 30 $200 (members), $225 (nonmembers)
aaww.org/events_workshops.html

***** LEARNING: WEDNESDAY *****

Make Fun: Halloween Workshop

Make Fun Studios at House of Yes invites you into the costume studio to make your best Halloween costume ever. The workshop includes full access to the Make Fun facilities, with home and industrial sewing machines, sergers and cover stitch machines, pattern-making materials, and free fabric and trim. You'll get help from pros Kae and Tara, who have years of experience helping folks to build their character from scratch or to modify existing clothes and costumes. There will also be items from the House of Yes costume collection on sale�$5 bins of costumes and wigs plus other great deals on fabulous designs. Continues Wednesdays until Halloween.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
7-11p, $20
kaeburke(at)gmail.com
houseofyes.org

***** LEARNING: Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Intro to Bookmaking

Participants will learn a variety of bookmaking structures complete at least six samples. Attention will be paid to the relationship of form to function of the books, as well invention of novel forms based on the unique materials found at Materials for the Arts. This session, led by teaching artist and educator Joy Suarez, will cover envelope and accordion books. Materials for the Arts
33-00 Northern Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Long Island City
4:30-7p, $10
mfta.org/event/show/intro_to_bookmaking_221

***** LEARNING: THURSDAY *****

The Art of the Samurai Sword

Kinesis Project at NYR Studios is happy to announce that they will be offering a new samurai sword class. The martial art, called �Siljun Dobup� in Korean, focuses on the drawing and sheathing of the blade, and making �the perfect cut.� Siljun Dobup draws heavily from traditional Japanese iaido (the way of the sword), and emphasizes development of the the mind, body, and spirit through a series of practiced motions and katas, or forms. It is practiced individually (without partners) and places emphasis on safety and respect. Students begin training with a wooden "practice" sword and then graduate to a blunted �real� sword after demonstrate in a test an understanding of sword safety and the basic movements. In addition to the health benefits, practitioners develop increased reaction time and mental focus. Led by Raab Rashi, a certified blackbelt. First-timers get a free introductory lesson.

The Workman�s Circle
NYR Studios
45 East 33rd Street, Sixth Floor, Manhattan 6-7p, $free intro lesson ($15 per class) 201-317-9517
raabrashi(at)gmail.com
swordclass.blogspot.com

***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****

The Iron Pour

Continuing a 3,000-year-old tradition, 3rd Ward offers the Iron Pour. Participants will translate their own styrofoam models and simple 3-D objects into cast iron. Using a modified steel trash can as a furnace and old radiators smashed into little pieces, you'll find out how simple the process of casting iron is�and how little it has changed over the years. Participants will learn sand-mold-making processes, how to cast iron, and how to properly finish the casting. The iron pour itself will be an event to remember; students are invited to bring their friends to the spectacle. Led by Wyatt Nash and Timothy Dowse, the four-class session runs October 15, 18, 25, and 26 (times vary). Mention Nonsense NYC when you register (deadline October 12) for a 10% discount on this class.

3rd Ward
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
First class: 7-10p
$360 (members), $450 (nonmembers)
$125 equipment fee
3rdward.com/calendar

***** LEARNING: Also on THURSDAY *****

Starting a Children's Garden

Would you like to develop a children's garden at your school, block association, or neighborhood organization? This workshop will provide tips for adult leaders who want to organize a children's gardening program. Lis Thomas and Sara Scott show how to plan your program and what tools and plant materials are needed to get growing. You will receive a free activity booklet and visit our children's education greenhouse for hands-on activities.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
6-8p; $free; registration required
718-623-7200
bbg.org/edu/adult/community.html

