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Date: February 26th 2010

Friday, February 26
* Newsonic Loft Party, Wililamsburg
* More Fun Than Anything Else Going On! (the Sequel), Brooklyn * A New Breed, Manhattan
* Girl Meat Fun(d)raiser, Manhattan
* Wonderland: A Tim Burton Ball, Manhattan * Hot It Up! Brooklyn
* Tumble Into the Wonderneath: A Shimmering Circus-perience, Brooklyn * Fifth Estate #382 NYC Issue Launch, Williamsburg

Saturday, February 27
* Le Cheetah: International Discotheque Psychedelique, Williamsburg * Galactic Rescue Party for Universal World Search, Manhattan * Snow Day, Manhattan
* In My Mind, Williamsburg
* Tree Thuggers Ball, Brooklyn
* Unprotected, Williamsburg
* We're Not on a Boat, Brooklyn
* The House Cooling Party, Brooklyn
* Lose Your Shit Loft Party, Brooklyn
* Hey, I'm Walkin' Here! Staten Island
* NYC Smooooth, Manhattan
* CastleBraid, Brooklyn
* Three Ring Circus With Special Sauce + CrazyTie, Manhattan * Mister Saturday Night, Brooklyn
* Hamanbashin, Manhattan
* Death Bear, Brooklyn

Sunday, February 28
* We'll Never Have Paris Variety Show 4, Manhattan * Secret City, Manhattan
* Really Really Free Market, Manhattan
* The Sunday Show, Manhattan
* NYC Food Crawl Presents: The February Pork Bun Crawl, Manhattan * Sundae Fundae, Queens

Tuesday, March 2
* Nora's Court, Williamsburg
* The Hip Hop Book Club, Brooklyn
* Animal Minds, Animal Bodies, Brooklyn

Wednesday, March 3
* Dorkbot, Manhattan
* Bailout Theater, Manhattan
* Synthetic Zero, Bronx

Thursday, March 4
* Villains Vaudeville, Williamsburg
* Evolver NYC Spore: A New Look at Love, Brooklyn

Wishlist
* Beer catering

Spectre
* Faking the Mars Landing

Learning
* Haitian Dance

Help
* Suspension

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Newsonic Loft Party

Newsonic has been hosting one of New York's best underground parties since 2002 with so many great musicians, djs, vjs, and performers over the years. This Friday we have an excellent night in store for you with live music from the sizzling hot electro-Latin group Navegante. We also have the Japanese electro-pop group Echostream, and the great songs and sounds of Blair, Twin Shadow, and the debut of Sword and Sandal. DJ Selectrick will be spinning funk, house, hip-hop, pop, and everything in between, and VJ Suit Machine will be curating psychedelic projections and video art throughout the space. It's all about the music and vibration. Come celebrate the winter of love with us.

Newsonic
76 Rutledge Street, Brooklyn
9p-late; $5

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

More Fun Than Anything Else Going On! (the Sequel)

After a month on break, we are proud to present a night of dance mania and absurdity with DJ Dirty Finger, Anton Glamb, Danzie, and DJ Spanky.

This party is co-promoted with Body Actualized Control and firetotheprisons.com. Cupcakes and literature about where the money from the event is going will be at the party as well.

Market Hotel
1142 Myrtle Avenue, at Broadway, Brooklyn J, M, Z trains to Myrtle/Broadway station, L train to Jefferson station 10p-4a; $6
all ages

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

A New Breed

A party to benefit Exit Art's SEA program and the Waterpod Music. Performances by Lemonade, Class Actress, and Brahms. Art performances: Shana Moulton, Brina Thurston. Video: Simone Leigh, Aleksandra Mir, and Charles Stankievech.

A New Breed is inspired by the Waterpod, a floating, sculptural structure/habitat/community space that traveled around the boroughs of New York in Summer 2009. Exit Art and Waterpod are excited to introduce a night of multimedia performance from a generation of young artists and innovators. Join us for this party to benefit Exit Art's SEA (Social Environmental Aesthetics) program and Waterpod.

Exit Art
475 Tenth Avenue, at 36th Street, Manhattan 8p-1a; $5-20 pay-as-you-wish
212 966 7745
exitart.org

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

Girl Meat Fun(d)raiser

Join Victoria Libertore and friends in this celebration of her 10 years devoted to making performance in NYC. It's a party and performance with Cynthia Hopkins, Maddy Mann and Lexie Miller, comedian Robin Cloud, Reverend Raymond Nader as well as burlesque beauties making their debut: Jazabel, Kstar, Maya Lusion, Poisoned Ivy, and Reverend Harness. DJ Crazy Cuban aka/Alberto Denis will take us from the performances into partying and dancing. Light food and beverages for you. All funds go towards her new show Girl Meat.

Girl Meat: According to legend, Countess Elizabeth Bathory is the most prolific female serial killer in history. Drinking and bathing in the blood of her victims, she tortured and killed hundreds of women. Intrigued by this true story, solo performer Victoria Libertore channels Bathory's essence with intensity, a dose of camp and a hint of insanity. All the while exploring why as a society we find naked, twisted-up, bloodied bodies of women so damn fascinating. Direction by Rosalie Purvis. Dramaturgy by Jen-Scott Mobley. Set design by Jono Lukas. Costume design by Jeff Sturdivant.

Silent auction and raffle items include: headshot/portrait session, audition/feedback with a theatre, TV and film agent, theatre and dance tickets, one-on-one yoga session, one-on-one drumming session, reiki session, Body Talk session, trapeze lesson, high-end hair cut, framed photography, handmade jewelry and intuitive reading. If you can't make it and want to donate, go here: BAX/Victoria Libertore

Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue, between 7th and 8th streets, Manhattan 7p doors, 8p performance-11p; $15
bax.org

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

Swing Goth presents:

Wonderland: A Tim Burton Ball

Exactly one week before Mr. Burton's sequel to Alice in Wonderland hits the screen, we present to you a place of more wonder, a dance event filled with all of his creations. This truly will be a wonderland.

Throughout the night, Abney Park will grace us with two full live shows and there will be many other special guests. Attend as you see fit, tickets are available to just the early show (which is just a concert), the whole ball, or you can attend both for a discounted rate.

Plus, no matter what you choose, be sure to consider joining us at for our expedition to the MoMA's Tim Burton exhibit the next day where we will get a discounted rate and will be able to bi-pass the line.

Also, dance instruction is included in the price of the ball - no partner or experience is required. We will focus on connection to a partner and how to have fun together on the dance floor. We'll also cover footwork because people think we're supposed to. This is Swing Goth, it's not based on rules, it's based on the music, your partner and you. Instruction will begin at 10:15p and go until about 11:15p.

Feel free to come in any sort of attire. Especially recommended are any of Burton's characters. We're certain they'll be plenty of Johnny Depps; but, seriously folks, if you want people to dance with you we don't recommend Edward Scisorhands....

About Swing Goth: Swing Goth is what happens when rock-a-billy meets goth, and is peppered with a little blues, waltzing and a healthy portion of dirty dancing. Don't know how to dance? No problem, there are drop-in, no partner required lessons.

That's it, dancing to fabulous music, surrounded by fabulous people. If you're a fabulous people and you like to be around other fabulous people, you should check us out.

Don Hill's
511 Greenwich Street, Manhattan
7-9:30p early show (Abney Park only), 10p-4a (full ball featuring a second full Abney Park show, dance lessons and DJs; $20-$50 212 219 2850
swinggoth.com
brownpapertickets.com/event/94426

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

Brooklyn Wonderland presents:

Hot It Up!

What makes this party hot? Funk, breakbeats, house, digital cumbia, dancehall, booty bass, afro-beat, hip-hop, and anything else that gets your party-time blood flowing, thatâ€™s what. An estimable lineup of DJs supply those beats at this bash presented by Brooklyn Wonderland: Ursula 1000, Barney Iller, and DJ Oja. Live percussion: BludDrums and Peter Barr.

Littlefield
622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn
11p doors; $5 with RSVP or before midnight, $8 afterward 21 and over
brooklynwonderlandgmail.com

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

Tumble Into the Wonderneath: A Shimmering Circus-perience

The Wonderneath is a new circus theater at the House of Yes. Set in turn-of-the-century New York City, the Wonderneath explores the otherworldly lair rumbling below the city's surface, where steam energy has seeped through granite and crystal, fractalized, and created a land where all that is wondered comes to be.

This triumphant tale explores the intersection of imagination and circus skills through aerial acrobatics, fire performance, puppetry, dance, and more, accompanied with live jazz and blues stylings by Tin Pan. Join Hailey, played by Kai Altair, as she discovers this magical realm and the many mysteries that lie below. A fantastical world nestled amongst the delight of color-spewing snapdragons, the mischief of pixie steam rats, and the power and grace of the high-flying Queen of the underbelly, the Wonderneath.

Written and produced by Ali Schmitz. Featuring dazzling performances by Claire de Luxe, Jordann Baker, Ali Luminescent, and Ellie Mio of Lady Circus; Ateles Aerial; Renata of Desert Sin and Alchemy Dance Theater; Ahnika Delerium and Bex Burton.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
Continues SUNDAY and March 4-6
brownpapertickets.com/event/97218
8p doors, 9p show; $15 advance, $20 door houseofyes.org

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

Fifth Estate No. 382 NYC Issue Launch

Please join us for talking, drinking, and hanging out. Issue Theme: A Tribute to the Radical Imagination of Ursula K. Le Guin.

Book Thug Nation
100 North 3rd Street, between Berry and Wythe, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 7:30p; $4 for a copy
bookthugnation.com
fifthestate.org

XXXXX SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 XXXXX

Le Cheetah: International Discotheque Psychedelique

With DJs Jonathan Toubin and Josh Styles, visuals by Mighty Robot AV Squad, Go Go Dancing by the Marmaladies, and more. Get down deep into the morning in a electric ocean of smoke, bubbles, strobes, projections (Mighty Robot AV Squad), and go go girls (from Marmaladies, Beacon's Closet and more). Tonight's party will feature the big beat, lights, and general aesthetic of a 60s discotheque -- but revised from a more contemporary tripped-out, international, and DIY perspective. DJs Jonathan Toubin and Josh Styles rotate a format that includes not only 60s international pop, ye ye, beat, boogaloo, freakbeat, and mod discotheque classics but also loads of heavy fuz movers, exotic foreign language jams, and obscurities. We get going around 11 and plan to shake it 'til you just can't take it. This is the entire Animal Train crew plus Styles reunited for an amazing cause ... Every dollar made at this event benefits the legal defense of Heather and John Henry of the LA band Static St atic. And, if you can't get there early, come after your other events -- if you keep coming, we're goin' all night long! And, if this works, you may see a lot more of this party.

Live With Animals and Secret Project Robot 210 Kent at Metropolitan, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 10p; $5
All ages

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

Galactic Rescue Party for Universal World Search

Take a trip across light years of space and be part of the Galactic Rescue Party for the Universal World Search. Come visit this upper west side apartment converted into an evil spaceship fueled by dance and dedicated to displaying the oddities and horrors of the universe. Dress to impress ... in space. Art installations by B.Allen, Music by DJ Wwest.

600 Columbus Avenue, apartment 11M, Manhattan 10p; $free
supermusic@aol.com
youtube.com/watch?v=9BzI2ltA36I&feature=related

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

Snow Day

NYC Social Sports Club is all about community, connections, laughs, and feeling like a kid again. We love Snow Days -- the world gets a chance to pause...and life slows down a little. We remember what's important: mittens, friends, neighbors, grilled cheese sandwiches, and playing in the snow.