***** LEARNING: ONGOING *****

BODY

• African dance with Sandella at the Booker T. Washington Middle School gym, 103 West 108th Street. Manhattan. Fridays 6:30-8p; $free. 212-942-3566. (The class airs on Time Warner channel 56 Wednesdays at 2p.)
• Self-defense at St. Mark's Church. Manhattan. Wednesdays 7:30-8:30p; $free. mkdkarate.com/classes.html
• Kayaking on the Hudson River. Slots are 20 minutes, but kayakers may go more than once. Manhattan. Weather permitting, Saturdays and Sundays (through October 11) 10a-5p; $free. nycgovparks.org/parks/riversideparksouth/events/166151
• Canoeing and kayaking in Hallets Cove. Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City. Weather permitting, Sundays (through October 25) 1p; $free. licboathouse.org
• Free Cuban salsa and Afro-Cuban dance at Nola Studios. Manhattan. First Tuesday of each month 7-9p, $free. salsonera(at)gmail.com
• Power vinyasa with Hosh Yoga in McCarren Park. Manhattan. Saturdays 3p; $donation. hoshyoga.org/schedule.html
• Afro-Haitian dance with Mikerline Pierre at Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue, 16th floor. Manhattan. Saturdays 4-5:30p; $12. NOTE: Mikerline is also searching among students to add new dancers to her folkloric troupe. libbysentz(at)me.com
• Congolese dance with Funmilayo at Resurgent Fitness, Brooklyn, Wednesdays 6-7:30p; at Black River Dance, Harlem, Thursdays 7:30-9p; Alvin Ailey Extension, Manhattan, Sundays 3-4:30p. $varies. fushadance(at)aol.com
• Balkan folk dance at the Hungarian House. Manhattan. Wednesdays 6:30-8p; $12. nycfolkdance.org
• Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu at Triskelion Arts. Brooklyn. Training is centered on jissen gata combat fighting. Membership is selective, but you may attend the first class without paying dues. Saturdays 5-7p, Sundays 2�4p. triskelionarts.org/events.htm#classesoffered
• Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art and dance, with Capoeira Angola Quintal. Manhattan. Various days; $15. afrobrazilarts.org/newyorkcapoeira/index.htm
• Parkour workshops. Manhattan. Sundays 4p; $15+. nyparkour.com
• Aerial yoga. Manhattan and Williamsburg. Various days; $20. aerialyoga.com
• Group tightwire walking and foot juggling workshop at Trapeze Loft. Williamsburg. Sundays 5-6p; $25. thetrapezeloft.com
• Trampoline at Streb Lab for Action Mechanics. Brooklyn. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7-8:30p; $25. streb.org/V2/school/adults.html
• Co-ed nonsexual naked yoga. Manhattan. Various days; $?. groups.yahoo.com/group/coyoga/

BRAIN

• Open craft/hack nights at NYC Resistor. Brooklyn. Thursdays 6-9p; $free. nycresistor.com/2008/11/22/open-craft-hack-nights-on-thursdays/
• Math studies at the School of Mathematics, which cultivates a natural, stress-free environment where everyone can explore, study, and discover mathematics. Prior knowledge is not assumed. Brooklyn. Various days; $free. thewe.net/math
• Writing with constraints at the Writhings Society. Practice writing with arbitrary, sometimes mathematical, rules invented by the French group Oulipo and others; no experience necessary. Brooklyn. Wednesdays 6:30-8:30p; $5+. proteusgowanus.com

HANDS

• Knitting for beginners by Gotta Knit! in Bryant Park, Upper Terrace. Manhattan. Tuesdays 1:30-3p. $free. Pre-register: 212-989-3030.
• Craft-On (fun with yarn, thread, and more) with Church of Craft. Brooklyn. Various days; $free. churchofcraft.org/2008/10/01/welcome-nyc-crafters/
• Freegan Bike Workshop: Learn how to turn found bike parts into working bicycles and build your own bike. Brooklyn. Wednesdays and Saturdays; $free. 123communityspace.org/event
• Project Film School's film-theory freeschool with a weekly screening series and online resources. Brooklyn. Sunday nights; $free. projectfilmschool.org
• Bicycle repair classes at Time's Up! Manhattan and Brooklyn. Various days. $free. times-up.org/index.php?page=bike-co-op
• Home-improvement classes, from tiling to drywall repair, at Home Depot stores. Saturdays and Sundays; $free. homeimproverclub.com/workshops.aspx?Type=3
• The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing and mending. Participants bring their broken objects and put them on a large, common fixing table and share ideas and techniques for repairing, mending, enhancing, or repurposing the objects. Brooklyn. Thursdays 6-9p; $5. proteusgowanus.com/main/fixers-collective
• Beading classes at Brooklyn Bead Box. Various days; $varies. brooklynbeadbox.com/classes.html
• Classes in the needle arts at Brooklyn General Store. Various days; $varies. brooklyngeneral.com/classes.htm
• Knitting and spinning classes at the Yarn Tree. Various days; $varies. theyarntree.com/studio/classes/
• Screenprinting at 123 Printshop. Brooklyn. Fridays 5-8p and Saturdays 3-5p; $3+. 123communityspace.org/program/screenprinting-workshop-50
• Figure drawing at Brooklyn Artists Gym. Mondays 6:30-9p and Saturdays 12-3p; $8+. brooklynartistsgym.com/events.html#workshops
• Mosaic workshops. Manhattan. Wednesdays 1-4p and 6-9p; $100 for four-class workshop. newyorkartworld.com/things/things-mosaic.html
• Fire the Lazzzor!, learn to rapid prototype using the 35 Watt Epilog Laser. Brooklyn. Second Sunday of each month 2-5p; $75. nycresistor.com