So, to celebrate our luck with 20-plus inches of snow on a Saturday, we're hosting a day of fun and games in the park tomorrow. Everyone is welcome and the event is free of charge. Here's what you can look forward to:

Snowman Contest, Snowball Dodgeball, and Snow Sports (Flag Football, Kickball, etc). Afterward, we'll all get together at a nearby bar to warm up with hot toddies and new friends.

Dewitt Clinton Park
52nd Street and 11th Avenue, Manhattan
2-5p; $free

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

In My Mind

A dream-state masquerade themed around the unconscious. With soundtrack by internationally acclaimed Wolf + Lamb artists, a three-hour dance installation inspired by the writings of Carl Jung, and stunning production design this is a party not to be missed.

Who: Wolf + Lamb performers Gadi Mizrahi, Soul Clap, Nicolas Jaar, No Regular Play, Smirk; choreographer Lee Sunday Evans; Dancers Anna Greenfield, Georgia Lifsher, Prentice Onayemi, Elizabeth Palin, Matt Carr; video designer Aus tin Switser; lighting designer Josh Higgason; set designer Ioannis Sochorakis. Produced by Brandon Wolcott and BabyBunny.

S.L.A.M. Warehouse
51 North 1st Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 10p-5a; $15 before midnight, $25 after

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

Tree Thuggers Ball

Come party at a benefit for Climate Ground Zero, a direct action campaign against Mountaintop Removal. Party all night and feel good for supporting grassroots non-violent activism.

Rock out and be proselytized with Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping. This entertainingly comic preacher will get your heart pumping and your hands clapping, while advocating for this awesome cause.

Then stick around for the Homewreckers -- graphic novelist Christy Road's pop punk band "on a double espresso and a throat infection," and Agnostic Pray, a New York based post-punk band, followed by a dance party all night long.

1087 Broadway is a feminist/queer/trans-positive space in Bushwick, three years old and going strong. Come celebrate.

1087 Broadway, Brooklyn
J train to Kosciuzco
10p; $5-20 sliding scale donation, $2-4 drinks climategroundzero.org
myspace.com/the1087loft

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

FilmShop presents:

Unprotected

A night of short films and music organized by FilmShop, formerly the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.

The night will include a screening of 20 films all based around the raw, exposed theme of Unprotected, produced by members of the FilmShop, and special live performances by Emanuel and the Fear and Hank and Cupcakes.

Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 8p doors; $7 advance, $10 door
thefilmshop.org

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

We're Not on a Boat

Drink up and dance like a bastard in the scattered remnants of the old Bodega. Music by Dirty Finger (Black Label), DJ Shakey (djshakey.com), DJ Zesto (Knifemusic), and DJ Zackshadetek (Knifemusic). All proceeds go to the Swimming Cities Ganges River project and the fabrication of a modular island composed of stainless steel motorcycle-driven paddle wheel pontoon boats for use as a floating venue in New York this spring.

1089 Broadway, at Dodsworth Street, Brooklyn J,M,Z trains to Myrtle Avenue station
9p, 9-10p free vodka drinks; $10 suggested donation

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

The House Cooling Party

After six years of living in the same crazy enormous big-ass artloft in East Bushwick, its time to move-on. Its time to throw one last party. You are cordially invited to the House Cooling Party, one part talent show, one part Matt Levy Soul Sale, one part reconnection with friends you haven't see in a hot minute, and one part dance party.

Performers: Jonah Levy, performing an collection of Matt Levy Performance Poetry, Mark Levy, performing a piece called A Father's Lament, Gideon Levy, reading an excerpt from his novel-in-progress Edge of the East Side, Kate Mikuliak giving a Charleston lesson to the crowd, Sam Carter presenting his award winning, three-minute-long Best Rock and Roll Story Ever, Joshua Bernstein doing a show-and-tell/Q+A session about his eight months working as a pornography editor on the Naughty Neighbors and Family Secrets columns, Emily May bringing her amazing homemade ice cream, Jean Barberis will lead a guided, curated tour of Matt Levy's wardrobe, the Nick Golebiewski ShadowPuppetshow Experience will, as always, blow your mind, and Marin will work the bar.

Soul Sale: Seeing as how I'll be collapsing my entire life into a new apartment that will consist of two humans, three cats in 400 square feet of space, it's time to get rid of my shit. Anything and everything that I no longer want / need / can afford to have will be on sale -- you too can take home a piece of Matt Levy's soul. We're talking toaster ovens, spice racks and spices, a Super Nintendo set plus games, over 500 CDs of variable music, televisions, your choice of nine different fans, lamps, furniture, posters, pictures, and more. Everything has a story, and everything came from my heart, head and soul into your life. Things will be priced to rush out the door -- first come, first served. Don't miss out on your chance to take a part of Matt Levy's life home.

Dance party: Featuring the illustrious DJ Barney Iller.

Email for address Brooklyn
L train to Halsey station
7p-late, 9p talent show, Soul Sale goes all night long; $free, cash bar iammattlevygmail.com

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

Lose Your Shit Loft Party

With DJ Smallchange, Mike Simonetti, Twilite Tone, and Dirty Finger. The dance party that mashes up NYC nightlife.

Lose Your Shit (the lovechild of DJ Smallchange and MeanRed Productions) is a loft party series for the music-obsessed. Artists as far-reaching as King Britt, Cosmo Baker, Jonathan Toubin, Fort Knox Five, Rub N Tug, House of House, and Michna have all graced the LYS turntables. The party was created to be

a showcase of NYC's finest DJs, featuring a wide range of musical genres in the course of one night
a celebration of alt spaces in the city.
an excuse to bring different NYC communities together for some hot and heavy dancefloor interactions.

50 North 3rd Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 10p-6a; $10 before midnight with RSVP, $15 after loseyourshit.com

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

Hey, I'm Walkin' Here!

A series of exploratory perambulations through the five boroughs. Or, less pretentiously: Get off your butt and come walk around the city with us. The penultimate walk: 20 miles, southern Staten Island.

Meeting point: Underneath the first S in the big Staten Island Ferry sign outside the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Manhattan 8:45a; $free
matt.burnsomedustgmail.com
burnsomedust.com

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

Beatboxer Entertainment presents:

NYC Smooooth

A night of smooth new flows that are just what you want on a cold romantic night. Chill have a drink and relax to a vibe of chilled out live music from some of NYs finest musicians featuring Michael Shenker, the Fools, Kid Lucky, Eleanor Dubinsky, and Breez Evahflowin.

Sidewalk Cafe
94 Avenue, corner of East 6th Street, Manhattan 11p; $free
beatboxerentgmail.com
beatboxerentmediagmail.com

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

CastleBraid

Brooklyn's newest true live-work residential community invites you to attend Lit: NY the Grand Opening of CastleBraid Artillery, an ever-expanding array of facilities, classes, workshops, and tools for professional development based at the CastleBraid building in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

As we celebrate this milestone by offering free classes, workshops, tours, food, drinks, prizes, live music and fun, we'll also be unveiling the U.S. Premiere of Lit: NY. Artist Helmut Kohli collaborates with neighbor artists to construct a flickering carpet of flame in the courtyard of CastleBraid, symbolically acknowledging Bushwick's historically tumultuous ties to fire while celebrating the new hope brought by artistic Renaissance.

The festivities include live jazz and classical music, a runway fashion show of featured local designers, a Purim themed dance party, short film screenings, game tournaments, and more. Our newly completed facilities include a woodshop, recording studio, practice rooms, galleries, digital media lab, equipment rental, yoga and movement spaces, and more.

CastleBraid Artillery
114 Troutman, Brooklyn
2p-late; $free
617 851 8986
artillerycastlebraid.com
castlebraid.com/artillery

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

HiChristina presents:

Three Ring Circus With Special Sauce + CrazyTie

Loosen your teeth, jiggle those elbows, practice that handstand, and shine up that old spickle-spack (imaginary or not). Tonight HiChristina takes over a huge, amazing storefront in SoHo featuring these crazy occurrences:

In the first ring, the Human Orchestra. Everyone participates clicking, whistling, and crackling in beautiful harmony. Directed by Professor Finbloom. In the second ring: Love Sparkle interactive partner dance themed the First Date, get ready to re-live all the precious moments. In the third ring, Bizarre Vaudevillian Circus acts (acts include Alexa SnowBlower Wilding, Billy Underpants Dee, Kerry Spicy Farias, Victor Eating Cake Shelly. In the Special Sauce ring: Your 2nd Grade Portrait again (complete with braces and ugly sweater-school photos by A Jesse Jiryu Davis and styles by Christina Ewald).

Before you step into one of these marvelous rings, put on your newly made, specialized, bedazzled, sparkle-encrusted, CrazyTie. That's right, all this and make a tie. Don't forget to come dressed as any strange circus act/performer. Knife fighting, muscle-women, upside-down scientists, and other hairsplitting, scream-bleaching and death-defying feats await you. Barnum never told Bailey about this one. If you'd like to be a circus act (who doesn't?) then email the name of your act.

IVANAhelsinki Pop-up Store
238 Mulberry Street, between Prince and Spring, Manhattan 10p sharp; $10 with circus-like costume $20 without, all tie materials provided, byob fritzandchristinagmail.com
hichristina.com

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

Mister Saturday Night

With Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin, and Larry Heard. Larry Heard is Mr. Fingers, a Chicago House luminary, whose track 'Can You Feel It' still gives us goosebumps. He is one of the greats, and Mister Saturday Night has secured a special venue, the always cozy but sorely underused 12-Turn-13 loft, for the special occasion. Eamon and Justin are bringing down the walls as well, and of course there's an open bar from 10p to 11p to get you going. Enjoy. We don't know how you could do anything but.

12-Turn-13
172 Classon Avenue, between Myrtle and Park, Brooklyn 10p-5a; $10 in advance, $15 before midnight with rsvp, $20 otherwise mistermistersaturdaynight.com
mistersaturdaynight.com

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

JDub presents:

Hamanbashin

A Purim party. Sponsored by Tablet Magazine. Performances by: Ultragrrrl, the Shondes, DJ Matt Elkin, Can!!Can, and Gangsta Rabbi. Can!!Can's Patrick Aleph (Punk Torah) will channel Sid Vicious to reinterpret the Megillah.

CSV Cultural Center
107 Suffolk Street, at Rivington Street, Manhattan 9p-1a; $10 advance, $15 door
jdubrecords.org/tickets
tinyurl.com/hamanbashin

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

Death Bear

We all have someone or something we would rather just forget. Things fall apart. Love hurts. Dreams die. But when you summon Death Bear to your door, you can rest assured that help has come. At first you may be intimidated by his stature and color (7 feet tall with a hard, black bear head, black jumpsuit, and black boots), but absorbing the memories of others is a dark art, and Death Bear must present himself appropriately for this solemn duty. Death Bear will take things from you that trigger painful memories and stow them away in his cave where they will remain forever allowing you to move on with your life. Give him an ex's clothes, old photos, mementos, letters, etc. Death Bear is here to assist you in your time of tragedy, heartbreak, and loss. Let Death Bear help you, and absorb your pain into his cave.

Serving all Brooklyn only
Text 347-742-2293 for an appointment
$free
Continues SUNDAY
clubanimalsnyc.blogspot.com

XXXXX SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 XXXXX

We'll Never Have Paris Variety Show 4

Come out for your favorite literary variety show hosted by Andria Alefhi and Joey Slade. Music, dance, performance, and ASL. Raffle prizes, fundraiser for printing costs for the zine We'll Never Have Paris.