GRAB BAG

• Night School at House of Yes. A different workshop each week on everything from whistling to wine tasting. Email kaeburke(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting your own workshop. Brooklyn. Wednesdays 9p; $varies. houseofyes.org/events/
• 3rd Ward offers multi- and interdisciplinary courses in visual art, technology, and fabrication. Various days; $varies. 3rdward.com/classes
• Didgeridoo classes in Prospect Park for music, meditation, and healing. Saturdays; $10. didgeproject.com
• Gearilla!, a street theater workshop (on bikes). Various locations. Tuesdays 2p; $10+. monicahunken.com/classes.html
• Creative arts classes at Spoke the Hub. Brooklyn. Various days; $varies. spokethehub.org
• First aid for cats and dogs. Manhattan. Saturdays 10-2p; $65 (if purchased online). nyredcross.org/viewclass.php/prmCID/32/month/08/year/2009

XXXXX HELP XXXXX

It is a wonderful thing, to help. Helping strengthens communities and allows you to meet new friends. With that in mind, we look for one-day volunteer opportunities with no long-term commitment required. We want to be open to fresh ideas and think of help in a broad way. These listings could include anything from a large-scale day-long service project to a local theatre company that needs volunteers for load-in; from an artist looking for film extras to a community garden that needs a few extra hands. Our goal is simply to help groups or individuals that serve the greater good in small but significant ways. Know of any existing opportunities? Looking for ways to help out? Need volunteers to get your own community project off the ground? Send your requests to Rob Voigt at robpastyvoigt(at)gmail.com.

***** HELP: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 *****

The Brooklyn Regional Service Project

Join over 100 buildOn students from all over Brooklyn and Manhattan and help beautify the Grand Street Campus, where we have 3 buildOn schools. We will plant trees and flowers, paint murals, lead arts & crafts tables for neighborhood children, and flyer for an Opera concert that is airing at the school the same day!

The Grand Street Camp, 850 Grand Street, Brooklyn 9a-1p
Youngha Yu, 917-509-5157
youngha.yu(at)gs.com

***** HELP: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 *****

CFY Warehouse Volunteer

Our goal at Computers for Youth (CFY) is to help low-income middle school students do better in school by improving their learning environment at home. In order to do this, CFY targets middle schools in high poverty areas and offers all sixth graders and their parents a free computer-based home learning center filled with interactive educational software.

These computers are donated to CFY, refurbished, loaded with software, and given to families. We need volunteers to come in to help us prep and polish our computers before they are sent to our families. No previous experience is necessary!

44-36 Vernon Boulevard, Queens
6-8:30p
volunteermatch.org/search/opp590030.jsp

***** HELP: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 *****

Light the Night

Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada, families, friends, neighbors and teams from local businesses and national companies come together for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS's) Light The Night Walk events to bring help and hope to people battling blood cancers. Manhattan's walk is coming up this Thursday, and 650 volunteers are needed to make the event a success. Areas in need of volunteers on the day of include check-in, set up, balloon duty, cheering, and food/refreshments. This is a great opportunity to spend an evening out in the fresh air in support of a very worthy cause by participating in this deeply meaningful event.