107 Suffolk Street, Manhattan
7-9p; $5 includes one drink

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

Secret City

Part cabaret, part art-church, part salon, each service has a different theme and features live performance, presentation and original work.

These final weeks of winter can feel heavy, dark, and dull. But we know better. Things are happening underground -- bulbs are preparing to burst, starlets preparing to shine and over in those tents in Bryant Park, people are deciding what we're all going to be wearing months from now.

Join us as we celebrate the idea of Style, something central to our daily lives, and a great diversion in the last stretch of winter. Oh, and feel free to dress up.

What a lovely gathering we have lined up for you! Featuring such stylish treats as: Belgian chocolates handmade by Genevieve Luloup, the collages of Isa Catto Shaw, Brazilian songs played by Jeremy Bass, a noirish clown performance by Butt Kapinski and Sarah Snaps Alden, the epigrams of Oscar Wilde, and the 2nd Annual Secret City Fashion Show.

Of course, we'll also have our usual features: The Mingling Ritual, the Cultural Calendar, Reciting our Gratitudes; and I'll read my latest sermon, Going Out in Style, about a recent stroll through the fashionable neighborhood of Chelsea. And remember: free childcare.

Theatrelab
137 West 14th Stret, Manhattan
11:30a; $10 suggested donation

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

Really Really Free Market

Have you ever brought one dish to a potluck and gone away with a full belly and a balanced meal? A Really Really Free Market is like a potluck for whatever you want to give or take away. Everybody brings something and goes away with more. We all have skills, ideas, objects, smiles, talents, friendship, excitement, and many other things to share. If we bring them all together at the Really Really Free Market, we can provide more balanced and full lives for everyone.

As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won't need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of the Earth's resources, and fewer of our working hours, leaving us more time to devote to ourselves and our communities.

Would we all work forty hours a week at one job if we didn't feel we had to? What if instead we worked at improving our individual skills and talents and shared them with each other? We would all spend more time doing things we enjoyed.

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
3-7p; $free

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

The Sunday Show

The finest in uncensored, interactive entertainment returns. Sensational acts from: Deity, Michelle St. Darling, Michael Karas, Princess Sunshine, Leta LeNoir, Justina Flash, Bea B. Heart, and Blacky 2. And special guests Josh Henderson, Rosetta Stoned, It's a Little Stormy.

Performances to honor February include an unforgettable tribute to Alexander McQueen, the latest deceased celebrity we all didn't know personally but love and will miss. Come see why.

Slipper Room
167 Orchard Street, at Stanton Street, Manhattan 9p; $10 without raffle tickets, $15 with free raffle tickets, a portion of the show's proceeds will be donated to support funeral arrangements for the LES's beloved Zucco, the founder and operator of Le French Diner -- Zucco died of a heart attack on Valentineâ€™s day eve outside of his restaurant boweryboogie.com/2010/02/zucco-memorial-service-at-angel-orensanz-last-night.html

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

NYC Food Crawl Presents: The February Pork Bun Crawl

In honor of the Chinese New Year this month, NYC Food Crawl will lead a horde of hungry revelers back to Chinatown and dive deep into pork bun territory.

Char siu bao, the Cantonese pork bun, is prepared in two distinct ways: steamed with a white and fluffy exterior or baked to a crispy golden brown. Both types typically include sweet-yet-savory barbecued pork in a reddish pink sauce, though other ingredients in the filling vary according to local custom. Originally created as a sacrificial offering â€œin the shape of a headâ€ during more barbaric times in Chinaâ€™s long history, the plumply juicy char siu bao has since become the darling of dim sum and a staple of Chinese bakeries around the world. Pork Bun scorecard, map, and team assignments will be provided at starting location. Go at your own pace and pay as you go. Come hungry, leave happy.

Meet at northeast corner of Columbus Park Mulberry Street at Bayard Street, Manhattan 3p; $free
No RSVP necessary
bit.ly/Hj6K8
nycfoodcrawl.blogspot.com

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

Sundae Fundae

A new monthly thing happening at the Wonderland Collective in Astoria, Queens. Yoga, healthy eats, BYOBoobies (and booze), dancing, hooping, DJs, dope motherfuckers (i.e. yourself), and, of course, fun fun fun til the daddy takes your tbird away and then we'll still be hooping beeyotch. With yer hostestests with the mostestestests Shannon, Stephen Lewis, Michael White, and mice elf (Small Change). Yoga and food by Stephen, chunes by myself and Michael White and guest selectro Jody from Hellfire Machina. Big birthday shouts to Yazmin, and yes we will have some salsa sounds on the floor before the night is thru. A spicy sundae fundae indeed. Stretch out the weeked for everything its worth, squeeze out every last drop of fun, y'know that's how I roll mofos...Deets below, a scant $5, and I expect to see you hooping mofos represezent.

Wonderland Space
38-01 23rd Avenue, between 38th and Steinway, Queens 4p, 5p yoga, and dancing until late; $5 BYOBooze

XXXXX TUESDAY, MARCH 2 XXXXX

Nora's Court

You know you're right, they (roommate, bandmate etc.) think you're wrong? Perfect! Send cases in advance to norascourtgmail.com. It's like People's Court for the social New Yorker. For fun and bragging rights only. Opportunity for audience override. Time to say I told you so as Nora brings the hammer down.

Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
7-8:30p; $free
norascourtgmail.com

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

The Hip Hop Book Club

Watch as the Bushwick Book Club gives birth to the Hip Hop Book Club at Goodbye Blue Monday. A Capella phenomenon Kid Lucky and Susan Hwang will host this night of hip hop inspired by Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Breez Evahflowin, Timothy Dark, Core Rhythm, Dan Costello, Susannah Pryce and We Stole The Show will be presenting their songs about superheroic dilemmas, the rotten core of humanity and battling demons -- inner and outer -- in tights. Batman themed snacks and drinks will also be on hand for a complete hip hop Dark Knight experience.

Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway, Brooklyn
J,M,Z trains to Myrtle station, or J to Kosciusco Station 8p; $free
718 453 6343
bushwickbookclub.com

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

Adult Education presents:

Animal Minds, Animal Bodies

Lectures include: Kate Kunath, The Rabbit Stereotype and Its American Exploitation; Carrie McLaren, Why You Want a Monkey: The Psychology of Primates Owning Primates; Alexandra Horowitz, Bad Dog! Creating the Guilty Other in a Domestic Environment; Kriota Wilberg, The Amazing Fibroblast! Peter Parker's Remarkable Transformation; with your host, Charles Star.

Union Hall
702 Union Street, at 5th Avenue, Brooklyn 8p; $5
adult-ed.net

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Dorkbot

People doing strange things with electricity. The meeting is free and open to the public. Please bring snacks to share. We're always looking for (and playing) more dorkbot theme songs. Bring or email one and we'll play it at the meeting.

Featuring the lobe-toed and precocial: Will Macfarlane, the Parts and Crafts Collective; Lesley Flanigan: Amplifications; Eric Mika, Arturo Vidich, Sofy Yuditskaya: Mental Block.

Location One
Greene Street, between Canal and Grand, Manhattan 7-9p; $free, donation to Location One appreciated

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

Bailout Theater

Free dinner and desserts provided as always by friendly Village restaurants and potluck enthusiasts. Plus an evening of original theater starting with local improv comedy, and featuring a reading of the new short play Mr. Boniface the Wise by local playwright KT Peterson.

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
7p dinner, 8p theater; $free
infobailout-theater.org
212 477 0351 x 28 with questions
bailout-theater.org

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

Synthetic Zero

The next Synthetic Zero event will be in the BronxArtSpace. We will have performances, dance, experimental film, music, and visual art.

Performances: Jessica Danser/dansfolk - dance (only on Saturday), Elizabeth Glushko - music, Jane Hsu and others - performance.

Experimental Film: Jeremy Newman, Laura Migliorino, Damali Abrams, Lee Young Joo, Kate Balsley, Holly Bynoe, Blithe Riley and Mary Coble, and Yaron Lapid.

Visual Art: Yousuke Sasaki, Erik Sanner, Akinori Towma, Annalisa Iadicicco, and Chris Riggs and Betty T Kao.

Synthetic Zero Art Space
305 East 140th Street, Number 1A, Bronx 6-9p; $free
Continues on SATURDAY
718 772 4961
bronxartspace.com/
syntheticzero.com/events/

XXXXX THURSDAY, MARCH 4 XXXXX

Le Chat Noir Presents:

Villains Vaudeville

A night of music, film, and performance, featuring Kendra Morris's debut video Telephones. The Players: Kendra Morris and Her Band, Plush and Harmony, Radar Fiction, Michael Swan, and Jay Ribadenera.

Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 9p, open bar from 9-10p; $10
lechatnoir.us

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

Evolver NYC Spore: A New Look At Love

Get intimate with fellow Evolvers as we explore the pleasures that love -- in all its forms -- has to offer. We invite you to join us for a night of sexy, thought-provoking discussions and workshops on subjects ranging from tantric healing to secrets for loving yourself to the art of loving many. For this Spore, weâ€™ll go beyond the counterproductive rules, prejudices, and politics that our culture perpetuates around love, sex, and sensuality. To help we've brought in some powerful local experts in this field, including Patricia Johnson from Tantra PM, Kiana Love, the Transformational Warriors, and polyamory psychiatrist Jason Relph. Sneak screening of Maxi Cohenâ€™s Ladies Room Around the World." Sensual tunes provided by DJ HoneyPot, and food to get you in the mood crafted by Charlie Gonzalez.

388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
7p; $10
evolver.net/nyc_love_spore

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Rubulad, March 5

XXXXX ONGOING XXXXX

Nonsense is too long. The great thing about the internet is that it doesn't really cost much to run long listings and exhaustive descriptions. It turns out that's ... exhausting. After several complaints and a little deliberation, we're trying a new format: On the first Friday of the month we will run updated ongoing listings in each section: events, learning, and help. Other weeks we're going for leaner, meaner sections. If you're desperate for something to do on an off-Tuesday night we suggest you either look back a few issues ago in your inbox, or poke through our online archives, which you can find under the subscribe page.

Also, a note about 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.

XXXXX WISHLIST XXXXX

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 *****

Create Change is a six-month public art residency program developed to connect communities and artists of color in meaningful ways. As a 2010 Create Change artist you will place art-making in the context of everyday living by: producing a site-specific, socially relevant installation at your local laundromat; engaging your fellow laundry patrons as participants in your creative process; increasing your own visibility as an artist and a neighbor in the area you call home. The Create Change program invites you to use your creative practice as a vehicle to build relationships with and among your neighbors. Deadline: Monday, March 1. See laundromatproject.org.
Specialty home beer catering for parties and events. Everyone profits. Request theme-based service style. Poured from bottles for the customer. Also order by the case(s). Stouts preferred, all types if specified 18 days in advance for orders of four cases plus, or very large events. Sampling arrangements for serious inquiries. A fun addition to any party. Anonymous: 646 468 8566.