Fulton and South Streets, Pier 17, Manhattan 5:30-8:30p
lightthenight.org/nyc/localchapter/volunteer

***** HELP: UPCOMING *****

• October 25: Please join the Street Project at Fort Tyron Park in Washington Heights on Sunday, October 25, for a bit of community gardening! All we will be needing is a group of focused people, and we will provide all necessary tools including gloves. First time gardeners welcome! For more information and to sign up, visit http://www.streetproject.org/eventdisplay.php?eid=1057
• November 12. Set up help for the NephCure Foundation. Help is needed for the NephCure Foundation's 2009 New York Countdown to a Cure. Ten volunteers are needed to help with set-up for this charity event. Volunteers should arrive at 1p to begin set-up and will be fed. Countdown to a Cure will be held at the Citi Field Caesars Club in Flushing, Queens. Over 800 guests are expected. The reception-style dinner will begin at 6:30p. All proceeds benefit the NephCure Foundation, the only organization committed to finding a cause and cure for two devastating kidney diseases, Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Minimum age 15. Please contact Miriam Long at mlong(at)nephcure.org for more information. volunteermatch.org/search/opp572855.jsp

***** HELP: ONGOING *****

NEW ADDITIONS

• Samitarians: Volunteer for a suicide-prevention hotline. samaritansnyc.org/volunt.html
• New York Road Runners: Work with kids, help out at a race, and more. volunteers.nyrr.org
• The New Jersey Tree Foundation: Help plant trees in Newark, events most Saturdays. newjerseytreefoundation.org
• Computers for Youth: Help this organization increase the educational resources available to low-income youth. cfy.org

SOCIAL

• Street Project: Serve at the University Soup Kitchen, Saturdays from 11:45a - 3:30p. streetproject.org/eventarchive.php
• St. John's Bread and Life: Help with the Soup Kitchen, Mobile Soup Kitchen, or Food Pantry. breadandlife.org/volunteer.htm
• GiveGoodGet Project: Recognize people doing good for their community. facebook.com/givegoodget
• GALLOP: Therapeutic riding program for individuals with diabilities. gallopnyc.org
• RightRides and SafeWalk: Late night rides - help to increase safety in our communities. rightrides.org
• The Fortune Society: Volunteer to teach reading, writing and math to former prisoners and young people facing prison time. 212 691 7554 x250 or fortunesociety.org
• The Rock Dove Project: Connects health care practitioners who offer cheap/free services with seekers of those services. rockdovecollective.org/project
• New York Cares: Attend an orientation to learn about volunteer opportunities. www.newyorkcares.org/volunteer
• Books Through Bars: Sends books to prisoners all over the country. Mondays and Thursdays 7:30-9:30p and Sundays 5-8p. abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html
• Food not Bombs: Serves vegan food in Tompkins Sq Park. Sundays 1p on. abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html
• City Harvest: Help feed the homeless by volunteering at a special event. cityharvest.org *Housing Works: Provides housing for individuals affected by HIV and AIDS. Volunteers of all types needed. housingworks.org

CREATIVE

• NY Street Opera: Non-profit musical theatre. Light administrative duties. cheron.g.cowan(at)gmail.com or nystreetopera.com
• NY Artists Unlimited: Brings theatre and art to under-served audiences. nyartists.org
• Stoked Mentoring: Mentor kids through skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. infostoked.org
• 826NYC: Volunteer as a writing tutor for. 826NYC.org
• Lit Drift: Storytelling blog. Creative people needed to blog, market, organize events. julia(at)litdrift.com or litdrift.com

POLITICAL

• Transportation Alternatives: Biking, walking, and public transit advocacy. Office volunteers needed. elena(at)transalt.org or transalt.org
• lowercased democrats: Design a citywide public meeting house, support a petition drive. lowercased.org
• Reverend Billy Talen, Green Party candidate for Mayor of NYC, seeks campaign volunteers. voterevbilly.org

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Project Safe Flight: Rescue disoriented and injured birds and help migratory birds. volunteernycaudubon.org
• Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition: Help with dog walking and cat petting. barcshelter.org
• Time's Up!: Direct-action environmental advocacy. times-up.org

***** HELP: JOBS? *****

We're considering adding on a small jobs section to list job opportunities that are creative, interesting, weird, arts-related, and so on. This is just to send out some feelers, hit back Rob with your thoughts, goodidea/badidea, or opportunities you might know of, and we'll see how it goes. robpastyvoigt(at)gmail.com

In the meantime, Georgie needs ghost hunters (and a minister). bit.ly/3RWE5

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