***** SPACES *****

Apartment Sublet: I am going to be taking off for a few weeks going to Indonesia March 10-April 5. Details: 694 Flushing Ave between Throop and Tompkins, close to Broadway/Woodhull hospital, M and J (not peak), and G. One bedroom, railroad style, about 450 square feet. Layout is good for one person or couple but not two individuals. Furnished and well equipped with basics. Having the ability not to kill healthy plants is a plus. $750, includes all utilities and internet Contact Taylor, 917 723 6340, zemi17(at)gmail.com.
Studio: There is a space opening up at 23 Windows on the corner of Beaver and Belvidere in Bushwick, three blocks for the Myrtle Broadway JMZ. About eight of us share a 3000 square foot loft on the fourth floor of an old brick building. We have been there for almost 10 years without a lot of turnover. There are no permanent walls and just a few divides in the space -- no doors to anyone's area, so we only have people we know and trust and/or are vouched for sharing the space with us. The open area has great light, 200-plus square feet of your own. There is a good amount of common area and some likely some storage. There is absolutely no living in this space -- it is only an art studio. We are not looking for any audio-based artists for this opening. Traditionally the area has worked really well for painters but could work for other non-audio artists. The space will be open for at least March and April but could become a semi-permanent arrangement. $250 per month plus $250 d eposit / last month Contact Taylor, 917 723 6340, zemi17(at)gmail.com.
The most coveted wheel room is available for rent March 1. The room is wood-paneled, cozy, and warm, with so many windows and great sunset on the water views, though you will still may need to bring your own space heater. There is a bathroom and shower semi-shared with one other person as well as communal stalls/shower/tub. We also have a fireplace always stocked with free firewood, kitchen with electric stove, pool, sauna, laundry facitilies, and workshop. You can dock your small watercraft for waterway adventures and Western Beef runs. We are a handy, creative, becoming community, and looking for someone with construction, plumbing, or boat mechanic skills. Rent is $700 per month with utilities include d (electric, water, sewage, trash, wireless internet) and the security deposit is the same. Contact Angie, 201 320 0226.

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Before we had a name, the Spectre Event Horizon Group used to meet at a bar to commiserate and trade what our business friends like to call best practices. The group has expanded since then, but it remains focused on smartening the crowd mind. There are no subject limits; our favorite is the incredible sci-fi present, or anything that goes toward a better understanding of human behavior and our universe's ecology. Our simple intent is to connect good minds with as much quality mind-blowing information as we can freely locate 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. The list is compiled for Nonsense by J. Sinopoli. Contact us at spectre.event.horizon.group gmail com or spectregroup.org. Here's some of what came in this week:

***** Faking the Mars Landing *****

http://spectregroup.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/faking-the-mars-landing-pt-3/

Not All Pretend Astronauts Equally Serious About Mission geekosystem.com/mars-desert-research-station-mdrs/ gizmodo.com/5476462/fake-mars-mission-befallen-by-real-drama "The two-week simulations, including various experiments and equipment tests, take place at the Mars Desert Research Station, located outside Hanksville, Utah. The volunteers who participate are expected to take the matter very seriously -- after all, our future Mars colony depends on it. But of course, some pretend Mars astronauts are more dedicated than other pretend Mars astronauts and this is where the trouble starts. After days of snits and snubs, the tension came to a head on February 15. In that day's report, Commander Vermeulen explains: "...The growing frustration that after 9 days PE, Nora and Margaux are still not able to manage the Hab systems/ standard engineering reporting system (and even don't consider this as a problem!), exploded during the lunch. The lack of dedication to the mission of some people overloads the others and it had to be spoken out. The problem was already there from the first day, when it came out that some people didn't prepare anything for the mission, didn't look at the manuals, which were send to them months ago and didn't even prepare the tasks for their own role. The accusation into my direction that I didn't brief enough about the systems was too much. Nicky almost exploded. Arjan reacted double: At one hand he couldn't stop criticising the incompetence of some others during last week, but during the discussion he acted as if he was from Barcelona (don't know anything). He has his own mission and own world..." The Commander's Reports for the last days of the mission, which ended yesterday, obscure the interpersonal conflicts that paralyzed the crew. Only a few bloody noses are referenced, perhaps as physical manifestations of the crew's frustrations."

Boredom Practice, but No Actual Danger
newscientist.com/article/dn18025-whats-the-point-of-a-fake-500day-mars-mission.html "A few aspects cannot be simulated, however. There will be no radiation exposure or zero gravity, and if there is a real emergency during the simulation, volunteers will have the right to get out at any time. A study by Peter Suedfeld of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, argues that such experiments lack some key attributes of real long-haul space flight, such as dangerous voyages through unknown territory and the impossibility of rescue. Suedfeld concludes that mission planners would better identify the psychological stresses likely to be experienced by Mars explorers by reading the diaries of explorers on long expeditions over sea and land in previous centuries. Some behavioural scientists feel Antarctic research stations or nuclear submarines offer better analogies to prolonged space flight. But although Antarctic outposts have the necessary elements of danger, confinement and isolation, they lack the high level of automation found in space flight. N uclear submarine control rooms are more like spacecraft, but military secrecy puts them off limits for academic research. A better model may be the experience of astronauts aboard space stations orbiting Earth. Their stays have lasted up to 438 days. By and large, space station missions have gone without incident. However, NASA astronauts on a three-month mission to Skylab in 1973 went on strike for a day saying they felt overworked and unsupported by their ground crew. In 1982, two Soviet cosmonauts spent most of a 211-day flight in silence because they got on each other's nerves. Three years later, a six-month Soviet mission was cut short when a cosmonaut had a nervous breakdown. Sexual harassment could also endanger a mission. In an eight-month space station simulation in 2000, a man twice tried to kiss a woman against her will. As a result, locks were installed between different crew compartments. Astronauts in orbit often express feelings of neglect by ground crews, in part because of lags in communication and perhaps also because of a need by astronauts to take out their frustrations on others. As a result, ground crews as well as astronauts now receive psychological training."

Alone Time
newscientist.com/article/mg18925421.400-in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream.html In space no one else can hear you scream at each other "You and your fellow inmates are bound to have survived some hair-raising, potentially fatal crises, and everyone's nerves will be in tatters. The pilot won't talk to the engineer. And if that geologist looks at you and rolls his eyes one more time, you'll punch his lights out. Despite the exciting goals, a crewed mission to Mars would mean enormous psychological stress. The centrepiece of each station in the Utah desert and in the outback in Southern Australia, is an 8-metre-wide cylindrical habitat, or hab. Crews of four to six live and work as if they were on Mars, testing reconnaissance robots and collecting rocks in mock spacesuits. During Eggins's studies, the volunteers completed questionnaires to assess their interactions with others. This revealed that people tend to cluster into cliques that often put their own goals ahead of the whole mission's objectives. This led to a mishap in a Utah simulation in 2003, when the group split into three teams. One stayed in the hab, and two went out on separate rover trips, returning at about the same time. One person in the second rover damaged his helmet and was theoretically leaking oxygen. "It was obvious to everybody that in theory, if this was really Mars, then this guy would die," says Eggins. However, the first team insisted on getting into the hab first and told the others to wait their turn, she says: "The first team were not thinking at all in terms of the overall goal of the mission, just of their own rights and the distinct subgroup." In another Utah simulation last summer, Eggins's colleague Sheryl Bishop of the University of Texas in Galveston studied the differences between an all-male crew, who lived in the hab for two weeks, and an all-female crew who moved in for the following fortnight. Both teams performed well and were very productive, but they did differ. Personality surveys showed that several of the men scored low on "agreeableness" and "conscientiousness", and the group's behaviour echoed this. Every night, the women filed daily reports to mission control by the agreed time. But the men were persistently late. They said they preferred to use the time to explore outside on the buggies."

Volunteering Not to Leave Earth
newscientist.com/article/dn9770
"More than 70 people have volunteered to be confined in a mock mission to Mars -- for 520 days. It would be the longest simulation of its kind. The Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) in Russia is undertaking the isolation study to learn more about the personal dynamics of long-duration space travel, according to Russian media reports. An actual round-trip mission to Mars could last about 30 months -- about twice as long as this simulation. Five people will be eventually be selected for the study. They will spend 250 days on a simulated space trip to Mars. Then, three of the five will leave the mock spaceship for a simulated "landing on Mars" that will last 30 days. The five participants will then embark on a 240-day journey "back to Earth." They will communicate with mission control by email. The simulations lack some of the appeal that draws people to spaceflight, so researchers may end up studying a different group of people than those who would actually fl y on a space mission, he says. The IMBP has tried to minimise this issue by using cosmonauts and astronaut candidates in the past. And they are giving preference in this simulation to applicants who are doctors, biologists and engineers between the ages of 25 and 50. But Musson says a long-duration space mission may take a different type of astronaut than those who go on shorter trips to space. He points out that on the International Space Station and on Russia's former Mir space station, some of the go-getter astronauts with multiple academic degrees found themselves bored by some of the mundane tasks onboard. Musson says someone with a more laidback personality might be better suited for a long-duration mission to Mars."

Previously on Spectre -- Faking the Mars Landing spectregroup.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/faking-the-mars-landing/ Faking the Mars Landing, part 2 -- Terraforming spectregroup.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/faking-the-mars-landing-pt-2/

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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 libby(at)nonsensenyc.com.

***** LEARNING: FRIDAY *****

Juice Fasting With the Fathomless Five

Fasting cleanses the physical body as well as the emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies, thus affecting our quality of life and how we choose to live in the world. Learn all about fasting during this free interactive workshop, based on the teaching and support of Dr. Gabriel Cousens (who will also be facilitating a seven-day Juice Fast in June). Along with the informative discussion, you will experience the Dance of Liberation; a yogic ritual dance celebration that supports spiritual fasting, led by Parashakti and the urban superheroes The Fathomless Five.

Atmananda Yoga
324 Lafayette Street, 7th floor, Manhattan 6:30-7:30p; $free
212 625 1511
manager(at)atmananda.com
juicefastforpeace.com

***** LEARNING: Also on FRIDAY *****

Free Screening: South African Film Homecoming

Every last Friday of the month at Teachers College, Columbia University, the African Diaspora CinÃ©-Club presents free screenings of films from Africa and the African diaspora. This week's feature is Homecoming, by South African director Norman Maake. Official selection, African Diaspora Film Festival 2006.

Teachers College
525 West 120th Street, Room 263, Manhattan 6p-until; $free
artmattanaol.com

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

Haitian Dance With Mikerline Pierre

After some time off to mourn for her family and her country, Mikerline is ready to share the beauty of folkloric Haitian dance again and celebrate her culture. She will teach you to move like a snake, a wave, a warrior, a flirt, a naughty trickster, or whatever the rhythm calls for. No matter how you come in the door, you will leave sweaty, smiling, connected, and wanting more.

Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th Street, Manhattan
2-3:30p; $13
347 772 5770

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

Improv Workshop

Learn how to work comedic scenes and actions off the top of your head, and roll it off the top of your tounge. This three-hour workshop will cover the basics of comedic improvisation in a supportive environment with lots of participation, experimentation, games and fun! Taught by Tommy Galan, an award-winning comedian, writer, and producer who performs with the Comedy Troupe, FUCT.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
$20; 3-6p
info(at)houseofyes.org
houseofyes.org

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

Watercolor Monotype

Watercolor monotype offers an innovative way to use water-based media for unique works. Aesthetically it is somewhere between a traditional watercolor and a lithograph. It offers the ability to layer washes, erase, hold tight line work in combination with washes, and use multiple layers of pigment without disturbing the surface of the paper. All skill levels welcome. Led by Phil Sanders. Includes four hours of free studio time good for four weeks.

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
323 West 39th Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan 10:30a-2:30p; $80 members, $120 nonmembers 646 416 6226
rbpmw(at)efanyc.org
efanyc.org/watercolor-monotype-02-27-10/

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

Leathering

Bring an old belt or leather shoe (or use some of our leather scraps) and learn to make super-cool aviator glasses, a bracelet, or other leather accessory while learning to sew, fasten, and carve your own designs into prepared leather.

Madagascar Institute
217 Butler Street, Brooklyn
6-9p; $25 members, $40 nonmembers
classes(at)madagascarinstitute.com
madagascarinstitute.com